Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

PM Bennett: ‘Our hearts’ are with Ukrainians, pledges to offer humanitarian aid but doesn’t voice support for Kyiv, hours after Lapid blasts Moscow

TIMES OF ISRAEL Bennett refrains from condemning Russia in first remarks since invasion of Ukraine by Lazar Berman February 24, 2022 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday avoided condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine — or even mentioning Russia by … Continue reading

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Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has urged UK community to keep those under bombardment in their prayers

JEWISH CHRONICLE Terror among Ukrainian Jews as Russia launches full-scale invasion by Rosa Doherty February 24, 2022 Ukraine’s Jews are braced for conflict as Russia’s troops invaded the country last night and Vladimir Putin pledged to “de-nazify” the country…The Israeli … Continue reading

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“This inability to denounce SJP’s incendiary post appears to be part of a pattern by the University of Chicago to deliberately avoid addressing antisemitism when such incidents occur on campus”

ALGEMEINER UChicago Condemns ‘Anti-Palestinian Bias’ After SJP Urges Boycott of ‘Sh*tty Zionist Classes’ by Rachel O’Donoghue February 17, 2022 If one needed any further evidence of the widespread antisemitism and anti-Israel hostility on college campuses in the United States, you … Continue reading

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Dem Rep Torres in Israel: “BDS is a fringe movement that fails to represent the overwhelming majority of Americans. Our message is clear: the United States is and will always be a friend of Israel”

NEW YORK POST House Democrats visit Israel after AOC claimed Jewish state ‘cages’ Palestinian kids By Carl Campanile February 21, 2022 Fourteen House Democrats visited Israel on Monday and expressed their love for the Jewish state — a week after … Continue reading

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Egypt is in the midst of adopting a new approach to Israel, striving to deepen economic ties

JNS Egypt’s El-Sisi has taken a ‘strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel’ February 24, 2022 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has taken a “strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel,” a report in Globes has said in recent days…“This … Continue reading

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Eighty years ago this week, 700 Jews drowned because no one in the world would take them in

ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE “Surplus Jews” no longer by Daniel Gordis February 21, 2022 Eighty years ago this week, on February 24, 1942, nineteen-year-old David Stoliar was alive, alone, floating on a piece of wood in the middle of the … Continue reading

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“US led when it persuaded the General Assembly to repeal its 1975 vote declaring Zionism to be racism. It should now actively and decisively lead the effort to end the Commission of Inquiry, which the UNHRC created to conclude essentially the same thing”

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Biden Can Reset the UN’s Discriminatory Approach to Israel by Toby Dershowitz and Orde Kittrie February 18, 2022 Amnesty International’s recent report falsely accusing Israel of committing apartheid is designed to fuel a Commission of Inquiry (COI) that the United … Continue reading

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“We would be wholly justified in adding Morningstar to state’s list of prohibited investments” said Andrew Lappin, chair of the board’s Illinois Committee on Israel Boycott Restrictions”

JTA Is finance giant Morningstar boycotting Israel? A new BDS battlefront emerges in investing world by Asaf Shalev February 8, 2022 After brushing aside allegations of anti-Israel bias for nearly a year, a multibillion-dollar investment research firm has done an … Continue reading

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Is the Biden administration truly concerned about climate change, or does it want to prevent Israel from becoming a strategically important supplier of natural gas to Europe?

GATESTONE Biden Administration Kills Israel-to-Europe Gas Pipeline by Soeren Kern February 15, 2022 The Biden administration has abruptly withdrawn American support for the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) pipeline, a project aimed at shipping natural gas from Israel to European markets. The … Continue reading

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#AmnestyInternational leader #Callamard obsesses on Israel “while she’s known to be closely affiliated with terror-linked individuals”

STOP ANTISEMITISM NOW Antisemite of the Week: Agnés Callamard Amnesty International’s Sham February 12, 2022 Agnés Callamard is the Secretary-General of Amnesty International, a British-based NGO that claims to campaign for human rights for all. Under Callamard’s leadership, Amnesty’s mission … Continue reading

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