Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Saudi Arabia is both a longstanding U.S. partner and a longstanding human rights violator, but for some reason this particular Saudi atrocity is being judged as far more egregious than, say, dozens of public beheadings this year”

FREE BEACON The Laughable Hypocrisy of the Echo Chamber by Noah Pollak November 20, 2018 …Trump’s critics on Khashoggi—mainly Obama alums and the media class (but I repeat myself)—profess to be scandalized the administration is letting Saudi Arabia off with … Continue reading

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“Columbia University center’s experts are rivaled only by the faculty of Birzeit University for their anti-Israel advocacy”

THE TOWER Columbia University’s Center for Palestine Studies: Ramallah on the Hudson by A. J. Caschetta November 19, 2018 The Trump administration may have closed the PLO’s Mission in Washington, D.C., but its Morningside Heights Mission is open for business. I refer … Continue reading

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“Those wily Zionists, traveling 2,500 years back in time to plant these little stone weights with Hebrew inscriptions at the base of some temple in Jerusalem”

JERUSALEM POST ‘Half-shekel’ from First Temple era unearthed near City of David by Sara Rubenstein November 21, 2018 A rare and unusual find was unearthed north of the City of David in Jerusalem – a tiny stone “half-shekel” weight that … Continue reading

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“As an American newly arrived in Israel, I am appalled that the international and American press willingness to ignore this large-scale terror attack against the Jewish state”

DAILY CALLER ‪Mainstream Media Continues To Ignore Violence Against Jews‬ by Bradley Martin November 21, 2018 American and European media outlets in recent days can’t produce enough stories about the Netanyahu government possibly falling apart after agreeing to a ceasefire … Continue reading

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“This is why ‎Israel prefers a weakened #Hamas to survive and is in no rush to ‎replace it”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israel’s patience in Gaza will pay off ‎ by Dr Reuven Berko November 21, 2018 …Israeli politics, however, would confuse anyone. If Israel strikes ‎Gaza, the various “peace-lovers” among us complain that the ‎government … Continue reading

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“Accusing Jews of dual loyalty is one of the oldest and most pernicious #antisemitic tropes,” the #AJC wrote. “No surprise to see it coming from #LindaSarsour”

JTA Linda Sarsour under fire for suggesting Jewish progressives have divided loyalties November 18, 2018 Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour appeared to criticize American Jewish liberals of putting their support for Israel ahead of their commitment to democracy. Her comments, … Continue reading

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“How the Pittsburgh massacre brought out the worst in some liberal Jews”

COMMENTARY The Know-Nothing Excommunicators by Seth Mandel November 2018 Perhaps we should call it “Spinoza’s Revenge.” In 1656, Amsterdam’s Jewish leaders pronounced a cherem—excommunication—on Baruch Spinoza, the Jewish philosopher who contested the Torah’s divine provenance. Spinoza became the founding father … Continue reading

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Michael Oren: “Airbnb’s policy is the very definition of antiSemitism. No one should use its services”

JEWISH PRESS Deputy Minister Michael Oren Calls for Boycott Against Airbnb by Hana Levi Julian November 19, 2018 Kulanu Knesset member and Deputy Minister Michael Oren has called for a general boycott of the global Airbnb vacation rental listing service, … Continue reading

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“Halevi said that while “criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism, criticism of Israel’s existence, denying Israel the right to exist, calling Israel the ‘Zionist entity’ – that is anti-Semitism.””

FREE BEACON Author: Criticizing Israel’s Existence, Denying Its Right to Exist Is Modern Anti-Semitism by Staff November 16, 2018 Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi, speaking at DePaul Law School in Chicago, responded to a question about the ethics of “humanizing” … Continue reading

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“Hamas didn’t achieve a military victory. But toppling the defense minister is a kind of victory because it shows that Hamas can shake Jerusalem’s politics at the very top”

THE NATIONAL INTEREST How Hamas Brought Israel to the Brink of Election Chaos by Seth Frantzman November 16, 2018 Israel’s defense minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned on November 14 in the wake of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza. His … Continue reading

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