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“Contrary to U.S. media reports, we seek to bring the Jewish state closer to the American model”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Israel’s New Government Isn’t What You’ve Heard Bezalel Smotrich December 27, 2022 …Is­rael is a Jew­ish and de­mo­c­ra­tic state and will re­main so. Af­ter five elec­tions in less than five years and suf­fer­ing the rule of a … Continue reading

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While the left-wing opposition laments what it falsely calls “the end of democracy,” the overwhelming majority of Israelis disagree. The incoming government is not anti- democratic, it is anti-progressive.

JNS Israel’s historic right-wing government is the democratic will of the voters Alex Traiman December 29, 2022 Israel inducted a historic right-wing government Thursday, led by three-time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s return to power and the formation of a … Continue reading

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Netflix has produced “an antisemitic movie. When I heard about it, I was appalled”

YNET NEWS War of Independence veterans protest ‘defamatory’ Netflix movie Korin Elbaz Alush December 27, 2022 Veterans of the War of Independence, who are currently in the tenth decade of their lives, have joined the furor surrounding the Jordanian film … Continue reading

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Bibi: “The Abraham Accords put paid to the idea that peace with the Palestinians must come first before a wider regional peace with Arab states would be possible”

JNS Netanyahu offers to suspend annexation plans in exchange for peace with Riyadh December 25, 2022 Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu would suspend plans to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank in exchange for the … Continue reading

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“Palti says Israel has the military capabilities to attack Iran’s nuclear plants: “I am not implying that Israel is capable, I am saying it is”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Former Mossad intel chief says Israel must prepare for an imminent attack on Iran Tal Schneider December 25, 2022 Zohar Palti, the former head of the Defense Ministry’s political-military bureau and former intelligence director in the Mossad, … Continue reading

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Why #Jordan has not joined the #AbrahamAccords

WASHINGTON TIMES Abdullah in the middle Clifford May December 21, 2022 Some years ago, a colleague and I were in Israel, in the home of a former member of the intelligence community who maintained his international connections. Before going into … Continue reading

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“The ADL is not a Jewish organization anymore. It’s a lucrative leftist group which provides bias insurance to schools”

ARUTZ SHEVA Why the ADL Abandoned Antisemitism and Went Woke Daniel Greenfield December 20, 2022 In 2018, the ADL announced that it was no longer in the ‘kindness’ business. “Forget Kindness. Schools Need to Foster Social Justice,” Jinnie Spiegler, the … Continue reading

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The attacks on Musk for exposing the connections tell us just how much those on the left side of the political spectrum hate open discourse and transparency when it includes views they dislike.

REAL CLEAR POLITICS The FBI Has No Business Trying to Suppress Free Speech Professor Charles Lipson December 27, 2022 We are beginning to find out just how bad it was. The FBI and other government agencies worked hand in glove … Continue reading

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“Although a date for the swearing-in is not immediately announced, Netanyahu is expected to return to power – as head of the most right-wing Israeli government ever to hold office – as early as next week”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu announces formation of new government Amir Ettinger, Yehuda Shlezinger and AP December 22, 2022 Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully formed a new coalition, setting the stage for … Continue reading

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Dershowitz: “The Israeli Supreme Court may be the single best Supreme Court in the world”

JNS DEBATE: Does the Supreme Court have too much power? Caroline Glick December 20, 2022 The incoming Netanyahu government’s intention to enact reforms of the legal systems to limit the powers of the Supreme Court has stirred up a lot of controversies. … Continue reading

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