World Politics
Anti-Semitic Attacks Return to German Streets
Commenting on the brutal murder of Ahmadi Scottish newsagent Asad Shah by other Muslims, after he posted an Easter goodwill message to his “beloved Christian nation” on Facebook, Mark Steyn observed that “You can have pluralism or Islam, but not both. Mr Shah thought he could have both, and so
Latest Countries to Withdraw UNRWA Funding
Following accusations of senior management engaging in “misconduct, nepotism, retaliation, discrimination and other abuses of authority, for personal gain, to suppress legitimate dissent and to otherwise achieve their person objectives” in a leaked internal report, the Netherlands and Switzerland have followed Trump in withdrawing funding for Palestinian refugees. “In a
Faces of the Day
[…] In a rare and dramatic move, the United States has imposed sanctions against the top diplomat of a foreign country. “This is obviously a highly unusual action,” a senior administration official acknowledged when discussing the U.S. move against Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. The executive order accuses
Map of the Day: World’s Reaction to US Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
Key: Red are the countries which contest this decision. Blue countries are supporting the decision OR considering to move their embassy to Jerusalem. Yellow countries have only said that they defend the two states solution and did not mention the US decision. (Source: reddit.com)
Hong Kong Is Fast Reaching a Critical Point
As we reported a month ago, the escalating unrest in Hong Kong is starting to sound horribly familiar. So far – so far – the communists have held back from unleashing the sort of violent repression they meted out to the pro-democracy protesters of 1989, but the signs are that their show
‘Stronger & More Aggressive’ China ‘Spells Danger’ for Australia
Sky News host Andrew Bolt says a “stronger and more aggressive China spells danger for Australia”, visible in the brawl at Queensland University on Wednesday. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
Finally, the Worm Is Turning
Trump advisor John Bolton has issued a clear warning to the Palestinian leadership this week. He has made it crystal clear that they can continue funding terrorists and their families or they can have American funds. They can’t have both. […] Stop funding terror or there will be no U.
It’s Almost Like They Don’t Want Peace or Prosperity
This week, the Trump administration is holding its “Peace to Prosperity” conference, which seeks to pursue the strategy of empowering economic growth in the Palestinian territories as a key plank to establishing peace. This is a plausible strategy: the evidence of history is that wealthy nations generally avoid conflict with
Exposed: Forced Organ Harvesting in China has taken Place ‘On a Significant Scale’
While Hong Kong is protesting against the Chinese Regime, on the other side of the world the topic of Forced Organ Harvesting in China is in the spotlight. After a year-long investigation, an independent people’s tribunal has unanimously concluded that prisoners of conscience are being killed in China to
Dark Clouds of History Gather Over Hong Kong
For those of us who remember the events of 1989, the escalating events in Hong Kong are starting to sound horribly familiar. When Hong Kong was handed over to Beijing twenty years ago, the great worry was that the Western-style democratic freedoms its people enjoyed would be trampled by the
Race or culture? Either way, the left are wrong
When Patrick Gower interviewed Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux, one topic that had him clutching his pearls with particular horror was Molyneux’s temerity in discussing the fact that there are distinct differences in average IQ between different racial groups. I’m not entirely convinced that Molyneux understands this topic
We would not win WWII today
While world leaders gather to remember D-Day of 75 years ago, the Allies are so deeply divided it’s hard to think them capable of reaching a consensus before a war was concluded. Before President Donald Trump arrived for his state visit to the UK, he was the brunt of
Threats of violent extremism follow Indonesia’s elections
As I wrote back in April, Indonesia’s neighbours would be keeping a nervous eye on that nation’s presidential elections. Indonesia is threatened by the same kind of violent polarisation that is dividing democracies around the world. The world’s largest Islamic nation is also under threat from the