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The U.S.-backed anti-judicial reform protests in Israel are being shaped by the intersection of two crises, one in U.S. Iran policy and the other resulting from the rise to power of religious communities in Israel

TABLET MAG How U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides Became Israel’s Arsonist-in-Chief Michael Doran March 6, 2023 …So what, precisely, is the source of the terror that these [Israelis] are feeling? The reform is five conflicts in one. First, it is a … Continue reading

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U.S. support for demonstrations in Tel Aviv isn’t about the future of Israel’s judiciary. It’s about handcuffing Israel while Iran gets the bomb.

TABLET MAG Biden Sets Israel on Fire Lee Smith March 2, 2023 Is the current Israeli government truly on the verge of an authoritarian turn? No, of course not. The mass protests and over-the-top rhetoric from Israel’s domestic opposition, Joe … Continue reading

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Biden nominee “questioned labeling of Hamas as a terrorist organization”

ALGEMEINER US Withdraws Nomination of Activist Who Accused Politician of Being ‘Purchased’ by Pro-Israel Groups Andrew Bernard February 14, 2023 The United States has withdrawn its support for a human rights activist who accused US House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries … Continue reading

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In order to stop Iran, and on the way make peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu may have to wait out President Biden’s administration

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu might have to turn US policy on its head Ariel Kahana January 2, 2022 Amid the brouhaha of the past several days as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put the final touches on his … Continue reading

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“The State Department, which is named as a defendant in the suit, has formally determined in congressional notifications that the Palestinian government pays terrorists and incites violence against Israel”

FREE BEACON Victims of Terrorism Sue Biden Admin for Sending Taxpayer Aid to Palestinians Adam Kredo December 20, 2022 Victims of Palestinian terror attacks are suing the Biden administration for awarding nearly half a billion dollars in U.S. taxpayer funds … Continue reading

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Bibi wants peace with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis probably want it, too. But the White House has other ideas.

TABLET MAG Biden Trashes the Abraham Accords Tony Badran November 21, 2022 …The reason for the administration’s hostility to the Abraham Accords goes beyond jealousy or the desire to deny credit to a hated predecessor. There are significant matters of … Continue reading

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Netanyahu will try to reform Israel’s out of control Supreme Court

HAARETZ Netanyahu Commits to Top Court Override Clause in Next Government Michael Hauser Tov November 9, 2022 Officials from Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said on Wednesday that the coalition agreement with the heads of the right-wing parties that are likely … Continue reading

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“This string of em­bar­rass­ing fail­ures has con­firmed the ad­min­is­tra­tion’s de­ter­mi­na­tion to down­grade the Mid­dle East as a strate­gic pri­or­ity. But the Mid­dle East re­fuses to stay quiet”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Iran’s Mullahs Throw Biden a Lifeline Walter Russell Mead November 7, 2022 Joe Biden is a lucky man. The hero­ism of the Ukrain­ian peo­ple saved him from a Russ­ian vic­tory. Now the peo­ple of Iran, led by … Continue reading

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“The prospect of not only a victory for Netanyahu and Likud, but the formation of a government with a prominent role for the Religious Zionist Party and one of its controversial leaders, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is enough to set the hair of Democrats and the foreign-policy establishment on fire’

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Biden shouldn’t try to ‘save’ Israeli democracy Jonathan S. Tobin November 3, 2022 …But the rise of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir is a natural consequence of the failure of the current government to adequately address … Continue reading

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“The Biden administration has taught both Hezbollah and Iran that Washington stands ready to deliver concessions from America’s allies, including Israel”

HUDSON INSTITUTE Seven Myths about the “Historic” Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Agreement Michael Doran October 19, 2022 Commentators in the United States and Israel have hailed the agreement on the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon, which the Biden administration recently … Continue reading

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