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“Supporters of armed congregants say that with responsible training, they are a necessary defense in an age of frequent mass shootings. Call it the good Jewish guy with a gun”

JTA After Pittsburgh, some synagogues are more comfortable with guns in the pews by Ben Sales January 8, 2019 On an average Saturday morning at the Orthodox Ohel Tefillah synagogue on Chicago’s North Side, about 10 percent of the men … Continue reading

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“A fellow flier who witnessed the tumult said he overheard a steward utter “those retarded Jews” in conversation with a female flight attendant before the plane took off”

NEW YORK POST Spirit Airlines turned our flight into an anti-Semitic nightmare: couple by Yaron Steinbuch January 10, 2019 A Borough Park couple is accusing Spirit Airlines of turning a trip to Florida into an anti-Semitic “nightmare” from start to … Continue reading

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“Rubio is alleging that some Senate Democrats oppose the anti-BDS legislation on substance because of the supposedly growing popularity of the boycott movement within the Democratic Party”

TABLET MAG Anti-BDS Bill Battles Up Senate Hill by Armin Rosen January 7, 2019 …While there is disagreement on the Hill over the extent of internal Democratic opposition to the anti-BDS bill, sources from both parties confirmed to Tablet that … Continue reading

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“Instead of recognizing the fight against antisemitism as a human rights issue worthy of attention, Amnesty International has decided instead to ratchet up its targeting of the Jewish state”

NGO MONITOR Amnesty International Singling Out Jews in 2019 January 3, 2019 Leaked documents seen by NGO Monitor and an analysis of public statements from NGO officials indicate that Amnesty International will conduct a series of intense campaigns singling out … Continue reading

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“A freshman congresswoman hostile to Zionism is attacking a bipartisan effort to legislate against Israel boycotts in her first week on the job, accusing advocates of the bill of dual loyalty”

JERUSALEM POST Tlaib starts term in Congress accusing Israel advocates of ‘dual loyalty’ by Michael Wilner January 7, 2019 …Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan and a Palestinian-American, took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize the “Strengthening America’s Security in … Continue reading

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“Bolton reportedly told Netanyahu that the U.S. Syria withdrawal, rather than a time-sensitive pullout, would be contingent on the neutralization of the threat of ISIS in the country”

JNS Bolton visits Netanyahu, Western Wall tunnels with Israeli officials to ire of PA by Malkah Fleisher January 7, 2019 After a visit to the Western Wall and its tunnels on Sunday, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton met with … Continue reading

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“What drove a well-educated young doctor from an affluent family to become a vile antisemite?”

FRONT PAGE MAG Lara Kollab and the Disease of Jew-Hate by Ari Lieberman January 7, 2019 …On Friday, Kollab issued an apology of sorts through her lawyer. This represents the first step in Kollab’s attempt to salvage what’s left her tattered career … Continue reading

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“Israel seeking $35 billion dollars in compensation for lost Jewish assets from Tunisia, and $15 billion dollars from Libya”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel said set to seek $250b compensation for Jews forced out of Arab countries by Staff January 5,  2019 Israel is preparing to demand compensation totaling a reported $250 billion from seven Arab countries and Iran for … Continue reading

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“Beyond advocating for Palestinian justice, Oz blamed Israel’s government for not making Palestinian statehood a reality”

JTA Amos Oz’s fiction is forever, while reality left his politics behind by Thane Rosenbaum December 31, 2018 …The founder of Peace Now, who never gave up on the dream, gazed at Gaza not with the romanticism of a novelist … Continue reading

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New study concludes 15,000 Jews were murdered daily during Hitler’s “extreme phase of hyperintense killing”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli study: 1/4 of Jews killed in Holocaust murdered in 100 days in 1942 by Michael Bachner January 3, 2019 A new Israeli study claims that almost a quarter of the Jews murdered in the Holocaust were … Continue reading

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