by Daniel Pipes*
Avigdor Lieberman became foreign minister of Israel yesterday. He celebrated his inauguration with a maiden speech that news reports indicate left his listeners grimacing, squirming, and aghast. The BBC, for example, informs us that his words prompted “his predecessor Tzipi Livni to interrupt and diplomats to shift uncomfortably.”
By Barry Rubin
President Barack Obama has made Turkey one of the first countries he’s visiting, intending to show support for what he thinks is a model moderate Muslim-majority democracy. Unfortunately, his presence and words will reinforce a regime that is increasingly Islamist, close to radical states, and encouraging anti-American propaganda at home.
A big effect of his visit will be to demoralize the opposition, both left and right, which interprets it as endorsing the party in power. He will thus help entrench a regime which is bad for U.S. interests and bad for Turkey.
by Daniel Pipes*
“Who, a century back, would have imagined Jews making the better soldiers and Arabs the better publicists?” I asked back in 2005.
A foremost example of the Arabs’ p.r. prowess lies in their ability to transform the map of the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the early decades, maps of the Arab-Israeli conflict showed Israel in a vast Middle East, a presence so small, one practically needed a magnifying glass to locate it. These days, however, the conflict is typically portrayed by a huge Israel looming over the fractured West Bank and Gaza areas.
By Andrew L. Jaffee
… although I did not use the word “terrorism,” I referred to “man-caused” disasters. That is perhaps only a nuance, but it demonstrates that we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur. …
Perhaps only a nuance? Such politically-correct nonsense — pure, unadulterated appeasement of terrorism — seems to be the norm for the Obama administration. According to Der Spiegel, Napolitano “never mentioned the word ‘terrorism’” in her “first testimony to the US Congress as Homeland Security Secretary.” Her absolutely idiotic, morally-relative statement quoted above was in response to the question, “Does Islamist terrorism suddenly no longer pose a threat to your country?” All I can think is, “My G#d, what is happening to the U.S. government?”
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