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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”
- Bill Maher spends nearly 10 minutes discussing recent conflict, takes aim at celebrities such as Bella Hadid: ‘You can’t learn history from Instagram’
- Peres at Rabin rally: Those who give up on peace are delusional
- "Is Mr. Obama rationalizing a failed agreement or did he mean to mislead the American public? Either way, truth is catching up with the #IranDeal"
- "The vast majority of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress support Israel because it is a valuable ally that shares fundamental ideals in a volatile region of the world"
- Palestinian Authority: “That Oslo deal? Yeah we don’t like that deal any more”
- Naama initiative builds on Israel's overall historic success as a center in drone innovation
- Former US officials blast decision to deny Pollard parole
Author Archives: ArchitectGuy
“Jews don’t need a crisis to tell them who or what they are. For Jews, the sense of who and what they are is what sustains them through such crises”
JNS The story that Jews repeat on Passover is the secret of their survival by Melanie Phillips April 8, 2020 As Jews around the world celebrate the festival of Passover this week, the ironies are painful. The festival celebrates the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Melanie Phillips, Passover, Pesach
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California judge “called Plaintiff a ‘Jew Boy’ and made fun of his Jewish heritage loudly, in a demeaning and unwelcome manner”
JWEEKLY Lawsuit: judge called public defender ‘Jew boy,’ shoved him into Lake Shasta by Gabe Stutman April 7, 2020 A Jewish public defender in Humboldt County has filed a lawsuit alleging a judge verbally assaulted him during a camping trip, … Continue reading
“It has become clear that the Jewish Chronicle will not be able to survive the impact of the current coronavirus epidemic in its current form”
ALGEMEINER After Nearly 200 Years of Publication, Coronavirus Drives UK’s Main Jewish Newspaper Into Liquidation April 8, 2020 One of the world’s oldest Jewish newspapers announced that it was going into liquidation on Wednesday, with staff members learning on the … Continue reading
Israeli tech companies raised $2.74 billion across 139 deals during the first quarter of 2020
CALCALIST Despite Covid-19 Crisis, Israeli Tech Registers Record Quarter by Hagar Ravet April 5, 2020 The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis may have shaken the world’s economy to its core, but Israeli tech still managed to close a record-high quarter. Israeli tech … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
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Schindler’s List inspired me to challenge extremism
CLARION PROJECT Jason Walter’s story: I was Radicalized Jason Walters self-radicalized and allied himself with the Dutch Jihadi group Hofstad Group, whose spiritual head Mohammed Bouyeri killed Dutch film producer and open critic of Islam Theo Van Gogh. Jason was … Continue reading
“New York City punishes a councilman for stating a historical fact”
THE FEDERALIST Sorry You’re Offended, But ‘Palestine’ Does Not Exist by David Harsanyi April 2, 2020 In progressive America, an official elected in a predominantly Jewish district in the country’s largest city can be punished for asserting an indisputable historical … Continue reading
“With all respiratory diseases, the only thing that stops the disease is herd immunity”
DAILY WIRE Epidemiologist Warns Of Unintended Consequences From Lockdowns by Amanda Prestigiacomo April 10, 2020 …“About 80% of the people need to have had contact with the virus, and the majority of them won’t even have recognized that they were … Continue reading
“With families confined at home, country belts out Four Questions, traditionally sung by youngest member of household, asking ‘Why is this night different from every other night?”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Under Passover lockdown, thousands take to balconies to sing ‘Mah Nishtana’ by Staff April 8, 2020 Tens of thousands of Israelis, locked down by the government and separated from their families on Passover, came out to their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged coronavirus, Jerusalem, Passover, quarantine
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“Enduring Lightning took place over the deserts of southern Israel, where American and Israeli pilots rehearsed combined operations against a variety of simulated air and ground threats”
FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Despite Coronavirus, U.S. and Israel Conduct Combined F-35 Exercise April 7, 2020 by Bradley Bowman and Mikhael Smits Despite growing coronavirus concerns in both countries, the United States and Israel conducted a combined air-power training … Continue reading
“In the end, Israel was established not by Great Britain but by the Jews themselves. It was done against not only British opposition but an invasion from five Arab armies, including those of countries that owed their own existence to the plan executed by Churchill and Lawrence”
JEWISH REVIEW OF BOOKS Lawrence of Judea: T. E. Lawrence and the Deal of the Twentieth Century by Rick Richman Spring 2020 …But T.E. Lawrence [of Arabia] also supported Zionism. He and Chaim Weizmann were close friends, and they held … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Lawrence of Arabia, Rick Richman, T.E. Lawrence
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 