Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“The West’s predominant ideology of moral and cultural relativism has propelled the rise of paganism, as well as the veneration of the animal and natural world, at the expense of humanity”

JNS The driving force behind the ban on kosher slaughtering by Melanie Phillips December 24, 2020 The European Union likes to pose as the avatar of tolerance, freedom and all civilized values. Now it has ripped off its own disguise … Continue reading

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“The demand for “right of return” is the essence of the Palestinian movement”

ABU YEHUDA The Biden Administration and the “War of Return” by Victor Rosenthal December 24, 2020 …Another phrase whose ambiguity has prevented agreement is “two-state solution.” Virtually every Israeli that favors this understands it as “two states for two peoples.” … Continue reading

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Martin Peretz: “The Biden administration is not in my view going to jerk Middle Eastern policy back to the Obama track”

ALGEMEINER Obama’s Failure, Biden’s New Team, and the Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Divide by Martin Peretz December 24, 2020 …In 2016, John Kerry said to a Brookings audience, “I’ve talked to leaders in the Arab community. There will be no … Continue reading

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Israel’s fourth-election-in-two-years : Bibi “facing for the first time two strong adversaries to his right”

JERUSALEM POST Buckle up for the ugliest election Israel has ever known by Yaakov Katz December 22, 2020 Here is one thing that should be immediately clear: The next three months are going to be some of the ugliest in Israel’s … Continue reading

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“It is appalling that even before Biden takes office, Congress has passed a bill that found a way to indirectly but effectively assist the PA”

ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA ZOA Appalled: Covid Relief Bill’s Fungible $250 Million for Palestinians May Benefit Terrorism, Anti-Israel Propaganda and Anti-Israel NGO’s December 22, 2020 The long-awaited, massive $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, passed last night without giving Congress time … Continue reading

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Esther Horgen, mother of six, went out for a walk on Sunday and never returned

CBN NEWS Israeli Troops Reinforced after Murder of Woman in Suspected Terror Attack by Julie Stahl December 22, 2020 Security forces are still searching for the killer of Esther Horgen, who was murdered in an apparent Palestinian terror attack on … Continue reading

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Mystery surrounds capture of Iranian dissident journalist #RuhollahZam, hanged last week for “spreading corruption on Earth”

JERUSALEM POST Who betrayed Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam? by Jonathan Spyer December 17, 2020 …Ruhollah Zam, who had been in captivity since October 2019, was the founder and director of a popular Telegram channel and forum called Amad News, which … Continue reading

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“Even if a peace agreement is not officially announced, relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia are at their peak, especially given the Iranian threat and concerns over other radical Islamic elements in the region”

JNS The Saudi dilemma by Shahar Klaiman December 20, 2020 The peace deal with Morocco is the fourth accord between Israel and an Arab state to sideline the Palestinian issue. While the leaders of Abu Dhabi, Manama and Khartoum had … Continue reading

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i24 features Lawfare’s Brooke Goldstein on Belgium kashrut ruling

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John le Carré remains a product of his time and an enigma. Was he on the side of the Jewish people — or their enemies?

JNS The “antisemitism” of John le Carré by Melanie Phillips December 18, 2020 John le Carré, the acclaimed grandmaster of the spy novel who died last weekend at the age of 89, was dogged for years by allegations of antisemitism. … Continue reading

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