West Bank Jewish communities in existence for two decades now legal

BY EDMUND SANDERS, LA TIMES— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his Cabinet has decided to retroactively legalize three West Bank outposts that previous governments had conceded were built without permission, marking the first step toward what critics fear will become Israel’s first official new settlements since 1990. Government officials said it was…

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Germany shows true colors on Iran

BY MICHAEL RUBIN, COMMENTARY— It’s all well and good for the Obama administration to brag about how its diplomatic approach has brought European states onboard with sanctions on Iran, but as the White House grants waivers for countries to give them more time to disentangle themselves from their Iran investments, German companies are showing they…

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Video: Israel, defying the odds

Israel is the 100th smallest country, and has about 1/1000th of the world’s population. One of the smallest countries on earth, with 1/1000th of the world’s population. Only 62 years old, 7 million people strong (less than Virginia), and smaller in size than New Jersey, surrounded by enemies, under constant threat and possessing almost no…

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Armenian genocide and international relations

By HAROUT HARRY SEMERDJIAN, JPost— While the modern-day Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, eight years after its Ottoman predecessors embarked on a massive and systematic undertaking to rid the empire of its Armenian population, the country today often finds itself in diplomatic spats with various Western nations over its history. Outside the periphery…

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Obama at Holocaust museum: 'I’ll be there for Israel'

BY YITZHAK BENHORIN, YNET— In his first appearance as president at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, a solemn President Barack Obama announced on Monday a new crackdown on Iran and Syria and said the world must never again allow hatred to take root into the “madness” of mass atrocities. The president announced new sanctions on…

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Suspected cyber attack hits Iran oil industry

BY REUTERS— Iran is investigating a suspected cyber attack on its main oil export terminal and on the Oil Ministry itself, Iranian industry sources said on Monday. A virus was detected inside the control systems of Kharg Island, the country’s largest crude oil export facility, but the terminal remained operational, a source at the National…

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74 Anti-Israel Democrats

BY BEN SHAPIRO, FRONTPAGEMAG— One of the favorite myths of the left is that the right is the source of all anti-Semitism. To be sure, there are anti-Semites on the right – much of the constituency of Ron Paul is deeply anti-Semitic, as is the Pat Buchanan crew. But while many conservatives sympathize with Ron…

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Israel up close at 64

BY RON JAGER— This week when Israel celebrates its 64th Independence Day, all of us can take a step back and view Israel from a different perspective than is usually depicted daily by the global media and internet. Can you imagine hundreds of millions of viewers watching and acquiring a sympathetic portrayal of Israel that…

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Wish I'd said that

“His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or…

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B’tayavon: Charoset for Passover

*Charoset represents the mortar that the Hebrews used to bind the bricks during slavery. It may not look so good but it tastes yummy. Charoset is a sweet dish, reminding us of the sweetness of freedom. Ingredients: 5 apples, skin removed 1 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped 5 tablespoons sugar 1 cup grape juice or red…

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The elephant of Jew hatred

By CAROLINE GLICK, JPost — Israel cannot rely on Americans or Europeans as allies or partners when it confronts threats from its Jew-obsessed neighbors. Hatred of Jews is the central animating feature of the political and strategic reality of the Middle East. It is hatred of Jews that dictates the legal regimes, foreign policies, military…

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Israel remembers the Holocaust

BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israel on Thursday was the scene of solemn silence and piercing cries as every man, woman and child remembered the Holocaust, the most devious and the most successful attempt in history to destroy the Jewish people. No matter how many times one hears it, the emotions stirred by the nation-wide…

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