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“In what Freud might have analyzed as a classic case of the narcissistic wound run amok, the Never Netanyahus fell victim to a kind of collective insanity rooted in their own sense of virtuous entitlement”

TABLET MAG Bibi, King of Israel by Liel Leibovitz March 27, 2020 After 24 hours that would have filled several seasons of a great Netflix political drama, the once and future prime minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, … Continue reading

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It’s decided: “Gantz to be defense minister under Netanyahu, Gabi Ashkenazi to serve as foreign minister”

JERUSALEM POST Blue and White splits as unity deal with Likud approaches by Gil Hoffman March 26, 2020 In a dramatic turn of events, the Blue and White Party, which served as the alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in … Continue reading

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“Coronavirus exposed a truth that global village fans have spent the past generation denying: Borders are important”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israel and the demise of the global village by Caroline B. Glick March 27, 2020 In the face of the steeply rising number of coronavirus patients and the breakneck speed of political changes in Israel, few people … Continue reading

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Still on Facebook, “a truly horrific painting clearly intended to reawaken age-old hostilities toward the Jewish people”

SNAPSHOTS, A CAMERA BLOG Italian Artist Posts Image of Jewish Ritual Murder on Facebook Page March 25, 2020 Giovanni Gasparro, a popular artist in Italy, has posted images of a painting of a Jewish ritual murder on his Facebook page. … Continue reading

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“This bunker is another tool for managing, controlling, oversight and tracking” the coronavirus, said an Israeli official who requested anonymity”

REUTERS Israeli leaders open up nuclear bunker in war on coronavirus March 26, 2020 The Israeli government has opened up a war bunker in the Jerusalem hills to help coordinate its campaign against the spread of the coronavirus, Israeli officials … Continue reading

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“Foremost authorities on Arabs in Israel, Professor Raphael Israeli”: The anti-Zionist Arab leadership honestly represents the views of their constituency

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) ‘Arab Israelis are pulling away from society, not integrating’ by Nadav Shragai March 23, 2020 …”Let’s put our cards on the table: They say that Arab Israelis, who are 20% of the population, want … Continue reading

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Former white supremacist leader Arno Michaelis ultimately saved by his baby daughter

CLARION PROJECT Arno Michaelis – Former White Supremacist – I was Radicalized March 24, 2020 Arno Michaelis was a white supremacist, in his own words, addicted to disrupting the world. He’d beat you and leave you for dead just for … Continue reading

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Gordis: “Why are so many of us – rabbis, backpackers, politicians, with their recklessness during a pandemic – willing to endanger the extraordinary Jewish life we’ve built here?”

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘We will guard and protect you’: Our forgotten promise to Israel by Daniel Gordis March 23, 2020 Twenty-something years ago, after a year’s sabbatical in Israel, when we had decided that we were going to stay and … Continue reading

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A way for Highland Parkers to pitch in

As all kinds of businesses across America struggle with our new normal (for now anyway) many of us are looking for ways to help. Here’s an idea for my community of Highland Parkers. The list below contains links to many … Continue reading

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“If not for the cruel, heartless actions of the Iranian regime, ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson would be alive and home with us today”

JERUSALEM POST American Robert Levinson, held by Iran, believed to be dead by Seth J. Frantzman March 26, 2020 Robert Levinson, an American illegally held by the Iranian regime, is believed to have died, his family wrote in a statement … Continue reading

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