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Volume 14, Issue 9
 
“Equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided. Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.

The United States and Israel are imperfect and, like all democracies, at times deserving of critique, but false equivalencies give cover to terrorist groups. We urge Congresswoman Omar to clarify her words placing the U.S. and Israel in the same category as Hamas and the Taliban.”
 
 
—Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) led the coalition that includes Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), June 10, 2021
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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour | June 11, 2021 | Published by JNS

Following another round of violence, terror and destruction in which the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas fired thousands of rockets at Israeli citizens, oversaw the destruction of its own infrastructure and brought unimaginable pain to citizens in the Gaza Strip, the Resistance Axis declared victory. Observers were rightly shocked by such infantile and irresponsible behavior. Yet, given the symbolic nature of Middle Eastern life, Hamas did not mean for its victory to be measured by human lives nor dollars, but with significant symbolic gains. Once again, Israelis are the center of Middle Eastern power struggles.

Can Hamas overcome Israel in any military action? I don’t believe anyone would think so, including the leaders of the Iranian-led Resistance Axis. Even those terrorist leaders are mostly intelligent, the goals of their actions are otherwise.

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IDF strike reveals suspected Hamas tunnel under UNRWA school - Jerusalem Post

Break Hamas’ “Gaza-Jerusalem” Equation  - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
House Dem to Blinken on Hamas attacks: 'Every one of these rockets was a war crime'  - FOX News
Palestinian Affairs
Abbas pays $40,000 to family of terrorist who murdered two Israelis - Free Beacon
EU study finds incitement in Palestinian textbooks, kept from public - Jerusalem Post

Palestinian NGOs Supported by US Funds Introduced Children to Convicted Terrorists, Says Watchdog - Algemeiner
Erdan to AP CEO: Hamas worked on anti-Iron Dome tech in AP Gaza building  - Jerusalem Post
Iran
Russia is preparing to supply Iran with an advanced satellite system that will boost Tehran’s ability to surveil military targets, officials say  - FOX News
U.S. Lifts Some Iran Sanctions Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks  - Wall Street Journal

Iran nuclear 'breakout time' could be weeks if not restrained -Blinken - Reuters
Satellite images of Iran nuclear site raise alarms as IAEA meets in Vienna - FOX News
IAEA says lack of cooperation 'seriously affects' actions in Iran - Israel Hayom
Middle East

Egypt's leadership emerges again in brokering Middle East stability  - The Hill

Iranian Muslim scholar who helped found Hezbollah dies of COVID  - Aljazeera
Drone attacks in Iraq point to new Iranian strategy  - National News
Arabs: Hamas and Iran Turned Gaza into Cemetery for Children  - Gatestone Institute
Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Syria from Lebanese airspace  - Jerusalem Post
US
State Department Shuns Term ‘Abraham Accords’ - Free Beacon
Tony Blinken Declines to Confirm Israeli Sovereignty over Golan Heights  - Breitbart
US working on more normalization between Israel, Arab states - Ashkenazi  - Jerusalem Post
Antisemitism
California Teachers’ Union Activist Has History of Anti-Semitic Posts  - Washington Free Beacon
UCLA Confirms BLM Co-founder Who Called to End “Project That’s Called Israel” Will Be Commencement Speaker  - Jewish Journal

Switzerland adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism - Jerusalem Post

Protesters at NYC public college hijack Zoom lecture with anti-Semitic rhetoric, Jewish students say - FOX News
Heard on the Hill

Top Dems rebuke Ilhan Omar for US, Israel comparison to terrorist groups: 'no moral equivalency' - Times of Israel
Reopening Palestinian Missions Would Violate Law, Senators Say - Free Beacon
House Democrats Scramble To Restore Pro-Israel Bona Fides After Voting Against Iron Dome  - Free Beacon
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