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- “‘Lox and Loaded’ partnership comes as anxieties fuel interest in firearms”
- “By ignoring the ideological reality of Hamas and Hezbollah, Klein treats Israelis and Palestinians as props in a Western morality play rather than actors in a high-stakes struggle for survival”
- Former US officials blast decision to deny Pollard parole
- In Obama-speak, they're not "criminals" but "justice-involved individuals" (and Jack the Ripper was one of those “cutlery-involved folks”)
- "The great majority of Israelis, so violently awakened from Oslo’s delusions, have reconciled themselves to basic realities"
- “They amassed in Paris's Place de la République, carrying banners accusing Israel of massacring Palestinians and shouting 'dirty Jews' at their opponent”
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
- "A DC rally against Jew-hatred struck many of the right notes, but the poor turnout, combined with obvious divisions between left and right, illustrates the dismal Jewish crisis response"
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
Lapid: “Israel wants peace with its neighbors – with all its neighbors. We aren’t going anywhere. The Middle East is our home”
REUTERS Inaugurating embassy in UAE, Israel tells region: ‘We’re here to stay’ by Lisa Barrington June 30, 2021 Israel’s new foreign minister inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and offered an olive branch to other former … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged anti-Zionism, Dubai, Kuwait, UAE
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#Canceled: A Black Jewish “inclusion” officers condemns antisemitism in a post, but forgets to include Islamophobia, so of course she must resign
NEWSWEEK SCBWI Diversity Chief Resigns After Not Mentioning Islamophobia in Antisemitism Post by Anders Anglesey June 29, 2021 A Black Jewish inclusion officer at the world’s leading children’s book writer’s group has left her position after she did not mention … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged antisemitism, April Powers, Debra Messing, SCBWI
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“They peddle lies and issue denials in “solidarity with the Palestinian people”
AMERICAN SPECTATOR Academia’s Anti-Israel Propaganda Brainwashes Students by A.J. Caschetta June 25, 2021 Proof that groupthink reigns supreme in academia came last month as hundreds of academic departments released statements and thousands of individual professors signed open letters “in solidarity … Continue reading
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A cautionary tale for all: “The Lebanese are living through a terrible economic experiment”
SPECTATOR What happens when your currency collapses? by Paul Wood June 23, 2021 I’m a millionaire. A million in crisp, new bills is stacked up on the table in front of me. Unfortunately, it’s Lebanese lira and cost me about … Continue reading
Laser, “the latest Israeli advance in countering emerging drone threats”
THE NATIONAL INTEREST Ba Bang: Israel Uses a Laser to Shoot Down a Drone by Seth Frantzman June 22, 2021 Israel’s Ministry of Defense completed its first-ever interception test using an airborne “high-power laser system” on June 21. “The Directorate … Continue reading
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State Department says reports of change in policy regarding the Golan Heights are ‘false’
JERUSALEM POST US: No change to policy recognizing Israeli sovereignty on Golan by Tovah Lazaroff June 26, 2021 The United States rejected as “false” a claim by the Washington Free Beacon that it had “walked back” its recognition of Israeli … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Golan Heights, Joe Biden, US State Department
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From an AG reader: “I keep looking and looking but I can’t find this story in the NY Times or the WashPo or on CNN or NPR – I just don’t understand it”
ALGEMEINER ‘They All Play Together’: 35 Children From West Bank, Gaza and Around the World Find Life-Saving Heart Care in Israel by Sharon Wrobel June 24, 2021 A Tel Aviv-area medical center is now treating about 35 children from around … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Sylvan Adams Childrens Hospital, Tel Aviv
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“The reason the Joe Biden administration will roll out the red carpet for Naftali Bennett stems from three issues”
JERUSALEM POST Bennett, Biden must work together to prevent gov’t collapse by Yaakov Katz June 25, 2021 In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will likely be invited to Washington for his first meeting with President Joe Biden. The … Continue reading
Matti Friedman: “When consuming news from Israel, there’s a list of questions I ask when deciding if I’m getting sane information or a narrative of a different kind.”
SAPIR Eight Tips for Reading About Israel by Matti Friedman Spring 2021 … Israel is a Jewish country, home to a plurality of the world’s Jews. The powerful story being woven around Israel is a story about Jews. This is an … Continue reading
From the Netherlands: “One Israeli-born mother of three teenagers said her two youngest children felt compelled to hide the fact that they are Jews, because of the vilification of Israel by classmates, often with the knowledge of their teachers”
ALGEMEINER ‘My Child Doesn’t Want to be Jewish Anymore’: Dutch Education Ministry Urged to Clamp Down on ‘Free Palestine’ Antisemitic Bullying by Ben Cohen June 23, 2021 A Dutch parliamentarian is demanding that the Ministry of Education in The Netherlands … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, Holland, Netherlands
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 