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Highland Park sets a new standard.

STANDWITHUS Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law August 12, 2025 In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially … Continue reading

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“While support for Israel remains stable (and high) among Republicans, it has cratered among Democrats — just 8 percent of Democrats approve of Israel’s military action in Gaza, down from 36 percent just after the attacks”

POLITICO The new politics of Israel Charlie Mahtesian and Calder McHugh August 12, 2025 Would you have voted to oppose sending weapons to Israel (as more than half of Senate Democrats recently did)? How do you think the next administration … Continue reading

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“It’s time to demand that Qatar put Hamas leaders on a plane and send them to Israel. Until Qatar does so, Qatar should be considered a state sponsor of terrorism”

DANIEL RUBENSTEIN SUBSTACK BLOG Qatar Told Hamas to Keep the Hostages August 7, 2025 …“How many of you know that on the afternoon of October 7, 2023, while Hamas’s massacre was ongoing, Qatar condemned Israel?” In a room of about … Continue reading

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“Halacha would see neutralizing the Hamas power base in Gaza City not as an act of conquest for conquest’s sake, but as fulfilling a mitzvah to save life (pikuach nefesh)”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Jewish sources say a lot about conquering Gaza City Joshua Hoffman August 9, 2025 …The Torah recognizes that war is sometimes necessary, but never desirable. In the Book of Deuteronomy, we find laws distinguishing between a milchemet … Continue reading

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“All while the actual Arab nations that initiated the war continue to hold most of these “refugees” in permanent limbo, denied citizenship and rights in their countries for more than 75 years”

ALGEMEINER The ‘Right of Return’ Isn’t a Right — It’s a Means to Attack Israel Micha Danzig August 8, 2025 …In the obsessive international discourse around the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, “right of return” has become a sort of incantation. Palestinian officials … Continue reading

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Former Obama speechwriter finds neutral ground with his right-wing knuckle-dragging brother-in-law

CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Yes: Is It Time to Stop Snubbing Your Right-Wing Family? Michael Ziffra, MD August 7, 2025 Is it time to stop snubbing your right-wing family? That’s what a recent New York Times essay asks. It was penned … Continue reading

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PM says plan is to capture entire Strip, remove Hamas, hand it to non-PA ‘Arab forces’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu: Israel to take military control of all of Gaza, but ‘we don’t want to keep it’ Stav Levaton August 7, 2025 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday, ahead of a key cabinet meeting on the next … Continue reading

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Hughes: Hamas’s strategy is to maximize suffering on its own side—and then have the world blame Israel. Our moral confusion is its chief asset

FREE PRESS The Simple Truth About the War in Gaza Coleman Hughes August 4, 2025 …Genocide is the intentional physical destruction of a people in whole or in part. Israel’s aim in Gaza is not to destroy the Palestinian people … Continue reading

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“The Israeli flag becomes a prop, a shield against criticism, as they demand measures that would empower Hamas, weaken Israel’s deterrence, and make the survival of a sovereign Jewish homeland far less certain”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Israel’s Far-Left is a national security threat Joshua Hoffman August 7, 2025 …After a few weeks of “unity” lip service from the Far-Left, “protests for the hostages” have become a regular fixture in Tel Aviv and other … Continue reading

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“Readers are apparently expected to have a sympathetic reaction toward “victims” who also happen to be terrorists”

FREE BEACON AP Writes Puff Piece on Hezbollah ‘Victims’ of Israeli Pager Attack Andrew Stiles August 6, 2025 The Associated Press reached new heights of terrorist sympathy on Wednesday by publishing a compassionately credulous report on “the human toll of … Continue reading

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