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Legal expert Professor Eugene Kontorovich: “It’s time to reverse the power grab through which judges seized sweeping authority in the 1990’s”

BREITBART Kontorovich: Time to Reverse ‘Power Grab’ by Israeli Judiciary Deborah Brand January 16, 2023 Kontorovich, who is director of International Law at the Jerusalem-based Kohelet Policy Forum, which has advocated judicial reform in Israel for a decade, pointed to … Continue reading

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“The stockpile of weapons is held in Israel for US use across the Middle East, and Israel itself has withdrawn ammunition from it in the past”

JERUSALEM POST US will reimburse Israel for weapons transferred to Ukraine Yonah Jeremy Rob, Tovah Lazaroff January 18, 2023 The Biden administration will replenish any US weapons it recently transferred to Ukraine from an American stockpile long located in Israel, … Continue reading

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One side of the 133 AD coin includes a depiction of a date palm with the name “Shimon” in ancient Hebrew, an apparent reference to Shimon Bar Kokhba, the leader of the eponymous revolt

ALGEMEINER Archeologists Find Ancient Hebrew Coin Dated to Jewish Rebellion Against Rome: ‘Year Two of the Freedom of Israel’ January 18, 2023 An ancient Hebrew coin minted during a Jewish rebellion against Roman rule in Judea has been found during … Continue reading

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The video also was meant to tell Israel’s new military chief to make the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza a top priority and to highlight racial discrimination in Israel

MEDIA LINE Hamas Video of Israeli Captive Is Attempt To Pressure Israel Toward Swap Deal Sanaa Alswerky January 18, 2023 A video released by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claiming to show Avera Mengistu, an … Continue reading

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#WhisperedInGaza In an unprecedented series of animated videos, drawn from interviews carried out by the NY-based Center for Peace Communications, ordinary Gazans tell heartwrenching stories

TIMES OF ISRAEL What’s life like under Hamas? ‘Whispered in Gaza’ offers unique, courageous testimony Center for Peace and Communications January 16, 2023 This article, the first in a series of three, presents eight short, animated interviews with residents of … Continue reading

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ADL poll: 18% of Americans are ‘uncomfortable spending time with a pro-Israel person’

ARUTZ SHEVA US Anti-Semitism: Numbers expressing prejudice doubled since 2019 January 12, 2023 A new survey released on Thursday by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found widespread belief in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and tropes, with twenty percent of respondents admitting to … Continue reading

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Phillips: Classical liberalism – the basis of Western modernity – holds that all citizens must adhere to the overarching core of the culture, such as democracy, sexual equality and one law for all

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The religious culture war comes to Israel Melanie Phillips January 1, 2023 At the root of the convulsions over Israel’s new government lies the secular world’s hatred and terror of religion. Put to one … Continue reading

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“Like Reagan Democrats once upon a time, these voters have already reshaped the political landscape in Florida. Can they do the same nationally in 2024?”

FREE PRESS The Rise of the DeSantis Democrats Olivia Reingold December 19, 2022 …Williams is one of the DeSantis Democrats: Florida voters who, until recently, identified as Democrats but in November opted to reelect Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis—he who resisted … Continue reading

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“The future of the global climate will be decided in Asia and Latin America, by poor people who couldn’t give a s–t about saving the planet”

NEW YORK POST Comedian Konstantin Kisin blasts woke ‘brainwashing’ of young minds Isabel Keane January 19, 2023 A comedian’s searing take on how “woke culture” and climate activism has “gone too far” and “brainwashed” young minds has gone viral. “I’m … Continue reading

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“One can’t predict if or when Israel will feel compelled to conduct a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities but — barring the Tehran regime’s collapse — its new government seems most uniquely geared to execute it”

NEW YORK POST Israel is ready to strike Iran’s nuclear program if necessary — America must prepare to work with it Michael Makovsky January 11, 2023 Perhaps for the first time, an Israeli government is unified in its determination to … Continue reading

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