Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Having ramped up to a 24/7 operation, Israel’s health providers are administering the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a rate of 150,000 people a day – almost 2% of the population.”

THE GUARDIAN How has Israel launched the world’s fastest Covid vaccination drive? by Oliver Holmes December 30, 2020 As the UK approves of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, the latest jab to gain approval, a global effort to vaccinate billions … Continue reading

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“How can Israel maintain the required levels of societal calm, normality and tranquility within which economic activity and innovation can flourish, while at the same time engaging effectively in the long, open-ended struggle against those countries and organizations committed to its destruction?”

NEWSWEEK Understanding Israel’s War in the ‘Grey Zone’ by Jonathan Spyer December 22, 2020 …The purpose of Israel’s current, ongoing military campaign is two-fold. It is intended to disrupt and hinder Iran’s ongoing efforts to develop a nuclear weapons capacity. … Continue reading

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“The presidential adviser/son-in-law was demonized as the Modern Orthodox face of white supremacism and all Trump failures, but his accomplishments should long be remembered”

JNS The most consequential Jew of 2020: Jared Kushner by Jonathan Tobin December 29, 2020 …Yet even if you count yourself among the legion of those who hated Trump, the glib dismissal of Kushner doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Though … Continue reading

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“The poster chosen by Fatah to celebrate the January 1, 1965 anniversary of the first terrorist attack against Israel depicts a map of “Palestine” superimposed over the entire state of Israel”

GATESTONE Palestinians: An International “Peace” Conference to Displace Israel by Bassam Tawil December 29, 2020 The Palestinian ruling Fatah faction has just celebrated the 56th anniversary of the launching of its first terrorist attack on January 1, 1965 by promising, … Continue reading

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“UV-LED bulbs require less than half a minute to destroy more than 99.9% of the coronaviruses”

JERUSALEM POST Tel Aviv research: 99.9% of COVID-19 virus dead in 30 seconds with UV LEDs by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman December 26, 2020 Ultraviolet radiation is a common method of killing bacteria and viruses. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have … Continue reading

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YouTube bans as “hate speech” Bob Dylan song in defense of Israel

TABLET MAG Bob Dylan’s ‘Neighborhood Bully’ Gets Memory-Holed by Jacob Siegel December 22, 2020 …I can assure you that Googling “Neighborhood Bully” was in no way intended by me as a political statement or gesture. “Neighborhood Bully” is assumed to … Continue reading

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“It is easy to comprehend why the Democratic Party would sit by and do nothing as Mubarak attacks Jews and Israel; this type of rhetoric has become all too prevalent within party circles”

MIDDLE EAST FORUM Why Do the Democrats Tolerate a Malign Islamist Party Official? by Joe Kaufman December 23, 2020 U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is known for her intense hatred of Israel. Indeed, she was recently banned from entering the country. So … Continue reading

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“It is unconscionable for Daniel Pearl’s murderers to go free”

ALGEMEINER US Jewish Umbrella Group ‘Disgusted’ by Pakistan Court’s Release of Daniel Pearl’s Killers by Staff December 25, 2020 The main umbrella organization representing US Jewish groups has declared itself “disgusted” with the decision of a court in Pakistan to … Continue reading

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“The left remains the only power that competes with the Likud for power. And if Likud and its coalition partners do not win 61 seats in the upcoming elections, the left will continue to control the national agenda regardless of what the public thinks”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The Israeli Left is Far from Dead by Caroline Glick December 25, 2020 …The left’s post-democratic strategy has two main components. The first is the so-called deep state. The deep state in Israel is … Continue reading

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