Monthly Archives: August 2018

Contrary to what you’ve been told Tikkun Olam “isn’t the province of man at all; it is instead the work of G-d”

MOSAIC How American Jews Came to Believe That Tikkun Olam Was at the Core of Their Tradition Michael Weingrad August 1, 2018 …Tikkun olam is often translated as “repairing [or healing] the world.” For American Jews it refers more particularly … Continue reading

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Kushner: UNRWA “perpetuates the status quo, is corrupt, inefficient and doesn’t help peace”

I24NEWS Kushner plans to scrap special Palestinian refugee agency: report August 4, 2018 Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law, has been actively working to end the special refugee status of nearly five million Palestinians through the … Continue reading

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“This article is an open letter to any Liberal American Jew who has ever donated or considered donating to the New Israel Fund”

MIDA How the NIF is Ruining Israel’s Democracy by Ziv Maor August 3, 2018 …Like you, I am a Jew. I am also an Israeli and politically conservative. While we may differ in many things, we share a core identity … Continue reading

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who is America?’ show has duped a number of U.S. politicians, but not Lee Zeldin

NEW YORK POST Congressman avoids becoming Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest fool by Marisa Schultz August 1, 2018 Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin could have been the next victim of prankster Sacha Baron Cohen — but his alert congressional staff smelled … Continue reading

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“All this noise about the new nation-state law proves that the Jewish national identity is under attack”

ARUTZ SHEVA No Druze live better and freer than the Druze citizens of Israel by Atta Farhat August 3, 2018 There are no Druze in the world who can claim a better and freer life than the Druze citizens of … Continue reading

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#BDS is “targeting the most politically liberal wing of American Judaism, which already feels slighted over its treatment by Israeli rabbinate and government”

ALGEMEINER BDS Advocates Try to Split the Jewish Community From Israel by Alexander Joffe August 1, 2018 …Despite the recent incidents, Birthright officials have announced that they will not vet applicants. This decision also demonstrates the impossible dilemmas that BDS creates … Continue reading

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Holocaust scholars challenge USHMM’s take on FDR and the Jews

YATED NE’EMAN Why FDR Abandoned The Jews by Debbie Maimon Aug 1, 2018 The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington, DC recently opened a controversial new exhibit, “Americans and the Holocaust,” that claims President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried his best to … Continue reading

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“Israel was “caught in the trap” set by the Tamimis”

JERUSALEM POST How did Ahed Tamimi Become a Palestinian National Icon? by Josefin Dolsten August 2, 2018 When Ahed Tamimi left an Israeli prison on Sunday after eight months, she returned home to jubilation from friends and family in her West … Continue reading

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“Ben Shapiro and the future of American conservatism”

FREE BEACON Generation Shapiro by Matthew Continetti August 3, 2018 …After class, at meals, and in walks around campus, the politically engaged students invariably ask me the same question: What do I think of Ben Shapiro? Nor am I alone. … Continue reading

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