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- Facing increased anti-Semitism, American Jews get schooled in self-defense
- Reprimand against antisemitic Chicago therapist doesn't require her to apologize to the therapists whose names she shared publicly, nor does it affect her ability to continue practicing in Illinois
- The Iran-ISIS Connection
- Chicagoan Jonathan Burstyn, 27, works at a nursing home during the week, guards his synagogue on Saturdays, and teaches Jewish gun owners about their firearms on Sundays [VIDEO]
- #NYT ad “implicitly attacked those voicing concern about #BlackLivesMatter antisemitism by suggesting they were racists and white supremacists who were “pointing fingers, scapegoating, and using antisemitic dogwhistles” in order to undermine Black-led movements”
- “The command center, which is located in Chicago, will be staffed 16 hours a day but can be increased to 24 hours a day if needed”
- "Invoking President George Washington’s seminal letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, and Revolutionary era financier Haym Salomon, President Trump paid tribute to the role Jewish Americans have played in the United States since its earliest days"
- “Extensive damage has been inflicted upon protective thickets of trees planted around eleven communities in the Western Negev”
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
Iran Judo: We’ll stop throwing matches with Israel
TIMES OF ISRAEL Iranian judo agrees to end decades-long boycott of Israeli athletes by Joshua Davidovich May 12, 2019 In a historic move, Iranian judo officials have agreed to stop boycotting Israeli athletes on the mat, ending a practice that … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged International Judo Federation, Iran, judo
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#GazaRockets Western media showed “usual eagerness to believe the propaganda produced by the attackers, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad”
JERUSALEM POST Doing what comes naturally – the West’s suicidal animus by Melanie Phillips May 9, 2019 As around 700 rockets rained down on southern Israel last weekend, leaving four Israelis dead and many more wounded, many in Western media … Continue reading
Chicago DePaul student hysteria over Jason Hill “part of the growing anti-Semitic culture that is pervading American campuses”
WASHINGTON TIMES DePaul professor ignites free-speech uproar with unabashed pro-Israel views by Valerie Richardson May 7, 2019 Since arriving from Jamaica with $120 in his pocket, DePaul University professor Jason D. Hill in many ways has embodied the American dream, until he received a … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged anti-Zionism, antisemitism, DePaul, DePaul University, Jason Hill
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Bipartisan Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 “passed on a vote of 93 to seven in the Senate and 374 to 37 in the House”
NEW YORK SUN Waving Goodbye To the Jerusalem Waiver Editorial May 9, 2019 …Three presidents — Messrs. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama — defied the spirit and intent of the law over and over, renewing the waiver every six … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Jerusalem, Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995
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Has Congresswoman McCollum “developed any legislation to censure the P.A. for rewarding terrorists’ families with cash, holding celebrations for the murder of Jews and naming streets and schools after the murderers?”
JNS An open letter to Congresswoman McCollum by Gary Schiff May 6, 2019 Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) chose Holocaust Remembrance Day to introduce a bill calling Israel to task for allegedly mistreating Palestinian children. The bill calls for Congress to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Betty McCollum, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Palestinians
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#IsraelAt71 “What made my Israeli heart a little bigger this year? Our humor, brashness, kindness, the intrinsic sense of family, and that dust that gets everywhere”
TIMES OF ISRAEL 71 things to love about Israel by Talya Woolf May 8, 2019 It’s that time of year again. When the weather starts warming up, the rains finally stop, and the blue and white flags start to decorate… … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
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#AntiSemitism “The far Left is intertwined with Islamist activists. Both share a hatred of the U.S. and see the Middle East as a postcolonial victim of Western imperialism”
NATIONAL REVIEW Why Progressive Anti-Semitism — and Why Now? by Victor Davis Hanson May 7, 2019 …The examples of progressive hatred of Jews could be multiplied endlessly, but the key question is: Why in this generation and why on the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, Chicago, Democratic Party, Louis Farrakhan
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“With annual abrupt change of spirits, country celebrates its 71st anniversary with fireworks, concerts, parties and torch-lighting ceremony in Jerusalem”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Grief to jubilation: Israel transitions from Memorial to Independence Day by Michael Bachner May 8, 2019 Israel abruptly crossed over from grief to jubilation at nightfall Wednesday, as Memorial Day for the country’s fallen soldiers and terror … Continue reading
Yom Hazikaron Israel’s Memorial Day 2019 “Today, Israel stands united with the memory of the 23,741 fallen soldiers”
NAOMI RAGEN BLOG Scenes from Israel Remembrance Day, 2019 by Naomi Ragen May 8, 2019 …With haredim entering the IDF in ever greater numbers to fulfill their compulsory military service, things are changing. This year, for the first time, an … Continue reading
Elan Carr: “Administration’s equating of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism “certainly breaks new ground””
REUTERS U.S. may review ties with countries deemed anti-Israel: envoy by Dan Williams May 5, 2019 The United States may review its ties with countries it deems as being anti-Israel after what a U.S. envoy said on Sunday was a … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, Elan Carr, Mike Pompeo
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 