Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Yom Hashoah 2020

JNS Virtual Holocaust memorial plaques in thousands to be projected on Birkenau gates April 21, 2020 Although the 2020 March of the Living will not take place on Holocaust Memorial Day due to the coronavirus pandemic, an estimated 10,000 people … Continue reading

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“Asked why the series is so popular, co-creator Avi Issacharoff noted that a large amount of the show’s dialogue is in Arabic”

ALGEMEINER Latest Season of Israeli TV Series ‘Fauda’ Becomes Massive Hit in Arab World by Benjamin Kerstein April 22, 2020 The Israeli television series “Fauda” is already a global hit, but in a remarkable turn of events, its third season … Continue reading

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Thomas Friedman “seldom missed an opportunity to highlight criticism of the Jewish state, especially from Israelis who insisted that its “occupation” was immoral”

JNS Thomas Friedman’s political fantasy by Jerold S. Auerbach April 17, 2020 In a recent New York Times column (April 7), Thomas Friedman listed his preferred choices for various posts in a Joe Biden administration. Among those serving in his fantasy … Continue reading

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Netanyahu announces easing of health restrictions

JERUSALEM POST Coronavirus: Regulations eased up, certain stores reallowed to open by Rossella Tercatin, Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman and Tzvi Joffre April 18, 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday night a partial release of the restrictive measures imposed by the government … Continue reading

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“The prominence of Arabs in Israel’s health system reflects an effort by many to move into the mainstream, despite decades of discrimination and marginalization”

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR In Israeli war on coronavirus, Arab doctors rush to the front by Joshua Mitnick April 16, 2020 …Though Arab doctors, nurses, and pharmacists have over the past decade become a familiar presence at Israeli hospitals and state-supported … Continue reading

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A battle to acquire failing UK Jewish newspapers

TIMES OF ISRAEL Rival bids submitted for UK’s two bankrupt Jewish newspapers by Staff April 17, 2020 Rival bids have been submitted for Britain’s two major Jewish publications — the Jewish Chronicle and the Jewish News — which announced last … Continue reading

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“The fact that Biden would embrace J Street’s endorsement suggests he is pivoting to the left, not the center — at the cost of whatever pro-Israel views he once may have had”

BREITBART Joe Biden Celebrates Endorsement by J Street, Soros-backed Israel Critics by Joel B. Pollak April 17, 2020 J Street offered Biden its first-ever presidential endorsement, citing his opposition to Israeli settlements and his work in negotiating the Iran nuclear … Continue reading

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Democrats and Republicans join on pro Israel initiative

BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS Cruz Looks to Replace America’s Medical Reliance on China with Israel by David Sidman April 17, 2020 Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) are launching a bipartisan effort to ween the U.S off of medical … Continue reading

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The Ancient Bond Between America and Israel

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“Most expert estimates already have Tehran’s time to break out for a nuclear bomb – if it chooses to do so, which all agree it has not yet – down from 12 months to between three and a half to six months”

JERUSALEM POST The coming giant internal Israeli war over a nuclear Iran – A 2010 rematch by Yonah Jeremy Bob April 12, 2020 A massive internal storm may be coming that the coronavirus may delay, but cannot stop. If it … Continue reading

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