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“What looks like distancing is actually forcing Israel to accelerate its independence, strengthen its defenses, and become more self-reliant in ways decades of alliance politics delayed”

FUTURE OF JEWISH The Left is doing Israel a favor by abandoning it. Bob Goldberg April 23, 2026 …Israel did not fall into disfavor because it chose the wrong prime minister. It has been attacked under Left, Center, Right, and … Continue reading

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“The Arab Case for Israel is the book that I would recommend above all others for anyone who sincerely wants to understand the entrenched conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel”

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“There are many reasons for a Jew in the world today to be thankful for Israel’s existence, but this year has really driven home what it means as an American of any faith or creed to have Israel by our side”

COMMENTARY The Birth of a Great American Ally Seth Mandel April 22, 2026 Israeli Independence Day is a good time to think about what makes the Jewish state so successful. Going from a glorified refugee camp to a global power … Continue reading

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This month marks 12 years curating posts as a news aggregator.

I’m breaking the proverbial fourth wall today. This blog now begins year twelve, begun in April 2014. Prior to then I’d been sharing articles via mass BCC emails but eventually ran afoul with GMail as they intermittently denied access due … Continue reading

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Oren: “Before Europe casts us off completely, perhaps we should separate first. It’s time, I maintain, to say goodbye”

CLARITY Time to Say Goodbye Michael Oren April 16, 2026 This week, on Yom Hashoa, a friend told me a story I had never heard—how her father as a young Jew in Libya during World War II was arrested by … Continue reading

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“The school’s president, Andrew Rehfeld, rejected Ohio attorney general’s claims that Reform institution was violating donors’ wishes by closing Cincinnati program”

EJEWISH PHILANTHROPY HUC ‘deeply disappointed’ by suit to block closure of Ohio seminary, as new school looks to step in Jay Deitcher April 16, 2026 The Reform movement’s Hebrew Union College said on Wednesday that it was “deeply disappointed” by … Continue reading

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“The allies dismantled Iran’s military infrastructure, but left untouched the narrative engine designed to end wars by breaking democracies from within”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Iran’s deadliest weapon was never on the target list Guy Goldstein April 10, 2026 The allied campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran mapped air defenses, missile batteries, nuclear facilities, and command nodes. It has been called … Continue reading

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“At least we now know Josh Shapiro is not a double agent for Israel. He is just a double-crosser”

NEW ZIONIST TIMES Josh Shapiro’s Israel Doublecross Bob Goldberg April 10, 2026 …For years, the political left whispered that Shapiro’s “moral clarity” on the Jewish state was a sign of dual loyalty. They need not have worried. His recent pivot—decrying … Continue reading

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“While the cabinet has kept the decision low-profile, the scale of the approval, jumping by 34 outposts at once, represents an unprecedented acceleration of settlement activity in the region”

i24NEWS Israeli cabinet quietly authorizes 34 new settlements in swift move Inon Shalom Yttach April 9, 2026 The Israeli cabinet has quietly greenlit the construction of 34 new settlements across the West Bank. The authorization marks the largest single approval … Continue reading

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“While basking in the protection offered by America’s military capability so they can fund their bulging, barely-functioning welfare programs, when asked for support, these putative allies run for cover”

GATESTONE With Friends Like These: America and Its Fake Allies Nils A. Haug April 4, 2026 Some of America’s friends, purported Western allies, have shown their true colors at last. Regrettably, without shame, they have proven to be nothing but … Continue reading

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