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Michael Oren: The Altneu Antisemitism: Part II
Michael Oren: The Altneu Antisemitism: Part II Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Ancient antisemitic tropes have now thoroughly, if often unconsciously, entered acceptable daily discourse. Part I of The Altneu Antisemitism introduced the process through
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What A (Jewish) Week - Joshua Namm
It Can't Be Good For All Of America, Unless It's Good For Us Too
Politics | The Left
Senate Democrats Launch Eleventh-Hour Campaign To Kneecap Jewish State
In the Biden-Harris administration’s eleventh hour, Senate Democrats are launching a campaign against the Jewish state aimed at drumming up support for blocking arms sales to Israel.
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Michael Oren: The Altneu Antisemitism: Part I
Michael Oren: The Altneu Antisemitism: Part I Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren The spike in antisemitism globally is hardly news. And yet, there is something about contemporary antisemitism that sets it apart from its earlier and even ancient versions
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 19, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 19, 2024 “Women need role models and communities to succeed. Then we’ll see more female entrepreneurs.” Hilla Ovil-Brenner, CEO and founder of the Yazamiyot organization, a platform
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Elder Of Ziyon - Why accusing Israel of "genocide" is inherently and purely antisemitic
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Debunking Lies
Elder Of Ziyon - The libelous UN report "70% of Gaza dead are women and children" is an absurd, easily provable lie
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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Trump plans to cripple Iran with 'maximum pressure' sanctions | World Israel News
National security expert: 'Trump is determined to reinstitute a maximum pressure strategy to bankrupt Iran as soon as possible.'
Politics | Biden Administration/Congress
Biden admin sanctions more Israeli 'settlers,' NGOs, including key development group
The impact of the move is expected to remain limited following last week's election of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Gabe Ende: ISRAEL-The Cantorial Concert: One Tiny Forgotten Detail
Gabe Ende: ISRAEL-The Cantorial Concert: One Tiny Forgotten Detail I was invited by my son Ezi and my grandson Avsha to join them for a performance at the Cantorial School in Petach Tikva. The performance was very enjoyable , but a dissonant note early
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 17, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 17, 2024 This week’s newsletter sees Israel valiantly advancing in its war to topple Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and its terror proxies. Meanwhile, Israel’s citizens have been awarded top national an
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Bibi’s Offensive Against Defense (Ministers)
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Bibi’s Offensive Against Defense (Ministers) Here’s a not so trivial trivia question: What do these four Israeli politicians – Yitzhak Mordechai, Moshe Yaalon, Avigdor Lieberman, Yoav Gallant – uniquely share in common? Tr
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Tel Aviv University: New Insight into Brain Stability
Tel Aviv University: New Insight into Brain Stability New Insight into Brain Stability: The Key Role of NMDA Receptors Researchers at Tel Aviv University have made a fundamental discovery: the NMDA receptor (NMDAR)—long studied primarily for its role in
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WATCH: Israel ‘Has Title Deed to Judea and Samaria,’ Said Incoming US Ambassador to Israel | United with Israel
'There's no such thing as an 'occupation.,'' Huckabee emphasized.
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Rabbi says US Ambassador to Israel Huckabee 'wants to be a settler himself' | World Israel News
Rabbi Weisz said that Trump's appointments could mark a sea change in US foreign policy 'from night to day, from bad to good.'
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Trump promises to cancel all restrictions of arms shipments to Israel | World Israel News
Trump's clear policy marks a change from The Biden Administration's back and forth with Israel on arms shipment restrictions throughout the Gaza War.
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Trump warns US universities at risk if they don't remove antisemitism - The Jerusalem Post
Trump added that any colleges that permit antisemitic violence will be seen as violating the Civil Rights Law.
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UNPACKED: Watch – Is Israel the Scariest or Happiest Country?
