“Democratic presidential hopeful, Elizabeth Warren, has suggested that she would consider cutting military aid to Israel to force it to halt construction of settlements in the disputed territories”

Posted on October 25, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Warren, Palestinian Jew-hatred and the destruction of the West’s moral compass
by Melanie Phillips
October 24, 2019

…Nevertheless, opposing Israeli settlements and taking the side of the Palestinian Arabs is unlikely to damage [Elizabeth] Warren’s prospects in broader progressive circles because these are views that they generally share. This is not merely a divisive policy stance. It also displays a fundamental misconception about the Arab war against Israel that is shared widely within the Jewish as well as non-Jewish world. At the most obvious level, bashing the settlements is historically and legally wrong. Israel is entitled to retain and settle these territories twice over. READ MORE

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Virgin Atlantic plans to “take advantage of demand for cross-Atlantic travel by connecting passengers between Israel and the United States”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST
Sir Richard Branson: Israel is a country of great entrepreneurs
by Eytan Halon
October 24, 2019

British billionaire businessman and Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson paid tribute to Israel’s entrepreneurial spirit on Wednesday, shortly after landing in Tel Aviv to inaugurate the airline’s new route from London Heathrow to Ben-Gurion Airport. Voicing his opposition to boycotts as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Branson told reporters that Israel is a country of “great entrepreneurs doing incredible things,” and that the Virgin Group would likely increase its investments in the region following the launch of flights on September 25. READ MORE

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“Sadly, for the foreseeable future at the United Nations, the inmates will be running the asylum”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Another UN blow to human rights
by Hillel Neuer
October 18, 2019

In 1946, in the aftermath of the horrors of World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt founded the UN Commission on Human Rights, to reaffirm the principles of human dignity. That her dream has turned into a recurring nightmare was confirmed on Thursday when some of the world’s worst regimes were once again elected to the 47-nation UN body, renamed in 2006 under a failed bid at reform, as the Human Rights Council. READ MORE

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University of Illinois Student Government betrays its Jewish students

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

STANDWITHUS
StandWithUs Condemns Embarrassing Display of Ignorance by Illinois Student Government
October 23, 2019

StandWithUs condemns the University of Illinois (UIUC) Student Government (ISG) for passing a disingenuous resolution about antisemitism without consulting the Jewish community or securing their consent. The resolution denies that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, erasing the experiences of Jewish students who have repeatedly experienced antisemitic forms of anti-Zionism on campus. It passed with a vote of 29 in favor, 2 against, and 2 abstaining. READ MORE

JNS SJP-sponsored resolution passes University of Illinois student government, hundreds protest A resolution introduced by Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Illinois passed the school’s student government (ISG) on Wednesday night, accusing the university’s chancellor for condemning a recent streak of anti-Semitic incidents, including a swastika being found on one of its buildings and an anti-Semitic presentation at a mandatory meeting for the school’s residential living team.

ALGEMEINER Hundreds of Jewish Students Walk Out in Protest as University of Illinois Student Senate Passes Resolution Denying Link Between Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism More than 400 Jewish students from fraternities, sororities, Chabad, Hillel and other organizations walked out in protest earlier this week during a student government meeting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) at which a motion was approved denying any link between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.

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“The vast Russia-Ukraine-Huckabee-Jewish-Alabama conspiracy”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

FRONT PAGE MAG
Every Media Trump Conspiracy Becomes a Jewish Conspiracy Theory
by Daniel Greenfield
October 24, 2019

…Why does every conspiracy theory about President Trump eventually turn into a Jewish conspiracy? Part of the answer is convenience. Chabad has been the target of several such media conspiracy theories because it’s international, and its Jewish movement has a large number of institutions in America and Russia. Its plethora of locations and openness attract a spectrum of attendees. But the larger answer is that Jewish conspiracy theories provide a traditional framework on which contemporary conspiracy theories can be based. It’s inevitable that at least some of these conspiracy theories will return to their origins and that the media will gleefully run them…READ MORE

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“In one slide from the presentation, Inoue argued that grading students based on their performance is an extension of America’s racism”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

