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Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“The celebrations once again prove that a Palestinian who murders a Jew is a hero, whereas one who seeks peace with Israel is a traitor”
GATESTONE Why Palestinians Celebrate the Murder of Jews Khaled Abu Toameh April 12, 2022 The celebrations that took place in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the recent terror attacks in Israel are yet another sign of the growing … Continue reading
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Tagged Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinians
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Knesset Member Ayman Odeh tells Arab police serving in East Jerusalem they are ‘humiliating’ their people and should throw down their weapons, calls for Palestinian flag to fly over Jerusalem
TIMES OF ISRAEL Joint List leader urges Arab Israeli cops to quit force, is accused of incitement April 11, 2022 The head of the Joint List party Ayman Odeh caused outrage on Sunday when he said Arab Israelis serving in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayman Odeh, Jerusalem, Palestinians
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BDS-supporting scientist grapples with metaphors…and loses
THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR Nobel Prize Winner Tries to Make the Case for BDS — And Fails Spectacularly A.J. Caschetta April 5, 2022 Last year I asked if scientists were more valuable to the anti-Israel BDS movement than Middle East studies and … Continue reading
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Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, George Smith
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#LeonardCohen: Five decades later, on Spotify and in synagogue, you can still hear the echo of the Yom Kippur War. What happened in the Sinai desert in October 1973?
COMMON SENSE The Israeli War That Made Leonard Cohen Matti Friedman April 10, 2022 Some of the men on the sand look up at the visitor with his guitar. Others look down at their dirty knees and boots. Cigarettes glow … Continue reading
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Tagged Leonard Cohen, Yom Kippur War
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Pesach 5782: A lesson from the past about choosing freedom over servitude
TABLET MAG The Jews Who Didn’t Leave Egypt Alana Newhouse April 14, 2022 This weekend, millions of people will sit around Seder tables and memorialize the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. Guided by the Haggadah, or Passover text—one of … Continue reading
After massive manhunt, security forces find and kill suspected Tel Aviv terrorist
TIMES OF ISRAEL 2 killed as terrorist opens fire on Tel Aviv bar; security forces hunting for gunman Emanuel Fabian, Carrie Keller-Lynn and Aaron Boxerman April 7, 2022 Two people were killed and several were wounded as a gunman opened … Continue reading
“Netanyahu congratulated Silman on her decision, thanking her “in the name of many people in Israel who waited for this moment””
JPOST Israel’s coalition loses majority as Yamina MK Silman quits government Shira Silkoff April 6, 2022 Israel’s government began to crumble on Wednesday after Yamina MK and coalition whip Idit Silman announced her resignation from the government. With this, Prime … Continue reading
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“Israel’s broad unity government — which includes left-wing and right-wing members — has decided not to engage in any peace initiatives with the Palestinians because of internal divisions on that issue”
ALGEMEINER Biden Admin Suggested High-Level Israeli, Palestinian Meeting at White House April 7, 2022 The Biden administration has suggested a meeting at the White House between top Israeli and Palestinian officials, Axios reported Thursday, citing multiple American and Israeli sources…The … Continue reading
France has a grim recent history of deadly attacks on Jews. This looks like the latest.
GUARDIAN French presidential rivals seize on death of Jewish man as ‘antisemitic attack’ Angelique Chrisafis April 5, 2022 The death of a young Jewish man in Bobigny, north of Paris, has shocked France and sparked outrage among French presidential candidates, … Continue reading
Zelensky said his country will emerge from the rubble a ‘big Israel.’ What did he mean?
COMMON SENSE WITH BARI WEISS Ukraine Learns the Israel Lesson Lahav Harkov April 7, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky declared Tuesday that, when the war is finally over, Ukraine would emerge from the rubble a “big Israel.” He meant that … Continue reading