UNPACKED: Watch – Is Israel the Scariest or Happiest Country? In a region fraught with conflict, Israel consistently ranks as one of the happiest nations on earth. Bound by family, united through community, and strengthened by a shared resili
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Jonathan Sacks z”l: Walking Together VAYERA
Jonathan Sacks z”l: Walking Together VAYERA There is an image that haunts us across the millennia, fraught with emotion. It is the image of a man and his son walking side-by-side across a lonely landscape of shaded valleys and barren hills. The son
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Barry Shaw: Trump, the Abraham Accords, and Gaza
Barry Shaw: Trump, the Abraham Accords, and Gaza Barry’s Newsletter More from Barry Shaw at israelseen With the clock ticking down to Donald J. Trump re-entering the White House as the 47th President of the United States, the same clock is also ti
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Tel Aviv University: Special Protocol of Hyperbaric Therapy for PTSD & New Effective Treatment for Parkinsons
Tel Aviv University: Special Protocol of Hyperbaric Therapy for PTSD & New Effective Treatment for Parkinson’s Groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University and Shamir Medical Center Biological damage in the brain of people with PTSD responds t
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Dear Jared Kushner, the Jewish people need you
Jared, you have proven time and again that you have the skills, the knowledge, and the tenacity to make a difference.
Politics | The Left
The moral ghettoisation of the Jews
The left’s apologism for the pogrom in Amsterdam marks a foul new low.
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Justifying the ‘Jew Hunt’
An important ideological convergence is taking place in the wake of the Amsterdam football pogrom, demonstrating a timeless characteristic of Jew-hatred: It has no permanent political home—hatred of the “wandering
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 12, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 12, 2024 “Laser technology is a true game-changer. There are applications we haven’t yet conceived of.” Brigadier General Ran Kochav, former commander of the Israeli Air Missile Defense
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Jonathan Feldstein: Jews Hunted in European Pogrom
Jonathan Feldstein: Jews Hunted in European Pogrom A pogrom is a premeditated, organized, violent riot with the aim of threatening, intimidating, and massacring Jews, made common in late 19th and early 20th century Russia and Eastern Europe. Last week, in
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Michael Oren: Contextualized and Decontextualized: Israel’s Fight for Truth
Michael Oren: Contextualized and Decontextualized: Israel’s Fight for Truth Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Speaking on a Pod Save America podcast last November 7, former President Barack Obama urged listeners to “take in the whole truth” about
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 10, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 10, 2024 Like our ancestor Abraham, Israelis use the lessons of the past and a positive outlook, to go forward and build a better future for the Jewish State and for the whole of humanity. The highlights in
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Pogrom in Amsterdam - Melanie Phillips
“Globalise the intifada” they’ve screamed for a year. This was the result
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Amsterdam shows how bad things are. But this time we have Israel
One of the most chilling elements has been the reports of how the Israeli fans were abandoned by the local authorities
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Amsterdam Pogrom Is the Quintessence of Anti-Zionism
Those who have said that last night’s pogrom in Amsterdam is yet more proof of the need for the existence of the State of Israel are correct. But it’s worth
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Judea and Samaria leaders hail Trump, eye sovereignty push
Donald Trump's victory on Nov. 5 was widely welcomed in the area's Jewish communities.
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel-How to Topple an Elected, but Deeply Unpopular Government
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel-How to Topple an Elected, but Deeply Unpopular Government For most Israelis, the recent firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by PM Netanyahu in the middle of a war on several fronts, with another imminent massive Iranian
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The "Crime" Of Decent Journalism - Joshua Namm
Journalism Is Now A Social Crime. If It’s Pro-Jewish.
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'Pogrom' in Amsterdam: Netanyahu sends planes to save Jews, US congressmen demand action
The Israeli National Security Council told Israelis to remain in their hotel rooms, avoid wearing anything with Jewish or Israeli symbols and to return home early.
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Jonathan Sacks: The Power of Example LECH LECHA
Jonathan Sacks: The Power of Example LECH LECHA So familiar are we with the story of Abraham that we do not always stop to think about what a strange turn it is in the biblical narrative. If we fail to understand this, though, we may fail to understand th
Politics | American Politics
Trump will not restrain Israel: the clock is now ticking for Iran and its proxies
The terrorists’ window of opportunity will close when Trump is inaugurated
Politics | Debunking Lies
Macron’s error: The UN did not create Israel
The League of Nations agreed on “the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country.”
Politics | Opinion
The US must reject the Palestinian claim of a ‘right of return’
In trying to navigate the conflicting positions of American interest groups and citizens, policymakers end up pleasing no one.
