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At last, someone speaks good sense on the migrants crisis in south Tel Aviv

It's veteran Middle East commentator Sima Kadmon, in this fine op-ed. Israeli limousine liberals with Marxist ideological roots hypocritically slam working-class residents of south Tel Aviv who are really suffering from the influx of illegal migrants. The limousine liberals wouldn't agree to live for one day the way the south Tel Avivians live all the time now. But the migrant population is spreading and soon may came to a ritzier neighborhood near you. We'll see how they like it....

The beauty of Shavuot

Some of the flavor of this lovely and multifaceted holiday, deeply fused with the Land of Israel, is captured in this report.

Thomas Friedman: Unalloyed, ongoing idiocy on Egypt and Israel

So nicely parsed here by Israeli columnist Dror Eydar.

Eydar:

I was reminded of an analysis about the Arab Spring by...Friedman, who is venerated across the globe as well as by Israel's Army Radio. More than a year ago, Friedman wandered around Tahrir Square, intoxicated with joy, and dispatched articles to his newspaper that were more akin to Beatles' songs — something like "make love not war."...

"Indeed, what makes the uprising here so impressive — and in that sense so dangerous to other autocracies in the region — is precisely the fact that it is not owned by, and was not inspired by, the Muslim Brotherhood," Friedman wrote in February 2011. Amazing, but this is what the "most important" journalist in the world concluded back then.

Read all of Eydar's piece, it's short and sweet.

Delusory talks with mullahs in Baghdad

As I discuss today on Frontpage, the P5+1 powers now entering a second round of nuclear talks with Tehran in Baghdad either believe in a reasonable Tehran seeking compromise--which is as realistic as believing in a reasonable, amicable Al Qaeda--or know the score and are essentially engaged in cynicism. And, while Israel's leaders, most of its professional analysts, and even some of its journalists remain realistic and issue criticism and threats from the sidelines, my concern is that it's been going on too long and is starting to sound hollow. No one is really stopping Iran's march toward the bomb. It's not a good picture.

Manfred Gerstenfeld: Many in the "peace camp" are deeply aggressive and dangerous

Gerstenfeld gives a very astute, important overview of the phenomenon.

Moshe Arens: Germany and Japan don't commemorate "Nakba"

Because they were totally defeated and didn't seek to resume the war. But in the 1948-1949 war, the Arab side was too large compared to Israel to be totally defeated; and moreover--my formulation--the aggression against Israel is too deeply rooted in Arab-Muslim culture to be removed by defeat in a war. Moshe Arens has an insightful column on Germany, Japan, the Arabs, and the "Nakba" concept.

Iranian chief of staff: Iran fully committed to the "full annihilation of Israel"

Read all about it. The P5+1 wants to create a protective ring around Iran--that is, protection against an Israeli attack--with ongoing fraudulent "talks." Will Bibi, Barak, and the rest of the Israeli top policymaking elite let them?

Ex-Israeli spy chief Amos Yadlin: Government is serious and professional on Iran

Yadlin's words contrast sharply with the irresponsible, slanderous statements of ex-spy chiefs Dagan and Diskin--yet, not surprisingly at all, get much less attention, as I discuss today on Frontpage.

Muslims emerge as pivotal voting bloc in Europe

Turns out it was they who enabled the Socialist Hollande to win in France. There and in other European countries, a Muslim-socialist political alliance has ominous implications for Jews in Europe (but they should have left for Israel a long time ago), Israel itself, the Western alliance, and Western values. The generally highly religious Muslims and generally highly secular socialists share an antipathy to Judeo-Christian values, the United States, and Israel. Hollande promises to enable noncitizen French Muslims to vote in future elections, thereby solidifying Socialist control, and other European socialist leaders are engaging in similar shenanigans. These socialist leaders favor continuing Muslim immigration, which is already changing Europe demographically. Read Soeren Kern's eye-opening report. This is stuff you have to know.

Obama: Born in Honolulu but a manipulative con man with poor character

The proof is here, final, incontestable. Would you lie about what country you were born in as part of ostensibly promoting your book? Roger Simon has an intriguing theory about why the 'Bam did it.