Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“There’s a cruel irony to this election: To win, each leader must cannibalize his own camp. But go too far and you hand the election to the other side”

TIMES OF ISRAEL In final push, Netanyahu and Lapid turn on their own camps by Haviv Rettig Gur March 10, 2021 …Two months ago, Netanyahu’s Likud was running an upbeat campaign focused on the vaccination campaign and national unity, a … Continue reading

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“Barack Obama’s plan was never about stopping Iran from obtaining a bomb. It was about realigning American interests in the Middle East in order to remake the Democratic Party at home”

TABLET MAG The Iran Deal’s Inevitable Sequel by Lee Smith March 10, 2021 …And here’s how anyone who was paying attention during the first iteration of the Iran deal debate knew the JCPOA was never about stopping Iran from getting … Continue reading

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Turkish president believes Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem illegitimate

JNS Erdoğan again has his eyes set on Jerusalem by Nadav Shragai March 1, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to change the name of the Directorate of Religious Affairs to the “Directorate of Jerusalem and Umrah Affairs” isn’t … Continue reading

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#SorryNotSorry #UCLA student gov’t sends apology to Hillel over anti-Israel resolution being “inadvertently hidden from the Jewish community and the public at large”

JEWISH JOURNAL UCLA Student Gov’t Passes Resolution Accusing Israel of “Ethnic Cleansing” by Aaron Bandler March 5, 2021 The UCLA student government passed a resolution on March 3 alleging that the Israeli government is committing “ethnic cleansing” against the Palestinians. … Continue reading

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Contrary to what the mullahs broadcast, there’s a “strong pattern of pro-Israel sentiment in Iran”

SPECTATOR UK Iran doesn’t hate Israel by Jake Wallis Simons February 27, 2021 …Shortly after the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran last year, two banners appeared on a prominent bridge nearby. The first was a handmade … Continue reading

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Ex-antisemite Tufts dental student Adam Elayan: “I am truly sorry for the pain my words have caused. I have wanted to publicly apologize for, and disavow, my past posts for years now”

JNS Turning my back on my ugly, anti-Semitic teenage tweets by Adam Elayan March 8, 2021 When I was a teenager six to nine years ago, I tweeted horrible anti-Semitic statements. I made generalizations about Jewish people; I promoted stereotypes … Continue reading

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#BLM The goal of “dismantling the Zionist project” can mean only one thing, no matter how much they deny being antisemites

ISRAEL TODAY Black Lives Matter Wants to Destroy Israel, Says Top Activist by Ryan Jones March 3, 2021 Anyone still living under the illusion that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the US is not wholly hostile toward Israel, … Continue reading

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“A proposed curriculum magnifies differences, encourages tribal loyalties and advances ideological group think”

NEW YORK TIMES California’s Ethnic Studies Follies by Bret Stephens March 9, 2021 The first time California’s Department of Education published a draft of an ethnic studies “model curriculum” for high school students, in 2019, it managed the neat trick … Continue reading

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“After delays, ministers approve return of much of Israel’s economy under restrictions; studies to resume for grades 7-10 and in universities, colleges”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Cabinet gives final okay to reopening of restaurants, event venues and more by TOI Staff March 6, 2021 The cabinet on Saturday night gave a final stamp of approval to the reopening of much of the economy, … Continue reading

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Harris and Netanyahu discuss ICC probe and Israel’s COVID vaccination program

REUTERS U.S. opposed to ICC probe of Israel, Harris tells Netanyahu By Jarrett Renshaw, Eric Beech March 4, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, reaffirmed U.S. opposition to an International … Continue reading

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