Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Richard Goldberg, senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, says it “makes no sense from a U.S. negotiation posture. We’re giving up historic leverage in exchange for compliance with an already flawed deal that is already expiring”

JNS Biden administration ‘dead set’ on re-entering Iran deal, despite high price by Dmitriy Shapiro May 5, 2021 In recent days, conflicting reports have emerged over the ongoing negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, leading to questions … Continue reading

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“The Baltimore Police Department responded that no evidence had yet emerged to suggest that robbery was not the primary motive for the killing”

ALGEMEINER ‘Antisemitic Terrorists Murdered My Brother,’ Claims Sister of Israeli Shot Dead in Baltimore, as Police Say Motive Was Robbery by Staff May 5, 2021 The sister of an Israeli man who was shot dead in Baltimore on Sunday has … Continue reading

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“Shakir has a long history of antisemitism. He called for the annihilation of the Jewish state, defended antisemites in court, and whitewashed violence against Jews”

STOPANTISEMITISM.ORG Antisemite of the Week: Omar Shakir – Bigot with a Vengeance May 1, 2021 Omar Shakir is the Israel and Palestine “Country” Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), a multimillion-dollar international non-governmental organization that purportedly conducts research and advocacy … Continue reading

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Tragedy on Lag BaOmer – Why Meron is Important to Judaism and Why So Many People Were There

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Following initial horror over crush that killed 45, blame game begins between various authorities and officials who planned, approved and oversaw mass festivities at holy site

TIMES OF ISRAEL After tragedy, reports emerge that politicians pressed not to limit Meron event by Staff May 1, 2021 As the initial shock and horror over Thursday night’s deadly crush at Lag B’Omer festivities on Mount Meron began to … Continue reading

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“Will Naftali Bennett give up his right-wing values and realize a one-time opportunity to become prime minister?”

ALGEMEINER The Naftali Bennett Riddle by Danielle Roth-Avneri April 30, 2021 One week before the deadline expires for Benjamin Netanyahu to either form a new government or return the mandate to President Rivlin, the prime minister appears to be at … Continue reading

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Backlash over allegations that former Secretary of State John Kerry may have provided Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif inside information on Israeli military operations has sparked calls for investigation

JNS Former Israeli ambassadors say Kerry’s history of conflict with Israel lends weight to Iranian accusation by Dmitriy Shapiro April 29, 2021 John Kerry, who serves as U.S. special presidential envoy for climate in the Biden administration and was secretary … Continue reading

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“Tens of doctors undertook three simultaneous surgeries to save the life of Madchat Tapash, who was born with defects in his renal system and bladder”

ISRAEL 21C Israeli doctors save life of Gaza child in complex surgery by Nicky Blackburn April 25, 2021 Doctors at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa have saved the life of a 7-year-old boy from Gaza after performing a … Continue reading

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“University administrators do nothing or very little to address the pro-boycott activities of faculty, entire departments and student groups”

JNS Noting and confronting anti-Semitism among the ‘educated’ by Kenneth Levin April 27, 2021 A March 29 article in the online news magazine Tablet titled “Are Educated People More Anti-Semitic?” reported that a carefully crafted survey of Americans by authors Jay … Continue reading

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“This problem, this abyss, this malaise at the heart of the republic’s democratic civilization, is something that we, the French people, must ponder and repair together”

TABLET MAG The Metaphysics of the Sarah Halimi Affair by Bernard-Henry Levy April 29, 2021 The killing of Sarah Halimi is much more than a snippet of local news. It is a major event. Let’s review what happened. We have … Continue reading

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