Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Equally important, Amnesty International, HRW and Oxfam all have links to, or actively support, groups involved in the #BDS movement”

CAMERA BLOG Politico Plays Defense for Anti-Israel Groups by Sean Durns October 30, 2020 On Oct. 21, 2020 Politico magazine reported that “the Trump administration is considering declaring that several prominent international NGOs — including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch … Continue reading

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“Harris statement comes as many observers in the Middle East will be watching the outcome of the 2020 US election”

JPOST Kamala Harris: We will restore aid to Palestinians, renew ties by Cody Levine November 3, 2020 Democratic Party candidate for vice president Kamala Harris indicated on Saturday in an interview via email with The Arab American News that under … Continue reading

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“Trump’s better-than-expected showing, despite many Jews thinking that he’s a hatemonger, speaks volumes about the chasm between the two warring Jewish political tribes”

JNS The Jewish vote mattered more than we thought in 2020 by Jonathan Tobin November 4, 2020 We already knew that the chasm that separates those Jews who vote for Democrats and those who vote for Republicans was already wide. … Continue reading

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Boca Raton school board “received thousands of comments from Holocaust survivors all over the world”

SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL Principal fired for second time over Holocaust remarks by Scott Travis November 2, 2020 A principal’s reluctance to say the Holocaust was real — leading to a two-year saga that inflamed his Jewish community and people … Continue reading

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“Israel’s Arab neighbors have demonstrated that the Palestinian cause is not as high on their agenda as it appeared to be in the past”

GATESTONE INSTITUTE The Future of Arab Normalization with Israel by Alan Dershowitz October 28, 2020 Now that the Sudan has joined the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in normalizing relations with Israel, the future seems bright for even more Arab … Continue reading

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Global Imams Council adoption of IHRA definition of antisemtism comes after hearing from office of US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr, calling on the council to do so

JNS Largest NGO of imams worldwide adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism by Jackson Richman October 29, 2020 The largest nongovernmental organization of imams in the world, the Global Imams Council (GIC), has adopted the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance … Continue reading

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By giving the prize to the World Health Organization, the Nobel committee kicked the can down the road. Maybe President Donald Trump will be defeated next week. Maybe Netanyahu will be ousted from power.

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The real Netanyahu (and Trump) dilemma by Caroline B. Glick October 30, 2020 he Nobel Peace Prize Committee’s decision to award the prize to the World Food Program this year assuaged the fears of … Continue reading

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During a Senate hearing, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey said Ayatollah’s tweets do not represent a threat of ‘immediate harm’ to Israel or its citizens. Yeah, right.

JEWISH INSIDER Twitter CEO dismisses Ayatollah’s threats to Israel as ‘saber-rattling’ by Marc Rod October 29, 2020 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sparred with Republican lawmakers over his company’s decision to permit tweets from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling … Continue reading

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“Many of the Jews who fled Sudan as second- or third-generation natives often get sentimental about their former home”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Exiled Jews would ‘love’ to see Sudan again, if given chance via new Israel ties by Yaakov Schwartz October 31, 2020 Shortly after receiving her master’s degree in ancient history from King’s College in London, Daisy Abboudi … Continue reading

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EVENT LAST CALL StandWithUs Midwest 9th Annual Campus Champions Virtual Gala Sunday November 1, 2020

StandWithUs Midwest invites you to their 9th Annual Campus Champions Virtual Gala Sunday, November 1, 2020 5pm Central Time Join us for a star-studded evening including KISS rocker Gene Simmons and meet our students who are the leaders of tomorrow. … Continue reading

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