Scott Pruit, US Environmental Protection Agency chief, made headlines for his recent denial that anthropogenic carbon dioxide is the primary control knob for Earth’s climate. Of course, the truth is that growth in CO2 emissions is the main contributor to the climate change we see. Without emissions abatement it seems inevitable that pumping greenhouse gases …
Given the comprehensive case against NATO intervention in Syria, as made yesterday, the response from the both the British political establishment and the electorate has been appalling. The government has failed to condemn America’s actions, preferring to curry favour with the Trump administration in the hope of a good trade deal post-Brexit. The Liberal Democrats, …
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Honenu is an Israeli Zionist legal aid organisation, providing legal help to suspected terrorists, violent settlers, and receives from both Israel and overseas. It has assisted over 15,000 Jews accused of violence on behalf of Am Yisrael. It is alleged that it bankrolled over 15,000 Jews, including the assassin of Yitzhak Rabin, among others. It …
This week’s post is a response to an article in The Spectator published just a few days ago, in which Seth Frantzman argues that the European right increasingly resembles its Israeli counterparts. He writes, “For Israelis, Europe’s political landscape is looking increasingly familiar. Whereas Israel was once seen as something of a political backwater, nowadays it’s European …
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Rend your clothes, put on sackcloth and pour ashes on your head. Prime Minister May has actually done it. I had hoped that sober minds might, at the last minute, prevail and steer the government away from a long-term disaster that probably means the break-up of the UK as well as weakening Europe. But alas, …
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