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‘I Can Finally Breathe’: Israel Welcomes Trump’s Election Victory
The news of Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election was met with enthusiasm across much of Israel on Wednesday morning, starting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's effusive congratulations to the president-elect and extending — if pol
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Israel:PoLoPo Signs Agreement with CSM Ingredients to Bring Egg Protein from Molecular Farming to Commercial Baking Market
Israel:PoLoPo Signs Agreement with CSM Ingredients to Bring Egg Protein from Molecular Farming to Commercial Baking Market Molecular farming startup PoLoPo, which grows egg protein in potatoes, is now working with ingredients giant CSM to develop
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Where Jews fit in America’s realigned parties
Most Jews will vote for the party that represents the credentialed elites. That they do so while claiming to support social justice doesn’t make sense.
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Jewish-owned businesses vandalized (again) in LA's Pico-Robertson area on Election Day
An investigation was underway in Los Angeles' Pico-Robertson neighborhood after several Jewish-owned businesses were vandalized.
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Netanyahu fires Gallant, says no trust with Defense Minister at time of war | The Times of Israel
Citing a lack of mutual trust, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces he is firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a longtime rival within the Likud Party.
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U.S. Soldier Injured During Humanitarian Mission In Gaza Passes Away
He had recently been placed on early medical retirement due to the severity of his condition, which prevented him from continuing his military service - Click on the link for more.
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 5, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 5, 2024 Wiz eyeing Dazz acquisition in deal worth hundreds of millions. The cybersecurity giant is considering acquiring Israeli startup Dazz, which provides AI-powered cloud security remediation.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
This Man Rescued 120 People on Oct. 7th
Oz Davidian risked his life to save Nova festival participants, driving back and forth 15 times under fire.
Politics | Politics
Biden threatens to cut off military aid to Israel one week after US election | World Israel News
Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is expected to respond to the letter on Tuesday, following the US elections.
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WATCH: Harris campaign airs two 'starkly different' ads to Jewish and anti-Israel voters | World Israel News
Kamala Harris released two contrasting ads aimed at distinct voter blocs: in one, she pledges to defend Israel, while in the other, she promises to support Palestinian efforts to establish a state.
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The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Expands United Hatzalah’s Fleet of Emergency Vehicles with $2 Million Donation
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Expands United Hatzalah’s Fleet of Emergency Vehicles with $2 Million Donation The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has donated 25 new emergency vehicles, totaling a $2 million do
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'Squad' Member Summer Lee Touted Support From 'Pittsburgh Jewish Community' Member Now Indicted for Vandalizing Pittsburgh Synagogue
Rep. Summer Lee (D., Pa.), a member of the anti-Israel "Squad," published a letter last year touting support from "members of the Pittsburgh Jewish Community." One of those "members," Talya Lubit, is now charged with vandalizing a synagogue and Jewish com
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Chicago education board president resigns amid backlash to antisemitic social media posts
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had called for his resignation on Thursday afternoon
Politics | The Left
Poll: Most Democrats blame Israel 'a lot' for Mideast conflict
While half of Americans fear regional war, the poll shows deep partisan divisions regarding responsibility for the escalation of the conflict.
Politics | The Left
Abigail Shrier: The Kindergarten Intifada
There is a well-coordinated, national effort between teachers, activist organizations, and administrators to indoctrinate American children against Israel. A Free Press investigation.
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Former hostage marks bar mitzva without his father, still a hostage
The family was prepared to support Erez for his bar mitzvah without his father, who remains in Hamas captivity in Gaza.
