Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Dutch politician Geert Wilders later said that his country’s decision was “antisemitism and disgusting Israel hatred in its purest form”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel cleared for Eurovision 2026 in EBU vote; Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia quit Amy Spiro December 4, 2025 Israel will be allowed to compete in the 2026 Eurovision, following an overwhelming vote by European Broadcasting Union members … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu, regardless of whether you like him as a political leader or agree with his politics, is a masterful politician and one of the smartest people on this planet”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Netanyahu just made the craziest move of his career Joshua Hoffman December 2, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon, submitted this past Sunday, marks one of the most consequential constitutional and political … Continue reading

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One of many lies repeated in the NYT piece: “The argument that President Biden gave Israel unconditional support is also false. The administration held up key arms shipments, including large diameter munitions”

URBAN WARFARE A Response to the “This Is the Story…on Gaza” Ben Rhodes NYT Opinion piece John Spencer December 2, 2025 …The article [by Ben Rhodes in the New York Times]  relies on an emotionally charged but morally incoherent equivalency. … Continue reading

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Peter Beinart, Jewish anti-Zionist, forced to bend a knee to his fellow travelers in the Red-Green Alliance

NO DELUSIONS, NO DESPAIR Peter Beinart and the trial Benjamin Kerstein November 30, 2025 …Like it or not, a Jew who joins an antisemitic cult, however useful, is never fully trusted. They are always watched for minor violations, possible deviations, … Continue reading

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DePaul assailant Adam Erkan sentenced to 2 years probation and 100 hours of community service

ABC7 NEWS Man pleads guilty to battery in attack on Jewish students on DePaul Lincoln Park campus November 25, 2025 Just over a year after two men attacked Israeli Defense Forces Reserve Staff Sgt. Max Long and his friend, Michael … Continue reading

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Trump order specifically highlights the activities of three chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat to the United States

JNS Trump directs Treasury, State to consider Muslim Brotherhood terror designation Andrew Bernard November 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the U.S. secretaries of state and the treasury to consider designating chapters of … Continue reading

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“Forget Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform. After Oct. 7, only one label matters”

TABLET MAG The End of Jewish Denominations Liel Leibovitz November 25, 2025 Until recently, the best guide to delineate between Jewish synagogues was denominational affiliation. These divisions within Judaism emerged from deep seated differing understandings of the nature of revelation … Continue reading

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“Many ultra-Orthodox young men are widely believed to register for yeshiva but not actually study, the yeshiva is funded for their ostensible presence, and the young men evade military service”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Bismuth presents bill exempting yeshiva students from IDF draft, loosening sanctions Sam Sokol November 28, 2025 Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth released on Thursday his long-awaited revision of a government-backed bill regulating ultra-Orthodox … Continue reading

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“A Hamas intelligence network monitored about 100,000 IDF soldiers on social media for five years, infiltrated closed groups, and used the information to build simulators and train terrorists with VR headsets”

ARUTZ SHEVA How Hamas tracked 100,000 IDF soldiers for years November 23, 2025 Hamas’ military intelligence network, consisting of roughly 2,500 operatives, spent about five years systematically gathering information in preparation for the October 7 attack. According to IDF assessments, … Continue reading

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“Israeli officials say Dr al-Hams refused to cooperate with interrogators or disclose the burial location of Goldin, whose remains were kept in a large Hamas tunnel network in Rafah until Israel recovered them earlier this month after 11 years”

YNET How Israel captured the Gaza doctor who handled Hadar Goldin’s body Avi Issacharoff November 27, 2025 A recently circulated Arabic-language video appears to show how Israeli forces captured Dr. Marwan al-Hams, a Gaza physician who served the Hamas terrorist … Continue reading

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