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May: No rushing the peace process
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The Palestinian-Israel conflict cannot be resolved anytime soon JERICHO, WEST BANK – This palm-fringed oasis in the Jordan Valley has been continuously inhabited for 10,000 years. That justifies it billing itself as the “oldest city in the world.” Officers of the Palestinian National Security Force (NSF) headquartered here will proudly tell you that it’s now…
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May: The president should not tie his successor’s hands
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It’s not for Obama to decide how the next administration deals with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict You’re probably familiar with the old story about the inebriated guy looking for his wallet at night under a streetlight – not because that’s where he dropped it but because what would be the point of poking around in the dark?…
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May: Terrorism and economic warfare
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It’s a one-two punch meant to bring about a Middle East without Jews Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market bills itself as the “heartbeat of Israeli culinary art.” Dozens of small restaurants and shops offer cheese, wine, bread, fish, olives, pasta, burgers – pretty much anything you can imagine and quite a bit that you probably cannot.…
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Leonard: Meddling in foreign affairs and PERA’s investment portfolio
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Both the Colorado House of Representatives and Senate have recently passed a form of a proposed law directing the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) to research, review, and if necessary, change its investments in any foreign company which has involved itself in economic sanctions against Israel (the BDS movement — Divestment, Boycott, and Sanction). Never…
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Hickenlooper signs Nordberg-Moreno bill to fight anti-Israel boycott
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A bill sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of representatives and senators fighting an international boycott of Israel sailed through the process this session, clearing its last hurdle Friday when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed it into law in the ceremonial chambers of the governor’s state Capitol offices. With nearly half of the 120-day legislative session remaining, this was a quick deal,…
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The Hot Sheet, March 11, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright_@JaredWright_ Friday, March 11, 2016 DENVER — Good morning and Happy Friday. From your friend Donald Trump: “We’re all in this together, we’re going to come up with solutions, we’re going to find the answers to things and so far I cannot believe how civil it’s been up…
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Hill: PERA members should not be put at risk by political games
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Recently, the Denver Post penned an editorial arguing that a bill I’ve sponsored in the Senate is bad for Colorado. This bill requires Colorado’s Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA) to create a list of companies that have a public agenda of boycotting, divesting from, or sanctioning our longtime ally Israel. The Post reasoned that, while…
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Hickenlooper pledges support to anti-BDS bill as Senate gives initial nod
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Gov. John Hickenlooper says he will support House Bill 1284, a proposal with bi-partisan sponsorship in both legislative chambers, when the measure arrives at his desk. The bill would require the state’s public employee pension fund, PERA, to oppose the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement which seeks to punish Israel for its alleged poor treatment of Palestinians. The…
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Newbie Rep. Leonard holds floor show in opposition to Israel bill, draws spotlight, questions
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Rep. Tim Leonard, R-Evergreen, the newest member of the Colorado Legislature, made a grand statement Thursday, traveling down to the well of the House for his first time, initiating a dramatic legislative maneuver and holding forth at length, all in opposition to a bill popular with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle that seeks to prevent the…
