Just as a phantasmagoric United Nations vote that the sun rises in the west and sets in the south would be ignored by thinking people, the latest anti-Israel vote by UNESCO (the United Nations …
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The Jewish Star
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10/19/16
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The chancellor of the City University of New York recently released a report by CUNY-hired outside counsel investigating allegations of campus anti-Semitism. The investigation was triggered by a …
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Commentary by Morton A. Klein and Susan B. Tuchman
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10/13/16
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Women of the Jewish Resistance during World War II helped save fellow Jews from being massacred by the Nazis. They enabled some to find a way out of Europe and find safety in Israel. They did what …
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Commentary by Carla Brewington, JNS
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10/6/16
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In his forthcoming book “The New Philistines,” Wall Street Journal correspondent Sohrab Ahmari devotes a few paragraphs to a symposium on art and identity convened by the radical …
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By Ben Cohen
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9/29/16
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Israel’s Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked told a full house Sunday evening that the American-Israeli bond was “unbreakable and unshakable” and that the “importance of an …
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By Ed Weintrob
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9/21/16
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As over 300,000 Jewish college students arrive on American campuses this month, what they experience there is likely not only to broaden their minds and uproot long-held assumptions, but shake their …
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Commentary by Arnold M. Eisen, for JTA
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9/14/16
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The Town of Hempstead kicked its support for Israel up a few notches this week when it proclaimed the Region of Shomron a “sister municipality.”
Shomron, in the hills of northern …
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By Ed Weintrob
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9/14/16
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For most students, the dog days of August are one final chance for summer traditions such as hitting the beach or visiting national parks with their families before heading back to …
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By Sean Savage, JNS.org
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8/19/16
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Ambassador Dani Dayan, Israel’s new consul general in New York, greeted more than 200 friends of Israel in the Lawrence backyard of Yael and Gary Mandel.
Although …
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By Ed Weintrob
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8/23/16
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American Jewish historian Hasia Diner is facing widespread criticism over her public renunciation of Israel and Zionism.
I say: Thanks, Hasia, for your honesty.
Diner is the Paul S. and …
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By Rafael Medoff
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8/10/16
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