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- French police investigating death of Jewish woman thrown from window by Arab neighbor. And another Israeli killed in ramming attack [VIDEO]
- Media Rule: Only talk about Palestinian refugees -- never Jewish refugees
- Israel’s Shin Bet security services "succeeded in thwarting an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat in April"
- Latest poll: "Sanders would defeat Trump with Jewish voters with 65% to 30%"
- "The Negev Summit was at once a spectacular success and one of the most flagrant displays of Israeli diplomatic incompetence in history"
- "It seems that some of our leadership is so concerned about Israel’s image in foreign media that they tend to jump at the chance to agree that we are as bad as they say we are and beg forgiveness" [VIDEO]
- The courageous Mosul Iraq journalist-blogger who kept his eye on the Islamic State, from the inside
- "Netanyahu has been lackadaisical about preparing for his trial – changing his main lawyer three times since May "
“The new criticisms of the trust built between Netanyahu and Trump follow revelations that two of Gantz’s top advisers have repeatedly criticized Trump on Twitter, even comparing him to Hitler”
JNS
Challengers Gantz and Lapid attack Netanyahu-Trump relationship
by Alex Traiman
February 19, 2020
Blue and White Party leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid are establishing their diplomatic credentials in the immediate run-up to Israel’s March 2 election with an insult to a U.S. administration that has arguably provided Israel with more diplomatic gains than any previous administration. The Times of Israel reported that at a campaign stop in front of English-speaking Israelis, Gantz accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “of neglecting bipartisan ties in favor of exclusive support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party,” under the headline “Gantz pledges to mend ties with U.S. Democrats if elected.” READ MORE
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Donald Trump, Yair Lapid
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“Palestinian wages are four times higher with Israeli employers than with Palestinian employers, and Palestinian workers receive health benefits, sick leave, and vacation time to the same degree as Israelis do”
PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH
Palestinians prefer to work for Israeli employers – They may be hurt most by the UN’s black list
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
February 13, 2020
In response to the UN’s release of its list of blacklisted Israeli companies that have businesses across the Green Line, Palestinian Media Watch is releasing this report “Palestinians prefer to work for Israeli employers” – based on previous PMW releases. The report shows that according to Palestinian workers, Palestinian lawyers, and the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics, Palestinians enjoy better working conditions and prefer working for Israeli employers – including in Israeli settlements beyond the Green Line – rather than working for Palestinian employers. READ MORE
Javad Zarif–sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last August–takes a meeting with Senator Murphy
FREE BEACON
Chris Murphy Admits He Secretly Met With Iranian Foreign Minister
by Alex Griswold
February 18, 2020
Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) admitted Tuesday that he secretly met with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif at an international security conference. Murphy met with Zarif after criticizing the Trump administration’s Middle East policy in a speech to the Munich Security Conference last week. Murphy remained silent when reports of the meeting emerged on Monday, but acknowledged he met with top Iranian regime officials in a Medium post published Tuesday…The admission came hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo harshly criticized Murphy’s meeting in remarks to reporters. Pompeo noted the United States government has designated Zarif the regime’s chief propagandist. READ MORE
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Chris Murphy, Iran, Javad Zarif, Mike Pompeo
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Anti-Israel Palestinian professor organized Manhattan subway terror operation
NEW YORK POST
NYU professor founded anarchist group that attacked subways last month
February 15, 2020
by Isabel Vincent
February 15, 2020
A New York University professor is one of the masterminds behind the anarchist group that organized the rampage through the subways last month, destroying turnstiles, stranding thousands of commuters and spray-painting “F–k Cops” on station walls. Amin Husain, 44, is a co-founder of Decolonize This Place, which urged its radical followers in a social media campaign to “f-ck sh-t up” on Jan. 31 in a violent assault on the city’s transit system that concluded with 13 arrests and $100,000 in damage…Born in Palestine, Husain has spoken publicly about attacking Israeli soldiers as a teenager during the first Palestinian Intifada…READ MORE
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Amin Husain, New York University
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Highland Park Event: StandWithUs presents “Campaign Good Neighbor”
StandWithUs Midwest presents
Campaign Good Neighbor
Rescuing Syrians from the Hands of Death
Thursday March 19, 2020
The Arts Center
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
StandWithUs Midwest is hosting Lt. Col. Eyal Dror in a special evening for medical professionals, first responders and the public. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) will open. Stationed on the Israeli-Syrian border, the IDF’s “Operation Good Neighbor,” treated and rescued 7,000 Syrians and evacuated White Helmets during the civil war. Learn how this dangerous work was accomplished under media cover, including erecting a field hospital inside the Syrian fence. Cutting edge treatments were developed. Click here for tickets Contact for more information: assafg@standwithus.com
