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: March 2023
NSC spokesman John Kirby tries to play down the tension between US and Israel; “President Biden said he will not invite PM Netanyahu to Washington soon”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) US dismisses notion of crisis with Israel, says in ‘deep friendship you can be candid’ AP and ILH staff March 29, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday brushed aside criticism of his judicial … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, John Kirby
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#StandUpToJewishHate campaign designed to raise awareness for the fight against antisemitism, specifically among non-Jewish audiences
ALGEMEINER Billionaire Robert Kraft Launches Antisemitism Awareness Campaign Dion J. Pierre March 28, 2023 The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS), founded by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, has launched a $25 million multimedia campaign to raise awareness of rising … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Robert Kraft
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Azerbaijan, which borders both Russia and Iran, chooses to increase its public alliance with Israel as Moscow and Tehran are strengthening ties
JPOST Azerbaijan opens Tel Aviv embassy, Israel seeks tighter anti-Iran ties Tovah Lazaroff March 29, 2023 Azerbaijan became the first Shia Muslim country to open an embassy in Israel on Wednesday, as the Jewish state looks to tighten military ties … Continue reading
Set to premiere May 8, dating series featuring Israel-based ‘shadchan’ sees singles of varying religious backgrounds looking for love across continents
TIMES OF ISRAEL Netflix unveils first peek at upcoming ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ show Amy Spiro March 30, 2023 Netflix on Thursday unveiled a first look at its upcoming new reality series, “Jewish Matchmaking,” which is slated to premiere on May 3. … Continue reading
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“Not only do Israel’s courts remain unfettered by any written constitution when evaluating a law — it is guided by such nebulous principles as “human dignity” and “liberty” — it’s also seized the ability to block any government act it deems “unreasonable”
NEW YORK POST Israel’s protesters are enemies, not heroes, of democracy Erielle Davidson and Eugene Kontorovich March 28, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu announced Monday night he was temporarily pausing his government’s judicial-reform efforts in the face of … Continue reading
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“Ignore Washington’s hypocritical talk about protecting democracy. They want a weak government that won’t make trouble when it comes to Iran, and they won’t stop until they get one”
GATESTONE Why did the Biden administration oppose Israeli judicial reform? Jonathan Tobin March 29, 2023 …Washington is as determined as the anti-Bibi resistance not just to stop judicial reform but to oust a democratically elected government by any means possible. … Continue reading
What happened this week in Israel is best understood as a partial military coup, backed by the U.S. government
BREITBART The Military Intervenes in Israel — and the USA Joel B Pollak March 30, 2023 The Israeli opposition used protests to shut down the country — and used mass military desertion to force the democratically-elected government to suspend judicial … Continue reading
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Likud MK Yuli Edelstein: “The State of Israel tonight began the recovery process from the deportation disaster” in reference to the 2005 expulsion of 8,000 Jews from their homes in Gaza and Samaria
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Knesset repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout JNS/ILH staff March 21, 2023 The Knesset on Tuesday voted 31-18 to repeal articles of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement Law banning Israelis from entering and … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Disengagement, Gaza, Knesset, Samaria, Yuli Edelstein
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A former member of the United States Marines was shot in a Palestinian terror attack on March 19.
JEWISH JOURNAL Former U.S. Marine Shot in Palestinian Terror Attack Aaron Bandler March 22, 2023 A former member of the United States Marines was shot in a Palestinian terror attack on March 19. The victim, American-Israeli weapons instructor David Stern, … Continue reading
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Tagged David Stern, Huwara, Palestinians
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Proposed Knesset bill could spark “serious clash with Evangelical Christians in the US and around the world who are among the biggest supporters of the State of Israel”
CBN NEWS Netanyahu: ‘No Law’ Will Pass in Knesset That ‘Harms Christianity’ Chris Mitchell March 22, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Wednesday to a chorus of concern from evangelical Christians in the U.S. and from believers in Israel … Continue reading
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