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“They peddle lies and issue denials in “solidarity with the Palestinian people”

AMERICAN SPECTATOR Academia’s Anti-Israel Propaganda Brainwashes Students by A.J. Caschetta June 25, 2021 Proof that groupthink reigns supreme in academia came last month as hundreds of academic departments released statements and thousands of individual professors signed open letters “in solidarity … Continue reading

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A cautionary tale for all: “The Lebanese are living through a terrible economic experiment”

SPECTATOR What happens when your currency collapses? by Paul Wood June 23, 2021 I’m a millionaire. A million in crisp, new bills is stacked up on the table in front of me. Unfortunately, it’s Lebanese lira and cost me about … Continue reading

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Laser, “the latest Israeli advance in countering emerging drone threats”

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Ba Bang: Israel Uses a Laser to Shoot Down a Drone by Seth Frantzman June 22, 2021 Israel’s Ministry of Defense completed its first-ever interception test using an airborne “high-power laser system” on June 21. “The Directorate … Continue reading

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State Department says reports of change in policy regarding the Golan Heights are ‘false’

JERUSALEM POST US: No change to policy recognizing Israeli sovereignty on Golan by Tovah Lazaroff June 26, 2021 The United States rejected as “false” a claim by the Washington Free Beacon that it had “walked back” its recognition of Israeli … Continue reading

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“We are stronger together. We’ll be around as long as it takes, supporting and in solidarity with this amazing community and people. Our friendship is solid and everlasting,” posted Israel Consul General to Miami Maor Elbaz-Starinsky

JNS As South Florida grapples with loss, Jewish community props up first responders, family by Faygie Levy Holt June 25, 2021 …Hatzalah is currently mandating a shift schedule to allow its members to get some rest. “A lot of our … Continue reading

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“Hundreds of angry Palestinians marched towards Abbas’s presidential compound in Ramallah to demand he resign over Banat’s death”

REUTERS Autopsy shows head blows in death of Abbas critic, Palestinian group says by Ali Sawafta June 24, 2021 A Palestinian activist who died in the custody of President Mahmoud Abbas’s security forces on Thursday took blows to the head, … Continue reading

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From an AG reader: “I keep looking and looking but I can’t find this story in the NY Times or the WashPo or on CNN or NPR – I just don’t understand it”

ALGEMEINER ‘They All Play Together’: 35 Children From West Bank, Gaza and Around the World Find Life-Saving Heart Care in Israel by Sharon Wrobel June 24, 2021 A Tel Aviv-area medical center is now treating about 35 children from around … Continue reading

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“The reason the Joe Biden administration will roll out the red carpet for Naftali Bennett stems from three issues”

JERUSALEM POST Bennett, Biden must work together to prevent gov’t collapse by Yaakov Katz June 25, 2021 In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will likely be invited to Washington for his first meeting with President Joe Biden. The … Continue reading

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Matti Friedman: “When consuming news from Israel, there’s a list of questions I ask when deciding if I’m getting sane information or a narrative of a different kind.”

SAPIR Eight Tips for Reading About Israel by Matti Friedman Spring 2021 … Israel is a Jewish country, home to a plurality of the world’s Jews. The powerful story being woven around Israel is a story about Jews. This is an … Continue reading

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From the Netherlands: “One Israeli-born mother of three teenagers said her two youngest children felt compelled to hide the fact that they are Jews, because of the vilification of Israel by classmates, often with the knowledge of their teachers”

ALGEMEINER ‘My Child Doesn’t Want to be Jewish Anymore’: Dutch Education Ministry Urged to Clamp Down on ‘Free Palestine’ Antisemitic Bullying by Ben Cohen June 23, 2021 A Dutch parliamentarian is demanding that the Ministry of Education in The Netherlands … Continue reading

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