“Hamas and Fatah have strongly condemned Arab countries for “rushing” to normalize relations with Israel”

Posted on November 8, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE
Palestinian Threats to Arab Normalization with Israel
by Khaled Abu Toameh
November 7, 2018

…In other words, Hamas is implying that any Arab leader who establishes relations with Israel will be seen as a traitor to the Palestinians and their cause. [Hamas leader Ismail] Haniyeh is brutally honest as to why he and Hamas oppose any form of normalization with Israel; it is because they believe there’s “no room” for Israel on the map. In their eyes, Israel has no right to exist and should be replaced with an Islamic state, where Jews would be welcome to live as a minority. Hamas’s rivals in Fatah have taken a similar stance towards the warming of relations between Israel and some Arab countries. READ MORE

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Recent violent antisemitic acts in the US and Europe are a rude wake-up call from Jewish community’s “state of hibernation”

Posted on November 8, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
After the Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre, It’s Time to Adopt an International Convention on the Crime of Anti-Semitism
by Amb. Alan Baker
November 6, 2018

Who can blame the international community at large for sidelining the phenomenon of anti-Semitism, when the Jewish world, whether out of a naïve sense of political correctness or merely resignation, seems to have accepted it as a permanent and indelible phenomenon, to be tolerated and suffered rather than to be dealt with and combatted? The recent vile events that occurred at the end of October, 2018 are nothing new. Anti-Semitism has existed for thousands of years, reappearing in many and varied forms, adapting itself to whatever circumstances exist at any given time and utilizing the available cultural, social, and technological means to propagate itself among the public. READ MORE

JEWISH NEWS Men shouting in Arabic about killing Jews sabotage Kristallnacht vigil A vigil held by pro-Israel activists in London for Jews murdered in Arab countries was dispersed violently by men shouting about killing Jews in Arabic

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“Progressives believe that progress is inevitable and that history has a direction and purpose…but such theories have no basis in history or reality”

Posted on November 8, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON TIMES
The advance of illiberal world disorder
by Clifford D. May
November 6, 2018

You don’t know much about history if you don’t know this: “Until 1945 the story of humankind going back thousands of years was a long tale of war, tyranny, and poverty. Moments of peace were fleeting, democracy so rare as to seem almost accidental, and prosperity the luxury of the powerful few.” That quote is from the opening chapter of Robert Kagan’s new book: “The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World.” A few words about Mr. Kagan: He is a senior fellow at the liberal Brookings Institution, he writes a column for the liberal Washington Post, and the liberal New York Times recently called him a “conservative American thinker.” READ MORE

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“AIPAC applauds the election yesterday of a solidly pro-Israel Congress. At a time of intense partisan polarization, candidates from both parties overwhelmingly expressed their support for Israel’s security and her efforts to reach peace with all of her neighbors”

Posted on November 7, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER
US Jewish Political Groups, Both Democratic and Republican, Cheer Midterm Elections Results
by Barney Breen-Portnoy
November 7, 2018

Two American Jewish political groups on opposing sides of the spectrum have both spun the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections — in which the Democrats won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years and the Republicans maintained the Senate majority they have held since 2014 — in a favorable light…“Now it is time for Republicans and Democrats to come together to continue to move our country forward and pursue thoughtful legislation to grow our economy, reform health care, secure our borders, and strengthen the US-Israel alliance,” [RJC Chairman Norm] Coleman went on to say. READ MORE

JTA More than 75 percent of Jews voted for Democrats in the midterms

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Newly minted Congresswoman Tlaib “explicitly supports the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel and its replacement of a unitary Palestinian state”

Posted on November 7, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

BREITBART
Democrat Rashida Tlaib Dances with Palestinian Flag at Victory Party
by Joel B. Pollak
November 7, 2018

Democrat Rashida Tlaib danced wearing the Palestinian flag at a victory party in Tuesday evening, after she won a largely uncontested race for the open seat in Michigan’s heavily Democratic 13th congressional district. Tlaib is one of two Muslim women elected to Congress on Tuesday, along with Ilhan Omar, who replaced outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. Ellison was the first Muslim elected to Congress. Both Tlaib and Omar have extreme anti-Israel views. Tlaib is the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress. READ MORE

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“Bringing the SJP conference to Los Angeles in which leaders and members exhort to ‘kill all the Jews’ and ‘stuff some Jews in the oven’ is a significant threat to public safety”

Posted on November 6, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH JOURNAL
L.A. City Council Approves Resolution Calling on UCLA to Cancel SJP Event
by Aaron Bandler
November 6, 2018

