Academia’s monolithic belief in systemic racism will further erode American institutions and the principles of our civilization

Posted on August 20, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

CITY JOURNAL
Conformity to a Lie
by Heather Mac Donald
Summer 2020

…What if the racism explanation for ongoing disparities is wrong, however? What if racial economic and incarceration gaps cannot close without addressing personal responsibility and family culture—without a sea change in the attitudes that many inner-city black children bring with them to school regarding studying, paying attention in class, and respecting teachers, for example? What if the breakdown of the family is producing children with too little capacity to control their impulses and defer gratification? With the university now explicitly committed to the racism explanation for all self-defeating choices, there will be little chance of changing course and addressing the behaviors that lie behind many racial disparities. READ MORE

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“A startling investigation into how a cheap, well-known drug became a political football in the midst of a pandemic”

Posted on August 20, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

TABLE MAG
Hydroxychloroquine: A Morality Tale
by Norman Doidge
August 14, 2020

…We live in a culture that has uncritically accepted that every domain of life is political, and that even things we think are not political are so, that all human enterprises are merely power struggles, that even the idea of “truth” is a fantasy, and really a matter of imposing one’s view on others. For a while, some held out hope that science remained an exception to this. That scientists would not bring their personal political biases into their science, and they would not be mobbed if what they said was unwelcome to one faction or another. But the sordid 2020 drama of hydroxychloroquine—which saw scientists routinely attacked for critically evaluating evidence and coming to politically inconvenient conclusions—has, for many, killed those hopes. READ MORE

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“Move comes after the U.N. Security Council rejected an effort by the US to extend a weapons embargo on Iran last Friday”

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

THE HILL
Trump announces ‘snapback’ of sanctions on Iran
by Laura Kelly and Morgan Chalfant
August 19, 2020

President Trump announced Wednesday evening that his administration would notify the United Nations of plans to restore “virtually” all sanctions on Iran. “Today, I am directing the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to notify the U.N. Security Council that the United States intends to restore virtually all of the previously suspended United Nations sanctions on Iran,” Trump said during remarks at a press briefing. “It’s a snapback, not uncommon.”…Trump told reporters Saturday that snapback sanctions could come as soon as this week. READ MORE

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Supermarket and telecoms magnate Rami Levy sues United Nations Human Rights Council over claims his company “violates international law” by operating in Judea and Samaria.

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Israeli retailer sues UNHRC for defamation over ‘disputed territories blacklist’
by Hili Yacobi-Handelsman
August 18, 2020

Supermarket and telecoms magnate Rami Levy on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against the United Nations Human Rights Council over claims his company “violates international law” by operating in Judea and Samaria. The claim, to the tune of 280,000 shekels ($82,000), was filed with the help of Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, after Levy’s supermarket chain, which has several locations in Judea and Samaria, was included in a list of businesses the UNHRC determined were operating illegally. The UN agency’s blacklist comprises 112 business entities, 94 in Israel…READ MORE

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Yishai Fleisher, Mordechai Kedar and Benjamin Anthony on the UAE-Israel Deal

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

MIRYAM INSTITUTE
Ten takeaways from the UAE-Israel Announcement
by Benjamin Anthony
August 17, 2020

…In no particular order, here are ten take away points to keep in mind: 1) By taking the issue of sovereignty off the table, the Israeli right has been spared from entering into the Trump peace plan as a basis for negotiations. That plan endorsed Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan valley, but it also supported the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea & Samaria, it’s capital in east Jerusalem and the ceding of more Israeli land, this time adjacent to the Gaza strip…6) Normalization turns the tables on the Iranians. For years, Iran has tormented Israel by stationing Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, hard along Israel’s border. Now Iran must contend with the open fact that Israeli capabilities and know-how will be established in the UAE…READ MORE

Yishael Fleisher: My interview with Dr. Mordechai Kedar about Abraham Accords, who Mohammed bin Zayid is, and how the #UAE sees Israel

