Volume 13, Issue 36:
"This is a historic day. And it recalls another historic day. We remember May 14th, 1948, because on that day, President Truman became the first world leader to recognize the State of Israel after our first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared our independence. That day charted a brilliant future.
Mr. President, I believe that down the decades — and perhaps down the centuries — we will also remember January 28th, 2020, because on this day, you became the first world leader to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over areas in Judea and Samaria that are vital to our security and central to our heritage.
And on this day, you too have charted a brilliant future — a brilliant future for Israelis, Palestinians, and the region — by presenting a realistic path to a durable peace."
------ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, January 28, 2020 at the White House
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US Policy on the Legal Status of Israel's West Bank Settlements ([link removed])
** By Doug Feith / January 27, 2020 / JNS ([link removed])
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Remarks from EMET's seminar held on January 23rd discussing the Pompeo Doctrine and international law
What was the context of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent declaration about the legality of Israeli West Bank settlements? And why does it matter?
Palestine is a region that Christians commonly called the Holy Land, and Jews traditionally called the Land of Israel. The West Bank is the area within Western Palestine that Jordan conquered in the 1948-49 War of Independence and then lost to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Jews have lived in Palestine since the days of the Bible. The Romans called the land Judea and then changed its name, which was how it came to be known as Palestine.
The land was conquered many times.
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World Zionist Congress
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Upcoming EMET Event
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EMET's next event will take place on February 26th on Capitol Hill discussing...
"An Examination of What is Occurring on the Streets of Iran Today and Whether it Signals a Crack in the Tyrannical Hold of the Regime"
Featuring Ken Timmerman, Manda Ervin, and Harold Rhode, among other luminaries.
Time and room number TBD. RSVP form to come.
Israel
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** Trump's heroic truth and Israel's historic opportunity ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Britain says US Middle East peace plan could be positive step ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel; IDF strikes Hamas post ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Netanyahu set to fly home from Russia with freed Israeli-American woman ([link removed]) - CNN
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** Likud source: Jonathan Pollard will be brought to Israel before election ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** The Israeli army is unprepared for a ground war with Iran and Hezbollah ([link removed]) - Middle East Forum
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** Trump's critics shouldn't encourage Palestinians to make another mistake ([link removed]) - JNS
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Palestinian Affairs
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** Palestinians: Abbas chooses Hamas over peace with Israel ([link removed]) - Gatestone Institute
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** Similar to Arafat, Abbas is choosing to play with fire ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Fatah threatens anyone supporting the deal of the century ([link removed]) - Pal Watch
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** Every time Palestinians say 'No,' they lose ([link removed]) - The New York Times
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Middle East
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** Trump admin reconsidering U.S. aid to Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon ([link removed]) - Washington Free Beacon
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** Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, UAE welcome Trump peace plan ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Turkey and Iran lead regional condemnation of Trump's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Trump tries 'constructive resignation' in the Mideast ([link removed]) - The Wall Street Journal
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** Ending Iran's fictions: What the Soleimani strike means ([link removed]) - Schanzer
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** CIA chief 'behind Soleimani's assassination' killed in downed plane in Afghanistan ([link removed]) - Middle East Monitor
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** U.S. prosecutors propose massive contempt fine for sanctions-evading Turkish bank ([link removed]) - FDD
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** Islamic State urges attacks against Jews in effort to thwart Trump plan ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows some degree of support in Peace Plan ([link removed]) - Facebook
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** Syrian government captures strategic town in last opposition stronghold ([link removed]) - The Wall Street Journal
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** 3 mortars hit US Embassy compound in Baghdad, one injury reported ([link removed]) - ABC News
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** Rouhani threatened to quit if Iran did not admit to downing Ukrainian jet ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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Anti-Semitism
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** Bloomberg's surprising speech on anti-Semitism, Israel, and Iran ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
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** Anti-Semitic hate crimes in LA increased by 60 percent ([link removed]) - JNS
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** 'I wish I could say we Germans have understood the Holocaust,' President Steinmeier confesses in 75th anniversary commemoration address ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Swastikas, 'f--- Jews' graffiti found scrawled inside NYC apartment building amid spike in anti-Semitism ([link removed]) - Fox News
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EMET in the News
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** US peace plan draws immediate responses from Jewish, Israel-related groups, Mideast experts ([link removed]) - JNS
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** Trump plan draws heated responses from Jewish, Israel-related groups ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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