Monthly Archives: November 2020

“Israeli media didn’t disclose what was discussed at reported Israel-Saudi Arabia meeting, but cross-currents involving Iran and the transition from a Trump administration to a Biden White House could be at play”

JERUSALEM POST PA: We hope Saudi Arabia won’t join normalization with Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh November 23, 2020 Palestinian officials in Ramallah said on Monday they were not surprised to hear of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret visit to … Continue reading

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“The Zionist enemy launched an air raid from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights towards southern Damascus”

AL JAZEERA Syrian media: Israel attacks southern Damascus November 25, 2020 Syria’s military says Israeli warplanes have bombed locations south of the capital Damascus in the second such attack in a week. A Syrian state media report, quoting an unnamed … Continue reading

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#JewishVoiceForPeace panel “an attempt to redefine antisemitism so as to exonerate antisemites in the progressive movement”

ALGEMEINER Outrage Erupts at Antisemitism Panel Featuring Noted Antisemites by Staff November 22, 2020 Outrage erupted on Twitter over the weekend after the far-left anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace announced it will be co-sponsoring a panel on antisemitism featuring … Continue reading

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Former PM Olmert warns welcoming spy will anger Biden

JERUSALEM POST Olmert: Don’t let Pollard make aliyah by Gil Hoffman November 22, 2020 Former prime minister Ehud Olmert criticized former agent Jonathan Pollard on Sunday, saying he should not be welcomed in Israel. Interviewed by Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov … Continue reading

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Netanyahu hails UAE visa exemption agreement as boost for reciprocal tourism

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel ratifies visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with Arab state by Raphael Ahren November 22, 2020 Israel’s cabinet ratified a mutual visa exemption agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday — the Jewish state’s … Continue reading

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“On how Princeton’s crusade against systemic racism has backfired”

NEW CRITERION Keywords: hoist, petard by Roger Kimball November 2020 Perhaps we ought to have included “chickens” and “roost” among the keywords as well. For many years now, woke administrators, professors, and other activists at all the toniest colleges have … Continue reading

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“On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Pollard had completed his parole and was free to go”

NEW YORK POST Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard is free after completing parole by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon November 20, 2020 Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst who sold government secrets to Israel, has completed parole and is now … Continue reading

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“The PA’s sudden willingness to renew security coordination and accept money from Israel is clearly intended as a gesture of goodwill towards presumptive president-elect Joe Biden and his team”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) At a Diplomatic Crossroad, it is Time for Israel to Act by Caroline Glick November 20, 2020 …Now back in business, [Martin] Indyk published an article last week on NBC‘s website setting out how … Continue reading

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“The Paraguay connection is interesting because it was believed that the 1994 Buenos Aires attack on the Jewish community may also have been linked to perpetrators who crossed over from Paraguay”.

JERUSALEM POST Is Hezbollah’s ammonium nitrate linked to plot against Jews in Argentina? by Seth J. Frantzman November 16, 2020 Argentina said over the weekend that it had increased security on its border with Paraguay due to an “anonymous tip” … Continue reading

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“Goods in areas of the West Bank where the Palestinian Authority maintains relevant authorities shall be marked as products of  “West Bank” and goods produced in Gaza will be marked as products of “Gaza””

THE HILL US to label goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank as ‘Made in Israel’ by Laura Kelly November 19, 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday issued new guidelines to label Israeli goods made in settlements in … Continue reading

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