Category Archives: Politics

Dermer: “Without a U.S. credible military threat, no diplomacy will achieve a positive outcome a positive outcome”

JNS Iran nuclear deal has ‘put us on cruise control heading over a cliff,’ former envoy says by Dmitriy Shapiro December 24, 2021 Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer this week defended his government’s positions that encouraged America … Continue reading

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Chicago-based Niagara Foundation’s assets frozen because of links with US based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a fierce rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

I24NEWS Citing terror links, Turkey freezes assets of 770 individuals, US group Reuters December 24, 2021 Turkey has frozen the assets of a total of 770 people and a US-based foundation on the grounds of terrorism financing, a ruling published … Continue reading

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Terror groups lament passing of Desmond Tutu who accused ‘the Jews’ of causing “many of the world’s problems”

THE LID What The Media Didn’t Tell You About Bishop Desmond Tutu by Jeff Dunetz December 27, 2021 When Bishop Desmond Tutu passed away on Sunday, he was celebrated across the world as a man who led non-violent opposition to … Continue reading

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As violence rises against Jews in Germany, one group has a radically simple scheme to fight back

SLATE “Meet a Jew” by Peter Yeung December 28, 2021 Apart from the hushed scribbling of pens on paper, silence filled an airy third-floor classroom at Sophie Scholl School on a recent afternoon in Berlin. One by one, two dozen … Continue reading

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“Black Fragility” is a thing at UIC-John Marshall Law School

WASHINGTON POST The malicious, historically illiterate 1619 Project keeps rolling on by George Will December 24, 2021 The New York Times is like God, who, if Genesis reported Creation correctly, beheld His handiwork and decided “it was very good.” The … Continue reading

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AIPAC: The question isn’t whether the pro-Israel community should support candidates; it’s whether those contributions will make a difference if one of the two parties is being led by leftist foes of the Jewish state

JNS Can AIPAC help lead a new bipartisan surge of support for Israel? by Jonathan S. Tobin December 20, 2021 To many casual observers of Washington politics, the news that AIPAC was, for the first time in its history, going … Continue reading

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“As part of the new plans being drawn up now, the IDF is also preparing for the possibility to attack without coordinating with the Americans

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) What the public doesn’t know about an attack on Iran by Yoav Limor December 17, 2021 …When Biden was elected US president, the option of an American attack on Iran was dropped, and then … Continue reading

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Illinois has become at least the fifth American state to divest from Ben and Jerry’s parent company

JERUSALEM POST Illinois divests from Unilever over Ben and Jerry’s Israel boycott by Omri Nahmias, Reuters December 23, 2021 An Illinois board overseeing state employee pension funds voted to bar funds from holding Unilever PLC shares due to the company’s … Continue reading

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“Thirty-nine years after the terror attack in the synagogue of Rome, the time has come for us to hear the truth”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Italy to probe claims government enabled 1982 terror attack on Rome synagogue by Staff December 16, 2021 An Italian government body that oversees the activities of the country’s intelligence agencies will probe documents published last week that … Continue reading

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Abu Shkhaydam was an Islamic studies teacher at Al-Rashidiyeh Boys’ School in east Jerusalem — he was also a murderer.

GATESTONE The Palestinian School of Terrorism by Bassam Tawil December 22, 2021 A Palestinian teacher and three school children were directly involved in the recent spate of terror attacks against Israelis in Jerusalem and the West Bank. This came as … Continue reading

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