Category Archives: Politics

Leibler: “Bodies like AIPAC must begin demonstrating to their Democratic members that their Party is facing a determined campaign from internal elements hostile or indifferent to Israel” [but don’t hold your breath]

ISRAEL HAYOM American Jewish leaders are on the edge of the abyss by Isi Leibler August 2, 2016 …This is unprecedented and may have a disastrous impact on future Jewish political influence, with the Democrats feeling assured of Jewish support … Continue reading

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Black Lives Matter + Jews. #BLM platform holds that societal reforms in America related to Arab-Israeli conflict

TABLET MAG Black Lives Matter’s Jewish Problem Is Also a Black Problem by Chloe Valdery August 4, 2016 On Aug. 1, the Black Lives Matter coalition (BLM) of groups and partners published a platform of objectives and demands ostensibly constructed … Continue reading

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Obama adminstration “accusing Israel of destroying prospects for peace when it is clear to everyone – including Obama’s own negotiators – that the only side unwilling to make peace is the Palestinians”

JERUSALEM POST Obama builds his legacy by Caroline Glick August 5, 2016 Why did the Obama administration decide to escalate its attacks against Israel last week? What was the purpose of the State Department’s shockingly hostile assault last Wednesday following … Continue reading

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EVENT JET’s Great Presidential Debate

JEWISH EDUCATION TEAM presents The Great Presidential Debate Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 7:30pm Northshore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL Democratic position: David Luchins Republican position: Jeff Jacoby Come celebrate JET’s 11th anniversary and hear … Continue reading

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Palestinian child abuse caught on camera [VIDEOS]

THE TOWER Palestinian Urges IDF to Shoot His Son on Camera; Soldier and Boy High-Five Instead by Staff August 1, 2016 A video emerged on Friday showing a Palestinian man urging Israeli soldiers to kill his toddler son so he … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Goldberg: “I think I’m getting ready to leave #Haaretz behind, actually”

THE FORWARD Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg Stirs Storm After Tweeting He Might Stop Reading Haaretz by JTA August 2, 2016 U.S. journalist Jeffrey Goldberg stirred up a media dust storm in Israel after he tweeted that he might give up reading … Continue reading

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“The notion of white skin privilege became an article of faith among progressives, accounting for everything that was racially wrong in America, beginning with its constitutional framework”

FRONT PAGE MAG The Ugly Racism of ‘Whiteness Studie’s Programs by John Perazzo August 1, 2016 When a pair of black separatists recently murdered five police officers in Dallas and three others in Baton Rouge, they were aiming, by their … Continue reading

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US State Department continues to refer to “construction in Jerusalem, Israel’s capital, as settlement construction”

ISRAEL HAYOM The new State Department assault on Israel by Elliott Abrams July 29, 2016 …The State Department’s criticism is politically quite stupid. It continues the Obama administration’s absolute refusal to distinguish between construction in isolated settlements in Judea and … Continue reading

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#HighlandPark’s own Dr Jill Stein the Green Party Candidate for President

THE DAILY WIRE 5 Things You Should Know About Green Party Candidate Jill Stein by Hank Berrien July 29, 2016 …She hates Israel. The classic self-hating Jew, Stein grew up in an affluent Chicago suburb [Highland Park], attended a Reform … Continue reading

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#Palestinian Nationalism: A central truth Israelis have learned the hard way, but one that many American Jews deny even today

YNET Palestinian ‘nationalism’ is all about looking for Zionism’s worst interests by Gilad Sharon July 29, 2016 …Is Palestinian nationalism something real or a fiction designed to try to get rid of us? The question of whether it’s real or … Continue reading

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