Isranet Daily Briefing

Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, May 25th 2017

      MANCHESTER, UNITED IN GRIEF AND KINDNESS Howard Jacobson New York Times, May 23, 2017   Too cruel anywhere. Any attack on the innocent, whatever the location, whatever the time, and whatever the ideology it serves, offends us to our very souls. But a bomb whose target is the innocent young — children […]

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Tuesday, May 23rd 2017

Trump’s Vision of Peace: Editorial, Jerusalem Post, May 23, 2017 — Maybe US President Donald Trump really believes that, given recent developments in the region, peace between Israel and the Palestinians is possible. Can Trump’s Outside-In Formula Work?: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, May 22, 2017— Much of the attention being given to President Donald Trump’s […]

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Friday, May 19th 2017

Controversy Erupts Over Dartmouth Appointment of Anti-Israel Dean: Paul Miller, New York Observer, April 8, 2017— One of the nation’s most prestigious colleges has come under fire for appointing a prominent advocate of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to the position of dean of faculty. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Jewish Problem: Zoe […]

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Thursday, May 18th 2017

Israel Is the Key to Solving the World’s Water Crisis: Bradley Martin, American Spectator, April 26, 2017— One in six people on the planet currently lack access to clean drinking water. By 2025, it is estimated that two-thirds of the world’s population will suffer from water shortages, particularly devastating to children. Yet while most of […]

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Wednesday, May 17th 2017

On Topic Links   White House Clarifies Western Wall Position: Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press, May 16, 2017 NATO Puts Out Call For Troops In Afganistan: David Pugliese, National Post, May 12, 2017 Italy Expels Tunisian With Ties To Berlin Attacker: Associated Press, May 13, 2017 A Long, Slow Homecoming For Chibok Schoolgirls Freed By […]

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Tuesday, May 16th 2017

The People vs. Haaretz: Shmuel Rosner, New York Times, May 11, 2017— The story of the people vs. Haaretz — that is, of a great number of Israelis’ growing dislike for the paper — is worth telling only because it tells us something about Israel itself: that the country’s far left is evolving from a […]

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Monday, May 15th 2017 / Monday, May 15th 2017

Obama’s Hidden Iran Deal Giveaway: Josh Meyer, Politico, Apr. 24, 2017— By dropping charges against major arms targets, the Obama administration infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own counterproliferation task forces against Iran. Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: On Course, Underground, Uninspected: Claire M. Lopez, Center for Security Policy, Apr. 24, 2017 — The […]

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Friday, May 12th 2017 / Friday, May 12th 2017

Nine Challenges Confronting Israel: Isi Leibler, Word From Jerusalem, May 10, 2017 Not since the creation of the state has Israel found itself in such an advantageous position. While a genuine peace settlement with the Palestinians remains a distant mirage and the threat from Iran is ever present, Israel has emerged as a regional superpower, […]

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Thursday, May 11th 2017

Once Again, CAIR Shows That Islamism and Civil Rights Don’t Mix: Gregg Roman and Sam Westrop, The Hill, May 4, 2017— In addition to denouncing alleged acts of “Islamophobia,” representatives of the organization have been quick to condemn every “progressive” cause under the sun. But peer beneath CAIR’s carefully-crafted press releases and publicity stunts and […]

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Wednesday, May 10th 2017

On Topic Links   Netanyahu Meets Dunford, Jewish War Heroes on V-E Day: Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press, May 9, 2017 IDF Chief of Staff Awards Medal to US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press, May 9, 2017 Podcast: Yossi Klein Halevi on Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s “The Iron Wall”: ISRAPUNDIT, May […]

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Tuesday, May 9th 2017

An Onslaught of Islamist Violence Is Europe's New Normal: Sam Westrop, Daily Caller, Apr. 24, 2017 — Following similar attacks in London, Stockholm, Paris, Nice, Berlin and Israel, Europe is waking up to the fact that these abrupt acts of murder — using knives, guns and cars — are the new norm. Europe’s Rising Islam-Based […]

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Monday, May 8th 2017

Trump and the Israelization of American Politics: Dr. Alex Joffe, BESA, Apr. 24, 2017— It is now routine to compare Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Both are unabashed “nationalists” (albeit of different sorts), both bluster and bully their opponents, and both share a dire outlook on the global situation. A closer look, of course, reveals […]