Monthly Archives: March 2019

“Ilhan Omar pretends to address her critics by misdirecting them in her new Washington Post op-ed”

ELDER OF ZIYON .@Ilhan Omar’s @WashingtonPost op-ed – misdirection, projection and dishonesty March 18, 2019 …The [Washington Post] article pretends to insist on using a single standard based on human rights for all nations, but the logic falls apart when … Continue reading

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“Wondering about the future of the Democratic Party? Just look at Britain’s Labour”

TABLET MAG Corbynism Comes to America by James Kirchik March 13, 2019 …How Labour reached this deplorable condition is one that should seriously concern liberals in the United States, where a similar dynamic is playing out in the Democratic Party. An … Continue reading

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Egypt to Hamas: “Even if the Israelis decide to dismantle your rule in Gaza by assassinating each and every one of you we won’t lift a finger”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) ‘Israel will destroy you and we won’t do a thing to stop it’ by Daniel Siryoti March 17, 2019 Shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday, minutes after sirens blared across central Israel and a … Continue reading

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“The Industry of Lies argues that the global Israel-boycott movement has emboldened a growing disconnect between facts and perceptions”

MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY Ben-Dror Yemini: Industry of Lies, Media, Academia, and the Israeli-Arab Conflict Reviewed by Asaf Romirowsky Spring 2019 Edward Said called Palestinians “the victims of the victims,” and such Holocaust inversion has been baked into the Palestinian story, … Continue reading

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Low-level Gaza member touched rockets, setting them off by mistake, Israeli report says; fire came as Hamas chiefs were meeting with incredulous Egyptian mediators”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Like Monty Python: TV details how Hamas ‘accidentally’ fired rockets at Tel Aviv by Staff March 15, 2019 The two Gaza rockets that almost brought Israel and Hamas to war late Thursday were fired by accident, Israel’s … Continue reading

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“In 2014, Beto O’Rourke was one of eight House members to vote against funding for Iron Dome”

JTA 5 Jewish things to know about Beto O’Rourke by Josefin Dolsten March 14, 2019 In 2014, O’Rourke was one of eight House members to vote against funding for Iron Dome. His vote stood out because he was among a … Continue reading

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BDSFail College president overrides college council as well as Rep Rashida Tlaib efforts to scrub Israel program

JEWISH JOURNAL Pitzer President Vetoes College Council Vote on Israel Program by Aaron Bandler March 14, 2019 Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver announced in a March 14 statement that he is not going to implement the College Council’s recommendation to … Continue reading

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Not Birthright: “Those who go on the J Street tour will probably be a self-selected group who are already radicalized”

JNS Its planned Israel trip explains why J Street is losing the fight with the far-left by Jonathan Tobin March 15, 2019 The announcement from the J Street lobby that it plans to sponsor a free trip this summer for … Continue reading

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“The vast majority of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress support Israel because it is a valuable ally that shares fundamental ideals in a volatile region of the world”

THE HILL The myth of the pro-Israel lobby by former Congressman Steve Israel March 11, 2019 There is something deeply troubling, and even dangerous, about the fevered debate over the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on members … Continue reading

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Berlin Interior Minister: “Freedom of expression is a great good. If, however, the state of Israel and Jews are to be ruthlessly persecuted, the red line has been crossed”

JEWISH PRESS Germany Revokes Visa, Asks Convicted Arab Terrorist Rasmea Odeh to Leave by Hana Levi Julian March 16, 2019 Convicted Arab terrorist Rasmea Yousef Odeh has been stopped from taking the stage in Berlin as an icon of the … Continue reading

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