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“Tens of thousands of these migrants were given free bus rides from Istanbul to Turkey’s land borders with Bulgaria and Greece”

GATESTONE Europe Must Not Fall Victim to Erdoğan’s Blackmail by Burak Bekdil March 6, 2020 Turkey’s Islamist strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has threatened Europe several times with “sending millions of refugees your way.” Turkey would apparently like to see … Continue reading

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“The US president is fumbling in the face of a health crisis of unknown proportions”

ASIA TIMES Fumbling in the face of coronavirus could lose Trump the election by David P. Goldman March 5, 2020 Panic returned to the US stock market on Thursday as the federal government fumbled in the face of a health … Continue reading

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“The U.S. State Department has approved an Israeli request to buy eight KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers”

NATIONAL INTEREST Trump Just Gave Israel the Ability to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Sites with F-35s by Michael Peck March 4, 2020 If Israel does decide to bomb Iran, the U.S. government has made it a little easier. The U.S. State … Continue reading

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Danny Danon: “We don’t want Sanders at AIPAC. We don’t want him in Israel”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel’s UN ambassador tells AIPAC Bernie Sanders is an ‘ignorant fool’ by TOI staff March 1, 2020 Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday assailed US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as an “ignorant fool,” two … Continue reading

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“The real cause of the descent into anti-Zionism and hatred of Jews is secular liberalism, and the cultural fissure that has opened up along fault lines going back to the 18th-century Enlightenment”

JNS From Aalst to America: The post-modern, anti-Jewish reconfiguration of the West by Melanie Phillips February 27, 2020 …While anti-Jewish attacks are coming from the far-right, the left and the Muslim community, the greatest threat comes from the progressive side … Continue reading

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“Anti-Semites are thrilled to call Sanders an ally, and he is equally excited to call anti-Semites friends”

AMERICAN GREATNESS Democratic Majority for Israel Waves the White Flag in Presidential Contest by Joshua Sharf February 28th, 2020 Word is that the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) is waving the white flag in the presidential race, will spend no … Continue reading

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“Trump’s peace plan calls attention to Palestinian division and the collapse of the Arab political order”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Israel’s New Diplomatic Moment by Jonathan Spyer March 3, 2020 …Jerusalem’s Palestinians remain in a kind of limbo. Israel places barriers before their acquisition of full citizenship, and they can complain justly of large discrepancies in municipal … Continue reading

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Latest poll: “Sanders would defeat Trump with Jewish voters with 65% to 30%”

I24NEWS Among Jewish Americans, Sanders to defeat Trump by considerable margin, poll shows February 28, 2020 The Vermont progressive remains a divisive figure but enjoys strong support among younger Jewish voters. Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders is set to crush … Continue reading

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Benny Gantz: “Does not inspire confidence that he has the finesse to navigate a political minefield in which we would need to engage not only with Trump but also Putin, the UK, Asia, the EU, and moderate Sunni states”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Time to put egos aside by Isi Leibler February 27, 2020 We should pinch ourselves to be certain that our current position is not a dream: The US administration is promoting Israel’s narrative and … Continue reading

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“A core principle of the Trump plan is that “everyone stays in place” – a reality that Palestinians must eventually come to accept”

MIDDLE EAST FORUM RADIO Martin Kramer: The Trump Plan Will Be “Transformative” for Palestinians by Marilyn Stern Middle East Forum Radio February 28, 2020 …“Much of the responsibility for the predicament of the Palestinians today relies not just on them, … Continue reading

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