Isranet Daily Briefing

Isranet Daily Briefing

Tuesday, July 12th 2022

   THE ANTISEMITISM LURKING BEHIND BDS Boston BDS Map of Jewish Groups Has ‘Potential to Incite Violence,’ Auchincloss Says:  Marc  Rod, Jewish Insider, June 9, 2022 — Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said on Wednesday that a report released last week by a Boston-area Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement group plays on millennia-old antisemitic tropes and could inflame violence […]

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Monday, July 11th 2022

WHAT DO THE STUDENTS SAY? As a Jewish Student in Ottawa, I Experienced Antisemitism First-hand:  Ronnie Frenkel, Ottawa Citizen, July 9, 2022 — A recent Ottawa Citizen article explored how Jewish parents are worried about the rise of antisemitism in schools, but missed an important voice: Jewish students themselves. This is my experience, as a recent graduate […]

Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, July 8th 2022 / Thursday, July 7th 2022

Citation de la semaine: «…il est insensé d’identifier la règle de la majorité avec l’essence de la démocratie et de la liberté. L’essence de la liberté est de lutter pour que personne ne soit forcé de se soumettre à ce à quoi sa conscience s’oppose, même si cette règle est soutenue par la majorité. Bien […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, July 7th 2022

Who has the upper hand in the War in Ukraine?:  DW News, YouTube, July 5, 2022 — Ukraine’s military says it is regrouping its forces to defend Donetsk. Commanders say they have repelled attacks by Russian forces on several positions in the eastern region, where they still control major cities. Commando Network Coordinates Flow of […]

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Wednesday, July 6th 2022 / Wednesday, July 6th 2022

New Insights into Trump’s State of Mind on Jan. 6 Chip Away at Doubts:  Peter Baker, NY Times, July 3, 2022“He was not speaking metaphorically. It was not an offhand comment. President Donald J. Trump had every intention of joining a mob of supporters he knew to be armed and dangerous as it marched to […]

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Tuesday, July 5th 2022 / Tuesday, July 5th 2022

‘There Are Three Possible Outcomes to this War’: Henry Kissinger Interview:  Henry Kissinger and Andrew Roberts, The Spectator, July 2, 2022 — Andrew Roberts: Henry, at Davos, you said the dividing line between Russia and Ukraine should return to the status quo ante because pursuing the war beyond that point could turn it into a war not […]

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Monday, July 4th 2022

Israel Elections: Bennett, Yamina’s Futures Discussed in Talks with Shaked;  Walla, Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, June 28, 2022 — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s political future was thrown into doubt after he and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced they will disperse the Knesset, thereby making Lapid the interim prime minister under the rotation agreement. Lapid […]

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Thursday, June 30th 2022

ISRAEL UPDATE:   Israeli Knesset Dispersed, Lapid Is Prime Minister from Midnight:  Gadi Zaig and Eliav Breuer, Jerusalem Post, June 30, 2022 —   The 24th Knesset voted to disperse on Thursday morning in a 92-0 vote and to hold the next election on November 1. Interview: How Much Is China Helping Russia Finance Its […]

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Wednesday, June 29th 2022 / Wednesday, June 29th 2022

MEDIA-OCRITIES OF THE WEEK These 11 Moderate Voters See an America That Others Don’t:  Patrick Healy and Adrian J. Rivera, NY Times, June 21, 2022   “Should trans girls in high school be allowed to compete on girls’ sports teams?”…. Michael: ‘I am transfeminine. I live my life as a female. But I don’t call […]

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Tuesday, June 28th 2022

Antisemitism Envoy Compares Anti-Israel Bias to US Media Treatment of Conservatives:  Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post, June 14, 2022 — Israeli Special Envoy for Combating Global Antisemitism and Delegitimization Noa Tishby participated in a televised political panel on Tuesday, comparing liberal bias in the US media to double standards against Israel. How to Kill a Democracy:  […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Monday, June 27th 2022

WATCH:  Status Update:  Biden and the Iran Deal: Behnam Ben Taleblu Emet, The Endowment for Middle East Truth, June 23, 2022 –– Last week, International Atomic Energy Administration (IAEA) confirmed that Iran removed 27 cameras from its nuclear facilities. EU and Iran Agree to Resume Nuclear Talks in Vienna:  WIN, June 26, 2022 — Negotiations […]

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Thursday, June 23rd 2022

How Kaliningrad, Russian Land Ringed By NATO, Is Tangled in Ukraine War:  Rachel Pannett and Amy Cheng, Washington Post, June 21, 2022 — The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, hundreds of miles west of the rest of the country, is the latest flash point between Moscow and the rest of Europe as the fallout from Russian President […]