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“For nearly half a century #ThomasFriedman has publicly attacked every Israeli government, whether it was right-wing, left-wing or somewhere in between”

JNS Thomas Friedman, an equal-opportunity Israel-basher Stephen M. Flatow November 6, 2022 Longtime New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman warned this week that, as a result of the Nov. 1 Israeli election, “the Israel we knew is gone” and the … Continue reading

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“With all the ballots tallied following Israel’s national election on Tuesday, Netanyahu will control not just the largest party in the Knesset, but is poised to return to power leading a 64-strong majority bloc of his religious and right-wing allies in the 120-member Knesset”

JERUSALEM POST Israel voted for Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir. Let them govern Editorial Board November 3, 2022 Israel went to the polls on Tuesday and in rather uncharacteristic fashion rendered a clear decision: Benjamin Netanyahu. No hung jury this time, no tie, … Continue reading

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“The prospect of not only a victory for Netanyahu and Likud, but the formation of a government with a prominent role for the Religious Zionist Party and one of its controversial leaders, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is enough to set the hair of Democrats and the foreign-policy establishment on fire’

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Biden shouldn’t try to ‘save’ Israeli democracy Jonathan S. Tobin November 3, 2022 …But the rise of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir is a natural consequence of the failure of the current government to adequately address … Continue reading

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“20 Democrats, including Rashida Tlaib, urge US to exclude Israel from Visa Waiver Program”

JNS 20 Democrats say keep Israel out of Visa Waiver Program November 3, 2022 As the United States appears to be close to adding Israel to the list of countries in the Visa Waiver Program, 20 progressive Democrats in Congress … Continue reading

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“Antisemitism destroys non-Jews, their societies and the antisemites themselves. Or, to put it another way, antisemitism leads to suicide as well as homicide”

PRAGERS COLUMN Kanye West, Antisemitism and Candace Owens Dennis Prager November 1, 2022 Let’s begin with an indisputable fact. What Kanye West, aka Ye, is saying about Jews is antisemitic. Why? Because “the Jews run everything” is pure libel. That’s … Continue reading

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Israel goes to the polls November 1: “From Netanyahu supporters to those trying to block his return to power, plus a TikTok star and a Telegrass activist, what you need to know about the parties running”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Fifth time’s a charm? ToI’s guide to the 39 parties vying for your vote, again Carrie Keller-Lynn, Haviv Rettig Gur, Tal Schneider, Jacob Magid and Staff October 26, 2022 On Tuesday, November 1, Israelis will return to … Continue reading

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“Ukraine was careful in the past not to side too closely with Israel as it balanced its relations in the Middle East. Israel, too, was careful to balance its relations”

JERUSALEM POST Israel not at fault for Russia-Iran axis, drones in Ukraine Editorial Board October 27, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Israel this week for the Russia-Iran alliance which has enabled Moscow to import Iranian drones and terrorize Ukraine.  Zelensky’s misleading … Continue reading

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Ben-Gvir: “Our Tanach teaches us that we are from here, we have come back to our land. I am not a racist, I do not hate Arabs, I hate terrorists”

JNS Why Israeli firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir is soaring in polls, and why the left calls him a racist Alex Traiman October 25, 2022 The rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir is one of the major storylines of Israel’s fifth election cycle in … Continue reading

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“Jewish teaching on cancellation must be widely disseminated and understood in synagogues, day schools, and Jewish organizations”

SAPIR Jews and Cancel Culture Bret Stephens Autumn 2022 It may not be obvious why Sapir should devote an issue to the theme of cancellation. Doesn’t the phenomenon already get more than enough attention elsewhere? Isn’t this a problem for … Continue reading

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By embracing anti-Semitism, Kanye has become the author of his own demise.

THE ATLANTIC Kanye West Destroys Himself Yair Rosenberg October 27, 2022 “Hatred destroys the hater.” When it comes to anti-Semitism, the questionable cliché is sometimes literally true. That’s because societies that spend their time pursuing and persecuting Jewish bogeymen fail to … Continue reading

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