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“Sheldon famously wore his father’s shoes upon his first visit to Israel, so that his father, who was no longer alive [and couldn’t afford an Israel trip in his own lifetime], could join him in his first steps in the Holy Land”

JERUSALEM POST No Holds Barred: The apotheosis of Sheldon Adelson by Shmuley Boteach July 9, 2018 …I have met few Jewish men or women in my life who breathe in Israel so deeply. Even Adelson’s most vociferous political opponents, who … Continue reading

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“On Sunday, the IDF’s 162nd Armored Division conducted a highly-publicized exercise simulating an invasion of enclave, in what was widely construed as a threat to Hamas”

MEDIA LINE Israeli Military Instructed To Prepare For Large-scale Gaza Op by Charles Bybelezer July 18, 2018 The Israeli government has instructed the military to prepare for a large-scale operation in the Gaza Strip, to be initiated if Palestinians in … Continue reading

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‘Progressive’ politician Alexandra #OcasioCortez connects dots between Gaza and Ferguson

NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Israel For ‘The Occupation Of Palestine’ by Charles Dunst July 17, 2018 Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decried the “occupation of Palestine” during a television interview….“The lens through which I saw this incident, as … Continue reading

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New nation-state law: “Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people and they have an exclusive right to national self-determination in it”

REUTERS Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law by Maayan Lubell July 18, 2018 Israel passed a law on Thursday to declare that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, something members of the Arab minority called racist … Continue reading

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CAMERA on Campus: “We’re seeing Jewish-led anti-Israel groups such as If Not Now working hard to infiltrate campuses, summer camps and Israel trips”

JNS Young Jews address new campus threats at CAMERA’s annual student conference July 12, 2018 More than 80 students from nearly 70 campuses will be in Boston from July 29 to Aug. 1 for a high-level training conference on how … Continue reading

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“Lambasting progressive Jewry as inauthentic at best, Jonathan Neumann writes that ‘American Judaism is broken because the Jewish Left broke it’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL An author predicts Diaspora Jewry’s death, at the hands of Tikkun Olam liberals by Matt Lebovic July 13, 2018 Liberal Jews in the United States have “distorted” Jewish teachings to align with a narrow political agenda, according … Continue reading

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Leibler: “Despite their incessant grumbling, Israelis are a very happy and proud people”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Balancing dangers and opportunities by Isi Leibler July 12, 2018 …Although Israelis are exasperated with corruption and the multiple allegations against the Netanyahus, polls show that were an election to take place now, Benjamin … Continue reading

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Katie Hopkins in Israel with Yishai Fleisher: Why Jewish youth flock to Hebron from around the world

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“Palestinian assailant shouts ‘No Jew in Germany’ at visiting scholar and knocks his kippa off his head; victim defends himself but is beaten by police, who mistake him for instigator”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli professor attacked by Palestinian in Germany by Stuart Winer July 12, 2018 A US-based Israeli professor of philosophy was assaulted Wednesday in Germany by a man of Palestinian origin, who knocked his skullcap off and shouted … Continue reading

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“Long-festering strains between the world’s two largest communities jeopardize the prospects of a shared Jewish future. Here’s a way forward”

MOSAIC Can American and Israeli Jews Stay Together as One People? by Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy July 9, 2018 …And yet, the survey also testified to something else: 66 percent of American Jews and 78 percent of Israelis describe … Continue reading

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