Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Incoming president Joe Biden is reportedly close to selecting a vocal Israel critic to serve as his White House press secretary”

FREE BEACON Biden Eyes Israel Critic as White House Press Sec by Adam Kredo November 25, 2020 …Karine Jean-Pierre, a longtime campaign adviser and incoming vice president Kamala Harris’s chief of staff, is currently the “top candidate” for the job, … Continue reading

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Israel’s ‘Reservists on Duty’ shows fruitful Israeli display in Dubai (UAE) market. Amazing.

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“Whoever carried out the hit, it is all but certain that Trump gave it the nod”

SPECTATOR Why this Iranian assassination is all about Trump by Jake Wallis Simons November 27, 2020 The news that Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen ‘father of the bomb’ Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi, met his end in a hail of bullets near Tehran today … Continue reading

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Obama portrays Israel as the aggressive occupier that seeks conflict and not peace. By omission and/or comission, lying about Israel is lying about Jews. That is antisemitism.

JNS Obama’s revisionist ‘Promised Land’ by Dov Lipman November 26, 2020 I have never criticized former U.S. President Barack Obama publicly—neither during my time in the Knesset nor anywhere else—despite my having disagreed with many of his policies. I am … Continue reading

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“Opposition to Palestinian intransigence and radicalism will remain a centrist issue in Congress, even if the incoming administration is eager to re-establish ties with the Palestinians”

JNS Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act? by Israel Kasnett November 24, 2020 The incoming Biden administration has made clear it intends to renew funding to the Palestinian Authority and reopen the … Continue reading

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“The Israeli government categorizes many of the Russian immigrants as “Israelis of no religion” because they do not satisfy the demands of an overbearing rabbinic establishment”

MOSAIC MAGAZINE The Crisis of Israeli Religious Identity by David Brofsky November 16, 2020 …In the former Soviet Union, religion was not simply discouraged, but actively repressed. Although some brave refuseniks learned Hebrew and returned to religious observance while still … Continue reading

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“Israeli media didn’t disclose what was discussed at reported Israel-Saudi Arabia meeting, but cross-currents involving Iran and the transition from a Trump administration to a Biden White House could be at play”

JERUSALEM POST PA: We hope Saudi Arabia won’t join normalization with Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh November 23, 2020 Palestinian officials in Ramallah said on Monday they were not surprised to hear of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret visit to … Continue reading

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“The Zionist enemy launched an air raid from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights towards southern Damascus”

AL JAZEERA Syrian media: Israel attacks southern Damascus November 25, 2020 Syria’s military says Israeli warplanes have bombed locations south of the capital Damascus in the second such attack in a week. A Syrian state media report, quoting an unnamed … Continue reading

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#JewishVoiceForPeace panel “an attempt to redefine antisemitism so as to exonerate antisemites in the progressive movement”

ALGEMEINER Outrage Erupts at Antisemitism Panel Featuring Noted Antisemites by Staff November 22, 2020 Outrage erupted on Twitter over the weekend after the far-left anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace announced it will be co-sponsoring a panel on antisemitism featuring … Continue reading

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Former PM Olmert warns welcoming spy will anger Biden

JERUSALEM POST Olmert: Don’t let Pollard make aliyah by Gil Hoffman November 22, 2020 Former prime minister Ehud Olmert criticized former agent Jonathan Pollard on Sunday, saying he should not be welcomed in Israel. Interviewed by Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov … Continue reading

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