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- Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of Leonardo da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
- Joan Peters Caro, author of From Time Immemorial, has passed away in Chicago
- "Is it better for Israel to have the near-unanimous support of Jews (1.8 % of US) or the very substantial support of the 38 percent who are conservative?"
- US State Dept: Hamas’ control of Gaza is why we're reallocating $200m in aid
- Palestinian laws “used by the PA to punish Palestinians suspected of selling land and houses to Jews”
- Social psychologist Len Saxe says time is ripe for young Jews to make Birthright trip: "For this generation coming off the loneliness and emotional challenges of COVID, the hunger to engage with peers makes this a propitious moment to go to Israel"
- Paying Tehran’s Bills. Sanctions relief will only empower Iran
- "Thursday's Cape Canaveral explosion will delay any new satellite launches by at least two-and-a-half years, causing a major setback to Israel's space program"
Category Archives: Jewish
“The IOC has never before heeded the call to remember slain athletes, at times suggesting that honoring the Israeli athletes could be divisive”
JTA For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich July 23, 2021 For the first time ever, the Olympic Games held a moment of silence during the opening ceremony for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered during … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged 1972 Summer Olympics, Olympics, Summer Olympics
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Shmuley Boteach: “Jews are regularly portrayed as being sexually repressed”
ALGEMEINER Orthodox Jews Have the Best Sex by Shmuley Boteach July 21, 2021 I have not watched the new Netflix series “My Unorthodox Life,” a show supposedly about how fashion executive Julia Haart lives her life in freedom from the … Continue reading
“It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that Ben and Jerry believe that their company’s decision is godly”
ALGEMEINER Ben, Jerry, and the Hilarity of Privilege by Benjamin Kerstein July 29, 2021 …Despite Ben and Jerry’s self-serving and self-congratulatory claims, this is not a question of whether one can criticize Israel without being antisemitic. The principle they cite … Continue reading
“A perception is gaining traction in the US that American Jews are turning on Israel, especially young American Jews”
JERUSALEM POST US Jewry failed to teach its youth about Israel, here is the result by Herb Keinon July 14, 2021 …What didn’t make the top 10 was that 28% of those [American Jews] polled – and 38% of those … Continue reading
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Ben & Jerry’s new flavor of the month: Boycott the Jews
NEW YORK POST Israeli president calls Ben & Jerry’s boycott ‘a new form of terrorism’ By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon July 21, 2021 Ben & Jerry’s boycott of “Occupied Palestinian Territories” represents “a new form of terrorism,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said … Continue reading
CUFI leader: “Our support for Israel has no bounds, has no jurisdiction. We go where the fight is”
JNS CUFI: Reports of waning evangelical support for Israel are ‘fallacy’ by Dmitriy Shapiro July 21, 2021 Speaking at Christian’s United for Israel’s 2021 summit in Dallas on Monday, Sandra Hagee Parker, chair of the CUFI Action Fund and daughter … Continue reading
Abdullah Kmeil, the PA governor of the Salfit district in the central West Bank, accused the singer of performing in front of “settlers and prostitutes.”
JERUSALEM POST Palestinian Authority arrests singer for performing in settlement by Khaled Abu Toameh July 19, 2021 A Palestinian singer has been arrested by Palestinian Authority security forces for performing in the settlement of Ariel. The singer, a resident of … Continue reading
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Tagged Palestinian Authority, Palestinians
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“On this Tisha B’Av, Jews should note a year of sorrow and continued baseless hatred that is tearing us apart. In the face of hate and existential challenges, it’s long past time to find common ground”
JNS A year with too much to mourn by Jonathan Tobin July 16, 2021 …The political divide between left and right over a host of issues, including Israel and racial politics in the United States, has to some extent left … Continue reading
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“A DC rally against Jew-hatred struck many of the right notes, but the poor turnout, combined with obvious divisions between left and right, illustrates the dismal Jewish crisis response”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Are Jews really united against antisemitism? by Jonathan S. Tobin July 14, 2021 …While organizers struggled to put a good face on their well-intentioned effort, the dismal turnout undermined the notion that the rally … Continue reading
“Bipartisan group of lawmakers say campaign of delegitimization against Israel may have crossed the line into outright antisemitism, ahead of presidential election in which a communist of Palestinian descent is a front-runner”
HAARETZ Members of Congress Warn Blinken of Threats Facing Jewish Community in Chile by Judy Maltz July 14, 2021 A bipartisan group of U.S. members of Congress has this week issued a warning about the “dangerous climate” facing Jews in … Continue reading
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