Category Archives: Israel

#JewsForRefugees Trending On My Twitter

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Luke Ford

I hope President Trump deports all #JewsForRefugees. Idiots! #JewsforRefugees push to bring #Muslims to America while Muslims teach 3yr. olds that #Jews are apes & pigs! https://t.co/2CppAJ8ef9 — (((TheRighToExist))) (@TheRighToExist) September 15, 2016 #JewsforRefugees? And they wonder why antisemitism is … Continue reading →

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Is Norman Podhoretz All About America?

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Luke Ford

Umm, no. America’s welfare doesn’t seem to figure in his concerns. Tabletmag: On September 7, The Times of Israel published an interview with Norman Podhoretz, the 86-year-old former editor of Commentary, author of Making It (one of Tablet’s 101 greatest … Continue reading →

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The Syrian refugee crisis: A Jewish sense of responsibility

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Luke Ford

Jerusalem Post Sept. 9, 2015: “Talking to many supporters in recent days, there is a great resonance around our own history. My own grandparents were refugees in Britain, and I think my story is similar to many in my generation … Continue reading →

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Facebook Complies With 95% of Israel’s Demands on ‘Incitement’

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Luke Ford

Good to know. There’s nothing I hate more than incitement. Forward: Facebook, Google and YouTube are complying with up to 95 percent of Israeli requests to delete content that the government says incites Palestinian violence, Israel’s Justice Minister said on … Continue reading →

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Compared To America, Israel Is A Low-Trust State

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Luke Ford

There are parts of American life that are considerably lower trust than parts of Israeli life. Overall, however, Americans have more trust in their government and in each other than do Israels. So what about Jews in the West? Jews … Continue reading →

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