Monthly Archives: March 2020

Two from Lipson: “What have these past bureaucratic egregious abuses got to do with CDC, NIH, HHS, and the Wuhan coronavirus? Quite a lot, actually”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS Democracy and Bureaucracy in a Time of Pandemic by Professor Charles Lipson March 19, 2020 As the coronavirus spreads and the Centers for Disease Control work around-the-clock to mitigate the disaster, it’s easy to see why we … Continue reading

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Israeli Superstar Gal Gadot tries to cheer us up but the knives are out: “Nothing like rich famous people singing “imagine no possessions” in their mortgage free homes as the rest of society queue at Lidl for broken biscuits”

DAILY BEAST Celebrities Sing ‘Imagine’ to Console the Little People by Tom Sykes March 19, 2020 If you’re a wise celebrity, now is the time to tuck yourself inside your Hollywood Hills hideaway, lock the gates, and keep your privileged … Continue reading

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“AIPAC vs J Street: Pro-Israel Lobby Loses Ally as Progressives Score Win in Illinois”

JEWISH INSIDER Pro-Israel groups react to Rep. Dan Lipinski’s primary loss in Illinois by Jacob Kornbluh March 18, 2020 Following incumbent moderate Rep. Dan Lipinski’s (D-IL) loss last night to progressive challenger Marie Newman, critics are questioning why pro-Israel groups … Continue reading

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Dan Hotels pitches in: “In addition to the Dan Panorama, the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem will begin accepting coronavirus patients”

ALGEMEINER Luxury Tel Aviv Beachfront Hotel Being Converted Into Coronavirus Clinic by Benjamin Kerstein March 16, 2020 A luxury beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv is being turned into a clinic for coronavirus patients, the Israeli news site N12 reported Monday. Officials … Continue reading

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“It is worth noting that Egypt, which has a shared border with the Gaza Strip, did not send any test kits or disinfectant materials to the Palestinians living there”

GATESTONE Israel Helps Palestinians Prevent Coronavirus; Arabs Betray Them by Khaled Abu Toameh March 16, 2020 While Israel is working overtime with Palestinians to curb and prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Arab states appear to be doing what … Continue reading

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“The unimaginably bizarre situation meant that for years this man lived with the dissonance of being both a Hamas operative and an admirer of Judaism”

JERUSALEM POST The top Shin Bet official who ‘converted’ a Hamas supporter to Judaism by Yonah Jeremy Bob March 14, 2020 Move over, Fauda. One could hardly imagine a more surreal scene. There he was, a top Shin Bet (Israel … Continue reading

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Amid coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft Israel “recruiting software engineers, product managers, and data analysts, among others”

CTECH Mid-Pandemic, Microsoft Israel Wants to Hire 200 New Employees by Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet March 15, 2020 As Israel yet again escalates its coronavirus (Covid-19) fighting measures and employers in various industry sectors prepare for extensive layoffs, Microsoft … Continue reading

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The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland replied, “You are already infected with a virus. It’s called Hatred.”

ALGEMEINER Journalist for Tehran Regime Mouthpiece Mocked for Saying He’d Rather Get Coronavirus Than Use Israeli Vaccine by Staff March 12, 2020 A journalist for the Tehran regime’s official English-language mouthpiece was widely mocked online on Thursday after he said … Continue reading

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1978 Coastal Road Massacre “Official PA daily promoted false information, for example that the Israeli victims were “soldiers” when they were in fact families on vacation with their children”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH Ignoring Corona and Israel health care aid, PA praises murderer of 37 Israelis by Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus March 15, 2020 March 11, 2020, marked the 42nd anniversary of the most lethal terror attack against … Continue reading

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“Israeli Nobel Prize winner Michael Levitt has predicted that no more than ten Israelis will succumb to COVID-19”

JERUSALEM POST Nobel laureate: surprised if Israel has more than five coronavirus deaths by Donna Rachel Edmunds March 18, 2020 No more than 10 people will die in Israel as a result of the novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19, … Continue reading

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