Category Archives: Jewish

Today, Iranian money gushes into the coffers of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and many analysts now believe Iran is beginning to influence the Palestinian Authority as well

JNS The Russia-Iran axis may prompt the West to see Israel with new eyes Fiamma Nirenstein January 31, 2023 Media claims that last weekend’s terror attacks in Jerusalem were an act of revenge for the deaths of nine members of … Continue reading

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American Jews write letter critical of Israel’s plans to reform judiciary

TIMES OF ISRAEL 169 liberal US Jewish leaders sign letter expressing concern over Israeli government Jacob Magid February 1, 2023 A letter signed by 169 US liberal Jewish leaders and published Wednesday expressed concern over many of the policies proposed … Continue reading

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Senator Risch re-introducing UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act which would halt agency funding until all its antisemitic issues are thoroughly addressed

ALGEMEINER Biden Admin Announces $50 Million in New UNRWA Funding Andrew Bernard February 1, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $50 million in new funding for a UN agency that is dedicated solely to the descendants … Continue reading

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Israel’s Supreme Court president has transformed the court into a super-legislator, empowered to dictate the terms of laws to the people’s elected representatives, based on the values of the justices

JNS Esther Hayut’s war against democracy Caroline Glick January 22, 2023 Friday morning brought the first piece of good news from Israel’s Supreme Court in years. Yediot Ahronot’s top headline declared that Supreme Court President Esther Hayut intends to resign … Continue reading

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Upper West Side Rabbi Kalmanofsky therefore decreed that the standard prayer for the State of Israel, a staple of synagogue Shabbat services, no longer be recited

COMMENTARY Jewish Hysterics and Israel’s New Government Elliott Abrams February 2023 What explains the hysterical reaction, not least among some American Jews, to the victory of Israel’s new coalition government in the elections held there in November 2022? To ask … Continue reading

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Book of Names, with the names of 4.8 million Holocaust victims, to be inaugurated at UN, underscoring individual identities of the victims

ARUTZ SHEVA Holocaust ‘Book of Names’ to be unveiled at the UN Renee Ghert-Zand, JTA January 24, 2023 …To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, Yad Vashem is inaugurating its Book of Names — a monumental installation containing … Continue reading

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Motorola among other companies targeted by ESG movement for supporting Israel

NEW YORK POST Woke ‘ESG’ investors guilty of anti-Semitism as they target Israel Richard Goldberg January 24, 2023 Israel boycotters have a new home for waging economic war against the world’s only Jewish state: environmental, social and governance ratings. Federal and … Continue reading

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Gerald Steinberg: “In 30 years as head of Human Rights Watch, Ken Roth has consistently singled out Israel uniquely for demonization and delegitimization, using numerous false and distorted claims”

JNS Harvard reverses course: Ken Roth to receive fellowship January 19, 2023 The Harvard Kennedy School reversed itself on Thursday and decided to offer a fellowship to Kenneth Roth. Roth was reportedly offered the position by Carr Center for Public … Continue reading

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One side of the 133 AD coin includes a depiction of a date palm with the name “Shimon” in ancient Hebrew, an apparent reference to Shimon Bar Kokhba, the leader of the eponymous revolt

ALGEMEINER Archeologists Find Ancient Hebrew Coin Dated to Jewish Rebellion Against Rome: ‘Year Two of the Freedom of Israel’ January 18, 2023 An ancient Hebrew coin minted during a Jewish rebellion against Roman rule in Judea has been found during … Continue reading

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ADL poll: 18% of Americans are ‘uncomfortable spending time with a pro-Israel person’

ARUTZ SHEVA US Anti-Semitism: Numbers expressing prejudice doubled since 2019 January 12, 2023 A new survey released on Thursday by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found widespread belief in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and tropes, with twenty percent of respondents admitting to … Continue reading

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