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Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
In a world of diplomatic doublespeak, hypocrisy, and strategic ambiguity, Trump and Netanyahu simply said what they meant
THE FREE PRESS The Ultimate Deception: How Trump and Bibi Outfoxed Iran Michael Doran June 13, 2025 They died in their own beds. Hossein Salami and Ali Shamkhani—Iran’s most senior military officers and the stewards of Iran’s nuclear weapons program—had … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Iran
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To Jews still on the fence, you don’t have to agree with every Israeli policy, but know this: When the knives come out, it’s not policy they hate. It’s you.
FUTURE OF JEWISH Israel should make every Jew incredibly proud right now. Joshua Hoffman June 18, 2025 Every Jew should be incredibly proud of Israel right now. Not just for its innovations, its culture, its defense establishment, or its Nobel … Continue reading
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Medoff: “There is a common thread to all these attacks, whether the target is Jews in general, Jewish bankers, Jewish publishers or the Jewish state — no matter who happens to be Israel’s prime minister at any given time”
JEWISH JOURNAL Are Jews Dragging America into a War? Rafael Medoff June 17, 2025 In strikingly similar language, prominent radical voices in Congress have been claiming that Israel is trying to “drag” the United States into war with Iran. “The … Continue reading
“Lebanon’s domestic mood is also restraining Hezbollah. Most Lebanese — at least 70 percent — don’t trust the group and have raised post-war calls for its disarmament”
FDD Hezbollah’s Role in the Israel-Iran War Is to Await Iran’s Orders David Daoud June 19, 2025 Hezbollah was supposed to be Tehran’s insurance policy if Israel contemplated attacking Iran — the group’s massive arsenal either deterring the Israelis or, … Continue reading
“Bush punted, Obama and Biden appeased, while Trump 2.0 played into Tehran’s hands by delaying a decision with futile diplomacy, leaving Netanyahu no choice but to act”
JNS Two decades of American folly made Israel’s Iran strike necessary Jonathan Tobin June 13, 2025 Like many, if not most, wars, the conflict between Israel and Iran didn’t have to happen, and certainly, not in this way. But the … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Iran
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“After embracing these four different denominations—all of which had been created in America within decades of each other—Cresson set sail for the Middle East, ultimately returning from Jerusalem an Orthodox Jew, predicting a Jewish return to the Holy Land”
COMMENTARY The Sanity of John Fetterman Meir Y. Soloveichik June 2025 Let us ponder the strange similarities linking the striking stories of Warder Cresson and John Fetterman. Ostensibly these two individuals, whose lives are separated by more than a century, … Continue reading
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Tagged John Fetterman, Warder Cresson
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From the Israeli Left: “The early Israeli successes in taking out top Iranian military leadership and anti-aircraft capabilities have left citizens delighted, and hopeful that elimination of Iranian nuclear capabilities through force is possible”
TIMES OF ISRAEL When a Rising Lion Turns Doves into Hawks Alon Tal June 15, 2025 …I think about that discussion as I try to understand my response to the first two days of Israel’s military conflict with Iran. It … Continue reading
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The Jewish state begins to take out the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear facilities. Netanyahu: ‘If we don’t act now, there will not be another generation’; Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Game on. Pray for Israel”
NEW YORK POST Israel launches air strikes on Iran’s nuclear program Samuel Chamberlain, Caitlin Doornbos, Victor Nava and Anna Young June 12, 2025 Israel launched air strikes inside Iran late Thursday in its latest effort to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program … Continue reading
“The GHF holds Hamas fully responsible for taking the lives of our dedicated workers who have been distributing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people at the foundation’s sites in central and southern Gaza”
I24 NEWS GHF says Hamas ‘brutally attacked’ aid workers, 10 reportedly massacred June 11, 2025 The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) accused Hamas of massacring its aid workers on Wednesday night, attacking a bus carrying more than 24 Palestinian employees working … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, GHF, Hamas
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“One resolution, which praised ICE and highlighted the need for vetting visa applicants, split House Democrats”
JEWISH INSIDER House passes two resolutions condemning antisemitic attacks, amid controversy Marc Rod June 9, 2025 The House voted on Monday to pass two resolutions condemning recent antisemitic attacks. One, led by Republicans, which focused on the Boulder, Colo., attack and … Continue reading
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