Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Not naming the distinctly left-wing roots of this hatred suggests that those doing the condemning do not want to alienate supposed allies”

JEWISH CHRONICLE When it comes to anti-Israel attacks on Jews, it’s time to name the enemy by Gil Troy June 23, 2021 …On June 3, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs defined “antisemitism, especially in its modern guise of … Continue reading

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“Moving Israel to the Pentagon’s Middle East command could lead to progress on the Abraham Accords, experts say”

JEWISH INSIDER Why Israel’s move to CENTCOM matters by Gabby Deutch June 23, 2021 When Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi traveled to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., yesterday, the … Continue reading

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“Only time will tell whether Israel has been successful in buying for itself some time before it needs to “mow the grass” in Gaza again”

JERUSALEM POST 10 insights from the recent Gaza war by Efraim Inbar and Eran Lerman June 21, 2021 Only time will tell whether Israel has been successful in buying for itself some time before it needs to “mow the grass” … Continue reading

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“The Jewish community leadership has become so wedded to the new “progressive” ideology that it forbids community discussions, inquiries or challenges to it”

JNS America’s failing Jewish establishment: The case of the Rochester Federation by Patti Munter June 21, 2021 …My Federation’s accommodation, if not adoption of this new dispensation, especially its negative treatment of Israel, has been noticed: Back in 2014, I … Continue reading

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Khaled Salem, a pro-Israel Arab Democrat in primary to unseat Chuck Schumer

ARUTZ SHEVA Schumer-Challenger: Israel is “NATO’s South-Eastern Flank” by Mark Langfan June 22, 2021 Khaled Salem, a naturalized American Arab running in the Democrat primary to unseat Sen. Chuck Schumer, has a simple message for President Biden: Israel is a … Continue reading

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“Israeli national security leaders are reluctantly coming to the conclusion that they may soon be forced to take unilateral military action to neutralize the Iranian threat”

ALL ISRAEL NEWS Meet the only living Israeli prime minister ever to order the IDF to destroy a foreign nuclear reactor by Joel C. Rosenberg June 18, 2021 Israel is the only country in the world to have ever used … Continue reading

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Tarantino: “If I’m going to be in another country, the country that handled COVID the best is probably the best country to be in”

JERUSALEM POST Tarantino to Kimmel: ‘Israel was the best country to be in’ during COVID by Hannah Brown June 23, 2021 Movie director and sometime Tel Aviv resident Quentin Tarantino said on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night that he was happy … Continue reading

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“Parties in Germany’s coalition government have agreed to ban the flag of Hamas, as a mark of respect for Jewish citizens in the wake of anti-Semitic attacks linked to last month’s Middle East violence”

POLITICO German government agrees to ban Hamas flag after anti-Semitic incidents by Helen Collis June 20, 2021 …Germany witnessed attacks on synagogues, the burning of Israeli flags and a surge anti-Semitic slurs during demonstrations over a violent 11-day conflict between … Continue reading

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“If we want to make an impact, we need to enlist not Jews but Arab Israelis. They have the credibility to turn the success idea into a progressive Israeli ideal”

JNS How Do You Fight Antisemitism? With Arab Israelis by David Suissa June 20, 2021 We’ve reached a point where it’s impossible to separate Jew-hatred from Israel-hatred. If you single out and unfairly malign the world’s only Jewish state, you’re … Continue reading

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“In 2017, the Chicago Dyke March threw out participants for carrying flags emblazoned with the Star of David”

ALGEMEINER Chicago Dyke March Posts Promotional Image Showing Burning Israeli and American Flags by Benjamin Kerstein June 21, 2021 The Chicago Dyke March, an annual LGBT parade that in 2017 ejected marchers carrying flags with Jewish symbols, promoted its upcoming … Continue reading

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