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“Israel now has to reckon with Trump’s legacy and his massive footprint in the Middle East”

JERUSALEM POST Will US-Israel relations go down in flames with the Trump presidency? by Lahav Harkov January 7, 2021 Watching the riots in Washington from Israel, a couple of Israeli flags could be seen in the crowds. There were only … Continue reading

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“CAIR isn’t the only unindicted co-conspirator Illinois politicians will join at the banquet”

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM Illinois Democrats Line Up to Help CAIR Fundraise by Steven Emerson January 4, 2021 In yet another example of political expediency overcoming better judgment, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot … Continue reading

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Former Shin Bet technology division head Ron Shamir says U.S. cyber defenders are experiencing a “very difficult hour”

JNS Israel must study and learn from prospective Russian cyber breach of US networks by Yaakov Lappin January 8, 2021 Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, which is in charge of defending critical infrastructure, needs to study every detail of the massive … Continue reading

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Stand With Us had twice written to Johns Hopkins about TA Rasha Anayah

FORWARD Johns Hopkins teaching assistant suspected of lowering Jewish students’ grades by Stewart Ain January 7, 2021 Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has launched a probe into allegations against a university teaching assistant for “alleged anti-Semitism and potential abuse of … Continue reading

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“The politics of the mob don’t matter. Government must preserve civic order”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Insurrection Demands Forceful Response by Tom Cotton January 7, 2021 Over the sum­mer, as in­sur­rec­tion gripped the streets, I called to send in the troops if nec­es­sary to restore or­der. On Wednes­day in­sur­rec­tion­ists oc­cu­pied the Capi­tol and … Continue reading

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“Navalny concluded lamenting that Russia and other “enemies of freedom of speech around the world” would exploit Trump’s Twitter ban to silence legitimate dissent”

BREITBART Top Putin Rival, Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny: Trump Twitter Ban ‘Unacceptable’ by Frances Martel January 9, 2021 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny – one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent foes who nearly died last year of suspected poisoning … Continue reading

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“The assault on the Capitol was shocking and disgraceful. It’s also a reminder that everyone’s rights, including minority groups, depends on the preservation of order and respect for democracy”

JNS When the rule of law breaks down, no one is safe by Jonathan Tobin January 6, 2021 What happened at the Capitol on the day both Houses of Congress assembled in a joint session to certify the votes of … Continue reading

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“The claim that Israel was not vaccinating Palestinians was entirely an invented story built on misleading information”

JERUSALEM POST How anti-Israel voices made a hypocritical, inaccurate story on vaccines by Seth J. Frantzman January 4, 2021 On January 2, the BBC’s homepage featured an extraordinary story. “Israel leads virus vaccine race with 12% given jab.” The article … Continue reading

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“The small army of nurses and medical techs injecting one person after another with utter efficiency was that old Israel, the Israel that knows how to come together when facing a mortal enemy”

BLOOMBERG Vaccination Miracle Brings Israel Back to Its Roots by Daniel Gordis January 1, 2021 …Every Israeli citizen is a member of one of a handful of national HMO’s, so we are fairly easily reached. A couple of days before … Continue reading

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“If Orthodox Jews were really to blame for spreading the coronavirus, as the mayor asserted, why weren’t their neighborhoods added to his ‘hardest hit’ list designated to receive the vaccine ASAP?”

TABLET MAG De Blasio’s Perfect Patsies by Liel Leibovitz December 28, 2020 Are the Jews to blame for spreading COVID-19 throughout New York City? That’s what Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested in an inflammatory tweet back in April, which, in … Continue reading

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