Monthly Archives: May 2019

Due to Iran sanctions imposed by Trump “Hezbollah, the best funded and most senior of Tehran’s proxies, has seen a sharp fall in its revenue and is being forced to make draconian cuts to its spending”

WASHINGTON POST Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah, and it hurts by Suzan Haidamous May 18, 2019 The powerful Lebanese Hezbollah militia has thrived for decades on generous cash handouts from Iran, spending lavishly on benefits for its fighters, … Continue reading

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“The Israeli left asked the country to trust in the willingness and ability of the Palestinian leadership to negotiate a settlement to the conflict”

THE HILL The death of Israel’s left by Mark Mellman May 14, 2019 …Right or wrong, fair of unfair, the terrorist response to the Clinton parameters and missile attacks from Gaza after ending the occupation there taught Israelis that the … Continue reading

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#Hamas ‘salutes’ Labour leader #Corbyn online after he sent message to anti-Israel rally last weekend

DAILY MAIL Palestinian terror group Hamas THANKS Jeremy Corbyn for his support by Jake Wallis Simons May 16, 2019 The Palestinian terror group Hamas has officially thanked Jeremy Corbyn for his support, MailOnline can reveal. In a carefully worded statement … Continue reading

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“Even more unusual for a writer of Wouk’s celebrity was his Orthodox observance and treatment of Jewish religious practice in his writing”

JTA Herman Wouk, legendary author who brought Judaism into the mainstream, dies at 103 by Rachel Gordan May 17, 2019 Herman Wouk, the bestselling Orthodox Jewish author whose literary career spanned nearly seven decades and who helped usher Judaism into … Continue reading

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Stephen Harper for Prager: Why Don’t You Support Israel?

Israel is one of the most free and most prosperous countries in the world. Not only is Israel a booming economy and a wellspring of innovation, it is the only democracy in the Middle East. So why is it so … Continue reading

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“Americans advised to be alert, avoid demonstrations and follow Israeli authorities’ instructions ahead of Nakba Day protests, Eurovision”

TIMES OF ISRAEL US warns of Palestinian attacks on anniversary of Jerusalem embassy move by Michael Bachner May 14, 2019 The US embassy in Israel issued a security alert to American citizens, warning that Palestinian terrorists could choose to carry … Continue reading

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“Obama’s attempt to make Tehran an ally against ISIS has backfired. Trump needs to ditch that approach to keep Iran in check and prevent an ISIS resurgence”

TABLET MAG A New Strategy to Counter Iran’s Growing Power by Omar Hossino May 15, 2019 …While ISIS has been defeated, Iran has filled the vacuum and now holds sway over vast stretches of the northern Middle East. As ISIS’s … Continue reading

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“Tlaib’s behavior is not unique. Her fake, anti-Jewish history of the Holocaust is of a piece with the long history of anti-Jewish behavior”

BREITBART Why Democrats Keep Defending, and Promoting, Rashida Tlaib by Caroline Glick May 15, 2019 …Tlaib’s third lie, that in establishing Israel, the Jews caused great suffering among the Palestinian Arabs (“My ancestors, Palestinians…lost their land and some lost their … Continue reading

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“Poland has to recognize its past and stop running away from it”

JERUSALEM POST Shameful Rewrite Editorial May 16, 2019 Poland has to recognize its past and stop running away from it. That is once again the lesson from what happened earlier this week when a delegation of Israeli government officials landed … Continue reading

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Madonna on her way to TelAviv (not Jerusalem) for Eurovision

REUTERS Madonna, on Eurovision, says she won’t bow ‘to suit someone’s political agenda by Jill Serjeant May 14, 2019 Pop superstar Madonna on Tuesday explained her decision to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel this week, saying that … Continue reading

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