Dermer on Netanyahu: “He’s simply an Israeli patriot, but detractors called him an enemy of peace, even a Republican”

Posted on June 13, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Demonization of Benjamin Netanyahu
by Ron Dermer
June 11, 2021

Opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, have worked for more than a quarter-century to tarnish his image in the U.S. and around the world. In 1996, when Israelis first elected him to put a brake on a dangerous Oslo process, Mr. Netanyahu was depicted as an enemy of peace. For three years, his opponents insisted that if only Israel were rid of Mr. Netanyahu, it could make peace with Yasser Arafat. They were wrong. Ehud Barak defeated Mr. Netanyahu in 1999 and offered Arafat sweeping concessions at Camp David a year later. Instead of peace, Israel got scores of suicide bombings and the worst wave of Palestinian terrorism in its history—the so-called second intifada in which more than 1,000 Israelis were murdered. READ MORE

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“Lapid railed at the dysfunction of the Netanyahu-Gantz government. Yet he and Bennett have set up one just as big and wasteful. What’s needed, paradoxically, is a bigger Knesset”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Why the champions of change are forming one of Israel’s most bloated governments
by Haviv Rettig Gur
June 12, 2021

…The sheer size and bloat of the new unity government — 28 cabinet ministers and six deputy ministers — will make it the third-largest in Israel’s history. That’s third out of 36, second only to the outgoing government (35 cabinet ministers) and Netanyahu’s 2009-2013 government (30 ministers). “I have failed there,” [Yair] Lapid said bluntly at the Monday meeting. “I can’t defend it. I wanted a small government with a small number of ministers. This is not a good thing.”…The internet, as they say, never forgets. Footage of Lapid railing against [Netanyahu] government bloat and overlarge cabinet tables was dragged out in recent weeks to embarrass him. READ MORE

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“While the 12 signees did the right thing, the fact that the other 13 Jewish Democrats—a majority of the caucus—refused to do so is an equally clear indication that even among Jews, support for Israel among Democrats is on the decline”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Omar forces a difficult choice for Jewish Democrats
by Jonathan Tobin
June 10, 2021

After a surge in violent anti-Semitism inspired in no small part by vicious attacks on Israel by members of their party’s left-wing, some Jewish Democrats have had enough. After Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) compared the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban, the 25 Jewish members of the House of Representatives who are Democrats (two others are Republicans), met informally. Their discussion focused on whether it was time to rebuke Omar by name for her latest effort at demonizing the Jewish state, as well as besmirching the United States. READ MORE

FRONT PAGE Rep. Omar Accuses Jewish Critics of Her Antisemitism of “Islamophobia” I’m not Antisemitic. You’re Islamophobic. Rep. Ilhan Omar has one trick for responding to criticism about anything from her bigotry, her dubious financial ethics, or her odd familial situation. It doesn’t matter what it is, it’s Islamophobia. Or in modern intersectional parlance, “Islamophobic tropes”.

DAILY WIRE Only 12 Democrats Condemn Ilhan Omar For Comparing U.S., Israel To Terrorists House Democrats released a statement on Wednesday night condemning Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-NY) for comparing the United States and Israel to an Islamic terrorist organization. Only 12 Democrats condemned Omar, which is less than 6% of the total number of Democrats in the House of Representatives.

THE HILL Ocasio-Cortez rips Democratic critics of Omar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) ripped into members of her own party on Thursday over criticism they have leveled against her ally and fellow progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Ocasio-Cortez said she was sick and tired of the criticism, argued Omar’s words had been intentionally mischaracterized..

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Days after stepping down, Yossi Cohen gives specific details of Mossad actions against Tehran nuke program

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
In stunning, revelatory interview, ex-Mossad chief warns Iran, defends Netanyahu
by Staff
June 11, 2021

….Cohen intimated that his agency blew up Iran’s underground centrifuge facility at Natanz, gave a precise description of the 2018 operation in which the Mossad stole Iran’s nuclear archive from safes in a Tehran warehouse, confirmed that Iran’s assassinated top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had been in Mossad’s sights for years, and said the regime needs to understand that Israel means what it says when it vows to prevent Iran attaining nuclear weapons. READ MORE

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BLM cofounder who called for Israel’s destruction to be UCLA keynote speaker

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH JOURNAL
UCLA Confirms BLM Co-founder Who Called to End “Project That’s Called Israel” Will Be Commencement Speaker
by Aaron Bandler
June 10, 2021

The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs confirmed to the Journal that Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors will be giving a pre-recorded speech as the keynote speaker to the school’s June 11 graduation ceremony.  Cullors, who recently resigned from the Black Lives Matter Global Foundation, said during a 2015 panel, “Palestine is our generation’s South Africa. If we don’t step up boldly and courageously to end the imperialist project that’s called Israel, we’re doomed.” She also encouraged people to look into the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and to show support for Rasmea Odeh, who was convicted of two 1969 bombings in Jerusalem…READ MORE

HARVARD CRIMSON 800 Harvard Affiliates Sign Letter Rebuking ‘Anti-Israel Sentiment’ on Campus More than 800 University affiliates signed a Harvard Israel Initiative letter supporting “the right of the Jewish people to self-determination” and Israel’s “right to self-defense” against rocket attacks by the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip. The letter denounces the recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the United States, which followed the conflict between Israel and Palestine escalating in May to its worst violence since 2014. 

