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Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“The Democrats’ 2020 platform is a return to the Obama policy of appeasement to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and to Iran’s plans for regional hegemony”
AMERICAN THINKER The Democrats’ 2020 platform resurrects Obama’s hostility to Israel and appeasement of Iran by Carol S. Greenwald August 2, 2020 Democrats’ crowing that their 2020 platform on Israel is a victory for the moderates is disingenuous. The Democrat … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Democratic Party, Iran, Joe Biden
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Beirut protesters reportedly hanged Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and President of Lebanon Aoun in effigy
JERUSALEM POST Lebanon protesters storm ministry buildings over Beirut blast by Reuters August 8, 2020 Lebanese protesters stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang out in increasingly … Continue reading
DNC “platform on Israel and Palestine is a clear victory for those supporting return to mainstream Democratic policies of the past, a loss for progressives seeking more conditional support for Israel”
FOREIGN POLICY Biden Bucks Progressives, Won’t Denounce Israeli Occupation by Colum Lynch August 6, 2020 In early July, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and other influential progressives were convinced that they had secured a critical concession from Joe Biden’s campaign: For … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Democratic Party, DNC, Joe Biden
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“Despite coronavirus, we must take advantage of this US initiative to accept a plan that enables us to incorporate into Israeli boundaries the large settlement blocs and the Jordan Valley”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Don’t Forego an Historic Opportunity by Isi Leibler August 7, 2020 …Despite the coronavirus, should Netanyahu proceed now with the Trump plan, the parameters of the national unity government would ensure his success. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Isi Leibler, Jordan Valley, Judea, Samaria, Settlements, West Bank
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“An engaging spy series just bought by Apple TV does more than caricature Iran and the Mossad”
TABLET MAG What’s So Great About the New Israeli Thriller ‘Tehran’? by Raz Greenberg August 6, 2020 The opening scenes of Tehran, the new thriller from the Israeli public broadcast corporation Kan 11, tell the story of two Israeli backpackers … Continue reading
The late Rabbi Steinsaltz, Israel Prize laureate and scholar “was credited with revolutionary translation and commentary of seminal Jewish texts”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who made the Talmud accessible, dies at 83 by Marissa Newman August 7, 2020 Rabbi Adin Even Yisrael Steinsaltz, whose translation and groundbreaking commentary of the entire Babylonian Talmud and Bible has been lauded … Continue reading
“His failure to acknowledge Israeli efforts at peace is coupled with a blindness toward the threats facing the Jewish state”
STANDWITHUS CCA Concerned by UN’s New Envoy To Monitor Antisemitism Miguel Moratinos August 4, 2020 The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) was encouraged to learn that the United Nations has decided to appoint an envoy for the specific purpose … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, StandWithUs, United Nations
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“Since you claim your parents hid the real history from you, I’ll be careful not to spoil for you which was which”
FORWARD Dear American Jewish boys: Please find another outlet for your Oedipal rage. Signed, Israeli Jews by Shany Mor July 29, 2020 Dear American Jewish boys, Please, please, take your Oedipal rage and find another outlet for it. It’s not … Continue reading
“According to human rights reports, blacks in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Sudan are captured, bought, sold, and raped as slaves by Muslims TODAY” Do those #BlackLivesMatter too ?
AMERICANS FOR PEACE & TOLERANCE CAIR must atone for its selective observance of the sanctity of black lives August 6, 2020 As the Black Lives Matter movement has swept the country, many non-black groups have joined its coalition. One such … Continue reading
“These days, Axelrod is taking his nostalgia for Manny’s public, trying to drum up support and customers for an institution hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic”
FORWARD David Axelrod wants to save Manny’s Deli by Rebecca Gold August 6, 2020 …Across the country, more than 12,000 restaurants have permanently closed due to mounting costs, lack of revenue, and an uncertain future that has frightened off investors. … Continue reading