Former Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) expressed high praise for Bondi, saying “she’s super qualified, will be the nicest, kindest attorney general ever” and cares deeply about the Jewish community.

Posted on November 22, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH INSIDER
Trump’s new AG nominee Pam Bondi called for crackdowns on pro-Hamas protesters
Marc Rod
November 22, 2024

In an October 2023 appearance on Newsmax, Pam Bondi expressed concern about antisemitism, particularly on college campuses, and delivered comments that suggest she’ll take an aggressive approach to anti-Israel protests on campuses. “The thing that’s really the most troubling to me [are] these students in universities in our country, whether they’re here as Americans or if they’re here on student visas, and they’re out there saying ‘I support Hamas.’” Bondi said. “Frankly they need to be taken out of our country or the FBI needs to be interviewing them right away.”She also called for revoking student visas from non-citizens involved in such activity and reimposing the Trump travel ban targeting several Muslim majority countries. READ MORE

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“And because Jew-hate is written into the DNA of the ICC, as it is written into the DNA of the United Nations, the haters will continue to lie and smear as long as Jews anywhere dare to defend themselves”

Posted on November 21, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
The ICC’s Assault on Israel—and the U.S.
Editorial Board
November 21, 2024

…The White House came out against the ICC’s decision, but it might have been able to prevent it. The Republican House passed a bipartisan bill in June to sanction the ICC. Chuck Schumer, on directions from the President, has held up sanctions in the Senate for nearly six months. This is the same Sen. Schumer who loves to tell Jewish audiences that he’s their shomer, or guardian, in Congress. On Israel, the ICC has twisted the law and the facts. It has ignored the cloud over the court’s prosecutor, who is under investigation for possible sexual harassment, and who changed the course of his Israel investigation days after learning about the allegations threatening his career. No problem, said the court. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL US ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC warrants, says it’s working with Israel on next steps The White House on Thursday said it “fundamentally rejects” the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Some lawmakers, including US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, urged sanctions against The Hague-based ICC over the decision, and Israel was said to be working with the incoming administration on punitive measures against the court. One Republican senator hinted the US should invade The Hague in retaliation for the warrants.

NEW YORK POST Editorial Board: ICC fake charges against Netanyahu and Gallant prove US must never recognize the court The latest outrage from the International Criminal Court: arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. International Kangaroo Court is more like it, and one more reminder why the United States should never recognize the ICC. The warrants come over utterly false charges of “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.” That’s antisemite for “waging a humane and justified counterattack against genocidal butchers” — note the start date and that poisonous “at least.”

YOUTUBE Sen. Thune calls ICC arrest warrant ‘outrageous, unlawful, and dangerous’

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When Israel prepared its retaliation for Iran’s massive Oct. 1 missile attack, the Taleghan 2 facility was chosen as a target

Posted on November 21, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

AXIOS
Israel destroyed active nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, officials say
Barak Ravid
November 15, 2024

The Israeli attack on Iran in late October destroyed an active top secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin, according to three U.S. officials, one current Israeli official and one former Israeli official. The strike — which targeted a site previously reported to be inactive — significantly damaged Iran’s effort over the past year to resume nuclear weapons research, Israeli and U.S. officials said. One former Israeli official briefed on the strike said it destroyed sophisticated equipment used to design the plastic explosives that surround uranium in a nuclear device and are needed to detonate it. READ MORE

JEWISH INSIDER Netanyahu confirms Israel struck Iranian nuclear facility Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Monday that Israel struck an Iranian nuclear weapons facility in October, causing damage to important equipment that experts said may be hard for the Islamic Republic to recoup. “There is a certain component in [Iran’s] nuclear program that was harmed in the strike” on Oct. 26, Netanyahu told the Knesset. Still, Netanyahu emphasized that the Iranian nuclear threat remains.

