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Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“But some of the most strident anti-Zionists are Jews, such as Norman Finkelstein and even Israelis such as Gilad Atzmon. Surely they can’t be anti-Semites?”
GATESTONE It is Not Surprising to See an Increase in Jew-hatred in Western Europe by Alan M. Dershowitz May 28, 2019 …”Oh no,” we hear from European apologists. “This is different. We don’t hate the Jews. We only hate their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Alan Dershowitz, antisemitism, Europe, Pierre Rehov
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Nearly 3,000 Jews, Israeli Arabs, Palestinians and international guests break the fast together in a show of coexistence at Negev-based SodaStream
ISRAEL 21C Israelis, Palestinians share Ramadan meal at SodaStream by Naama Barak May 29, 2019 Jews, Israeli Arabs and Palestinians walk into a carbonation-machine factory in the desert. This is not the beginning of a joke, but the daily reality … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Daniel Birnbaum, SodaStream
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Israel, “an oasis for LGBT rights in a desert of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate and oppression”
HURRY UP HARRY Israeli Pinkwashing? Gurl bye. by Ben Maxwell Freeman May 27, 2019 …You may have heard of accusations that Israel engages in “Pinkwashing”. Pinkwashing is the claim that Israel deflects attention from its conflict with Palestine by exaggerating … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged LGBT, LGBTQ, pinkwashing, Tel Aviv
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“The Israeli media rarely address the threat to the nation’s democracy represented by a judicial and broader legal system”
JNS Why the Israeli left is still in power by Dr Kenneth Levin May 26, 2019 …[Israel’s] Supreme Court’s ideological bias has been rendered much more consequential by its activism. The court has assigned to itself the right to pass judgment … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Supreme Court, Kenneth Levin
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The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post as well as wire services and other newspapers all managed to leave Zionism out of their summations of Wouk’s life. Except that Zionism is what guided his life.
ARUTZ SHEVA Burying Herman Wouk and burying his Zionism by Moshe Phillips May 22, 2019 Herman Wouk, the famed novelist who first became a household name for his 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning The Caine Mutiny died last week nearly 70 … Continue reading
We must remember constantly that because we are modern, liberal, democratic, and above all, Jews, we are seen as the “Other” in the Arab world surrounding us
ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES Beware of Middle Eastern Politics by Mordechai Kedar May 12, 2019 …We must be aware of the fact that the rapprochement with the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates is solely due to the Iranian … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Egypt, Iran, Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
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Europeans and Egypt send air support as Israel battles wildfires
JERUSALEM POST Israel spends weekend ablaze as fires break out throughout the country by Tamar Beeri May 26, 2019 Firefighters managed to contain by Saturday the wildfires that had raged throughout Israel the previous days. International help from Greece, Croatia, … Continue reading
“No, Israel isn’t a country of privileged and powerful white Europeans”
TABLET MAG Who Gets to Speak for Mizrahi Jews? by Hen Mazzig May 24, 2019 Earlier this month, I wrote an op-ed in The Los Angeles Times titled “No, Israel isn’t a country of privileged and powerful white Europeans.” I speak from experience: I … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Hen Mazzig, Marc Lamont Hill, Mizrahi
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Disturbing, not surprising: “Recent poll shows that nothing Trump might do for Israel would impact the opinions of Jewish voters”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) What happens when Israel is your lowest priority? by Jonathan S. Tobin May 24, 2019 …But if there is one number that you can learn from a deep dive into the survey’s findings, it’s … Continue reading
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Newly-minted NYU PhD (and future Northwestern University professor) takes podium at NYU graduation to attack Israel
FREE BEACON NYU Graduation Speaker Smears Trump, Israel by Mikhael Smits May 22, 2019 A graduation speaker at New York University called President Donald Trump a “fascist,” described Israel as an “apartheid” state, endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged BDS, Northwestern University, NYU, Steven William Thrasher
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 