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Hitler intermediary with Pope Pius XII convinced him to not protest the rounding up and mass genocide of Italy’s Jews

NEW YORK TIMES Deep in Vatican Archives, Scholar Discovers ‘Flabbergasting’ Secrets Jason Horowitz May 27, 2022 …Over the last few decades, Mr. Kertzer has turned the inquisitive tables on the church. Using the Vatican’s own archives, the soft-spoken Brown University … Continue reading

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A new book chronicles a mostly forgotten episode in Leonard Cohen’s long career

CITY JOURNAL The Dark Night of Leonard Cohen Katya Sedgwick June 2, 2022 …In Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai, journalist Matti Friedman zeroes in on a mostly forgotten chapter of Cohen’s career: his performances for Israeli Defense … Continue reading

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“A senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was killed in his car by two alleged Israeli assassins on a motorcycle”

JERUSALEM POST Assassination of IRGC official shows Israel has shifted gears Anna Ahronheim May 23, 2022 A senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Hassan Sayad Khodayari was killed in his car by five bullets fired by two … Continue reading

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“Congressman Levin only turned down PAC money after ‘his hypocrisy was exposed,’ Stevens alleged”

JEWISH INSIDER Stevens and Levin trade barbs over AIPAC, PAC funding Marc Rod May 25, 2022 Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Andy Levin (D-MI) exchanged attacks over campaign funding and support from AIPAC and corporate PAC groups in their second primary … Continue reading

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“During monthlong ‘Chariots of Fire’ exercise, air force will conduct maneuvers simulating attack on Iranian nuclear facilities; military ramps up list of wartime targets using AI”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli military to hold large-scale drill simulating widescale strike on Iran Emanuel Fabian May 17, 2022 For the first time, the Israeli Air Force will practice for a widescale strike in Iran later this month, during the … Continue reading

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“In keeping with the language and themes that feature in the UN’s ritual denunciations of Israel, the resolution portrays the Jewish state as an incorrigible colonizer”

ALGEMEINER ‘Ideology of Rage’ Comes to Congress Ben Cohen May 22, 2022 It is the sort of resolution one would expect to be tabled before the UN General Assembly or even Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, but not the US Congress. … Continue reading

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Muslim pushes 90 year-old Jew from his 17th floor apartment but police say not antisemitism. Nothing to see here.

ARUTZ SHEVA France: 90-year-old Jewish man pushed to his death in Lyon Elad Benari May 20, 2022 A dispute between neighbors in France ended with the death of a 90-year-old Jewish man, and police do not suspect an antisemitic motive, … Continue reading

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“Malley also announced new sanctions will be imposed on an “international smuggling and money-laundering network” that he said provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force”

THE HILL Biden’s Iran envoy says return to nuclear deal ‘tenuous’ Laura Kelly May 25, 2022 President Biden’s lead negotiator on nuclear talks with Iran on Wednesday gave a dim outlook for prospects of a return to the deal, telling … Continue reading

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“Iranians clearly seek to fill the void in Syria that Russia vacates…Israeli military operations can potentially force the Iranians out”

NEWSWEEK Russia’s withdrawal from Syria is an opportunity for Israel Jonathan Schanzer Jacob Nagel May 20, 2022 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz revealed details about the largest Israel Defense Force (IDF) drill in recent years last week. The drill included … Continue reading

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As Ankara mends fences with pro-Western Arab governments and Israel, Hamas could become collateral damage and may be expelled from Turkey

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Turkey’s wooing of Israel may lead to Hamas ouster Enia Krivine May 25, 2022 Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, visited Israel this week, a sign that Israel and Turkey may be on a path to … Continue reading

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