Most Clicked This Week
- French police investigating death of Jewish woman thrown from window by Arab neighbor. And another Israeli killed in ramming attack [VIDEO]
- An Israeli Rabbi's Thoughtful Response to Obama's Speech on #RadicalIslam [VIDEO]
- "Not only women, but almost one out of three Swedes, do not feel safe in Sweden, according to a new poll"
- "Talk of Biden's joviality and personal warmth, and of moderates versus radicals, are soothing distractions for Israelis about to face the most hostile U.S. administration in history"
- "A weakly mandated international force that cannot or will not act decisively would simply become a fixed obstacle between Israeli forces and the very militants an operation claims to neutralize. The UN has a long history of such failed forces. For Israel it is life or death"
- Israel Claims $3B in Cyber Exports; 2nd Only to US
- "Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s grip on the state’s legislative process once delayed the Cubs’ quest for lights at Wrigley Field – and 30 years later, the Cubs are still feuding with politicians" [VIDEO]
- "Poland’s ambassador to the UK says culture, history and science offer plenty of reasons for Jews to rediscover his country"
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
Israeli war planners are profoundly aware of Israel’s lack of strategic depth. “This bitter reality has meant that Israel’s military doctrine has of necessity come to emphasize offensive tactics: carrying the war to the enemy and away from Israel’s population centers as quickly as possible”
TABLET MAG Killing the Lavi: Tracing the unintended consequences of the fateful 1987 cancellation of Israel’s largest single weapons development program by John W. Golan October 4, 2018 Thirty-one years ago, on Aug. 30, 1987, an Israeli cabinet voted to terminate … Continue reading
#Jonathan Greenblatt #ADL’s “new executive director is betraying the organization’s purpose”
COMMENTARY The Shame of the Anti-Defamation League by Seth Mandel October 2018 …Like every organization, the ADL had its blind spots, but it never had an obstructed view of its own raison d’être—until the summer of 2015. That was when … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged ADL, Anti-Defamation League, Brett Kavanaugh, Jonathan Greenblatt, Keith Ellison
Leave a comment
“There’s no justification for his murder. But don’t whitewash what he believed – his commitment to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, his hope that Israel would ‘die by force’, and the anti-Semitic Islamists with whom he spent his final days”
JNS The story behind the story of Jamal Khashoggi by Melanie Phillips October 18, 2018 …But even so, why would MBS have Khashoggi killed in this complicated, macabre and politically exposed way? Why did it need 15 men to do … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Jamal Khashoggi, Muslim Brotherhood, Osama Bin Laden, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Leave a comment
#Palestinians on US mission change: “The US administration has fully endorsed the Israeli narrative, including on Jerusalem, Refugees and Settlements”
TIMES OF ISRAEL In blow to Palestinians, US places Jerusalem consulate under embassy by Alexander Fulbright October 18, 2018 The State Department announced Thursday that it would bring its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians under the auspices of the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Mike Pompeo, Palestinians, US State Department
Leave a comment
Today’s Fun Fact: Iran’s leaders call for America’s destruction but they send their kids here to study and work
WASHINGTON TIMES ‘America is not the enemy, the enemy is right here’ by Tzvi Kahn October 15, 2018 Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian parliament, has described the United States as a “threat to the entire world.” But his daughter … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran
Leave a comment
“At least two rabbis affiliated with J Street have been suspended for sexual misconduct and a third has been expelled by the Central Conference of American Rabbis”
DAILY WIRE J Street’s #MeToo Problem by Sloan Rachmuth October 16, 2018 …Belying its pro-Israel pretense yet again, J Street already has a credibility issue; but now it has a serious #MeToo problem. “Clergy play a critical role in our movement,” … Continue reading
“Authorities investigate West Bank death of Aisha al-Rawbi, 47, after her husband claimed Jewish settlers pelted their car with rocks”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israel probes allegation settlers killed Palestinian woman in West Bank by Daniel Siryoti, Itsik Saban, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff October 14, 2018 Israeli police and Shin Bet security agents were investigating the … Continue reading
“American Jews and their leaders, except for the Orthodox, have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity”
JNS The devastating impact of American non-Jewish Jews Isi Leibler October 11, 2018 There is no disputing that, except for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews, American Jews and their leaders have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity…Many express their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Democrats, Isi Leibler, Tikkun Olam
Leave a comment
EVENT: CAMERA in Chicago
CAMERA Chicago invites you to a Gala Cocktail Reception and Buffet Dinner Thursday, October 25, 2018, 6:30pm Featuring Moran Birman, Consul for Public Diplomacy, Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest Eve Harow, Israeli Radio Personality, International Spokesperson and Passionate Advocate … Continue reading