“In the critical social justice paradigm, Jews, who have never been seen as white by those for whom being white is a moral good, are now seen as white by those for whom whiteness is an unmitigated evil”

Posted on May 9, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

SAPIR
Critical Race Theory and the ‘Hyper-White’ Jew
by Pamela Paresky
Spring 2021

Imagine you’ve just been accepted to college. You open your welcome packet. It contains the bestseller all first-year students are expected to read: Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility. You flip to a random page and read, “Only whites can be racist.” You flip to another page where you read that to deny being racist is itself evidence of “white fragility.” You wonder what you’re supposed to do in order to not have “white fragility.” You dutifully read the book. Your first day arrives. You decorate your room with pictures. Your favorite is the one of you and your extended family in Israel when you were little. Your cousins live in Tel Aviv and you love visiting them. You hang a hamsa above your desk. Your roommate seems nice. READ MORE

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“Former President Trump seized on escalating violence in Israel on Tuesday to lament that President Biden’s foreign policy has contributed to the ongoing unrest”

Posted on May 9, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

THE HILL
Trump knocks Biden for ‘weakness and lack of support for Israel’ as violence intensifies
by Brett Samuels
May 11, 2021

…His comments came as a barrage of rockets were seen over Israel, including near Tel Aviv, following reports that Israeli missile fire caused the collapse of a 12-story building in the Gaza Strip. “Under Biden, the world is getting more violent and more unstable because Biden’s weakness and lack of support for Israel is leading to new attacks on our allies,” Trump said. “America must always stand with Israel and make clear that the Palestinians must end the violence, terror, and rocket attacks, and make clear that the U.S. will always strongly support Israel’s right to defend itself.” READ MORE

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“Hostile and polarised, today’s America reminds me of my Somalian clan”

Posted on May 9, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

UNHERD
Tribalism has come to the West
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
May 10, 2010

…The beautiful story of America, the reason so many people around the world still yearn to come here, is to a large extent founded on our rejection of tribalism and our establishment of civic, neutral institutions, based on the fundamental principle of equality before the law. These institutions are imperfect, of course, but they are far superior to the tribalism that rules other parts of the world. Our overcoming of such a natural urge is an accomplishment. As “woke” politics strengthens its grasp on our institutions — extending beyond the educational system into the media and now many corporations — that accomplishment is being eroded. READ MORE

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EMERGENCY EVENT StandWithUs Midwest Pro-Israel Interfaith Vigil in Northbrook Thursday May 13

Posted on May 9, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

StandWithUs Midwest sponsors a
Pro-Israel Interfaith Vigil for the victims of Hamas Terror
Thursday May 13
6:30 pm

Northbrook Community Synagogue
2548 Jasper Court
Northbrook, IL

For questions regarding this event, email assafg@standwithus.org

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“Tensions have risen throughout Israel during Ramadan over the potential eviction of Palestinians from homes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood”

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Dozens injured as Palestinians riot in Jerusalem, al-Aqsa
by Staff and Tzvi Joffre
May 9, 2021

Over 100 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem on Saturday night and Sunday morning, amid violent riots throughout Jerusalem and the West Bank fueled by tensions surrounding planned evictions in east Jerusalem. Over 90,000 worshippers visited the al-Aqsa mosque on Saturday night to mark Laylat al-Qadr, which commemorates the night on which the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. On Sunday morning, clashes broke out on the Temple Mount between Palestinians and Israeli forces, with the doors of at least one of the gates to the compound being closed amid the clashes. At least 10 people were injured amid the clashes on the Temple Mount on Sunday morning. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL Police on high alert after Palestinian riots in Jerusalem, Gaza rocket fire Security bolstered in capital ahead of 54th anniversary of unification of the city, which is expected to draw tens of thousands to Old City on Sunday night and Monday

JERUSALEM POST IDF strikes Gaza after rocket launched at Israel amid Jerusalem unrest A number of rioters were injured along the Gaza border as IDF soldiers responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.

