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Volume 13, Issue 77:
"This is dedicated to the memory of Esther Horgen, a beautiful, vibrant, giving woman, and mother of six, who went for a jog near her home in Samaria on Sunday, and never came home. Her skull was found badly bludgeoned. May the entire Horgen family derive some comfort from your memories of her, and may her memory be a blessing. And may there finally be an end to these senseless and brutal acts of terrorism."
---- Sarah Stern
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** Do Progressive Groups Really Want This? ([link removed])
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** By Sarah Stern / December 23, 2020 / JNS ([link removed])
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The political pendulum has begun to swing, and rather rapidly at that. Whatever one’s personal feelings about President Trump, his plan to isolate Iran in the international community and squeeze them with stringent economic sanctions appeared to be working. And, irrespective of how much one feels for the “plight of the Palestinians,” the Abraham Accords has produced something Israel and the Arab world has never witnessed before: four peace treaties within the span of a few months, with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
My fear throughout Trump’s presidency, is that through no fault of his own, many democrats will begin to associate pro-Israel policies with the republican party, or, even more potentially alienating, with President Trump himself, whom many view as nothing short of “radioactive.”
As we speak, many democratic policy makers are working on policies to compensate for what they perceive of as the “sidelining of the Palestinians” throughout the Trump administration. And in their attempt at “even-handedness” towards the Palestinians, we know that they will be more than willing to overlook the incitement, the terrorism, and the inability to come down from the branch of maximalist demands.
Unfortunately, we are already seeing these patterns take shape. If personality equals policy, the pro-Israel community has a great deal to be fearful of.
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** Israel
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** Israeli government collapses, sending country back to elections for fourth time in two years ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
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** Suspected Iranian cyberattack targets Israel Aerospace Industries ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Iran
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** New agreement needed to revive Iran nuclear deal under Biden, IAEA chief says ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Iranian-backed militias' rockets target US embassy in Baghdad ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Europe Is Waking Up to Iran’s Bad Behavior ([link removed]) - Bloomberg
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** The civilian establishment of the Iranian-led Shiite axis in southern Syria ([link removed]) - Alma
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** In Message to Iran, Israeli Nuclear Submarine Crosses Suez Canal ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Middle East
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** Pakistani cleric: We should recognize Israel ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Lebanese Officials Try to Limit Inquiry Into Deadly Beirut Blast ([link removed]) - New York Times
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** First Israel-Morocco flight takes off for Rabat to seal normalization deal ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Lebanon’s economy is in tatters, and financial aid is not forthcoming without reform ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
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** Hamas bans Muslims from attending Christmas celebrations in Gaza ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Former Republican policymakers urge Biden to rescind Trump's Morocco deal ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** Heard Around the Hill
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** ‘Pro-Israel Progressive’ Ritchie Torres Won’t Join AOC’s Squad Due to BDS Stance ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** The Trump administration is mulling immunity for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed, who is accused of sending a hit squad to kill an exiled spy chief ([link removed]) - Business Insider
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** Anti-Semitism
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** Palestinian arrested in suspected terrorist killing of Israeli mother of six ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** French courts launch 'anti-Semitism' investigation over insults to beauty queen ([link removed]) - Daily Sabah
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** Notorious Anti-Zionist Student Group SJP Fails in Legal Effort to Overturn Ban at Fordham University ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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