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NEVER FORGET: WEST’S FAILURE TO SAVE JEWS AFTER KRISTALLNACHT, & BRAVE CANADIANS WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM AT PASSCHENDAELE

79th Anniversary of Kristallnacht: Efraim Zuroff, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 8, 2017— November 9 marks the 79th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass,”… We Should Never Forget the Horror — and Heroics — of Passchendaele: Christopher Sweeney, National Post, Nov. 9, 2017 — The village of Passchendaele in Belgium is today as it was […]

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SAUDI POLITICAL CRACKDOWN COINCIDES WITH IRAN-BACKED HOUTHI MISSILE LAUNCH & ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH TEHRAN

Escalation in the Conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCPA, November 9, 2017— Iran and Saudi Arabia, on the two sides of the Sunni-Shiite fault line, are trying to gain influence in reshaping the Middle East. Saudi Purges and Duty to Act: Caroline B. Glick, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 6, 2017— […]

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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

          Contents: | Weekly Quotes | Short Takes   | On Topic Links   On Topic Links             MEDIA-OCRITY OF THE WEEK: WHEN JOURNALISM DEEPENS AMERICA’S GREAT AND SICKLY DIVIDE — “There is in the tumultuous media landscape at least one constant. Even more so than in times past, the progressive journals, […]

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IN WAKE OF REFERENDUM, BAGHDAD & TEHRAN MOVE TO PREVENT KURDISH INDEPENDENCE

Baghdad and Tehran's Goal: The Destruction of Kurdistan: Jonathan Spyer, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 28, 2017— The advance of the Iran-supported Iraqi government and paramilitary forces against their Kurdish opponents moved forward this week. Kurdish Battle Positions Kurds as US Ally Against Iran: Dr. James M. Dorsey, BESA, Oct. 27, 2017— Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, in […]

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ISRAEL’S DEFENSIVE STRENGTH, DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS, AND CULTURE OF INNOVATION ADMIRED “IN MANY QUARTERS”

Fighting a Worthy Intellectual Battle: David M. Weinberg, Israel Hayom, Oct. 27, 2017 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's now-famous (or infamous) "sour pickles" speech at the opening of the Knesset winter session this week was more than a curiosity and much more than good political theater. Why Is Israel's Image Improving in Greece?: George N. […]

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UNIVERSITIES HYPOCRITICALLY CONDEMN RACISM WHILE CONDONING ANTI-ZIONISM

I'm a Student at McGill. Our Problems with Anti-Semitism are Far From Over: David Watson, National Post, Nov. 1, 2017— Last week, McGill University was thrust into the national spotlight for an unfortunate reason. An Anti-Semitic Caricature of Me Generates No Criticism from Berkeley Hard Left: Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, Oct. 26, 2017— I […]

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LE CENTIÈME ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA DÉCLARATION BALFOUR

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            BORIS JOHNSON EST “FIER” DE LA DÉCLARATION BALFOUR, VIEILLE DE 100 ANS Times of Israel, 30 Oct. 2017      Le ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères a défendu dimanche le rôle de son prédécesseur, il y a un siècle, qui a ouvert la voie à la création d’Israël. Il a indiqué […]

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BALFOUR DECLARATION RECOGNIZED THE BOND OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE TO THEIR HISTORIC HOMELAND

Balfour’s Greatest of Gifts: Caroline B. Glick, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 27, 2017— This week Israel’s judo team was harassed and discriminated against by UAE officials when they tried to board a flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, en route to Abu Dhabi to participate in the Judo Grand Slam competition. The 100-Year-Old Promise: Clifford D. […]

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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

          Contents: | Weekly Quotes | Short Takes   | On Topic Links   On Topic Links             NYC Aftermath: To Stop Terrorism, Destroy the Ideology: Elliot Friedland, Clarion Project, Nov. 1, 2017 When it Comes to Israel, the Arab World isn’t a Good Sport: Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel, October 26, […]

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WESTERN LEADERS & PROGRESSIVES DENY ISLAM-TERROR CONNECTION AND SUPPORT NIQAB

Surprise! Study Shows Islamic Terrorism is Islamic: Judith Bergman, Gatestone Institute, Oct. 31, 2017— Western leaders insist that Islamic terrorism has nothing to do with Islam. The Jewish Blindspot to the Horrors of the Niqab: Barbara Kay, National Post, Oct. 31, 2017— Sir Salman Rushdie spoke at Montreal’s Jewish Public Library last week. We were […]

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FALL OF I.S. IN IRAQ & SYRIA, AMIDST ONGOING SECTARIAN CONFLICT, STRENGTHENS SHIITE AXIS

ISIS: Some Things Cannot Be Killed Off: Dr. Mordechai Kedar, BESA, Oct. 26, 2017 — As the city of Raqqa, the capital of the “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria,” falls to the Free Syrian Army, made up primarily of Kurdish and Syrian militias, the question is what the aftermath of ISIS will look like. […]

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ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY, BALFOUR DECLARATION & RUSSIAN REVOLUTION CONTINUE TO SHAPE MODERN HISTORY

Honouring Lord Balfour, Who Made Israel Possible: Barbara Kay, National Post, Oct. 24, 2017 — This coming November 2nd marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration… The Enemy of My Enemy: Isi Leibler, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 24, 2017— The dramatic swing to the Right in the recent Austrian elections is likely to have widespread repercussions […]

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