Barry Shaw

A personal tribute to the great Robert Wistrich

I am deeply saddened by the sudden death of Robert Wistrich, the world renowned expert on global anti-Semitism.

What Palestine?

When the Vatican joined the chorus and announced it would sign a treaty with the Palestinian political leadership to recognize the ‘State of Palestine’ it was yet another sign that people are so fixed on a desire for ‘peace’ that it makes them shortsighted, if not blind, to realities. The peace camp is so myopically short on rationale, and the power of reason is so weak, that it doesn’t have the strength to pull the peace train out of the station, let alone allow it to reach its destination.

Anti-Semitism in the Guise of Delegitimization and Anti-Zionism

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs staged a highly successful event at the 5th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem between 12-14 May.

Jews at the Crossroads

The 2014 Gaza conflict threw up an alarming outburst of anti-Semitism that ranged from personal and collective insults, petty violence, and the targeted murder of European Jews. The phenomenon of rabid demonstrations against Israel turned into the targeting of local Jews under the blanket of anti-Zionism campaigning in support of the Palestinian cause.

Israel is the Rainbow Nation

Much fuss has been made about the Israeli decision to block Blade Nzinmande, the South African minister for higher education, from visiting Bir Zeit University.

Palestinian terrorism and justice

On April 1, the Jerusalem Post had a glaring front page story about a borderless, undemocratic, questionably lawless entity known as ‘Palestine’ becoming a member of the International Criminal Court. The PLO was quoted as saying that “It is war crimes and war criminals that undermine peace efforts.”

Why Herzog lost

One of the reasons that the Zionist Union of Herzog/Livni dropped from a lead of 4 points to lose the election was because they ran a campaign of "We or them" without explaining to the Israeli public who "We" were.

Lessons from the Israeli national elections

Israel went to bed understanding that their elections had produced a dead-heat between the two major parties, but woke up in the morning to the surprising news that the official polling numbers showed a resounding victory for the Likud party and a personal triumph and vindication for the tough security stance of Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Five Stones of Truth

"Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:40. Two armies faced each other more than two millennium ago. The Israelites were retreating from the advancing Philistines.

What's brewing behind Israel-US tensions.

There is estimation in the Obama Administration that, if a Herzog/Livni government is formed in Israel, it will dance to Obama's tune. But if Bibi retains control, the entire Obama Middle East policy is in ruins.

Colonel Richard Kemp urges the UNHRC Commission of Inquiry into the 2014 Gaza conflict

Colonel Richard Kemp submitted evidence into the conduct of Israel’s IDF forces and Hamas during the 2014 Gaza conflict to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on February 20, 2015.

Fighting Islamic State, One Terrorist at a Time

Hear the words of President Obama’s Department of Defense Spokesman about the Egyptian air strike against Islamic State targets following the wholesale beheadings of twenty one Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya.

Obama’s team in Israel to defeat Netanyahu

When the French called for an anti-terror parade of world leaders following the Paris terror attacks one of the first to accept was Israel’s Prime Minister.

Sly anti-Semitism

Europe has always been a place where it’s been easy to push a Jew around. Now, the rhetoric of anti-Israelism has filtered down to the neighborhood bully.

"It's not Islam!" they say--but it is

French President Hollande said the murderous Paris terror attacks were "an insult to Islam." His Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, said, "We are at war with terrorism and radical Islam." Days later he said France was at war with "terrorism, jihadism and radicalism." Then, in the same speech he said, "France is not at war against Islam and Muslims," before announcing a series of measures that will "draw on the lessons" from last week's attacks.

Europeans are trapped in their self-made loop of political and security incorrectness.

When European countries voluntarily surrender territory and control to a strong immigrant minority that, unlike the once immigrant Jewish community, refuses to integrate, you know that country is on its way to disastrous consequences and in Paris we recently saw where these consequences can lead.

January 9, 2015, was Kristallnacht for French Jews

For French Jews, January 9, 2015, was Kristallnacht, a seminal watershed of no return.

I’ve had it with leftist intellectuals!

To say I’ve had it up to here with leftist intellectuals would be an understatement. These are the people who have graduated from radical campus causes or have taken part in political campaigning and then apply their dogmatic moral superiority to all and every incident they can twist around their perverse worldview.

When the West Bank becomes Hamastan will the left be so keen on a Palestinian state?

The Left, of whatever stripe, are falling over themselves to promote the Valhallah of Palestine. Whoever promotes Palestine today promotes the rise of Hamas. It’s as inevitable as storms after strong winds. This may not do this intentionally, but it will be the result.

Israel looks on Europe with utter dismay

Political tremors are starting to be felt across Europe. In Britain, we see the rise of an emerging independent party, UKIP, which is Eurosceptic and takes a corrective line on the UK's unbridled open-door immigration policy.