Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Not your mom and dad’s alphabet book: “I is for “Intifada”

NEW YORK POST Kids’ book called ‘P is for Palestine’ is stirring up outrage among moms by Sara Dorn and Stephanie Pagones November 19, 2017 A children’s book titled “P is for Palestine” is infuriating some New York Jewish mothers — … Continue reading

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“Trump administration puts Palestinians on notice that it will shutter their office in DC unless they enter serious peace talks with Israel”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Palestinians reject ‘extortion’ in face of US move to close PLO’s DC office by Eric Cortellessa November 18, 2017 The Palestinians will not give in to “extortion” after a US threat to close their diplomatic mission in … Continue reading

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“The IDF has become more flexible in accommodating modern-Orthodox women, who increasingly are choosing to serve in the military out of a sense of duty to defend Israel”

WASHINGTON POST Why a growing number of religious women want to serve in the Israeli military by Ruth Eglash November 10, 2017 …All Israelis are drafted into the military at age 18, with a few exceptions. Israeli Arabs, both male … Continue reading

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“Amazon’s headhunting is creating pressure on local Israeli technology firms to retain their top employees”

JNS.ORG Amazon Goes On Aggressive High-Tech Hiring Spree in Israel November 14, 2017 The online retail giant Amazon is reportedly in the midst of a massive hiring spree in Israel and is offering unusually high salaries to attract top high-tech … Continue reading

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Some American Jews: “Israel had no right to make its views heard in America if doing so discomfited them”

COMMENTARY U.S. Jews and Israel’s Right to Be Heard by Evelyn Gordon November 15, 2017 The growing divide between Israeli and American Jews was a major topic of conversation at this week’s annual meeting of the Jewish Federations of North America. It … Continue reading

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Schneider (D-IL) and Mast (R-FL) lead effort on Iran in Syria

ALGEMEINER Countering Iranian Expansion ‘Must Be Bipartisan Priority,’ Says Democratic Congressman by Ben Cohen November 15, 2017 The Democratic congressman who initiated a letter signed by 42 of his colleagues to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson protesting Iranian interference … Continue reading

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“Those who are shocked that a Jewish publication would engage in such appalling racial stereotyping and bigotry should not be”

CAMERA Jewish Journalism: Focus on The Forward by Ricki Hollander November 15, 2017 A firestorm of protest recently erupted over an article that ascribed sexual assaults on women by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to the perpetrator’s Jewishness, invoking the type … Continue reading

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Proposed peace plan stipulates either Saudis should be allowed to possess nuclear weapons — or Israel must give up theirs

JERUSALEM POST Saudi document lays out plans for peace with Israel By Yasser Okbi November 14, 2017 Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar exposed Tuesday morning “The secret document of the Saudi Foreign Ministry,” that it claims includes a road map towards rejuvenating … Continue reading

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“The Kurdish people, including virtually every single kurdish group, are heavily pro-American in sentiment”

EMET ONLINE State Department Undermining Kurds, Our Long Time Allies by Adam Turner November 14, 2017 …The State Department seems to have two rules when it comes to territorial disputes in the Middle East: 1) Borders, however they were determined, … Continue reading

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Karl Lagerfeld to Germany: “’You cannot kill millions of Jews, then take in millions of their worst enemies afterwards’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Citing Holocaust, Karl Lagerfeld says Germany is taking in Jews’ worst enemies by Staff November 14, 2017 Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel evoked the Holocaust this week in criticizing Germany’s open borders policy toward Muslim refugees, … Continue reading

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