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Orthodox Union: “Members of our community require accommodations for Sabbath and holiday observance, times to pray, the ability to keep kosher, and the like”

JTA Supreme Court ruling in Sabbath accommodation case has far-reaching consequences for observant Jews Ron Kampeas June 29, 2023 In a case that drew support from a broad array of Jewish groups, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that employers had … Continue reading

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Those who accuse Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ should look elsewhere in the region – especially Lebanon

TIMES OF ISRAEL The one place in the Middle East where minorities are thriving Hussain Abdul-Hussain June 18, 2023 Palestinian propagandists want you to believe that Israel is engaged in the “ethnic cleansing” of non-Jews. A closer look at demographics, however, … Continue reading

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“Sometimes it also takes a while for the high court to coalesce around a position that long ago became startlingly obvious to anyone not steeped in judicial artifice or postmodern identity politics—which includes a majority of every American demographic group”

FAIR SUBSTACK SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action, Sort of Ilya Shapiro June 29, 2023 Forty-five years and a day after one Supreme Court justice opened the door to race-based college admissions (the 1978 Bakke case), six justices closed it. The Court has finally recognized … Continue reading

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Caroline Glick: Biden’s State Department goes BDS

JEWISH JOURNAL Biden Admin Reinstates Ban of Taxpayer Research Funding to Israeli Settlements Aaron Bandler June 28, 2023 The Biden administration has reinstated a ban from the Obama administration barring taxpayer funding toward research and development and scientific cooperation projects … Continue reading

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Bibi: There will be no ‘override clause’ with simple majority, nor super-majority

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu to US media: Judicial overhaul is moving ahead without ‘override clause’ June 29, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that the so-called “override clause” — one of … Continue reading

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A de facto two-state solution for Palestine was carried out in 1921, with the more populous Arabs of Palestine receiving nearly 80 percent of the land in what became Jordan, and the Jews of Palestine receiving the diminutive 20 percent remainder between “the river and the sea.”

DOC EMET PRODUCTIONS Palestinian annihilationist ideology is the true obstacle to peace Henry Kopel June 29, 2023 In the “Hope springs eternal” department, few topics of public discourse display a wider chasm between hopes and reality than the so-called Israel-Palestinian … Continue reading

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Hen Mazzig: “The peril lies in the White House’s choice to enlist an individual who has espoused profoundly offensive and injurious rhetoric concerning Israel and Jews”

FREE BEACON White House Hires Anti-Israel Professor From University Engulfed in Anti-Semitism Controversy Adam Kredo June 27, 2023 The White House’s newest hire is a City University of New York (CUNY) professor who has accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and … Continue reading

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A roundtable discussion with Israeli expats living in the U.S. about why they came to America, how they feel about leaving Israel, the differences in Jewish life between the two countries, and what Americans get wrong about Israelis

TABLET MAG ‘I Speak English, but I Don’t Speak American’ Abigail Pogrebin June 28, 2023 What is it like to be an Israeli living in America? Over 500,000 Israeli expats live in the U.S., with the largest enclaves in New … Continue reading

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In rare joint statement, top officials say vigilante attacks targeting Palestinian civilians ‘contradict Jewish values,’ divert forces from fighting Palestinian terror

TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF, Shin Bet, police chiefs denounce settler attacks as ‘terror,’ vow to fight them Emanuel Fabian June 24, 2023 Israel Defense Forces chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s shooting, which killed four Israelis and wounded four others, took place at a restaurant and gas station located on the highway overlooked by Eli

JEWISH PRESS Israel Mulls Military Operation as Judea and Samaria Security Crumbles Yaakov Lappin June 22, 2023 The murderous terror attack at a gas station near Eli in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday marked another stage in the ongoing deterioration … Continue reading

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