Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Prescreening of Israel’s raids is designed to avoid interference with US anti-ISIS mission”

WALL STREET JOURNAL U.S. Secretly Reviews Israel’s Plans for Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria Michael R. Gordon June 16, 2022 Israel secretly coordinates with the U.S. on many of the airstrikes it carries out in Syria as the allies … Continue reading

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UNHRC Commission of Inquiry: “Notably, no other country is singled out in this manner aside from Israel”

JERUSALEM POST Israeli NGO, families of terror victims urge US to pull out of UNHRC June 15, 2022 An Israeli legal NGO has urged the US to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following the publication of a … Continue reading

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Al Jazeera says the photo for the first time shows the type of ammunition used to kill Palestinian correspondent

JERUSALEM POST Al Jazeera obtains photo of bullet that killed Abu Akleh, funeral misconduct revealed June 17, 2022 An image of the bullet used to kill Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been obtained by the network following an … Continue reading

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“The Mapping Project, a Boston-area pro-Palestinian pro-BDS activist collective targeting Israel, is using its map to draw literal links between dozens of area Jewish groups, universities, foundations, police departments and other organizations”

JTA Boston Jews say a pro-Palestinian group’s map of local ‘Zionist leaders and powerhouse NGOs’ is a guide to antisemitism Andrew Lapin April 8, 2022 A Jewish arts group. A Jewish high school. A Jewish newspaper. A synagogue network. A … Continue reading

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#UNHumanRightsCouncil has a mandate not just to compile alleged human-rights abuses but to concoct a body of so-called evidence to buttress broader antisemitic efforts to label racist the very notion of a Jewish state”

NEW YORK POST The UN continues Israel-bashing after Biden promised to stop it Richard Goldberg June 15, 2022 When the Biden administration last year reversed its predecessor’s decision to abandon the UN Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Continue reading

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“While a new survey shows strong American support for Israel, the younger generation is far more hostile”

JNS Israel and the US: Danger just around the corner Shuki Friedman June 13, 2022 A strong U.S. relationship with Israel depends on broad support for the Jewish state among American citizens. At first glance, a survey published a few … Continue reading

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“New employees hired by Ben & Jerry’s are required to watch four video lectures featuring activists discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as part of their orientation”

DAILY WIRE New Ben & Jerry’s Employees Forced To Watch Anti-Israel Videos Hank Berrien Jun 14, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s, which has demonstrated its hostility to the state of Israel in the past, has reportedly required new employees to watch … Continue reading

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#Lapid: “The Poles wanted to mess with the content of the trips”

I24NEWS Israel cancels youth trips to Poland over ‘educative manipulations’ June 15, 2022 Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced at a briefing on Wednesday that youth trips to Poland were banned over attempts to manipulate educational content presented to Israeli … Continue reading

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The poll of 519 respondents representing a statistical sample of the adult Israeli population and has a margin of error of 4.3%

JERUSALEM POST Public prefers an election over new, or same, government Gil Hoffman June 10, 2022 More Israelis prefer to have their fifth election in three and a half years, rather than the current government continuing, or the formation of … Continue reading

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Iran enriching up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% of weapons-grade, claims its nuclear aims are “wholly peaceful”

REUTERS Iran expanding nuclear work, switching off cameras amid IAEA censure Francois Murphy June 8, 2022 Iran has begun further expanding its underground uranium enrichment and said on Wednesday it would switch off two of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s cameras, … Continue reading

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