Category Archives: Politics

With a wide-open field of nine candidates to succeed Democrat Rep. Joe Kennedy, some fear that a split of the pro-Israel/Jewish vote could let a pro-BDS candidate enter Congress

JNS Could a congressional candidate win in New England’s largest Jewish district? by Sean Savage and Jackson Richman August 14, 2020 The Democratic Party has undergone a shift in recent years, with a number of longtime incumbents falling to progressive … Continue reading

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NYT redefines antisemitism “conveniently allowing them to promote the antisemitic BDS Movement against Israel”

CLARION PROJECT NY Times Decides Int’l Accepted Definition of Antisemitism is ‘Disputed’ by Meira Svirsky August 12, 2020 To promote its tacit support of the antisemitic Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) Movement against the state of Israel, The New York … Continue reading

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#KamalaHarris‘s New Chief of Staff Praised Democrats for Boycotting #AIPAC Conference

BREITBART Kamala Harris‘s Chief of Staff Praised Democrats for Boycotting Pro-Israel Conference by Joel Pollak August 14, 2020 Karine Jean-Pierre, the new chief of staff for Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate, praised Democrats in 2019 for boycotting the … Continue reading

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Illinois Democrats and Republicans agree: Madigan must go

MEDIUM A Call for New Leadership for the Democratic Party of Illinois ILDem Leaders for New Leadership August 11, 2020 We come from across Illinois; from Bloomington to Rockford and from Carbondale to Chicago. We are or were elected officials, … Continue reading

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“Nothing says, “We protest racial injustice” like burning down the corner grocery or smashing windows to grab boxes of expensive Nikes”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS The Fiasco of ‘Go Ahead, Break Our Windows’ Policing by Charles Lipson August 13, 2020 After looters struck downtown Chicago on Sunday night, officials literally raised the bridges to prevent rioting hordes from roaming so easily. They … Continue reading

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The stockpile of weapons-grade ammonium nitrate and the collateral damage it caused to the Beirut port may well have been earmarked for Israel

JNS Israel’s August 4 miracle by Alex Traiman August 9, 2020 Many of Israel’s modern military accomplishments have defied all odds and logic. Surprise victories in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Six-Day War in 1967 and Yom Kippur War … Continue reading

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Netanyahu’s comments on annexation delays “come as speculation is high that the country could be heading to a fourth round of elections”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu: US has kept me from annexing West Bank settlements by Tovah Lazaroff August 11, 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the US for his failure to annex West Bank settlements. “It was clear from the start … Continue reading

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“Jewish allegiance to Germany in the early days of the Third Reich is one of the great unrequited love stories of history”

TABLET MAG The Jews Who Fought for Nazi Germany by Ellen Feldman August 4, 2020 What was the safest place for a Jew in Hitler’s Germany? A cellar or an attic? A forest? At home with a well-connected Aryan spouse? … Continue reading

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“The more affluent and more established Israel’s Arab population has become, the stronger its Palestinian identification to the point of openly challenging the fundamental principles underpinning Israel’s existence”

MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY The Conundrum of Israeli-Arab Citizenship by Mordechai Nisan Summer 2020 Issued in the midst of a sustained attempt by the Palestinian Arabs to destroy it at birth, Israel’s 1948 declaration of independence urged them “to participate in … Continue reading

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“She masterminded the 2001 murder of my daughter and 14 others in the Sbarro pizzeria bombing. Not only is she still free, she’s a celebrity”

TIMES OF ISRAEL I wish others knew what I know about Malki’s killer by Arnold Roth August 9, 2020 This coming Sunday August 9, 2020, marks the completion of nineteen years since the stunningly heartless attack by a thuggery of … Continue reading

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