Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Well that worked out well: #TelAviv stabber teen was here with group that works to improve Israeli-Palestinian ties

TIMES OF ISRAEL Tel Aviv stabber was in Israel on one-day ‘peace’ pass, official says by Judah Ari Gross April 23, 2017 The Defense Ministry suspended single-day work permits for Palestinians to enter Israel Sunday, hours after a Palestinian teen … Continue reading

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Israel teen suspect in JCC bombing threats “ran a ‘Dark Net’ shop offering his intimidation and harassment tactics for money”

JERUSALEM POST Israel charges teen hacker over JCC bomb threats, blackmailing US state senator by Yonah Jeremy Bob April 24, 2017 An Israeli court on Monday indicted a dual national teenager for a series of bomb threats against 100 Jewish … Continue reading

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Turks vote to “transfer powers traditionally held by parliament to the presidency, thereby rendering the parliament merely a ceremonial, advisory body”

GATESTONE Turks Vote to Give Away Their Democracy by Burak Bekdil April 18, 2017 In a bitter irony, nearly 55 million Turks went to the ballot box on April 16 to exercise their basic democratic right to vote. But they … Continue reading

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StandWithUs Call to Action [PETITION]

Don’t let terror sympathizers spin a murderer into a martyr: Rasmeah Odeh must leave the U.S.A! At 1 PM on Tuesday, April 25, Rasmea Odeh, convicted terrorist and unrepentant killer is scheduled to enter a U.S. District Court (231 W. … Continue reading

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Trump’s certification of the Iran Deal is a “placeholder during the review process” nothing more

WEEKLY STANDARD Iran on Notice by Lee Smith May 2017 …There is indeed a conversation ongoing within the administration, the result of a larger, comprehensive review of Iran policy. According to one administration official, “it is one of the major … Continue reading

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“That convergence of concern between Israel, the Sunni Arab states and Trump administration creates the possibility for real coordination and cooperation between Israel and the Arab world”

PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states by Linda Gradstein April 19, 2017 Israel and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic relations. And yet, recently, Saudi officials have been willing to meet Israeli officials … Continue reading

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How can the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival honor Ed Asner?

Dear Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival: It is unconscionable that the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival is honoring Ed Asner at your upcoming Gala in Beverly Hills. Ed Asner is an advisory board member of Jewish Voice for Peace, a … Continue reading

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#Palestinian Authority, the principal obstacle to peace

ISRAEL HAYOM The UNRWA book battle by Jonathan S. Tobin April 20, 2017 It is an article of faith for the international community and the Jewish Left that the ‎Palestinian Authority is a moderate force that wants to make peace … Continue reading

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Last week’s terrorist-murderer “knew that if he committed an act of terror, he would be lionized by the Palestinian Authority and  that, if he were killed or sent to prison, his family would be taken care of financially”

GATESTONE Why Is the US Still Funding Palestinian Terrorism? (At Least Close the PLO Office in Washington) by Shoshana Bryen April 19, 2017 British exchange student Hannah Bladon was stabbed to death on a Jerusalem light rail train last Friday. … Continue reading

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“In a particularly obnoxious move, Tufts’ Students for Justice in Palestine chapter engineered the vote to occur just before Passover, thus blindsiding many Jewish defenders of Israel who had already headed home for the holiday”

ALGEMEINER A Predictable BDS Win at Tufts by Andrea Levin April 19, 2017 …A key question is why such measures succeed on some campuses, but fail on many others — or never come up at all on the roughly 4,000 US college and … Continue reading

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