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Shuttered Israel Project established in 2002, has seen a rapid decline in donations in recent years

JERUSALEM POST The Israel Project closes its offices by Omri Nahmias August 3, 2019 After weeks of uncertainty, The Israel Project (TIP), a Washington-based pro-Israel organization, closed its operation in Jerusalem. Its Washington offices are also expected to close shortly. … Continue reading

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Canary Mission: IfNotNow and American Muslims for Palestine are partners in campaign against Israel

JNS New report highlights ties between IfNotNow and anti-Semitic pro-Palestinian group by Eliana Rudee July 30, 2019 …“The Jewish community should find the AMP and IfNotNow partnership particularly worrying,” according to Canary Mission. “IfNotNow is not a youthful Jewish organization, … Continue reading

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“Bizarrely, while Israel has approved the new Gaza hospital project, Palestinian Authority officials are trying to foil it”

GATESTONE Palestinians: What Is Wrong With Building a Hospital? by Bassam Tawil August 2, 2019 It hardly counts as news that Palestinian Authority leaders are obsessed with US President Donald J. Trump and his administration. Yet, these leaders have actually … Continue reading

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“How the congresswoman from Maine, who’s never shown any interest in the Middle East, turned against Israel”

TABLET MAG Forget the Squad, Politicians Like Chellie Pingree Represent the Real Threat to Israel by K.C. Johnson July 31, 2019 …Most coverage of the [anti-BDS] vote focused on Rashida Tlaib, who used the debate to analogize BDS to unsuccessful … Continue reading

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“Trump administration officials, and now apparently Lindsay Graham, are actively working to put together plans for a new Iran Deal”

DAILY BEAST Team Trump Turns to Lindsey Graham to Cut an Iran Deal by Erin Banco and Asawin Suebsaeng August 1, 2019 President Donald Trump wants a new deal with Iran to replace the nuclear agreement he pulled out of, … Continue reading

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J Street-supported congresswoman conjectures why Republicans focus on antisemitism

FREE BEACON Slotkin (D): GOP Only Opposes Anti-Semitism for Money by Nic Rowan July 31, 2019 Freshman representative Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich) said at a Jewish Democratic summer conference that Republicans only oppose anti-Semitism because they want money from Jewish … Continue reading

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Rep Cummings (D-MD) “established fellowship that seeks to bridge gaps between African-Americans and Jews in his Baltimore district”

JTA Elijah Cummings started a program that brings African-American teens to Israel by Josefin Dolsten August 1, 2019 Eight years ago Aaliyah Cuthrell knew little about the Jewish community, beyond what she had seen on a visit to her local … Continue reading

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Democrats have “handed Trump an easy win and yoked themselves to a genuine bigot” (and antisemite)

NEW YORK TIMES Why Are Democrats Defending Al Sharpton? by Professor Glenn C. Loury July 31, 2019 But 48 hours later, I feel differently. That’s thanks to the leading Democratic candidates for president, who have rushed to Mr. Sharpton’s defense, … Continue reading

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Arrow-3 success in Alaska “held up by both Israel and the United States as a sign of the strength of their alliance”

REUTERS Israel says Arrow-3 missile shield passes U.S. trials, warns Iran by Dan Williams July 28, 2019 Israel’s U.S.-backed Arrow-3 ballistic missile shield has passed a series of live interception tests over Alaska, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, … Continue reading

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Ukraine’s president actor-turned-politician: “Mr Zelensky is Jewish – the only Jewish head of state in the world today (outside Israel, of course) and his election comes at a time of rising antisemitism almost everywhere”

WASHINGTON TIMES Life imitates art in Ukraine by Clifford May July 31, 2019 …Just over a year ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was a comic actor. His popularity soared thanks to a TV show called “Servant of the People” in which he … Continue reading

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