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FREE BEACON Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel’s longest-serving prime minister by Matthew Continetti July 19, 2019 On July 20, Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel’s longest-serving prime minister…Netanyahu has endured because the Israeli public entrusts him with its security. The left discredited itself. … Continue reading

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“It wasn’t lost on anyone that Israeli Air Force pilots could use the F-35 to fly from Israel to Tehran and back without detection — and without having to refuel at U.S. air bases in Saudi Arabia or Iraq”

CNBC The F-35 has already freaked out Iran and changed everything in the Middle East by Jake Novak July 18, 2019 No conversation about the world’s massive political and economic changes since 2015 is complete without mentioning the F-35 Joint … Continue reading

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Pete Buttigieg paraphrased: “I know better than Israel what’s best for their security and I’ll see that they’re punished if they annex parts of the West Bank…and we’ll rejoin Iran Deal”

BREITBART Pete Buttigieg: I Will Cut Funds to Israel If It Annexes Part of the West Bank by Joel B. Pollak June 11, 2019 South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg promised, if elected president, to cut U.S. aid to Israel … Continue reading

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Hey gay Israel-haters, Israel now has an openly gay Minister of Justice — where else in the middle east could this happen?

THE TOWER Israel Appoints First Openly Gay Cabinet Minister by Staff June 7, 2019 The first openly gay man to become a cabinet minister in Israel was appointed Wednesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Amir Ohana will act as … Continue reading

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Netanyahu removes Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked from ministry positions, reportedly to be replaced by Likud members

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Bennett to run with New Right again, Shaked mulls next step by Ariel Kahana, Yaron Doron, Yehuda Shlezinger and Staff June 3, 2019 Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sudden dismissal of Education Minister Naftali Bennett … Continue reading

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“In a shocking turn of events, Netanyahu unable to secure a majority coalition in parliament; Likud-drafted motion to dissolve Knesset passes 74-45 in late-night vote”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Knesset votes for new elections on September 17 after PM fails to form coalition by Tamar Pileggi and Raoul Wootliff May 30, 2019 Israel’s parliament on Wednesday voted to dissolve a mere month after it was sworn … Continue reading

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“The Israeli media rarely address the threat to the nation’s democracy represented by a judicial and broader legal system”

JNS Why the Israeli left is still in power by Dr Kenneth Levin May 26, 2019 …[Israel’s] Supreme Court’s ideological bias has been rendered much more consequential by its activism. The court has assigned to itself the right to pass judgment … Continue reading

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Julius Streicher would be proud: New York Times channels Der Stürmer with antisemitic Netanyahu cartoon

TIMES OF ISRAEL ADL head calls NY Times cartoon ‘vile anti-Semitic propaganda’ by Eric Cortellessa April 27, 2019 Anti-Defamation League chief Jonathan Greenblatt excoriated The New York Times over the weekend for publishing a cartoon that depicted anti-Semitic tropes. “I … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders: “I’m 100 percent pro-Israel’ and by the way, their new, duly-elected government is racist

TIMES OF ISRAEL Sanders: ‘Israel now run by a right wing — dare I say — racist government’ by Eric Cortellessa April 23, 2019 Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders excoriated the Netanyahu government as “racist” Monday night as he participated in … Continue reading

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“Jewish and Palestinian positions are entrenched, and no party offered ideas for changing that”

BLOOMBERG Israel’s Election Didn’t Kill Hope for Peace. It Was Already Dead. by Daniel Gordis April 17, 2019 …What Israelis had to decide was whether they wanted the security and prosperity that Netanyahu has delivered at the cost of corruption … Continue reading

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