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“When I see the flag of my country being burned by some Palestinians because of the peace treaty with Israel – I apologize to every Israeli man if I offended him in the past”

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE
Arabs Are Fed Up With the ‘Ungrateful’ Palestinians
by Khaled Abu Toameh
August 19, 2020

Scenes of Palestinians burning and trampling flags of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pictures of its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, have sparked a wave of protests in a number of Arab countries. Their citizens are accusing the Palestinians of ingratitude, treason and hypocrisy. The powerful reactions of many Arabs to the Palestinian campaign of incitement against the UAE — after its agreement establish relations with Israel — are yet another sign of the increased disillusionment in the Arab world with the Palestinians. READ MORE

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Antisemite Linda Sarsour addresses Dem convention but “she has no role in the Biden campaign whatsoever”

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Biden campaign denies Linda Sarsour ties after DNC appearance
by Emily Jacobs
August 19, 2020

The Biden campaign is distancing itself from controversial former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour after the Democratic National Committee featured her in a council meeting at the convention this week. Sarsour, a prominent left-wing Muslim advocate who has faced accusations of anti-Semitism, appeared at a virtual meeting of the Democratic National Convention’s “Muslim Delegates and Allies Assembly” on Tuesday. Speaking during the appearance, Sarsour argued, “The Democratic Party is not perfect, but it is absolutely our party in this moment.” READ MORE

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#UCBerkeley Center for Middle Eastern Studies hosted dozens of Israel-related events in 2019, but each one “maliciously attempted to portray the democracy of Israel in a negative light”

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

JWEEKLY.COM
Congressman takes up students’ claims of anti-Israel bias at UC Berkeley
by Gabe Stutman
August 18, 2020

Pro-Israel students at UC Berkeley have a powerful new ally in the form of a Colorado member of Congress strongly supportive of the Jewish state. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs, co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, earlier this summer sent a letter pressing the U.S. Department of Education to investigate whether federal funds earmarked for international and foreign language study are being misused in the service of overly ideological, biased instruction on the Middle East and Israel. READ MORE

FRONT PAGE MAG 3 Jewish Students Forced Out of USC Student Government for Pro-Israel Views Students for Justice in Palestine purges Jews from USC student government. Truman Fritz and Rose Ritch won the most votes in the race for president and vice president of the USC Undergraduate Student Government. Isabel Washington scored the most votes in the Senate race. Six months later, all three USC students were harassed into resigning.

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“Harold Grinspoon struggled with reading as a child. Today he’s the man behind the world’s largest Jewish book program, PJ Library”

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG
The Most Important Jewish Philanthropist You’ve Never Heard Of
by Emily Benedek
August 19, 2020

“Jews have made amazing contributions to this world. But we have a 50% intermarriage rate in America. And only about one-third of the intermarried families’ children turn out to be Jews. So that, demographically, is a huge crisis. Being the crisis that it is, I thought I would devote my energy and my wealth to helping the Jewish people out.” So said Harold Grinspoon, 91, in his homespun language, in a private video made in 2014, intended for future trustees of his eponymous foundation. READ MORE

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“Criticizing a person for actions that have nothing to do with being Jewish – without attacking the person for being Jewish or connected to Jews, and without attacking Jews as a group – is not anti-Semitism”

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
This Jew Stands With John Kass Against Anti-Semitic Hit
by David M. Simon
August 16, 2020

The Anti-Defamation League, Chicago 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin, and the Chicago Tribune Guild Executive Board recently attacked Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass for supposed anti-Semitism. The charges against Kass are wrong. And as a Jew, I find the charges particularly offensive because they abuse the meaning of anti-Semitism. In his July 22 column, Kass pointed the finger of responsibility for the spike in murders in Chicago and other cities at progressive prosecutors who, like Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, were elected with the help of millions from billionaire George Soros. READ MORE

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