Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

For those of you who look to Middle East savant John Oliver for your Iran coverage

THE TOWER Dismantling the Myths of John Oliver’s Pro-Iran Deal Speech by Julie Lenarz April 25, 2018 The deadline for President Donald Trump to re-certify the Iran nuclear deal is looming on May 12th. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John … Continue reading

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Natalie Portman’s “initial reason for concern was the clashes in Gaza”

FREE BEACON Natalie Portman’s Evolving Excuse for Refusing Israeli Genesis Prize by Brent Scher April 24, 2018 …The Genesis Foundation “went out of its way to accommodate Portman’s concerns about Netanyahu,” according to JewishInsider, which says the foundation told Portman … Continue reading

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“In dramatic turnaround, state tells High Court ‘no possibility’ to expel migrants at this time after officials fail to reach deal with Uganda”

TIMES OF ISRAEL How Netanyahu turned victory into all-around defeat in African migrant crisis by David Horovitz April 25, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu solved Israel’s African asylum-seeker crisis. Twice over. And yet it is now utterly unresolved — with … Continue reading

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“The New York Times dismisses news of Palestinian payments to terrorists as a ‘far-right conspiracy’”

TABLET MAG All the Fake News That’s Fit to Print by Liel Leibovitz April 21, 2018 On Saturday, Nellie Bowles, a technology reporter for The New York Times, wrote a piece about Campbell Brown…Ms. Brown,” wrote Bowles, “wants to use Facebook’s … Continue reading

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JUF of Metro Chicago Celebrates Israel @ 70 [VIDEO]

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“In a first for the US, State Department erases references to ‘Israeli occupation’ in annual report. PA says ‘US has sided with Israel'”

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump admin drops references to Judea, Samaria as ‘occupied’ by David Rosenberg April 21, 2018 The US State Department has dropped claims that Israel’s presence in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem constitutes an “occupation” from its annual human … Continue reading

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Chicago’s own Louis Farrakhan is “quite possibly the most popular anti-Semite in America”

FORWARD Louis Farrakhan Doesn’t Just Have An Anti-Semitism Problem — He Has A Slavery Problem by Charles Jacobs April 24, 2018 …While neo-Nazis and white supremacists drummed up a mere few hundred people at their “national” rally in Charlottesville, Farrakhan’s recent … Continue reading

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Stephens: “Jews cannot rely for their safety on the kindness of strangers, least of all French or German politicians” [VIDEO]

NEW YORK TIMES Jewish Power at 70 Years by Bret Stephens April 20, 2018 …To be Jewish — at least visibly Jewish — in Europe is to live on borrowed time. That’s not to doubt the sincerity and good will … Continue reading

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AIPAC and J Street conferences “reflect starkly different interpretations of this moment in the US-Israel relationship” [VIDEO]

TIMES OF ISRAEL At AIPAC, a Trump-Netanyahu marriage made in heaven. At J Street, in hell by Eric Cortellessa 19 April 2018 Held a little more than a month apart, the recent AIPAC and J Street conferences represented two wildly … Continue reading

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“Led by UN Ambassador Danny Danon, 40 ambassadors from Europe, Latin America and Africa participated in an event held at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem” [VIDEO]

JERUSALEM POST Forty U.N. Ambassadors bring in Israel’s 70th anniversary by Daniel J. Roth Apri 20, 2018 A large delegation of UN ambassadors from around the world took part in celebrations marking Israel’s 70th year of independence on Thursday. Led … Continue reading

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