Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Thanks to the Biden administration, say the Arabs and Muslims, terrorist groups that want to wage jihad against the US and Israel and threaten the security and stability of many Arab countries have firmly increased their foothold in the Middle East”

GATESTONE Arabs: Biden Brings Extremism, Terrorism Back to Life by Khaled Abu Toameh August 24, 2021 As the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is celebrating the “defeat” of the United States in Afghanistan, the Arabs seem worried that they will be the … Continue reading

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“The alleged $500 million Hamas has stashed away would be sufficient to repair all physical damage incurred during the war as well as make up for the resulting economic losses”

ALGEMEINER As media berate Israel, Hamas reportedly hiding enough funds to rebuild Gaza Strip by Akiva Konigssveld August 20, 2021 Leading German daily Die Welt has published an expose on Hamas’ secret foreign investment portfolio. According to documents obtained by … Continue reading

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#BenjaminAnthony: “One teaching from Israel’s experience that must be internalized by all is that the policy of unilateral, territorial concession is unworthy of consideration”

MIRYAM INSTITUTE Some democracies can withdraw. Israel is not one of them. by Benjamin Anthony August 17, 2021 …Many invoke the [Gaza] disengagement as evidence that Jewish populations in Judea and Samaria may also be uprooted in exchange for a … Continue reading

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Jew v Jew: “Larry David publicly snubbed former friend Alan Dershowitz because he represented Trump. But when politics becomes a religious culture war, it’s no laughing matter”

JNS Two Cranky Old Jews Symbolize Everything That’s Wrong With Our Political Culture by Jonathan Tobin August 22, 2021 Apparently, two elderly, wealthy Jewish men aren’t speaking to each other anymore. Who cares? In theory, no one ought to. But … Continue reading

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“Nevergreen” has connections to Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” since J, like the accused in the Kafka novel, has no idea exactly what he has done wrong when first accused and there appears to be nothing he can do to clear his name, or just get on with his life”

AMERICAN THINKER On campus, the worst is yet to come by Richard Baehr August 8, 2021 Andrew Pessin, the author of the comic novel Nevergreen (to be published September first), is a professor of philosophy at Connecticut College. He ignited … Continue reading

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“As the large blazes began rapidly spreading towards nearby towns on Monday afternoon, emergency forces began evacuating hundreds of residents from Shoeva, Givat Ye’arim, Kibbutz Tzova, Ein Rafa and Ein Nakuba”

JERUSALEM POST Israel requests international aid amid largest fire since Carmel blaze by Lahav Harkov August 17, 2021 Israel is requesting international aid to combat a massive wildfire that continued to spread on multiple fronts west of Jerusalem for a … Continue reading

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Israel—like the US—“not immune to the urge to cut and run”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Catastrophe in Afghanistan — for Afghans, Israel, the region… and for America by David Horovitz August 19, 2021 …We should note that Israel has twice in recent decades carried out its own hasty military withdrawals on our … Continue reading

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“What is happening in Afghanistan will deepen the impression among Arab governments that they cannot rely on the United States to protect their security as they used to”

JNS Taliban triumph in Afghanistan has Arab states and Israel hedging dependence on US by Ariel Ben Solomon August 19, 2021 The Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan has Middle Eastern countries deeply concerned about their dependence on the U.S. security … Continue reading

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“Anti-Zionist activist and writer Peter Beinart recently revealed that he’d spoken privately to Ben and Jerry’s executives and encouraged their efforts on boycott decision”

FREE BEACON Former Ben and Jerry’s Employee Says Anti-Israel Activist Spoke to Board Ahead of Boycott Decision by Alana Goodman August 11, 2021 A former longtime Ben & Jerry’s employee said the company’s decision to boycott Israel was based on … Continue reading

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“A caricature of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken published by the state-owned Xinhua news agency, which serves as the Chinese regime’s mouthpiece, has been slammed for its explicit use of antisemitic stereotypes”

ALGEMEINER Chinese Regime’s Mouthpiece Slammed for ‘Despicable’ Antisemitic Caricature of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken by Staff August 13, 2021 …A report about a meeting in Kuwait between Blinken and World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at … Continue reading

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