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- “In 1957, Israel surrendered hard-won gains for promises that dissolved when tested. The emerging order with the Islamic Republic of Iran bears an unsettling resemblance”
- University of Chicago: Palestinian on campus shouted down for supporting Israel [VIDEO]
- Netanyahu bashes Iran deal, but no longer demands zero enrichment
- "Since you claim your parents hid the real history from you, I’ll be careful not to spoil for you which was which"
- European Union joins BDS'ers, moves to label goods not only from West Bank but also East Jerusalem and Golan Heights. Of dozens of border disputes around the world, EU punishes only Israel [AUDIO]
- "Prior to the attack, the IDF warned the civilians who were in the building and gave them sufficient time to evacuate”
- 59% of Israelis Afraid to Travel Outside Their Country
- Israel's laser system going online this year will protect Israel from missiles, rockets, drones and other threats
Category Archives: Jewish
ADL attack on Kavanaugh nomination “latest instance of how Jonathan Greenblatt has turned the venerable anti-Semitism watchdog into a partisan outfit”
JNS Whatever happened to the ADL? by Jonathan Tobin July 13, 2018 When Jonathan Greenblatt replaced Abe Foxman as national director of the Anti-Defamation League in 2015, the shift from a career Jewish professional to a veteran Democratic Party operative … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Politics
Tagged ADL, Anti-Defamation League, Brett Kavanaugh, Jonathan Greenblatt, Supreme Court
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EVENT StandWithUs Chicago First Ever Campus Crash Course
StandWithUs Chicago Campus Crash Course Sunday August 5, 2018, 10am – 1 pm North Shore Congregation Israel 1185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe, IL This an opportunity to strengthen your knowledge of Israel, develop the skills and confidence you seek when discussing … Continue reading
“No longer taboo, harsh approbation of the Jewish state is now common among up and coming progressives running for office, putting liberal Zionists in turmoil”
JTA Jewish Democrats contend with a wave of progressives who criticize Israel by Charles Dunst July 10, 2018 …The [Bernie] Sanders effect According to a Pew Research Center survey, the percentage of Democrats saying they sympathize more with Israel than … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Pew Research, Republicans
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“David Brog, head of the Maccabee Task Force, says a savvy action plan, lots of money and a focus on empowering (almost) all pro-Israel students are gradually ‘taking back the quad'”
TIMES OF ISRAEL How Sheldon Adelson just might be turning the tide against BDS on US campuses by David Horovitz July 8, 2018 In the academic year that just ended, Sheldon Adelson’s Maccabee Task Force, set up to battle anti-Israel … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, David Brog, Maccabee Task Force, Sheldon Adelson
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EVENT “When the Smoke Clears” from Jerusalem U to be screened locally for Tisha B’Av
THE JEWISH VOICE New Documentary Highlights Plight of Wounded IDF Veterans as PTSD Day is Observed June 27, 2018 Following the international launch of the film When The Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope on Israel’s Memorial … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Jerusalem U, PTSD, Tisha B'Av, When the Smoke Clears
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“The Palestinian national movement denies Israel’s legitimacy, and Israel in turn denies the Palestinians’ national sovereignty. A new book insists on accommodating both”
NATIONAL REVIEW Both Sides Now: A Review of Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Brian Stewart July 7, 2018 …Yossi Klein Halevi is the author of the new book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor. In it, he offers a heartfelt … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Palestinians, Yossi Klein Halevi
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Claude Lanzmann, “Shoah” filmmaker “died Thursday at 92, railed against the ‘Polish lobby’ undercutting his groundbreaking Holocaust work that tarnished the narrative of Polish victimhood”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Long before Israel, Claude Lanzmann stirred Poland’s wrath by Marissa Newman July 5, 2018 Claude Lanzmann was mostly amused by the “truckloads of calumny” unloaded across the front pages of the livid Polish press after the 1985 … Continue reading
#JewishVoiceForPeace has “gone academic with its first book, deceptively titled On Anti-Semitism”
THE TOWER “The Jewish Voice for Palestine”: A Review of JVP’s “On Anti-Semitism” by A.J. Caschetta July 5, 2018 …The book’s subtitle, Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice, is as misleading as its title. The JVP isn’t really interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged anti-Semitism, Jewish Voice for Peace, JVP
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“Critics say the joint Polish-Israeli agreement downplays the role of many Poles who willingly cooperated with the Nazis”
ARUTZ SHEVA Bennett: Joint statement with Poland a disgrace by Shlomo Pyutrikovsky July 7, 2018 Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday referred to the joint statement by the prime minister and Polish prime minister about the Polish role the Holocaust…Bennett noted, “The … Continue reading
BDS activist Ariel Gold: “I am in the Tel Aviv airport getting deported”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israel denies entry to Jewish-American boycott activist by Shimon Yaish, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff July 2, 2018 Israel on Monday denied entry to a Jewish-American activist for advocating the boycott of the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Ariel Gold, BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions
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