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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

        Contents: | Weekly Quotes | Short Takes   | On Topic Links   On Topic Links                       Nikki Haley’s 2 Speeches at UNSC Meetings on Jerusalem & Resolution 2334: UN Watch, Dec. 18, 2017 Nikki Haley: A Diplomat Who Delivers: Daniella J. Greenbaum, Commentary, Dec. 18, 2017 Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem […]

Analysis

Universities Descend into Illiberal, Anti-Israel Playpens

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For a PDF of Israfax 294 click the following link   EDITORIAL: AS CAMPUS BDS INANITIES CONTINUE HERE, SERIOUS EVENTS IN THE M.E. MAY INDICATE RADICAL ISRAEL U.S. REORIENTATION Frederick Krantz   This Hanukkah issue of ISRAFAX confronts the sad descent of our university campuses into the vicious inanities of antisemitic and anti-Israel BDS campaigns. […]

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WHILE SAUDIS CHALLENGE IRAN AND BEGIN REFORMS, HOUTHIS FIRE TEHERAN-SUPPLIED MISSILES AT RIYADH

Iranian Missiles Going to Rebels in Yemen Pose a Danger to Our Ally Saudi Arabia: Behnam Ben Taleblu, Fox News, Dec. 17, 2017— The debate about whether Iran is providing ballistic missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen has been ended… Is Saudi Arabia Key to America's Mideast Strategy?: Peter Huessy, Gatestone Institute, Dec. 6, 2017 […]

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DESPITE SEVERAL ONGOING AND BLOODY M.E. CRISES, CONFLICT WITH PALESTINIANS DOMINATES MEDIA

Policy Speeches vs Policy: Caroline B. Glick, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 14, 2017— President Donald Trump is scheduled to release a new US national security strategy on Monday. Where Russian and Iranian Aircraft Carriers Clash: Amir Taheri, Asharq Al Awsat, Dec. 17, 2017 — Last week, the Tehran daily Kayhan, believed to reflect the views of […]

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“VICTORY IS ONLY WON WHEN INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND UP AND TAKE ON EVIL TOGETHER”—RABBI COOPER

Hanukkah Should Shine a Bright Light and Unite us all in the Battle Against Evil: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Fox News, Dec. 12, 2017 — Charles Dickens’ famous opening words from his 1859 novel “A Tale of Two Cities” accurately describe how many American Jews are feeling this year at the start of Hanukkah, our Festival […]

Analysis

Allan Levine: Jewish Life & Holiday Customs Are Both Joyful AND PORTABLE

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        Most Jewish Life & Holiday Customs Are Both Joyful AND PORTABLE:   No doubt many traveling readers who've carried the Hanukkah/Chanukah Menorah & candles or oil while traveling during this well-known family centered Jewish holiday can relate memorable tales of others joining in with them, when engaging in honoring this practice […]

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JÉRUSALEM

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            LE 6 DÉCEMBRE 2017 : UNE DATE VRAIMENT HISTORIQUE Julien Bauer The Prince Arthur Herald, 8 dec, 2017      Une expression souvent utilisée dans les médias est « historique » comme si chaque évènement, depuis un résultat électoral inattendu jusqu’à un mariage princier, avait réellement une dimension historique.   Le […]

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ERDOGAN’S ANTI-ISRAEL RHETORIC, ISLAMIZATION, & AUTHORITARIANISM CONTINUE

Islamic Summit on Jerusalem Showcases New Mideast Alliances: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, December 14, 2017— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called in Istanbul on Wednesday for unity among Muslim nations in opposing US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Turkey’s Tantrum: Editorial, Washington Times, […]

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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

        Contents: | Weekly Quotes | Short Takes   | On Topic Links   On Topic Links                       Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed, 2017: Yoram Ettinger, Ettinger Report, Dec. 8, 2017 Trump Administration Right to Not Buy Traditional Pieties About Middle East: Bret Stephens, New York Times, Dec. 11, 2017 On Jerusalem, […]

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HANUKKAH 5778: THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

Hanukkah 5778: The Festival of Lights: Baruch Cohen, CIJR, Dec. 12, 2017— Hanukkah celebrates the victory of Hebraism over Hellenism, a mass uprising of the Jewish people against totalitarianism and anti-Semitic bigotry. Egypt and Israel: Love Your Neighbor?: Ksenia Svetlova, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 23, 2017— Israeli and Egyptian flags merged one into another were at […]

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WHILE BIBI LEADS ISRAEL IN UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL OUTREACH, HE FACES CRITICS AT HOME AND ABROAD

Netanyahu’s Meeting With the EU Foreign Ministers: Susan Hattis Rolef, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 10, 2017— I admit that I would love to be a fly on the wall when our prime minister meets EU foreign ministers in Brussels today. Israel's Mythical "Isolation": Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations, Nov. 30, 2017— This week Kenya inaugurated […]

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U.S. M.E. POLICY SHIFT MAY REFLECT BEGINNING OF A PROFOUND RE-ORDERING OF THE REGION

As Campus BDS Inanities Continue Here, Serious Events in the M.E. Indicate Radical Israeli-U.S. Reorientation: Frederick Krantz, CIJR, Dec. 8, 2017 — This Hanukkah issue of ISRAFAX confronts the sad descent of our university campuses into the vicious inanities of antisemitic and anti-Israel BDS campaigns. Trump’s Truth-Telling on Jerusalem Marks an All-New Middle East: John […]

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