During the past week, there have been two explosions that highlight the regime’s illicit weapons programs.
About: David Gerstman
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David Gerstman blogged as Soccer Dad from 2003 to 2010. Formerly a computer programmer, he is now a blogger for The Israel Project’s The Tower blog.
Posts by David Gerstman
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Board of Trustees at Duke U. Endorses Efforts to Advance Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Yale Prof Suggests American Democracy Was Founded on Racism
UCLA Prof Partners With Progressive Group for ‘Non-Partisan’ Voter Registration Drive
University of Rhode Island Votes to Cancel Spring Break in 2021
Theater Students at Ithaca College Threaten to Out ‘White Supremacist’ Faculty
University of Delaware Begins Laying Off Staff in Face of $250 Million Deficit
Study Finds Palestinian Textbooks Prepare Students for “Continuous and Long-Range Confrontation” with Israel
Last week The Jerusalem Post reported that a recent study of Palestinian Authority textbooks found that the ones used in Palestinian schools are preparing students “for a continuous and long-range confrontation against the State of Israel in order to achieve the final goal, which is the establishment of the State of...
Mourning, Kaddish, and the Coronavirus
Nearly four weeks ago, on Friday night, February 28, my father, Sol E. Gerstman, of blessed memory, passed away.
Trump’s Middle East Peace Deal: What Does It Mean?
Yesterday, standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.
September 2000: How the fake “Israeli Policeman and Palestinian” image launched the pro-Israel blogosphere
Currently, I am a professional blogger. (Blogging is part of my job description, though it is by no means my only task.)
Every once in a while I reflect on how I got here. I certainly didn’t start out in the field in the 1980s.
Iran’s Decision to Defy Uranium Limits Shows How Bad the Nuclear Deal Was
Earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif justified Iran’s violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by increasing its stockpile of enriched uranium above the limit set by the deal.
Iran’s Most Dangerous “Waiver” Game
In recent weeks, Iran has escalated its confrontation with the United States as well as its malign activities in the Middle East.
Earlier this month Iranian operatives attacked two tankers in the Gulf Oman.
Was the Failure to Strike Iran Trump’s “Red Line” Moment?
One way of looking at President Donald Trump’s reversal of striking at Iranian targets at the last minute is that it was Trump’s “red line” moment.
New Book Documents Ties Between BDS Campaign and Terror Groups
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs just released an electronic “book,” documenting the ties between the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign and Palestinian terror groups.
The book, written by Dan Diker and Adam Shay lays out the connection between Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)—effectively...
Palestinians Reject Participation in US-Sponsored Economic Forum in Bahrain
Top Palestinian business leaders are following the lead of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and refusing to attend next month’s economic workshop in Bahrain, The New York Times reported Monday.
The report noted the objections of several prominent Palestinian businessmen. Their primary complaint echoed that of the PA: economic incentives cannot replace the...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Falsely Claims Palestinian Arabs Created “a Safe Haven” for Jews During and After The Holocaust
In a Yahoo! News podcast called Skullduggery, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D – Mich.) made an outrageous claim about the Holocaust (emphasis added):
Corbyn-backed Palestinian Solidarity Campaign caught peddling gross anti-Semitic images and propaganda
Critics are calling on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to end his association with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) after chapters of that group were found to have posted anti-Semitic propaganda on social media, the Evening Standard reported Wednesday.
Analysis Shows Hundreds of Bots Promoting Boycott of Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv
In an exclusive report this week, Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, which is tasked with fighting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to isolate Israel internationally, revealed that the BDS movement has deployed hundreds of bots...
Trump Administration Seeking to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Group
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has given some thought to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
Ilhan Omar joins NY Times in spreading false claim that Jesus was a Palestinian
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.), who has a history of anti-Semitic tweets, retweeted a statement that Jesus was a Palestinian.
New Palestinian Authority PM: Trump Peace Plan will be “Born Dead”
The newly appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said in an interview with the Associated Press earlier this week that the much-anticipated United States peace plan to be presented in the coming months will be “born dead.”
Expecting Trouble? U.S. Deploys F-35s to UAE, Naval Assets to Red Sea, Persian Gulf
The United States has deployed a number of its military assets to the Middle East. It could just be part of a normal rotation, or maybe there are concerns that the planes and ships are there to address.
