Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

The New State Solution: “Brokering an end to the Israel Palestinian conflict could bring the Egyptians back from the brink”

YNET Egypt: Kingmaker in a new Middle East by General Amir Avivi (Ret.) and Benjamin Anthony July 20, 2018 Over the past year, together with several retired Israeli security experts, we have written about, and spoken of, the need to … Continue reading

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“TV report says Cairo, when fixing ceasefire late Friday, emphasized to terror group that Israeli strikes were the direct result of IDF soldier’s killing by Gaza sniper”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Egypt warned Hamas: Israel will go to war ‘in two hours’ if you respond to raids by Staff July 21, 2018 An unofficial ceasefire reached overnight Friday-Saturday between Israel and Hamas came after Egypt warned the Palestinian … Continue reading

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For Tisha B’Av, this Christian “spent one minute meditating on each of the horrors done to Jews in the name of Christianity. He began at eight in the morning but by one in the afternoon, he was little more than halfway through the list”

BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS Christian Declaration of Tisha B’Av Atrocities Against Jews Presented at Knesset by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz July 18, 2018 A simple act of contrition by a devout Christian led to a powerful meeting in the Knesset and will … Continue reading

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“The nations of the world want to know what Israel knows and have what Israel has — whether they have formal diplomatic relations with Jerusalem or not”

GATESTONE INSTITUTE How the World Really Views Israel by Shoshana Bryen July 18, 2018 Israel and the Iroquois Nation came together this week — In Israel — at the Lacrosse World Championship. The Iroquois Nation team was subjected to enormous … Continue reading

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American progressive’s “utter lack of interest in what actually interests the citizens of Israel has to change”

JERUSALEM POST If American Jewish Progressives Really Seek Change by Daniel Gordis July 18, 2018 …In May, Israeli troops killed several dozen Palestinians, many of them young, at the Gaza border fence. It was a tragic day, but aside from … Continue reading

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“Israeli agents uncovered information about alleged plan by Tehran to bomb Iranian opposition group’s annual rally outside Paris” with Iranian diplomat implicated

YNET NEWS Mossad helped thwart major Iranian terror attack in France by Itamar Eichner July 19, 2018 The Mossad helped thwart a major Iranian terrorist attack in France last month, it was cleared for publication on Thursday evening. Mossad agents uncovered … Continue reading

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“Jerusalem comes under fire for its new Basic Law, which is similar to many European constitutions”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Get Over It – Israel Is the Jewish State by Eugene Kontorovich July 19, 2018 In reality, Israel’s Basic Law would not be out of place among the liberal democratic constitutions of Europe—which include similar provisions that … Continue reading

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Yishai Fleisher: “Twice this summer, a number of students have filmed themselves walking off their Birthright trips”

FORWARD I’m A Settler Who Defends The Birthright Walkouts by Yishai Fleisher July 19, 2018 …But while many believe that IfNotNow’s left-wing walkouts of Birthright trips may be nothing more than a rude publicity stunt, there is something just and accurate … Continue reading

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“‘It’s strange for us that Israel is more humanitarian than our Arab brothers,’ says father-of-two Ammar”

INDEPENDENT Syria conflict: Injured civilians turn to historic foe Israel amid Deraa bloodshed by Bel Trew July 12, 2018 …Both Diaa and Mohammed are among a growing number of Syrians who fled fighting in the southern Syrian province and have … Continue reading

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“Sheldon famously wore his father’s shoes upon his first visit to Israel, so that his father, who was no longer alive [and couldn’t afford an Israel trip in his own lifetime], could join him in his first steps in the Holy Land”

JERUSALEM POST No Holds Barred: The apotheosis of Sheldon Adelson by Shmuley Boteach July 9, 2018 …I have met few Jewish men or women in my life who breathe in Israel so deeply. Even Adelson’s most vociferous political opponents, who … Continue reading

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