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For Washington, joint planning might work as a guarantee that there would be no surprises from Jerusalem

I24NEWS U.S. proposes joint military planning with Israel on Iran Jonathan Regev May 18, 2023 America offered joint military planning to Israel, in regards to Iran. But some officials in Jerusalem are hesitant to accept, according to some Israeli media. … Continue reading

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Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount raised Israeli flags and sang “Hatikva” at the site

JERUSALEM POST WATCH: 50,000 join Jerusalem Day flag march, scuffles erupt in Old City Tzvi Joffre May 18, 2023 About 50,000 Israelis gathered in Jerusalem for the Jerusalem Day flag march on Thursday, with police working throughout the day to break … Continue reading

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While Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, Hamas – with a rocket arsenal estimated at four times the size – stayed on the sidelines, apparently unwilling to see a repeat of the fierce 10-day conflict it fought in May 2021

REUTERS Why Hamas was not Israel’s target in Gaza airstrikes – this time Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie May 18, 2023 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left familiar images of towering spirals of smoke and wailing sirens but none … Continue reading

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Twitter CEO’s post led to a “flood” of antisemitic conspiracy theories on the platform

JNS Musk tweet about Soros had ‘antisemitic flavor,’ says Israeli official May 17, 2023 Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized a tweet by Twitter CEO Elon Musk accusing Jewish billionaire George Soros of conspiring against humanity. Foreign Ministry Director of … Continue reading

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The contemporary Nakba narrative is a masterpiece of ahistorical distortion and antisemitic propaganda. It casts the events of 75 years ago as a monstrous crime successfully committed by Jews against Palestinians

BOSTON GLOBE The real origin of the Palestinians’ catastrophe Jeff Jacoby May 14, 2023 MAY 15 IS the anniversary of Israel’s birth in 1948. It is also the date on which Palestinians in recent years have commemorated their Nakba, or … Continue reading

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Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad hide behind their own children, using them as human shields

JNS Israel calls off Gaza strike after detecting Palestinian children May 11, 2023 The Israel Defense Forces called off an airstrike on Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets in the Gaza Strip so as not to put at risk two children identified … Continue reading

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“In violating the UN Charter and violently seeking to prevent the implementation of Resolution 181, the Arab coalition in 1948 was also attempting to block the first major UN effort at peacemaking in an international conflict”

UNHERD The UN is distorting the meaning of the Nakba Shany Mor May 15, 2023 …The political evolution of the word nakba in the decades following 1948 is the story of how a defeat was refashioned into an injustice. The … Continue reading

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The new limited series follows elusive Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyeh’s rise from the slums of South Beirut to his mysterious killing in Syria in 2008

JEWISH INSIDER Showtime’s ‘Ghosts of Beirut’ examines CIA-Mossad op that brought down one of world’s most elusive terrorists Gabby Deutch May 16, 2023 Imad Mughniyeh is the most famous terrorist you’ve never heard of. That’s the premise of “Ghosts of … Continue reading

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The Jewish community relations umbrella group has broken from the Federations, and has now chosen a veteran of J Street and progressive Democratic politics.

JNS The JCPA will fight for the hard left, not Jewish interests Jonathan S. Tobin May 10, 2023 Perhaps it was inevitable. The partisan split among American Jews is such that the majority of them are loyal Democratic voters and … Continue reading

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Alongside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Bibi warns terrorists ‘blood is on your hands,’ claims Islamic Jihad has been dealt harshest blow ever

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu says IDF ‘at height of battle,’ as resumed fighting sinks ceasefire bid Carrie Keller-Lynn May 10, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was not diminishing its offensive against Gaza-based terrorists Wednesday, pushing back against claims … Continue reading

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