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Indyk Bashes Israel, Obama on Yom Kippur

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Alana Goodman and Adam Kredo October 7, 2014 The U.S.-Israel alliance “is crumbling” due to waning support for Israel among Democrats and “total disrespect” for the Obama administration among segments of the Israeli government, according to … Continue reading

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Obama, NYT to Israel : We support Judenrein neighborhoods

I thought we all looked forward to a world where “[people] will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”. For President Obama and his administration to say that there should be Jew-free … Continue reading

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International banking giant refuses to cut off Israel, despite boycott calls

HAARETZ by Barak Ravid October 6, 2014 SWIFT rejects pressures to disconnect Israeli banks from its networks The SWIFT international banking network on Monday published a special announcement in which it rejected calls by pro-Palestinian organizations to disconnect Israeli banks … Continue reading

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China Using Hong Kong’s Uprising for Its Own Crises?

GATESTONE by Francesco Sisci October 7, 2014 In the past few days, the situation in Hong Kong has created a new and unpredictable challenge to the overall stability of China. The two relatively fast and easy ways out of the … Continue reading

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Lancet editor apologises for Gaza article by scientists who promoted Ku Klux Klan [VIDEO]

TELEGRAPH by Inna Lazareva October 3, 2014 The editor of The Lancet has expressed his “deep regret” to Israeli doctors after his journal published a controversial letter in the wake of the Gaza war co-authored by two scientists who had … Continue reading

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#JSIL Hashtag Compares Israel to #ISIS

BREITBART by Breitbart London October 3, 2014 In an attempt to pull the focus of international attention from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria back to their bête noire, anti-Israel campaigners have attempted a rebrand, and have floated the … Continue reading

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Lessons from Birzeit’s Expulsion of Haaretz’s Amira Hass

COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon October 1, 2014 If the world hasn’t yet grasped that Palestinians aren’t interested in peace, it’s certainly not because Palestinians haven’t been working hard to make it clear. Mahmoud Abbas’s “genocide” speech at the UN last … Continue reading

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Obama’s Éminence Grise

NATIONAL REVIEW by John Fund October 3, 2014 As the Obama administration crashes and burns, insiders begin to blame Valerie Jarrett. Are significant chunks of the mainstream media in despair over Barack Obama? This past week, Obama used 60 Minutes … Continue reading

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Forgive Me for Voting for Our Current President

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS by Lisa Surany-Cyrulnik October 2, 2014 It is the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a time for the Jewish people to repent for their sins and ask others for forgiveness for any wrongdoing. … Continue reading

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The Israel Sermon Rabbis Should Dare to Deliver

HUFFINGTON POST by Gil Troy October 2, 2014 The New York Times on September 22, claims that rabbis have a hard time speaking to their congregants about Israel these days. Really? Is it that difficult to talk about Israel in … Continue reading

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