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 6 in favor of a resolution calling on UCLA to cancel the upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) conference. According to a source, city councilman Paul Koretz introduced the resolution, which stated the concern that the conference “will promote anti-Semitism.” “SJP members have posted violent anti-Semitic rhetoric on social media, ranging from calling for the annihilation of the Jewish people, to the admiration of Adolf Hitler and hateful calls to ‘kill Jews’ ‘kill all Zionists’ and ‘let’s stuff some Jews in the oven,’” the resolution states. READ MORE

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The proposed Hamas-Israel truce: “As for Egypt, Qatar, and the UN, they are acting strictly out of concern for their own and Hamas’s interests”

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE INSTITUTE
The Middle East “Truce”: Why Hamas Cannot Be Trusted
by Bassam Tawil
November 5, 2018

…Egypt wants a truce between Hamas and Israel because it wants quiet along its shared border with the Gaza Strip. Qatar wants the truce because this wealthy Arab emirate wants to bolster the standing of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas in the Arab and Islamic world. The UN, for its part, wants to prove to the world that it still relevant, influential and capable of contributing to stability, security and peace. Not one of the three parties is trying to achieve a truce in the Gaza Strip out of love for Israel or a genuine concern for anyone’s security. READ MORE

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Antisemites and AntiIsrael activists, you’ll be right at home at the 2019 WomensMarch

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Don’t join this year’s Women’s March unless you’re good with anti-Semitism
by Karol Markowicz
November 4, 2018

With the Pittsburgh shooting so fresh and anti-Semitism (alas) so necessary a topic, it’s time for a reckoning with the Women’s March. This January, women who say they stand with Jews need to boycott the Women’s March…Linda Sarsour is one of the leaders….But in September, Sarsour said American Muslims shouldn’t “humanize” Israelis. There was no overwhelming response from the left to remind her that Israelis are, actually, human.  American Jews who ignore this hatred are fooling themselves. Anti-Semitism is specifically about dehumanizing Jews until their murder makes sense. READ MORE

THE TOWER Why Linda Sarsour’s Denunciation of Pittsburgh Shooter is Meaningless

ALGEMEINER Actress Alyssa Milano Refuses to Support Women’s March Until Organizers Denounce Louis Farrakhan Over Antisemitism

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“Hawks feared that the U.S. would allow Iran access to the global financial communications system, Swift. They were wrong”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

BLOOMBERG
Trump Bank Sanctions Will Hit Iran Where It Hurts
by Eli Lake
November 2, 2018

For the last month, it looked as though President Donald Trump’s campaign of maximum pressure against Iran would include a loophole. Sanctions on Iran’s banks, oil exports, ships and ports, lifted in 2015 as part of a nuclear weapons agreement that Trump exited in May, will be reimposed on Monday. But it was not clear until Friday whether those banks would be allowed to participate in the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift. That is the system that allows the world’s banks to communicate with one another…Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin ended the suspense. READ MORE

THE HILL Bolton: Even more Iran sanctions planned White House national security adviser John Bolton on Monday warned that there are even more Iran sanctions planned, saying the Trump administration is not “simply going to be content” with the level that existed under former President Obama. Bolton’s comments came as the U.S. reimposed its final round of sanctions against Tehran after leaving the Iranian nuclear deal in May.

THE SUN Farrakhan Does Tehran, Chides U.S. Iran’s true believers are sticking with the mullahs’ Pavlovian response to President Trump’s newly reimposed sanctions…On Sunday, Tehran flew in Louis Farrakhan to help spread its go-to “It’s all America’s fault” message. And the Nation of Islam leader played his role like a violin — even flaunting foreign-language skills. “Death to … ” Minister Farrakhan intoned in Farsi, addressing a Tehran University audience. “America,” answered the obedient crowd.

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#FIDF Los Angeles gala raises $60 million, 1200 attend

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

FIDF BLOG
Ashton Kutcher and Pharrell Williams among stars and supporters at the FIDF Western Region Gala chaired by Haim and Cheryl Saban
November 2, 2018

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) raised $60 million at its annual Western Region Gala on Thursday, Nov. 1, held at the landmark Beverly Hilton Hotel. The figure represents the most money raised at any single FIDF event in the organization’s history. …Funds raised at the gala will provide much-needed and well-deserved services such as academic scholarships to combat veterans, financial assistance for soldiers in-need, support for Lone Soldiers throughout their service and upon release, crucial aid for wounded veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, weeks of rest and recuperation for entire IDF units, as well as educational, cultural, and recreational facilities READ MORE

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