Category Archives: Jewish

Attorney General tells court army will be obligated to begin drafting Haredi men on April 1; judges shoot down PM’s request for 30 more days to settle matter

TIMES OF ISRAEL In ‘historic’ step, High Court orders halt to yeshiva funds for students eligible for draft Jeremy Sharon March 28, 2024 In a step that could have deep political and societal ramifications, the High Court of Justice issued … Continue reading

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“With the gun pointed at me, he forced me to commit a sexual act on him,” Soussana said. After it was over, Muhammad left the room to wash up and left Soussana naked in the dark.

JERUSALEM POST Released hostage: ‘I was forced to commit sexual acts with a gun pointed at me’ Jacob Laznik March 26, 2024 Released Gaza hostage Amit Soussana gave her personal testimony of the sexual violence and physical abuse she endured … Continue reading

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Biden repeats Obama’s 2016 backstabbing at the UN: Hamas was certain that the West would save them from defeat in Gaza. The administration has now confirmed that they were right

NATIONAL REVIEW Biden’s Shameful Betrayal of Israel at the United Nations Editors March 26, 2024 By allowing the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza while Hamas remains in power and still holds 130 hostages, … Continue reading

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Joe Lieberman was almost U.S. vice president. But his real distinction was as a politician who stuck to his principles and showed how to be a faithful Jew in the public square

JNS A politician who was also a role model Jonathan S. Tobin March 28, 2024 …And what made that truly remarkable was that it was also reflected in the public observance of his faith. By the time Lieberman was first … Continue reading

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A new type of “cancel culture” targets Jews

DEADLINE Jewish Reggae Artist Matisyahu Has Chicago House Of Blues Cancel Performance Over Protest Fears By Bruce Haring March 8, 2024 Reggae artist Matisyahu has had the House of Blues in Chicago cancel his scheduled performance Friday because of the … Continue reading

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Unpacking Douglas Murray’s Masterclass Debating Al Jazeera, Anti-Israel (but I repeat myself) Journalist

SPECTATOR UK Douglas Murray schools Al Jazeera journalist on Israel-Gaza conflict Steerpike 22 March 2024 When you’re interviewing an expert, it never hurts to come prepared. But when Al Jazeera journalist Jane Dutton quizzed Douglas Murray on the conflict in … Continue reading

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UC Berkeley: “It is crucial to me that no speaker—Jewish or Muslim or Palestinian or Israeli—be barred from speaking”

JNS Professor ends ‘sleep-in’ protest of Jew-hatred after Berkeley agrees to requests Melissa Langsam Brsunstein March 21, 2024 Ron Hassner, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who has attracted national coverage by sleeping in his office to protest … Continue reading

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A question for Senator Schumer: “Do you think that calling for the overthrow of the democratically elected leader of Israel will help you and your political party with radically anti-Israel and anti-American Jew hating voters located in certain districts in Michigan, Minnesota and other potential swing states?”

JEWISH PRESS Schumer’s Rabbi Rachel Demands Israelis Dump Netanyahu or Face the Consequences David Israel March 17, 2024 Rachel Timoner, the clergy at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spends Yom Kippur and where … Continue reading

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“The belief that Israel is built on stolen Arab land has become orthodoxy among the anti-Israel movement. It is dangerous fiction in need of correction”

MORAL CLARITY The Desperate Lies of ‘No Peace on Stolen Land’ Nachum Kaplan March 12, 2024 “No peace on stolen land” is a battle cry at many pro-Palestinian rallies. The stolen land narrative is a powerful lie designed to delegitimize … Continue reading

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Because Senator Schumer knows what’s best for Israel, not her voters, suggesting Netanyahu should be voted out of office

AXIOS Schumer’s anti-Netanyahu speech stuns Israel Barak Ravid March 14, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) speech calling for a new government in Israel landed like an earthquake Thursday, delivering a huge shock to the already tense U.S.-Israel relationship. In addition … Continue reading

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