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Purging Jews From the Arts
Sally Rooney is a clarifying figure in the literary world. She does not go for complexity or nuance, and she doesn’t like to leave herself open to interpretation. Rooney has
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Elder Of Ziyon - Turkish scholar accidentally admits Palestinians originate from elsewhere
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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Global Threat: The Biden-Harris Administration Is Enabling Iran to Become the Next Nuclear State
Iran is now just a technical step away from acquiring a nuclear bomb, and these advances have been taking place while the Biden-Harris administration has done not a single thing to stop or even slow them. Why are the US and its allies not alarmed? The
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Michael Oren: Bombing Hezbollah’s Drug Empire is the Key to Weakening its Power
Michael Oren: Bombing Hezbollah’s Drug Empire is the Key to Weakening its Power Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Israel’s destruction of Hezbollah’s drug empire could not be timelier or less controversial. Back in 1997, at the height of He
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 3, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 3, 2024 Israel’s seasonal rains are beginning, just after Jews finish reading the Torah portion about Noah and the Flood. Israelis are currently helping flood victims in Poland, although Spain may h
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Religion for Human Society: Good, Bad… or Both?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Religion for Human Society: Good, Bad… or Both? My post here last week dealt with individual religious belief (https://israelseen.com/prof-sam-lehman-wilzig-personal-story-genesis-starts-with-god-on-belief-and-unbelief/). This t
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Steve Kramer: UNWRA Barred by Israeli Parliament
Steve Kramer: UNWRA Barred by Israeli Parliament Israel, which has been fighting Hamas in Gaza for more than a year, is finally willing to drastically reduce the power of the Jew-hating United Nations in this conflict. The UN’s “creature” in the f
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United Hatzalah: Floyd Mayweather Donates 1,000 Bulletproof Vests and Helmets
United Hatzalah: Floyd Mayweather Donates 1,000 Bulletproof Vests and Helmets Floyd Mayweather Donates 1,000 Bulletproof Vests and Helmets at United Hatzalah Headquarters in Jerusalem Donation of $100,000 funds critical protective equipment for volunteers
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 29, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 29, 2024 Armis raises $200M, boosting valuation to $4.3B in push towards IPO. Cybersecurity leader Armis secures new funding led by General Catalyst and Alkeon Capital, setting sights on $500M ARR mi
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Official: Israel, mediators have received no Hamas response to hostage deal proposals
Israel has received no official response from Hamas on the various proposals for a hostage deal under discussion, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel, nor have the mediators.
Politics | American Politics
Donald Trump may be the most pro-Jewish president ever
This election, there is no subgroup for whom the stakes are higher than my Jewish co-religionists.
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Steve Kramer: Diverse Days in Israel
Steve Kramer: Diverse Days in Israel The High Holidays just finished, with Simhat Torah (a religious observance held on the last day of Succot when the yearly cycle of Torah reading is completed and the next cycle is begun.) being celebrated on Thursday,
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Biden on Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran: 'I hope this is the end' | World Israel News
The Biden administration attempted to pressure Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear sites.
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Israel Strikes Iran: Satellite Images Indicate ‘Significant Blow’ to Iranian Missile Production | United with Israel
Analyst citing commercial satellite imagery says Israel appears to have targeted infrastructure used for mixing ballistic missile fuel, which Iran 'will likely have a hard time replacing.'
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Michael Oren: Game-ender or game-changer?
Michael Oren: Game-ender or game-changer? Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Israel’s retaliation against Iran leaves open the question of whether the mission secured its fundamental objective of deterring the Islamic Republic In strictly military term
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 27, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 27, 2024 I hope those who celebrated them, enjoyed the Jewish festivals of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah. This newsletter was compiled before the news of Israel’s response
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Israel strikes inside Iran
"Should Iran choose to respond, we're fully prepared to defend Israel and support Israel, and there will be consequences," said a U.S. official.
Politics | Biden Administration/Congress
'A lot of innocent people being killed,' Biden agrees with anti-Israel heckler
"How can you apologize for a genocide while committing a genocide in Palestine?" the protester told the president.
Politics | Media Bias
IDF Posts Directions After Anti-Israel Journalists Claim No Hezbollah 'Vault' Under Hospital
The IDF provided what it said were precise directions to Hezbollah's vault of $500 million in cash and gold underneath Al-Sahel Hospital.
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Hezbollah drone scored direct hit on Netanyahu home
"Iran tried to eliminate the prime minister of Israel. It will not escape responsibility," said a senior government official.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Though designated a terror group, Hamas funding thrives in Europe
Four reports from ELNET identify some 30 organizations and people affiliated with Hamas who work in Europe.
