Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

#JesseMorton, Columbia University grad and Jihadist jailed for threatening South Park creators, turns a corner [VIDEO]

WALL STREET JOURNAL The Making—and Unmaking—of a Jihadist by James Taranto May 4, 2018 Meet Jesse Morton, 39. He’s an ex-jihadist now, a onetime leader of a defunct New York-based extremist cell called Revolution Muslim. Visiting the Journal’s offices, he’s … Continue reading

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“New report says Trump’s peace plan will include Israel gifting four Jerusalem neighborhoods to Palestinian Authority”

JERUSALEM POST Trump to ask Israel to withdraw from 4 east J’lem neighborhoods by Yanir Cozin, Maariv Hashavua May 4, 2018 The Trump administration will ask Israel to withdraw from four Arab neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, which will likely become … Continue reading

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“Itay Milner, Israel’s Deputy Consul General in Chicago, left his office and decided to take an Uber home.” It did not go well.

TABLET MAG Israeli Deputy Consul General in Chicago Kicked Out of Uber for Speaking Hebrew by Gretchen Rachel Hammond May 4, 2018 …“I was just sitting in the back seat,” he told Tablet. “We had been driving for about ten minutes … Continue reading

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“#Gaza riots are just a smokescreen for #Hamas’s true intention: the total rejection of a Jewish presence in all of Israel” [VIDEO]

THE TOWER Hamas-led “March of Return” Is Not for Independence, but for End of Israel by Julie Lenarz May 4, 2018 Hamas, the Islamist terrorist organization which exercises complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, on March 30 … Continue reading

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Some of the Zionists insisted that Israel’s Declaration of Independence “express thanks to God, while others were adamantly opposed”

JEWISH JOURNAL The Second and Third Israeli Miracles by Rick Richman May 2, 2018 …As Israel turns 70, unity is not a notable feature of Israeli democracy. The current Knesset includes 17 political parties. The government is a shaky coalition … Continue reading

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“An anti-regime alliance of rich and poor could be the key to ending clerical rule in Iran”

FOREIGN POLICY The United States Should Seize on Iran’s Currency Crisis by Saeed Ghasseminejad, Richard Goldberg May 4, 2018 While the debate over the future of the Iran nuclear deal and U.S. military strategy in Syria rages in Washington, policymakers … Continue reading

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Swarthmore College after “careful consideration and research,” will continue to offer Sabra hummus, but will also provide alternative brand [VIDEO]

CAMPUS REFORM Swarthmore rejects SJP demand to stop selling Sabra hummus by Adam Sabes May 2, 2018 Swarthmore College has rejected student demands that it stop selling Sabra hummus on campus because of the company’s ties to Israel. As Campus Reform previously … Continue reading

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Looking out their office windows, editors and writers now see a massive billboard that reads: “The New York Times At it AGAIN: Defaming Israel with distorted ‘news.’ Stop the bias”

JNS.ORG New billboard campaign targets New York Times’ ongoing coverage on Israel May 2, 2018 The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) unveiled a giant billboard this week outside the offices of The New York Times, … Continue reading

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EVENT EMET Rays of Light Dinner, Washington DC

12th Anniversary Dinner EMET RAYS OF LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS  Tuesday June 12, 2018 Grand Hyatt 1000 H Street NW Washington, DC Honoring Khaled Abu Toameh Senator Tim Scott Congressman Ed Royce Congressman Josh Gottheimer Mark Levin Tommy Waller Click … Continue reading

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“It’s troubling that in 2018 we have to remind people that Jews aren’t to blame for the Holocaust”

ALGEMEINER US Jewish Groups From Across Political Spectrum Blast Palestinian Leader Abbas Over Antisemitism by Benjamin Kerstein May 2, 2018 US Jewish groups from across the political spectrum have issued condemnations of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ antisemitic statements made … Continue reading

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