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Ray Kelly: “In today’s environment, synagogues cannot be fully open environments”

JERUSALEM POST Former NYPD commissioner warns US Jews: Protect your communities by Donna Rachel Edmunds July 15, 2020 Jewish communities in America should follow the example of those in Europe and put security measures in place in synagogues, Former NYPD … Continue reading

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Biden’s Democratic Party Israel platform: “U.S. embassy, which Trump moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018, five months after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, should remain there”

JNS Democratic Party advances platform, including language on Israel July 16, 2020 Members of the drafting committee voted to approve the language of the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform in a virtual meeting on Wednesday ahead of the July 27 vote … Continue reading

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar “calls out the hateful outbursts against Jews by Ice Cube, DeSean Jackson and others”

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Where Is the Outrage Over Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood? by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar July 14, 2020 Recent incidents of anti-Semitic tweets and posts from sports and entertainment celebrities are a very troubling omen for the future of the … Continue reading

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Black Lives Matter SC founder agrees with Nick Cannon when he observed white people “had to be savages” adding that he was referring to “Jewish people, white people, Europeans”

ABC NEWS COLUMBIA Founder of BLM SC defends controversial comments made by Nick Cannon by Rob Dew July 15, 2020 The face of the local Black Lives Matter group has drawn criticism for supporting and reiterating comments made by Nick … Continue reading

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“Mocking, critical theory’s ideas and methods, as I have done continually in this space, is therefore out of sync with the values of Vox Media”

NEW YORK MAGAZINE See You Next Friday: A Farewell Letter by Andrew Sullivan July 17, 2020 The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.” Well, almost. I agree with some of the … Continue reading

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Israel’s potential directives include: gatherings capped at 10 people, closing beachfronts, synagogues and yeshivot, reducing public transportation, allowing restaurants only to open for delivery

JERUSALEM POST Edelstein says Israel could face total corona lockdown within four days by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman July 15, 2020 Due to the continued rise in coronavirus cases, the government will roll out new restrictions within the next two days, Prime … Continue reading

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A prominent #NYT pro-Israel voice is silenced. Who’s next, Bret Stephens ?

DEADLINE Bari Weiss Resigns From New York Times Decrying “Constant Bullying” Of Colleagues Ted Johnson July 14, 2020 Bari Weiss, staff editor and writer in The New York Times’ opinion section, resigned on Tuesday, decrying what she said was “constant … Continue reading

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“It’s time for URJ members to speak up and ask Rick Jacobs some hard questions”

WORLD ISRAEL NEWS Liberal Jewish leaders attack Jews who point out BLM’s anti-Semitism by Daniel Greenfield July 12, 2020 …Black Lives Matter is anti-Semitic. Its leaders declare that they’re Marxists. Portions of the movement are openly aligned with Farrakhan and … Continue reading

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If taken seriously, Beinart’s solution could lead to a final solution

WASHINGTON TIMES Peter Beinart’s one-state solution by Clifford D. May July 14, 2020 Peter Beinart is at it again. If you don’t know to whom I’m referring you might count yourself lucky, not bother to read the paragraphs that follow, … Continue reading

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“Not long after “#JewishPrivilege” went viral on Twitter, Jewish Twitter users flipped the hashtag and used it to tell their personal stories about facing antisemitism”

ALGEMEINER Jewish Celebs Share Experiences With Antisemitism in ‘#JewishPrivilege’ Push Back on Twitter by Shiryn Ghermezian July 13, 2020 After antisemitic Twitter accounts began posting tweets on Sunday with the hashtag “JewishPrivilege,” comedian Sarah Silverman and other Jewish social media … Continue reading

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