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Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs: News Resources Israel and Beyond
Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs: News Resources Israel and Beyond In-Depth Issues: Gaza after Sinwar’s Death – Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) A senior Israeli source told Israel Hayom that they expect Yahya Sinwar’s brother, Mu
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Very Dead Hamas Monster's Overfed Wife Carried Luxury Handbag in Tunnels While Palestinians Starved
With the announcement of the death of terrorist mastermind Yahya Sinwar, footage has been released of his movements in the months before his death. In the days before the October 7 massacre, he took his family (including his amply fed wife who is apparently not experiencing the famine they insist is happening in Palestine) underground. Twitter noticed an interesting detail about his wife's handbag.
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: When the Situation Changes so Quickly, are Public Opinion Polls Really Useful?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: When the Situation Changes so Quickly, are Public Opinion Polls Really Useful? If you think public opinion polls are only for election campaign periods, you haven’t been following Israel’s media recently. Of course, if you’r
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WATCH: Dramatic footage of Sinwar's elimination
Yahya Sinwar "was hiding in an area surrounded by our forces. We didn't know he was there. He had a [tactical] vest, a pistol and 40,000 shekels."
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
Jews who unplug on holidays grateful to hear haphazardly about Sinwar
"In a media soaked world, it's hard to be behind. But that regular disconnect keeps me sane," the pollster and strategist Mark Mellman told JNS.
Politics | American Politics
Harris says heckler, who calls Israel genocidal, talking about 'real' things
"The vice president has never previously suggested that Israel's defensive war in Gaza amounts to a genocide of Palestinian people," per the "New York Post."
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“Trainees and Reservists’ take out Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar” & More
“Trainees and Reservists’ take out Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar” & More Sky News host Erin Molan said a group of “trainees and reservists” took out Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar. “He died as he lived, a coward – cowering in the sh
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Steve Kramer: 5785: A Good Year for the Jews?
Steve Kramer: 5785: A Good Year for the Jews? Will the new year be better than the previous horrible one? It’s hard to believe that it won’t be, given the last year’s continuous warfare. At this juncture, Israel has ruptured Hamas in Gaza, leaving t
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IDF confirms death of Hamas leader, Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar | The Times of Israel
The IDF and Shin Bet announce that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed.
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Michael Oren: How the Israel-Iran Rope-a-Dope Ends
Michael Oren: How the Israel-Iran Rope-a-Dope Ends Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Evenings after coming home from work, my father taught me how to box. The only Jewish kid in a working-class neighborhood, I was being bullied by a slightly older antis
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White House confirms letter demanding Israel increase Gaza aid or face arms embargo | World Israel News
The letter gives Israel 30 days to implement 15 policy changes, including 10 measures to 'surge all forms of humanitarian assistance throughout Gaza.'
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Gabe Ende: Settler Colonialism and all that Shit…
Gabe Ende: Settler Colonialism and all that Shit… Living in Israel has placed me at a distance from the polemic concerning “settler colonialism” and I am still trying to comprehend its difference from the classical variety held in utter disr
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Kamala Harris Surrogate Richard Haass Takes Shots at Israel from Synagogue Stage on Yom Kippur
Richard Haass, one of the top foreign policy pundits backing Kamala Harris, slammed Israel’s military response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, arguing that the Jewish state "should have gone about this operation in a far more discriminating way" and that the
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Biden-Harris Admin Puts Israel on Double Secret Probation—Until Just After the Election
The Biden-Harris administration confirmed on Tuesday that it threatened to cut off aid to Israel’s military, including arms shipments, if the Jewish state does not boost the delivery of humanitarian aid into the battle-torn Gaza Strip. The threats came in
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Jonathan Sacks z”l: A Nail of Faith A Story for Succot
Jonathan Sacks z”l: A Nail of Faith A Story for Succot “Here is what I learned from the first time I built a succah (aside from the fact that I am not particularly good at woodwork!). Wishing you and your families a wonderful Succot. Ch
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 15, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 15, 2024 Venture capitalists turn Miami into a hub for Israeli startups. As Calcalist’s Tech & Invest Conference approaches on November 13-15, CTech connects with investors Ed Sim, founder of B
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Michael Oren: The Price of a Hug
Michael Oren: The Price of a Hug The following article is adapted from an op-ed I published in Hebrew last week in Yediot Aharonot. Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Casus belli is a Latin legal term meaning “justification for going to war.” Iran’
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 13, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 13, 2024 I hope those who celebrated the Jewish High Holidays are well and spiritually inspired. This newsletter contains much news of Israel’s work to benefit the outside world, in medicine, technolo
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Speech or Substance? Biden, Trump & Bibi
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Speech or Substance? Biden, Trump & Bibi Despite living in the age of internet memes, infographics, video clips, a flood of (mis)information, and so on, one form of political communication – the oldest of all – still holds rem
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The creepy thought experiments of Ta-Nehisi Coates
Why the hell is Coates wondering if he would have joined in Hamas’s pogrom of 7 October?
