Category Archives: Jewish

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein: “The State of Israel tonight began the recovery process from the deportation disaster” in reference to the 2005 expulsion of 8,000 Jews from their homes in Gaza and Samaria

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Knesset repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout JNS/ILH staff March 21, 2023 The Knesset on Tuesday voted 31-18 to repeal articles of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement Law banning Israelis from entering and … Continue reading

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A former member of the United States Marines was shot in a Palestinian terror attack on March 19.

JEWISH JOURNAL Former U.S. Marine Shot in Palestinian Terror Attack Aaron Bandler March 22, 2023 A former member of the United States Marines was shot in a Palestinian terror attack on March 19. The victim, American-Israeli weapons instructor David Stern, … Continue reading

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Proposed Knesset bill could spark “serious clash with Evangelical Christians in the US and around the world who are among the biggest supporters of the State of Israel”

CBN NEWS Netanyahu: ‘No Law’ Will Pass in Knesset That ‘Harms Christianity’ Chris Mitchell March 22, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Wednesday to a chorus of concern from evangelical Christians in the U.S. and from believers in Israel … Continue reading

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Survey just released: Only 27% of Palestinians support the so-called “Two-State solution”

JPOST Ben-Gvir orders closure of Voice of Palestine radio offices in Jerusalem Tzvi Joffre March 20, 2023 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered the closure of the Voice of Palestine radio station’s operations in Israeli territory on Monday. The order … Continue reading

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YouTube profiling New York’s Hasidic community took six months and a team of five to film and produce

NY JEWISH WEEK YouTuber Drew Binsky makes a travel video about Hasidic Brooklyn Julia Gergely March 17, 2023 For eight years now, vlogger Drew Binsky has made a living traveling the world, creating content that aims to lift the curtains … Continue reading

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The question of the day: Can you explain what’s going on in Israel?

COMMENTARY The Mess in Israel Editor’s Commentary John Podhoretz April 2023 In November 2022, for the first time in a nearly a decade, an election in Israel had a decisive outcome. The government that emerged from that election two months … Continue reading

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Representatives of Israel’s government issue joint statement opposing Herzog’s proposal, while Itamar Ben-Gvir slammed it in his own comments.

JNS Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power March 15, 2023 …Netanyahu: “Only four months ago, we held elections. The government I head received a clear mandate from the citizens of Israel. The fact that for two whole … Continue reading

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Bills include override clause, which would permit Knesset to re-legislate laws struck down by the Supreme Court as “unconstitutional”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Knesset advances first batch of judicial reform bills Amir Ettinger March 14, 2023 The Knesset Tuesday passed the first reading of major bills pertaining to the judicial reform, including the highly contested override clause. … Continue reading

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Letter accuses Biden administration of allowing “taxpayer-funded antisemitism” at colleges and universities across the country

JPOST Republicans demand answers from Education Dept. on antisemitism funding March 13, 2023 Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 14 other Republican senators demanded answers this week in a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, regarding the issues of taxpayer … Continue reading

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Republicans’ views are unchanged, with nearly eight in 10 (78%) continuing to sympathize more with the Israelis while 11% side with the Palestinians

GALLUP Democrats’ Sympathies in Middle East Shift to Palestinians Lydia Saad March 16, 2023 After a decade in which Democrats have shown increasing affinity toward the Palestinians, their sympathies in the Middle East now lie more with the Palestinians than … Continue reading

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