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Netanyahu revealed that President Joe Biden’s approach consistently misaligned with Israel’s priorities

Posted on November 20, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Netanyahu’s speech exposes the Biden-Israel Divide
November 19, 2024

In a highly charged address to the Knesset plenum on November 18, 2024, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare the internal struggles between Israel and the Biden Administration over the ongoing Israeli war on terror. Speaking on the cusp of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Netanyahu’s remarks highlighted key moments where US pressure directly clashed with Israel’s strategic objectives, exposing a rift that shaped the conflict’s trajectory. In Gaza, Washington had urged restraint, prioritizing ceasefires and humanitarian corridors while emphasizing de-escalation to avoid broader regional fallout. This was at odds with Israel’s goal of dismantling Hamas entirely—a stance Netanyahu insisted was non-negotiable for Israel’s long-term security. READ MORE

JPOST Netanyahu aide Eli Feldstein indicted for endangering national security Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aide Eliezer Feldstein, the main suspect in the PMO leak scandal, was indicted Thursday for disclosing confidential information for the purpose of obstructing national security. A reserves IDF intelligence officer whose identity has not been released for publication was also indicted Thursday on charges of theft, disclosure of confidential information, and obstruction of justice. Feldstein is accused of leaking classified documents that harmed the war effort and reduced the chances of a successful hostage deal.

JNS TV Caroline Glick: Hear the Latest Insane Moves Made Against Bibi This is what a “color revolution” looks like! Israel’s judicial, political and media mafia have thrown off the gloves in their quest to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. They’ll stop at nothing—even violence, apparently—to stop Netanyahu and the Jewish state from achieving total victory over its enemies. 

TIMES OF ISRAEL Touring Gaza, PM vows Hamas won’t return to power, offers $5 million for hostages Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that Hamas would not rule in Gaza after the war, seemingly rejecting efforts to reach a ceasefire with the terror group still partially intact as he visited an Israeli military position in the enclave. The premier also reiterated an offer to lavishly pay Gazans who turn over Israeli hostages, upping the reward to $5 million for each captive, after previously suggesting Israel would pay “several million” for their recovery.

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Sanders unsuccessfully leads effort to cut off Israel

Posted on November 20, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

THE HILL
Senate rejects Sanders-backed proposals to block arms sales to Israel
Andrew Bolton
November 20, 2024

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject three resolutions sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block the sale of certain offensive weapons to Israel in protest of its ongoing military operations in Gaza. The Senate voted 18 to 79 to defeat S.J. Res. 111, which would have blocked the sale of 120-millimeter tank rounds. It also voted 18 to 79 against a resolution to block the sale of 120 mm high-explosive mortar rounds and again by the same split to defeat a proposal to block the sale of kits to transform “dumb” bombs into precision-guided weapons…Sanders has claimed that the destruction in Gaza is worse than what was inflicted on Dresden, Germany, a city that was firebombed, during World War II. J-Street, a center-left pro-Israel organization, supported Sanders’s proposals, breaking with many other Jewish and Israel-supporting groups. READ MORE

ALGEMEINER US Sen. Chris Van Hollen Accuses Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Northern Gaza US Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has slammed the Biden administration for continuing to support Israel and accused the Jewish state of committing “ethnic cleansing” in northern Gaza. During a recent interview with anti-Israel journalist Mehdi Hasan, Van Hollen argued that Biden undermined “American values” by continuing to send arms to the Jewish state. He bemoaned Biden’s “deeply frustrating” refusal to break with Jerusalem and his support of the “super right-wing racist government” of Israel.

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Tobin: “It’s time to abandon the smears about Donald Trump and his voters being fascists and prioritize the clear-and-present danger to Jews from woke and Islamist antisemites”

Posted on November 20, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Jewish liberals should follow ‘Morning Joe’ and drop the ‘resistance’
Jonathan Tobin
November 19, 2024

…Just as important, they are ignoring the fact that the real peril to American Jews is not from Trump. Love him or hate him, efforts to tie him to antisemitism or to claim that he is a fascist are false. They are a distraction from the ongoing threat to American Jewry coming from an increasingly aggressive leftist wing of the Democrats that has used the post-Oct. 7 war to advance blood libels against Israel and Jews as “white” oppressors and guilty of genocide. By doubling down on lies about Trump and his voters (a group that includes the not insignificant number of Jews who voted for him in states like New York and Florida in greater numbers than before because, among other reasons, of his sterling record as a friend of Israel) as fascists and allies of Nazis, liberal Jewish groups will be undermining attempts to do something about an unprecedented surge of antisemitism in this country and beyond. The reality of the post-Oct. 7 era is that American Jews need to stop prioritizing partisan politics over their obligation to fight back against the scourge of Jew-hatred on the left as well as on the far-right. READ MORE