Politics | Debunking Lies
Bernie Sanders and AOC Mark October 7 Anniversary with False Accusations Against Israel
One year to the day after Hamas slaughtered 1,200 men, women, and children — including 46 Americans — in southern Israel, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lashed...
Politics | American Politics
Meet Kamala’s Palestinian Best Friend Who Changed Her Mind on Israel
Is a longtime Kamala friend part of a Hamas family?
Politics | The Left
Ta-Nehisi Coates says that if he grew up in Gaza, he might’ve joined Oct. 7 attack
“The problem with ‘words are violence’ is that violence is therefore words—and just another form of expression,” wrote James Panero, executive editor of the “New Criterion.”
Politics | Politics
Watch! Tampon Tim Dodges Every Question – A Masterclass in Being a Weasel
It’s honestly shocking that Tim Walz even showed up on Fox News at all. Let’s be real—Kamala Harris’s handlers would never, in a million years, allow her to face real questions from someone like Shannon Bream. She’d melt into one of her infamous
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"The glass is a quarter full ... and somehow, we're still here."
Kan TV did a long "public-morale service announcement" on Israeli TV recently, and on this eve of Yom Kippur, we share it with you ....
Politics | Opinion
Israel at war: democracy in action
The common cause uniting citizens with the armed forces has been key to Israel’s military success.
Politics | Media Watch
They Just Keep Digging: CBS Instructed Staff Not to Refer to Jerusalem as Being in Israel
We're having a hard time determining who has had the worst week: Kamala Harris or CBS News.
News | Interesting Stories
Polls: It’s not just Hamas – it’s all Palestinians. 98% said Oct. 7 events “made them proud” | PMW Analysis
What do Palestinians think about the October 7 massacre?
Politics | Politics
Biden said to call Netanyahu 'a f**king liar' after Israeli troops entered Rafah | The Times of Israel
According to new book from journalist Bob Woodward, the US president yelled at Israeli PM for having 'no strategy' for operation, said Israel was perceived as a 'rogue state'
Politics | Biden Administration/Congress
Biden Calls October 7th a “dark day for the Palestinian people”
Joe Biden's remarks on the October 7th anniversary obscure the horrors faced by Jewish victims in a day linked to profound tragedy.
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Jonathan Feldstein: My October 8 Epiphany and Israel’s Future
Jonathan Feldstein: My October 8 Epiphany and Israel’s Future A year ago, I had no idea how bad things were, or were going to be immediately after the Hamas massacre. I had no idea my son was in one of the communities along the Gaza border, fighting ter
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Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs: Israel: News Around the World
Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs: Israel: News Around the World News Resources – North America, Europe, and Asia: “The Israelis Are Certainly Going to Hit Back” after Second Iran Rocket Attack – Gen. Frank McKenzie inte
Politics | Judea & Samaria
French olim arrive in Samaria on Oct. 7 anniversary
"The Land of Israel is the safest place," one of the immigrants from Paris said.
News | Israel At War
Sinwar said to have resurfaced to seek guarantees for his own life
The Hamas leader asked mediators in Qatar whether he could receive immunity as part of an agreement to free the remaining hostages.
Politics | The Left
DISGUSTING: The IDF advocate general is protecting ‘civilians’ who participated in the Oct. 7 massacre
In this clash between politicians and jurists, between woke moralism and real morality, lies a question with global historical implications.
