By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — One doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. When one of the modern world’s most brutal and fascist nations — Communist China, run like a brazen bully by the Chinese Communist Party — equates the revered and freedom-loving Dalai Lama with the German Nazis of the Hitler regime [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C (JINSA)–Too long neglected, the Pacific region will soon be getting its due. As U.S. forces are withdrawing from Afghanistan and have already departed Iraq, it is to the strategically important Pacific that American attention will be directed. And not a moment too soon. Friends and allies in the region have spent the better [...]
By Dan Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan — Longtime observers of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have said, “The China question is open as long as the CCP rules China.” And as long as the gates of freedom in China remain closed, as long as theseungainly scars of gates are permitted to stand, it is not the [...]
By Dan Bloom Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan – Propaganda comes in all sizes, and communist China wants a piece of Times Square in New York City now. Xinhua, the state-controlled propaganda agency of the Chinese Communist Party, has leased a longterm advertising logo space in Manhattan’s iconic Times Square, renting a huge LED sign called [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Sara Netanyahu is not one of the most well regarded first ladies of the world. She is known for yelling and throwing things at the household help. She has been the target of civil actions for not paying what is required, and–along with her husband–the subject of police inquiries for fiddling with [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel is too small and too poor for the demands that it lays upon itself, and are imposed by the world. My favorite newspaper photo of the day shows a file room at a court house. It came with a story about a plaintiff’s case of medical malpractice that failed [...]
Compiled by Garry Fabian Jewish community alarm expresses alarm over terrorist affiliate MELBOURNE, 5 August – The Victorian Jewish community has expressed concern that an extremist Islamic organisation with a history of incitement and antisemitism has begun holding meetings in Melbourne. Hizb ut-Tahrir is banned in the US, Germany, Russia and many Muslim countries including Pakistan and [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The New York Times headlines its article about a recent Israeli government decision dealing with the children of illegal immigrants, “Israelis Divided on Deporting Children.” Its first paragraph claims that “Deep divisions emerged here on Monday over the fate of about 400 children of foreign workers who have no legal status [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–More than two million overseas visitors arrived in Jerusalem during a recent year. The attractions are well maintained places linked to individuals and events featured in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and a functioning Old City enclosed by walls built in ancient times and last reconstructed in the 16th century. The [...]
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–With creative inspiration drawn from traditional Chinese culture, Shen Yun Performances presented a remarkable spectacle at the Civic Theatre last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The final show will be tonight. The gorgeous handmade costumes and the breathtaking digital animated backdrops enhanced the sumptuous visual feast. Silken sleeves, cloud-like fans, archers’ bows [...]
