Most Clicked This Week
- 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: December 2020
John Daly: The amazing story of a Jewish ex-Naxi
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Clarion Project, John Daly, Ryan Mauro
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“The Democratic elites have learned nothing and forgotten everything”
THE SPECTATOR Will Biden build on Trump’s foreign policy achievements — or destroy them? by Domenic Green December 9, 2020 Joe Biden talks a lot about restoring America’s standing in the world. But the truth is that if he now … Continue reading
“Hanukkah is a thoroughly Zionistic holiday. Not exactly a popular ideology in certain quarters these days”
NATIONAL REVIEW The True Meaning of Hanukkah by David Harsanyi December 9, 2020 In a recent Parents magazine piece headlined, “How to Explain the Hanukkah Story to Kids,” we are informed that, “this year more than any other is a … Continue reading
“The resulting ties appear to present the incoming U.S. administration with a robust new hub in the Middle East that links Israel, the UAE and Bahrain”
MIDDLE EAST FORUM Israel and the Arab Gulf States, a New Strategic Corridor of Power by Seth Frantzman December 4, 2020 November became a turning point for Israel’s new ties with Gulf states…It’s difficult to keep track of all the … Continue reading
“If victory in the Six-Day War was a mixed blessing, the Russian aliyah was just a blessing”
MOSAIC What Israel Gained from Its Russian Citizens by Matti Friedman November 30, 2020 It seems to me that the single event that brought the most good to Israel since its founding was the Russian wave of the 1990s. There … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged FSU, Gil Troy, Matti Friedman, Natan Sharansky, Russia
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Memo to #TimeMagazine: “BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti has repeatedly stated that BDS’s goal is to eliminate Israel”
JEWISH JOURNAL Time Magazine Tries to BS Americans About BDS by Micha Danzig December 9, 2020 On December 4, 2020, Time Magazine published an article titled “Here’s What You Need to Know About BDS” (the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions
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“The NY Court’s opinion acknowledged that New York’s order indeed treated houses of worship more harshly than “essential” businesses, a category that includes liquor stores, bike shops and acupuncturists”
HAARETZ Why Are Jews Flinging anti-Semitic Libels at Jews Who Simply Want to Pray in Synagogue? by Rabbi Avi Shafran December 3, 2020 Orthodox Jews helped win a Supreme Court victory for religious freedom in America. The response? Rank bigotry, … Continue reading
Estate of celebrated writer Roald Dalhl issues statement of regret for ‘lasting and understandable hurt’ caused by ‘incomprehensible’ comments he made throughout his life
TIMES OF ISRAEL Roald Dahl’s family quietly apologizes for hurt caused by author’s anti-Semitism by Staff December 6, 2020 Over 30 years after his death, the estate of Roald Dahl issued a quiet apology Saturday for the “prejudiced” anti-Semitic positions … Continue reading
Calling people who want to reopen schools racist and sexist is a terrible way to debate important policy questions
DISCOURSE MAGAZINE A Teachers Union Needs a New Lesson Plan by Professor Charles Lipson December 8, 2020 …The teachers union doesn’t just say the other side is wrong; they say the other side is evil, driven by evil motives. Mind … Continue reading
ArchitectGuy on Israel 