Politics | Opinion
The Next Mutation of American Anti-Semitism
Just as generals are warned not to keep fighting the last war, we should not be monitoring the campus Hamas protest movement according to last year’s benchmarks. As the war
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The West has turned its back on Jews
A year on from 7 October, the Jewish diaspora has rarely felt so isolated.
News | Antisemitism Watch
The 7 October deniers
Jew hatred and conspiratorial thinking have always gone hand in hand.
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Elder Of Ziyon - 1938: "There are no innocent Jews." Now: "There are no innocent Israelis/Zionists." Today's "anti-Zionists" really are functionally identical to Nazis.
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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On October 7, Reuters Posts Photo of Gaza Woman 'Haunted by Memories'
It's October 7, the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel, where 1,200 Israelis were slaughtered and another 230 taken hostage. You would think that would be the story of the day.
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 8, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 8, 2024 Governments come and go – Israeli tech is here to stay. In the year since Hamas’ October 7th attacks on Israel, while the state’s political leadership has failed and 101 hostages re
Politics | American Politics
On Eve of Oct. 7 Anniversary, Kamala Harris Wouldn’t Say If Netanyahu Is a Close Ally
Vice President Kamala Harris declined to say Sunday whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a reliable ally.
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Israel marks a year since Oct. 7 with official state ceremony
The ceremony in the southern city of Ofakim was pre-recorded due to security concerns.
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UNPACKED: Watch-How Did October 7 Change Israel?
UNPACKED: Watch-How Did October 7 Change Israel? On October 7, 2023, Israel faced an unprecedented attack as thousands of Palestinians broke through the border from Gaza, bringing with them unimaginable atrocities and destruction. One year later, t
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WATCH: Kamala Harris Won't Say If Netanyahu Is a Close Ally
Vice President Kamala Harris declined to say Sunday whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a reliable ally.
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Michael Oren: The View from Israel’s Universe
Michael Oren: The View from Israel’s Universe Thanks to Clarity with Michael Oren Predictably, in response to Iran’s massive missile attack on Israel, Washington and other Western capitals are calling on Israel’s government to show restraint. They f
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Not Just Hezbollah: The Beeper Syndrome is Everywhere
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Not Just Hezbollah: The Beeper Syndrome is Everywhere As the title of this article suggests, the campaign of exploding Beepers will have a far greater impact on the world’s economy and even the global international order. How so
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Trump says Israel should hit Iran's nuclear facility first 'and worry about the rest later' | World Israel News
When asked if Israel should bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, Biden answered, 'No.'
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Biden suggests Israel not hit Iran oil fields, after opposing strike on nuke facilities | The Times of Israel
“If I were in their shoes, I’d be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields,” Biden says during a rare appearance at the White House daily press briefing where one reporter after another asks leading questions goading him to criticize Israel.
Earlier this week, Biden said he opposed Israel targeting Iranian nuclear sites as well.
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Trump: The country is being run by fools
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin chats with former President Trump about Hurricane Helene relief and the conflict in the Middle East on 'Special Report.'
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US equates Israel and Hezbollah, blaming both for violence; slams potential IDF ground invasion | World Israel News
Biden administration official says that U.S. floating proposals to provide 'off-ramp' to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting.
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Jonathan Sacks z”l: The Power of Gratitude
Jonathan Sacks z”l: The Power of Gratitude In the early 1990s, one of the great medical research exercises of modern times took place. It became known as the Nun Study. Some seven hundred American nuns, all members of the School Sisters of Notre Dam
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Steve Kramer: Israel finally takes the initiative
Steve Kramer: Israel finally takes the initiative Israel has achieved remarkable success against Hezbollah and other enemies in the last few weeks. Hezbollah is reeling, with its top leadership assassinated, including its charismatic chief Hassan Nasralla
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Charles Abelsohn: Letter from Israel – Rosh Hashana 5785
Charles Abelsohn: Letter from Israel – Rosh Hashana 5785 Israel and Gaza – Your Questions Answered Rosh Hashana 5785 26 September 2024 Shalom from Israel, Last year, I commenced my New Year Letter as follows: “Unless you live on the other side of th
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It’s Not The Politics: It’s The Antisemitism - Joshua Namm
Obsession with party over community MUST stop.
