Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Maybe Israel’s answer to questions about its intentions should be, “you’re about to find out””

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE A Soldier’s Perspective on the Ceasefire Seth Mandel January 16, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have fought in the war against Hamas since October 2003, yet the perspective of the Israeli soldier is often missing from the … Continue reading

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Smotrich and Ben-Gvir condemn deal

JPOST Smotrich demands IDF return to fighting after first phase of deal Eliav Breuer January 16, 2025 The Religious Zionist Party will leave the government if it does not receive assurances that the IDF will resume its military operations in … Continue reading

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Michael Oren: “The sacrifices of this proposed agreement are the cost of Israel’s weakness on October 7”

FREE PRESS The Hostage Deal Is the Price of Israel’s Failures Michael Oren January 15, 2025 …From day one—October 7, 2023—Israel’s twin goals in Gaza were fundamentally irreconcilable. Israel could not, as its leaders pledged, simultaneously destroy Hamas and secure … Continue reading

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AJC calls “60 Minutes” segment “biased and misguided”

ALGEMEINER Jewish Groups Condemn ’60 Minutes’ Segment Criticizing US Support for Israel During Gaza War Shiryn Ghermezian January 14, 2025 The investigative news television program “60 Minutes” has been widely criticized for airing a “one-sided” and “biased” segment on Sunday … Continue reading

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Mike Huckabee’s nomination as Ambassador to Israel “the greatest thrill and joy and culmination of an entire lifetime of having a love for the land of Israel and for the Jewish people”

ARUTZ SHEVA Huckabee tells Jews to take antisemitism ‘as a badge of honor’ Sara Lehmann January 15, 2025 Perhaps one of the most consequential new nominations of US President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory this past November is that of former … Continue reading

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ADL leader Jonathan Greenblatt: “Data shows Jew-hatred at an all-time high, while “we are gaslit and told that what happened was something we imagined or blamed for the act in the first place”

JNS ADL poll shows nearly half of adults worldwide harbor antisemitic views Mike Wagenheim January 14, 2025 A new survey released by the Anti-Defamation League shows nearly half of the global population holds elevated levels of antisemitic attitudes. The Global 100 … Continue reading

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One of many Israel-hating mosques awarded funds by Biden admin: The Islamic Center of Detroit, whose imam prayed to Allah to “eradicate” the “sick, disgusting Zionist regime”

FREE BEACON Biden Program Meant To ‘Protect Jewish Institutions’ Pays Out Six-Figure Grants to Mosques That Preach Anti-Semitic Hate Chuck Ross January 10, 2025 The Biden White House and Senate Democrats have touted their funding for an anti-terrorism initiative they … Continue reading

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Hillel Neuer: UNRWA is no longer a humanitarian agency — it has become a full-fledged partner to terrorist organizations like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad”

NEW YORK POST UN watchdog group urges dismantling of UNRWA for ‘enabling crimes against humanity’ Carl Campanile January 6, 2025 A United Nations watchdog group says the infamous UN relief agency that provides $1.5 billion a year to Palestinians should … Continue reading

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Nearly all House Republicans, several Democrats back legislation punishing the ICC for going after Netanyahu and Gallant

TIMES OF ISRAEL US House votes to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants Jacob Magid, Reuters Staff January 10, 2025 The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court to protest its decision to issue … Continue reading

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Canadian Jews angered by Trudeau’s lack of action against soaring post-October 7 antisemitism, failure to support Israel during war, threats to arrest Netanyahu

JNS ‘Deep disappointment’ with Trudeau, Canadian Jewish leaders say Dave Gordon January 6, 2025 Canadian Jewish leaders reacted almost immediately—many with sighs of relief—to Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Monday that he will resign as prime minister after his party replaces … Continue reading

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