Monthly Archives: August 2017

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Glick: McMaster “constantly refers to Israel as the occupying power”

JERUSALEM POST Losing and winning the Temple Mount by Caroline B. Glick August 4, 2017 Last week, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet caved in to the demands of the PLO and its partners in Hamas, the Islamic … Continue reading

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Senator Cory Booker, opposing bipartisan Taylor Force Act “voted against a bill that simply demands Palestinian Authority stop funding murder of Jews”

THE HILL With pro-Palestinian vote, Cory Booker betrays vulnerable Jews by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach August 4, 2017 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Friday to halt U.S. taxpayer funding for the Palestinian Authority so long as it persists in the … Continue reading

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Israel on transgender: “Assignment to different units is based on soldiers’ abilities and IDF needs, regardless of gender identification or sexual orientation”

CNN Israeli transgender soldier finds solace in service by Ian Lee August 5, 2017 Two years ago, Micha Yehudi hit rock bottom. The 25-year-old Israeli soldier was working 18-hour days and couldn’t sleep at night. Instead he watched videos of … Continue reading

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“Kontorovich explained a number of reasons why ACLU’s criticism of anti-BDS law is misplaced”

THE TOWER Legal Expert: Anti-Israel Boycott Act Targets Discrimination, Not Free Speech by Staff August 3, 2017 The Anti-Israel Boycott Act currently being debated in the Senate is an anti-discrimination legislation that does not restrict free speech, in contradiction to critics’ … Continue reading

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Not to be tolerated: A film exploring contemporary European anti-Semitism

GATESTONE Europe: The Censored Film They Do Not Want You to See by Stefan Frank August 1, 2017 A Franco-German film that no one in Europe is legally allowed to see has become the source of a major scandal, and … Continue reading

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Mahmoud Abbas: “The Palestinian leader is nothing if not a shrewd politician”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Mahmoud Abbas: Negotiator Turned Autocrat by Adam Rubenstein August 1, 2017 …Mr. Abbas has always been weaker than Arafat, the authors explain, offering that he, unlike Arafat, “is not the charismatic leader of Palestinians. . . . … Continue reading

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“The culprit is Obama and his policies of appeasement, betrayal and retreat”

FRONT PAGE MAG ‪The Root Cause of the Disasters in the Middle East‬ by David Horowitz July 31, 2017 During the eight years of the Obama administration, half a million Christians, Yazidis and Muslims were slaughtered in the Middle East … Continue reading

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“After a career as Israel’s chief adversary at the negotiating table, Erekat may now rely on Israel for life-saving treatment”

JERUSALEM POST Top Palestinian official looks to Israel for life-saving transplant by Eytan Halon August 1, 2017 Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is suffering from a serious respiratory disease and is on the waiting list for a lung transplant in … Continue reading

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“Canadian Jews are the most targeted religious group in the country”

THE FEDERALISTHow Justin Trudeau Is Making Canada Less Safe For Jewsby Bradley MartinAugust 2, 2017 “Why can’t he be our President?” lamented the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s charisma and wardrobe certainly left an impression on the writer, who … Continue reading

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