By Day 12 of the crisis, President Donald Trump faces a tightening set of strategic pressures shaped by an expanding regional conflict, fragile domestic political support, and mounting economic disruption. What began as a confrontation…
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Ted Cruz says GOP not ‘winning’ fight against antisemitism from figures like Tucker Carlson
WASHINGTON — Some speakers struck a hopeful note during an antisemitism symposium on Tuesday morning hosted here by the Republican Jewish Coalition and National Review.
Ted Cruz was not one of them.
“Norm [Coleman,…
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The Blogs: Rage Against The Antizionists! | Jonathan Rosenoer
World Jewry is besieged by a campaign of Islamist antisemitism designed to bolster the islamists’ “dream of a world without Jews.” Tactically, as with the Soviets before them, the Islamists draw support from postmodern Western…
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The Blogs: 5 Opposite Meanings of ‘End the Iran War’ | Ira Straus
“Ending the war” is a slogan with several opposite meanings. How it is ended, and whether it ever truly ends, depends primarily on several choices the US must make. They have extremely different results.
The actual options:
- End” the…
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The Blogs: A glimpse of life as rockets rain down | Gil Lewinsky
It could happen while you are on the phone or standing in the shower. You might be relaxing at home or busy at work. Suddenly your phone flashes with an “extreme alert” warning of incoming rockets—displayed in four languages. Seconds…
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The Blogs: A Mother and Daughter’s Century of Jewish Communal Service | Claire Winick
The following essay is a reflection, from the joint perspective of my daughter and I, on our combined 100 years of service in the Jewish community.
When we recently sat down to compare notes—not accomplishments, not titles, just years—we…
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Israel overtakes UK in defense export rankings
Israel has overtaken the UK on the list of the world’s largest arms exporters, according to SIPRI.
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The Blogs: Israeli Bureaucracy for New Olim: A Survival Guide | Lara Itzhaki
Let me guess—you just landed in Israel, still riding that aliyah high, and someone casually mentioned you need to visit “the Misrad Hapnim.” Your face went blank. They might as well have said “you need to defeat the final boss”…
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AIPAC is targeting candidates who want to condition aid to Israel. Who has crossed its red line?
The flood of recent spending by a PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee against a Democratic congressional candidate in New Jersey had many observers scratching their heads: Why would the…
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The Blogs: What Collective Jewish Leadership Looks Like | Todd Rockoff
What does it look like when Jewish institutions actually lead together? At the Tucson JCC, it looks like synagogues bringing their congregations to the J for a community-wide Shabbat and diverse voices gathering when we host Tikkun Leil…
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