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#BDS has one goal: the destruction of the State of Israel “cleverly masked behind the veneer of fighting for human rights and legitimate criticism of Israel”

NEWSWEEK Why BDS Fails My 3D Test on anti-Semitism by Natan Sharansky September 25, 2019 The global resurgence of anti-Semitism that we are experiencing today began almost 20 year ago, mainly in Europe. At the time, I was serving as … Continue reading

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“As pressure to treat the Jewish state like a pariah has grown, so has the list of authors who refuse to allow their books to be published in Israel – or even translated in Hebrew, the language of the Jewish people”

AISH Authors Snubbing Israel by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller September 24, 2019 …British writer Kamila Shamsi won the prestigious Nelly Sachs literary prize, bestowed every other year by the city of Dortmund in Germany. A Nelly Sachs award comes with … Continue reading

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Reps. Brad Schneider and David Schweikert ask White House ‘to explain’ lack of exemption

JEWISH INSIDER Exclusive: Congressmen press Trump on Israeli steel tariff waiver by Jacob Kornbluh September 26, 2019 Congressmen Brad Schneider (D-IL) and David Schweikert (R-AZ) have asked the Trump administration to explain why Israel has not been granted a waiver … Continue reading

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Bibi seemed to be saying: “Look, I can’t do this by myself, and General Gantz can’t do this by himself. So we’re going to have to end up, one way or another, doing it together”

NEW YORK SUN Of the 3 Dramas That Grip the Globe, Israel’s May Take the Cake Editorial September 26, 2019 Of the three political dramas gripping the world right now, the most astounding may be in Israel, where President Rivlin, … Continue reading

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“As the year 5780 begins, political division is the predominant theme in both Israel and the United States”

JNS Can you forgive your political foes? And can they forgive you? by Jonathan  S. Tobin September 27, 2019 …In Israel, two attempts to elect a Knesset in one year may not have been enough. The stalemate that has prevented … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu had the best chance to form a government,” Rivlin said in a speech alongside the prime minister.

JERUSALEM POST Rivlin gives Netanyahu mandate to form government by Gil Hoffman September 26, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given the chance to form a government for the sixth time on Wednesday, after succeeding in his five terms … Continue reading

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If Gantz “becomes prime minister, American Jews will have some cause to celebrate”

NEW YORK TIMES Benny Gantz Can’t Heal the Rift Between U.S. Jews and Israel by Daniel Gordis September 23, 2019 …But contrary to conventional wisdom, I believe that any new Israeli prime minister might ultimately make matters worse between Israel … Continue reading

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“As Israeli frustration mounts about violence coming out of Gaza, the idea of a ground invasion, and once and for all to finish with Hamas aggression, becomes more appealing”

WASHINGTON TIMES Should Israel Invade Gaza? by Daniel Pipes September 23, 2019 …Attitudes toward Gaza are in flux. Efraim Inbar, the strategist who heads the Jerusalem Institute for Security Studies, for years advocated “mowing the grass” as “Israel’s strategy for … Continue reading

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Iran: “Trump must remember a cardinal rule: If we reward aggression, we’ll get more of it”

JNS Submitting to Islamist bullies won’t make America great again by Clifford D. May September 22, 2019 John Bolton’s sudden departure from the White House last week cheered progressives who believe America has no enemies, just friends whose grievances we’ve … Continue reading

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“Nowhere in her book does Bari Weiss indicate she has any problem with the deadening mental conformity of contemporary American liberalism”

MOSAIC In Her New Book on Anti-Semitism, Bari Weiss Bravely States the Obvious September 11, 2019 In How to Fight Anti-Semitism, Bari Weiss points out that anti-Semitism is as much a creature of the left as of the right, and … Continue reading

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