Category Archives: Politics

UC Berkeley: “It is crucial to me that no speaker—Jewish or Muslim or Palestinian or Israeli—be barred from speaking”

JNS Professor ends ‘sleep-in’ protest of Jew-hatred after Berkeley agrees to requests Melissa Langsam Brsunstein March 21, 2024 Ron Hassner, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who has attracted national coverage by sleeping in his office to protest … Continue reading

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Dermer: “Israel will enter Rafah even if entire world turns on us, including the US”

REUTERS Israel determined to take Rafah despite ‘potential breach’ with U.S. Dan Williams March 21, 2024 Israel will take control of Rafah even if it causes a rift with the United States, a senior Israeli official [Ron Dermer] said on … Continue reading

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Glick: “If the government remains politically stable, if the military continues its brilliant fight in Gaza and if U.S. opinion remains supportive, Jerusalem can flip Hamas’s machinations on its head.”

JNS Israel’s strategic game of survival Caroline Glick March 16, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s obscene call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster from power on the Senate floor on Thursday was the latest sign that Hamas’s strategy … Continue reading

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A question for Senator Schumer: “Do you think that calling for the overthrow of the democratically elected leader of Israel will help you and your political party with radically anti-Israel and anti-American Jew hating voters located in certain districts in Michigan, Minnesota and other potential swing states?”

JEWISH PRESS Schumer’s Rabbi Rachel Demands Israelis Dump Netanyahu or Face the Consequences David Israel March 17, 2024 Rachel Timoner, the clergy at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spends Yom Kippur and where … Continue reading

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Qatar prepared to expel Hamas leaders if asked by the US, adding “that no such request has been made since”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Qatar emir proposed expelling Hamas officials in meet with Blinken days after Oct. 7 Jacob Magid March 14, 2024 Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani proposed expeling Hamas’s leaders from Doha during a meeting with US … Continue reading

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“The belief that Israel is built on stolen Arab land has become orthodoxy among the anti-Israel movement. It is dangerous fiction in need of correction”

MORAL CLARITY The Desperate Lies of ‘No Peace on Stolen Land’ Nachum Kaplan March 12, 2024 “No peace on stolen land” is a battle cry at many pro-Palestinian rallies. The stolen land narrative is a powerful lie designed to delegitimize … Continue reading

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124 family members of Israelis murdered on October 7 demand more than a billion shekels from the Palestinian Authority and terrorist organizations in Gaza as reparations and to drain them of resources

YNET Oct. 7 victims’ families sue Palestinian Authority and Hamas: ‘They will pay for their actions Itamar Eichner March 11, 2024 …”The economic war against the terrorists is the only way to defeat them and prevent the next murder; soon … Continue reading

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Highland Park small town politics sees Jeff Hoobler, co-owner of Ravinia Brewing Company, being forced off City Council

CHICAGO TRIBUNE Highland Park councilman announces resignation date due to liquor license dispute; open to staying ‘if the legislation changes’ Chloe Hills March 19, 2024 Highland Park City Councilman Jeff Hoobler submitted his letter of resignation from the council Monday, … Continue reading

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Because Senator Schumer knows what’s best for Israel, not her voters, suggesting Netanyahu should be voted out of office

AXIOS Schumer’s anti-Netanyahu speech stuns Israel Barak Ravid March 14, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) speech calling for a new government in Israel landed like an earthquake Thursday, delivering a huge shock to the already tense U.S.-Israel relationship. In addition … Continue reading

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Mr Biden imagines Palestinians are eager for peace and Israel’s government is at odds with its people

WALL STREET JOURNAL Biden’s Middle East Is a Fantasy World Amit Segal May 13, 2024 When Joe Biden and officials in his administration talk about the Israelis and the Palestinians, they describe two peoples that don’t exist in reality. According … Continue reading

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