Category Archives: Politics

Recognizing GOP support needed for Israel-Saudi Arabia deal to succeed, son-in-law and senator tell former president that this new normalization accord would be vindication of his Mideast policy

TIMES OF ISRAEL Jared Kushner, Lindsey Graham push Trump to back Biden-brokered Saudi-Israel deal September 6, 2023 Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and former senior White House adviser Jared Kushner have encouraged former president Donald Trump to support his successor Joe … Continue reading

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US prisoners held in Iran have been released, Iran has reportedly slowed down enrichment and even diluted some of its stockpiles, and still Benjamin Netanyahu is quiet

JPOST Why is Israel silent on the looming Iran deal? Yaakov Katz August 31, 2023 …All indications are that the United States under President Joe Biden is close to reaching an interim deal – or at the very least some sort … Continue reading

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The distinction between hating Jews and hating Israel is bogus

JNS Israelophobia is the newest form of the oldest hatred Melanie Phillips August 31, 2023 Antisemitism is a rotten term for the “longest hatred” that targets the Jewish people. For a start, there is no such thing as “semitism” to … Continue reading

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On September 28, Israel’s Supreme Court is expected to rule in favor of a petition from the far-left Movement for Quality Government to overturn the November 1, 2022 elections

CAROLINE GLICK BLOG Will Israeli Democracy Survive the Court? Caroline Glick September 1, 2023 …In January, MQG [Movement for Quality Government] petitioned the Supreme Court asking the justices to ban newly sworn in Netanyahu from serving in office. MQG argued … Continue reading

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The settlement comes after years in which officials around Jackson have been accused of trying to push out Orthodox residents

JTA NJ township will pay $575,000 to settle lawsuit alleging discrimination against Orthodox Jews Jackie Hajdenberg August 29, 2023 New Jersey’s Jackson Township has settled a state lawsuit alleging that it used local ordinances to discriminate against Orthodox Jews, after … Continue reading

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In one of the movie’s memorable scenes, Meir and Kissinger engage in a battle of wills over the Israeli prime minister’s kitchen table, with Meir forcing the exhausted diplomat to eat borscht

WASHINGTON EXAMINER Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new biopic about the Israeli prime minister Sean Durns August 25, 2023 A decade before the rise of U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Israel had its own “Iron Lady,” Golda Meir, a 75-year-old grandmother … Continue reading

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ADL has no moral standing to dictate appropriate speech

THE FEDERALIST Elon Musk’s Legal Threats Aside, The ADL Doesn’t Speak For Jews David Harsanyi September 6, 2023 Elon Musk has threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for some $22 billion over its slandering of him as an antisemite, which … Continue reading

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Obama evaded the Nation of Islam leader’s core antisemitic ideology.

JNS Obama’s non-responses to black antisemitism Eunice G. Pollack August 27, 2023 In his 2017 book Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama and a Tablet interview this month, historian David Garrow revealed that Obama refused to take a stand … Continue reading

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Diplomatic sources in Jerusalem say that Minister Ben-Gvir’s comments on restricting Arab movement inflict major damage on Israel’s public diplomacy efforts after American model Bella Hadid accuses him of racism

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Officials concerned Ben-Gvir’s spat with Bella Hadid ‘gift for BDS’ Eran Swissa and Shirit Avitan Cohen August 25, 2023 …Ben-Gvir shot back on Friday, in a tweet attacking the pro-Palestinian advocate. “Good morning to … Continue reading

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Terror deaths of Israelis fell every year under Trump and rose every year under Biden

FRONT PAGE MAG Biden’s Terror Funding Just Killed an Israeli Preschool Teacher Daniel Greenfield August 28, 2023 Last year, Biden met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and boasted that, “I reversed the policies of my predecessor and resumed aid … Continue reading

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