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“AIPAC applauds the election yesterday of a solidly pro-Israel Congress. At a time of intense partisan polarization, candidates from both parties overwhelmingly expressed their support for Israel’s security and her efforts to reach peace with all of her neighbors”

ALGEMEINER US Jewish Political Groups, Both Democratic and Republican, Cheer Midterm Elections Results by Barney Breen-Portnoy November 7, 2018 Two American Jewish political groups on opposing sides of the spectrum have both spun the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections — … Continue reading

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Newly minted Congresswoman Tlaib “explicitly supports the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel and its replacement of a unitary Palestinian state”

BREITBART Democrat Rashida Tlaib Dances with Palestinian Flag at Victory Party by Joel B. Pollak November 7, 2018 Democrat Rashida Tlaib danced wearing the Palestinian flag at a victory party in Tuesday evening, after she won a largely uncontested race … Continue reading

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“Bringing the SJP conference to Los Angeles in which leaders and members exhort to ‘kill all the Jews’ and ‘stuff some Jews in the oven’ is a significant threat to public safety”

JEWISH JOURNAL L.A. City Council Approves Resolution Calling on UCLA to Cancel SJP Event by Aaron Bandler November 6, 2018 The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 6 in favor of a resolution calling on UCLA to cancel … Continue reading

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The proposed Hamas-Israel truce: “As for Egypt, Qatar, and the UN, they are acting strictly out of concern for their own and Hamas’s interests”

GATESTONE INSTITUTE The Middle East “Truce”: Why Hamas Cannot Be Trusted by Bassam Tawil November 5, 2018 …Egypt wants a truce between Hamas and Israel because it wants quiet along its shared border with the Gaza Strip. Qatar wants the … Continue reading

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Antisemites and AntiIsrael activists, you’ll be right at home at the 2019 WomensMarch

NEW YORK POST Don’t join this year’s Women’s March unless you’re good with anti-Semitism by Karol Markowicz November 4, 2018 With the Pittsburgh shooting so fresh and anti-Semitism (alas) so necessary a topic, it’s time for a reckoning with the Women’s March. … Continue reading

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“Hawks feared that the U.S. would allow Iran access to the global financial communications system, Swift. They were wrong”

BLOOMBERG Trump Bank Sanctions Will Hit Iran Where It Hurts by Eli Lake November 2, 2018 For the last month, it looked as though President Donald Trump’s campaign of maximum pressure against Iran would include a loophole. Sanctions on Iran’s … Continue reading

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#FIDF Los Angeles gala raises $60 million, 1200 attend

FIDF BLOG Ashton Kutcher and Pharrell Williams among stars and supporters at the FIDF Western Region Gala chaired by Haim and Cheryl Saban November 2, 2018 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) raised $60 million at its annual Western Region Gala … Continue reading

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It wasn’t a white supremacist defacing Brooklyn synagogue with “Die Jewish rats”

TABLET MAG As Brooklyn Hate Crime Suspect is Arrested, Time for the Left to Rethink Its Attitude to Anti-Semitism by Leil Leibovitz November 3, 2018 Earlier today, the New York Police Department arrested the man suspected of vandalizing the Union … Continue reading

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“Human Rights Watch takes a break from Israel-bashing to examine abuses by Fatah and Hamas”

WALL STREET JOURNAL The Palestinians’ Worst Enemy Is Their Own Leaders by Elliot Kaufman Oct. 30, 2018 There’s a rule of thumb for journalists reporting on the Palestinians: If it can’t be blamed on Israel, it isn’t news. But some … Continue reading

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Another (proposed) #Hamas ceasefire deal

YNET Al Akhbar publishes draft of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal by Elior Levy November 3, 2018 The Hamas-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar published Saturday an initial draft of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, including ten provisions, with every provision … Continue reading

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