Category Archives: Politics

“He shatters myths about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, finding his greatest Israeli allies in his quest for peace and normalcy among those living in Jewish settlements”

JNS Meet Ashraf Jabari: The Palestinian populist by Orit Arfa February 2, 2021 …Jabari led the Palestinian delegation to the Bahrain “Peace to Prosperity” economic summit in June 2019, which the P.A. also boycotted. He founded, together with Ariel community leader, Avi … Continue reading

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“Andrew Yang’s op-ed, which reads that ‘BDS unfairly singles out Israel for unfair economic punishment,’ sparked fierce debate between pro-Israel, progressive Democrats”

JEWISH JOURNAL Andrew Yang Got It Right on BDS by Stephen H. Norwood and Rafael Medoff January 29, 2021 We’re used to politicians mangling history, whether out of carelessness or partisanship. So it was a breath of fresh air when … Continue reading

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Chief Rabbi of France, Haim Korsia, praises move by Catholic Church, calling it “prophetic initiative”

ALGEMEINER Citing Erosion of ‘Mutual Respect,’ Catholic Church in France Issues Clarion Call Against Antisemitism by Algemeiner Staff February 2, 2021 The leading bishops of the Catholic Church in France published an emotional declaration against antisemitism on Monday, emphasizing that … Continue reading

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“Until Greene disavows QAnon, anti-Semitism, and her Facebook support for political violence, Republicans and conservatives should condemn her and distance themselves from her”

PJ MEDIA Why Republicans Need to Denounce Marjorie Taylor Greene by Tyler O’Neil January 30, 2021 …Conservatives and Republicans need to condemn Greene’s previous statements on social media and demand an explanation for them. While Greene has dismissed the scandal … Continue reading

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“It’s time to stand up and fight back. That means you. Social conservatives. Never-Trump Republicans, and anti-anti-Trump Republicans, too. Lukewarm liberals and libertarians”

NEW YORK POST 10 ways to fight back against woke culture By Bari Weiss January 31, 2021 …America is imperfect. (Does it even need to be said?) There is bigotry toward blacks and gays and Jews and immigrants; there is … Continue reading

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Controversial former Obama aide Malley named Biden’s top envoy on Iran

JERUSALEM POST Iran rejects new players and new negotiations of nuclear deal by Reuters and Lahav Harkov January 30, 2021 Iran’s foreign ministry rejected any new negotiations or changes to the participants in Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, after … Continue reading

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“Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 4,696 Israelis have died from the coronavirus. Health minister warns without lockdown extension, Israel to become “out-of-control coronavirus incubator”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Health Ministry: Over 25% of Israel’s COVID deaths occurred in January 2021 by Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Assaf Golan and ILH Staff January 29, 2021 According to Health Ministry data released Friday, of the 78,266 … Continue reading

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A controversial story was moved to the archives on NBC, as per an editor’s note

JNS Mother Jones, NBC News face backlash over articles about NSC official, AIPAC donations January 28, 2021 Mother Jones and NBC News have faced backlash over publishing articles on Wednesday about a top National Security Council official and her family foundation donating hundreds … Continue reading

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“Top Palestinian officials routinely go to Israel for major medical care, but PA propaganda discourages it for everyone else, with dark hints that Jewish doctors will offer Arabs only substandard care “

NEW YORK POST A new libel against Israel from Human Rights Watch Editorial Board January 29, 2021 Israel has led the world in rapidly vaccinating much of its population, so naturally the global left has to find fault: hence the … Continue reading

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“California’s proposed new ethnic studies curriculum is even worse than you imagined”

TABLET MAG California Is Cleansing Jews From History by Emily Benedek January 27, 2021 …Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, director of AMCHA Initiative, which fights campus anti-Semitism, points out that all 13 founding members of the Critical Ethnic Studies Association (CESA) are BDS … Continue reading

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