“Jewish pride has replaced the humiliated Jew of history, but where Israelis are entrenched in the trappings of Jewish identity, American Jews must choose”

Posted on June 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
American Jews, how ‘Jewish’ are you?
by Yedidia Z. Stern
June 6, 2021

…What attributes make one Jewish in the eyes of American Jews? Along with the memory of the Holocaust (76%) and caring about the State of Israel (45%), Judaism in the US is identified with leading a moral life (72%) and being committed to social justice and equality (59%). This is the Judaism that resonates with the morality of the prophets — at its center is a commitment to human rights, and there is a lesson in this for Israelis. Still, one cannot help but be amazed that humor is considered by our American brethren to be much more of a Jewish identifier (34%) than the observance of Jewish law (15%). READ MORE

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One Democratic congressman calls out Democrat anti-Israel voices.

Posted on June 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JTA
Jewish Democratic lawmakers consider condemning Ilhan Omar for likening Hamas to Israel and US
by Ron Kampeas
June 9, 2021

Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives met Wednesday to discuss antisemitism. The 25 members of the unofficial caucus ended up fulminating about a fellow Democrat, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for appearing to liken Hamas and the Taliban to Israel and the United States…There appeared to be unanimous frustration with Omar’s comment, but not about how to address it. Among those pressing to condemn Omar by name were Brad Schneider of Illinois, Brad Sherman of California and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a leading progressive, appeared to be hesitant, but did not outright oppose a statement, the sources said. READ MORE

JNS Combating anti-Semitism in Congress In a district that has one of the highest concentrations of Jews in Illinois, Congressman Schneider (IL-10)—who is Jewish—unsurprisingly attracted the majority of the Jewish vote. As a Jewish constituent, I have been waiting patiently for him to speak up and out against the rabid and unending stream of anti-Semitic attacks vented by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

JTA Rep. Ted Deutch blames Democratic colleagues who oppose Israel for spike in antisemitism Rep. Ted Deutch, a Jewish Democratic congressman from Florida, blamed anti-Israel congresspeople in his own party for the recent spike in antisemitism.

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Politicians are quick to shout “systemic racism,” though Black elected officials hold top positions of power in Chicago and Cook County

Posted on June 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
That thin line between order and chaos in Chicago and other towns
by John Kass
June 5, 2021

There is a thin line in big cities like Chicago, New York, Detroit and Los Angeles and small towns too. In just about every place you can think of where human beings choose to live together, there is that line. They think hard about it and make their decisions accordingly. You won’t find it on a map. There is no committee to bend it or redraw it to satisfy some politician’s ambitions. Yet all who live on its borders know its critical importance. It is delicate, thin, tenuous: It is the line between order and chaos. READ MORE

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EVENT Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin

Posted on June 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

StandWithUs presents
Zionist Movie Club Discussion
Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin
June 15, 2021
9 AM PT / 10 AM MT / 11 AM CT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM UK / 7 PM Israel

The film costs $10 and is available June 12 at 8:15PM CDT. Once you begin, you will have 72 hours to finish watching Join us for a discussion with Jonathan Gruber, Writer/Director of Upheaval, and Professor Elie Rekhes, Crown Visiting Professor in Israel Studies, Northwestern University Register for the discussion HERE

Watch the Trailer HERE    Watch the film HERE

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PM-designate Bennett defends deal with Lapid: ‘My core vow was to get Israel out of the chaos’; retracts charge that Ra’am’s Abbas is ‘terror supporter,’ calls him honest, brave

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Bennett: ‘I told my kids their father will be the most hated person in Israel’
by Raoul Wootliff
June 4, 2021

In his first interview since signing an agreement that would see him lead a government to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yamina chair Naftali Bennett on Thursday defended his decision to form a power-sharing coalition with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, saying he did it “for the sake of the country” Speaking with Channel 12 news, prime minister-designate Bennett pushed back on criticism from some on the right that he broke his promise not to join a government in which Lapid would serve as prime minister. In the new coalition, Bennett is set to become prime minister for the first two years, followed by Lapid for the latter two. READ MORE

