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Friday, June 9th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023
Rabbi Menachem Weiman Aish, no date “The Shema, the declaration of one God, is what finally vanquishes the demon.” Who knew that Judaism could scare the bejeebers out of you? The movie The Vigil shows it can. This unnerving film is frightening and thought provoking, and has a surprisingly authentic feel true to observant Judaism. And […]
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Maoz Kahana Tablet, May 31, 2023 “According to the Hatam Sofer, therefore, the verses in Leviticus that allude to the salamander cannot indicate a creature that is not part of the natural order, even if all the details of its existence are wondrous and magical.” In 1651 the rabbi-politician-philosopher and ex-converso Menashe ben Israel […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Thursday, June 8th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023
MEDIA COLLUSION Turkey and the Power of Controlling the Narrative: Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune/ TNS, May 23, 2023 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defied all expectations when he won nearly half the vote in Turkey’s election on Sunday. This means he’ll face a presidential runoff for the first time, but he looks poised to […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2023 “Ankara’s politics of stoking tensions and then climbing down and asserting that tensions lead to respect may be out of step with the modern Middle East.” With Turkey’s elections now decided and the unsurprising victory of the long-time ruling AKP Party and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel will […]
Jonathan Spyer Middle East Forum, June 2, 2023 “The Turkish leader has abandoned his commitment to Sunni uprisings because there are currently no uprisings to support.” Sitting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan comfortably defeated opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in this week’s runoff vote in the Turkish presidential election. The AKP leader, who has ruled Turkey since 2002, secured […]
Ofra Bengio INSS Insight No. 1735, June 6, 2023 “The approach and modus operandi of the main Kurdish organization, the underground PKK, founded in the 1970s, are in effect a mirror image of those of Erdogan’s.” Erdogan’s Strategy In his approach toward the Kurdish issue, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demonstrated initiative and […]
Soner Cagaptay Foreign Affairs, May 29, 2023 “Erdogan’s entente with Putin has already had significant consequences for the West.” In May 28, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish leader “who never loses elections,” won the runoff of Turkey’s presidential poll against his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Erdogan has been at Turkey’s helm since 2003, first as […]
Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing
Thursday, June 8th 2023
Citation de la semaine: “L’histoire nous a enseigné que personne n’a jamais mis fin au chantage d’un pays totalitaire par l’apaisement. ” Yitzhak Rabin Interview, Le Figaro du 8 janvier 1975 ________________________________________________________________ Table des Matières Israël craint que Washington ne se dirige vers un nouvel accord nucléaire avec l’Iran Lazar BERMAN TIMES […]
Wednesday, June 7th 2023
MEDIA-OCRITY Chris Christie and the Republican Party’s Peril: Peggy Noonan, WSJ, June 1, 2023 “So the question right now isn’t so much whether you like Nikki or dislike Ron. It is: Do you wish the Republican Party to disappear as a force in American political history? If you answer honestly that you do, you will […]
Tuesday, June 6th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023
PURSUING TERROR Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East: United States Mission to the United Nations, May 24, 2023 — … it’s been a challenging month for the region, and the United States extends condolences to all Israelis and Palestinians affected by ongoing violence. […]
‘ Andrew Bernard Algemeiner, May 31, 2023 “They are paying for terrorists to murder Americans and to murder Israelis. And nonetheless, this administration is bringing those terrorist leaders to Washington, is bringing them to cocktail parties to wine and dine political leaders.” US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf on […]
Emily Schrader Ynet News, Mar. 10, 2023 “If Arafat’s welcome in the days after the fall of the Shah is any indicator, the terror ties between Tehran and the PLO were ironclad. Arafat was greeted by IRGC members upon his arrival, along with 59 of his companions, and he was escorted by the son of […]
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