Hamas refuses to release hostages while clinging to its stronghold in Rafah. Why is the Biden admin throwing the full weight of the U.S. government at Israel to prevent it from routing the terror org, asks Lee Smith

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Biden's pressure to save Hamas would not be effective, would not probably be even attempted, without the visible split in Israeli society and politics.

“The ICC has already failed at its goal of promoting global justice. Its only chance of redeeming itself with some constituency is, as with all floundering regimes, to appeal to the oldest lowest common denominator—antisemitism.”

Eugene Kontorovich in WSJ:

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I share the right's worry about government censorship and loss of civil liberties, but it's amazing to hear otherwise intelligent people project these fears onto this antisemitism bill, which does nothing of the sort. And in doing so, conservatives are misleading the public about

Israel had what was effectively normalization with Saudi via Bahrain agreement. Biden is trying to sell Israel what it already has.

Biden is trying to sell Israel something it doesn't need in exchange for something it can't survive with. Israel has survived this long without Saudi normalization. But each greater level of power the Palestinians receive results in more violent terror against Israel, culminating

“Unable to deter or punish the dictators and warlords of the world, the court turns on liberal democracies.' Eugene Kontorovich wsj.com/articles/alrea…

כמה מלים ב-Tikva - תקווה על ההשלכות ההרסניות של צווי מעצר לבית הדין הפלילי הבינלאומי בהאג. במילה אחת: קטסטרופה. עצמאות שיפוטית היא מרכיב חשוב בבטחון הלאומי שלנו. את מערכת המשפט שלנו צריך לחזק לא לרסק.

The ICC Has Already Failed by Eugene Kontorovich

Unable to deter or punish the dictators and warlords of the world, the court turns on liberal democracies.
wsj.com/articles/alrea… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

'Like many other international organizations, the ICC was created with high ideals. Its officials, however, have since discovered that going after Israel is easier than making a difference for global justice.' My op-ed in today's The Wall Street Journal on the inevitable blood libel from The Hague.

Biden is trying to sell Israel something it doesn't need in exchange for something it can't survive with. Israel has survived this long without Saudi normalization. But each greater level of power the Palestinians receive results in more violent terror against Israel, culminating

Hamas: If Israel enters Rafah, we will stop dragging out negotiations in order to prevent Israel from entering Rafah.

בואו נהיה ברורים: ה-ICC לא קובע שום החלטה רצינית ביחס למערכת המשפט בישראל. הוא סירב לחקור ולהעמיד לדין בתיקים בקולומביה וגינאה, בגלל שהוא כיבד את מערכות המשפט הפנימיות בהן. להאשמות כנגד בכירים ישראלים אין שום דבר ביחס לאיכות מערכת המשפט שלנו. רוזנאי גורם לזה להיראות כאילו ה-ICC

As I've been saying, Biden treats Egypt's northern border like he should treat America's southern border - sacrosanct. He treats the southern border like he should treat Egypt's with Gaza: everyone come on in. But he'd rather fly Gazans to US than have their neighboring Arab

As I've been saying, Biden treats Egypt's northern border like he should treat America's southern border - sacrosanct. He treats the southern border like he should treat Egypt's with Gaza: everyone come on in. But he'd rather fly Gazans to US than have their neighboring Arab

An afterthought: when these street battles are fought, a tally of wins and losses is kept in the collective consciousness. You lose enough of these and you become a habitual loser: cowed, humiliated, subjugated. There's no way such a tactic of losing can serve a winning strategy.

Happy to see our think tank, the Kohelet Policy Forum, at the forefront of class action reform in Israel.