News and
Analysis (2/16/20):
The appeals court refused to buy
the lower court's ruling that the
men, prevented from flying because
they refused to become spies, had
no standing to sue because they
were taken off the list after
filing suit:
"AIPAC is the main instrument of
such Israeli policy pushes in the
United States, and has never been
forced to register as the agent of
a foreign state, as US law
requires":
James Dorsey notes that a
commercial enterprise showed more
courage than a university against
leaders that threaten democratic
civilized societies:
"As the [Syrian] regime draws
closer to Idlib, as another 1m
civilians prepare to flee, the UN
has staked time and prestige on an
effort that was doomed from the
start":
In a labor election husting in
Glasgow, candidate Lisa Nandy, who
is backed by the Jewish labor
movement, endorsed pledges that
recognize Palestinians' "right to
self-determination and to return
to their homes":
Is Iran and
Saudi Arabia closer towards a
dialogue after Saudi Foreign
Minister called on Iran on
Saturday to change course of
actions?
Oman's optimism regarding the
possibility of talks seems
unwarranted unless President Trump
can summon the courage to meet
Iran's main condition: that the
U.S. abide by the agreement it
previously signed ...
... yet the continuing stalemate
"could benefit ISIS amid growing
signs the terror group still poses
a significant threat in the Middle
East":
Iran says, “We want more than
anybody else to know what’s in the
black box, to know what actually
happened," but Canada says it is
impossible "for the equipment
needed to decode the box to be
transported to Tehran":
SMU Professor of Old Testament
Susanne Scholz calls
Fundamentalist claims that Shiloh
is the capital of ancient Israel
"utter nonsense" (like their claim
that the universe is 6,000 years
old?):
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