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Netanyahu’s office confirms agreement finalized but says government won’t meet to approve it until Saturday, which will delay the return of the first hostages from Sunday to Monday

TIMES OF ISRAEL PM’s office: Security cabinet to meet Friday, government will approve deal on Saturday Jacob Magid January 17, 2025 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirms that the Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams have signed a ceasefire and hostage … Continue reading

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“Maybe Israel’s answer to questions about its intentions should be, “you’re about to find out””

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE A Soldier’s Perspective on the Ceasefire Seth Mandel January 16, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have fought in the war against Hamas since October 2003, yet the perspective of the Israeli soldier is often missing from the … Continue reading

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Smotrich and Ben-Gvir condemn deal

JPOST Smotrich demands IDF return to fighting after first phase of deal Eliav Breuer January 16, 2025 The Religious Zionist Party will leave the government if it does not receive assurances that the IDF will resume its military operations in … Continue reading

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Michael Oren: “The sacrifices of this proposed agreement are the cost of Israel’s weakness on October 7”

FREE PRESS The Hostage Deal Is the Price of Israel’s Failures Michael Oren January 15, 2025 …From day one—October 7, 2023—Israel’s twin goals in Gaza were fundamentally irreconcilable. Israel could not, as its leaders pledged, simultaneously destroy Hamas and secure … Continue reading

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AJC calls “60 Minutes” segment “biased and misguided”

ALGEMEINER Jewish Groups Condemn ’60 Minutes’ Segment Criticizing US Support for Israel During Gaza War Shiryn Ghermezian January 14, 2025 The investigative news television program “60 Minutes” has been widely criticized for airing a “one-sided” and “biased” segment on Sunday … Continue reading

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Mike Huckabee’s nomination as Ambassador to Israel “the greatest thrill and joy and culmination of an entire lifetime of having a love for the land of Israel and for the Jewish people”

ARUTZ SHEVA Huckabee tells Jews to take antisemitism ‘as a badge of honor’ Sara Lehmann January 15, 2025 Perhaps one of the most consequential new nominations of US President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory this past November is that of former … Continue reading

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ADL leader Jonathan Greenblatt: “Data shows Jew-hatred at an all-time high, while “we are gaslit and told that what happened was something we imagined or blamed for the act in the first place”

JNS ADL poll shows nearly half of adults worldwide harbor antisemitic views Mike Wagenheim January 14, 2025 A new survey released by the Anti-Defamation League shows nearly half of the global population holds elevated levels of antisemitic attitudes. The Global 100 … Continue reading

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One of many Israel-hating mosques awarded funds by Biden admin: The Islamic Center of Detroit, whose imam prayed to Allah to “eradicate” the “sick, disgusting Zionist regime”

FREE BEACON Biden Program Meant To ‘Protect Jewish Institutions’ Pays Out Six-Figure Grants to Mosques That Preach Anti-Semitic Hate Chuck Ross January 10, 2025 The Biden White House and Senate Democrats have touted their funding for an anti-terrorism initiative they … Continue reading

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“Trump has chosen people who understand the threat of government coercion—because they have experienced it firsthand”

CITY JOURNAL Cabinet of the Canceled Abigail Shrier Winter 2025 Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen recently expressed what many felt at the reelection of Donald Trump: not triumph so much as relief. “I hope this last ten years increasingly is just … Continue reading

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Los Angeles slashed fire and other basic services after Mayor Karen Bass awarded fat contracts to government workers

CITY JOURNAL L.A.’s Total Leadership Failure Steven Malanga January 10, 2025 The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have spotlighted questionable state and local government policies in California that may have contributed to the blazes and left areas like Hollywood vulnerable … Continue reading

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