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Thursday, May 5th 2022 / Saturday, July 23rd 2022
Dvora Waysman Jerusalem Post, Apr. 28, 2022 “We sing it standing straight and proud, and usually with tears in our eyes as we remember the broken people who found a safe haven here, and those who never managed to reach its shores and died with the dream of Zion in their hearts.” Jews all over […]
Mike Watson Tablet, May 2, 2022 “The British government’s opposition to Jewish aspirations ran afoul of two important actors: the Jewish defense forces and President Harry Truman.” The story of Israel’s creation is one of the most improbable in human history: After millennia of exile and dispersion, the Jewish people once again had a state […]
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Wednesday, May 4th 2022 / Wednesday, May 4th 2022
MEDIA-OCRITY OF THE WEEK Antisemitism Increased Under Trump. Then It Got Even Worse: Michelle Goldberg, NY Times, Apr. 29, 2022“Antisemitism started increasing in 2015, when Donald Trump came on the political scene and electrified the far right, then spiked during his administration/ Trump is now gone, but the Republican Party has grown more hospitable than ever […]
Tuesday, May 3rd 2022
Putin’s Dangerous Escalation of Nuclear Threats Jeopardizes NATO Solidarity: John Ivison, National Post, Apr. 28, 2022 — In case nervous Europeans did not get the veiled threat of a first nuclear strike by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov his boss Vladimir Putin removed the veil on Wednesday. Lavrov said that the danger of nuclear confrontation is […]
Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 / Saturday, July 23rd 2022
Conrad Black National Post, Apr. 23, 2022 “This makes Canada’s contribution to strengthening the West at its most vulnerable point and training up the Ukrainian army all the more remarkable.” Almost the entire world outside of Russia has been impressed by the doughty and successful fight that Ukraine has put up against the barbarous assault […]
Tom Blackwell National Post, Apr. 25, 2022 “They seem to be held back by this not-realistic fear that this is going to trigger World War Three” The airlift of arms into Eastern Europe to help Ukraine’s out-gunned defence against Russian invasion seemed to enter a new phase this week. Long-range artillery, armoured vehicles and other […]
Derek H. Burney National Post, Apr. 24, 2022 “Odessa is the ultimate prize for Putin” The longer the war in Ukraine lasts, the more atrocities against civilians are exposed, and the murkier the prospects for victory and peace become. Western publics remain staunchly supportive of Ukraine’s valiant efforts, but they can become inured to the […]
Josie Ensor National Post, Apr. 23, 2022 “The delivery in recent weeks of Soviet-era T-72 tanks to Kyiv from the Czech Republic and other NATO allies has effectively eroded Russia’s advantage.” The U.S. will supply Ukraine with deadly “ghost drones” developed specifically for Ukrainian forces to use against Russian troops. The 120 Phoenix Ghost Tactical […]
Monday, May 2nd 2022 / Monday, May 2nd 2022
Treasury Aims for Economic Pain on Russia, but Critics Question Effectiveness: Alan Rappeport, NY Times, Apr. 8, 2022 New Sanctions Add Pressure on Russia but Don’t Shut Off Business; Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ, Apr. 8, 2022 Rocketing Prices Test Europe’s Political Resolve in Confrontation with Russia: Paul Hannon and Eric Sylvers, WSJ, Apr. 12, 2022 Russian […]
Monday, May 2nd 2022 / Saturday, July 23rd 2022
Alan Rappeport NY Times, Apr. 8, 2022 “Within the Treasury Department, officials have been in a debate about how far to push the sanctions without creating unintended consequences that would rattle the financial system and inflame inflation, which is soaring across much of the world.” When Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions on top American officials last month, its […]
Patricia Kowsmann WSJ, Apr. 8, 2022 “Europe’s key weakness is a lack of geopolitical or risk perspective on energy policy, at national or at EU level.” Waves of Western sanctions targeting Russian banks are hampering the country’s ability to conduct business, but efforts continue to be constrained by Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas. The […]
Paul Hannon and Eric Sylvers WSJ, Apr. 12, 2022 “Europe’s key weakness is a lack of geopolitical or risk perspective on energy policy, at national or at EU level.” Surging food and fuel prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are fueling discontent across Europe, testing Western democracies’ political resilience. The first round of France’s presidential […]
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