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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”
- Bill Maher spends nearly 10 minutes discussing recent conflict, takes aim at celebrities such as Bella Hadid: ‘You can’t learn history from Instagram’
- ‘A Sheer Inferno of Unbearable Torture’: Saudi Blogger in Danger of 950 Lashes After Sentence Upheld
- "Gulf Arab state voices support for Israel, following Iranian attack and Israeli retaliation. 'Israel has right to defend itself.'
- French Judge: If you smoke pot before killing a Jew, you're not criminally liable
- "According to the survey by US-based Zogby Analytics, 59% of Jordanians and Saudis, along with 58% of Egyptians and 56% of the residents of the UAE support normalization with Israel, while 61% of Palestinians oppose it"
- "The role of Turkey and Qatar — two leading Hamas sponsors — in postwar Gaza has added to the sense of anxiety about the sustainability of the deal for Israelis"
- The New World Disorder
Category Archives: Politics
“Don’t delude yourself thinking your quarrels are a battle over Israel’s existence. There are genuine threats to Israel, and they’ve nothing to do with who prays where or when”
JNS A different take on the Western Wall controversy by Stephen M. Flatow June 28, 2017 The headlines of the Jewish press this week were filled with stories about angry American Jews arriving in Israel and denouncing the Israeli government’s … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Jerusalem, Kotel, Western Wall
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Your tax dollars at work: Capitol Hill event speakers weren’t “critics of Israel, but rather opponents of its existence” [VIDEO]
FORWARD We Were 100% Right To Highlight Anti-Israel Hate — Whatever Peter Beinart Says by Josh Block June 27, 2017 In his June 21 column, Peter Beinart accused The Israel Project of wanting to suppress the video of an anti-Israel … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Josh Block, Peter Beinart, The Israel Project
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Matti Friedman skewers these self-important and oh-so-courageous social justice novelists
WASHINGTON POST What happens when famous novelists ‘confront the Occupation’ in the West Bank by Matti Friedman June 23, 2017 …What it’s really about is the writers. Most of the essays aren’t journalism but a kind of selfie in which … Continue reading
“It is time to move past affirmative action to confront the real issue: economic inequality”
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE Moving On to Address Economic Inequality by Pastor Corey B. Brooks June 26, 2017 …No doubt, there is an ugly historical legacy of American slavery, and of its progeny, Jim Crow. But society as a whole is … Continue reading
An #Illinois default: “It’s a safe bet that everyone will share in the pain—taxpayers, bondholders, and public pensioners alike”
WEEKLY STANDARD Will Illinois Need a Federal Bailout? by Ike Brannon June 27, 2017 …If the federal government were to intervene in an Illinois budget crisis, it’s likely that its bondholders will take a hit, but it is also likely … Continue reading
BDSFail Radiohead stands up to BDS; “ZOA calls on concert facilities not to give a platform to anti-Israel activist Roger Waters”
JERUSALEM POST Radiohead withstands pro-Palestinian jeers at Glastonbury Festival by Ariane Mandell June 24, 2017 Rock legends Radiohead were harassed by pro-Palestinian hecklers during their set at Glastonbury Music festival on Saturday, photos from the Facebook group “Radiohead fans for … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Radiohead, Roger Waters
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“Trump team obsessing over Thucydides, the ancient historian who wrote a seminal tract on war”
POLITICO Why the White House Is Reading Greek History by Michael Crowley June 21, 2017 The Trump White House isn’t known as a hot spot for Ivy League intellectuals. But last month, a Harvard academic slipped into the White House … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Athens, Donald Trump, Graham Allison, H.R. McMaster, James Mattis, Peloponnesian War, Sparta, Thucydides
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“For years, the Israeli government has been urging these and other European governments to stop funding Palestinian hate groups to no avail. What explains their abrupt change of heart? In two words: Donald Trump”
JERUSALEM POST Israel, American Jewry and Trump’s GOP by Caroline B. Glick June 23, 2017 Earlier this month Norway, Denmark and Switzerland did something surprising. Norway announced that it was demanding the return of its money from the Palestinian Human … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions
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Dershowitz suggested schools expel students who shut down speakers they don’t like. Wisconsin agrees [VIDEO]
DAILY WIRE In Wake Of UW Protest Of Shapiro, Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill To Suspend Or Expel Students Disrupting Speeches by Hank Berrien June 22, 2017 On Wednesday night, spurred by the incident in November 2016 when Daily Wire Editor-In-Chief … Continue reading
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“The Israelis were so outnumbered that I couldn’t help but question the narrative that Israel was Goliath and the Palestinians were David”
HONEST REPORTING How Reporting From Israel Changed My Worldview Forever by Hunter Stuart June 22, 2017 …[Upon my arrival in Israel] it was immediately obvious to me that most of these organizations wanted news that would highlight the suffering of … Continue reading
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