Category Archives: Politics

“Nine judges on Israel’s High Court have ruled that the government must begin conscripting haredi men”

JTA In landmark ruling, Israel’s top court rules that haredi Orthodox Jews must serve in the army Philissa Cramer June 25, 2024 Israel must draft haredi Orthodox Jews into its army, the country’s Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged | Leave a comment

A paper circulating in Israeli government offices calls for the total defeat of Hamas, initial Israeli control of the territory and an overhaul of the Palestinian education system — along with a path for Gazan self-rule

JEWISH INSIDER The day-after plan for Gaza on Israeli leaders’ desks Lahav Harkov June 26, 2024 With continuing pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to present a postwar plan for Gaza, a document has been circulating around the upper … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

LA: I went to synagogue with my kids to learn a bit about real estate in Israel. Instead, we witnessed a street battle.

FREE PRESS The Pogrom on Pico Boulevard Noah Pollak June 25, 2024 On Sunday, a synagogue in the largest Jewish neighborhood in Los Angeles hosted a small, privately advertised event for those interested in purchasing homes or second homes in … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“One Squad member down, eight to go…Bowman was always an out-of-touch radical, but Oct. 7 exposed him as a bitter antisemite”

NEW YORK POST Hopefully Jamaal Bowman’s defeat is the first against the radical left ‘Squad’ Editorial Board June 25, 2024 …Vulgar junior fire marshal Jamaal Bowman lost his Democratic primary to George Latimer Tuesday night, bringing to an end one … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Hamas and their jihadi allies, including Hezbollah and Iran, don’t have professional armies, are weak and cowardly and haven’t won a single battle”

NAOMI RAGEN Gaza War Diary June 25, 2024 …And now, all the brilliant pundits are asking: Can Israel win this war? Excuse me? In case you haven’t noticed, we have taken over Gaza. It is rubble. Have the rockets stopped? … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“The antisemitism of the Palestinian cause is not a bug; it’s a feature of the new politics in America”

MELANIE PHILLIPS BLOG Is anti-Zionism antisemitism? June 19, 2024 Two days ago, a gripping debate took place in Toronto.  The latest in the Munk Debates on major policy issues run by a Canadian charitable foundation, Monday evening’s event advanced the … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged | Leave a comment

#BringThemHome #ReleaseTheHostages Images – extracted from a Hamas video found by Israel – are being released for the first time tonight by the families of the three hostages

i24NEWS Hostage families publish video of Hamas kidnapping Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Or Levy and Eliya Cohen June 24, 2024 On Monday evening, the Hostage Families Forum Headquarters released new footage documenting the kidnapping of Eliya Cohen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and Or Levy … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The act of misogyny is a grotesque means for men to remind women of their physical power. It’s also an act of dehumanization, like it was on Oct. 7

JNS A rape in Paris Ben Cohen June 21, 2024 Antisemitic violence is horrifying wherever it takes place, but in France, as we’ve learned time and again over the last two decades, a disturbing intimacy defines many of the worst … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Downplaying the Lebanese terrorist group puts Israel in peril”

THE DISPATCH The Hezbollah Time Bomb Is Ticking David Daoud and Jonathan Schanzer June 20, 2024 Let’s not mince words: The Middle East is on the precipice of the most destructive war of the region’s modern history. This war did … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“Hamas battalions in Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis were told not to participate in fighting”

JNS Hamas to preserve two battalions for use after war, according to report June 18, 2024 Hamas is attempting to counter Israel’s war goal of wiping it out as a military and governing force in Gaza by instructing two battalions … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment