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Greetings from Jerusalem

I returned to Israel this week for my fifteenth trip to this country since 1971. I’ve been here since Saturday with CAMERA leadership for briefings with a range of fascinating people including MK’s, Knesset ministers, policy experts, attorneys, journalists, authors … Continue reading

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Israel’s Foreign minister pledges air defense warning system for Ukraine within months, looks to increase cooperation against Tehran in international bodies

TIMES OF ISRAEL Hosting FM Cohen in Kyiv, Zelensky says Iran is ‘common enemy’ Lazar Berman February 16, 2023 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told Foreign Minister Eli Cohen that Iran is a “common enemy” during their meeting in Kyiv on … Continue reading

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Glick: The left isn’t worried about democracy. It doesn’t like democracy. It likes its oligarchy.

JNS It’s not about democracy Caroline Glick February 10, 2023 What’s happening in Israel is not what it seems. The left, in all its component parts, is not fighting against an effort by the government and the Knesset to destroy … Continue reading

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The Nakba story, “perhaps the most persistent big lie of the past 75 years”

COMMENTARY The Truth Behind the Palestinian ‘Catastrophe’ Sol Stern March 2023 Israel will soon celebrate the 75th anniversary of its independence. Around the same time, Palestinians will stage their annual Nakba Day, the official commemoration held every year on May … Continue reading

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Foreign Ministry denies report that United Hatzalah team sent to provide disaster relief to Turkey left early following a verified security threat

JERUSALEM POST IDF to conclude Operation Olive Branch after saving 19 lives in Turkey Staff February 12, 2023 Israel’s Operation Olive Branch delegation will conclude its rescue operations in Turkey and return to Israel in the coming days, according to a … Continue reading

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Biden nominee “questioned labeling of Hamas as a terrorist organization”

ALGEMEINER US Withdraws Nomination of Activist Who Accused Politician of Being ‘Purchased’ by Pro-Israel Groups Andrew Bernard February 14, 2023 The United States has withdrawn its support for a human rights activist who accused US House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries … Continue reading

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Mazzig: “There is nothing more inconvenient to the political mobilization against Israel than the discovery that the Jewish state actually is made up of a majority of Jews of color who were refugees from murderous Arab regimes”

JEWISH CHICAGO ‘Wrong Kind of Jew,’ right kind of book Aaron B. Cohen January/February 2023 Many who oppose Jewish self-determination distort and seek to delegitimize Jewish memory, history, and identity by calling Israel a white, European, colonial, settler state. The … Continue reading

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If a Chinese spy balloon flew over Israel

CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY If a Chinese spy balloon flew over Israel Stephen Bryen February 6, 2023 Consider this: if China sent one of its high-tech surveillance balloons over Israel, what would happen? The answer: Israel would have sounded air … Continue reading

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“These materials reflect BLM’s long affiliation with the anti-Zionist and antisemitic BDS movement”

NEW YORK POST How Black Lives Matter is indoctrinating your kids — and what you can do about it Ricki Hollander February 7, 2023 …But though the coalition says its goal is to transform US classrooms into “incubators for inclusivity, equity, … Continue reading

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Saudi news site quotes unnamed Israeli military official saying any move by Tehran to ‘take advantage of tragic situation’ will be met with military response ‘without hesitation’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel warns Iran against sending arms to Syria under guise of quake aid Emanuel Fabian February 9, 2023 The Saudi-owned Elaph news site on Thursday cited an Israeli military official as saying if Iran ships weapons to … Continue reading

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