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- Latest chapter in Israel bash-fest: "If you’re looking for a book riddled with errors written by a man whose assumptions are all wrong and who marinates in his own moral virtue," look no further
- Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to US, "no longer thinks Israel can ‘bank on’ the US intervening if a serious war broke out”
- Benjamin Anthony Speaks on BBC Persia to Defend Israel in Recent Conflict with Gaza
- Michael Oren: For decades, American policy makers have insisted that the core problem in the region is the absence of a Palestinian state. The president says: nonsense.
- Bringing Happiness to Iran
- Pull up a chair--here's the best explanation of the #Trump phenomenon
- #BDSFail U.S. opposing European Union decision "to single out Israeli goods"
- Bret Stephens: "What can’t be emphasized enough, especially among those who think of themselves as pro-Palestinian: If you want a Palestinian state to exist and succeed, you must also want Hamas to be humiliated and defeated"
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“They’ve rejected every peace initiative. Their no-show this week in Bahrain should be the last”
WALL STREET JOURNAL Take the Palestinians’ ‘No’ for an Answer bu Eugene Kontorovich June 23, 2019 …After so many rejections, one might conclude that the Palestinian Authority’s leaders simply aren’t interested in peace. Had they accepted any of the peace … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Eugene Kontorovich, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians
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“Desperate to preserve the nuclear deal, Iran with the help of its Western friends is creating just enough turmoil to make America, and not it, appear eager for war”
MOSAIC What Iran Is Really Up To by Michael Doran June 24, 2019 …As nodes in its nuclear-weapons program, Iran’s nuclear facilities are the crown jewels of the Islamic Republic. The JCPOA is the fortress that surrounds them. The waivers, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran, Iran Deal, JCPOA
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Israeli manufacturer Eviation rolls out electric commuter plane, which has a takeoff weight of 14,000 pounds (8,000 of those pounds are batteries)
REUTERS Eviation targets commuters with electric plane Alice June 18, 2019 An electric plane capable of flying up to 650 miles with nine passengers made its debut at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, with its manufacturer targeting regional commuter routes … Continue reading
Not one of the candidates asked a simple question: How much is all of that going to cost?
SPECTATOR US The Democrats’ Catch-22 in the primaries by Charles Lipson June 28, 2019 The debates over two nights showed a party that has changed significantly since Hillary Clinton won the nomination in 2016. Back then, Bernie Sanders’s socialist positions … Continue reading
Chicago Event: Stand With Israel Summit
StandWithUs Midwest presents Stand With Israel Summit Sunday June 30, 2019 at 6pm Northbrook Community Synagogue 2548 Jasper Court Northbrook, IL 60062 Now, more than ever, Israel and the Jewish community need friends who stand with us. For six years, … Continue reading
“The big powers, Russia and the U.S., talked spheres of influence in Jerusalem, with Benjamin Netanyahu as the broker”
BLOOMBERG Jared Kushner’s Bahrain Conference Is the Sideshow by Zev Chafets June 26, 2019 …While the Bahrain show plays out, the real Deal of the Century is being discussed in Jerusalem, by the national security advisers of the U.S., Russia … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Bahrain, Jerusalem, Palestinians, Russia
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Erdogan’s man defeated in Istanbul mayoral election…”It won’t take long for other areas of the country to follow suit”
JNS Erdoğan’s loss is Israel’s gain by Ruthie Blum June 25, 2019 When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared, during the lead-up to the country’s March 31 municipal elections, that “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey,” he couldn’t have imagined that … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Ekrem Imamoğlu, Erdogan, Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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“BBC poll showed residents of the Palestinian territories were more resistant to liberal democratic values than are their neighbors”
ALGEMEINER Hatred of Israel, Homosexuality and Women’s Emancipation Are Dominant Beliefs in Arab World, New BBC Poll Reveal by Ben Cohen June 24, 2019 …The [BBC] poll — which involved interviews with over 25,000 respondents in Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, … Continue reading
Cory Booker translated: I’ll meet with antisemites like Louis Farrakhan, who has called Jews “satanic” and compared them to “termites.” No red lines here.
JERUSALEM POST Cory Booker will not stop meeting with Louis Farrakhan by Marcy Oster, JTA June 24, 2019 Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said in Columbia, South Carolina that he would continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Joe Biden, Louis Farrakhan, Senator Cory Booker
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“The decision of six Arab states to attend the Bahrain conference despite the Palestinian boycott call shows that the Arabs have chosen to endorse a new direction – one that will leave the Palestinians to fend for themselves in a hell of their own making”
GATESTONE Palestinians and the Bahrain Conference: Condemning Arabs While Asking for Arab Money by Khaled Abu Toameh June 24, 2019 …In the past week, Palestinian officials and factions were unanimous in making a last-minute appeal to the Arab states to … Continue reading
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