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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Irony of ironies: Palestinians complain about Bibi's map

At the State Department press briefing yesterday, there was this exchange between spokesperson Matthew Miller and Said Arikat of Al Quds:ARIKAT: I have a quick question on Mr. Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations at UNGA last Friday. He showed a map that completely erases the Palestinians. I wonder if you saw the map and I wonder if you have any comment on it.MR...

In 2016, Congressman DeSantis pointed out the double standard between extraditing murderers of Americans in Israel and everywhere else (Daled Amos)

By Daled AmosChana Nachenberg, an American, died on May 31.She was the last of the 16 victims of the Sbarro Massacre to die, the last victim of the Hamas terrorist Ahlam Tamimi who masterminded that terrorist attack and lives today in Jordan, free and something of a celebrity.If the US is frustrated by Jordan's refusal to honor its extradition treaty and hand over the...

02/13 Links: Archaeology proves Jews are indigenous to the Land of Israel; Amnesty’s problem with Israel – too many Jews; Abbas openly calls on Palestinians to murder Israelis

From Ian: David Collier: Amnesty’s problem with Israel – too many Jews Amnesty’s definition of ‘Apartheid’ means ‘Jewish majority rule’ These are some of the problems in Israel inside Amnesty’s ‘Apartheid’ report: The report makes clear that they have a problem with Israel’s ‘law of return’ which is the basis of the world having a refuge for Jewish people (page 82). ...

Maybe NOW the world will have a problem with Turkey occupying Northern Cyprus

From MiddleEast-in-24.com:A number of rabbis met today (Wednesday) with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his palace in Ankara, and discussed with him a number of issues related to Jewish life in the country and around the world. The meeting was attended by many rabbis, led by Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Berl Lazar. The person who was supposed to arrive was also the...

The truth about BDS

I originally wrote this for publication in a major media site, but they do not publish from pseudonyms, so here it is.____________________________________________On December 4, Time magazine published an article partially entitled "Here’s What You Need to Know About BDS" by Sanya Mansoor. BDS stands for the demand to Boycott, Divest from and Sanction Israel. The Time...

“Unilateral West Bank land grab”

Alan Solow, a member of the Executive Committee of Israel Policy Forum and former Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, wrote a blog in Times of Israel arguing that Israel should not extend sovereignty on parts of Judea and Samaria for this reason: No solution should be imposed on anyone or by anyone...

Netherlands pro-Israel moves symbolic but important

Al Jazeera and other outlets reported on Thursday: The government of the Netherlands has stopped sending about $1.5m a year to the Palestinian Authority (PA) because of payments it makes to families of those killed, hurt, or imprisoned by Israel. The Netherlands' decision came after a motion in parliament was pushed through on Wednesday by pro-Israeli groups who had lobbied...

Setback in the EU labeling decision

One of the keys to strategic thinking is to never ignore or pretend away things that are objectively true, even if they represent a setback for your cause. With that in mind, there is no way to consider last week’s decision by the European Union to uphold labeling of products originating in disputed territories as anything other than a setback. While it is not...

A damning indictment of the UN at the WSJ

We've seen many, especially UN Watch, categorize how obsessed the UN is with Israel. But this short WSJ piece by Eugene Kontorovich and Penny Grunseid lays it out, in my opinion, in an even more devastating fashion. The United Nations began its annual session this week, and Israel will be prominent on the agenda. Many fear the Security Council may consider a resolution setting definite territorial parameters, and a deadline, for the creation of...