Category Archives: Jewish

“Kishorit, a self-described neurodiverse kibbutz, is redefining Israeli communal living at a time when these communities are on the decline”

TABLET MAG The New Kibbutz Matti Friedman July 27, 2022 The kibbutz, one of the greatest ideas ever put into practice, has fallen on hard times. Having pioneered a new country and wrought a revolution in Jewish history, most of … Continue reading

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His Jewish identity doesn’t excuse Rep. Andy Levin resurrecting antisemitic stereotypes by accusing the pro-Israel group of practicing “the politics of domination”

JNS Levin smears AIPAC to try and save his political skin Jonathan S Tobin July 28, 2022 Rep. Andy Levin wants to have it both ways. The Michigan Democrat running for re-election to his seat in the House of Representatives … Continue reading

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“The #UNHRC, led by some of the world’s most notorious human rights violator regimes, has long been known for its obsession with Israel”

JERUSALEM POST Israeli human rights org calls for UNHRC to be labeled as hate group Zvika Klein July 21, 2022 The US should investigate the United Nations Human Rights Council for antisemitism, according to Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center). In … Continue reading

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“To predict our future, we must first understand our past, especially the huge changes since the founding of the Jewish state”

JEWISH CHRONICLE Half of all Jews now live in Israel and that is a source of strength Vernon Bogdanor July 26, 2022 …At the recent celebrations of the 74th anniversary of independence, then-Israeli PM Naftali Bennett reminded Israelis that the … Continue reading

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Argentina’s prosecutor, Alberto Nisman (who was assassinated likely for his investigation into the AMIA bombing) described in granular detail how Iran used embassies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Germany in the planning of the 1994 massacre

NEWSWEEK Iran is Testing Us. So far, we are failing Toby Dershowitz July 18, 2022 In February, a jet carrying Iran’s minister of the interior, Ahmad Vahidi, landed at Pakistan’s Nur Khan air base and he was not arrested. He … Continue reading

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“Like many characters in the movie, Mira is based on a real person, radio operator Mira Ben-Ari, who was killed by Egyptian soldiers on June 7, 1948, moments after she stunned the Arab combatants by shooting an Egyptian officer”

KVELLER A New Israeli Netflix Movie Tells the Story of an Incredible Jewish Mom Lior Zaltzman July 22, 2022 We first meet Mira moments before her death. She is one of the main characters of the new Israeli Netflix movie … Continue reading

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“While Biden’s contradictory pandering was sufficient to render the president’s trip a bust, the unbridgeable gap between his words and his administration’s policies made it strategically catastrophic”

JNS The strategic fallout of Biden’s failure Caroline Glick July 20, 2022 …Biden’s visit to the all-Arab hospital was the most controversial stop during Biden’s visit to the Jewish state, because it signaled an about-face on America’s long standing support … Continue reading

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This mostly peaceful Cori Bush fundraiser wants to “watch Israel burn to ashes along with every Israeli in it”

JEWISH JOURNAL Cori Bush 2020 Fundraiser Organizer Once Said She Wanted to Burn Down Israel Aaron Bandler July 19, 2022 An organizer behind a 2020 fundraiser for Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) is under fire for some of her past tweets, … Continue reading

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“A review of recent scholarship on the shaping of the modern Middle East in the aftermath of the Holocaust”

TABLET MAG The Nazi Roots of Islamist Hate Jeffrey Herf July 5, 2022 …In the past 30 years, historical scholarship has confirmed what American liberals and leftists, French Socialists, Communists, and Gaullists, and Communists in the Soviet Union, Poland, and … Continue reading

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“Under a nuclear umbrella, Khamenei might feel tempted to first force Israel to commit national suicide through a demographically stacked referendum. Khamenei’s website has even eerily termed this “the final solution””

THE ATLANTIC When Iran Says ‘Death to Israel,’ It Means It Behnam Ben Taleblu July 15, 2022 …Always intended for export, Iran’s Islamic revolution was and remains aided through Tehran’s skillful creation, co-option, and control of terror and proxy groups … Continue reading

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