SHABBAT READING:
The Binding of Isaac: A New Interpretation (Vayera): 5771, 5784: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy — It is the hardest passage of all, one that seems to defy understanding. Abraham and Sarah have waited years for a child. God has promised them repeatedly that they would have many descendants, as many as the stars of the sky, the dust of the earth, the grains of sand on the seashore. They wait. No child comes.
A YELLOW STAR
Hamas are Modern-Day Nazis ….They Are Rulers of Gaza: Israeli Envoy at UN: Babushahi, Oct. 31, 2023 — Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has called Hamas “modern-day Nazis” and added that the terrorist group is not seeking a solution to the conflict. He said that Hamas is interested in the annihilation of the Jewish people.
Joe Biden Caves on Israel: Noah Rothman, National Review, Nov. 2, 2023 — In the weeks that immediately followed the 10/7 massacre, Joe Biden said all the right things. He expressed his support for Israel’s absolute right of self-defense.
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Democrats Have an Anti-Semitism Problem: Daniel Henninger, WSJ, Nov. 1, 2023
The Progressive Left Is a Paper Tiger: Ruy Teixeira, The Liberal Patriot, Nov. 2, 2023
How Israel Is Splitting the Democrats: Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, Nov. 2, 2023
The Fracturing of the ‘Progressive’ West: Melanie Phillips, Israel National News, Nov. 3, 2023
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
In Hamas’ Own Words: NY Post, Nov. 2, 2023 — Top Hamas official Ghazi Hamad couldn’t be more clear: If the terror group isn’t completely wiped out, it’ll repeat its horrific Oct. 7 savagery against innocent Israelis “again and again” — until the Jewish state is utterly destroyed. That plainly leaves Israel no choice but to ensure that doesn’t happen — by eliminating Hamas completely.
House Passes $14.3 Billion in Aid for Israel, Setting Up Likely Battle with Senate: Brittaney Bernstein, National Review, Nov. 2, 2023 — The Republican-controlled House passed a bill on Thursday to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel amid its war against Hamas, setting up a likely fight with the Democrat-led Senate.
White House Orchestrating ‘Biden Thinks Bibi’s Days Are Numbered’ Attack: David Israel, Jewish Press, Nov. 2, 2023 — The Biden White House, which is mostly comprised of the remnants of the Obama White House, doesn’t like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and since inauguration day, January 20, 2020, has gone out of its way to reject and even humiliate him. None of that is news.
House Approves Resolution Condemning Support of Hamas, Hezbollah on College Campuses: Mychael Schnell and Lexi Lonas, The Hill, Nov. 2, 2023 — The House approved a resolution Thursday condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations at higher education institutions, a rebuke of the uproar that has taken place at college campuses in the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel last month.
America’s Top Law Firms Issue Warning to Colleges to Address Antisemitism: Ari Blaff, National Review, Nov. 2, 2023 — Two dozen top U.S. law firms have issued a stern warning that law schools move with “urgency” to address the rising antisemitism on campus, or else it could affect recruitment, National Review has learned.
