Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

University of Illinois student government conflates #BDS and #BLM

ALGEMEINER Jewish Students at University of Illinois Decry Passage of Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution During High Holidays by Benjamin Kerstein September 24, 2020 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s student government on Wednesday night voted in favor of a pro-BDS resolution … Continue reading

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Doran: “Trump’s masterstroke came by breaking the hold of the Washington foreign policy establishment on the Middle East peacemaking business”

TABLET MAG The Emperor’s New Clothes by Michael Doran September 23, 2020 …When dealing with the ruthless and unsentimental Middle East, Trump’s obsession with winning is in fact a net positive. Trump may be hated by some, but leadership in … Continue reading

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The blacks that liberal whites still demonize

Uncle Tom In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America’s most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a unique look at being black in America. Featuring media personalities, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, … Continue reading

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Zoom cancels SFSU video conference featuring Palestinian Terrorist Leila Khaled

JNS After Zoom deplatforms Leila Khaled event, Facebook and YouTube follow suit by Jackson Richman September 23, 2020 After being deplatformed by the video-conferencing platform Zoom, Facebook and YouTube appeared to follow suit and remove an event on Wednesday being … Continue reading

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20 years on, the memory of the Second Intifada still lingers

JERUSALEM POST The Second Intifada: A defining event that reshaped the nation by Herb Keinon September 17, 2020 The place names still send shivers up and down the spine. The police station in Ramallah; Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood; the Dolphinarium discotheque … Continue reading

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El Al now owned by 27-year-old yeshiva student

YESHIVA WORLD El Al Announces Resumption Of Flights Following Rozenberg’s Purchase Of 42.9% Of The Co. September 18, 2020 El Al announced on Thursday that it is resuming passenger flights from October 1 and cargo flights from September 21, Army … Continue reading

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“What ‘Kings of Capitol Hill’ (and others) get wrong is how AIPAC sticks to its principles even when they’re inconvenient for either side of our polarized political scene”

TIMES OF ISRAEL That’s not the AIPAC I know by Wendy Singer September 22, 2020 The recently screened film, Kings of Capitol Hill, has put a spotlight on AIPAC and its role in the American political scene. I am a former … Continue reading

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This year, Jews are facing a challenging situation that may prevent them from properly exercising their religious traditions

JERUSALEM POST Jews invited to send notes to be placed in Western Wall for Yom Kippur by Tobias Siegal September 23, 2020 The Jewish Agency has launched a unique global project that will allow Jews from across the world to … Continue reading

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John Kerry, “haughty from his success in the Pyrrhic victory of the Iran nuclear deal, said things he probably now wishes he could take back”

MIDDLE EAST FORUM History Proves John Kerry Wrong … Again by A.J. Caschetta September 22, 2020 Conventional wisdom took one on the chin last week when the Trump administration did what the establishment said couldn’t be done. No chin took … Continue reading

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Trump “managed to jump historic, emotional and ideological hurdles that many, including this writer, believed could not be crossed in the foreseeable future”

GATESTONE Trump and Nobel Prize: Make Deals Not War by Amir Taheri September 20, 2020 Do Norwegian politicians have a sense of humor after all? Or are they being deliberately provocative by nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace … Continue reading

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