Empowering jihad: The deadly myth of a 'root cause' by Phyllis Chesler New York Post February 27, 2015 Print Send RSS Share: Be the first of your friends to like this. Reports that "Jihadi John," the British-accented narrator of ISIS snuff videos, is Mohammed Emwazi — an educated young man from a middle-class background — ought to put the final stake in the pretense that poverty and a lack of education and opportunity fuel Islamist hate. This mistaken idea seems to be Obama administration policy. Marie Harf, the US Department of State deputy spokesperson, recently said: "We cannot win this war by killing [jihadists]. We need to go after the root causes that lead people to join these groups, whether it is lack of opportunity for jobs. . . We can work with countries around the world to help improve their governance. We can help them build their economies so they can have job opportunities for these people." Of course, the news about "Jihadi John" is only the latest evidence to the contrary. These terrorists are often well-educated and even wealthy. Osama bin Laden certainly was. » CONTINUE READING A Very Historic Moment: Israel Tries to Save the West by Phyllis Chesler Israel National News February 27, 2015  Print  Send  RSS Share:      Be the first of your friends to like this. Against President Obama's wishes, PM Netanyahu will be addressing Congress about the extraordinary danger of a nuclear Iran. Obama's administration wishes to deflect American concerns about the unenforceable deal it is negotiating with Shiite Iran by conducting a demonization campaign against Israel and its Prime Minister. I share Jonathan Tobin's view that Netanyahu should meet with everyone and anyone to warn them about the utter foolishness of negotiating with Iran and the grave danger to American interests if Obama stops Israel and a willing coalition of allies from attempting to stop Iran since America is not inclined to do so and Russia is inclined to further enable the Iranian nuclear enterprise. » CONTINUE READING Related Topics:  Israel, Jihad & Terrorism

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