Red Alert: Why is Antisemitism Everybody’s Problem? Find out with Barry Shaw! Part 1

Why is Antisemitism Everybody’s Problem? Find out this week and next (February 23 and March 2, 2022) with special guest Barry Shaw of the Israel Institute of Strategic Studies. Barry brings us a wealth of research and personal experience on the topic of advocating for Israel and combatting antisemitism. Barry’s repertoire of work includes the YouTube interview program called “The…

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Ukraine’s Jewish community on edge as Russia invades country

BY Israel Kasnett, JNS— Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition on Feb. 21 of two “breakaway” states in eastern Ukraine and his subsequent dispatch of “peacekeepers” there—considered by Western nations to be an official invasion of the country—has left its citizens and particularly the Jewish communities on edge. Throughout Ukraine, Jewish leaders are watching closely, and…

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Protective Dome defense system completes successful test at sea

By Lilach Shoval and ILH Staff— Israel’s version of the maritime Iron Dome defense system successfully complete a series of tests in the early hours on Monday morning, the Defense Ministry announced said. Protective Dome’s test was supervised by the Defense Ministry, Israeli Navy, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Its intercepts were fired from a…

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What will Israel’s new COVID-19 travel rules look like?

By Shira Silkoff, JPost— For the first time since the skies were closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Israel’s borders will be fully reopened to foreigners beginning March 1. Israel closed its borders to all foreigners on March 18, 2020, due to the fast-spreading virus, bringing international travel to an…

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Protective Dome defense system completes successful test at sea

By Lilach Shoval and ILH Staff— Israel’s version of the maritime Iron Dome defense system successfully complete a series of tests in the early hours on Monday morning, the Defense Ministry announced said. Protective Dome’s test was supervised by the Defense Ministry, Israeli Navy, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Its intercepts were fired from a…

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Amnesty International Offers No Amnesty to Israel

By Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— Amnesty International describes itself as a global movement that protects people wherever justice, freedom, truth, and dignity are denied. And there’s no question that this human rights organization has a good track record at “researching and documenting human rights abuses wherever they occur,” as its website states. However, one…

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Palestinians: The Human Rights Violations No One Talks About

By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— While international “human rights” organizations such as Amnesty International make false and baseless claims against Israel, most continue intentionally and systematically to ignore the human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA). A report published on January 29 by the Palestinian NGO International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights…

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It’s not just the Holocaust that Whoopi Goldberg got wrong

By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe—- Under “R” in “The Holocaust Encyclopedia,” a reference work published by Yale University Press, is an eight-page entry on “Racism.” It begins: “The distinguishing characteristic of Nazi Germany was its obsession with race.” Had Whoopi Goldberg glanced at the encyclopedia before last Monday’s discussion on “The View” about the Holocaust…

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Biden acknowledges Israel’s freedom to act even if there’s an Iran deal – Bennett

By Lahav Harkov, JPost— US President Joe Biden accepted Israel’s freedom to act even if world powers reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday, a day after the two leaders spoke on the phone. “Freedom of action” was not mentioned in the context of Iran in the White House readout…

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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a little-known story offers inspiration

By Arlene Bridges Samuels Jan. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Amid the worldwide resurgence of anti-Semitism, recommitting to the rallying cry of “Never Again” is vital. The venom of hatred is once again poisoning the world against the Jews, God’s chosen people. Simply remembering the Holocaust is not enough. We cannot imitate the European…

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