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Volume 13, Issue 51:
"Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."
----- John F. Kennedy
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** Another Approach to the Aristotelian Mean ([link removed])
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** By Sarah N. Stern / May 13, 2020 / Israel Hayom ([link removed])
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Daniel Pipes, a well-respected scholar and intellect who sits on the Emet board of advisers has been a long-time friend and someone whom I have grown to admire greatly. I, therefore, found his editorial ([link removed]) in Friday’s New York Times, titled Annexing the West Bank Would Hurt Israel somewhat surprising, on many levels; not the least of is that it constitutes a radical departure from the philosophy of his vaunted “Israel Victory Project.”
Daniel defended his stance ([link removed]) , by referring to the Aristotle definition of virtue, “as the midpoint between two extremes.”
First though, a word about whether or not the Aristotelian Mean applies to the situation in the Middle East. In a society dominated by Islam, where the prevailing ethos is hegemony and submission, (which is what “Islam” literally means), sometimes one must exercise the courage to do what is difficult to survive. As Aristotle wrote, “Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others.”
The underlying premise of “The Israel Victory Project,” in Daniel’s words is, “The reigning assumption for 30 years has been that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be resolved through negotiations, diplomacy mediation, compromise and painful concessions. It has not worked.” Pipes suggests instead “a completely different approach, which looks at the historical record and notes that conflicts generally end when one side gives up.”
“A loss on the battlefield,” says Pipes, “does not necessarily mean defeat” – in the eyes of the Palestinians.
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** EMET in the News
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** American rights group pushing ahead demand for extraditing terrorist Ahlam Tamimi ([link removed]) - Weekly Blitz
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** Republicans threaten to sanction Jordan for not extraditing terrorist ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Pro-Israel groups react to Erdan's appointment as next Israeli ambassador to US and UN ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** GOP lawmakers threaten Jordan with sanctions for not extraditing Jerusalem terror accomplice ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** Israel
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** Terrorists in suits ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** European Parliament slams PA over its anti-Israel incitement in schools ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** The ICC case against Israel represents a relaxing of legal standards ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Lebanon asks western countries to stop Israeli breaches of airspace ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** 'You should have had to bury me, not I you; father says at funeral of IDF soldier killed by being struck with a rock ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Jordan's king warns of 'massive conflict' if Israel annexes land in West Bank ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Three Gulf states seek partnership with Israel to fight coronavirus ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** EU discusses sanctions against Israeli annexation that will not require consensu ([link removed]) s - Haaretz
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** Middle East
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** Iran building new weapons storage at military base in eastern Syria, satellite images show ([link removed]) - Fox News
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** Guterres calls for Hezbollah's disarmament ahead of UNSC debate ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** We're ready to 'snap back' sanctions ([link removed]) - Wall Street Journal
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** Iran progresses anti-Israel bill, plans to establish embassy in Jerusalem ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** US tells Iran to send plane so Washington can deport 11 Iranian nationals ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Jordanian MP slams US threat to cut aid over extradition denial ([link removed]) - The Media Line
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** U.S. to remove Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia ([link removed]) - The Wall Street Journal
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** Turkey says it is still delivering parts for U.S. F-35 jets ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Heard Around the Hill
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** Congress urges Trump admin to stop ICC investigations into U.S., Israel ([link removed]) - Free Beacon
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** Never Again Education Act passes Senate, goes to Trump for expected signature ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Anti-Semitism
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** GWU international affairs school names BDS supporter as interim dean ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** 106% rise in anti-Semitic assaults in New York State in 2019, ADL reports ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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