JERUSALEM POST Bennett under attack by Evangelical leader for helping oust Netanyahu Israel’s pending power change has split the US Evangelical Christian community, with one of its top leaders launching a scathing attack on Yamina Party head Naftali Bennett, although others believe that the community’s support goes beyond Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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“In meeting with senior White House officials in Washington, Defense Minister Benny Gantz calls for greater oversite of Iranian nuclear project”

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Gantz tells US officials military option necessary for Iran
by Lilach Shoval
June 4, 2021

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with a series of senior US administration officials at the White House, Thursday, in the first such visit by an Israeli politician since US President Joe Biden took office. Among the officials Gantz met with were National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Gantz was also set to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon. In his meetings with the US officials, Gantz emphasized the need to consolidate a military option vis-à-vis Iran and increase oversight of Iran’s nuclear armament. READ MORE

JERUSALEM POST Gantz demands cancellation of flag march in Jerusalem Gantz held a meeting on Saturday to discuss the the Jerusalem Day flag march which has been rescheduled for Thursday in the Old City. Both Israeli politicians and Hamas have been warning against allowing the Jerusalem Day flag march.

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“Western analysts will go to any absurd lengths to fabricate symmetry between Israel and Hamas, because symmetry is our new goddess of right and wrong”

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
How did Hamas become the darling of the West?
by Judea Pearl
June 3, 2021

In February 2009, I wrote an essay about a symposium at UCLA that marked the beginning of Hamas’s penetration into academic circles. I also described the culture of fear that had overtaken many of my colleagues, who felt it was unsafe to admit to supporting Israel. Twelve years later, in the wake of the most recent conflict between Israel and Gaza and the ensuing antisemitism on our campuses and in our streets, I have revised and updated my original essay, which is just as relevant today as it was when it was first written. READ MORE

Judea Pearl is the father of murdered Wall Street Journal writer Daniel Pearl

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Emails reveal State Dept employees should refer to historic Israel peace deals as ‘normalization agreements’

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

FREE BEACON
State Department Shuns Term ‘Abraham Accords’
by Adam Kredo
June 4, 2021

The Biden State Department discourages employees from referring to the historic peace agreements signed by Israel and its Arab neighbors by its official name, the Abraham Accords, according to one source with direct knowledge of the Biden administration’s internal decision-making process and emails reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The name has also been erased from a wide array of official State Department communications as the new administration presses officials to refer to the Trump-era deals as “normalization agreements.” The Abraham Accords were brokered last year by the outgoing Trump administration and paved the way for Israel to make peace with traditional Arab foes, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and, later, other Muslim nations. READ MORE

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Google noted that the discovery of Bobb’s now-deleted 2007 blog post titled “If I Were a Jew” comes “at a time where we’ve seen an alarming increase in antisemitic attacks”

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Google reassigns diversity chief who wrote Jews have ‘an insatiable appetite for war’
by Will Feuer and Yaron Steinbuch
June 3, 2021

Google is removing its head of diversity strategy from his post — but keeping him in the company — after a 2007 blog post surfaced in which he wrote that Jews have “an insatiable appetite for war and killing,” and an “insensitivity” to people’s suffering. Kamau Bobb, whose bio still reads “Global Lead for Diversity Strategy and Research at Google,” “will no longer be part of our diversity team going forward and will focus on his STEM work,” Google said in a statement. READ MORE

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He then “slammed US support for Israel and claimed that Americans feel a “deep shame” about the actions of the Israeli government“

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER
British Actor Stephen Fry Praises ‘Brilliant’ Essay Calling Israel an Embarrassment to Jews
by Shiryn Ghermezian
June 3, 2021

Jewish British actor and comedian Stephen Fry shared on Thursday what he described as a “brilliant” essay that bashed Israel and described the country as an embarrassment to Jews. “It’s hard for me to think of the State of Israel as anything but a shanda fir di goyim … a Jew that embarrassed the Jews, and thus justified Gentile persecution and hate,” wrote 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Benjamin Moser in an essay published on his Substack newsletter on Tuesday, titled “A trip to Hebron.” Fry posted on Twitter on Thursday a link to the essay and wrote, “This is quite brilliant, as Benjamin Moser so often is. Aside from being a wonderful piece of writing in itself, it has clarified so much for me.” READ MORE

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