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- “By ignoring the ideological reality of Hamas and Hezbollah, Klein treats Israelis and Palestinians as props in a Western morality play rather than actors in a high-stakes struggle for survival”
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- On any given campus, the correlation between anti-Semitic activity and active BDS movements
- "Barack Obama didn’t just undermine our allies with the Iran deal—he undermined his own Justice Department"
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- “Palestinian wages are four times higher with Israeli employers than with Palestinian employers, and Palestinian workers receive health benefits, sick leave, and vacation time to the same degree as Israelis do"
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Category Archives: Politics
A cautionary tale for all: “The Lebanese are living through a terrible economic experiment”
SPECTATOR What happens when your currency collapses? by Paul Wood June 23, 2021 I’m a millionaire. A million in crisp, new bills is stacked up on the table in front of me. Unfortunately, it’s Lebanese lira and cost me about … Continue reading
State Department says reports of change in policy regarding the Golan Heights are ‘false’
JERUSALEM POST US: No change to policy recognizing Israeli sovereignty on Golan by Tovah Lazaroff June 26, 2021 The United States rejected as “false” a claim by the Washington Free Beacon that it had “walked back” its recognition of Israeli … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Golan Heights, Joe Biden, US State Department
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“Hundreds of angry Palestinians marched towards Abbas’s presidential compound in Ramallah to demand he resign over Banat’s death”
REUTERS Autopsy shows head blows in death of Abbas critic, Palestinian group says by Ali Sawafta June 24, 2021 A Palestinian activist who died in the custody of President Mahmoud Abbas’s security forces on Thursday took blows to the head, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Hebron, Mahmoud Abbas, Nizar Banat, Palestinians
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From an AG reader: “I keep looking and looking but I can’t find this story in the NY Times or the WashPo or on CNN or NPR – I just don’t understand it”
ALGEMEINER ‘They All Play Together’: 35 Children From West Bank, Gaza and Around the World Find Life-Saving Heart Care in Israel by Sharon Wrobel June 24, 2021 A Tel Aviv-area medical center is now treating about 35 children from around … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Sylvan Adams Childrens Hospital, Tel Aviv
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“The reason the Joe Biden administration will roll out the red carpet for Naftali Bennett stems from three issues”
JERUSALEM POST Bennett, Biden must work together to prevent gov’t collapse by Yaakov Katz June 25, 2021 In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will likely be invited to Washington for his first meeting with President Joe Biden. The … Continue reading
Matti Friedman: “When consuming news from Israel, there’s a list of questions I ask when deciding if I’m getting sane information or a narrative of a different kind.”
SAPIR Eight Tips for Reading About Israel by Matti Friedman Spring 2021 … Israel is a Jewish country, home to a plurality of the world’s Jews. The powerful story being woven around Israel is a story about Jews. This is an … Continue reading
From the Netherlands: “One Israeli-born mother of three teenagers said her two youngest children felt compelled to hide the fact that they are Jews, because of the vilification of Israel by classmates, often with the knowledge of their teachers”
ALGEMEINER ‘My Child Doesn’t Want to be Jewish Anymore’: Dutch Education Ministry Urged to Clamp Down on ‘Free Palestine’ Antisemitic Bullying by Ben Cohen June 23, 2021 A Dutch parliamentarian is demanding that the Ministry of Education in The Netherlands … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, Holland, Netherlands
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“Not naming the distinctly left-wing roots of this hatred suggests that those doing the condemning do not want to alienate supposed allies”
JEWISH CHRONICLE When it comes to anti-Israel attacks on Jews, it’s time to name the enemy by Gil Troy June 23, 2021 …On June 3, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs defined “antisemitism, especially in its modern guise of … Continue reading
“Moving Israel to the Pentagon’s Middle East command could lead to progress on the Abraham Accords, experts say”
JEWISH INSIDER Why Israel’s move to CENTCOM matters by Gabby Deutch June 23, 2021 When Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi traveled to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., yesterday, the … Continue reading
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