Category Archives: Jewish

“Putin has made considerable efforts to reach out to Russian Jewish communities, both within his state’s borders and in Israel”

JERUSALEM POST Helsinki Summit Proved Russia to be ally of Israel by JTA July 23, 2018 While American politicians and pundits fumed at President Donald Trump’s performance at his much-anticipated meeting this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, lost in … Continue reading

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#ZOA: Those attacking the Nation-State Law “are attacking the very idea of the Jewish State”

ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA ZOA Praises Israel for Passing Law Declaring Israel is a Jewish State by Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. July 20, 2018 …There have already been nonsensical, frightened left-wing, even anti-Semitic complaints. ZOA is compelled … Continue reading

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FDA blesses The Impossible [Cheese] Burger

TABLET MAG World’s Greatest Kosher Cheeseburger Finally Gets FDA Approval by Liel Leibovitz July 25, 2018 Having already sung the praises of the Impossible Burger, that magical plant-based patty that tastes and looks and even bleeds just like the real thing, I … Continue reading

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#Stanford student: “I’m gonna physically fight Zionists on campus next year if someone comes at me with their ‘Israel is a democracy’ bullshit”

THE STANFORD DAILY Daoud’s Facebook post, originally threatening to ‘physically fight’ Zionists, sparks debate by Holden Foreman July 22, 2018 A Facebook post by Hamzeh Daoud ’20, in which he threatened to “physically fight” Zionist students, has sparked debate over not only … Continue reading

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“For Arabs who are determined to see the Jews as their enemy, the new Basic Law is indeed a loss, but those Arabs should not be anybody’s barometer of morality”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Do not patronize Israeli Arabs over the new Basic Law by Fred Maroun July 20, 2018 …I would like Jews in the diaspora and my Israeli Jewish friends to understand that Israeli Arabs do not need to … Continue reading

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For Tisha B’Av, this Christian “spent one minute meditating on each of the horrors done to Jews in the name of Christianity. He began at eight in the morning but by one in the afternoon, he was little more than halfway through the list”

BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS Christian Declaration of Tisha B’Av Atrocities Against Jews Presented at Knesset by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz July 18, 2018 A simple act of contrition by a devout Christian led to a powerful meeting in the Knesset and will … Continue reading

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American progressive’s “utter lack of interest in what actually interests the citizens of Israel has to change”

JERUSALEM POST If American Jewish Progressives Really Seek Change by Daniel Gordis July 18, 2018 …In May, Israeli troops killed several dozen Palestinians, many of them young, at the Gaza border fence. It was a tragic day, but aside from … Continue reading

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Jews and Muslims under proposed Austrian law “would still be allowed to purchase kosher and halal food, but only if they can prove…they are observant members of their religious communities”

WASHINGTON POST Austrian state wants to force meat-consuming Jews and Muslims to register, drawing Nazi comparisons by Rick Noack July 20, 2018 Nazi comparisons have become so frequent around the world that they rarely draw attention these days. But in … Continue reading

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“Jerusalem comes under fire for its new Basic Law, which is similar to many European constitutions”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Get Over It – Israel Is the Jewish State by Eugene Kontorovich July 19, 2018 In reality, Israel’s Basic Law would not be out of place among the liberal democratic constitutions of Europe—which include similar provisions that … Continue reading

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Yishai Fleisher: “Twice this summer, a number of students have filmed themselves walking off their Birthright trips”

FORWARD I’m A Settler Who Defends The Birthright Walkouts by Yishai Fleisher July 19, 2018 …But while many believe that IfNotNow’s left-wing walkouts of Birthright trips may be nothing more than a rude publicity stunt, there is something just and accurate … Continue reading

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