Richard Baehr's latest

1. Middle East Forum reviews some new books:
http://www.meforum.org/article/1794
2. Eli Hertz has written a Mandate for Palestine, a study of Jewish legal rights to the land. If this subject interests you, I will be speaking Sunday morning, November 11th at North Shore Congregation Israel , 1185 Sheridan Road , Glencoe and will address the topic. I will be debating Sam Fleischacker of Americans for Peace Now on the topic of the legality and wisdom of Israeli settlements. A part of the legality argument is in Hertz' s document below. The event begins at 9:15 AM. This is a lefty shul, so I would not mind some allies showing up, or the attendees might think I am the only crazy right winger in their midst.
http://www.mythsandfacts.com/Conflict/mandate_for_palestine/MandateN2%20-%2010-29-07-English.pdf
3. Ruth Wisse thinks Walt and Mearsheimer are wrong- that American Jews are not powerful enough
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110201659.html
4. Caroline Glick thinks Ehud Olmert and other Israeli leaders have crossed the line into anti-Zionism. Incompetent as well, but that does not explain all that is going on.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380742618&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
5. The Powerline writers think the push for Israeli Palestinian peace at this time is delusional. David Samuels does not buy some of Condi Rice's analogies .
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/11/018940.php
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/11/018938.php
http://www.www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=782D5222-0CC5-4CDE-ABF3-1C403097CDCB
6. Melanie Phillips on the ugly anti-Semitism breaking out in Britain
http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_4_anti-semitism.html
7. Gabriel Schoenfeld say the two accused former AIPAC employees (remember them?) were lobbying, not spying. This is a case that should have collapsed a long time back.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119431884738883588.html
8. Daniel Hannan says Iran wants the bomb so it can use it. Imagine that.
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=13051
9. Turkish US relations were already in pretty bad shape before Nancy Pelosi decided to play moral crusader and please Armenian Californians.. Now they are even worse.
http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA40107
10. Has Rupert Murdoch taken over the New York Times? First a decent health care article , and now this on Jewish refugees from Arab countries after the 48 war..
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/world/middleeast/05nations.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
11. Want to fight malaria? Burn your Rachel Carson book ,and use DDT
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119423194366082213.html
12. I think Rudy Giuliani can get elected President, if nominated (definitely not assured at this point). . But he might also help elect some other Republicans in states where the Party is comatose. It is no wonder the left wing media is trashing him so hard so early.
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071105/NATION/111050057/1001
13. Martin Kramer is not too impressed with what Hillary Clinton wrote about Israel in her Foreign Affairs piece (do you really think she wrote it?)
http://sandbox.blog-city.com/hillary_clinton_triangulation_on_israel.htm
Other Events:
You could learn about Israel all day on Sunday, November 11th. My debate at North Shore Congregation Israel is at 9:15 AM. Have a nice leisurely lunch,and then this at 4:30PM:
Sunday, November 11, at 4:30 pm - CAMERA invites you to hear strategy and policy expert Dr. Shmuel Bar on "Challenges for Israel and the West: Islamist Strategy – in Iran and Globally" at Sephardic Congregation, 1819 West Howard Street (just east of California), Evanston. Parking information available. RSVP to Sari@camera.org or 847... (name, phone number, and email address.) $5 suggested donation.
More on Shmuel Bar: http://www.herzliyaconference.org/Eng/_Articles/Article.asp?ArticleID=149&CategoryID=74
After a quick dinner, show up at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Road in Highland Park at 7 PM to hear 10th district Congressman Mark Kirk talk about the threats to Israel. One threat to Israel would be if Kirk were replaced after the next election. There is no better informed, harder working, more passionate defender of Israel in Congress than Mark Kirk. Show up, listen and learn, and support him.
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=Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg