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- "When I spoke to the prime minister, it was clear that Lauder’s intervention with Trump angered and distressed him"
- "We have enough crazies of our own who were born in the United States; we don’t need to import any more"
- Syria: "The U.S. should do everything in its power to ensure Israel’s success in its growing confrontation with #Iran, which serves U.S. interests, and those of our other Sunni Arab allies"
- The Middle East Masquerade Party
- "Israel’s confusing plethora of small parties actually keeps Ḥaredim and Israeli Arabs, in particular, from becoming too alienated"
- The Saudis Team Up With Israel
- “The visit of two anti-Israel members of Congress is an opportunity for them to see the real Israel, and perhaps learn a thing or two”
- Survey Finds 85% of European Jews Fear Bringing Children to Rosh Hashanah Services
Category Archives: Politics
“From the West Bank to New York City, anything to distract from the obvious and looming threat of Muslim violence”
TABLET MAG Why They Lie About ‘Jewish Terrorists’ Liel Leibovitz March 29, 2026 …It’s an effective fairytale, in large part because the people it cast as its ogres—Jews living in their ancestral homeland of Judea and Samaria—have been derided for … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged West Bank, Judea, Samaria
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“While my peers turned on Israel and the Jewish people, I became an unlikely inheritor of our ancient tradition”
FREE PRESS I Am an October 8 Jew Olivia Reingold April 1, 2026 Since October 7, I’ve found myself in some of the most hostile spaces to “Zionists” imaginable. At a conference in Chicago, I watched a room full of Marxists … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged October 7, October 7 massacre
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“Extreme threats, surprise direct talks and a barrage of clichés about Israel being thrown under the bus and an unstable leader: everything Israel went through with Hamas in Gaza is now repeating itself with Iran”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu cools talk of regime collapse in Iran Amit Segal March 26, 2026 It is tempting to try to assess what to expect from negotiations between the United States and Iran based on previous … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Terrorism
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“Despite hostility from the American left and right, Israel’s strategic position is better than ever”
FREE PRESS The Free Press Israel Is Unpopular. And It’s Never Had More Friends. Eli Lake March 24, 2026 Israel’s public image is in the toilet. On the socialist left, the Jewish state is portrayed as a genocidal colony. On the … Continue reading
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“The $3.8 billion America sends to Israel annually isn’t aid. It’s one of the highest-return strategic investments in modern history”
COMMENTARY MAG The Media’s Attempt to Drive a Wedge Between the U.S. and Israel Seth Mandel March 20, 2026 …It’s certainly true that Israel’s “brand” has taken a hit among U.S. voters. The Trump administration’s apparent contribution to that is … Continue reading
According to a recent survey by the Jewish Federations of North America, millennial Jews — the demographic where Birthright had the greatest penetration — were the only age group to have a majority identify as “Zionist”
JTA Birthright participants are more Orthodox, more right-wing and more familiar with Israel than before Oct. 7 Andrew Lapin March 23, 2026 …More than half of last year’s participants, 54%, had already participated in some variety of Israel programming, up … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Birthright, Taglit-Birthright
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Psychiatrist Ken Levin: Adapted from his new book, “The Canary on the Couch: The Psychology of Jewish Self-Delusions in the Face of Rising Antisemitism”
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ANTIZIONISM By Kenneth Levin, “Varieties of Jewish Antizionism” Andrew Pessin March 22, 2026 [Kenneth] Levin’s essay analyzes contemporary Jewish antizionism as a recurring psychological and historical response to antisemitic pressure rather than a purely principled … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, antizionism, Ken Levin
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“As Passover approaches, Dan Senor speaks with Rachel Goldberg-Polin about how this year’s Seder lands differently”
TIMES OF ISRAEL USA Today names Rachel Goldberg‑Polin as a Woman of the Year Sue Serkes March 19, 2026 USA Today has named Rachel Goldberg‑Polin as one of its Women of the Year. The Jerusalem resident, who was raised in … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Passover, Pesach, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Seder
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Ambassador Ettinger: “The demographic tailwind is now blowing in Israel’s favor. Israel’s Jewish majority in the combined areas of pre-1967 Israel and Judea and Samaria is not threatened. It is growing”
THE ISRAEL BIBLE Why Israel Still Has Babies (And the Rest of the World Has Stopped) Rabbi Elie Mischel March 22, 2026 For decades, the most powerful argument against Israel’s future was demographic. The claim went like this: between the … Continue reading
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