Recently, one of my articles was the target of some intensely negative feedback. The common thread through those reactions was basically “Most Jews are Democrats, so how dare you criticize Democratic Party?”
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US Defense Secretary fumes at Israel for giving minimal notice before killing Nasrallah | World Israel News
Secretary of State Lloyd Austin reportedly fuming after Israel only informed US of impending airstrike against Hezbollah headquarters after the jets were already airborne.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 29, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 29, 2024 On the Jewish New Year festival, Rosh Hashana, 100 blasts on the Shofar (ram’s horn) are blown to summon the people to prayer. This newsletter was compiled before the latest news from Lebano
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel Caught in a Giant Chess Game & Tournament
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel Caught in a Giant Chess Game & Tournament If you’re having trouble trying to follow the Middle East conflict(s), think of it as a chess game – or to put it more accurately, a chess tourney with successive games, each pl
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IDF: 32 Years of Nasrallah & What They Don’t Want You to Watch
IDF: 32 Years of Nasrallah & What They Don’t Want You to Watch Hezbollah doesn’t want you to watch this video. And they really don’t want you to share it.
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Debunking Settler Colonialism
Wall Street Journal editor Adam Kirsch explains how the trendy ideology bashes Israel.
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Israel strikes central Hezbollah HQ in Beirut, IDF says | Fox News
The Israeli Defense Forces have announced it carried out a “precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.
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US Sen Cotton, McConnell to President Biden: ‘We condemn your continued delay of critical weapons to Israel’ | All I
Republican senators urge Biden to provide Israel MK84 bombs used to hit terror tunnels, Apache attack helicopters and D9 tractors used to clear IEDs
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Israeli fighter jets hit 1,600 Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon in 24 hours
Israel's government has approved the declaration of a "special emergency situation" countrywide.
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Missile in the attic: IDF releases photos of Hezbollah munitions in Lebanese homes | The Times of Israel
Army shows long-range missile on a launcher in a family's attic, notes secondary explosions after airstrikes; Gallant: Hezbollah's arsenal being crushed, Nasrallah 'alone at the top'
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Biden-Harris administration have withheld tractors that would help clear mine fields
The Biden-Harris administration has not only placed a partial arms embargo on Israel, they have also withheld tractors that would help clear mine fields.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continue to put more pressure on Israel than they do on Hamas or Hezbollah.
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The Pager Cartoon Was Too Nice: Rashida Tlaib Demands We Stop Sending Weapons to 'Genocidal' Israel
The other day, NRO ran a very accurate political cartoon about Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan congresswoman who hates, hates, hates Israel and hasn't met a terror organization she doesn't love. Democrats ran to defend Tlaib, of course, and AOC called the cartoon 'Islamophobic' (it's not).
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Kamala Harris thinks campus antisemites are very fine people - JNS.org
Whether or not the vice president becomes the Democratic nominee, any attempt to portray her as a friend of the Jews is undermined by her praise for pro-Hamas mobs.
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UNRWA demands immunity for employees implicated in October 7th massacre | Israel National News - Arutz Sheva
The UN, with the support of the US Department of Justice, claims that UNRWA employees who participated in the October 7th massacre have immunity from prosecution.
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As Columbia reopens, fresh protests put Jewish students on edge from Day 1 | The Times of Israel
Anti-Israel activity is alive and well in Morningside Heights, where some already report feeling uncomfortable as last year's turmoil shows signs of rearing its head again
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WATCH: Col. Richard Kemp - 'The US and others are doing everything they can to prevent Israel from defeating Hamas, Iran
Former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan Col. Richard Kemp gives an in-depth analysis concerning the ceasefire being pushed by numerous countries to prevent Israel from destroying Hamas.
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Comedian Michael Rapaport 'The only people whose opinions I care about are Jews and Zionists' | World Israel News
Michael Rapaport will perform in Jerusalem on Oct. 13 at the Jerusalem Theatre and in Tel Aviv on Oct. 14 at the theater Beit HaHayal.
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Trump calls Hezbollah beeper explosion operation 'Amazing'
Trump: 'That was a real operation; there's no doubt about it.'
