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“AIPAC privately telling officials it’s OK to condemn planned controversial West Bank move as long as they don’t push to limit US aid to Jewish state”

TIMES OF ISRAEL In first, AIPAC gives US lawmakers green light to criticize Israel on annexation by Ron Kampeas June 10, 2020 The leading pro-Israel lobby in the United States is telling US lawmakers that they are free to criticize … Continue reading

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“Applications for aliyah in the spring of the coronavirus are breaking records, as Jews in the Diaspora see Israel as a safe haven”

JNS In an era of global uncertainty, record numbers of Jews seek to return ‘home’ by Deborah Fineblum June 8, 2020 In a time of darkness, a time of pandemic, pandemonium and power struggles, a thin ray of light can … Continue reading

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“With Pompeo’s statement, the U.S. reversed previous policy, declared its support for Israeli life in historic Judea and Samaria and tacitly backed the assertion of Israeli sovereignty at any time”

NEWSWEEK Trump is Better Than the Two-State Solution by Yishai Fleisher June 9, 2020 …With COVID-19 striking at the U.S. economy and riots breaking out in America’s cities, President Trump needs a win in Israel—not another headache. But the “Deal” … Continue reading

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Quincy Institute article slams “Zionist influences” at New York Times including Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss

ALGEMEINER Republican Senator Writes New York Times Op-Ed. Zionist Jews Get Blamed. by Ira Stoll June 7, 2020 Anti-Israel groups are pouncing on a controversy over an opinion piece by a Republican senator in the New York Times, scapegoating two … Continue reading

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“Aaron Klein, former Breitbart journalist, hired by Netanyahu as strategic consultant”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu appoints controversial adviser who trashed Obama and Biden by Gil Hoffman June 8, 2020 …Aaron Klein, a former journalist for Breitbart, was hired by Netanyahu as a strategic and communications consultant for the Likud Party. “Klein left … Continue reading

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“This “blame it on Israel” or “blame it on the Jews” bigotry is common throughout the world at demonstrations for legitimate causes”

JERUSALEM POST Exploiting the Floyd protests to demonize Israel by Alan Dershowitz June 8, 2020 As usual, anti-Israel extremists, especially some on the hard left, are trying to exploit the tragic and inexcusable death of George Floyd to level their … Continue reading

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“Efforts to link police brutality in the United States with the Israel Defense Forces maintaining security against Palestinian attacks have flooded the Internet and been used as propaganda by the BDS movement”

JNS Groups on both far-left and far-right co-opt Black Lives Matter movement to target Israel by Sean Savage June 9, 2020 …In particular, anti-Israel groups have been using the protests over the public murder of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minnesota … Continue reading

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“Thanks to tenured radicals, we are witnessing the retribalization of the world”

SPECTATOR US How to destroy civilization by Roger Kimball June 3, 2020 …For decades now, our colleges and universities (and increasingly our grades schools) have been preaching a gospel of cultural self-hatred. America, according to this gospel, is evil. The … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu said determined to move ahead with annexing parts of West Bank and is working on high-resolution maps, despite threat of EU sanctions, ambivalence from US”

TIMES OF ISRAEL German FM to make urgent visit to Israel to warn against annexation by Staff June 5, 2020 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is reportedly set to come to Israel on Wednesday for an urgent visit to warn … Continue reading

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“Temple Mount activist Yehudah Glick hospitalized with light injuries after incident at home of Iyad Halak, a Palestinian autistic man shot dead by police”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Former Likud MK assaulted during visit to family of slain East Jerusalem man by Staff June 4, 2020 A former Likud lawmaker was assaulted Thursday in East Jerusalem while visiting the family of an autistic Palestinian man … Continue reading

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