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- Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of Leonardo da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
- Joan Peters Caro, author of From Time Immemorial, has passed away in Chicago
- "Is it better for Israel to have the near-unanimous support of Jews (1.8 % of US) or the very substantial support of the 38 percent who are conservative?"
- US State Dept: Hamas’ control of Gaza is why we're reallocating $200m in aid
- Palestinian laws “used by the PA to punish Palestinians suspected of selling land and houses to Jews”
- Social psychologist Len Saxe says time is ripe for young Jews to make Birthright trip: "For this generation coming off the loneliness and emotional challenges of COVID, the hunger to engage with peers makes this a propitious moment to go to Israel"
- Paying Tehran’s Bills. Sanctions relief will only empower Iran
- "Thursday's Cape Canaveral explosion will delay any new satellite launches by at least two-and-a-half years, causing a major setback to Israel's space program"
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“Breaking a major taboo in the Arab world, famous Egyptian academic Saad Eddin Ibrahim went to Tel Aviv this week to give a lecture. He knew it would be controversial”
THE NEW ARAB ‘Traitor to Palestinian struggle’: Egyptian academic Saad Eddin Ibrahim causes uproar after Tel Aviv visit by Roger Hercz January 3, 2018 Egyptian academic Saad Eddin Ibrahim caused controversy after giving a lecture in Israel. The 79-year old … Continue reading
One of the many crises Iran faces: “The country has used up 70% of its groundwater and its literally drying up major rivers to maintain consumption”
PJ MEDIA The Norm Is NOT Democracy — the Norm Is Extinction by David P. Goldman January 3, 2018 Before we wax too eloquent about the democratic aspirations of the great Iranian people, we should keep in the mind that … Continue reading
“This week, the Tamimi clan from Nabi Saleh beset Israel once again”
JERUSALEM POST Facing a Tamimi government by Caroline B. Glick December 28, 2017 ..Ahed Tamimi, the family’s teenaged golden girl, and her mother, Nariman, once again posted videos of themselves slapping and cursing hapless IDF soldiers. The photogenic Ahed has been doing this … Continue reading
Is this factually correct? “The more cultures in a multicultural society, the more cultural diversity, the better”
GATESTONE Mass Migration: Uninvited Guests by Philip Carl Salzman December 31, 2017 …Refugees and immigrants bring their own cultures, their own assumptions, beliefs, values, fears and hopes from their homelands. One cannot just assume that they wish to integrate or … Continue reading
Perhaps not for long: “US is the PA’s largest international donor, providing over $700 million in indirect aid to the PA and to UNRWA in 2016”
ALGEMEINER Trump Administration’s Warning of Aid Cut to Palestinians Is Response to PA Intransigence, Experts Say by Staff January 3, 2018 Warnings from the Trump administration of a cut-off in American financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority serve notice on … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged Donald Trump, Palestinians, United Nations, UNRWA
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“59% of the tourists who visited Israel in 2017 came for the first time”
GLOBES Record 3.6m tourists visit Israel in 2017 Michal Raz-Chaimovich December 27, 2017 An all-time record 3.6 million tourists visited Israel in 2017, 25% more than in 2016. The Ministry of Tourism believes that incoming tourism contributed NIS 20 billion … Continue reading
#Iran protests fall on deaf liberal ears: “More interesting and astounding has been the deafening silence of American so-called feminists”
WASHINGTON EXAMINER Iran’s female protesters show how vacuous American feminists are by Nicole Russell January 2, 2017 Iranian men and women have been actively and vocally speaking out against their oppressive regime for the last few days. The women, in … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Dennis Ross, Donald Trump, Iran, Leon Panetta
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Parody Mossad Twitter account effectively mocks Israel-haters
JERUSALEM POST The ‘Mossad’ Twitter Account That Fooled The World by Amy Spiro January 2, 2017 By day, Shawn Eni is a mild-mannered Canadian living in Modi’in and working in business software. By night, and also a little bit by … Continue reading
“Spewing that “Zionism is racism,” she falsely correlated Israel with “white supremacy””
ALGEMEINER Anti-Israel San Francisco State Professor Is Always the Victim by Andrew E. Harrod December 27, 2017 …Rabab Abdulhadi later declared: “It is really important to contest the colonial narrative” of Zionism in the Holy Land, and celebrate the “multiple … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Rabab Abdulhadi, San Francisco State University, Zionism
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“Excavations at Western Wall Plaza unearth unique stamped clay from the First Temple Period believed to belong to city governor” [VIDEO]
ARUTZ SHEVA Ancient clay seal found under Western Wall Plaza by Staff January 1, 2018 A unique stamped piece of clay from the First Temple Period, inscribed in ancient Hebrew script, was unearthed in the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) excavations … Continue reading
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