CLICK HERE If you have a Harvard connection and want to sign the soon to be published petition “Harvard Stands with Israel and Against Antisemitism”

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“Established in 1929 in the city’s central business district, the Chicago Loop Synagogue has primarily served office workers for much of its history”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

THE ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER
With commuter congregation waning, the Chicago Loop Synagogue faces an uncertain future
by Aaron Smithson
June 8, 2021

…According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the Chicago Loop Synagogue’s membership has shrunk markedly in the last thirty years, a trend that began long before the onset of COVID-19 shutdowns. Its congregation, now just over 400 strong, has only about 30-to-40 members who live in the vicinity and attend Saturday services. With such small numbers, the relatively affordable dues of $180 or less per year do not generate enough revenue to maintain current operations. Lee Zoldan, the president of the congregation, estimated that the institution’s cash assets can only keep it afloat for another 18 months. READ MORE

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“The incidents in Iran lead to questions about whether Israel has overseen a wide-ranging campaign of attacks and sabotage against Iran”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

NEWSWEEK
Is Iran Suffering From ‘Simple Sabotage?’
by Seth J. Frantzman
June 8, 2021

Iran has suffered a series of mysterious explosions and fires over the past year. While some of them have targeted sensitive sites, such as the Natanz nuclear facility, many other incidents appear more accidental. Nevertheless, they have done significant damage to Iranian infrastructure. In early June, the Iranian navy’s largest ship sunk after a fire on board. An oil refinery had a tank that ruptured and exploded in Tehran, and a steel factory also reportedly suffered a fire on June 5. Many of the explosions and fires have been reported with heightened interest due to Israel-Iran tensions. READ MORE

REUTERS ‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Saturday as the European Union said negotiations were “intense” and Germany called for rapid progress. The sixth round of talks began as usual with a meeting of remaining parties to the deal – Iran, Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the European Union – in the basement of a luxury hotel.

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Scientific American article writers “are mostly young, Palestinian BDS activists who are clearly far more passionately involved in anti-Israel incitement than in promoting good healthcare and medicine”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

CAMERA BLOG
Scientific American Breaks 176-Year Legacy to Shill for Terrorists and Promote BDS
by Ricki Hollander
June 4, 2021

…On June 2, 2021, the newspaper published an “analysis article” that is being circulated as a petition by anti-Israel BDS activists on social media. Although the popular science magazine presented it as “an opinion and analysis article,” it is actually a pastiche of clichéd, anti-Israel libels and pro-terrorist propaganda devoid of truth that urges adherence to the antisemitic BDS campaign. The brazenness of its demands is shocking! The authors introduce themselves as “health care workers and faculty from around the world who stand with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom and liberation.” READ MORE

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Projection 101: America and Israel are being accused of imperialism and colonialism by medieval Islamic imperialists and colonialists

Posted on June 10, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

FRONT PAGE MAG
Why Pro-Israel Hasbara Fails
by Daniel Greenfield
June 10, 2021

…The typical campaign shows that Israel is diverse, a country with a tech industry and beaches, gay pride parades and soldiers in bikinis, minority doctors and coffee shops. And when it fails, as it always does, no one behind it seems to understand why. The ‘why’ is almost too obvious. American progressives already live in a diverse country with a tech industry, beaches, gay pride parades, and coffee shops. And they support the Islamic terrorists who are trying to destroy it. Why should they be expected to hate Israel any less than they hate America? READ MORE

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“The easiest way to figure out which side is telling the truth would be to read the coalition agreements signed by the parties set to join the Lapid-Bennett government”

Posted on June 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM ( by agreement with JNS)
What sort of government are Lapid and Bennett forming?
by Caroline Glick
June 6, 2021

The storm of controversy now engulfing Israel revolves around one question. What sort of government do Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett intend to swear in? According to Lapid, Bennett and their media chorus, Israel is about to get a “unity government.” Once it is formed, all will be sweetness and light. The political fights that have afflicted us will fade away as the nation undergoes a collective therapy session. The other side – the political Right – insists that the two men are forming a leftist government that is willing to sacrifice Zionism to achieve their highest goal: ousting Benjamin Netanyahu from the Prime Minister’s Office. READ MORE

JNS Morton Klein: Coalition deal with anti-Zionist Ra’am Islamist Party is extremely dangerous The Israeli prime minister’s ability to deal with terrorism, another Hamas or Hezbollah war, building in Judea and Samaria, and other critical issues will be sharply curtailed because Ra’am can threaten to bring down the government.

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