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“The Kingdom’s China-brokered renewal of ties with Iran has strained its relations with Israel and may have weakened Riyadh’s appetite for normalization”

ARAB NEWS High time for a ‘Hajj Express’ for Israeli Muslims Mark Dubowitz and Tzvi Kahn May 24, 2023 With the Hajj being only a month away, Saudi Arabia has a chance to take the high road with Israeli Muslims … Continue reading

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Debates surrounding the pandemic continue to rely on false narratives about Haredim

TABLET MAG How Religious Jews Became Official Scapegoats of COVID Policy Moshe Krakowski May 29, 2023 Dr. Anthony Fauci became famous early on in the pandemic for his dedication to lockdowns and masking. For many, this made him a hero—and … Continue reading

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Tower of David in Jerusalem is also an ancient fortress, telling stories of the Hasmonean Kingdom, Byzantine period, and early Islamic period of the Middle Ages

I24NEWS Tower of David Museum to reopen as Jerusalem’s official museum Erica Jackson May 29, 2023 After over ten years of planning and three years of construction, the famous Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem is reopening to the public … Continue reading

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Celebrity Highland Parker rips into Chicago as they increasingly ignore criminals

DAILY CALLER ‘Cops Have To Be Able To Chase’: Maher, Famous Rocker Rip Into Chicago Over Restrictions On Police Brianna Lyman May 26, 2023 Comedian and podcast host Bill Maher and The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan tore into Chicago over … Continue reading

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Military court in Gaza sentences four who were convicted of providing information to Israel to be executed by hanging and by firing squad

ARUTZ SHEVA Gaza: Four sentenced to death over providing information to Israel Dalit Halevi May 25, 2023 A military court in the Gaza Strip has sentenced several Palestinian Arabs who were convicted of providing information to Israel to be executed … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin and Elizabeth Warren among Democrat Senators opposing Israel’s entry into Visa Waiver Program

JEWISH INSIDER 16 Senate Democrats say Israel still falls short of Visa Waiver Program requirements Marc Rod May 25, 2023 As Israel moves toward expected admission into the Visa Waiver Program later this year, a group of 16 Democratic senators … Continue reading

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It is disturbing that the four professors who wrote this defamatory rant against Israel are indoctrinating a generation of students

JNS A ‘Foreign Affairs’ article wants to destroy Israel Morton A. Klein May 24, 2023 This month’s issue of Foreign Affairs included a disgraceful, antisemitic, Israelophobic article entitled “Israel’s One-State Reality.” It calls Israel libelous names without a shred of … Continue reading

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As Jews in Israel and around the world read the Book of Ruth during the holiday of Shavuot, which starts Thursday evening, it is worth asking how beloved – and welcome – converts truly are today

JERUSALEM POST Love the convert Avi Mayer May 24, 2023 …It is perhaps the most moving verse in the Book of Ruth, and one of the most moving in the Bible, capturing the moment Ruth – a young Moabite woman … Continue reading

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Mark Twain affirmed the unbreakable Jewish connection to the Land, and that it was desolate under then Ottoman control

TOWN HALL Mahmoud Abbas’ Foolishness on Center Stage at the UN Jonathan Feldstein May 18, 2023 …As much as these are historic facts that the world has overlooked in a knee-jerk response for supporting the Palestinian Arabs’ narrative, Abbas repeated … Continue reading

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Last month, during the final days of Ramadan, Israel had to contend with near-simultaneous attacks from Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. The scale of the attacks was limited, but they underscored that Iran and its proxies can press Israel on four different fronts at once

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Gaza Rockets Pierce White House Optimism on Middle East David Adesnik May 18, 2023 …Israel’s adversary in the latest round of fighting was not Hamas, but the lesser-known and smaller Islamic Jihad. The latter is also a … Continue reading

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