Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

New York City march on antisemitism: “That the march drew together so many disparate elements of the Jewish community also may have stemmed from careful planning”

THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK 25,000 People March Against Anti-Semitism In New York City by Doug Chandler January 6, 2020 Joined by city & state officials, marchers from disparate parts of the Jewish community came together today to protest a … Continue reading

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Netanyahu “paused for a beat, acknowledging his mistake with a smile, and then ploughed on with his comments”

REUTERS Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’ January 5, 2020 In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an … Continue reading

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Market and pilgrimage road were found in an area of Jerusalem archaeologist Levy refers to as the equivalent of “Times Square”

CBN NEWS Israeli Archaeologists May Have Uncovered Bustling Jerusalem Market from the Time of Jesus by Emily Jones January 6, 2020 The Israel Antiquities Authority believes it may have found a 2,000-year-old market next to the recently discovered Pilgrimage Road … Continue reading

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Glick: “It is a fact that leftist and black anti-Semites are just as great a threat, if not greater threats to the Jewish community than white nationalist anti-Semites”

JNS When will American Jewry wake up? by Caroline B. Glick January 3, 2020 …Liberal American Jews need to realize their local and national leaders have been lying to them. For years American Jewish leaders at the national and local … Continue reading

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In recent study, the Israeli treatment showed tumor shrinkage in 100% of cases and delivered total tumor destruction in over 78% of cases

INTERESTING ENGINEERING New Israeli Cancer Treatment Has a 100% Tumor Shrinkage Rate by Loukia Papadopoulos January 1, 2020 Israeli firm Alpha Tau Medical has developed a new cancer treatment that attacks tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The treatment is called … Continue reading

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Yoram Hazony – Bret Stephens debate at Princeton on the subject of nationalism among other matters

At 5:05 Yoram Hazony discusses “nationalism” and why he defends it; at 33:52 Bret Stephens articulates his defense of Pax Americana, “a state of relative international peace regarded as overseen by the US”:

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“Donald Trump cuts off Iran’s terror arm in Iraq, while Israel braces for Iranian retaliation”

TABLET MAG U.S. kills Qassem Suleimani by Tony Badran January 3, 2020 …Seemingly immune from US retaliation, Soleimani spent the Obama years strutting around Iraq and Syria like a peacock in 70’s style turtleneck sweaters and an array of tailored … Continue reading

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“In much of the Middle East, and even in Iran, the military commander was feared, and his death has been greeted with elation”

THE ATLANTIC Qassem Soleimani Haunted the Arab World by Kim Ghattas January 3, 2020 …Yet in parts of the Middle East, the reaction was different. Soleimani, a man thought of as invincible and all-powerful in the region, was killed at … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu may have been warned of plan to eliminate Quds Force Commander during talks with Pompeo”

ARUTZ SHEVA Report: US updated Israel on plans to kill Soleimani by Elad Benari January 3, 2020 The United States is believed to have updated Israel before the elimination of Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of the … Continue reading

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“For first time since its establishment, Israel is now an energy powerhouse”

JNS Gas pumping from Israel’s offshore Leviathan field gets underway December 31, 2019 Gas pumping from Israel’s Leviathan offshore natural-gas field got under way on Tuesday after Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry said Noble Energy and its partners had met all … Continue reading

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