Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

On anniversary of Jerusalem’s liberation U.S. Congress will celebrate Jerusalem Day together with Knesset by video conference

YNET Congress to celebrate belated Jerusalem Day by Amihai Attali May 29, 2017 Jerusalem Day—marking the 50th anniversary of reunification of the city following an Israeli victory in the 1967 Six Day War—will be celebrated for the first time in … Continue reading

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Israel Channel 2: Trump screamed at Abbas

TIMES OF ISRAEL Trump yelled at Abbas: ‘You tricked me in DC,’ Israeli TV reports by Staff May 28, 2017 On the surface, US President Donald Trump’s relations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have been surprisingly warm, but that … Continue reading

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DUH “For the U.N. to allow Syria’s Assad regime to influence its focus on health conditions is absurd”

UN WATCH U.N.’s WHO hides positive report on Israel, adopts Syrian-backed censure May 26, 2017 The U.N.’s World Health Organization “decided to hide a positive report on Israel from the public eye” under pressure from Syria’s Assad regime, according to Israel’s … Continue reading

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“American culture must be convinced that Islam, while it has plenty of diversity, has a mainstream strain — sharia supremacism — that is not a religion but a totalitarian political ideology hiding under a religious veneer”

NATIONAL REVIEW How Sharia Supremacism and Judicial Imperialism Threaten National Security by Andrew C. McCarthy May 27, 2017 …As we have previously observed, in order to install the vetting system we need, the challenge of Islam must be confronted head-on … Continue reading

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“Sharp-eyed researcher recognizes Raoul Wallenberg in anonymous archive film broadcast on Swedish TV”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Chance find reveals only known footage of Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg by Stuart Winer May 28, 2017 In newly discovered footage of Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg — the only known instance that he was caught on … Continue reading

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German study shows that “Islam is distinguished by being the only religion that makes people more prone to violence, the more religious one becomes”

10NEWS The REAL cause for Islamic terrorism by Nicolai Sennels May 26, 2017 Every time a new jihad attack strikes innocents in the West, media and politicians get busy blaming “bad integration”, “poverty”, “marginalization”, “racism” etc. For some reason it … Continue reading

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EVENT Chicago FIDF Annual Dinner June 13

FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | CENTRAL REGION invites you to the Annual Dinner CELEBRATING ISRAEL’S SOLDIERS Keynote Speaker Bret Stephens Tuesday, June 13, 2017 5:30 Cocktail Reception  •  6:30 Dinner & Program Hilton Chicago  •  Grand Ballroom  •  720 … Continue reading

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Dermer at Yeshiva University: “In so many ways, you are the most blessed generation of Jews in over 2,000 years”

Ambassador Ron Dermer’s Yeshiva Commencement Address May 25, 2017 … Individually, Israel has made things possible that would have been unimaginable to your ancestors. If you want to pray at the Kotel, you only need to board a plane. If you … Continue reading

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Trump repeating old mistakes: “The two-state model has failed repeatedly and consistently for nearly a hundred years”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu’s Challenge with Trump by Caroline B. Glick May 25, 2017 …Tillerson went on to explain why Trump is so keen to make a deal. “We solve the Israeli-Palestinian peace dilemma, we start solving a lot of the … Continue reading

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The storied Rockefeller philanthropy “came to lend its legitimacy—and money—to groups that push boycotting Israel”

TABLET MAG The Rockefeller Brothers Fund and BDS by Armin Rosen May 24, 2017 …Supporters of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel see the RBF [Rockefeller Brothers Fund] funding as validation for their approach to the Israeli-Palestinian … Continue reading

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