The freestyle conversation, which included jokes from both men, soon turned to free speech and antisemitism, with Netanyahu telling Musk he hopes that he can find a way to roll back antisemitism and other forms of hatred on his social media platform.

Posted on September 15, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Netanyahu talks to Elon Musk about antisemitism on X, AI
AP and ILH Staff
September 18, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a US trip in California to talk to billionaire businessman Elon Musk about antisemitism on his social media platform X – while Musk asked him to address his judicial overhaul in Israel. The two also discussed artificial intelligence in a sparsely attended livestream event Monday. Netanyahu’s high-profile visit to the San Francisco Bay Area comes at a time when Musk is facing accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on his social media platform, while Netanyahu is confronting political opposition at home and abroad. Protesters gathered early Monday outside the Fremont, California, factory where Tesla makes its cars. The official agenda was to consider artificial intelligence, with Netanyahu and the Tesla CEO mostly in agreement on the need to weigh the technology’s benefits against its societal risks. READ MORE

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Trump says the quiet part out loud

Posted on September 15, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Trump slams ‘liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel’
September 18, 2023

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attacked American Jewish voters who supported Joe Biden in the 2020 election, in a Rosh Hashanah greeting posted Monday to his Truth Social media platform. “Just a quick reminder for liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel because you believed false narratives! Let’s hope you learned from your mistake & make better choices moving forward! Happy New Year!” wrote the Republican, who is running for a second consecutive time against Democratic rival Biden for the White House in 2024…A poll on the 2020 election showed that 77% of Jewish voters chose Biden over Trump and a Jewish Electoral Institute survey from June of this year found that 72% of Jewish voters favor Biden for the 2024 race versus 22% supporting Trump. READ MORE

ARUTZ SHEVA Rep. Nadler blasts Trump: Your antisemitism is loud and clear Rep. Jerry Nadler rips Trump over his criticism of liberal Jews in a post on Rosh Hashanah.

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EVENT #StandWithUs Midwest 12th Annual Campus Champions Gala Sunday October 29, 2023

Posted on September 15, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

StandWithUs Midwest invites you to their
12th Annual Campus Champions Gala
Sunday, October 29, 2023 5pm Central Time
Lincolnshire Marriott Resort

Join us for a star-studded evening including Enes Kanter Freedom Turkish NBA star, human rights activist and outspoken Zionist, also honoring Pastor Corey Brooks and Dr. Bharat Barai, for their courageous leadership defending Israel and fighting antisemitism. Meet our students who are the leaders of tomorrow.

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StandWithUs, also known as the Israel Emergency Alliance, is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your gift to StandWithUs is fully tax deductible to the extent provided by law.

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Shana Tova 5784

Posted on September 14, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

ETTINGER REPORT
Rosh Hashanah guide for the perplexed, 2023
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger
September 12, 2023

The evening of September 15, 2023 will launch Jewish New Year of 5784. Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New Year is celebrated on the 6th day of Creation, when the first human-being, Adam, was created. Adam is the Hebrew word for a human-being (אדמ), which is the root of the Hebrew word for “soil” (אדמה) – a metaphor for humility. The Hebrew word for Adam is, also, an acronym of Abraham, David and Moses, who were role model of humility. The Hebrew word Rosh (ראש) means first/head/beginning and Hashanah (השנה) means the year. Rosh (ראש) constitutes the root of the Hebrew word for Genesis (בראשית), which is the first word in the Book of Genesis. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei – “the month of the Strong Ones” (Book of Kings A, 8:2) – when the three Jewish Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) and the Prophet Samuel were born.  READ MORE

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By the end of 2048, Israel’s population is expected to reach 15 million people

Posted on September 14, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST
Israeli population nearing 10 million ahead of Jewish New Year
September 14, 2023

About 9.8 million people are living in Israel, with the population expected to reach 10 million by the end of next year, according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics. By the end of 2048, Israel’s population is expected to reach 15 million people. Of the 9.8 million, 7.2 million (73%) are Jews and about 2.1 million (21%) are Arabs. Another 549,000 were from other sectors. Israel’s population grew by about 194,000 people this past year, marking a 2% growth. READ MORE

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Caroline Glick: The End of the Rule of Law in Israel. And the Oslo Deal at 30 years.

Posted on September 14, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

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“Israel still bleeds from its self-inflicted wound”

Posted on September 13, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

FRONT PAGE MAG
Oslo at 30
Kenneth Levin
September 14, 2023

The formal initiation of the Oslo process on the White House lawn on September 13, 1993, was supposed to herald an era of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. But that hope was based on Israeli delusions. The truth was readily evident. On the evening of the White House ceremony, Yasir Arafat broadcast a speech on Jordanian television assuring Palestinians that they should understand Oslo in terms of the Palestine National Council’s 1974 decision. This was a reference to the so-called “plan of phases,” according to which the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) would acquire whatever territory it could by negotiations, then use that land as a base for pursuing Israel’s annihilation. READ MORE

PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH Itamar Marcus: The Oslo Deception – New Evidence New testimony that Arafat never intended to make peace with Israel, by PA member of Parliament. Arafat planned “the two-state solution as a first stage”. Arafat: “You will see the Jews fleeing from Palestine like mice fleeing from a sinking ship”

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If the United States Supreme Court overturned a law on the grounds that it was not “reasonable” there would be rioting in the streets; in Israel though its business as usual

Posted on September 12, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Supreme Court hearing on ‘reasonableness’ law kicks off
September 12, 2023

Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, convened on Tuesday to consider petitions against the so-called “reasonableness” law, an amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary passed by the Knesset in July. The hearing, three days before the start of the High Holidays, is the first time in the court’s 75-year history that all 15 justices have presided over a case. The amendment, passed on July 24 by all 64 lawmakers in the governing coalition, bars justices from using “reasonableness” as a justification for reversing decisions made by the cabinet, ministers and “other elected officials as set by law.” Following its passing, NGOs immediately filed petitions asking the Supreme Court to strike it down. READ MORE

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Mossad chief vows to target Iran’s ‘highest echelon’ if Israelis, Jews hurt in terror

Posted on September 11, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Ex-Mossad official claims spy agency chief’s threat to Iran actually aimed at US
Emanuel Fabian
September 11, 2023

A former senior Mossad official said Monday that a warning issued by spy agency chief David Barnea to Iran a day earlier was in fact aimed at making it clear to the United States that Israel has the freedom to act, even in the heart of Tehran. Haim Tomer, a former Mossad chief of intelligence and operations, additionally claimed that Barnea’s comments carried the approval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…Barnea on Sunday warned Iran’s leaders that they would pay a direct price, even if they were deep in the Iranian capital, should any Israelis or Jews be harmed in what he said was an ongoing, significantly stepped-up, state-organized Iranian terror effort worldwide. READ MORE

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Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity’ explores the the relationship between the band and Jewish fans

Posted on September 11, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JTA
What’s Jewish about the jam band Phish? Many things, according to a new book
Stephen Silver
September 9, 2023

Those who are Jewish, or Phish fans — or both — have likely noticed at one point: Jews really seem to love Phish. There are many possible reasons for this, starting with the fact that the genre-bending jam band has many ardent fans of all stripes, having sold millions of albums and played to enormous festival crowds for decades. Two of the band members — bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman — are also Jewish, and the group has been known to play Jewish songs such as “Yerushalayim Shel Zahav” and “Avinu Malkeinu” live. But there’s something else — a certain kind of spiritual aspect to Phish fandom that seems to attract the average modern Jewish fan. READ MORE

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