Isranet Daily Briefing

Isranet Daily Briefing

Monday, August 15th 2022

“I would like to inform all the intrepid Muslims in the world … that the author of the book titled The Satanic Verses, which has been compiled, printed, and published in opposition to Islam, the Prophet, and the Qur’an, as well as those publishers who were aware of its contents, have been declared madhur el-dam [‘those whose blood […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, August 12th 2022

The Shema and the Commandment to Love God in Its Ancient Contexts:  Prof. Jon D. Levenson, The Torah.com, Aug. 14, 2016 — Deuteronomy 6 contains the first paragraph of the Shema (Deut 6:4–9), a text whose three paragraphs the rabbis would later require to be recited every morning and every evening.[2] Immediately following the acclamation of the oneness […]

Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, August 11th 2022 / Thursday, August 11th 2022

Citation de la semaine: « Le tonnerre est impressionnant, mais c’est l’éclair qui est important. – Mark Twain. » Analyse/Politique intérieure : qui sort vainqueur et qui sort vaincu de l’opération Aurore? Daniel Haïk – i24NEWS Gaza : opération préventive réussie pour renforcer la dissuasion et mettre en garde l’Iran Freddy EytanJCPA LE CAPE.org, 8/08/22 Le […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, August 11th 2022 / Thursday, August 11th 2022

Iran Is Close to Crossing Israel’s Nuclear ‘Red Line’:  Eric R. Mandel, The Hill, July 22, 2022 Jerusalem Declaration Signals Demise of the JCPOA:  Geoffrey Aronson, National Interest, Aug. 10, 2022 Biden Wants a Middle East Air Defense ‘Alliance.’ But It’s a Long Way Off.:  Lara Seligman and Alexander Ward, Politico July 12, 2022 The […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Wednesday, August 10th 2022

   WEEKLY QUOTES “The willingness to use your own people as human shields in terrorism and as props in a PR war is a win-win situation for the Palestinians and is exploited by Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad and Hamas, among other terrorist organizations. While Israel needs to maintain its policy of trying to minimize casualties of innocent […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Tuesday, August 9th 2022

Is the Jewish Democratic Council Really Jewish – or Just Democrats?:  Alan Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, Aug. 3, 2022 Religious Liberty Divides American Jews:  Nathan Lewin, WSJ, July 7, 2022 Whatever Happened to the ‘Pro-Jewish’ Left?:  Samuel J. Abrams and Jack Wertheimer, Tablet, June 24, 2022 Jewish Education Should Have ‘Shoulds’; Benjamin M. Jacobs and Shuki […]

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Monday, August 8th 2022 / Monday, August 8th 2022

Entirety of Islamic Jihad’s Leadership Destroyed: IDF:  Lauren Marcus, World Israel News, Aug. 7, 2022 — The entire senior leadership of the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group has been eliminated, an Israeli military official said in a statement late Saturday evening. Why Israel May Want a Ceasefire, And Why It Might Not Be […]

Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Sunday, August 7th 2022

Citation de la semaine: La vie est une attente perpétuelle de ce qui peut être, un renoncement perpétuel à ce qui n’est pas, une angoisse perpétuelle de ce qui doit être. Louis Dumur ,  Petits aphorismes sur la vie (1892) Face à l’Iran, Israël craint l’attentisme de Joe Biden Biden en désaccord avec Lapid, la diplomatie […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, August 5th 2022 / Friday, August 5th 2022

Kinot:  Aleph Beta — On Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av), the day on which we mourn the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash (the ancient Temple), Jews customarily gather in synagogues to recite kinot – liturgical poems that reflect upon themes of tragedy and loss.   ‘These Stones Are Not Silent’:  Meir Y. Soloveitchik, Commentary, June 2022 […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, August 4th 2022 / Thursday, August 4th 2022

Zawahiri appeared on his balcony. The CIA was ready to kill him.:  Shane Harris, Washington Post, Aug. 2, 2022 Opinion: What Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death means for al-Qaida’s future:  Colin P. Clarke, NPR, Aug. 2, 2022 Ayman al-Zawahiri Was an Influential Figure of Modern Jihad:  Jared Malsin and Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, Aug. 1, 2022 The […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 / Wednesday, August 3rd 2022

WEEKLY QUOTES “I had walked them through the peace proposal and given [Arab diplomats] my word that Trump would present a dignified and balanced proposal – one that required compromises on both sides. But that certainly wasn’t the deal Bibi was describing.” – Trump son-in-law and former presidential advisor Jared Kushner in book “Breaking History: A White House Memoir” […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Tuesday, August 2nd 2022

       Israeli Journalist Breaches Mecca How did a Jewish Journalist Get into ‘Mecca’? Where No Non-Muslim Can Go: News Track, Includes video, July 21, 2022 — Islamic countries around the world consider Israel as their enemy. But now a Jewish journalist from Israel has done something that can create a stir in Muslim […]