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- DC lawmaker apologizes for implying Jews control the weather
- “The new coalition handcuffs its rival blocks into near paralysis. Perhaps this will usefully restrain Israel’s raging political fevers”
- Israel's laser system going online this year will protect Israel from missiles, rockets, drones and other threats
- “Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's denials, Iran will be the central issue in his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump”
- Jewish Lynching Survivor Meets the Arab Man Who Rescued Him
- “Cease-fire follows more than 40 Israeli air-strikes launched since Friday amid more than 100 rockets fired at southern Israel by militants in the Gaza Strip”
- "Third-ever peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state includes embassies, direct flights; agreement “suspends” annexation, but Netanyahu says: “I will never give up on our right to our land"
- “Not wishing to anger either Russian President Vladimir Putin or the Biden administration, the P.A. and Hamas have so far refrained from taking official positions on Ukraine”
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
Amnesty International “shocked and horrified” that #Iran has hanged French journalist #RuhollahZam
REUTERS Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year by Staff December 12, 2020 Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed on Saturday, Iran’s state television reported. France reacted … Continue reading
“King Mohammed VI’s declaration that he will normalize ties with Israel has had “the impact of a tsunami,” says head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Morocco to become first Arab nation to teach Jewish history, culture in schools by Dan Lavie and ILH Staff December 13, 2020 Trailblazing change, Morocco on Sunday announced that its schools will soon begin … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Donald Trump, King Mohammed VI, Mike Pompeo, Morocco
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Sirkis also points out that normalization with Morocco will also shorten the flight path for the six-hour flights it operates between Tel Aviv and Tenerife in southern Spain
GLOBES El Al, Israir, Arkia plan daily Morocco flights by Michal Raz-Chaimovitz December 11, 2020 El Al Israel Airlines is planning at least one daily flight between Israel and Morocco using Dreamliners for the five hour journey, sources inform “Globes.” … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Arkia, Casablanca, El Al, Israir, Morocco
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The White House said Trump and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI had agreed that Morocco would “resume diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel and expand economic and cultural cooperation to advance regional stability”
ASSOCIATED PRESS Trump announces Israel-Morocco to normalize relations by Matthew Lee December 10, 2020 Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump said Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months. As part of the deal … Continue reading
“When Orthodox Jews were targeted for violence, the non-Orthodox belatedly responded with talk of solidarity. The pandemic and politics have put the lie to their pledges”
JNS One year after Jersey City attack, Jewish unity is on the rocks by Jonathan Tobin December 10, 2020 After a year of a pandemic and a hyper-partisan presidential election campaign, it seems like a lot longer than 12 months … Continue reading
Jews observed the holiday of Hanukkah in public for the first time in Dubai UAE on Thursday; Chabad reports an “exploding” number of Israelis in Dubai
BREITBART NEWS Hanukkah Celebrated in Public in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the First Time, After Trump Peace Deal by Joel Pollak December 11, 2020 A lavish Hanukkah party was thrown at the foot of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Dubai, Hanukah, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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“Israel brought its best face to GITEX and shined”
JERUSALEM POST Unprecedented Israeli turnout for Dubai’s GITEX hi-tech confab by Seth J. Frantzman December 10, 2020 The sea of Israelis in Dubai this week was hard to miss. At Dubai International Airport, the men assigned to help guide people … Continue reading
“The Jewish people’s long-standing resistance to both colonialism and assimilation, and the miracle that is the survival of the Jewish people for thousands of years, arguably started with Hanukkah”
ALGEMEINER Hanukkah: A ‘Stiff Necked’ People — the Fight for Sovereignty and Against Assimilation by Micha Danzig Decrmber 4, 2020 …After Judea fell to Hellenist colonialism, as often occurs within societies and peoples conquered by large expanding empires, there was … Continue reading
The anti-Israel movement is capitalizing on anti-police sentiment to expand its campaign against the Jewish state
FREE BEACON BDS’s Latest Tool: Anti-Cop Sentiment by Chrissy Clark December 9, 2020 The anti-Israel movement is capitalizing on anti-police sentiment to expand its boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign against the state of Israel. Activists—including university professors—are arguing that the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions
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