Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“One has to give Hamas credit for being clear, honest and consistent about its goal of destroying Israel”

GATESTONE What is Really Uniting the Palestinians? by Bassam Tawil October 15, 2017 Buoyed by the “reconciliation” agreement reached with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority (PA), Hamas has announced that it seeks to unite all Palestinians in the fight against … Continue reading

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Archaeological find: Temple Mount may have been used after fall of the Second Temple

TIMES OF ISRAEL Massive section of Western Wall and Roman theater uncovered after 1,700 years by Amanda Borschel-Dan October 16, 2017 Archaeologists are one step closer to solving the riddle of what took place in Jerusalem following the destruction of … Continue reading

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“The day after the US and Israel announce their departure, UNESCO selects a French Jew named Audrey Azoulay as the new chief. Speculation abounds as to whether she will initiate reforms”

WORLD ISRAEL NEWS Day after US and Israel quit UNESCO, French Jew named as new chief by Associated Press October 15, 2017 UNESCO’s executive board voted Friday to make a former French government minister the UN cultural agency’s next chief … Continue reading

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EVENT StandWithUs Chicago 6th Annual Campus Champion Gala Sunday November 5

StandWithUs is an organization that educates high school and college students about Israel in our increasingly anti-Israel world. They sponsor hundreds of pro-Israel events yearly on campuses around the country with regional staff providing support to students who need our help … Continue reading

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Hamas and Fatah “reconcile” but what happens to Hamas’ military wing, 25,000 strong? [VIDEO]

ARUTZ SHEVA Israel cannot accept PA-Hamas reconciliation agreement by Hezki Baruch October 13, 2017 Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) on Friday said Israel cannot accept the reconciliation agreement between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas. A tweet published on Bennett’s Twitter … Continue reading

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Trump “stopped short of withdrawing from the deal reached between the U.S., Iran and five other world powers”

THE ATLANTIC Trump Isn’t Certifying the Iran Deal—What Happens Next? by Uri Friedman October 13, 2017 On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it will not certify the nuclear deal that Barack Obama’s government struck with Iran and other world powers. Critics  … Continue reading

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US exits #UNESCO: What took so long ?

WASHINGTON POST U.S. withdraws from UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural organization, citing anti-Israel bias by Eli Rosenberg October 12, 2017 The United States plans to withdraw from UNESCO, citing financial reasons, as well as what it said was an anti-Israel bias … Continue reading

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“If Kirsten Gillibrand has truly seen the light and opposes BDS, what’s she doing taking a spot as the keynote speaker at this event?”

HOT AIR Kirsten Gillibrand Settles In With Anti-Israel Groups by Jazz Shaw October 11, 2017 For someone who was recently described as one of the hot prospects for a 2020 presidential run, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand certainly picks some odd … Continue reading

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Trump should model Reagan: “A formula that led to the collapse of the mighty Soviet empire can surely down Mr. Khamenei’s and the Revolutionary Guard’s kleptocracy”

WALL STREET JOURNAL How to Defeat the Islamic Republic by Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh October 11, 2017 …Meantime, government reports, the controlled press and even senior Revolutionary Guard commanders reluctantly confess the truth: Islam is growing weaker within … Continue reading

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#JVP event canceled at NYC Jewish Historical Society

ALGEMEINER Leading New York City Jewish Historical Center Nixes Events Co-Sponsored by Anti-Zionist Group by Ben Cohen October 10, 2017 The New York City-based American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) has announced the cancellation of two upcoming events that were to … Continue reading

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