Category Archives: Islam

“Ms. Tamimi openly takes credit for her part in selecting the site of the attack and has bragged about it multiple times.” 15 people died

EMET ONLINE Congressmen Greg Steube demands extradition of Ahlam Tamimi, known terrorist and killer of American Citizens, from Jordan May 4, 2020 Late last week, Congressman Greg Steube (Republican, Florida), sent a letter to Ambassador Dina Kawar, Jordan, demanding the … Continue reading

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Ban falls far short of a complete prohibition on Hezbollah allowing Germany to claim that it has banned the group even if it has not

GATESTONE Germany’s Partial Ban of Hezbollah: A Half-Measure by Soeren Kern May 2, 2020 The German government, after years of equivocating, has announced what amounts to a partial ban on the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah — Arabic for “The … Continue reading

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Boris Johnson’s Ottoman roots

ALGEMEINER Why Was Boris Johnson’s Ottoman Great-Grandfather Murdered? by Uzay Bulut April 28, 2020 On April 10, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to Boris Johnson, prime minister of the United Kingdom, informing him that Turkey “would like to … Continue reading

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Yossi Klein Halevi: “In this pandemic, the nation’s citizens face a crisis that is finally bringing us together”

THE ATLANTIC Israel’s Arab Moment by Yossi Klein Halevi April 30, 2020 …Israeli media regularly feature stories of Arab-Jewish intimacy in the quarantine wards. The newspaper Yediot Aharonot published a four-page photo essay of Arab and Jewish nurses—the first time in … Continue reading

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Saudi TV: “The episode represents one of the first times a Saudi cultural project has shown Israel in a good light”

ALGEMEINER Episode of New Saudi TV Series Presents Positive View of Israel by Benjamin Kerstein April 28, 2020 A new Ramadan television series is making waves in the Arab world, arousing controversy for taking a relatively positive view of Israel. … Continue reading

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“As we mark Israeli independence this year, let us cast off the contrived U.N. narrative in which Israel was born into the inevitability of two states”

JNS San Remo: The original ‘deal of the century’ by Yishai Fleisher April 26, 2020 …For those who wish to see a “two-state solution” implemented, the idea that Israel was created through the U.N. partition vote is an indispensable narrative. … Continue reading

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“The more the Arabs participate in the political life of Israel, the more likely they are to see themselves as Israelis, as opposed to Palestinians/Arabs”

ELDER OF ZIYON More evidence that fewer Arab Israelis identify as “Palestinian” (Daled Amos) April 28, 2020 In our previous post, we looked at various surveys of Israeli Arabs over the past 9 years. Although the categories respondents were grouped … Continue reading

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Palestinian Authority says installing an elevator to make building accessible is an “invasion” and “Judaization”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH PA against wheelchair accessibility for disabled at Cave of the Patriarchs by Itamar Marcus April 27, 2020 The Palestinian Authority is protesting Israel’s plan to make the Cave of the Patriarchs wheelchair accessible and condemning it as … Continue reading

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“Decoupling from China is a costly, difficult undertaking, and one sure to prompt pushback from Western corporations”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS A China-U.S. Cold War? by Charles Lipson April 27, 2020 …If China’s access is squeezed, it will respond ferociously. Beijing would demand foreign companies leave production in China if they want to sell there. It would leverage … Continue reading

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“Ignoring San Remo Resolution is thus essential for those who perpetrate the lie that the Jews have usurped the Palestinian Arabs in their own land”

JNS From San Remo to its 72nd birthday, Israel survives the virus of political and moral collapse by Melanie Phillips April 23, 2020 One hundred years ago this Sunday, the four principal allied powers involved in World War I signed … Continue reading

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