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- "Israel-US dialogue is necessary about Iran’s nuclear program, since a good agreement with Iran is a clear Israeli interest. But Israel must be prepared with a military option against Iran, as a last resort"
- "Military, defense minister believe a credible threat of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities is only way US will be able to negotiate better deal with Islamic Republic"
- EVENT Israel Bonds Chicago with The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
- Heard in Jerusalem: "Hasbara" has become something resembling a dirty word
- "Those experiences gave Thomas the fortitude to do something truly courageous: risk her friendships, face her misconceptions, and change her mind"
- EVENT 2nd Annual Kosher Chicago BBQ Festival Competition to benefit Maot Chitim
- 6 European countries join forces to do business with Iran (and throw Israel under the bus)
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
Category Archives: Chicago
“I can’t keep everybody in jail because the State’s Attorney wants me to” says Chicago judge moments before releasing man now accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Blue Line train
JOHN KASS NEWS How a City Dies: Woman Burned Alive on CTA by a Violent Career Criminal Who Was Enabled by Democrat Judges November 23, 2025 …In Chicago, the great city shaped by Mayor Richard J. Daley and his son, … Continue reading
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EVENTS: Nova Music Festival Exhibition closes November 30, see before it leaves Chicago; Reprise screening of the excellent “Beneath the Helmet” in Highland Park
Nova Music Festival Exhibition in Chicago The Nova Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal massacre at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th, 2023. The installation sets out to recreate a festival dedicated to peace and love that … Continue reading
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EVENTS: StandWithUs Annual Gala Sunday November 4 + Acclaimed Nova Exhibition opens in Chicago November 4
StandWithUs Midwest Campus Champions Skokie, IL November 2, 2025 5:30 – 8:00pm Keynote Speaker: Elica Le Bon Location given upon registration Click here to register The Nova Music Festival Chicago The Nova Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Nova Festival, StandWithUs
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United Airlines announces it will restart flights between Tel Aviv and Washington, DC, as well as Chicago beginning November 1, 2025
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) United Airlines to resume flights from Chicago and Washington to Tel Aviv September 4, 2025 United Airlines announced Thursday that it will restart flights between Tel Aviv and Washington, DC, as well as Chicago … Continue reading
“No American city has a worse public pension problem than Chicago. It carries more pension debt than 43 U.S. states and is home to seven of the ten worst-funded local pension systems in the nation”
CITY JOURNAL Chicago Is on the Verge of Fiscal Collapse Austin Berg August 25, 2025 Chicago’s finances were already on life support. Now, with a single piece of legislation, the state of Illinois has pushed the city closer to fiscal … Continue reading
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“Lox & Loaded — it’s the catchy name behind a new gun club formed in Chicago”
CBS NEWS Lox & Loaded gun club aims for self-defense for Jewish community amid antisemitism threat Charlie De Mar August 18, 2015 …The gun club is aimed at giving Jews and allies the tools to defend themselves with antisemitism at … Continue reading
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Highland Park sets a new standard.
STANDWITHUS Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law August 12, 2025 In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially … Continue reading
Chicago is one of the few remaining cities that does not have a Jewish high school. For now.
JTA An effort is underway to launch a Jewish high school in Chicago, where antisemitism concerns run high Grace Gilson August 7, 2025 Chicago has many hallmarks of a thriving Jewish community: dozens of synagogues of every denomination, a range … Continue reading
“Numerous Northwestern faculty members who claim not to know any Zionist Jews are, in a sense, telling the truth—their own discriminatory practices ensure they never encounter them”
JEWISH JOURNAL Saving Northwestern University From Itself Scott A. Shay July 30, 2025 Reports suggest the U.S. Department of Education is negotiating with Northwestern University to resolve allegations of antisemitism in exchange for the release of suspended federal grants. In … Continue reading
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Tagged March of the Living, Northwestern University
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Initial proposal approved by NEA’s delegates offer striking example of growing shift away from the ADL by progressives, many of whom now demonize Israel
JTA NEA board rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL Grace Gilson July 21, 2025 The board of directors for the National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has rejected a proposal by its delegates to sever … Continue reading
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Tagged ADL, Anti-Defamation League, National Education Association, NEA
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 