Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Why do Palestinians have so many celebrities with hundreds of millions of followers on social media who strongly support them, while we in Israel don’t have even one?”

ALGEMEINER The Deafening Silence of Jewish Celebrities on Israel by Shmuley Boteach May 25, 2021 For the past few days, we at the World Values Network, have been locked in an epic and global battle with media and singing superstar … Continue reading

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“Israel would not be passive simply because the majority of the world was willing to look the other way on Iran’s nuclear program”

JERUSALEM POST New Mossad chief hints at more assassinations, attacks against Iran by Yonah Jeremy Bob June 1, 2021 Incoming Mossad director David Barnea on Tuesday gave a threatening speech against Iran, alluding to potential future assassinations of its nuclear … Continue reading

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BLM leader: “We’re doomed if Israel is not brought to an end”

NEW YORK POST BLM co-founder called in 2015 to ‘end imperialist project’ of Israel by Samuel Chamberlain May 30, 2021 Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors called on would-be activists to “step up boldly and courageously to end the imperialist project … Continue reading

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“The growing inclination among liberal Jews to deemphasize Jewish distinctiveness is the gravest threat to the future of liberal Judaism”

JERUSALEM POST The fracturing of liberal Judaism over Jewish particularism by Amiel Hirsch May 27, 2021 It has been unfolding slowly for decades, but the recent war between Israel and Hamas highlighted and accelerated our crisis. We are breaking along … Continue reading

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Bill Maher spends nearly 10 minutes discussing recent conflict, takes aim at celebrities such as Bella Hadid: ‘You can’t learn history from Instagram’

JTA Bill Maher defends Israel on his HBO show: ‘You can’t learn history from Instagram’ by Gabe Friedman May 30, 2021 Bill Maher spent nearly 10 minutes of his HBO talk show Friday night defending Israel, bringing up ancient Jewish … Continue reading

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“Two decades after a terrorist murdered 21 young people at a Tel Aviv disco, the group’s central goal is the same: The end of Israel”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Hamas then, Hamas now by David Harris June 1, 2021 It was exactly 20 years ago. My wife and I were attending a Shabbat dinner in Madrid on June 1st when someone gave us the news. A … Continue reading

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The legendary comedian takes a deep dive into the all-too-familiar spike in hatred for diaspora communities when Israel takes on terrorists

JEWISH NEWS There are three constants in life: death, taxes and antisemitism by Jackie Mason May 21, 2021 Well, it is happening again. My grandfather told me about it. My father told me about it. Every other Jew who came over … Continue reading

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Biden breaks Jerusalem Embassy Act that sought to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem no later than 1999 — a law Biden voted for along with 92 other senators

NEW YORK POST Biden’s plan for a diplomatic mission to the Palestinians blatantly violates US law by Mark Meadows and David Milstein May 26, 2021 As presidential candidate, Joe Biden was asked if he would reverse President Donald Trump’s recognition … Continue reading

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“The IDF used artificial intelligence and supercomputing during the last conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip”

JERUSALEM POST Israel’s operation against Hamas was the world’s first AI war by Anna Ahronheim May 27, 2021 Having relied heavily on machine learning, the Israeli military is calling Operation Guardian of the Walls the first artificial-intelligence war. “For the … Continue reading

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How one chooses to celebrate Henry Kissinger’s 98th birthday “may well depend on their previous readings about the former Secretary of State and National Security adviser”

FORWARDKissinger at 98: ‘If it were not for the accident of my birth, I would be antisemitic’by Benjamin IvryMay 27, 2021 Those who appreciated Niall Ferguson’s hagiographical two-volume biography will applaud Kissinger’s role as the first Jewish secretary of state … Continue reading

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