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- Pensacola Saudi gunman's Twitter account "condemned US support for Israel and included a quote from Al-Qaeda’s deceased leader, the Saudi Osama bin Laden"
- Israel to no longer bar travelers from US and UK
- CBS, NBC Bash Netanyahu on Election Night; ‘Could Destroy’ Chances for Peace with Obama, Palestinians
- An otherwise positive story from #NYT about Israel's battle against coronavirus "marred by its opening" which has now been changed online
- 49 US Republican senators say they will not back new #Iran nuclear deal. This Isn’t #Obama’s Iran Deal. It’s Much, Much Worse.
- Harold Rhode: Critical thinking on Islamic Law was shut down by Sunni leaders 1000 years ago. This meant the end of progress, situation continues to this day
- “Most radical leftists believe this noxious legacy foretells our future and will continue unabated unless American politics is fundamentally overturned”
- As small but growing numbers of Haredi men enlist in the Israeli military, attitudes in their strictly observant communities start to shift
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Erdogan’s “sudden change of heart” regarding American hostages
FDD POLICY BRIEF Erdogan Releases Another U.S. Hostage Ahead of Trump Meeting by Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu May 31, 2019 Turkey on Wednesday night released Serkan Golge, a Turkish-American dual citizen imprisoned on dubious terrorism charges, hours after a … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Donald Trump, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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Ahead of CA party convention, progressives put forth draft resolutions condemning Jerusalem for stoking anti-Semitism and calling for rollback of Trump Israel policies
TIMES OF ISRAEL Far-left California Democrats want to link Israeli gov’t to Pittsburgh massacre by JTA May 31, 2019 Far-left Democrats in California have put forth draft resolutions fiercely critical of Israel ahead of this weekend’s state party convention, including … Continue reading
“Even before his trip to Israel, in the weeks after DeSantis was elected governor last year, he immediately took action on behalf of the Jewish state”
JERUSALEM POST Thank You, Gov. DeSantis Editorial May 31, 2019 …Florida’s cabinet recognized Jerusalem as “Israel’s eternal capital,” invested $10 million in Israel Bonds and blacklisted Airbnb because of its plan to boycott listings in West Bank settlements, which the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Florida, Ron DeSantis
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Chinese investment across the Holy Land threatens the U.S.-Israel relationship
WALL STREET JOURNAL What’s Beijing Doing in Haifa? by William A. Galston May 28, 2019 Below the radar screens of all but a few experts, a dispute is brewing with the potential to disrupt defense cooperation between the U.S. and … Continue reading
Iran will keep violating nuclear accord until banking, oil rights restored
FREE BEACON Iran Will Restart Contested Nuclear Work Unless Cash ‘Demands Are Met’ by Adam Kredo May 29, 2019 Top Iranian leaders issued a series of warnings on Tuesday, telling world leaders it is on the brink of restarting a … Continue reading
Illinois School District 219 had planned to use tax dollars to promote Palestine and indoctrinate students against Israel
JTA Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine after pro-Israel backlash by Ben Sales May 31, 2019 A high school district with a large Jewish population has withdrawn its recommendation of an optional training opportunity for teachers … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Illinois, Palestine, StandWithUs
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“Amid heightened tensions on college campuses, well-established scientific ideas are suddenly meeting with stiff political resistance”
THE ATLANTIC Self-censorship on Campus Is Bad for Science by Luana Maroja May 28, 2019 I have taught evolution and genetics at Williams College for about a decade. For most of that time, the only complaints I got from students … Continue reading
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“In a shocking turn of events, Netanyahu unable to secure a majority coalition in parliament; Likud-drafted motion to dissolve Knesset passes 74-45 in late-night vote”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Knesset votes for new elections on September 17 after PM fails to form coalition by Tamar Pileggi and Raoul Wootliff May 30, 2019 Israel’s parliament on Wednesday voted to dissolve a mere month after it was sworn … Continue reading
“But some of the most strident anti-Zionists are Jews, such as Norman Finkelstein and even Israelis such as Gilad Atzmon. Surely they can’t be anti-Semites?”
GATESTONE It is Not Surprising to See an Increase in Jew-hatred in Western Europe by Alan M. Dershowitz May 28, 2019 …”Oh no,” we hear from European apologists. “This is different. We don’t hate the Jews. We only hate their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Alan Dershowitz, antisemitism, Europe, Pierre Rehov
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Nearly 3,000 Jews, Israeli Arabs, Palestinians and international guests break the fast together in a show of coexistence at Negev-based SodaStream
ISRAEL 21C Israelis, Palestinians share Ramadan meal at SodaStream by Naama Barak May 29, 2019 Jews, Israeli Arabs and Palestinians walk into a carbonation-machine factory in the desert. This is not the beginning of a joke, but the daily reality … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Daniel Birnbaum, SodaStream
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