Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

A rare cache of weapons from the Roman period found stashed away in a cave in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve

ARUTZ SHEVA Four Roman swords, nearly 2,000 years old, found in Judean Desert September 6, 2023 A sensational find in the Judean Desert: a cache of four 1,900-year-old, excellently preserved Roman swords and a shafted weapon were discovered in a … Continue reading

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The distinction between hating Jews and hating Israel is bogus

JNS Israelophobia is the newest form of the oldest hatred Melanie Phillips August 31, 2023 Antisemitism is a rotten term for the “longest hatred” that targets the Jewish people. For a start, there is no such thing as “semitism” to … Continue reading

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On September 28, Israel’s Supreme Court is expected to rule in favor of a petition from the far-left Movement for Quality Government to overturn the November 1, 2022 elections

CAROLINE GLICK BLOG Will Israeli Democracy Survive the Court? Caroline Glick September 1, 2023 …In January, MQG [Movement for Quality Government] petitioned the Supreme Court asking the justices to ban newly sworn in Netanyahu from serving in office. MQG argued … Continue reading

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In one of the movie’s memorable scenes, Meir and Kissinger engage in a battle of wills over the Israeli prime minister’s kitchen table, with Meir forcing the exhausted diplomat to eat borscht

WASHINGTON EXAMINER Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new biopic about the Israeli prime minister Sean Durns August 25, 2023 A decade before the rise of U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Israel had its own “Iron Lady,” Golda Meir, a 75-year-old grandmother … Continue reading

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Obama evaded the Nation of Islam leader’s core antisemitic ideology.

JNS Obama’s non-responses to black antisemitism Eunice G. Pollack August 27, 2023 In his 2017 book Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama and a Tablet interview this month, historian David Garrow revealed that Obama refused to take a stand … Continue reading

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Diplomatic sources in Jerusalem say that Minister Ben-Gvir’s comments on restricting Arab movement inflict major damage on Israel’s public diplomacy efforts after American model Bella Hadid accuses him of racism

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Officials concerned Ben-Gvir’s spat with Bella Hadid ‘gift for BDS’ Eran Swissa and Shirit Avitan Cohen August 25, 2023 …Ben-Gvir shot back on Friday, in a tweet attacking the pro-Palestinian advocate. “Good morning to … Continue reading

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Terror deaths of Israelis fell every year under Trump and rose every year under Biden

FRONT PAGE MAG Biden’s Terror Funding Just Killed an Israeli Preschool Teacher Daniel Greenfield August 28, 2023 Last year, Biden met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and boasted that, “I reversed the policies of my predecessor and resumed aid … Continue reading

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Former state Assemblyman Dov Hikind said Robin L. Garrell leaving CUNY sends a message to “to stop hiring Jew-haters.”

JNS CUNY official who hired fired ‘CNN’ commentator exits position August 31, 2023 Marc Lamont Hill lost his cable-TV news gig after giving a speech calling for anti-Israel boycotts and “a free Palestine from the river to the sea.” Now the … Continue reading

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US Marines purchasing Iron Dome systems to help defend against ever increasing threats posed by cruise missiles and drones

THE WAR ZONE USMC Buying Nearly 2,000 Tamir Interceptors For Its Iron Dome Systems Joseph Trevithick August 25, 2023 The U.S. Marine Corps has laid out plans to acquire three batteries worth of Iron Dome systems, including 44 launchers and … Continue reading

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Hatred of the Middle East’s only democracy threatens us all, not just Britain’s Jews

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE There’s a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia Jake Wallis Simons August 26, 2023 …Contrary to common perception, in 2022 an American insurance firm named Israel the fifth-safest tourist destination on Earth, behind … Continue reading

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