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- "Yes, there was the longstanding presumption that “white” is the “norm” or “default” American race, but there was also a deeper question of the nature of white culture. What is it, exactly?"
- Israeli officials have openly stated that the goal of the ongoing war is elimination of Hamas, and its leaders residing across the Middle East are no exception
- "Now we know that without the bravery of Capt. Smit Machchhar, Yaniv Hayun, Tzvika Mans and Assaf Rajuan, we would be facing a catastrophe likely worse than October 7"
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- Betar US: “One of Trump’s day-one executive orders on immigration directs officials to revoke the visas of people who “advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists” on U.S. soil”
- Liron Barda worked as the bar manager at the Nova music festival in Re'im. During the October 7 massacre, she administered first aid to the wounded until she was killed
- Iranian Judoka says ‘todah’ to Israelis for support
- "No matter how much he sugarcoats his words with assurances of affection for Israel and reminders of his Jewish identity, Ed Miliband’s message to Jerusalem is an unremittingly hostile one"
Tag Archives: Michael Oren
“No other nation, isolated, boycotted, and surrounded by enemies devoted to death, would reaffirm its determination to live by bringing yet more children into this world, expanding its economy, and reasserting its technological prowess”
CLARITY The Meaning of FZ1073 Michael Oren October 1, 2026 Occurring just over a week before the anniversary of the October 7 horrors, the saving of FlyDubai Flight 1073 from fiery destruction and 174 passengers, most of them Israelis, from … Continue reading
“VP Vance’s critique overlooks long history of Israeli diplomacy, compromise, and reluctant wars. But worse, it invokes an age-old blood libel”
CLARITY The Israeli Response to Vance Michael Oren July 9, 2026 …What they should have asked, “is JD Vance right when he said that Israel “can’t just kill [its] way out of solving every single national security problem that [it … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Michael Oren
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Oren: “Before Europe casts us off completely, perhaps we should separate first. It’s time, I maintain, to say goodbye”
CLARITY Time to Say Goodbye Michael Oren April 16, 2026 This week, on Yom Hashoa, a friend told me a story I had never heard—how her father as a young Jew in Libya during World War II was arrested by … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Czech Republic, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Michael Oren, Spain, United Kingdom
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94 percent of Jewish Republicans and 83 percent of Jewish Democrats responded that they consider themselves to be supporters of Israel
ALGEMEINER Kamala Harris to Receive Lowest Share of Jewish Vote for a Democrat Since 1988 Jack Elbaum October 22, 2024 US Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former US President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race among Jewish voters … Continue reading
Oren: “Israel will retaliate against Iran and its venal proxies because defending our people from those who seek to massacre us is much of what our state is all about. Israel, at the risk of aggravating our allies, will survive”
CLARITY The View from Israel’s Universe Michael Oren October 5, 2024 …A truly proportionate response—hitting Tehran with the same 25,000 rockets and missives that Iran and its proxies have fired at us since October 7—would not, however, be acceptable to … Continue reading
Whats behind the West’s Israel “linkage” fetish—and “why would the US want to reward Palestinians for committing and applauding terror?”
FUTURE OF JEWISH The West’s Silly Obsession With the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Michael Oren May 25, 2024 …For what is antisemitism but the insistence on saddling the Jews with the responsibility for all of society’s ills, plagues, and wars? Similarly, by … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, linkage, Michael Oren
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“Ostensibly, Larry Summers was ousted because of a remark he made about women, but the real reason many on campus believed was his strong defense of Israel”
CLARITY WITH MICHAEL OREN Trials of the Ivy League Michael Oren March 5, 2024 The current wave of antisemitism sweeping many American campuses, most glaringly those of the Ivy League, is now national news. It is blatant, malicious, and woefully unchecked, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Harvard University, Michael Oren, Yale University
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Hatred of Israel cannot be distinguished from hatred of the Jewish people. Incontestably now, anti-Zionism is antisemitism.
FREE PRESS A War Against the Jews Michael Oren October 26, 2023 It wasn’t the rallies with “Keep the World Clean” posters and chants of “gas the Jews.” Nor was it the glorification of Hamas paragliders by the Chicago branch of Black Lives Matter … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Michael Oren
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“Assured by her generals that the Arabs were only bluffing and pressured by the Nixon administration not to launch a preemptive strike, Prime Minister Golda Meir waited until the last minute before mobilizing”
WALL STREET JOURNAL Remembering the Yom Kippur War in a Divided Israel Michael Oren September 28, 2023 …The result was a conflict that, in terms of its scale and complexity, was almost unmatched in the post-World War II era. It … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Egypt, Golda Meir, Michael Oren, Syria, Yom Kippur War
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CTech spoke to former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S Michael Oren about his ambitious manifesto, Israel 2048
CTECH What is the role of Startup Nation in Israel’s next 100 years? by James Spiro November 10, 2021 Israel is approaching its first centennial and has myriad accomplishments of which it can be proud. Whether that’s defending its borders, … Continue reading