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- #TwoStateSolution #FakeNews from Secretary Kerry, President Obama and the Democratic Party.
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- Chicago Trib Editorial Board: "Gov. Rauner, Speaker Madigan and President Cullerton: Grab your shovels. Dig us out"
- Yishai on Vice News: A City Divided - Jerusalem's Most Contested Neighborhood [VIDEO]
- "The day after the US and Israel announce their departure, UNESCO selects a French Jew named Audrey Azoulay as the new chief. Speculation abounds as to whether she will initiate reforms"
- IL-10th Democrats Rotering v. Schneider on #IranDeal
- “Anti-Israel demonstrators teamed up with Black Lives Matter on Wednesday, part of a series of anti-Israel demonstrations in a series of American cities over the next several days”
- American Jewry’s fateful hour
Category Archives: Jewish
“Saudi Arabia’s rulers have lots of worries, but Trump’s announcement about the holy city isn’t one of them”
FOREIGN POLICY Mohammed Bin Salman Doesn’t Want to Talk about Jerusalem by Robert Satloff December 14, 2017 Saudi Arabia, the protector of Islam and home to its two holiest sites, is a good place to judge the impact of President … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Donald Trump, Jerusalem, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia
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“Leaders of the North American Reform movement decried President Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Jewish Agency chief: Reform criticism of Trump’s Jerusalem move was ‘terrible’ by Staff and JTA December 12, 2017 Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky on Tuesday lambasted the Reform movement’s critical response to US President Donald Trump’s recognition … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Reform Jews, Union for Reform Judaism
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Jewish Social Justice Warriors: “In today’s climate, speaking the truth about those who do physical violence to Jews is itself called violence”
TABLET MAG And are we prepared for postmodern activism and the new realities of the Jewish people? by Josh Block December 11, 2017 …Yet too many Jewish leaders continue to fetishize a wonderful 1960s model of social-justice activism whose foundational values … Continue reading
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Chanukah 2017: Hellenized Jews viewpoints “more “sophisticated” and more universalistic than the structured, rule-driven, and limiting vision of G-d’s covenant”
DAILY WIRE Chanukah 2017: The Modern-Day Hellenizers And The Issue of Jerusalem by Elliott Hamilton December 12, 2017 …While most Jews learn that Chanukah represents the Jewish people’s triumphant victory over the Seleucid Empire, the truth is that the Maccabean … Continue reading
US (Deep) State Dept: Jerusalem may be the capital of Israel but “we can’t definitively say Jerusalem is located in Israel”
FRONT PAGE MAG Deep State Resisters at State Dept. Defy Jerusalem Directive by Ari Lieberman December 12, 2017 …[US State Department] resistance is motivated by a myriad of reasons. Some simply hate Trump and this offers an opportunity to engage in … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged David Satterfield, Donald Trump, Jerusalem, Nicholas Burns, Sarah Stern, US State Department
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Starring Highland Park native Rachel Brosnahan: “‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is a successful character-driven period piece that’s both old and new, putting caustic humor in the skillful hands of a strong female lead” [VIDEO]
TIMES OF ISRAEL Amazon gifts us 8 marvelous episodes of Jewish dramedy like we’ve never seen by Jordan Hoffman December 13, 2017 This year, your Hanukkah gifts are coming from Amazon. Eight episodes (one for each night!) of warm, witty … Continue reading
“By moving America’s embassy to Jerusalem, the U.S. confronts the bigoted double standards of the international community” [VIDEO]
NATIONAL REVIEW Donald Trump Strikes a Blow against International Anti-Semitism by David French December 6, 2017 President Trump’s decision to formally recognize that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and to announce plans to move America’s embassy to the seat of Israel’s … Continue reading
Trump’s first White House Hanukkah Party [VIDEO]
TIMES OF ISRAEL At White House Hanukkah party, Trump celebrates his Jerusalem decision by Eric Cortellessa December 8, 2017 US President Donald Trump strode onto the stage at the White House Hanukkah Reception with a particular air of confidence on Thursday … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Chanukah, Donald Trump, Hanukah, Hanukkah, White House
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Birthright expands program to age 32
WALL STREET JOURNAL Birthright Israel Raises Eligibility Age to 32 By Ian Lovett December 6, 2017 Birthright Israel, the organization that sends young Jews on free trips to Israel, will raise the age of eligibility to 32 from 26, widening … Continue reading
“The UN Security Council that has failed so miserably in Syria, now sits in judgment against Israel, a country that has actually saved thousands of Syrians, ostensibly their enemies”
THE TOWER If Israel Were a Normal Country by David Gerstman December 8, 2017 If Israel were a normal country, having the United States place its embassy in its capital city would not be newsworthy. If Israel were a normal … Continue reading
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