Isranet Daily Briefing

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Wednesday, March 29th 2023 / Wednesday, March 29th 2023

                 MEDIA-OCRITY  Netanyahu Cannot Be Trusted: Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times,  Mar.28, 2023 “Thank goodness that Israel’s civil society has forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pause, for now, his attempt to impose his control over Israel’s independent judiciary and gain a free hand to rule as he wishes. […]

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Tuesday, March 28th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

WARNING BELLS SOUNDED What the War Against Judicial Reform is Really About:  Caroline Glick, Mar. 24, 2023 — The left’s total war against the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform plan seems to know no bounds, and appears impenetrable to information or substantive discussion.   JNS Webinar: Israel’s Judicial Reform Crisis Explained:  Alex Traiman, JNS, Mar. 27, […]

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Monday, March 27th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

IN THE BEGINNING … The Long March Back:  Nate Hochman, National Review, Feb. 16, 2023 — To understand today’s culture wars, we have to go back to the beginning: a jail cell in Fascist Italy. For the last decade of his life, Antonio Gramsci was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini’s regime for his role in founding the Italian Communist […]

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Friday, March 24th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

SHABBAT READING Meeting the Challenge of Critical Scholarship with Leviticus:  Dr. Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, The Torah.com, May 17, 2016 — We are now in the opening stage of the debate in the modern Orthodox community on how to deal with critical biblical studies. Integrators One group – currently a minority, pioneering one – argues that we […]

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Thursday, March 23rd 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

LESSONS LEARNED Applying the Lessons of the Iraq War to Ukraine: Ron DeSantis vs. Bret Stephens of the NY Times:  Real Clear Politics, Mar. 20, 2023— RealClearPolitics president and cofounder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, as well as New York Times […]

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Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 / Tuesday, October 31st 2023

                                        WEEKLY QUOTES If the High Court of Justice strikes down the bill to change the makeup of the Judicial Selection Committee, Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud) does not intend to respect the ruling. Such a ruling would be “crossing […]

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Tuesday, March 21st 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

INCREASING TIES WATCH:  The Iranian Octopus: Terror and the Run-Up to Ramadan:  JNS, Mar. 20, 2023 —  During the past week, an Israeli was wounded by a bomb placed on a major Israeli highway by a terrorist from Lebanon, and a Hamas gunman shot several people in Central Tel Aviv. Although they were separate attacks, […]

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Monday, March 20th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

Israel’s Judicial Reckoning:  Evelyn Gordon, Mosaic Magazine, Mar. 6, 2023 Israel Needs Judicial Reform—But How?:  Editorial Board, WSJ, Mar. 12, 2023 The Urgent Need for Israeli Electoral Reform:  Melanie Phillips, Substack, Mar. 10, 2023 Israel’s Soul Is Poisoned by False Doomsday Discourse – Opinion:  David M. Weinberg, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 8, 2023 _______________________________________________________________ LISTEN:  Liberalism […]

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Friday, March 17th 2023 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023

SHABBAT READING Colors of Holiness: Clothing the High Priest to Match the Tabernacle:  Dr. Soren Lorenzen, The Torah.com, Mar. 16, 2023 –YHWH gives Moses meticulous instructions to build the Tabernacle (Exod 25–31) and design clothing for Aaron and his sons—stand in figures for the high priest and regular priests—all of which feature several colors. In the […]

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Thursday, March 16th 2023 / Thursday, March 16th 2023

  “Israël est proche de la guerre civile”: Herzog présente un compromis pour la réforme. Citation de la semaine:  Avec la mondialisation, nous sommes tous interdépendants. On disait autrefois : lorsque les États-Unis éternuent, le Mexique s’enrhume. Aujourd’hui lorsque les États-Unis éternuent, une grande partie du monde attrape la grippe, et les problèmes actuels de […]

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Thursday, March 16th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

Analysis: In His Parting Words, Li Keqiang Warns That’Heaven Is Watching‘:  Katsuji Nakazawa, Nikkei Asia, Mar. 9, 2023 The China Speech a President Should Give:  John Hillen, National Review, Feb. 16, 2023 Are We Beating China Economically?:  Derek Scissors, National Review, Feb. 16, 2023   How Beijing Boxed America Out of the South China Sea: Niharika Mandhana, WSJ, Mar. 11, […]

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Tuesday, March 14th 2023 / Tuesday, March 14th 2023

Saudi Arabia-Iran Pact Marks Setback to Israel’s Efforts to Counter Tehran: Shayndi Raice and  Aaron Boxerman, WSJ, Mar. 12, 2023 Israel Not a Factor In Saudi Decision’ to Renew Ties with Iran:  Yaacov Lappin, JNS, Mar. 13, 2023 Saudi Arabia and Iran Agree to Restore Ties, in Talks Hosted by China: Vivian Nereim, NY Times, Mar.  10, 2023 New […]