BREITBART
Ball State Guest Lecturer: Using Proper Grammar Is Racist
by Tom Ciccotta
October 24, 2019

According to a report by the College Fix, Arizona State University Associate Dean and Professor Asao Inoue made the case that using proper grammar is racist during a recent speech at Ball State University. Inoue argued that all Americans are responsible for our culture of “white supremacy.” He argued that “white supremacists” use English language standards to oppress those with poor lingual skills…“Grading is a great way to protect the white property of literacy in schools and maintain the white supremacist status quo without ever being white supremacist or mentioning race,” Inoue said. READ MORE

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“It now remains to be seen how Erdogan will reward Hamas for supporting his war on the Kurds”

Posted on October 23, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE
Why Hamas Supports Erdogan’s War
by Khaled Abu Toameh
October 22, 2019

Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated terror group ruling the Gaza Strip since 2007, is the only Palestinian party that has come out in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s war on the Kurds in Syria. A statement issued by Hamas on October 14 said that the terror group “understands Turkey’s right to protect its border, defend itself and remove threats harmful to its national security against the tampering of the Zionist Mossad in the region, as part of [Israel’s] effort to undermine Arab and Islamic national security.” Hamas also praised Erdogan for his “support for the Palestinian cause and the rights of the Palestinian people” and expressed opposition to “the Zionist and US presence in the region.” READ MORE

JNS Erdoğan, Putin reach ‘historic agreement’ on Syria ‘buffer zone’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Tuesday that Turkey and Russia had reached a “historic” agreement that would remove all Syrian Kurdish fighters from the Syria-Turkey border region. The announcement came following six hours of talks between Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi, Russia. 

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“While it’s true Netanyahu failed to form a government twice this year, Gantz’s chances at success are not great”

Posted on October 22, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Netanyahu lost, but Gantz didn’t win yet
by Lahav Harkov
October 22, 2019

Within minutes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu notifying President Reuven Rivlin that he can’t form a government, Blue and White began to celebrate. “Blue and White’s time has come,” the party’s leader Benny Gantz tweeted. Their celebrations are premature. Just because Netanyahu lost, doesn’t mean that Gantz has won yet. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu agrees to meet PM-designate Gantz; other right, Orthodox leaders wait 55-member bloc loyal to Likud leader will hold off on direct negotiations with Blue and White; leaders of Joint List, Meretz, Yisrael Beytenu, Labor-Gesher agree to meetings

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“Buttigieg is the third major Democratic presidential candidate to indicate a willingness to cut military aid to Israel”

Posted on October 22, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Buttigieg: US aid should be used as ‘leverage’ to change Israeli policies
by Eric Cortellessa
October 23, 2019

…[Repeating an Obama era talking point] he suggested that pressuring Israel to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution was in its long-term interest of remaining a Jewish democracy. “It is in the American interest, as well as the Palestinian and ultimately the Israeli Jewish interest, that Israel not reach the point where there will have to be a choice between either being a Jewish state or a democracy,” he said, “and there is a trajectory toward that going on right now.” READ MORE

JEWISH PRESS Elizabeth Warren: ‘Everything on the Table’ Over 2-State Solution Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, a US Senator from Massachusetts, told reporters on Saturday that she is open to withholding aid to Israel pending compliance with American demands to cease settlement activity.

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“The key question that has been endlessly discussed is whether or not AG Mandelblit will end Netanyahu’s political career by indicting him on corruption charges”

Posted on October 20, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Netanyahu, the media and the fate of Israeli democracy
by Caroline Glick
October 20, 2019

…For nearly a year, Israeli politics have been in a state of chaos because of the criminal probes. The probes played a central role in the April Knesset elections and arguably were the primary reason that Netanyahu failed to form a coalition despite his electoral victory. Today the probes and [Attorney General] Mandelblit’s deliberations are the primary reason that no one can form a government in the wake of last month’s repeat elections. If Israel holds a third election in the coming months, the probes will again be the central issue determining both the result and the ability of whoever wins to form a government. READ MORE

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