Category Archives: Jewish

EVENT StandWithUs sponsors screening of Shepherd, The Story of a Jewish Dog

JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival presents Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog Sponsored by StandWithUs Sun, March 8 | 2:45pm Century 12 Evanston/CineArts 6 1715 Maple Avenue, Evanston IL Based on the award-winning and bestselling Israeli novel, “The Jewish … Continue reading

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Liberal Jewish seminaries that become woker-than-thou workshops risk losing their defining missions tomorrow – and will continue alienating Jews-in-the-pews today

JERUSALEM POST Are rabbinical schools becoming anti-Israel pulpits? by Gil Troy February 5, 2020 In 2011, when Rabbi Daniel Gordis highlighted “how lonely it can be for an unapologetically pro-Israel student at some of today’s rabbinical schools,” his Conservative and … Continue reading

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“Abbas confirmed that he refused to accept phone calls and letters from Trump before the announcement of the plan”

JERUSALEM POST Abbas: Palestinians will cut all ties with Israel, US by Khaled Abu Toameh February 1, 2020 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday that he has decided to severe all relations with Israel and the US in … Continue reading

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“Let’s talk about the shysters, con men, and frauds surrounding the Democratic front-runner”

TABLET MAG Weekend at Bernie’s by James Kirchick January 31, 2020 …The problem with Bernie Sanders isn’t Bernie Sanders. It’s the way that the 78-year-old socialist, who has already suffered one heart attack on the campaign trail, is being used … Continue reading

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“When you read the Trump plan closely, you realize it is a mirror image of the Oslo Accords. Rather than Israel being required to prove its good will, the Palestinians are required to prove their commitment to peace”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The Oslo blood libel is over by Caroline Glick January 31, 2020 When Israel embarked on the Oslo peace process it accepted Oslo’s foundational assumption that Israel is to blame for the Palestinian war … Continue reading

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“Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) retweeted Ashrawi, sharing the vicious lies with her nearly 1 million followers”

NEW YORK POST Rep. Rashida Tlaib still hasn’t apologized for pushing a blood libel against Jews by Aaron Kliegman January 29, 2020 An 8-year-old boy goes outside for shopping. On the way, he tragically slips and drowns in a pool … Continue reading

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“Genius & Anxiety” a guided tour through the history of Western Diaspora — colorful, often provocative and always compelling”

JEWISH JOURNAL Influential Jews Share in ‘Genius & Anxiety’ by Jonathan Kirsch January 22, 2020 A certain buzz has attached itself to “Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947” (Scribner), by London-based author, journalist and broadcaster Norman Lebrecht, … Continue reading

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Bret Stephens: “The purpose of a Palestinian state ought to be to deliver dramatically better prospects for the Palestinian people, not tokens of self-importance for their kleptocratic and repressive leaders”

CHICAGO TRIBUNE Every Time Palestinians Say ‘No,’ They Lose by Bret Stephens January 30, 2020 Regarding President Trump’s peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the instant conventional wisdom is that it’s a geopolitical nonstarter, a gift to Benjamin Netanyahu and … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter — Mideast savant and international law scholar — opines on peace plan

ARUTZ SHEVA Jimmy Carter: Trump peace plan violates international law by Ben Ariel January 31, 2020 Former US President Jimmy Carter on Thursday dismissed President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, claiming it would violate international law. In a statement … Continue reading

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“Three years in the making, the “Deal of the Century,” President Trump’s peace plan, has finally been revealed”

JERUSALEM POST The ‘Deal of the Century’: What are its key points? by Lahav Harkob, Herb Keinon January 28, 2020 Borders: Trump’s plan features a map of what Israel’s new borders will be, should it enact the plan fully. Israel … Continue reading

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