Time for the US to walk away from the PLO


On Tuesday in Bethlehem, the Palestinians demonstrated the choice the Americans now face in their dealings with Fatah – the supposedly moderate PLO faction that controls the Palestinian Authority and the PLO. President Donald Trump and his advisers can play by Fatah’s rules or they can walk away. On Tuesday a delegation of diplomats from the US Consulate in Jerusalem…

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Israel Built a ‘Wall’ and Is Deporting Illegal Aliens. America Can Learn


A decade ago, Israelis gave little thought to the issue of illegal immigration. In 2006, there were 2,766 illegal migrants in Israel, nearly all of them from Eritrea and Sudan, who had entered Israel through its then-open, 150-mile border with Egypt. In 2007, the dam of illegal immigration burst. According to Israel’s Immigration and Population Authority, 5,179 African migrants –…

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Pence and Pew, present and future


Vice President Mike Pence gave an epic speech at the Knesset this week. His was the most powerful embrace of Zionism and the Jewish people any foreign leader has ever presented. Pence’s fluency in Jewish history, and his comprehension of the centrality of the both the Bible and the Land of Israel in the vast flow of that history in…

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The US is quietly sidelining a Turkey in decline


On Wednesday, President Donald Trump had a long talk with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The telephone call came in the wake of Erdogan’s most recent demonstration of the fact that under his leadership, the Turkish-American alliance has become an empty shell. Over his 15 years in power, Erdogan has gutted what had been a substantive, mutually beneficial and strategic…

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Jordan’s King Abdullah disrespects America because he can


Vice President Mike Pence met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan on Sunday and praised the U.S.-Jordan alliance. In particular, Pence applauded Jordan’s role in the campaign that defeated the Islamic State caliphate in Syria and Jordan. Abdullah was less enthusiastic. Sitting next to Pence, Abdullah reinstated his outspoken opposition to President Donald Trump’s December 6 announcement recognizing…

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Welcome back to Israel Vice President Mike Pence!


Welcome back to Israel Vice President and Second Lady Mike and Karen Pence! Thank you for your friendship and support for Israel and the Jewish people. If you’re interested in buying my book The Israeli Solution, which then Indiana Governor Mike Pence was kind enough to endorse on the back cover, click here.

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Israeli obstacles to peace


The Trump administration may be just about done allowing the PLO to use the US as its piggy bank and punching bag. The same unfortunately cannot be said of the PLO’s Israeli supporters in the media, in politics and in the top echelons of the IDF. In his two-hour speech to the PLO’s Central Committee in Ramallah on Sunday, Mahmoud…

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Time for Trump to cut the cord on the Palestinians


For decades, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has been touted by American leaders as a moderate man of peace. U.S. leaders from George W. Bush to Barack Obama, and from Condoleezza Rice to John Kerry, all insisted that Abbas is the Palestinian leader who will make an historic deal with Israel. President Donald Trump has met three times with Abbas…

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I’m very excited to announce…


…that I have taken a position at Breitbart. I have joined the leading conservative website in the US, with an audience of more than 100 million readers. I will be writing two columns a week for Breitbart. My first column appeared a couple of hours ago. In general, my columns will appear on Mondays and Wednesday. I will be continuing…

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