Natalie Portman is wrong about Bibi, too. She should apologize for her ignorance. (EoZ)
Apr. 22, 2018 “After fierce criticism, Natalie Portman now claims that her problem with accepting the Genesis Prize has nothing to do with Israel and everything to do with Israel’s prime minister. “I did not want to appear as endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu, who was to be giving a speech at the ceremony,” she said…. ….Netanyahu […]
Read More →Proud to be a Zionist, #Israel70 edition (EoZ)
Apr. 19, 2018 I wrote the original essay around 2002 and I have been modifying it since then. Here is this year’s version: Click here for full article
Read More →What are Israel’s rights under international law to defend itself from Gaza “marchers”? (EoZ)
Apr. 19, 2018 A few years ago, there was another “march” on Israel. At the time, legal scholar Eugene Kontorovich wrote a relevant article on the legality of Israel defending itself in such a situation – using a startlingly similar event that happened in the Western Sahara: Click here for full article
Read More →END ‘OCCUPATION’ (J. Post)
Apr. 22, 2018 The term “occupation” simply does not do justice to Israel’s role on the West Bank. The term “occupied” and the biased assumptions implied by its use are a distortion of history. Palestinians could have had a state long ago, whether in 1947 when the UN voted in favor of the Partition Plan, […]
Read More →Israel Exists to End the Victimization of Jews – Bret Stephens (NYT via Daily Alert)
Apr. 23, 2018 Israel Exists to End the Victimization of Jews – Bret Stephens (New York Times) Adam Armoush , a 21-year-old Israeli Arab, donned a yarmulke on a recent outing in Berlin to test a friend’s contention that it was unsafe to do so in Germany. On Tuesday he was assaulted in broad daylight by a Syrian […]
Read More →A Gift for Israel’s Haters – Ben-Dror Yemini (Ynet News via Daily Alert)
Apr. 23, 2018 A Gift for Israel’s Haters – Ben-Dror Yemini With actress Natalie Portman’s decision to boycott Israel, Israel’s haters have received a significant gift. Countries like Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, and the U.S. have been making decisions on refugees and asylum seekers that generate criticism and public debate. But no one has chosen to […]
Read More →Quote of the day, by Bret Stephens (NYT via HonestReporting)
Apr. 22, 2018 Quote of the day goes to Bret Stephens, addressing international critics of Israel’s response to the Gaza border clashes: It would also be helpful if they could explain how they can insist on Israel’s retreat to the 1967 borders and then scold Israel when it defends those borders. They can’t. If the armchair corporals […]
Read More →New directives to journalists from the Hamas “Press Office” (HonestReporting)
Apr. 22, 2018 The Hamas “Press Office” handed down directives to journalists covering the Gaza fence clashes. Palestinian journalists will have to toe the Hamas line or face the consequences. I haven’t seen any Western papers disclose the intimidation their Palestinian stringers face or how it effects the final product. Bassam Tawil noted the Hamas directives posted online. In […]
Read More →The Future of Israel Looks Good by Efraim Inbar (Jewish Inst. for Strategic Studies via M.E. Forum)
Apr. 18, 2018 At 70, Israel stands strong, yet debates about its health persist. The radical Israeli Left seems most concerned about the country’s future, arguing that there is great urgency in solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; otherwise, Israel is doomed. The Left contends that Israel’s democratic character, its international legitimacy, and its ability to withstand […]
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