The IHRA and Anti-Semitism: A Definition Designed to Silence Israel’s Critics

The IHRA and Anti-Semitism: A Definition Designed to Silence Israel’s Critics

“Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed towards Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, towards Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.” – The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Israeli politicians and the Diaspora-based Israel lobby…

Nepal’s Anti-Conversion Law Is More About National Security Than Christianity

Nepal’s Anti-Conversion Law Is More About National Security Than Christianity

Nepal’s anti-conversion law just came into effect. The new restrictions were originally promulgated late last year and outlaw proselytization practices that are understood as implicitly targeting the historically Hindu country’s rapidly growing community of Christian evangelicals despite ostensibly being aimed at protecting the feelings of religious believers. A key component of the legislation decrees that…

The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking

The 3 Trigger Terms Being Used to Stop Critical Thinking

It’s a strange world of newspeak we live in. What was once a society devoted to logic and progress is now being herded into echo chambers of thought control and anti-critical thinking. Without the ability to examine an issue impartially and completely there is little hope of maintaining liberty and freedom, as history repeatedly demonstrated….

US Pushing the Gambit in Syria: Something Big Is Coming as Officials Ramp Up Threats

US Pushing the Gambit in Syria: Something Big Is Coming as Officials Ramp Up Threats

We warned previously thatsomething big is coming in Syria as the final showdown for al-Qaeda held Idlib looms with the Syrian Army and Russian aerial and naval forces taking position. Pentagon and US officials continue pushing the gambit, setting the stage to play the “Assad is gassing his own people” card should so much as an inkling…