Monthly Archives: June 2018

You need to understand why being a #Zionist is a good thing

ISRAEL BLOGGER Myth #6: Zionism Versus Hamas – They’re [Somehow] Really the Same by Micha Mitch Danzig June 16, 2018 …First, my “cause” and the cause of most Jews and Zionists is to simply support the right of the Jewish … Continue reading

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“In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City, France is providing diplomatic cover for undercover anti-Israel activists”

JERUSALEMJOURNAL.NET Fools on the Ground: The World Council of Churches in Israel and Its EAPPI by Dexter Van Zile June 17, 2018 These days, France is not a particularly good place to be a Jew. The country that gave us … Continue reading

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With more than 70 resolutions against Israel (and 7 against Iran), it’s time for US to exit UN Human Rights Council

THE HILL US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council: report by  Avery Anapol June 15, 2018 The U.S. is reportedly planning to pull out of the United Nations Human Rights Council after clashes over key issues such as … Continue reading

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“A long-sequestered picture of Mr. Obama laughing it up with the Rev. Farrakhan, who espouses that Judaism is a satanic religion and responsible for the slave trade, elicited barely a glimmer of disapproval”

WASHINGTON TIMES Politics and anti-Semitism by Abraham H. Miller June 12, 2018 Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, is leaving Congress to run for the office of state attorney general. For those who long wished Mr. Ellison well but elsewhere, the move has … Continue reading

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Israel-bashers crash #UCLA event: “More than a few of the students harassed during the May 17 event were trepidatious about filing a police report”

THE TOWER UCLA Students File Criminal Complaints Against anti-Israel Disruptors by Edwin Black June 14, 2018 Criminal complaints are now being filed by students following the belligerent disruption of a May 17, 2018 Students Supporting Israel [SSI] event at University … Continue reading

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“Israel has become a red state while U.S. Jews remain blue”

WALL STREET JOURNAL The Fracturing of the Jewish People by  William A. Galston June 12, 2018 …The assertion that Israel is the home, not just a home, for all Jews is the core of classical Zionism. It implies that no … Continue reading

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“The uproar over the television program about gays in the Gaza Strip is yet another example of how Palestinian society is still far from recognizing and respecting the rights of the gay community”

GATESTONE Palestinians: No Place for Gays by Khaled Abu Toameh June 12, 2018 …In Palestinian and Arab society, homosexuality is denounced and stigmatized. Homosexuality is illegal under Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, and dozens of gay Palestinians have fled … Continue reading

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New Jersey with “fourth-highest number of Jews…a candidate’s positions on Israel portend to be an important issue”

JEWISH WEBSIGHT In New Jersey, Republican Senate-challenger puts longtime Israel supporter to the test by Alex Traiman June 14, 2018 In an era in which support for Israel within the Democratic Party is waning…strong Democratic Israel allies are as important … Continue reading

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Krauthammer was about “conserving the institutions, values and temper of a free and humane world”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS The Unconfined Life of Charles Krauthammer by A.B. Stoddard June 15, 2018 …Charles, like all heroes, leads us by his example. In Bret Baier’s extraordinary 2013 Fox News special on Krauthammer, “A Life That Matters,” Charles’ describes … Continue reading

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“#IfNotNow was particularly angered by a passage in the email proclaiming that their camps wouldn’t allow “anti-Israel, anti-Zionist or anti-Semitic” education”

FORWARD Camp Ramah Says No Way To IfNotNow’s Harsh Criticism Of Israel by Aiden Pink June 13, 2018 …Ramah’s director said the camps will not give IfNotNow members a platform because of the group’s strident criticism of the Jewish state. … Continue reading

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