Most Clicked This Week
- 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"
- 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"
- Facing increased anti-Semitism, American Jews get schooled in self-defense
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“Because Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan was done through an executive order, a future president could undo the action. A bill passed into law would set the policy in stone”
JNS AIPAC comes out in support of congressional bills recognizing Israeli control of Golan Heights by Jackson Richman May 6, 2019 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States, has come out … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged AIPAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee
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Eye-opening video on Gaza corruption; Israel is clearly not their big problem
JERUSALEM POST Corruption: A Major Cause of Palestinian Suffering by Pierre Rehov May 6, 2019 …But when you talk to Palestinians about the misappropriation of funds allocated by the international community, the first term they use is “corruption.” Indeed, a … Continue reading
Two new bios document “Ben Hecht’s vital role in challenging America to recognize the Holocaust, and Jews’ right to a state of their own”
ALGEMEINER Ben Hecht: Hero of Israel and the Holocaust by Harold Brackman May 3, 2019 …Hecht joked that he “became a Jew” only in 1939. This was just around the time he met Peter Bergson, the alias of Hillel Kook, … Continue reading
“Since around 10 a.m. on Saturday, around 300 rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza”
JERUSALEM POST 1 killed as 300 rockets slam southern Israel by Tzvi Joffre May 5, 2019 One man has died and 83 people have been injured, since terror groups in Gaza began firing rockets into Israel around 10 a.m. on … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Ashkelon, Gaza, Hamas, Sderot
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“The Palestinians are right to believe that the Arab world no longer cares about them and their problems”
GATESTONE Palestinian Leaders and Inconvenient Truths by Khaled Abu Toameh May 4, 2019 …The Arab betrayal of the Palestinians is not new. Instead of supporting their Palestinian brothers, the Arab states have been cutting aid to them. According to one report, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Holocaust, Khaled Abu Toameh, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians
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Memo to American Jews: “Israel’s Security is NOT a Jewish Issue”
DAILY WIRE The Clash Of American Liberal Jewry And Israeli Nationalism by Yishai Fleisher April 30, 2019 …In this light, Israeli support of the current American president makes sense: Trump is understood to be a determined, defense-minded fellow sovereign, a … Continue reading
Rabbi Sacks on the connection between, antisemitism, anti-Zionism, Judaism and Israel
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Lord Rabbi Sacks, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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“Hysterical children” at Chicago DePaul University condemn professor and demand his resignation for defending Israel
THE FEDERALIST DePaul Students Demand Professor’s Censure, Call Him ‘Xenophobe’ For Supporting Israel In The Federalist by Joy Pullmann April 30, 2019 Campus administrators are trying to calm down students after a week of outrage over DePaul University professor Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged DePaul University, Jason Hill, The Federalist
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Benjamin Anthony speaks at a vigil for Poway and offers wise words for American Jews
Benjamin Anthony addresses the Chabad of Poway shooting and the rise of antisemitism in the United States and across the world at a vigil held by the Palm Beach Synagogue in Florida. To listen, click here, then click ‘play’ https://soundcloud.com/israelrisingpodcast/onantisemitism … Continue reading
“Designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist designation could complicate Washington’s relationship with NATO ally Turkey”
REUTERS Trump weighs labelling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group by Steve Holland April 30, 2019 President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO), the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions … Continue reading
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