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24-year-old Artem Dolgopyat: “The artistic gymnast who soared to the second gold in Israeli Olympic history keeps his feet firmly on the ground amid national euphoria”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel’s modest gold medalist: Artem Dolgopyat proves a disarming Olympic hero by David Horovitz August 1, 2021 Artem Dolgopyat, Israel’s first gold winner of the Tokyo Olympics, and only its second gold medal winner ever, must be … Continue reading

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“I decided there and then that if they were truly going to make a move that followed a BDS strategy, then of course I would have to quit”

ALGEMEINER Former Ben & Jerry’s employee details efforts to away company on Israel decision by Shiryn Ghermezian July 27, 2021 An ex-employee of Ben & Jerry’s who left the company after it announced that it was ending sales in the … Continue reading

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“A number of Democratic establishment figures, including the JDCA, DMFI and members of the Congressional Black Caucus campaigned for Brown, while Sanders and other progressives rallied for Nina Turner”

JERUSALEM POST Pro-Israel Democrat Shontel Brown defeats rival Turner in Ohio primary by Reuters August 4, 2021 In a crowded primary race for a vacant US seat in the Democratic enclave of Ohio’s 11th District, local establishment Democrat Shontel Brown … Continue reading

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“Amid an alarming spike in antisemitism, JewBelong pivots to garner mainstream support, but critics say the organization’s eye-catching billboards largely resonate with donors”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Campaign hopes to fight US Jew-hatred with shocking ads, but who’s reading them? by Eliyahu Kamisher July 31, 2021 Dozens of hot-pink billboards and transit ads have appeared in major American cities over the last month, referencing … Continue reading

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#JackieMason: “He didn’t take ‘you know what’ from anyone, and he was fearless”

JNS Elon Gold dishes on Jackie Mason, COVID-19 and why Jews are so nervous by Alan Zeitlin August 1, 2021 …“Jackie Mason was the Sinatra of comedy,” Gold told JNS by phone. “There will never be another. He was a … Continue reading

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“Sometimes, stories that appear unrelated share common foundations and have cumulative effects, far more serious than any one does individually”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS When confidence in our institutions collapses by Professor Charles Lipson August 4, 2021 …Is there any connection among the daily stories about spiking murder rates, rampant shoplifting, open borders, contested policing, confusion about COVID masks, and official … Continue reading

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“In ongoing fracas around Yair Lapid’s speech on antisemitism’s place in the family of hatreds comes an unstated reckoning between Zionist expectations and a bitter reality”

TIMES OF ISRAEL A hatred that dwells alone? Antisemitism debate cuts to heart of Zionist vision by Haviv Rettig Gur July 26, 2021 On July 14, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid suggested in a speech that antisemitism was not as special … Continue reading

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“The new Israeli government — which combines parties from the right to the far-left and includes an Arab political party in the coalition — has received positive gestures from across the Middle East”

THE HILL Israel Is Making New Friends, with Netanyahu Out of Office by Seth J. Frantzman July 26, 2021 Nineteen years after Israel’s observer status at the African Union was ended during the Second Intifada, Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid … Continue reading

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Gaslighting Jews to get the right poll results

BESA Jews Gaslighting Jews: A Primer by Alex Joffe July 22, 2021 A recent poll purports to capture the attitudes of American Jews regarding Israel and politics. While the poll boasts the sensational result that 22% of American Jews apparently … Continue reading

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“The home of an entire family shouldn’t be demolished for the action of one individual,” the Americans pontificated. But the arrogance was only beginning

JERUSALEM POST The world reacts to Israel with arrogance and hypocrisy by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner July 22, 2021 The US State Department reached a new level of sanctimonious ridiculousness when, after the IDF destroyed the home of a Palestinian lone-wolf terrorist … Continue reading

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