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Volume 13, Issue 47:
“The reclamation of the land of Israel exceeds any miracle that can be found in the bible.”
----- Professor Ruth Wisse
Jump to: Middle East (#Middle East) Israel (#Israel) Anti-Semitism (#Anti-Semitism)
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** Who Works to Help Spread Ancient Blood Libels? ([link removed])
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** By Sarah Stern / April 17, 2020 / JNS ([link removed])
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Dating back to the International Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa in 2001, many of the human-rights organizations that the public turns to for objective data have increasingly not been part of the solution, but part of the problem. With 1,500 organizations present, the Durban conference transformed itself into a hate-fest that sparked the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and imbued the attendees with a particular sort of ancient loathing.
The most flagrant recent example is Amnesty International. On April 10, The New York Times published a story ([link removed]) about a Gazan activist, Rami Aman, 38, who runs a group titled “The Gaza Youth Committee.” He had posted an invitation to Israelis on Facebook saying, “Meet Gazan Activists,” describing the event as, “Finally an opportunity to speak with Gazans who not only do not hate us, but who are working tirelessly to open channels of communication between Gazans and Israelis.”
Mr. Aman was summarily arrested and hasn’t been heard from ever since. His crime? Conducting a Zoom meeting between Palestinians and Israelis.
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Tune in for our webinar featuring Ambassador (Ret.) Yoram Ettinger, as he discusses "The Palestinian Time Bomb."
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** Israel
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** Israel #1 country by COVID-19 safety ranking ([link removed]) - Forbes
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** Israel said to hit Hezbollah vehicle carrying arms in Syria, near Lebanon border ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Coronavirus crisis offers Israel rare opportunity for Hamas deal ([link removed]) - YNet News
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** Israeli defense company begins production of thousands of advanced ventilators ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** Israel and Turkey, first signs of warming up? ([link removed]) - Al-Monitor
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** Palestinian arrested in Gaza for 'normalising relations with Israel' ([link removed]) - Middle East Monitor
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** Gridlocked Israel nears 4th consecutive election ([link removed]) - Politico
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** Israeli corona patients get special boost from naval commandos ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Middle East
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** Iranian vessels conduct unsafe interaction with U.S. naval forces in Arabian Gulf ([link removed]) - Navy.Mil
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** Developing nuclear submarine on agenda of Iran's Navy ([link removed]) - Mehr News
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** Palestinian incitement continues unabated, despite israeli assistance and cooperation regarding COVID-19 ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** Virus becomes latest battle between Iran, US amid tensions ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** Islamic state spreading terror once again in Syrian desert ([link removed]) - Al-Monitor
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** Palestinian Authority exploits coronavirus crisis to incite hatred of Israel ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Syria allows Hezbollah to gain foothold in Golan Heights ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Blamed for bringing virus to Lebanon, Hezbollah now trying to stop its spread ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Iran Nuclear Chief says new centrifuges to come online soon ([link removed]) - Radio Farda
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** Anti-Semitism
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** Concern grows in Germany over antisemitic propaganda tied to coronavirus pandemic ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Sticker blaming Jews for coronavirus found on window of German subway car ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Alabama police investigating two separate synagogue vandalisms during Passover ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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