Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“During a visit to Al Jazeera’s Doha headquarters last year, I was told by its executives that Al Jazeera Media Institute has trained some 80,000 foreign journalists from over a dozen countries since 2009”

JERUSALEM STRATEGIC TRIBUNE The Middle East As Informational Battlefield Ilan Berman April 2025 …Russian media has been largely shut out of Western media markets following the invasion of Ukraine, but remains accessible in the Middle East, helping to shift the … Continue reading

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A woman walked into a Staples in L.A. to print postcards celebrating Jewish joy—and was denied service by staff who claimed the message was “racist”

JEWISH JOURNAL LA Staples Employee Denies Service to Black Jewish Woman Over Her Zionist Postcards Aaron Bandler April 9, 2025 An employee at a Los Angeles Staples on Wilshire Boulevard refused to print a Black Jewish woman’s postcards with phrases … Continue reading

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“Yale University has quietly adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism”

ALGEMEINER Yale Adopts IHRA Definition, Brown Launches New Training Program Amid Trump Campus Antisemitism Crackdown Dion J. Pierre April 10, 2025 …IHRA — an intergovernmental organization comprising dozens of countries including the US — adopted a “working definition” of antisemitism … Continue reading

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“It is appropriate for the government to expel non-Americans who are pro-Hamas, antisemitic agitators”

NATIONAL REVIEW Immigration Court Gets It Right on Mahmoud Khalil Deportation Call Andrew McCarthy April 12, 2025 An immigration judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration may deport Mahmoud Khalil, the legal alien who became a fixture in the … Continue reading

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“What new solutions has Witkoff come up with? The Obama ones. Negotiate with terrorists. Pretend they’re reasonable. Give them what they want. Act confused when it doesn’t work out”

GATESTONE Witkoff In His Own Words Daniel Greenfield April 17, 2025 Steve Witkoff, the real estate tycoon turned international negotiator, has become the subject of controversy with some conservatives attacking him and others rushing out to defend him…What new solutions … Continue reading

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Civil-rights laws have always been a weapon—it’s just that conservatives have finally decided to wield them.

CITY JOURNAL The Right Is Winning the Battle over Higher Education Christopher F. Rufo April 15, 2025 …Many Ivy League presidents see themselves as heirs to the civil-rights movement. In fact, they are among the most active practitioners of racial … Continue reading

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Israeli officials convinced that Iran’s willingness to enter direct talks with Trump is a direct result of US threats

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Significant gaps ahead of US-Iran talks: Tehran demands sanctions freeze during negotiations Danny Zaken April 9, 2025 Three days before the scheduled start of talks between the Iranian regime and representatives of US President Donald … Continue reading

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Palantir, a U.S. publicly traded company, sees in Israel a kindred spirit, a nation that embraces the “founder personalities” and “interpersonal friction” — prerequisites for defense innovation

FUTURE OF JEWISH The Controversial Company Betting Big on Israel Amir Mizroch April 10, 2025 He came, he saw, he dropped a truth grenade. “The West has lost deterrence,” Shyam Sankar, Palantir’s Chief Technology Officer, told Israeli defense entrepreneurs last … Continue reading

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“ISGAP’s research has shown that donations from Qatar have significantly influenced antisemitic discourse and campus politics in US universities, while also promoting anti-democratic values”

JEWISH PRESS Antisemitism Expert Testifies to Senate: Qatar Fueling Campus Riots David Israel March 30, 2025 …In his testimony, Dr. [Charles] Small presented findings from ISGAP’s “Follow the Money” initiative, which highlights a direct link between foreign authoritarian funding—particularly from … Continue reading

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“Trump has repeatedly said that he would prefer to reach a deal with Iran rather than have to attack its nuclear facilities, but has left the military option on the table””

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump on Iran: If it requires military action, Israel will be the leader of that Elad Benari April 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that, if military action is required to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, … Continue reading

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