Volume 13, Issue 34:
“The key to understanding a country’s foreign policy is by looking at the way they treat their internal minority and dissident populations.”
---- Andre Sakharov
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By Sarah Stern / JNS Press / January 17, 2020
There are certain moments in history where we as a civilization are put to the test.
Such a moment occurred during the Soviet Jewry movement, when thousands of American Jews did everything in their power to support brave dissidents. They struggled for the right to emigrate so that they could live out their lives in quiet dignity and religious freedom outside of the “Iron Curtain.” It was successfully used by Sen. Henry (Scoop) Jackson ([link removed]) (D-Wash.), and Rep. Charles Vanik (D-Ohio), to expose the abysmal human-rights record of the Soviet Union and to link their trade with America to their ability to let the Soviet Jews leave for other countries.
This movement created the beginning of a fissure in the massive wall of fear that the Soviet Union had hid itself behind, despite the fact that they had already accumulated a formidable stockpile of nuclear weapons. Our ability to use the human-rights issue was one important factor that eventually led to the fall of what President Ronald Reagan had dubbed “The Evil Empire.”
Such a moment exists today with regards to Iran.
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Israel
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** 4 mortar shells fired from Gaza at Israeli towns; no injuries ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Israel army strikes Gaza after rockets launched at southern communities ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** A selective opponent for 'settlers' ([link removed]) - Wall Street Journal
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** Israelis quietly hail Soleimani killing as they brace for retaliation ([link removed]) - Stars and Stripes
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** Israel says Iran months away from Nuke bomb milestone ([link removed]) - Newsmax
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Middle East
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** Thousands of Iranian protesters hit streets condemning leaders over downed plane ([link removed]) - CNN
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** Iran says it is enriching more uranium than before nuclear deal ([link removed]) - The Guardian
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** Struan Stevenson: Assassination won't end the evil that lurks in Iran's regime ([link removed]) - The Herald
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** Funding Lebanon is funding Hezbollah ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Nuclear-deal collapse would put European troops at risk, Tehran warns ([link removed]) - The Wall Street Journal
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** Trump's latest plan for Iran: Regime disruption ([link removed]) - Bloomberg Opinion
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** Iran nuclear deal: European powers trigger dispute mechanism ([link removed]) - BBC News
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** Trump tells Iranian leaders: 'DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTORS' ([link removed]) - The Hill
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** Iranian protesters refuse to trample Israeli, US flags ([link removed]) - Israel National News
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American Politics
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** Rep. Zeldin brings anti-boycott act to Congress ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Congress seeks investigation into pro-Iran lobby group tied to Tehran regime ([link removed]) - The Washington Free Beacon
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** Democrats block a vote to support Iran protesters ([link removed]) - Daily Caller
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** US Congressional hearings debate response to rising anti-Semitism, domestic terrorism ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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Anti-Semitism
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** The anti-Israel craze hits high school ([link removed]) - New York Times
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** Stabbings, shootings, assaults weigh on US Jewish youth ([link removed]) - AP News
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