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Lipson: “How the revolution that brought Jews to elite campuses turned against them”

Posted on November 19, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

SAPIR
The Rise and Fall of Jews on Campus
Charles Lipson
November 17, 2024

…In the 1960s, elite universities were pressured to do away with long-standing discrimination in admissions and hiring. To diversify their student bodies and faculties, they opened their gates widely to those from different backgrounds. Initially, this opening stressed merit and equal standards, without invidious discrimination. This transformation helped make American universities the best in the world, and it helped make our nation more perfect. But on its coattails came pockets of far-Left radicalism. The strength of this movement of campus radicals grew over decades as it infiltrated and overhauled university administrations and power centers, emerging as the dominant social force on elite campuses. Today, many universities have morphed into hotbeds of illiberalism and antisemitism… Today’s campaign may be more perilous because it is more pervasive and has considerable support from legacy media outlets and the country’s opinion leader. READ MORE

JPOST US Jewish teens more likely to criticize Israel, sympathize with Hamas, than diaspora youth A newly released survey from Mosaic United, conducted with Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism, reveals that Jewish teens in the United States are significantly more likely to hold critical views of Israel and sympathize with Hamas compared to their peers in other countries. According to the findings, 37% of American Jewish teens expressed sympathy for Hamas, a stark contrast to just 7% of Jewish teens globally. Similarly, 42% of US Jewish teens believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, compared to only 9% of their international counterparts.

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Goldberg-Polin shared that the journey was a mix of emotions, saying “Every single second that I was fighting for Hersh, I was terrified because I knew he was suffering”

Posted on November 17, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST
‘Weeping for her children’: Rachel Goldberg-Polin reflects on her fight for Hersh
Corey Tusak
November 14, 2024

“We have no choice,” other than to “be hopeful,” said Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of slain hostage Hersh, sharing how she copes with the death of her son in a discussion aired on YouTube by Kehilat B’Orcha Yerushalayim (In Your Light Community Jerusalem) on Sunday. In an episode called “Rachel weeping for her children,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin spoke with Rachel Goldberg, the widow of late reservist Rabbi Avi Goldberg, Hersh’s teacher. Together, they discussed the grief caused by the Israel-Hamas War for their losses. Goldberg-Polin explained where she finds the strength to continue when asked by the emcee of the episode, Rachel Sharansky Danziger. She responded that she didn’t believe it was a choice and that her advocacy was “a primal instinct of any mother, any parent, any father.” She further commented, “It was a reflex.” READ MORE

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“The oft-cited exit poll pushed by CNN, NBC and others asserting that the Jewish vote went 79% to Harris did not include New York, New Jersey and California, which have some of the largest Jewish populations in the country”

Posted on November 17, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG
Who Won the Jewish Vote?: The answer depends in part on what you mean by ‘Jewish’
Armin Rosen
November 14, 2024

…Earlier this week, a survey sponsored by the Teach Coalition, the Orthodox Union-affiliated group that advocates on behalf of religious schools, found that 40% of Jews in congressional swing districts in Pennsylvania and the New York suburbs voted Republican, meaning that Jews, like a number of other historically Democratic-voting constituencies, tacked right in unprecedented numbers in the places where their votes mattered the most. If Jews supported Harris at a similar rate to previous Democratic candidates, it would mean that Jews are one of the only unfailingly loyal members of the party’s coalition, perhaps improving their intraparty standing. READ MORE

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In order to avoid WW III, Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth will need to overhaul the bureaucracy and cut waste

Posted on November 15, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
Pentagon Has Two Years to Prevent World War III
Mike Gallagher
November 13, 2024

Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready to seize Taiwan by 2027. Whether he launches an invasion may depend on President Trump’s defense secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth, Mr. Trump’s nominee, will have to confront the collapse of deterrence in Europe and the Middle East, resource constraints on Capitol Hill, recruitment challenges, and a deteriorating balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. The only way to promote peace is to go to war on day one—not with China, Russia or Iran but with the Pentagon bureaucracy. READ MORE

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