Category Archives: Jewish

“As the year 5780 begins, political division is the predominant theme in both Israel and the United States”

JNS Can you forgive your political foes? And can they forgive you? by Jonathan  S. Tobin September 27, 2019 …In Israel, two attempts to elect a Knesset in one year may not have been enough. The stalemate that has prevented … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu had the best chance to form a government,” Rivlin said in a speech alongside the prime minister.

JERUSALEM POST Rivlin gives Netanyahu mandate to form government by Gil Hoffman September 26, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given the chance to form a government for the sixth time on Wednesday, after succeeding in his five terms … Continue reading

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Jews and Arabs saving each other’s lives

ELDER OF ZIYON Jews and Arabs donate kidneys to each other when original recipients were not suitable from YNET September 20, 2019 Twenty-four hours before the dramatic moment the polls opened, two Jewish men and two Arab women faced their … Continue reading

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“Nowhere in her book does Bari Weiss indicate she has any problem with the deadening mental conformity of contemporary American liberalism”

MOSAIC In Her New Book on Anti-Semitism, Bari Weiss Bravely States the Obvious September 11, 2019 In How to Fight Anti-Semitism, Bari Weiss points out that anti-Semitism is as much a creature of the left as of the right, and … Continue reading

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“It is not racist for Israelis not to want Hamas supporters and champions of terrorist murderers in the Israeli government”

CAROLINEGLICK.COM A note on Tuesday’s elections September 19, 2019 The US media coverage of the Israeli election has misrepresented the results of Tuesday’s vote…This week the Washington Post slandered Netanyahu — and Israeli society. The editorial board falsely claimed that … Continue reading

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Latest Women’s March board member canned. “She called Zionism ‘racism’ and said ‘blaming Hamas for firing rockets at Israel is like blaming a woman for punching her rapist'”

JEWISH CHRONICLE Women’s March vote off new board member Zahra Billoo over tweets about Israel and Zionism by Daniel Sugarman September 19, 2019 A newly appointed board member of the Women’s March has been voted off it just days after … Continue reading

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Mayor of Champaign, IL appoints an antisemite to an anti-racism commission

MIDDLE EAST FORUM Tell the City of Champaign to Fire its Antisemitic Commissioner by Sam Westrop September 9, 2019 In July, we wrote about the city of Champaign, Illinois, where Mayor Deb Feinen decided to appoint a violently-minded antisemitic Islamist activist … Continue reading

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#NYT critic laments that “Jews who run the city will turn Jerusalem from a “global heritage site“ into a “Jewish-themed Epcot”

CAMERA BLOG For NY Times Critic, a Jerusalem Cleansed of Jews More Authentic Than Today’s City by Gilead Ini September 18, 2019 The New York Times architecture critic seems to have a problem with Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism. … Continue reading

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Texas Jewish inmate Randy Halprin is scheduled for execution next month: “I didn’t intend the death of that officer. I didn’t shoot him. I didn’t pull my gun”

WASHINGTON POST A judge who sentenced a Jewish inmate used anti-Semitic slurs, lawyers say. They want a new trial before he’s executed. by Timothy Bella September 6, 2019 …Halprin, who was serving a 30-year sentence for injury to a child … Continue reading

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“The Women’s March insisted in a tweet that the only reason behind the trio’s departure was the expiration of their terms”

NEW YORK POST Women’s March cuts ties with Linda Sarsour, other leaders after anti-Semitism claims by Aaron Feis September 16, 2019 The Women’s March has cut ties with three founding board members, including Linda Sarsour, who have been dogged by … Continue reading

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