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- ADL: ‘Gracie Mansion belongs to all New Yorkers. Public office must never be used to legitimize hate’
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- How one courageous proactive journalist took on the IRS over “Obama anti-Zionism” and won
- "It took only two weeks for the UAE to change their textbooks to accept and embrace Israel as part of the Middle East - but Palestinian media and schools still teach that Jews are the usurping outsiders who will ultimately be banished"
- Obama Fails to Blame Taliban for Mass School Murder in Pakistan
- Natalie Portman: “My decision not to attend the Genesis Prize ceremony has been mischaracterized by others”
- Israel's fourth-election-in-two-years : Bibi "facing for the first time two strong adversaries to his right"
- StandWithUs brings comedienne Rosanne Barr to Israel to fight BDS
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“Conservative New York Times columnist questions the effectiveness of current efforts against antisemitism, says impulse to seek external validation is ‘a fool’s errand’”
JTA In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL, investing more in Jewish identity Andrew Silow-Carroll February 3, 2026 In a speech that described antisemites as an “axis of the perfidious, the despotic, the hypocritical, the cynical, the deranged and … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged ADL, antisemitism, Bret Stephens
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“According to experts, the growing Israel-Somaliland partnership could be a “game changer” for Israel, boosting the Jewish state’s ability to counter the Yemen-based Houthi terrorist group while offering strategic and geographic advantages amid shifting regional power dynamics”
ALGEMEINER Somalia Warns Israel Against Military Base in Somaliland, Signs Defense Pact With Saudi Arabia Ailin Vilches Arguello February 9. 2026 Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warned Israel against establishing a military base in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Houthis, Somalia, Somaliland, Yemen
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Anti-Israel activists lead push to repeal Illinois anti-BDS laws
MIDWEST ADL Help defeat two BDS bills now being considered by the Illinois legislature Two bills have been introduced in the Illinois House and Senate to repeal Illinois’ decade-old anti-boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) law. We need your help to … Continue reading
“The tzitzit became a must-have accessory for boys. They buy long, hefty ones and leave them hanging out—either complementing a sporty-elegant outfit or a modern skater/rapper look”
TABLET MAG Hashem Is Headlining Dana Kessler February 11, 2026 …Since Oct. 7, what was once a minor trend has become a flood. According to a special report on the war’s effect on religiosity (emphasizing youth up to age 25) published … Continue reading
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Memo to all Jews: “The future of Jewish life will not be secured by pleading our case before the world”
MORNING MUSINGS No More Pleading for Permission: The New/Old Jewish Priority Peter Himmelman February 8, 2026 Last week at the 92nd Street Y, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens spoke about the state of world Jewry. What stayed with me … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, Peter Himmelman
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“The fact that a candidate as far to the left as Mejia could prevail in one of the most affluent, suburban districts in the country speaks volumes about the state of the party”
JEWISH INSIDER Analilia Mejia’s lead in N.J. primary signals growing far-left influence in Democratic Party Josh Kraushaar February 6, 2026 The results in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District last night may not make national headlines, but should be sending a … Continue reading
“As Iran weakens, Arab states warn of war while quietly fearing the rise of unchecked Israeli power. The Middle East prefers a half-dead Iran, and a contained Israel, in one package”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) When the Iranian threat collapses, a New Middle East emerges Amit Segal February 5, 2026 Abbas Araghchi will not be the first foreign minister to fly urgently to meet Americans in an attempt to … Continue reading
“Memo to Trump: No one in the region wants the regime to survive…Turkey is essentially proposing that Iran and Turkey switch places, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the steward of all the mullahs’ ill-gotten gains”
COMMENTARY Is Iran Attending Its Own Funeral? Seth Mandel February 3, 2026 Mideast summit this Friday looks like it will play host to a group of countries that claim to want to save Iran from U.S. strikes—but in reality want … Continue reading
“Mamdani’s silence on the oppression in Iran is a betrayal of New York’s core value”
TABLET MAG Letter to Mayor Mamdani Masih Alinejad February 4, 2026 Mayor Mamdani, While mass killings are unfolding in Iran, you have chosen silence. While women are being beaten, imprisoned, and killed for refusing compulsory hijab and the entire Islamic … Continue reading
Somaliland recognition “simultaneously provides Israel a strategic foothold opposite Yemen, greater proximity to the ongoing threat posed by the Houthis, a deeper stake in Red Sea security, and the potential to become a much bigger player in African politics”
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY What Israel Sees In Somaliland Ilan Berman February 3, 2026 Although it has been pushed off the front pages by the Trump Administration’s dramatic early January ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and the current … Continue reading
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