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Volume 15, Issue 17

“The people of Israel, who have combined the loftiest idealistic vision with the greatest practical vigor, have proven that the human spirit – even under the cruelest suffering – has a power of endurance which no tyranny can extinguish. Israel is a land of many paradoxes, yet it has an inner strength and harmony which few nations of our time possess. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion observed some years ago: "If you don't believe in miracles here, you aren't a realist". There are many such contrasts in the life of Israel. First of all, in Israel, the present and the past are closely linked. They are part of a seamless web. We celebrate today the tenth anniversary of the State of Israel, yet the people of Israel have an identity and history which reaches back well over two centuries. The Israelis in a sense are the oldest of people and the youngest of nations. In Israel, there is a constant process of rediscovery.”

--President John F. Kennedy, May 11, 1958

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As the state of Israel was established, diverse populations flooded its shores and carried within them conflicting visions of what this new, young nation-state would prioritize. Would it be fundamentally a Jewish state or a democracy? Was its nature forged from the Western enlightenment or from the yeshivot in Eastern Europe? Was just being “a normal state” alone, sufficient? Was it simply a haven, or a place of refuge for persecuted Jews around the globe to flee to? Or was it fundamentally going to be a place of inspiration, where the potential of sovereignty would unleash tremendous potential to aid, assist, and contribute to the rest of the world?

Come hear David Wurmser unpack the philosophical, theological, and sociological different visions of an ideal state of Israel, that have long been simmering just beneath the surface, and which have erupted on the streets today.

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Iran
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** Iran navy seizes Marshall Islands oil tanker in Gulf of Oman ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - AP News
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** Russia to host new round of Turkey, Iran talks on Syria ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** US sanctions Russia, Iran entities for detaining Americans ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - AP News
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** Iran Ships Ammunition to Russia by Caspian Sea to Aid Invasion of Ukraine ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Wall Street Journal
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Israel
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** ‘March of the Million’ to show sizable number of Israelis back judicial reform ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - JNS
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** Israel shells pro-Iran group positions near Golan Heights: War monitor ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Al Arabiya
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** Zionism’s Moment of Decision ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Tablet Magazine
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** Israel should prepare for war ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - JISS
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** The Zionist dream at 75 ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - JNS
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** Israel’s defense chief warns of multi-front war, says Iran 'driving force' ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Al-Monitor
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Middle East
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** Saudi Arabia's Soft Power Outshines Iran's ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID#:~:text=Across%2013%20Muslim%2Dmajority%20countries,.%2014%25%2C%20respectively).) - Gallup
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** Jordan says Israel detains lawmaker on suspicion of arms smuggling ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Reuters
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** US spies detected construction at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, reveals Discord Leaks ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - WIO News
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** Fear and confusion in Sudan as US citizens scramble to leave ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Al-Monitor
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Palestinian Affairs
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** Hamas Hosts Iftar Dinner In Doha, Qatar; Leader Ismail Haniyeh, Dozens Of Foreign Diplomats Attend ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - MEMRI
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** Palestinian rights groups demand probe into death of preacher in Hamas detention ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Five wounded in terror car-ramming near busy Jerusalem market ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** Attempted ramming, stabbing attack in West Bank, terrorist shot ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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Antisemitism
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** The Jews of Privilege ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Tablet Magazine
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** ‘Daily Princetonian’ op-ed refers to ‘apartheid’ Israel, rebuking ‘Israel Shabbat’ ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - JNS
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** DeSantis signs legislation to fight antisemitism at Celebrate the Faces conference ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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United States
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** Lawmakers come out in force behind funding for U.S.-Israel cooperative defense programs ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jewish Insider
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** Senators urge Biden to enable agency to seize tankers of Iran oil ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Benjamin Netanyahu says he will meet with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Israel ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - NBC
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** Massie, 18 Democrats vote against resolution to honor US-Israel relationship, expand Abraham Accords ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=73eb4c73e6&mc_eid=UNIQID) - The Hill
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