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- “Long before the 20th century, ancient Jewish texts recognized what much of the modern West still refuses to accept: Not every enemy can be reasoned with”
- Col. Richard Kemp: The Amoral Revolution in Western Values, and its Impact on Israel
- "This willingness to facilitate integration without assimilation is what enables most Israeli Arabs to feel “comfortable” in Israel" [VIDEO]
- Jews who hate Jews at the New York Times: "The rhetoric of the likes of Ku Klux Klan and far-right anti-Semites is beautifully conveyed by the caricature published in one of the world’s most liberal newspapers"
- “Nothing says, “We protest racial injustice” like burning down the corner grocery or smashing windows to grab boxes of expensive Nikes”
- Matti Friedman: “To free its people, Israel negotiates with terrorists and releases murderers. Is that a strength or a weakness?”
- Will Samantha Power Be the First American UN Ambassador to Abandon Israel?
- For those of you who look to Middle East savant John Oliver for your Iran coverage
Author Archives: ArchitectGuy
“Veteran Israeli hotelier says hotels must differentiate themselves to attract guests, who will mainly be domestic ‘staycationers’ through next spring”
ISRAEL 21C With Covid killing hotels, flexibility is key to survival by Abigail Klein Leichman August 3, 2020 The hospitality industry has been hovering at death’s door since March. Even as hotels slowly and cautiously reopen amid waves of the … Continue reading
Memo to Seth Rogen: You have an obligation to think before you speak and to have some familiarity with facts before you libel people
AISH An Open Letter to Seth Rogen by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Aug 1, 2020 …I can’t help but wonder how your grandparents who taught you about the reality of anti-Semitism would feel about your performance if they could have been … Continue reading
Missouri Black Lives Matter activist wins primary, defeating another anti-Israel candidate
BREITBART Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primary by Joel B. Pollak August 5, 2020 Cori Bush, the “progressive” Black Lives Matter activist who defeated ten-term incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in the Missouri primary on … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Cori Bush, William Lacy Clay
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Shabbat dinners are not the same: “Large gatherings on Friday nights are out, but baking challah is on the rise”
TABLET MAG How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Shabbat Dinner by Leah Koenig August 4, 2020 …In the warmer months, some people have moved Shabbat meals outside—to the backyard, the front porch, an apartment rooftop, or the park—allowing them to share … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
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In-depth Israeli study finds that vitamin D could play a major role in defeating COVID-19
THE BEET Taking Vitamin D Appears to Protect Against COVID-Infection, New Study Finds by Lucy Danziger August 5, 2020 Low levels of vitamin D are related to COVID-19 infection and hospitalization, a new study out of Israel found. When doctors … Continue reading
“Yes, suburbanites, Democrats plan to destroy your community”
SPECTATOR Wrecking the American Dream by Robert Stacy McCain August 3, 2020 …The one question the media don’t want Americans to contemplate is what will happen if indeed Landslide Joe is elected. Because the Left — that is to say, … Continue reading
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Long story short: “Only credible military threats have convinced Iran to postpone its nuclear ambitions”
THE DEFENSE POST Countdown to Israeli Action Against Iran by Michael Makovsky July 31, 2020 Recent mysterious explosions at Iran’s nuclear facilities, which some have attributed to Israel, return to prominence a calculation not seriously considered since 2015: Iran’s dwindling … Continue reading
“How coverage of the Jewish state became a signifier of the ideological activism that now permeates Western culture”
TABLET MAG Israel Was Ground Zero for the New Woke Religion by Matti Friedman July 27, 2020 …Anyone following the doings of the past few months won’t need a recap of the attempted “cancellations” of scholars and scientists for heresies, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Matti Friedman
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Memo to Abbas: “The fact is, no other refugee population exists from the 1940s. They have all moved on to build their lives in the places to which they fled or in other countries”
FORWARD The real killer of the two-state solution? The Palestinian right of return Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf July 30, 2020 …The overriding Palestinian demand, more important than the explicit demand of statehood, has always been the innocuous sounding right … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians, Right of Return
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Knesset member: “Wow. Twitter just admitted that tweets calling genocide against Jews by Iranian leaders DON’T violate its policy! This is a double standard. This is anti-Semitism”
CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS Knesset makes effort to confront anti-Israel, anti-Jewish posts, hate speech online by Israel Kasnett August 1, 2020 …On July 29, the Israeli Knesset held a hearing concerning the growing concern of anti-Semitism found on social media….At the … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, Knesset, Twitter
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