We have become so used to it we take it for granted, but one of the great scandals of modern politics is the way Palestinian negationism and terrorism have been facilitated by the UN and championed by the left.

President Obama should tell the American people what he intends to do to combat the threat to our economy, and, indeed, to our national sovereignty and security posed by the Chinese owning such a large percentage of our national debt.

Sarah Palin is still with us. "Us" is appropriate, insofar as any American presidential prospect must provoke concern around the globe.

When Israel is accused, however unjustly, of any alleged misdeed against the Palestinians, the din is immediate and deafening. But when fellow Arabs are shown to be inflicting real damage on the Palestinians, there's hardly a peep.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did a good job confusing his audience last Wednesday night by talking almost exclusively about archeology and tourism during his "Herzliya Speech."

Although it's clear that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition government is fragile, recent Israeli statements regarding Syria signify more than merely disagreements between Netanyahu, Barak and Lieberman.