Category Archives: Politics

Perhaps coming to your town: “National Guard’s raison d’être is not policing a domestic populace. Striking the requisite balance will be a tremendous challenge, undertaken beneath an intensive media glare”

SECURITY MAGAZINE Can the National Guard Protect America? by Benjamin Anthony, Cade Spivey, and Richard Kemp April 18, 2020 …While some have been dismissive of the role of the [National][Guard, the continuation of life without a paycheck may well result … Continue reading

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“President Trump and Senator McConnell may be tempted to tell the Democratic states, like Illinois, to get lost. Mr. Stoll offers an alternative approach — using the sudden federal financial leverage “to demand policy reforms that would diminish the long-term structural dysfunctionality” of the mendicant states”

NEW YORK SUN State Bailouts: ‘Beyond Galling,’ ‘Shameless,’ Too Editorial Board April 20, 2020 The drama of profligate states using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to seek federal bailouts to paper over long-term mismanagement has finally found a Pavarotti … Continue reading

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A battle to acquire failing UK Jewish newspapers

TIMES OF ISRAEL Rival bids submitted for UK’s two bankrupt Jewish newspapers by Staff April 17, 2020 Rival bids have been submitted for Britain’s two major Jewish publications — the Jewish Chronicle and the Jewish News — which announced last … Continue reading

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“The fact that Biden would embrace J Street’s endorsement suggests he is pivoting to the left, not the center — at the cost of whatever pro-Israel views he once may have had”

BREITBART Joe Biden Celebrates Endorsement by J Street, Soros-backed Israel Critics by Joel B. Pollak April 17, 2020 J Street offered Biden its first-ever presidential endorsement, citing his opposition to Israeli settlements and his work in negotiating the Iran nuclear … Continue reading

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Democrats and Republicans join on pro Israel initiative

BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS Cruz Looks to Replace America’s Medical Reliance on China with Israel by David Sidman April 17, 2020 Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) are launching a bipartisan effort to ween the U.S off of medical … Continue reading

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“Some 75% of the Baltimore area’s Jews – around 100,000 people – live in 21215 and four other contiguous ZIP Codes”

THE FORWARD Virus outbreak in black-Jewish Baltimore neighborhood leads to anti-Semitic blame game by Aiden Pink Apri 15, 2020 An African-American radio host’s public blaming of Jews for Baltimore’s coronavirus outbreak led to an accusation of anti-Semitism, particularly since data … Continue reading

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The Ancient Bond Between America and Israel

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“China’s defective “gifts” reflect a defective regime—and the world is beginning to notice”

THE AMERICAN INTEREST How China’s Mask Diplomacy Backfired by Charles Dunst April 15, 2020 ….Chinese state media has emphasized the purported strength of the CCP’s response, using this new “Health Silk Road” to portray China as a trustworthy torchbearer amid … Continue reading

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“Most expert estimates already have Tehran’s time to break out for a nuclear bomb – if it chooses to do so, which all agree it has not yet – down from 12 months to between three and a half to six months”

JERUSALEM POST The coming giant internal Israeli war over a nuclear Iran – A 2010 rematch by Yonah Jeremy Bob April 12, 2020 A massive internal storm may be coming that the coronavirus may delay, but cannot stop. If it … Continue reading

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Israel’s sectors with high productivity and employment, such as tech, commerce, and industry, will be the first to resume work

CTECH Back to Normal: Tech First, Culture Last by Omri Milman April 12, 2020 Israel’s return to normalcy post coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown is set to start with its most productive sectors, first among them the country’s tech sector, according to … Continue reading

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