Earlier this week, an Israeli settler hurled a Molotov cocktail into the Church of All Nations at the Garden of Gethsemane. It is one of Jerusalem’s most beautiful and sacred sites, where Jesus is reputed to have spent the night before his Crucifixion. The attack ignited the wooden pews and damaged the exquisite mosaic floor […]
Iranian-American Viral Video Falsely Claims #IranDetestsSoleimani
Those of you reading this blog for some time know that I have a soft spot in my reporting for frauds: there are so many and so little time to expose them all! In this post, I’m going to revisit one of my old fraud-‘flames’ from the past, and introduce you to a new one […]
Israeli Brown-Shirts “Celebrate” Jerusalem Day
Jerusalem is one of the strangest cities in the world. Let’s leave aside all the tourist promotion about “Jerusalem of Gold” and “a city holy to three religions.” And the Israeli claim that it is “Israel’s capital, eternal and undivided.” All that is window dressing for what Jerusalem really is. A city which has been […]
Pew Poll: Democrats, Youth Increasingly Alienated from Israel
A new Pew poll contains ominous findings regarding support for Israel among Americans. While support within the Republican Party has risen dramatically, Democrats feel increasingly antagonistic toward Israel and its leadership. Correspondingly, support among Democrats for the Palestinians has risen significantly. Today, nearly 80% of Republicans sympathize more with Israel (than the Palestinians). That number […]