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Calls for #LizCheney to be removed from No. 3 leadership position began early this year, culminating in a failed attempt to remove her through a secret ballot vote in February”

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Jewish Republicans divided over fate of Cheney in battle with Trump loyalists
by Dmitriy Shapiro
May 7, 2021

As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives prepare to decide whether or not to vote next week on removing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from the House GOP conference chair position, support for the legislator among Jewish Republicans remains high from years of being a close ally on Jewish issues in Congress and during the Bush administration. Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, said in a phone call with JNS on Thursday that RJC has supported Cheney and her father, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, for decades, and that is unlikely to change despite the current infighting within the House Republican caucus. READ MORE

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Endorsed by both Bill Maher and Ben Shapiro, the book “seeks to stop left-leaning people from being used by voices who want to dismantle the most misunderstood country on Earth”

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israeli actress Noa Tishby’s ‘Simple Guide’ to Israel shakes up US progressives
by Robert Sarner
May 6, 2021

Shortly after being interviewed recently on popular American TV talk show “The View,” Noa Tishby received a text message from a friend. The message had her seething later that morning during a Zoom interview with The Times of Israel. In her on-air chat with co-host Meghan McCain, the Israeli-American actor and producer discussed her new book, “Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth.” Tishby said that given it’s been endorsed by both liberal political commentator Bill Maher and conservative counterpart Ben Shapiro, the book is balanced. She also said anti-Zionism is a politically correct version of antisemitism. READ MORE

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“He’s served as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, launched a successful venture capital firm, and co-founded the Ramon Foundation – meet Eytan Stibbe, Israel’s humble hero”

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

CTECH
Israel’s next pioneer: meet the country’s new astronaut
by Yafit Ovadia
May 7, 2021

If given the opportunity, Israel’s next astronaut would probably abstain from calling himself a hero, but in February 2022 upon his take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida with three other astronauts, he will make history for an entire tiny yet powerful nation. Eytan Stibbe (62) is slated to be the State of Israel’s next astronaut and has an impressive career path behind him. Ahead of his announcement of the 44 Israeli experiments which he will take with him to the International Space Station that was unveiled on Wednesday, he spoke to the media for the first time after months of quiet and shared his thoughts about space exploration, science, and his upcoming mission. READ MORE

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Media reporting on hate crimes against Jews: “One major media outlet, however, stood out as an exception, even though it is New York-based”

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER
The News Unfit to Print in The New York Times
by Ricki Hollander
May 7, 2021

The case of Jordan Burnette and his repeated attacks on synagogues in New York’s Bronx borough comes at a period when hate crimes against Jews in New York are at alarmingly high levels. Over a period of several nights in late April, the 29-year-old Burnette went on a vandalism spree, smashing windows, trashing prayer books, and inflicting considerable property damage in Jewish institutes in the Riverdale neighborhood, and causing apprehension and fear in the Jewish community. After an intensive search by the New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Unit, which released surveillance footage of the perpetrator attacking a synagogue, Burnette was arrested. Under the state’s new bail laws, however, he was subsequently released under supervision…READ MORE

FEDERALIST New York’s ‘Bail Reform’ Disaster Shows Democrats Don’t Care About Racism Against Jews ‘Bail reform’ doesn’t just endanger New Yorkers, it exposes how the left views antisemitic hate crimes as less important than woke politics.

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“Groups targeting the only legislation that guarantees Jews a safe haven want to render them once again vulnerable and at the mercy of their host countries”

Posted on May 6, 2021 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Why Human Rights Watch is attacking Israel’s Law of Return
by Karen Bekker
May 4, 2021

If you’re Jewish and live in the Diaspora, chances are there’s been some event in the news or in politics that at some point has made you say to yourself, “Well, if things really go south here, I can always go to Israel.” I’m sure many American Jews had those thoughts after the murders in Pittsburgh, Poway, Jersey City and Monsey. In the United States in 2019, the most recent year for which FBI data is available, there were 953 hate crimes committed against Jews, or more than 60 percent of religiously based hate crimes. Many French Jews are probably having such thoughts now, since France’s highest court has ruled, functionally, that there is no criminal responsibility for killing a Jew if the killer was high on marijuana. READ MORE

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