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“The Democrats’ 2020 platform is a return to the Obama policy of appeasement to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and to Iran’s plans for regional hegemony”

AMERICAN THINKER The Democrats’ 2020 platform resurrects Obama’s hostility to Israel and appeasement of Iran by Carol S. Greenwald August 2, 2020 Democrats’ crowing that their 2020 platform on Israel is a victory for the moderates is disingenuous. The Democrat … Continue reading

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“Without a word of warning to residents or elected officials, the Department of Homeless Services, citing “emergency Covid powers,” in May moved more than 100 single men into the boutique Belnord Hotel on a quiet residential block of West 87th Street”

WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘Covid Powers’ Wreck My Neighborhood by Julia Vitullo-Martin August 12, 2020 For many years I’ve lived in par­adise—the Up­per West Side. We have con­vivial neigh­bors, beau­ti­ful build­ings, great sub­ways, ex­cel­lent the­ater and dance, fine li­braries and book­stores, … Continue reading

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DNC “platform on Israel and Palestine is a clear victory for those supporting return to mainstream Democratic policies of the past, a loss for progressives seeking more conditional support for Israel”

FOREIGN POLICY Biden Bucks Progressives, Won’t Denounce Israeli Occupation by Colum Lynch August 6, 2020 In early July, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and other influential progressives were convinced that they had secured a critical concession from Joe Biden’s campaign: For … Continue reading

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“Despite coronavirus, we must take advantage of this US initiative to accept a plan that enables us to incorporate into Israeli boundaries the large settlement blocs and the Jordan Valley”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Don’t Forego an Historic Opportunity by Isi Leibler August 7, 2020 …Despite the coronavirus, should Netanyahu proceed now with the Trump plan, the parameters of the national unity government would ensure his success. Even … Continue reading

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“His failure to acknowledge Israeli efforts at peace is coupled with a blindness toward the threats facing the Jewish state”

STANDWITHUS CCA Concerned by UN’s New Envoy To Monitor Antisemitism Miguel Moratinos August 4, 2020 The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) was encouraged to learn that the United Nations has decided to appoint an envoy for the specific purpose … Continue reading

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“Since you claim your parents hid the real history from you, I’ll be careful not to spoil for you which was which”

FORWARD Dear American Jewish boys: Please find another outlet for your Oedipal rage. Signed, Israeli Jews by Shany Mor July 29, 2020 Dear American Jewish boys, Please, please, take your Oedipal rage and find another outlet for it. It’s not … Continue reading

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“According to human rights reports, blacks in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Sudan are captured, bought, sold, and raped as slaves by Muslims TODAY” Do those #BlackLivesMatter too ?

AMERICANS FOR PEACE & TOLERANCE CAIR must atone for its selective observance of the sanctity of black lives August 6, 2020 As the Black Lives Matter movement has swept the country, many non-black groups have joined its coalition. One such … Continue reading

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Richard Goldberg, FDD Senior Adviser, sanctioned by Iran

JNS Iran sanctions former official on National Security Council for ‘economic terrorism’ August 3, 2020 Iran sanctioned on Sunday the former director for countering Iran’s weapons of mass destruction at the White House National Security Council, Richard Goldberg, for what … Continue reading

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Nick Cannon says Bari Weiss book “was ‘an insightful and powerful read’

ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES After Tisha B’Av fast, Nick Cannon Reviews Bari Weiss’ Anti-Semitism Book by Philissa Cramer August 3, 2020 Nick Cannon and Bari Weiss exploded into the news within a day of each other this month. So perhaps it … Continue reading

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Memo to Seth Rogen: You have an obligation to think before you speak and to have some familiarity with facts before you libel people

AISH An Open Letter to Seth Rogen by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Aug 1, 2020 …I can’t help but wonder how your grandparents who taught you about the reality of anti-Semitism would feel about your performance if they could have been … Continue reading

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