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- "After Nelson’s book, no one should be able to take the work of the BDS professors seriously, given their reliance on propagandistic lies"
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- "Palestinians couching their objection as one about removing “settlers” rather than Jews does not change the harsh reality. There is simply no precedent in international practice for the demand"
- “I wouldn’t be a good Muslim if I didn’t champion Jewish life in my home city, Berlin”
- Cong Brad Schneider (IL-D) anti-BDS resolution condemned by Cong Rashida Tlaib (MI-D)
- "Jewish allegiance to Germany in the early days of the Third Reich is one of the great unrequited love stories of history"
- "In a 2013 interview, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed learning Yiddish as a young man while working in a Jewish-owned store"
- Abbas to West: We yearn for peace...Abbas to Palestinians: Kill the Jews
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Hamas aims to kill as many Israeli civilians as possible, but its rockets place both Israelis and Palestinians in peril; 680 misfired and exploded inside Gaza
JNS How many Gaza Palestinians were killed by Hamas rockets in May? An estimate. by Alex Safian July 5, 2021 Numbers were at the heart of much of the coverage and commentary surrounding the fighting in May between Hamas and … Continue reading
“The conspiratorial notion that Israel deliberately sent unusable vaccines to the Palestinians would later be exposed by events, after both Israelis and South Koreans happily made use of the doses”
TABLET MAG The Palestinian Vaccine Fiasco by Yair Rosenberg July 7, 2021 …The exchange is a win-win for Israel and South Korea—and a lose-lose for the Palestinian people, who were originally supposed to receive these very vaccines in the exact … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged COVID, Palestinians, South Korea
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“The inclusion officer’s identity as a black Jew should have made her unassailable. Instead, it was used to discredit her”
COMMONS SENSE WITH BARI WEISS April Powers Condemned Jew-Hate. Then She Lost Her Job. by Kat Rosenfield July 6, 2021 On first viewing, it looked like a Tik-Tok riff on The Purge: a caravan of cars rolls down La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles. … Continue reading
New Schedule: ArchitectGuy MailChimp summaries to be emailed every Friday
Beginning this Friday July 9, my MailChimp ArchitectGuy news blog summaries will change to once-a-week to provide you with informative weekend reading every Friday. As always, thank you for your support and thoughtful feedback. If you like my blog and … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
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“Naftali Bennett is the first kippah-clad prime minister in Israel’s history but he got there by betraying principle for position, which is why he is the most hated politician in Israel among his spurned former allies in the religious bloc”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Bennett and the Religious Zionist elite by Caroline Glick July 2, 2021 The biggest media story of the week in Israel was the fall of the town of Evyatar in Samaria. Evyatar is located … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Evyatar, Judea, Likud, Naftali Bennett, Samaria
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New initiatives are integrating haredi society into Israel’s tech sector and tapping into their strength to upgrade the ‘start-up nation.’
JERUSALEM POST Start-Up nation: How haredi Jews are integrating into Israel’s tech sector by Zev Stub July 1, 2021 Did you hear the one about the time a group of top hi-tech CEOs, a former air force commander and the … Continue reading
Police are still “seeking a motive” for why Khaled Awad would try to kidnap and then stab Boston rabbi
BOSTON.COM Suspect identified after rabbi stabbed in Brighton by Arianna MacNeill July 1, 2021 A rabbi was stabbed outside of the Shaloh House Chabad Center in Brighton, as confirmed by the Anti-Defamation League of New England. The victim, identified by … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Boston, RAbbi Shlomo Noginski
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“Knees trembling no more, American Jews of all ages are learning self-defense”
TABLET MAG A Legion of Their Own by Suzy Weiss June 27, 2021 On the third floor of a nondescript building, above a salon specializing in eyelash extensions, four men and three women are deep into practicing roundhouse groin kicks … Continue reading
“Of course, it’s a good time; there’s never been a bad time to buy in Israel. It’s not just a financial investment but an emotional and spiritual one, too”
JNS Owning a piece of the rock: Post-COVID, Westerners snap up Israeli property By Deborah Fineblum July 2, 2021 Scott Gross is a man with a mission. He’s scouring the country for the perfect place for his parents to enjoy … Continue reading
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 