Category Archives: Islam

Many Iranians, particularly the young, have come to see Amini’s death as part of the Islamic Republic’s heavy-handed policing of dissent and the morality police’s increasingly violent treatment of young women

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Will Iran’s clerics survive the latest wave of unrest? AP and ILH Staff September 21, 2022 Under President Raisi, a hard-liner elected last year, agents of the morality police appear to have been unleashed. … Continue reading

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“Lapid’s embrace of the two state solution at the UN is a break with his immediate predecessor Naftali Bennett and contrasts sharply with his political rival Benjamin Netanyahu”

ALGEMEINER Lapid Calls for Two State Solution to Conflict With Palestinians in UN General Assembly Address Andrew Bernard September 22, 2022 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday called for a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his … Continue reading

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With Hezbollah ensconced in Lebanon and Syria, Hamas controlling Gaza, and a weak Hashemite monarchy in Jordan, the West Bank is the final remaining outpost for Iran

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Will Iran Soon Control the West Bank? Sean Durns September 18, 2022 The Islamic Republic of Iran, Henry Kissinger once remarked, must decide whether it is a nation or a cause. But the regime’s choice has been … Continue reading

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“Sabra” is the Hebrew slang term for a native-born Israeli Jew. A sabra is a prickly pear cactus fruit and it is used to metaphorically describe Israelis as rough and sharp on the outside but soft on the inside.

NEW YORK POST Disney to roll out Israeli superhero in ‘Captain America’ film — irking Arabs Ariel Zilber September 14, 2022 The Walt Disney Company is planning to introduce an Israeli comic book superhero in Marvel’s next installment of its … Continue reading

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Survey shows that labeling Jews as #Islamophobes is extreme #gaslighting

ELDER OF ZIYON Survey: US Jews are not Islamophobic – but 26% of Muslims themselves are! September 16, 2022 The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding has released its 2022 survey on Muslims in America. The survey shows that Jews … Continue reading

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Lapid’s support for a Palestinian state compounds a disastrous error

JNS The real reason for the war against Israel and the West Melanie Phillips September 22, 2022 As soon as it emerged that Israel’s acting Prime Minister Yair Lapid would tell the United Nations General Assembly this week that he … Continue reading

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On 2nd anniversary of signing ceremony, US ambassador says Washington is working to deepen and broaden Israel’s normalization with Arab neighbors

TIMES OF ISRAEL Nides: Biden administration taking Abraham Accords ‘from start-up to real operation’ Jacob Magid September 15, 2022 In the early days of the Biden administration, there appeared to be some reluctance in Washington to embrace the Abraham Accords. … Continue reading

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“Al Qaeda once again has a safe haven in Afghanistan, endangering Americans”

FOREIGN POLICY On 9/11 Anniversary, End the Self-Delusion About America’s Enemies H. R. McMaster and Bradley Bowman September 9, 2022 To understand the persistent malady of self-delusion in Washington, consider U.S. President Joe Biden’s comments in August 2021. “What interest … Continue reading

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“The objective of #Palestinianism–the #Palestinian Cause–is the replacement of Israel by an Arab state, the violent expulsion of the Jews, and their replacement by the descendants of the Arab refugees of 1948”

ABU YEHUDA Palestinianism: an Ideology and an Identity Victor Rosenthal September 14, 2022 …Palestinianism had its origin in the 1960s, when it was created by the cognitive warriors of the Soviet KGB. The Soviets had had an interest for some … Continue reading

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“While the West appeases Iran, Israel is now battling Tehran’s efforts to engulf the Jewish state in a ‘ring of fire’ – a strategy the theocracy adopted from its longstanding partner-in-intimidation, North Korea”

HAARETZ How North Korea Taught Iran to Entrap and Threaten Israel Mark Dubowitz and David Maxwell September 7, 2022 As its technology has advanced, Tehran has armed its proxies on Israel’s borders with precision-guided missiles, saturation-fire rockets, and explosives-laden unmanned … Continue reading

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