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“Lalela Mswane defied the BDS movement, the new Omicron coronavirus variant, and her own government, and flew to Israel to join Miss Universe”

BREITBART Blue State Blues: A Beautiful Black Woman Shatters the BDS Movement by Joel P. Pollak December 3, 2021 On one side of the issue stands Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane, stunningly beautiful and beaming, waving from the Ben Gurion … Continue reading

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Yad Vashem defends removal of historic picture of Hitler and Haj Amin al-Husseini

BREITBART ZOA Accuses Holocaust Museum of ‘Appalling’ Censorship of Palestinian Mufti Ties to Hitler by Joshua Klein December 5, 2021 Following a published letter by the head of “Yad Vashem” — Israel’s premiere Holocaust museum and research center — defending … Continue reading

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“Israel is the model for the nation-state idea on which the current global order was founded. That’s why opponents of the idea see it as a target”

TABLET MAG The Most Legitimate State on Earth by Liel Leibovitz November 27, 2021 Why are so many of our self-appointed intellectual and moral betters so obsessed with Israel? You could take their protestations at face value, and believe it’s … Continue reading

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Intel deal could value Israeli unit at more than $50 billion

JNS Intel to make Israeli self-driving car unit Mobileye public in US December 8, 2021 Chip-maker giant Intel is set to take Mobileye, its Israeli self-driving car unit, public in the United States next year, Reuters reported on Monday. The … Continue reading

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Economists attribute Tel Aviv’s emergence at No. 1 to a strong appreciation of the Israeli shekel against the dollar

LOS ANGELES TIMES Tel Aviv is the world’s most expensive city, new report says. L.A. ranks 9th by Ami Bentov December 2, 2021 Residents of Israel’s seaside metropolis, Tel Aviv, have for years complained of how expensive it is, with … Continue reading

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When I saw the left give up everything I believe in, I changed politically. You can, too

TABLET MAG The Turn by Liel Leibovitz December 7, 2021 For many years—most of my politically cognizant life, in fact—I felt secure in my politics. Truth and justice, I believed, leaned leftward. If you were some version of a decent … Continue reading

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“It’s not encouraging the Biden administration recently warned Israel against sabotaging Iranian nuclear facilities and leaked that Israel was the source of a cyberattack in Iran”

NEW YORK POST To keep Iran from going nuclear — and prevent war — America must work with Israel by Michael Makovsky December 1, 2021 …Israeli defense officials admitted to me they mistakenly believed, following the 2015 deal, that they … Continue reading

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Palestinian Authority security forces extricate two Israelis, hand them unharmed to Israel after crowd surrounds them in the city center

TIMES OF ISRAEL Two Israelis attacked, car torched by Palestinians after entering downtown Ramallah by Aaron Boxerman December 1, 2021 Two Israelis were attacked and their car was set ablaze by a crowd of Palestinians after they entered downtown Ramallah … Continue reading

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US dismayed to find East Jerusalem housing project back on docket of planning committee’s agenda for next week, after Israeli officials leaked that plan was shelved

TIMES OF ISRAEL Blinken initiated call with PM amid doubts Israel actually called off Atarot plan by Jacob Magid December 3, 2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken initiated a phone call with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday night … Continue reading

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Fines will be imposed on visitors to Israel who do not undergo second PCR test on the third or seventh day after their arrival

ARUTZ SHEVA Bennett decides: Fines for persons arriving in Israel who do not undergo a second PCR test by Ido Ben Porat December 2, 2021 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday evening held a situation assessment on how the Omicron … Continue reading

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