Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“As president of American Federation of Teachers, Weingarten pushed draconian measures during the COVID pandemic, pushing to keep schools closed and students out of the education system”

FREE BEACON Randi Weingarten Joins J Street Board Adam Kredo October 4, 2023 Teachers’ union leader Randi Weingarten, who presided over a disastrous nationwide shutdown of schools during the coronavirus pandemic, is joining the board of one of the country’s … Continue reading

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“Washington’s pro-Iran engagement machinery has already cranked into overdrive”

NATIONAL REVIEW Team Biden’s Iranian-Influence Scandal September 27, 2023 The Biden administration’s now-sidelined Iran envoy Robert Malley compromised America’s national security, and new bombshell reporting about an Iranian-influence operation proves it. In the wake of news earlier this year that … Continue reading

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“Israel’s designation into the Visa Waiver Program helps the United States and Israel meet key national security goals”

THE HILL US allows Israel into visa waiver program Nick Robertson September 27, 2023 The U.S. has added Israel to its visa-free travel program, allowing Israelis to travel to the U.S. without a visa process — a long-sought win for … Continue reading

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“Israel and Saudi have already normalized. When the formal agreement comes is anyone’s guess,” wrote Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

JNS Foreign-policy expert: ‘Israel and Saudi have already normalized’ September 22, 2023 Having watched Mohammed bin Salman’s recent interview when the Saudi Crown Prince told FOX News that peace with Israel is “getting closer every day,” coupled with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s … Continue reading

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“This week, billionaire Richter explained that the problem with Israel’s Jews is that most of them are “nationalist.” The left, he said, will solve the problem of Jewish nationalism by joining forces with the Arab parties, who reject Israel’s right to exist and support terrorism”

ARUTZ SHEVA A prayer for 5784 Caroline Glick September 17, 2023 …Some 3,500 years of Jewish history and 75 years of Israeli Jewish history expose the fraud of Oslo’s assertion of Israeli immorality. And 30 years of Palestinian terror and … Continue reading

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Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped six months ago in Baghdad

JERUSALEM POST Israeli Jewish woman remains kidnapped in Iraq as Iraqi PM at UNGA Seth J. Frantzman September 21, 2023 Six months ago, on March 21, US-based researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, the daughter of Soviet political prisoners and a dual Israeli … Continue reading

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From the point of view of the Defense Ministry and IDF, the new AI-powered Barak tank is the most advanced tank in the world today

JERUSALEM POST Israel’s new Barak super tank: The future of Middle East warfare? Seth J. Frantzman September 23, 2023 Last week, Israel unveiled the much anticipated new Barak tank, an updated version of Israel’s successful family of Merkava tanks. The tank … Continue reading

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Widespread tortures and executions by Taliban, facilitated by US 2021 exit

ASSOCIATED PRESS UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban government to stop torture and protect the rights of detainees Rahim Faiez September 20, 2023 The United Nations said Wednesday it has documented more than 1,600 cases of human rights violations committed by authorities … Continue reading

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50 years since Yom Kippur War: “Everyone had their world turned upside down when a nationwide reserve call-up was announced. I was lucky to make it back alive”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The war that changed my life – and everyone else’s Amos Regev September 24, 2023 …One morning, as we were setting up our pieces, the commander showed up. He brought a new soldier who … Continue reading

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Golda Meir has a somewhat negative reputation in Israel, but the Guy Nattiv movie may be changing how the first female prime minister is viewed

JPOST ‘Golda’: Israelis mull over the Helen Mirren-led movie Hannah Brown September 23, 2023 Golda Meir was the first female prime minister of Israel and, like the country she led, she was a mass of contradictions. Reportedly lauded by David … Continue reading

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