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Chicago’s leaders have surrendered to vandals

CITY JOURNAL When Authority Vanishes by John O. McGinnis August 14, 2020 Riding in trucks and U-Hauls, vandals came to downtown Chicago on Sunday. They jammed streets around the Magnificent Mile, home of the city’s most important shopping district. They … Continue reading

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“Third-ever peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state includes embassies, direct flights; agreement “suspends” annexation, but Netanyahu says: “I will never give up on our right to our land”

JERUSALEM POST Israel, UAE reach historic peace deal: ‘We can make a wonderful future’ by Lahav Harkov, Omri Nahmias August 13, 2020 Israel and the UAE agreed to full normalization of relations in a phone call with US President Donald … Continue reading

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“Lebanon has no independent “national institutions” that can serve as counterweights against Iran’s Hezbollah, the most powerful terrorist organization in the world”

NEWSWEEK Lebanon: Hezbollah’s Potemkin Village by Caroline Glick August 12, 2020 …Aside from the despair, there is nothing new about the protests or the calls for Hezbollah and Iran to be chased from Lebanon. For nearly a year before the … Continue reading

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With a wide-open field of nine candidates to succeed Democrat Rep. Joe Kennedy, some fear that a split of the pro-Israel/Jewish vote could let a pro-BDS candidate enter Congress

JNS Could a congressional candidate win in New England’s largest Jewish district? by Sean Savage and Jackson Richman August 14, 2020 The Democratic Party has undergone a shift in recent years, with a number of longtime incumbents falling to progressive … Continue reading

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“Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announce plans to build Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system in the US”

NATIONAL INTEREST America Will Build Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System by Seth Frantzman August 10, 2020 Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system has been instrumental in defending Israel against thousands of Hamas rockets and other threats over the last … Continue reading

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NYT redefines antisemitism “conveniently allowing them to promote the antisemitic BDS Movement against Israel”

CLARION PROJECT NY Times Decides Int’l Accepted Definition of Antisemitism is ‘Disputed’ by Meira Svirsky August 12, 2020 To promote its tacit support of the antisemitic Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) Movement against the state of Israel, The New York … Continue reading

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#KamalaHarris‘s New Chief of Staff Praised Democrats for Boycotting #AIPAC Conference

BREITBART Kamala Harris‘s Chief of Staff Praised Democrats for Boycotting Pro-Israel Conference by Joel Pollak August 14, 2020 Karine Jean-Pierre, the new chief of staff for Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate, praised Democrats in 2019 for boycotting the … Continue reading

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“Nothing says, “We protest racial injustice” like burning down the corner grocery or smashing windows to grab boxes of expensive Nikes”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS The Fiasco of ‘Go Ahead, Break Our Windows’ Policing by Charles Lipson August 13, 2020 After looters struck downtown Chicago on Sunday night, officials literally raised the bridges to prevent rioting hordes from roaming so easily. They … Continue reading

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Illinois Democrats and Republicans agree: Madigan must go

MEDIUM A Call for New Leadership for the Democratic Party of Illinois ILDem Leaders for New Leadership August 11, 2020 We come from across Illinois; from Bloomington to Rockford and from Carbondale to Chicago. We are or were elected officials, … Continue reading

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IDF says warplanes, tanks, helicopters hit terror sites after airborne devices spark over 80 fires in recent days

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza amid spate of balloon-borne arson attacks by Staff and Aaron Boxerman August 13, 2020 Israel attacked targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday morning in response to … Continue reading

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