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- “Long before the 20th century, ancient Jewish texts recognized what much of the modern West still refuses to accept: Not every enemy can be reasoned with”
- Iranian officials boast about nuclear program, declining Western leverage
- Princeton grad and US Marine MikeGallagher wins GOP primary for Wisconsin's 8th District [VIDEO]
- CEO of Chicago's Jewish federation, Steve Nasatir, stepping down after nearly four decades
- A former Brigadier General of the IDF: “The claim that Israel's adversaries are deterred is utterly unconvincing”
- Politico establishes a red line on Israel
- Iran's Great Cultural Advantage
- "If you want to know why Trump won, just look at the response to his winning"
Category Archives: Politics
“If elected #Illinois governor in November, #JBPritzker will wear his sash and carry silver trays of sliced apples to Boss Madigan and wait to be told when to propose his whopping tax increase”
CHICAGO TRIBUNE Come back to Rauner? Or let ‘Toilets’ Pritzker wear a sash while Boss Madigan rules Illinois? by John Kass October 19, 2018 The November elections in Illinois aren’t about some Democratic revenge fantasy, punishing President Donald Trump for … Continue reading
#Jonathan Greenblatt #ADL’s “new executive director is betraying the organization’s purpose”
COMMENTARY The Shame of the Anti-Defamation League by Seth Mandel October 2018 …Like every organization, the ADL had its blind spots, but it never had an obstructed view of its own raison d’être—until the summer of 2015. That was when … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged ADL, Anti-Defamation League, Brett Kavanaugh, Jonathan Greenblatt, Keith Ellison
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#Palestinians on US mission change: “The US administration has fully endorsed the Israeli narrative, including on Jerusalem, Refugees and Settlements”
TIMES OF ISRAEL In blow to Palestinians, US places Jerusalem consulate under embassy by Alexander Fulbright October 18, 2018 The State Department announced Thursday that it would bring its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians under the auspices of the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Mike Pompeo, Palestinians, US State Department
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“The recent outbursts on our streets have their root in the idea that only one opinion is the correct one and all others must be shut down”
NEW YORK POST Rage when you disagree: How ‘safe spaces’ led to today’s political mobs by Karol Markowicz October 14, 2018 …After the 2016 election, we heard lots of admissions that many of us reside in political bubbles where we … Continue reading
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“At least two rabbis affiliated with J Street have been suspended for sexual misconduct and a third has been expelled by the Central Conference of American Rabbis”
DAILY WIRE J Street’s #MeToo Problem by Sloan Rachmuth October 16, 2018 …Belying its pro-Israel pretense yet again, J Street already has a credibility issue; but now it has a serious #MeToo problem. “Clergy play a critical role in our movement,” … Continue reading
“Authorities investigate West Bank death of Aisha al-Rawbi, 47, after her husband claimed Jewish settlers pelted their car with rocks”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Israel probes allegation settlers killed Palestinian woman in West Bank by Daniel Siryoti, Itsik Saban, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff October 14, 2018 Israeli police and Shin Bet security agents were investigating the … Continue reading
“American Jews and their leaders, except for the Orthodox, have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity”
JNS The devastating impact of American non-Jewish Jews Isi Leibler October 11, 2018 There is no disputing that, except for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews, American Jews and their leaders have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity…Many express their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Democrats, Isi Leibler, Tikkun Olam
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#IllinoisExodus “The typical family in Illinois making just over $79,000 would pay an additional $2,500 to $3,500 in income taxes in order to finance Pritzker’s spending promises”
ILLINOIS POLICY Pritzker price tag: Candidate’s spending promises require doubling state income tax by Adam Schuster October 10, 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has promised a number of new spending programs as well as closing Illinois’ current structural deficit. … Continue reading
Federation member points out what many of us already know: Declining Democrat support for Israel is hardly a recent phenomenon
ABU YEHUDA BLOG The war for the political soul of American Jewry by Robert Vincent October 10, 2018 I serve in a volunteer capacity on my local Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council in a Midwestern city, primarily in a … Continue reading
Leslie Cockburn, J Street-endorsed candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 5th district, has extreme views on Israel
CAMERA BLOG Anti-Zionist Conspiracy Theories Seek the Mainstream by Ricki Hollander October 8, 2018 Anti-Zionist conspiracy theory literature is now once again in the news. A two-decade-old film and book by a husband-wife journalist team, Leslie and Andrew Cockburn, portrays … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Andrew Cockburn, anti-Zionism, antisemitism, J Street, Leslie Cockburn, Virginia
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