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Jun 19, 2016, 6:51 AM
Britain, in or out? A view from the outside.
Britain votes on Thursday to stay in the EU, or leave. Discussions have centered on the economic consequences. Figures have been thrown at both sides of the argument. The economy and jobs are vitally important issues as Brits ponder their future. Here...
May 30, 2016, 2:40 PM
Real Clear Thoughts to Misguided Governments on BDS “free speech.”
The news that the Dutch have followed the Swedes in declaring BDS messaging as free speech leaves me perplexed. Let me see if I’ve got this right. The Dutch are against BDS, oppose boycott campaigning, oppose their call for the...
May 25, 2016, 10:23 AM
Hasbara. A Tale of Official Neglect.
Those of us fighting against the tsunami of anti-Israel haters were no surprised to read the State Comptrollers Report accusing government ministries of gross negligence in the fight against anti-Israel activism. The headlines of one Israeli media outlet, covering the...
Nov 23, 2015, 2:14 PM
The Kinetic Religion of Islam
Most people are unaware that the driving motto of ISIS (Islamic State) is ‘baqiya wa tatamaddad,’ which stands for ‘remaining and expanding.’ Both these elements must be understood to really understand not only ISIS, but Islam generally. The ‘remaining’ component is...
Sep 11, 2015, 3:23 PM
9/7, 9/11, 9/17. Three Significant Dates.
It was 9/11 and we recall the horrors of that day when mass terror struck America. In less than a week, the US Congress will vote on the important Iran nuclear deal. A few days ago, I recalled another significant date -- September...
Aug 1, 2015, 12:52 AM
Jonathan Pollard — Cruel Injustice
Why is the US justice system continuing to punish Jonathan Pollard even as they announce the date of his incarceration? Now that he has served his unjust thirty years prison sentence, they are insisting that he must remain in the...
Jul 23, 2015, 1:50 PM
 The Best Lack All Conviction
While I was on a speaking and book promotion tour of the Netherlands, the Dutch Foreign Minister, Bert Koenders, was on an official visit to Israel. During his visit, Koenders instructed his embassy to find a way to express the...
Jun 5, 2015, 7:43 PM
“One People. Two States.” Mahmoud Abbas.
Crisis between the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. Jibril Rajoub, the PA Minister for Sport and convicted terrorist, the minister who attempted to get Israel thrown out of FIFA, was prevented from entering Jordan when returning on a flight from Tunisia. The...
May 27, 2015, 5:00 PM
“Kick the Jewish State out of Football!” This is Racism, FIFA!
If Israel has to go that extra mile for peace, after multiple offers of concessions were roundly rejected, then the Palestinians, who are so far behind, have to go a full marathon distance just to catch up. But they are...
May 9, 2015, 9:51 AM
How low will a Jew go?
The iniquitous report of ‘Breaking the Silence,’ that featured Israeli soldiers admitting crimes in Gaza, has been receiving widespread media coverage in the foreign press as if it was some startlingly honest and factual document.  Of course! We are...
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About Me
Barry Shaw is the Senior Associate for Public Diplomacy at the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies. He is also the author of ‘Fighting Hamas, BDS and Anti-Semitism and the new best-seller 'BDS for IDIOTS - a seriously funny humiliation of BDS activists.'