Category Archives: Jewish

Syracuse University gives course credit for supporting BDS

CAMPUS REFORM College offers credit to work with anti-Israel group sympathetic to violence by Justine Brooke Murray February 14, 2019 Two majors at Syracuse University offer college credit to students who intern for an organization that promotes the anti-Israel Boycott, … Continue reading

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“Jewish Voice for Peace’s Acknowledged Goal: Dividing Jews and Eliminating the Jewish State”

CAMERA BLOG “Jewish Voice for Peace” (JVP): What the Media is Concealing by Ricki Hollander February 7, 2019 …Is it any wonder, then, that some news consumers think JVP [Jewish Voice for Peace] is just a pro-peace organization representing Jewish … Continue reading

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Hebron: “Following Israel’s expulsion of TIPH observer force, Palestinian activists try filling the void by launching their own patrols to document alleged Israeli settler violence”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) In Hebron, Palestinians patrol in place of ousted foreign monitors by Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff February 15, 2019 Following Israel’s expulsion of an international observer force from the West Bank city of Hebron, Palestinian … Continue reading

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“In an age of conspiracy theories, what chance do we have against the oldest conspiracy theory of all?”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Democrats and Anti-Semitism: The problem isn’t ‘tropes’ that are ‘hurtful.’ It’s policies that aim to wipe out the only Jewish nation. by Abigail Shrier February 13, 2019 ….That Ms. Omar would slander Israel is disturbing not because … Continue reading

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“Sharpton refers to himself as a “reverend,” but he never attended any seminary. He has attended a different cloistered institution: prison”

JNS Reform Jews and Al Sharpton: Strange bedfellows by Chris Robbins February 12, 2019 The Religious Action Center of the U.S.-based Union for Reform Judaism has announced that its upcoming “Consultation on Conscience” leadership event will include a controversial community … Continue reading

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“Iran’s Islamist regime, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary today, scores highest in the world when it comes to executing people per capita”

GATESTONE The 40th Anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Majid Rafizadeh February 10, 2019 …It therefore came as a shock to those who had put their faith in Khomeini’s radical party, that soon after its rise to power, … Continue reading

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“Funny thing, that. Just last December, Cory committed himself to co-sponsoring anti-BDS legislation”

ALGEMEINER Cory Booker’s Jewish Enablers by Shmuley Boteach February 11, 2019 …Upon his rise into the Senate, however, Cory’s support for Israel has cratered…This past Thursday — less than a week into his race — Cory removed all doubt as … Continue reading

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“Will Ilhan Omar make more anti-Semitic statements? Will the sun rise?”

BLOOMBERG Omar Apologizes After Pelosi Blasts Her Use of ‘Anti-Semitic Tropes’ by Anna Edgerton February 11, 2019 Freshman House Democrat Ilhan Omar, one of the few Muslims in Congress, said Monday she “unequivocally” apologizes for tweets that were condemned by … Continue reading

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Palestinian arrested in Jerusalem murder of West Bank Jewish teen

TIMES OF ISRAEL Justice minister urges death penalty for suspect in Jerusalem murder by Staff February 10, 2019 A senior Israeli minister told prosecutors on Saturday to pursue the death penalty for a Palestinian suspect in the grisly murder of … Continue reading

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“A movement that can detect a racist dog-whistle from miles away is strangely deaf when it comes to some of the barking on its own side of the fence”

NEW YORK TIMES The Progressive Assault on Israel by Bret Stephens February 8, 2019 …Israel is now the home of nearly nine million citizens, with an identity that is as distinctively and proudly Israeli as the Dutch are Dutch or … Continue reading

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