Category Archives: Israel

Donald Trump Praises Israel’s Use of Profiling for Security

(JTA) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lauded Israel for its success in using racial profiling to prevent terror attacks. In a phone interview Monday with “Fox & Friends,” the network’s morning show, Trump said that U.S. police are afraid … Continue reading

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Safran Foer’s New Novel Explores Divorce Between Liberal Jewish Americans and Israel

Many left-wing Jews choose leftism over ethnic loyalty. Haaretz: ‘Here I Am’ shows how because of Israel’s growing ethno-nationalism, embarrassment has replaced guilt as his generation’s dominant feeling toward Israel. “Here I Am” is Jonathan Safran Foer’s first novel after … Continue reading

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#JewsForRefugees Trending On My Twitter

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?

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

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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