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“Anti-Semites are thrilled to call Sanders an ally, and he is equally excited to call anti-Semites friends”

AMERICAN GREATNESS Democratic Majority for Israel Waves the White Flag in Presidential Contest by Joshua Sharf February 28th, 2020 Word is that the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) is waving the white flag in the presidential race, will spend no … Continue reading

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“It’s a catastrophe,” an El Al official told Kan News, “The airlines here will collapse within weeks”

YESHIVA WORLD El Al Warns It Will Imminently Collapse; Plans To Fire 1,000 People Due To Coronavirus Losses February 27, 2020 Israel became the first country on Wednesday to advise its citizens to halt all unnecessary travel abroad in light … Continue reading

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“Chief rabbi urges keeping lips off hands touching mezuzahs; European rabbinical group bans those feeling unwell from synagogue, even to recite the Kaddish prayer for the dead”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Coronavirus takes toll on religious life as rabbis advise against ritual kissing by Stuart Winer March 4, 2020 Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau on Wednesday said Israelis should avoid touching and kissing mezuzahs affixed to … Continue reading

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“Trump’s peace plan calls attention to Palestinian division and the collapse of the Arab political order”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Israel’s New Diplomatic Moment by Jonathan Spyer March 3, 2020 …Jerusalem’s Palestinians remain in a kind of limbo. Israel places barriers before their acquisition of full citizenship, and they can complain justly of large discrepancies in municipal … Continue reading

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Paterson NJ revises its noise ordinance so that everyone can hear the “call to prayer”

PJ MEDIA Good News: Paterson, N.J., Gets Muslim Police Chief and Islamic Call to Prayer Over Loudspeakers by Robert Spencer February 26, 2020 The next Democratic debate isn’t in Paterson, New Jersey, but it should be: that unlikely city is … Continue reading

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Iranian Parliament spokesman: “Any citizen found to be “spreading rumors” about the virus would be sentenced to flogging and one-to-three years in prison”

NATIONAL REVIEW Iranian MP Says Government is Concealing ‘Horrific Numbers’ of Coronavirus Deaths: ‘It’s Not As If We Can Hide the Cemeteries’ by Zachary Evans February 28, 2020 An Iranian member of Parliament on Friday said cases of the Wuhan … Continue reading

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Latest poll: “Sanders would defeat Trump with Jewish voters with 65% to 30%”

I24NEWS Among Jewish Americans, Sanders to defeat Trump by considerable margin, poll shows February 28, 2020 The Vermont progressive remains a divisive figure but enjoys strong support among younger Jewish voters. Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders is set to crush … Continue reading

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Benny Gantz: “Does not inspire confidence that he has the finesse to navigate a political minefield in which we would need to engage not only with Trump but also Putin, the UK, Asia, the EU, and moderate Sunni states”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Time to put egos aside by Isi Leibler February 27, 2020 We should pinch ourselves to be certain that our current position is not a dream: The US administration is promoting Israel’s narrative and … Continue reading

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“A core principle of the Trump plan is that “everyone stays in place” – a reality that Palestinians must eventually come to accept”

MIDDLE EAST FORUM RADIO Martin Kramer: The Trump Plan Will Be “Transformative” for Palestinians by Marilyn Stern Middle East Forum Radio February 28, 2020 …“Much of the responsibility for the predicament of the Palestinians today relies not just on them, … Continue reading

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Israeli Coronavirus vaccine discovery “identified as a by-product of MIGAL’s development of a vaccine against IBV, a disease affecting poultry”

JEWISH PRESS Israeli Researchers Make Breakthrough in Development of Coronavirus Vaccine by Aryeh Savir February 27, 2020 Israeli researchers at MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute have developed an effective vaccine against avian Coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) and are adapting it … Continue reading

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