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“Beinart is a smart guy; he knows that for his readers to buy his thesis, it is important that they not know very much”

TIMES OF ISRAEL End the Jewish State? Let’s try some honesty, first by Daniel Gordis July 8, 2020 …About what do we [Peter Beinart and myself] agree? I share Peter’s deep frustration over the plight of Palestinian Arabs. I, too, … Continue reading

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ESPN’s Max Kellerman is glad DeSean Jackson apologized for his comments, but would like to hear Jackson explain himself more

NEW YORK POST 94-year-old Holocaust survivor invites DeSean Jackson to tour Auschwitz A 94-year-old Holocaust survivor is inviting embattled Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson to visit Nazi death camps after Jackson shared anti-Semitic posts on Instagram. NBC SPORTS Julian Edelman … Continue reading

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J Street and If Not Now sign letter to Biden advocating for, among other things, defunding Pentagon

I24NEWS J Street, If Not Now among groups urging Biden not to appoint BDS critics on security jobs July 8, 2020 J Street and If Not Now, two left-leaning Jewish groups, were among the signatories of a letter to Joe … Continue reading

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US Justice Department: “Justice is overdue for the many victims of Iranian-supported terror”

ARAB NEWS US court orders Iran to pay $879m to 1996 Khobar bombing survivors July 10, 2020 A US federal court has held Iran responsible for the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia where US forces were … Continue reading

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“She’s Trump-agnostic. You know, she praises him for the things that she likes and she attacks and she criticizes him for the things that she doesn’t, which is the way it should be”

JTA Bethany Mandel will not be canceled by Ron Kampeas July 9, 2020 Bethany Mandel wasn’t unnerved back in May when people all over the world were decrying her as a “Grandma killer.” After all, the mother of four and … Continue reading

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“The response to the free speech petition has once again exposed the intolerance of the Left”

UNHERD So much for the bravery of the Harper’s letter by Douglas Murray July 10, 2020 Earlier this week a group of 150 writers appended their names to an open letter published in Harper’s Magazine…The contents were, as at least one signatory admitted, … Continue reading

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“With threats from Tehran following blast at nuclear facility blamed on Jerusalem, Israel reportedly wanting to receive KC-46 Pegasuses, despite design problem, within 2 years”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Amid Iran tensions, Israel said to ask US to speed up delivery of air refuelers by TOI Staff and Agencies July 8, 2020 Israel has asked the US Department of Defense to speed up delivery of its … Continue reading

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“Democratic senators submit an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, suggesting that none of the $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel would be used for advancing unilateral West Bank annexation”

HAARETZ The Democrats’ New Policy That Could See Bernie and Biden Find Middle Ground on Aid to Israel by Amir Tibon July 6, 2020 The issue of U.S. military aid to Israel has divided the Democratic Party over the past … Continue reading

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“Egypt’s relationship with Israel has remained largely under the table and in the security realm”

JNS Why Cairo has stayed (mostly) silent as Israel considers sovereignty by Israel Kasnett July 7, 2020 When Mossad chief Yossi Cohen flew to Egypt last week to meet with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamal and … Continue reading

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United Airlines going nonstop Chicago-Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM POST United Airlines to launch Tel Aviv-Chicago route in September by Zachary Keyser July 7, 2020 United Airlines said this week it was further expanding its international schedule in September by adding new nonstop flights between Chicago and Tel … Continue reading

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