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“Europe today is post-God, post-nationalism, post-family and post-Holocaust—and is therefore understandably at odds with the very concept of Israel”
JNS
Why young Europeans can’t understand Israeli settlers
by Yishai Fleisher
February 13, 2020
…In my experience, this incomprehension of Jewish yearning for the land of Israel is a recurring phenomenon with young Europeans—the standard answers about Zionism simply do not compute for them. One can chalk it up to classic anti-Semitism, but that explanation does not satisfy; these young men did not grow up with the Jew-baiting memes of old Europe. So, I decided to change tack and deal with the real issue head-on, namely that the young Europeans and myself seemed to be speaking two different languages. I began by explaining that there are three pillars upholding the rationale for Israel: biblical history, nationalism and the memory of the Holocaust. READ MORE
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Tagged antisemitism, Europe, Germany, Yishai Fleisher, Zionism
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New Israeli laser weapon system achieves 100% success in all test scenarios
ARUTZ SHEVA
RAFAEL’s Drone Dome intercepts multiple maneuvering targets with LASER technology
by Staff
February 12, 2020
In a recent demo conducted in Israel, RAFAEL’s Drone Dome C-UAS system performed interceptions of multiple drones, including maneuvering targets, using its hard-kill LASER BEAM director. The system achieved 100% success in all test scenarios. The stages of the interceptions included target detection, identification, and interception with a high-power LASER beam. Drone Dome is an innovative end-to-end C-UAS solution for securing air space from hostile drones. Fully operational and deployed globally, Drone Dome offers a modular and robust infrastructure, comprised of electronic jammers and sensors, allowing effective detection, full identification and neutralization of multiple Micro and Mini UAV threats…READ MORE
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Tagged laser, Rafael, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum from Minnesota accuses AIPAC of being “hate” group since it criticizes her “anti-Semitic and anti-Israel policies”
JTA
Congresswoman calls AIPAC a ‘hate group’ after it attacks her in ad
by Ron Kampeas
February 12, 2020
A Minnesota congresswoman called AIPAC a “hate group” inciting against her after the Israel lobby featured her in an attack ad. “AIPAC claims to be a bipartisan organization, but its use of hate speech actually makes it a hate group,” U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat, said Wednesday in a statement. “By weaponizing anti-Semitism and hate to silence debate, AIPAC is taunting Democrats and mocking our core values.”..On Twitter, McCollum rejected what she called AIPAC’s “non-apology.” In its statement of apology, AIPAC said the ad was poorly worded” and “inflammatory,”…READ MORE
JNS Congresswoman targeted by AIPAC Facebook ads calls pro-Israel lobby a ‘hate group’ McCollum introduced a bill in November 2017 that would have mandated the U.S. government to certify that its military funding to Israel is not used for “Israeli military’s ongoing detention and mistreatment of Palestinian children.” [Ilhan] Omar and [Rashida] Tlaib support the anti-Israel BDS movement. The three congresswomen voted against a resolution in July condemning BDS.
#BDSFail University of Illinois overturns vote to divest
JNS
University of Illinois rejects BDS resolution passed by student government
February 13, 2020
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) rejected a BDS resolution passed by the student government in the early hours on Thursday morning. “Illinois Student Government (ISG) is an independent organization that can pass non-binding resolutions on any topic it chooses,” said the university in a statement. “It provides students the opportunity to engage in discourse on issues such as this one that have been debated around the world for centuries, but does not represent the university administration.” “ISG resolutions are non-binding, and the university has no plans to act on this one,” continued the statement. READ MORE
FREE BEACON Student Activists Demand UChicago Divest From Israel Students at the University of Chicago are demanding that the university disclose and retract its investments in Israel in a push to pressure the school to divest from what they term an Israeli occupation and human rights abuses. …This is not the first time that the University of Chicago has come under fire from anti-Israel student activists. Its student government voted to recommend that the university divest from Israel in 2016…
ALGEMEINER Hateful Anti-Zionism at Duke University Press Duke University Press has a long history of promoting antisemitic views masquerading as academic scholarship. Their authors have compared Israelis to Nazis, and have updated antisemitic blood libels by alleging that Israel specifically targets Palestinian children to maim them and then profits from their incurred disabilities…Duke University Press is recognized by some as the “publisher of choice” for those who support boycotting Israel.
“World champion Sagi Muki posts photo with Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei at Paris Grand Slam, hopes he will visit Israel”
TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israeli judoka makes ‘friend for life’ with Iran champ who fled country
by Staff
February 11, 2020
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki posted a photo to Instagram Monday showing him embracing former Iranian champion Saeid Mollaei, who fled to Berlin following the World Championships in Tokyo last summer after the Iranian government ordered him to lose bouts in order to avoid competing against an Israeli. Muki and Mollaei are now at the Paris Grand Slam tournament, where their very public friendship in the wake of last year’s events was on display. READ MORE
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