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Kate Winslet narrates new film about deaths of Gazan children during last May’s conflict with Israel, “tells Jewish News she was not told it was a ‘pro-resistance’ project”, didn’t “fact-check” her script

JEWISH NEWS Kate Winslet misled over Gaza conflict documentary Richard Ferrer May 11, 2022 Kate Winslet has clarified to Jewish News her involvement in a new film on the Israel-Palestinian conflict released this week, whose co-director is closely linked to … Continue reading

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“Paraguay’s slain criminal prosecutor Marcelo Pecci made many enemies in his lifelong effort to protect the rule of law. One of them was Hezbollah”

TABLET MAG Murder on the Beach Emanuele Ottolenghi May 17, 2022 …His enemies were the enemies of the rule of law, transparency, good governance, and public integrity: mafias, terror finance networks, and the corrupt politicians who sold their souls and … Continue reading

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“It had been reported last week that Mossad got Rasouli to admit that he was assigned to assassinate an Israeli diplomat in Turkey”

NY POST Israel’s Mossad says it stopped Iranian plot to assassinate US general Emily Crane May 12, 2022 Israel’s Mossad spy agency has claimed it recently thwarted an Iranian assassin’s plot to murder a US general stationed in Germany, an … Continue reading

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“Many people’s opinions that Israel was guilty of killing Shireen abu Akleh were formed hours after the incident before there were any facts”

JPOST Killing of abu Akleh shows Israel will always be guilty to the world Seth J. Frantzman May 12, 2022 …While some say they want an international investigation because they don’t trust Israel’s authorities to carry out an investigation, others … Continue reading

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“Anti-Zionism, from its earliest beginnings, was a reassertion of privilege. It was an attempt to force the Jews back into “their place,” which history had supposedly assigned them”

JNS The Harvard Crimson’s hatred of Israel proves anti-Semitism is a privileged ideology Benjamin Kerstein May 8, 2022 …What it reveals is simple: Anti-Semitism is a privileged ideology. This is perfectly obvious when one considers the very nature of the Crimson and … Continue reading

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Thousands more from around the world have arrived in Israel this year in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis, which has increased interest in aliyah

JERUSALEM POST Largest number of olim in 2 decades have arrived this past year May 1, 2022 Some 38,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since Independence Day 2021, including thousands of families and young olim who came to build … Continue reading

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“Lufthansa says incident not consistent with its policies or values; videos shows airline supervisor saying all Jews barred from flight because a few hadn’t worn masks”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Lufthansa apologizes after report all visibly Jewish passengers barred from flight JTA/Staff May 10, 2022 Lufthansa issued on Tuesday an apology after Orthodox Jews complained that all visibly Jewish passengers were thrown off the flight because one … Continue reading

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The Intercept–which hasn’t seen an anti-Israel article it doesn’t like–assesses loss of Ohio progressive Nina Turner to incumbent Rep Shontel Brown

THE INTERCEPT Progressives, “Massively Outgunned,” Ditched Nina Turner Akela Lacy May 3, 2022 Justice Democrats, the group that has launched several progressive members of Congress, said it’s being “massively outgunned” by Republican donors giving millions to attack progressive candidates in … Continue reading

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Ronald Lauder on the many Israelis being slaughtered: “For much of the media, when Jews are killed by terrorists, it’s not really terrorism”

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“Britain, instead of lecturing Israel, ought to be taking notes from her about how to become a better country”

SAPA JOURNAL What Britain Can Learn from Israel Andrew Roberts September 2022 Great Britain loves nothing more than to lecture Israel on her supposed failings, adopting an unfailingly patronizing de haut en bas attitude. Whether the Foreign Office is constantly … Continue reading

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