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THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD – IN ITS OWN WORDS

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THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD – IN ITS OWN WORDS Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik Palestinian Media Watch, Aug. 3, 2012 (The complete translation in pdf format)   A member of the Muslim Brotherhood is now the president of Egypt. What does the Muslim Brotherhood stand for? What are its beliefs, opinions and goals? In order […]

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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

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Media-ocrity of the Week     ISRAEL’S FADING DEMOCRACY  Avraham Burg   “Mr. Netanyahu’s great political “achievement” has been to make Israel a partisan issue and push American Jews into a corner. He has forced them to make political decisions based on calculations that go against what they perceive to be American interests. The emotional […]

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“PREEMPT OR RETALIATE FROM THE RUBBLE” TOUGH TIMES AHEAD FOR ISRAEL, & FOR IRAN

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TIME IS SHORT FOR IRAN DIPLOMACY Michael Oren Wall Street Journal, Aug. 6, 2012   Nearly two decades ago, Israel started alerting the world about Iran’s nuclear program. But the world ignored our warnings, wasting 10 years until the secret nuclear enrichment plant at Natanz was exposed in 2002. Then eight more invaluable years were […]

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AS ISLAMISTS SURGE SYRIAN REGIME TOTTERS, FATE OF KURDS, CHRISTIANS, ALAWITES IN DOUBT

  BREAKING NEWS   SYRIA PM DEFECTS, JOINS OPPOSITION   Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab defected on Monday to Jordan and is now said to be heading to Qatar: “I announce today my defection from the killing and terrorist regime and I announce that I have joined the ranks of the freedom and dignity revolution. […]

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HAPPY TU B’AV! REMEMBER OUR HISTORY (ALEPPO CODEX), AVOID DIVISIONS, GRASP OUR FUTURE

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  Being a confident Zionist isn’t merely an expression of a political worldview or Jewish values. It’s an approach to life that can permeate and improve all aspects of our lives, especially our relationships: with our bosses, our family members—and especially our romantic partners.   In honor of Tu B’Av on August 3, sometimes called […]

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ROMNEY À JÉRUSALEM : « QUE DIEU BÉNISSE ET PROTÈGE LA NATION D’ISRAËL »

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    LE REMARQUABLE DISCOURS DE MITT ROMNEY À JÉRUSALEM Daniel Pipes danielpipes.org, 29 juillet 2012 Adaptation française: Anne-Marie Delcambre de Champvert Mitt Romney, le candidat officiel républicain à la présidentielle, a prononcé un discours passionné à la Fondation de Jérusalem aujourd'hui, enveloppant d'un soutien affectif les déclarations de franche politique. Le contraste avec le […]

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THE JANUS-FACED ISLAMIST “ARAB SPRING”—KEEPING ISRAEL SAFE, PUNCTURING TWO-STATE BALLOON?

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HOW THE ARAB SPRING KEEPS ISRAEL SAFE Michael Koplow National Interest, July 31, 2012   As a parade of U.S. officials heads to Jerusalem to confer with Israeli leaders, much of the focus has been on Iran. After all, it is widely assumed that the Obama administration is doing everything it can to head off […]

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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

Media-ocrities of the Week   THEN: GURI WEINBERG, SON OF MURDERED ISRAELI OLYMPIAN, SPEAKS OUT   In 1996, I, along with other Munich orphans and three of the widows… met with Alex Gilady. Gilady [an Israeli who] has been a member of the IOC’s Radio and Television Commission since 1984.  I have known Mr. Gilady […]

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NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT EGYPT, BROTHERS — COPTIC CHRISTIANS, LIKE JEWS BEFORE, FACE TRAGIC FATE

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NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT EGYPT Isi Leibler Jerusalem Post, July 26, 2012   The government of Israel is making all the right noises and appropriate statements expressing hope that the new government of Egypt will maintain the cold peace.   But we should be under no illusions. Even the greatest optimists cannot gloss over the reality […]

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THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL POLITICS & THE LEVY REPORT: TOWARDS A TWO PARTY STATE? A TWO STATE SOLUTION?

Dear Readers:      Today marks a major moment in the life of the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research.  Our talented current Publications Editor, Charles Bybelezer, is leaving for Israel. He has been responsible for the unerringly on-topic, wide-ranging, and clearly focused Daily Isranet Briefings you have received in recent years (as well as for […]

Israel Policy Forum Letter to Netanyahu Concerning Levy Report

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July 13, 2012 The Honorable Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of the State of Israel Dear Mr. Prime Minister: As strong advocates for Israel’s security and well-being as a Jewish and democratic state, we are deeply concerned about the recent findings of the government commission led by Supreme Court Jurist (Ret.) Edmund Levy. We fear that […]

Alan Baker Letter in Response to the Israel Policy Forum

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Mr. Peter. A. Joseph, Chairman, Israel Policy Forum Mr. David A. Halperin, Executive Director, Israel Policy Forum July 18, 2012   Dear Mr. Joseph and Mr. Halperin, Permit me to introduce myself. I am Ambassador Alan Baker, a Member of the Edmond Levy Commission established to examine the status of building in Judea and Samaria […]

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