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Until now, no practicing Orthodox Jewish player has made it to the big leagues.

ESPN Jacob Steinmetz selected by Arizona Diamondbacks, becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew July 12, 2021 Jacob Steinmetz’s blazing fastball helped make him a baseball draft trailblazer. The New York native is believed to be the first known practicing … Continue reading

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“Recent flareups of violence in the Middle East are the outcome of a major policy shift by an administration that prefers to avert its eyes from the truth”

MOSAIC MAG Violence in Yemen, Gaza, and Iraq isn’t coincidental, even though the White House wishes it was by Richard Goldberg July 6, 2021 “As Arab world rallies around Palestinians and bloodshed mounts, Trump-era peace deals fade from view,” blared … Continue reading

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“Today, it’s not white supremacists who pose a threat to Jews in particular and society as a whole, but rather movements like Black Lives Matter and Students for Justice in Palestine”

JNS The ADL chief’s disingenuous epiphany about left-wing anti-Semitism by Ruthie Blum July 13, 2021 It’s a sad day when the head of the Anti-Defamation League receives accolades for acknowledging that anti-Semitism “also” hails from the left. If the person … Continue reading

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Claims of “systemic police racism” are not only incorrect, “but will harm Jewish and Black Americans in the long run”

TABLET MAG Jews Should Not Echo the Claim of ‘Systemic Police Racism by Hannah Elka Meyers July 5, 2021 There is a popular narrative that “systemic” racism lies behind every police interaction with Black civilians in America. It’s wrong, and … Continue reading

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Sec’y of State Blinken “personally raised concern with Israel before Thursday’s destruction of family home of Palestinian-American man alleged to have killed Israeli teen in May”

TIMES OF ISRAEL US now to ‘prioritize’ pushing Israel to stop demolishing terrorists’ homes by Jacob Magid July 9, 2021 The State Department will prioritize pushing Israel to end its controversial policy of demolishing the homes of terrorists, a spokesperson … Continue reading

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“I invite Representatives Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to meet with me, a Palestinian living in the West Bank, to discuss the problems of the Palestinians and the best solutions to address them”

ALGEMEINER Palestinian Activist: It’s Time Ilhan Omar and ‘The Squad’ Learned the Truth About Israel and Hamas by Bassem Eid July 1, 2021 …I’m a Palestinian who grew up in a UNWRA refugee camp outside of Jerusalem, and have been … Continue reading

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“By supporting the plight of the Palestinians, China is cynically stoking the most emotional issue in Middle Eastern politics in order to distract Muslim nations from its own campaign against Uyghurs”

JERUSALEM POST Why has China turned on Israel? by Ilan Berman and Joshua Eisenman July 5, 2021 Amid the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, a surprising voice led the charge against the Jewish state. While Israel’s defensive military response to … Continue reading

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“The now-deleted assignment suggested that Israeli oppression was a helpful “contemporary connection” for understanding the struggles of Native Americans”

JNS Washington State removes anti-Israel lesson from K-12 Native American curriculum by Jonah Cohen July 8, 2021 The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) removed on Wednesday what it called “a clear example of implicit bias” against Israel … Continue reading

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“Both Lewis and Naibryf were prominent members of the University of Chicago’s small Jewish community, which numbers around 800”

JTA University of Chicago’s Jewish community reels with 1 student missing in Surfside and another killed by a stray bullet by Ben Sales July 6, 2021 Rabbi Anna Levin Rosen has counseled Jewish students at the University of Chicago through … Continue reading

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“The Abraham Accords represent a future that we believe must become more commonplace: one in which differences are set aside in favor of dialogue”

THE NATIONAL NEWS UAE-Israel peace is more than an agreement. It’s a way of life. by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Yair Lapid July 1, 2021 The world expected our differences to define us. One of us is … Continue reading

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