Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“What new solutions has Witkoff come up with? The Obama ones. Negotiate with terrorists. Pretend they’re reasonable. Give them what they want. Act confused when it doesn’t work out”

GATESTONE Witkoff In His Own Words Daniel Greenfield April 17, 2025 Steve Witkoff, the real estate tycoon turned international negotiator, has become the subject of controversy with some conservatives attacking him and others rushing out to defend him…What new solutions … Continue reading

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Civil-rights laws have always been a weapon—it’s just that conservatives have finally decided to wield them.

CITY JOURNAL The Right Is Winning the Battle over Higher Education Christopher F. Rufo April 15, 2025 …Many Ivy League presidents see themselves as heirs to the civil-rights movement. In fact, they are among the most active practitioners of racial … Continue reading

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Israeli officials convinced that Iran’s willingness to enter direct talks with Trump is a direct result of US threats

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Significant gaps ahead of US-Iran talks: Tehran demands sanctions freeze during negotiations Danny Zaken April 9, 2025 Three days before the scheduled start of talks between the Iranian regime and representatives of US President Donald … Continue reading

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Palantir, a U.S. publicly traded company, sees in Israel a kindred spirit, a nation that embraces the “founder personalities” and “interpersonal friction” — prerequisites for defense innovation

FUTURE OF JEWISH The Controversial Company Betting Big on Israel Amir Mizroch April 10, 2025 He came, he saw, he dropped a truth grenade. “The West has lost deterrence,” Shyam Sankar, Palantir’s Chief Technology Officer, told Israeli defense entrepreneurs last … Continue reading

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“ISGAP’s research has shown that donations from Qatar have significantly influenced antisemitic discourse and campus politics in US universities, while also promoting anti-democratic values”

JEWISH PRESS Antisemitism Expert Testifies to Senate: Qatar Fueling Campus Riots David Israel March 30, 2025 …In his testimony, Dr. [Charles] Small presented findings from ISGAP’s “Follow the Money” initiative, which highlights a direct link between foreign authoritarian funding—particularly from … Continue reading

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“Trump has repeatedly said that he would prefer to reach a deal with Iran rather than have to attack its nuclear facilities, but has left the military option on the table””

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump on Iran: If it requires military action, Israel will be the leader of that Elad Benari April 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that, if military action is required to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, … Continue reading

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“Never again will Israelis allow a “ring of fire” to burn on their nation’s borders”

WASHINGTON TIMES Israel’s second War of Independence Clifford May April 8, 2025 It has been 18 months since Hamas’ invasion of Israel and the barbaric pogrom that followed. Hamas is still holding and torturing hostages. The Israel Defense Forces are … Continue reading

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“In a world of globalized alienation, secular and religious Israelis alike remain proudly connected to their story as a people, through rituals as old as the Passover Seder and as new as the letters soldiers write before they go into battle”

TABLET MAG Why Are Israelis So Happy? Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy April 10, 2025 …Israel is a happy place. Despite constantly facing vicious enemies and enduring a year and a half of sustained fighting and funerals, Israel ranks in … Continue reading

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“The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 200 plaintiffs, including the family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the Israeli American victims who was initially taken hostage but later killed”

DAILY MAIL American billionaire is accused of facilitating Hamas’ October 7 terror attack on Israel in bombshell lawsuit Brittany Chain April 7, 2025 A billionaire American-Palestinian businessman has been sued by grieving families whose loved ones were victims of the … Continue reading

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Reprimand against antisemitic Chicago therapist doesn’t require her to apologize to the therapists whose names she shared publicly, nor does it affect her ability to continue practicing in Illinois

JEWISH INSIDER Chicago therapist who created blacklist of ‘Zionist’ therapists disciplined by state licensing body Gabby Deutch April 4, 2025 A Chicago therapist who created a blacklist of “Zionist” therapists that she said people should avoid was reprimanded by Illinois’ professional … Continue reading

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