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- Cry for me, Argentina
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- The Attempted #Turkey coup and Fethullah #Gülen
- "In order to reclaim those liberal and progressive causes, liberal American Jews must force a total rejection of the anti-Zionism and anti-Zionists within the political left"
- Bibi seemed to be saying: “Look, I can’t do this by myself, and General Gantz can’t do this by himself. So we’re going to have to end up, one way or another, doing it together”
- “Islamism, also called Political Islam or Radical Islam, is about subjugation and it comes in two forms: Physical terror and Cultural terror”
- US envoy Amos Hochstein visited Lebanon for talks with senior officials and will also speak with Israeli officials to see "if this is the right time" to try to resolve the border issue
- Netanyahu Addresses Obama Via YouTube, Since the Telephone is Broken
Category Archives: Politics
Friedman: “The Kristof column reflects a broader shift in modern journalism: a media culture that, in his view, has traded its credibility to become “a weapon in the fight for justice”
FREE PRESS How ‘The New York Times’ Laundered a Conspiracy Matti Friedman and Dan Senor May 14, 2026 On Monday, The New York Times published an opinion column by Nicholas Kristof titled “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians.” In … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Hamas, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, rape
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“China imports like 90 percent of Iran’s total oil exports, making it a true economic lifeline for Tehran – and giving it considerable leverage over the regime”
PRESENT DANGERS Iran looms over the Trump-Xi summit Ilan Berman May 9, 2026 President Trump is headed to China this coming week for that long-awaited summit with Xi Jinping. The agenda is a packed one, because he and the Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged China, Donald Trump, Iran, Peoples Republic of China, PRC, Xi Jinping
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“Democrat’s letter asks Rubio and administration to specify what Israel’s nuclear capacity is”
THE HILL House Democrats urge Trump to address Israel’s nuclear program Ryan Mancini May 5, 2026 House Democrats on Monday urged the Trump administration to answer questions about Israel’s undeclared nuclear program. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and more than two dozen … Continue reading
“The US and Israel still hold the upper hand because the foundations of Iranian power have been systematically reduced in ways that will take years to rebuild, if they can be rebuilt at all”
URBAN WARFARE Who has the upper hand in Iran? John Spencer May 10, 2026 One of the strangest habits in modern war analysis is how quickly survival gets confused with victory. Iran has not collapsed overnight. The regime still broadcasts … Continue reading
“Israel, for its part, responds that the “withdraw first, disarm Hezbollah second” approach has been tried at least three times in the past quarter-century”
THIS IS BEIRUT Lebanon and Israel Agree on Peace, Disagree on Sequence Hussain Abdul-Hussain May 11, 2026 The Lebanese and Israeli governments are fully aligned on the goal of their diplomatic talks. When all is said and done, Hezbollah will … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged United Nations, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Beirut
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Max Long: “I was attacked for who I am, for being Jewish and Israeli and not being afraid to say that”
ABC NEWS 2nd man charged with attacking 2 Jewish students at DePaul campus in 2024 Mark Rivera and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones May 7, 2026 A second man has been charged in a violent attack on two … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Adam Erkan, DePaul University, Hamas, Kasem Noubani, Max Long, Michael Kaminsky
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“The base in Iraq allowed Israel to get closer to the battlefield. Israel’s air force carried out thousands of strikes against targets in Iran during the five-week campaign”
WALL STREET JOURNAL Israel Built and Defended a Secret Iran War Base in Iraq Anat Peled and Jared Malsin May 9, 2026 Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran … Continue reading
Bay Area judge who had spoken out about antisemitism is removed from case involving anti-Israel protesters
TIMES OF ISRAEL Judge bars Jewish DA from trying Stanford anti-Israel protesters, alleging conflict Niva Ashkenazi May 12, 2026 Jewish groups in the Bay Area of California are protesting a judge’s removal of a local Jewish district attorney from a … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged California, Jeff Rosen, Stanford University
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“The book doesn’t teach us how to grieve. It’s not about any one of our griefs. It teaches us what walking looks like when walking is the only thing left. Rachel parcelled out what she could not carry alone, and asked us to help”
FUTURE OF JEWISH The Most Tragically Beautiful Book I’ve Ever Read Adam Hummel May 9, 2026 I stayed up late one night this week reading the book, “When We See You Again,” published last month and written by Rachel Goldberg-Polin … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Jon Polin, Rachel Goldberg-Polin
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“Had Trump allowed Israel one final operation in Iran, the IDF would have chosen to destroy the uranium. The Mossad, by contrast, would have chosen an all-out effort to stir Iranians into action and topple the regime”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israeli assessment: This is when Iranians will take to the streets to topple the regime. Amit Segal May 10, 2026 A severe dispute has erupted, and still persists, between the army and the Mossad … Continue reading
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