Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Frames that divide the world into the oppressors and the oppressed create 15 times more antisemites while reinforcing sectarian division and hate on both the left and the right.”

TABLET MAG The ADL’s Medicine Is Causing the Disease Joel Finkelstein October 26, 2025 …What was once a movement to fight antisemitism has evolved into an educational framework built on the language of DEI. Its central lesson is not moral … Continue reading

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“The idea that the Jews are society’s scapegoat is a common one. The concept holds that, when in crisis, societies tend to blame the Jews for their problems—from economic discontent to military defeat—leading to horrendous acts of violence”

NO DELUSIONS, NO DESPAIR Scapegoats: Antisemitism is an act of toxic, narcissistic projection. Benjamin Kerstein October 28, 2025 The writer James Kirchick recently published a comprehensive takedown of the execrable right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson in National Review…Kirchick’s demolition of Carlson is far better … Continue reading

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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that moves toward annexing West Bank could endanger Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war”

JPOST Netanyahu: West Bank annexation bill a ‘provocation’ to sow discord between Israel, US Reuters October 23, 2025 The recent Knesset vote on West Bank annexation was a “deliberate political provocation by the opposition” meant to incite conflict during US … Continue reading

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“The role of Turkey and Qatar — two leading Hamas sponsors — in postwar Gaza has added to the sense of anxiety about the sustainability of the deal for Israelis”

NATIONAL REVIEW Hamas Is Already Violating the Peace Deal The Editors October 22, 2025 …The terrorist group has shown no willingness to disarm. Its fighters have moved swiftly to reestablish control over the nearly half of Gaza where there is … Continue reading

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“The EU is Israel’s largest trading partner, accounting for 32% of the economy: which means cutting Israel’s EU trade would be absolutely destructive to country’s economic survival”

POLITICO EU unlikely to push sanctions on Israel after Trump peace deal Gabriel Gavin and Nicholas Vinocur October 17, 2025 An EU plan to sanction Israel’s government ministers and cut back on trade ties has been put on ice as … Continue reading

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A ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans would confirm how deeply embedded anti-Israel prejudice is in Britain

THE TIMES We can’t let this bigotry become the norm Melanie Phillips October 20, 2025 Away fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv football club were banned last week from their team’s match against Aston Villa in November because the police decided … Continue reading

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“Jews in the United States must jettison the fantasy that they are exceptions to history and that “it can’t happen here””

JNS Jewish self-defense is the only way Benjamin Kerstein October 20, 2025 …In the past two years, the Diaspora has become another front in the ongoing war against Israel. Jews have been subjected to a campaign of terror that has … Continue reading

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Mark Steyn: “I’m shocked, shocked not to find Yentl playing at Cinema Keffiyeh”

MARK STEYN CLUB Never Mind the Bollocks, It’s Islam Mark Steyn October 20, 2025 I’ve had a rough few days and have emerged from a cloud of medication to a barrage of intemperate emails from British readers demanding to know … Continue reading

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“The anti-AIPAC movement has found success on the left but it is not limited to that side of the aisle. The far left and far right have for some time been pushing for the American organization to be forced to register as a foreign agent.”

COMMENTARY MAG Democrats’ Ugly War on AIPAC Seth Mandel October 17, 2025 …Winking at these conspiracy theorists is all the rage among Democratic officeholders with higher aspirations. Rep. Ro Khanna, a California progressive who mostly talks about Jeffrey Epstein when … Continue reading

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“Bari Weiss has reportedly made waves as CBS News editor-in-chief since taking the position two weeks prior”

NEW YORK POST ‘Woke’ CBS News standards chief is Bari Weiss’ ‘first scalp,’ as new boss remakes network Alexandra Steigrad October 16, 2025 The head of CBS News’ standards and practices unit — who presided over some of the network’s … Continue reading

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