Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Biden’s new press secretary: “AIPAC’s policies are not progressive policies”

JTA Karine Jean-Pierre, who endorsed AIPAC boycott, to be next White House press secretary Ron Kampeas May 5, 2022 President Joe Biden named as his next press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, a former official of the activist MoveOn group who endorsed … Continue reading

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“A Kremlin readout of the phone call made no mention of an apology, rather stressing that Russia and Israel shared the same commitment to preserving the memory of the Holocaust’

ALGEMEINER Putin Apologizes for Lavrov’s Holocaust Comments, Israeli PM’s Office Says Ben Cohen May 5, 2022 Israel said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologized to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for the widely-panned comments of his foreign minister, … Continue reading

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“This is a massacre and bloodbath that is reminiscent of dark days in the history of Israel”

JPOST 3 dead, 4 injured in terror attack in Elad in central Israel Anna Ahronheim and Tzvi Joffre May 5, 2022 At least three people were killed and four others injured in a terrorist attack in the Israeli city of … Continue reading

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Bipartisan Senate measure calls for addressing a wider range of Iranian activity and opposes removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ terror designation

JEWISH INSIDER 62 senators, including 16 Democrats, vote to oppose nuclear-only Iran deal Marc Rod May 4, 2022 A majority of senators, including 16 Democrats, voted on Wednesday night in favor of a non-binding Senate measure that opposes entering into … Continue reading

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New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage bans the Florida governor to promote ‘its message of inclusivity.’

WALL STREET JOURNAL Ron DeSantis Is Persona Non Grata at a Holocaust Memorial Elliott Abrams and Eric Cohen May 5, 2022 …A few years ago, we helped launch the Jewish Leadership Conference, an annual gathering to consider the challenges facing … Continue reading

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“But integral as The Crimson has been, I am first and foremost a Jew; and in light of the role Israel plays in my people’s history as our homeland and haven from persecution, I am a Zionist, and I stand with Israel”

HARVARD CRIMSON I Am a Crimson Editor and I Stand with Israel Natalie L. Kahn May 3, 2022 On April 29, I woke up to a flurry of messages from students, alumni, and journalists regarding a new piece published by … Continue reading

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The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas warned Saturday of attacks on synagogues if Israeli forces carry out another raid on the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque in annexed east Jerusalem.

FRANCE 24 Hamas warns of synagogue attacks in case of new Al-Aqsa raid April 30, 2022 “Whoever takes the decision to repeat this scene (of a deployment inside the mosque) will be taking the decision to destroy thousands of synagogues … Continue reading

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FBI investigating Highland Park hate fliers

LAKE MCHENRY SCANNER Flyers containing anti-Semitic hate speech littered in Highland Park on Holocaust remembrance day Sam Borcia April 29, 2022 City officials say they are working with police and the FBI after flyers containing “repugnant” anti-Semitic hate speech were … Continue reading

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“Biden administration continues to court Iran and seems poised to remove the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations even as the IRGC has deployed cells to assassinate former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security advisor John Bolton”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) No one to talk to in Washington Caroline Glick April 29, 2022 …The [Biden] administration green-lighted the transfer to Tehran of billions of dollars of Iranian government funds frozen under US sanctions imposed by … Continue reading

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“An Israeli official familiar with the matter confirmed on Thursday that the second threatening letter and bullet had been sent to Yoni Bennett”

ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli PM’s family receives death threat and bullet in mail Josef Federman April 27, 2022 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s teenage son has received a death threat and bullet in the mail, Israeli officials said Thursday, he second such … Continue reading

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