The “unindicted co-conspirator” Council on American-Muslim Relations (“CAIR”) and its Islamist allies are “outraged” because the US Army War College in Carlisle, PA, has invited me to give a lecture on my recent book, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West. On May 28, CAIR’s PA leadership—namely Jacob Bender, Timothy Welbeck, Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu —sent …
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Islam’s Greatest Victory: The Fall of Constantinople, May 29, 1453
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Today in history, on May 29, 1453, the sword of Islam conquered Constantinople. Of all of Islam’s conquests of Christian territory, this was by far the most symbolically significant. For not only was Constantinople a living and direct extension of the old Roman Empire and current capital of the Christian Roman Empire (or Byzantium), but its cyclopean walls had prevented …
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Westchester’s “News & Notes” May 28, 2019 Edition
By MARK JEFFERS
Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County … WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — May 28, 2019 — June is busting out all over as is my waistline, so no more hot dogs for me, I’m off to buy some Kale and write this week’s “time to tighten my tummy” edition of “News & Notes.” …
By MARK JEFFERS
An Ancient Hate Thrives Amid Modern Frustrations
By PAUL JACOBS, CFP®, EA
The shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California last weekend was undeniably tragic. But it is hard to tell if it is a symptom of a growing problem in the U.S. – one with centuries of history behind it. Anti-Semitism is often a sign of a society under pressure or in decline. While Jews were widely persecuted in Medieval Europe, …
By PAUL JACOBS, CFP®, EA
Sarah Lawrence College’s 16th Annual Poetry Festival Set for April 26-28
YONKERS, NY — April 9, 2019 — The 16th Annual Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival, the largest free, student-run poetry festival in New York State, takes place April 26-28 on the College’s campus. The festival is open to the public and will include readings by acclaimed poets such as Anne Carson and Jos Charles and Sarah Lawrence undergraduate and graduate …
Bronxville’s Identity Defined
By Mayor MARY MARVIN, Esq.
BRONXVILLE, NY — March 5, 2019 — Mayor Nancy Hand my mentor, guiding light and dear friend noticed that in my Comprehensive Plan summation in last week’s column, I glossed over one of the most important aspects of the Village – our historic natural landscapes as nature has greatly influenced Village life and even our material culture. As Marilynn Wood …
By Mayor MARY MARVIN, Esq.
Blockbuster or Flop? Film Tax Credits By States Bring Mixed Reviews By
MEREDITH JORDAN
But Author Who Chronicled Atlanta-Based A-List Production Says Such Incentives are Mutually Beneficial and Likely to Stay The entertainment that movies provide is deeply embedded in American popular culture. And in recent years, the making of them in many states has become an important consideration in their economic strategy. States have lured Hollywood movie production with tax credits, banking that …
MEREDITH JORDAN
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor, Michael Edelman, Esq., National / International Political Analyst, Hezi Aris, Yonkers TribuneEditor-at-Large, and David Rubin, “Trump and the Jews” Author on Westchester On the Level – Monday, February 11, 2019th @10am EST
Stay on topic to share your perspective or inquiry. Call: (347) 205-9201. Computer access to Monday’s broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” is accomplished via this hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11169681 Please note the broadcast is activated at 10am and an archive of the broadcast is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion are defined by way of this hyperlink: https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/02/john-bailey-white-plains-citizenetreporter-publisher-editor-michael-edelman-esq-national-international-political-analyst-hezi-aris-yonkers-tribuneeditor-at-large-and-david-rubin-tr BOCA RATON, FL, …
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor, Michael Edelman, Esq., National / International Political Analyst, Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, and David Rubin, “Trump and the Jews” Author on Westchester On the Level – Monday, February 11, 2019th @10am EST
Stay on topic to share your perspective or inquiry. Call: (347) 205-9201. Computer access to Monday’s broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” is accomplished via this hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11169681 Please note the broadcast is activated at 10am and an archive of the broadcast is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion are defined by way of this hyperlink: https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2019/02/john-bailey-white-plains-citizenetreporter-publisher-editor-michael-edelman-esq-national-international-political-analyst-hezi-aris-yonkers-tribuneeditor-at-large-and-david-rubin-tr
Refuting Ocasio-Cortez: Israel’s Escape from Socialism to Freedom
By DAVID RUBIN, Former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — February 6, 2019 — After President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address vowed that the USA “will never be a socialist country”, the looks of dismay were palpable on the faces of Senator Bernie Sanders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and especially the young socialist firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Having written extensively about Israeli history, …
By DAVID RUBIN, Former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel