Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Trump’s “red carpet for Erdogan is unjustified until he ceases Turkey’s malign activities rather than covering them up”

FDD POLICY BRIEF Erdogan to visit White House after welcoming Iranian terrorist to Turkey by Toby Dershowitz November 12, 2019 President Donald Trump will host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House tomorrow; the timing of Erdogan’s visit … Continue reading

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Writings of prospective Boston University professor Sarah Ihmoud “not simply anti-Israeli, but blatantly anti-Semitic, unsupported by facts and don’t merit ‘academic scholarship’ status”

JNS Boston University considering hiring professor who accuses Israel of ‘rape,’ ‘systematic massacres’ by Jackson Richman November 7, 2019 Boston University has been considering hiring an anti-Israel postdoctoral associate as a professor, reported Americans for Peace and Tolerance. While the … Continue reading

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“West Bank settlements are still seen by many as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians, but newcomers say they are motivated less by politics than by economics and lifestyle”

WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘It’s So Easy to Live Here.’ Jewish Settlements Go Mainstream in Israel by Felicia Schwartz November 10, 2019 When the Jewish settlers who founded this town scouted the land in 1978, they chose a rocky outcrop where … Continue reading

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“The hostility of the American Left to Israel goes back to Soviet policy during the Cold War years”

AMERICAN GREATNESS Warren Promises to Divide Jerusalem, Fund Terrorists by Karin McQuillan November 10, 2019 Democrat presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were the star speakers at the national conference of J Street, a woke anti-Israel (verging on anti-Semitic) group, which met last … Continue reading

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“To defeat the Islamist, Communist and Socialist threats to the United States, we must adopt the Cold War model, according to which war is a marathon, not a sprint”

ISRAEL HAYOM (be agreement with JNS) The ‘endless war’ is inevitable – and winnable by Ken Abramowitz November 7, 2019 People and organizations within and beyond Washington, DC, public policy circles, including US President Donald Trump, have expressed grave concern … Continue reading

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EVENT Tuvia Tenenbom, author of “I Sleep in Hitler’s Room” and “Catch the Jew!” to speak in Chicago and Deerfield

DePaul University College of Law and Center for Jewish Law & Judaic Studies presents Antisemitism Uncovered Here and Abroad — Motives, Biases and Manipulations featuring Tuvia Tenenbom Thursday, November 21 11:45am – 1:30pm DePaul University College of Law Room 346 … Continue reading

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EVENT Ember Foundation Lectures in Glencoe and Chicago

THE EMBER FOUNDATION presents Charlie Harary, Esq Tuesday December 10, 2019 Am Shalom 6:00pm to 8:00pm 840 Vernon Avenue Glencoe IL 60022 Click here to register Wednesday December 11, 2019 12 noon to 1:30pm Reed Smith LLP 10 S Wacker … Continue reading

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“One of the few points of unbounded bipartisan agreement in Washington has for decades been that U.S.-Israel security cooperation is right, good, mutually beneficial, and worth every nickel”

JEWISH POLICY CENTER U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation Is A Win-Win by Shoshana Bryen November 6, 2019 …Israel’s missile defense capabilities — developed and produced in conjunction with American industry — not only protect Israel from Hamas and Hezbollah missiles, but protect … Continue reading

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“Israel is bracing itself for war with Iranian proxies, as Tehran escalates its provocations. But what will the United States do if conflict comes?”

THE ATLANTIC The Coming Middle East Conflagration by Michael Oren November 4, 2019 The senior ministers of the Israeli government met twice last week to discuss the possibility of open war with Iran. They were mindful of the Iranian plan … Continue reading

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“Conference of Presidents ‘deeply troubled’ by statements from Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg that aid could be cut to force policy changes on Palestinians, settlements”

JTA Jewish umbrella group condemns candidates’ calls to put conditions on Israel aid by Marcy Oster November 5, 2019 An umbrella group of more than 50 Jewish organizations from across the ideological spectrum condemned calls by Democratic presidential candidates to … Continue reading

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