“In the West Bank, shots were fired at the bank’s branch in Jenin and Molotov cocktails thrown at another branch in Jericho”

Posted on May 10, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER
Palestinian Banks Targeted With Violence After Closing Accounts of Terrorists
by Benjamin Kerstein
May 11, 2020

A series of violent incidents occurred in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the last few days as Palestinians have reacted with fury to the closure of bank accounts held by terrorists imprisoned in Israel and their families, the Israeli news site Walla reported. The bank accounts were closed due to an Israeli order that the banks themselves would be considered collaborators with terrorism if the accounts — which are regularly replenished by the Palestinian Authority (PA) as part of its so-called “pay-for-slay” policy — were left open. READ MORE

FREE BEACON Biden Calls for Resumption of Palestinian Aid as New Payments to Terrorists Revealed Palestinian leaders have vowed not to end ‘pay to slay’ policy

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“A bittersweet and sometimes contentious relationship between African American and American Jewish communities has existed for many decades”

Posted on May 10, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG
Where Black Nationalism Meets White Supremacy
by Jack R. Fischel
May 10, 2020

…Malcolm X’s comments about Jews as exploiters of the black community would become a staple of black nationalism into the 21st century, carried forth by Louis Farrakhan and a revived black nationalistic movement. Perhaps the most potent link between white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and black nationalists can be found in the person of Farrakhan, the charismatic 86-year-old head of the Nation of Islam (NOI). In the three decades since he succeeded the late Elijah Muhammad as the leader of the black nationalist sect, Farrakhan has become a powerful force in the African American community by way of his speeches, rallies, and social networking…READ MORE

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Antibacterial alternative to the N95 surgical masks now available online from Israel: “Sonovia’s reusable cotton-poly SonoMask are infused with metal-oxide nanoparticles that kill germs and last through 100 washings”

Posted on May 10, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL 21C
Israeli antimicrobial washable facemasks enter US market
by Abigail Klein Leichman
May 10, 2020

Reusable antimicrobial SonoMasks from Israeli startup Sonovia Tech have entered the US market in four sizes. The cotton-polyester facemasks are infused with metal-oxide nanoparticles that kill germs and last through 100 washings. “Our pioneering reusable SonoMask has been designed not only to offer advanced PPE but also to conserve the environment and spread resources effectively” says Sonovia research scientist Jason Migdal… It has already been shown that the SonoMask blocks 98% of 5-micron particles – the size of droplets that the World Health Organization believes transmit Covid-19 contagion.READ MORE

Click here to order SonoMasks online. Masks begin at $69 apiece

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“If you believe lies about Israel, you will believe lies about almost anything”

Posted on May 10, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

Why would someone like Sebastian Cevallos, a university student in Ecuador, care about Israel? You’d think this tiny country on the other side of the globe from where he lives would have no bearing on his life. But it does. Here’s why.

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Arizona professor punished by employer, told that he “would likely need to take a class taught by a Muslim before teaching about Islamic terrorism”

Posted on May 10, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

PJ MEDIA
Arizona: Muslim Students Threaten to Kill Prof for Suggesting Islam Is Violent
by Robert Spencer
May 8, 2020

This will teach those Islamophobes that Islam is a religion of peace: a professor is facing death threats for suggesting otherwise. Nicholas Damask, Ph.D., has taught political science at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona for 24 years. But now he is facing a barrage of threats, and his family, including his 9-year-old grandson and 85-year-old parents, is in hiding, while College officials are demanding that he apologize – all for the crime of speaking the truth about the motivating ideology behind the threat of Islamic jihad worldwide. READ MORE

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“As for the annexation of the West Bank, the Israelis will ultimately make those decisions,” Pompeo told reporters. “That’s an Israeli decision”

Posted on May 7, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Amid COVID-19, Pompeo to visit Israel and meet Netanyahu, Gantz
by Omri Nahmias
May 9, 2020

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is expected to visit Israel on Wednesday…Secretary Pompeo will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader, Benny Gantz. The brief visit will take place on the same day in which Netanyahu and Gantz’s new government would be sworn-in…Pompeo’s visit comes on the heels of the signature of a coalition agreement between Netanyahu and Gantz. The agreement set July 1 as the day in which the government could start promoting a move to annex parts of the West Bank. READ MORE

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An otherwise positive story from #NYT about Israel’s battle against coronavirus “marred by its opening” which has now been changed online

Posted on May 7, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

FORWARD
New York Times gets slammed for highlighting fact that Israel Defense Forces kills people
by Aiden Pink
May 8, 2020

…But some current and former Israeli defense officials pointed out that the article [which has since changed the lede], which went into detail about the various ways Israel’s military-industrial complex is fighting COVID, had a more nuanced view of the situation than its lead sentence indicated. Former IDF spokesperson Peter Lerner said it was a “great story” marred by its opening. David Halbfinger, the Times’ Jerusalem bureau chief, responded by arguing that pointing out the IDF’s mission to eliminate threats was not inherently a criticism.

CAMERA BLOG NY Times Frames Iron-Dome Researchers as Killers and Destroyers Jerusalem bureau chief David Halbfinger begins the article, titled “Israeli Army’s Idea Lab Aims at a New Target: Saving Lives,” by casting the research and development arm of Israel’s defense establishment in derogatory terms that Israel’s enemies might use: “The Israeli Defense Ministry’s research-and-development arm is best known for pioneering cutting-edge ways to kill people and blow things up, with stealth tanks and sniper drones among its more lethal recent projects. [emphasis added]”

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“To be fair, Daniel Pipes has written many strong articles in favor of a robust Israeli policy; this one seems to be a departure”

Posted on May 7, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH PRESS
When it Comes to Sovereignty, Daniel Pipes is Wrong
by Yishai Fleisher
May 9, 2020

In a recent New York Times article, noted Middle East scholar and pro-Israel pundit Dr. Daniel Pipes warns that Israeli application of sovereignty in parts of the “West Bank,” known as Judea and Samaria, would be a grave mistake for the Jewish state and backs up his thesis with six reasons. However, while Pipes sees himself as pragmatic, the article is riddled with one consistent flaw: It’s entirely founded on needlessly fearful conjecture…Daniel Pipes’s latest article serves as a boon to enemies who wish to weaken Israel through exaggerating the very fears he mentions. READ MORE

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Iran: ‘It makes little sense to lift an arms embargo on a regime that has steadily increased its violent behavior over the past year”

Posted on May 7, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

NEWSWEEK
Extend the Arms Embargo on Iran
by Richard Goldberg and Mark Dubowitz
May 7, 2020

In line with a request issued Monday by 387 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is preparing a diplomatic campaign to block one of the most damaging concessions enshrined by the Iran nuclear deal—namely, the lifting of the international arms embargo on Iran this coming October. Mr. Pompeo’s effort merits bipartisan support at home and allied support abroad—not only to counter Iran’s proxy war campaigns, but to stop Russia and China from shifting the balance of power in the Middle East. READ MORE

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“Pro-Palestinian activists, paleocons attack Ilhan Omar over support for maintaining Iran arms embargo”

Posted on May 7, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

FREE  BEACON
Omar Attacked as Insufficiently Anti-Israel
by Adam Kredo
May 8, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) is under fire from an unlikely group—the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activists who once hailed her as their movement’s biggest star. Omar, who has championed anti-Israel causes from her perch in Congress, recently signed on to a congressional letter urging the Trump administration to ensure that an international embargo on Iran’s purchase of advanced military equipment is not lifted later this year. In a rare display of agreement with her Republican colleagues, Omar lent her name to the letter, which was spearheaded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the nation’s most prominent pro-Israel group. READ MORE

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