Volume 13, Issue 14:
This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Rina Shnerb, 17, who was tragically killed on August 23rd while hiking at a popular spot near Dolev with her father and brother. Rina was laid to rest on Friday afternoon, however her brother and father were unable to attend, due to the serious nature of the injuries they sustained from shrapnel. May the family somehow find strength to heal from this horrific tragedy, and may the memory of Rina be a blessing to all. And may the family be comforted among the mourners of Jerusalem.
-- Sarah N. Stern
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What the USA can do for the Kurds in Syria ([link removed])
The U.S. has long had a major problem. We are not considered a dependable ally.
This first became widely known when the U.S. decided to remove our troops from the war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the 1970s. Many of our allies in those nations were left high and dry ([link removed]) , to be persecuted ([link removed]) or slaughtered by the communists. In Cambodia, after the U.S. left, the genocidal forces of Pol Pot killed up to two million people ([link removed]) .
More recently, in 2011, U.S. troops were prematurely recalled from Iraq, abandoning the persecuted minorities there. This allowed ISIS to establish the caliphate and slaughter and terrorize the population, especially Shia Muslims, Yazidis, and Christians. Because ISIS was an avowed enemy of the U.S., beheaded several of our citizens, and conducted terror attacks against us, the U.S. eventually had to return to stop it.
Ironically, America becomes an undependable ally often because the American people have moral values and do not want to fight or police other nations. Also, as a democracy, the U.S. public is sensitive to American casualties. So when a war goes on too long, with many casualties, we often turn against the war, regardless of its importance or which side is winning.
This need not be what happens, in Syria, today.
By Adam Turner
General Counsel & Legislative Affairs Director
The Endowment for Middle East Truth
August 22, 2019
Upcoming Events
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** September 3rd Phone Conference ([link removed]) - Featuring Brigadier General Michael Herzog (res.) of the IDF
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** September 10th ([link removed]) Capitol Hill Seminar ([link removed]) ([link removed]) - "What Iran Really Means, When they Speak of a Willingness to Negotiate" featuring Dr. Walid Phares and Michael Pregent
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Middle East
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** U.S. voices support for Israel as war fears rise in the Middle East ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
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** The Iran-Israel war is here ([link removed]) - WSJ
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** Puncturing the big lie of Palestinian identity ([link removed]) - JNS Press
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** Video shows Hezbollah members attacking UN vehicles in South Lebanon ([link removed]) ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner (photo: Twitter screenshot)
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** Senior Saudi Journalist 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Israel's attacks on Iran's proxies in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon play a huge role in the struggle against this country; relentless pressure on Iran may bring about its defeat ([link removed]) - Memri (photo: Twitter.com/aalrashed)
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** Bolton: For Iranian sanctions to be removed, a deal must be reached ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Iran's Rouhani calls for unity to overcome U.S. 'economic war' ([link removed]) - Reuters
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Israel
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** Israel can't treat its own destruction as a legitimate aim ([link removed]) - JNS Press
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** Israel thwarts Iranian 'killer drone' attack ([link removed]) - The Washington Times (photo: Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
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** The Hebron Riots of 1929: Consequences and lessons ([link removed]) - The Washington Times (photo: Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
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** White House Official: Trump peace plan won't be unveiled before Israel's elections next month ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Israel's shadow war with Iran widens as Netanyahu faces close election contest ([link removed]) - WSJ
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** IAF airstrikes hit Hamas camp in Gaza after three rockets fired in Israel ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** What's missing from Israel's election campaign? ([link removed]) - JNS Press
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Anti-Semitism
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** Elderly Jewish man assaulted with brick during morning walk in Brooklyn's Crown Heights recovering from injuries ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** IfNotNow activist hurls dual-loyalty charge at Democratic Jewish congressman ([link removed]) - JNS Press
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** Israeli Judoka who faced prejudice on way to world title sets eyes on next goal - Olympic gold ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner (photo: Naoki Nishimura / AFLO SPORT / Reuters)
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** Teen Israeli girl killed as family hit by bomb at West Bank spring ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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EMET in the News
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** While Jewish groups rebuke Trump's 'disloyalty' remark, others question Democratic silence on Omar, Tlaib ([link removed]) - JNS Press
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** Pompeo: 'Jerusalem, Israel' on US passports is 'actively being looked at' ([link removed]) - JNS Press
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** Government funding for radical Middle Est studies academics threatens K-12 education ([link removed]) - Campus Watch (photo: ProIsraelBayBloggers)
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