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Volume 13, Issue 79:

"In Memory of Sheldon Adelson, a hero of a man, who rose from abject
poverty in the slums of Boston to become one of America's most successful
businessmen, and most generous and good-hearted philanthropists. He was a
proud American, a proud Zionist, and a proud Jew whose good works will live
on for generations, far beyond our lives, as mere mortals. May Miriam and
the children be comforted among the mourners of Zion in Jerusalem, and may
his name be as a blessing."

---- Sarah Stern
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** Politics Are Seasonal, Antisemitism Isn’t ([link removed])
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** By Hussein Aboubakr Mansour / January 14, 2021
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One of the most common features of antisemitism is its proclivity to worsen during times of political turmoil and great political transitions. Such was the case in the rapid escalation of antisemitic fervor in interwar Europe and the post-colonial Middle East. This lesson of history demands of us to treat antisemitism in the United States today with utmost caution. Not just that the United States is going through a period of significant political uncertainty, but such uncertainty was preceded by a steady rise of antisemitic sentiments in many private as well as public American spaces. The anti-Zionist neurosis which was a stable feature of American campus life broke out from the fringes of the progressive movements to public spaces. White supremacist and classical European styled antisemitism found fertile soil in the cyberspaces of far-right groups culminating in attacks on synagogues on both coasts of the United States. Our polarized politics significantly impedes our ability to act.

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** IDF arrests shepherd crossing the border from Lebanon ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** PA slow to secure Covid-19 vaccines, so it decides to blame Israel ([link removed]) - Palestinian Media Watch
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** Report: IDF drawing up plans to strike Iran’s nuclear program ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Iran
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** Iran's Khamenei: Tehran in no rush for U.S. to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: state media ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Iran raises the ceiling for escalation … missile maneuvers in the Sea of ​​Oman ([link removed]) - News Splinter
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** IAEA chief: Iran moving rapidly to enrich uranium, mere ‘weeks’ to save deal ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Iran capable of enriching uranium up to 40-60 percent: spokesman ([link removed]) - Iran Front Page
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** Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port in defiance of US sanctions ([link removed]) - Iran Press TV
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** New Iranian bill aims to officialize a policy of avenging Soleimani and destroying Israel ([link removed]) - The Washington Institute
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** Iran is assembling gear able to produce key nuclear-weapons material ([link removed]) - Wall Street Journal
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** Iran sent Yemen's Houthi rebels 'suicide drones' that can reach Israel, report says ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** Iran holds ballistic missile, drones drill amid tensions ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Iranian press review: Iran increases range of suicide drones to 4,000km ([link removed]) - Middle East Eye
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** B-52 bombers take part in Saudi-US joint air exercise ([link removed]) - Saudi Gazette
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** Middle East
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** Yemen war: US to designate Houthi rebels as terrorist organisation ([link removed]) - BBC
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** Iran, Hezbollah lead mediation to restore Hamas-Damascus ties ([link removed]) - Al-Monitor
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** Mahmoud Abbas to set date for new elections by January 20 ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** United Nations used sanctioned Syrian airliner to transport aid to Libya ([link removed]) - Middle East Eye
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** Israeli airstrikes near Syria-Iraq border targeted Iranian weapons ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** US designates Iran-backed popular mobilization unit leader Abu Fadak as terrorist ([link removed]) - Al Arabiya English
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** 7th year of a four-year term; Will Abbas hold Palestinian elections? ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Heard Around the Hill
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** US official: Israel carried out Syria strikes using American intelligence ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Biden nominee for Justice Department invited anti-Semite to Harvard University ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** U.N. aid chief to urge U.S. to reverse plan to blacklist Yemen's Houthis ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Regional ramifications as Trump seeks to include Israel in CENTCOM ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Pompeo says Al Qaeda has new home base in Iran ([link removed]) - Yahoo! News
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** Anti-Semitism
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** Monitoring group: UNRWA textbooks glorify terror, deny Israel’s existence ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** European commission publishes IHRA antisemitism definition handbook ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** US legislators condemn antisemitic elements among capitol hill mob as congresswoman apologizes for Hitler comment ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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