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Monday, August 14, 2023

08/14 Links Pt2: The Jews in Defiance of History; Obama’s Calculated Tolerance of Black Anti-Semitism; Antisemitism Still Haunts the European Left

From Ian: Meir Y. Soloveichik: Not Everything Is Tisha B’Av It is with this in mind that we must approach the reaction of many when the Knesset, three days before Tisha B’Av, approved limitations on the Israeli Supreme Court. The Times of Israel immediately presented us with the remarkable headline: “Judicial overhaul opponents see parallel to Tisha B’Av, saddest day in Hebrew...

11/02 Links Pt1: Netanyahu’s bloc appears primed for victory with nearly 86% of votes counted; Biden shouldn’t try to ‘save’ Israeli democracy from election victors

From Ian: President Isaac Herzog: Honor the Election Results – Regardless of the Outcome Election day for the 25th Knesset has arrived, and the fifth election campaign in less than four years is coming to an end. Although the election repetitiveness is likely to lead to despair among some Israelis, we must all remember: exercising our right to vote is most prominent expression...

Russia -- When It Comes To Iran And Israel: Friendship Goes Further Than Partnership (Daled Amos)

By Daled AmosIn the Middle East, allies and adversaries can change back and forth.This is true not only among the states in that area but also among the outside countries that vie against each other to either gain a foothold or secure access to resources and technology.Russia is one example.When it was the Soviet Union, it was one of the first countries to recognize the...

06/09 Links Pt2: Liberating our Jerusalem; The Soviet origins of left-wing anti-Zionism; Israel’s Destruction Is Championed at the University of Chicago

From Ian: Mark Regev: Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinians, Al Jazeera and press freedom - opinion The accusation of a willful murder is made when among the nations of the Middle East it is in Israel alone that a free and critical press thrives. Israel’s famously boisterous and pugnacious media is always ready to expose a misbehaving politician, government wrongdoing and the IDF’s...

Great news for Yom HaShoah! There are no antisemites!

Tonight is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The usual reasons given for this day are so that we won't forget the evils of antisemitism, and we solemnly pledge "never again."Unfortunately, much of the world already has forgotten the lessons and support the rights of those who want to see it repeated.Today's antisemites who style themselves as being merely "anti-Zionist"...

Russia declares 1973 "anti-Zionist" film "extremist" (video)

From BBC Russian:The Russian Ministry of Justice has included in the list of extremist materials the Soviet propaganda film "Secret and Explicit. Aims and Deeds of the Zionists." The film was shot in the 1970s on the wave of "anti-Zionism" in the USSR, but it never made it to the wide screen because of the fears of the Soviet authorities.The decision to ban the film was made...

"Independent Jewish Voices" admits they take direction from Palestinian leaders (VIDEO)

Apparently, they are not exactly clear on what the word "Independent" means... A representative of the “Independent Jewish Voices” (IJV) fringe group admitted Saturday that the organization takes its direction from Palestinians and not members of Canada’s grassroots Jewish community.At an anti-Israel protest at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, an IJV spokesperson...