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Opinion Cornell’s BDS Fight Backfired. It Made Our Pro-Israel Community Stronger.
When Cornell’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine announced its boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign against Israel at Cornell University where I am a rising senior, an atmosphere of fear developed among the Jewish community. A similar BDS push failed at Cornell in 2014, and it was inevitable that it would come back. Still,…
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Opinion 13 Democrats Recorded Messages About Israel. Only One Spoke With Courage.
The mantra of Kirsten Gillibrand’s presidential campaign is “Brave Wins.” Yet in her video message to the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum this week, the New York Senator didn’t even mention the word “Palestinian.” That was typical. The 2020 Democratic hopefuls talk a lot about having the courage not just to challenge Donald Trump but…
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The Schmooze Sex And The City (of Gold): Sarah Jessica Parker Spotted Praying At The Western Wall
Carrie Bradshaw lives in New York. She’s visited Dubai with her khevre of girlfriends. And now she’s touring the Holy land of Israel with her mishpokhe. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker visited the Western Wall on Tuesday, an Israeli celebrity blog noted. Parker and her family (her husband is the actor Matthew Broderick) are currently on…
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Fast Forward Israeli Lawmaker Wants To Restore ‘Torah Justice System’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A right-wing Israeli lawmaker said he wants to be the country’s justice minister so his religious party can “restore the Torah justice system.” Bezalel Smotrich of the Union of Right-Wing Parties, which includes his Jewish Home party, made the statement Sunday night at a Jerusalem Day event at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva…
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Opinion That Kushner Interview Was Not Just Ignorant. It Was Racist.
The current U.S. peace team in the Middle East, guided by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, is unprecedented in its open and shameless ignorance. Kushner, Ambassador David Friedman and Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt are arrogant, hypocritical, and racist — and they never exert the slightest effort to hide it. Their inexperience and ignorance is everywhere on…
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Opinion For Me, Being Gay And Zionist Are One And The Same
Thousands of people marched down Fifth Avenue on Sunday with their synagogues and Jewish youth groups. The Celebrate Israel Parade, billed as the largest pro-Israel gathering in the world, was a sea of blue and white flags. Interspersed in that sea were a few dozen rainbow flags with stars of David on them, representing a…
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Fast Forward Trump: Israeli Politics Are ‘Messed Up,’ I’m ‘Not Happy’ With New Elections
JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Donald Trump said that Israeli politics are “messed up” and that the country should “get their act together.” He also said that his administration is “not happy” about the turn of events. Trump made the comments on Sunday on the White House lawn before leaving for a visit to the United…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Terrorist Injures 2 Israelis In Jerusalem, Shot Dead
(JTA) — A 50-year-old man was seriously injured along with a 16-year-old student who was moderately wounded in a Jerusalem stabbing attack that ended with the slaying of the Palestinian perpetrator. The incident, which occurred Friday morning in the Old City of Jerusalem, was filmed in its entirety in security cameras. The footage shows 19-year-old…
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