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Pager Blasts Expose Hezbollah’s Vulnerability, But Change Remains Unlikely

Ron Ben-Yishai Ynet News, Sept. 17, 2024 “Israeli security officials believe that Hezbollah has begun to attempt direct attacks inside Israeli territory due to a perceived loss of deterrence and the belief that no significant retaliation will take place as a result.” The detonation of pagers in Lebanon on Tuesday demonstrated to Hezbollah just how […]

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Return of Displaced Northern Residents to Their Homes Becomes an Official War Goal

TOI staff Times of Israel, Sept. 17, 2024 “Israel is gearing up for a major military operation in Lebanon, though not an all-out attack.” The security cabinet has updated its official goals for the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza to include the objective of allowing residents of the north to return safely to their […]

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Hezbollah’s Worst Nightmare: Chaos in its Ranks – Analysis

Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Sept. 17, 2024 “While Hezbollah can replace losses, it doesn’t have an endlessly deep batting order. This is not only because it has to invest in training and security ahead of recruitment, but it also draws its recruits from a narrow spectrum of Lebanese society.” Hezbollah is known as a disciplined […]

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Pager Explosions Hint at Shift in Strategy Against Hezbollah – Analysis

Herb Keinon Jerusalem Post, Sept. 17, 2024 “That message is not only for Hezbollah but also for the international community, first and foremost to the US: get Hezbollah to stand down, meaning to move significantly north of the border with Israel and cease firing missiles and drones, or Israel will indeed take the steps it […]

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Daily Briefing: CUNY ERUPTS

WHAT’S THE CONNECTION? Podcast #251: Tracing the Rise of Radicalised Anti-Zionism on American Campuses:  Jonathan Kay, Quillette, Sept. 10, 2024 — Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with author Paul Berman about the lingering influence of ‘Black Power’ advocate Stokely Carmichael, who once infamously claimed that ‘the only good Zionist is a dead Zionist.’ *** New York City’s Laboratory […]

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Why I Am Resigning as a Brown Trustee

Joseph Edelman WSJ, Sept. 8, 2024 “How can Brown lend credence to these antisemitic voices, who notably began protesting in support of violence against Jews before Israel had even responded to the Oct. 7 attack?” As a member of the Brown University board of trustees, I disagree with the upcoming divestment vote on Israel. I […]

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A Literary Critic on Why the ‘Settler Colonial’ Framing Is Bad for Israel and Palestine

Andrew Silow-Carroll Times of Israel, Sept. 1, 2024 “The Israel-Palestine conflict is very energizing for people who think about settler colonialism, because it’s the one place where you can move from theory to practice, and it’s a place where you can see all the things that you deplore historically in other countries actually taking place […]

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US Colleges Reject Divestment Proposals Targeting Israel

Dion J. Pierre Algemeiner, Sept. 13, 2024 “… there is no “shared understanding” among scholars and experts, nor among its own community, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would make divestment from Israel as morally cogent as divesting from South Africa in the 1980s or, more recently, fossil fuels.” American universities are largely rejecting demands to […]

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New York City’s Laboratory for Hate

Emily Benedek Tablet, Sept. 10, 2024 “Bratman grew up in the Soviet Union, so he believes that he understands where all this is headed. His instincts now tell him that violence is coming.” On Tuesday night, Sept. 3, Ilya Bratman—U.S. Army veteran, CUNY English teacher, and Hillel executive director at eight CUNY and SUNY schools—hosted […]

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Daily Briefing: TRUDEAU’S LIBERAL PARTY SELLS OUT ISRAEL — AGAIN

*** Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Tries to Bash Israel for Electoral Gain on Monday:  Ian Cooper, Algemeiner, Sept. 13, 2024 Irwin Cotler Talks Iran, The Hamas War and Canada’s Arms Embargo:  Amelie Botbol, JNS, Sept. 13, 2024 Yes, We Should Be Worried About Canada’s Burgeoning Crop of Jihadis:  John Robson, Epoch Times, Sept. 9, 2024 Anti-Israel Chaos on […]

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Yes, We Should Be Worried About Canada’s Burgeoning Crop of Jihadis

John Robson Epoch Times, Sept. 9, 2024 “In response to the arrest, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme said predictably that “there is no place for such ideological and hate-motivated crime in Canada.” But clearly there is, and not just because of these two arrests. Because of open advocacy for Hamas in our cities before large, supportive […]

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Irwin Cotler Talks Iran, The Hamas War and Canada’s Arms Embargo

Amelie Botbol JNS, Sept. 13, 2024 “I believe that the community of democracies including Canada does not understand the threat of Iran. The Iranian threat is seven-fold. First, Iran is a nuclear threat. Second, it is a genocidal one.” Irwin Cotler, former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, sat down with JNS at his home […]

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