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Jewish Lives Matter

Brendan O’Neill Spiked, Oct. 5, 2024 “… clearly, a judgement would need to be made before solidarity could be offered. Are these Jew Jews or Zionist Jews? Are they a little too proud of their Jewish identity, which might smack of Jewish chauvinism, and too supportive of Israel?” Imagine if the Battle of Cable Street took place […]

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The Choice: Civilisation or Barbarism

Melanie Phillips Jewish Chronicle, Oct. 6, 2024 “… there’s simply nothing Israel can do to defend itself adequately that will gain the approval of the so-called civilised world. Simply, the west doesn’t want Israel to win. It wants to leave the Jewish state indefinitely twisting in the murderous wind.” We are living through a seismic […]

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We Still Have Nightmares. There’s No End’: Oct. 7 Survivors Reflect on

 Devastating Toll AP and Tol staff Times of Israel, Oct. 5, 2024 “As long as the war is still continuing, there’s no way to feel calm, to return to our lives. We still have the hostages there. We still have nightmares. There’s no end.” Lilach Almog walks past the remains of a police station seized by Hamas terrorists […]

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The Year American Jews Woke Up

Bret Stephens NY Times, Oct. 4, 2024 “American Jews should not expect reciprocity.” American Jews were aware, before the pogrom of Oct. 7, 2023, that antisemitism was once again a problem in our collective life. We were aware, if we belonged to a synagogue or worked out at a local Jewish Community Center or sent […]

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Isranet Daily Briefing

Daily Briefing: ISRAEL DEFENDS WESTERN CIVILIZATION

ROSH HASHANAH READING   Rosh Hashanah & American Democracy: How Do We Celebrate God as King?:  Prof. Rabbi Richard Hidary, The Torah.com, Sept.30, 2024 — How is an American, an Israeli, or anyone living in a modern democracy to relate to the Rosh Hashanah liturgy’s focus on God’s enthronement as King? For most of recorded human history, the […]

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World’s Top Urban Warfare Expert: Hezbollah Suffered Catastrophic Damage

Ariel Kahana Israel Hayom, Sept. 30, 2024 “I acknowledge Hamas’ planning for Oct. 7, likely supported by another state. But the attack wasn’t worse only because the Israelis have been fighting back ever since. They only respond to force”   As we began our Zoom call, John Spencer made a statement that should resonate globally. […]

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Israel Defends Itself—and May Save Western Civilization

Gerald Baker WSJ, Sept. 30, 2024 “The only appropriate responses to Israel’s gallantry, fortitude and skill from us—its nominal allies, especially in the U.S.—are “thank you” and “how can we help?”” How will we ever repay the debt we owe Israel? What the Jewish state has done in the past year—for its own defense, but […]

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By Killing Nasrallah, Israel Shows the West That Force is All Terrorists Understand

Joe Adam George National Post, Sept. 29, 2024 “Undeniably, dismantling Hezbollah is not just an Israeli priority, but also in the long-term interests of the Middle East and the West. Yet, many western countries like Canada and France fail to support Israel’s extraordinary efforts against Hezbollah.” A phenomenal 10-day military operation by Israel against the terrorist group […]

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Israel’s War on Hezbollah Enhances US National/Homeland Security

Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger The Ettinger Report, Sept. 30, 2024 “Israel performs as the battle-tested research and development center of the US defense and aerospace industry, as well as the US Armed Forces, similar to its role as the site of research and development centers of some 250 US high tech giants.” Israel’s war on Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi terrorists […]

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Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Communiqué:   « Bilan de l’année 5784… le 7 octobre n’est pas terminé, mais le 21 septembre est un développement positif »

Citation de la semaine:   “Lève-toi et va dans la ville du massacre Et tu verras de tes yeux, et tu palperas de tes mains (…) Tes narines en respireront de force L’étrange encens offert par un aimable printemps. Et tandis que de ses flèches d’or Un soleil radieux te fendra le corps De chaque […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Daily Briefing: INSIDE ISRAEL’S OODA LOOP: WHAT WILL ISRAEL DO NEXT?

WHAT’S NEXT? JNS Poll: Israeli Public Believes Now Is the Time to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Installations:  Caroline B. Glick, JNS, Sept. 30, 2024 –– Israelis are almost unanimous in their support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision not to coordinate the airstrike that targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with the Biden administration in advance of its commission, […]

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Israel Should Hit Iran Where It Hurts Choking Its Oil Revenue Could Topple the Regime

Edward Luttwack Unherd, Oct. 1, 2024 “Most of this cash comes from a single source: oil.”   Through its early history — but not for the last four decades and more — the main threats to Israel’s security came from its Arab neighbours. That resulted in several wars against Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. But […]

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