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Turkish Textbooks: Turning History on Its Head

Uzay Bulut Gatestone Institute, May 30, 2024 “Turkish government authorities have targeted their own indigenous peoples of Anatolia, namely the Pontic Greeks and Armenians.”   Turkey’s Islamist government under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing to further indoctrinate Turkish schoolchildren in propaganda regarding Israel, Greeks, Armenians, Cyprus and other issues of history and geography. New […]

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Incirlik Air Base Becomes Focus of US-Turkey Relations Again

Menekse Tokyay Arab News, Apr. 30, 2024 “Once that card is used, we can safely assume that the relationship between the US and Turkey relationship is damaged. Despite all of the mutual grievances accumulated over time, I don’t think we are close to that point.”   Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base is once again at the […]

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Daily Briefing: IRELAND: SILENCING JEWISH VOICES

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                SHABBAT READING   Birkat Kohanim: The Magic of a Blessing: Prof. Shawna Dolansky, The Torah.com, June 15, 2016 — Many of us are familiar with the priestly benediction (birkat hakohanim) from the liturgy, found in Numbers 6:24-26. A sensational archaeological find by Gabriel Barkay in 1979 demonstrates the antiquity of […]

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Antisemitism in Ireland ‘Blatant and Obvious’ in Wake of Hamas Onslaught, Says Jewish Former Cabinet Minister Alan Shatter

Ben Cohen Algemeiner, Mar. 12, 2024 “They’ll say that we’re restrained by our EU membership on the matter of boycotts, so it’s unlawful to do so unilaterally, but not that doing so is wrong.” There is little doubt in Alan Shatter’s mind that over the last five months, his native Ireland has “evolved into the most […]

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I’m Irish; I Stand with Israel

Conor O’Mara Israel Hayom, May 31, 2024   “None of these evil acts are picked up in the Irish media.”   “Evil triumphs when good men do nothing” so quoted Irish American President John F. Kennedy in a speech before Canadian lawmakers in Ottawa, on May 17, 1961, citing 17-century Irish philosopher Edmund Burke. I […]

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Trinity College’s Tolerance of Antisemitism Is a Betrayal of Its Jewish Staff and Students

Rachel Moiselle The JC, May 10, 2024 “This warping of Jewish identity in academic circles was directly tied with something else I noted upon my return to Trinity: a significantly increased obsession with Israel/Palestine above all other global issues and a truly astounding prevalence of ignorance about both the conflict and the region.” One of […]

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The Toddler Diplomats – Spain, Norway, and Ireland

A.J. Caschetta IPT News, June 9, 2024 “Irish, Spanish, and Norwegian diplomacy on behalf of Palestinians is as phony as today’s hipster, keffiyeh-clad Marxists calling for a “global intifada” on college campuses. They are motivated, first and foremost, by hatred of Jews and the Jewish state. The Palestinians are mere pawns in their game.” When […]

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Communiqué: Un sauvetage héroïque, digne de celui d’Entebbe

Citation de la Semaine:  « C’est le plus beau cadeau qu’on pouvait me faire ».  Yakov Argamani, père de Noa Argamani, otage du Hamas libérée par l’armée israélienne                              Table des Matières   Les 4 otages sauvés étaient « frappés quasiment quotidiennement […]

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SHAVUOS APPEAL 2024 INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS

MESSAGE FROM PROFESSOR FREDERICK KRANTZ                                                                                         June 6, 2024Dear CIJR Friend,As Israel […]

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Daily Briefing: SHAVUOT: CELEBRATING OUR JEWISHNESS IN TIMES OF SORROW

WHO WE REALLY ARE Why This Year’s Shavuot Is One of the Most Important Ever:  Moshe Hauer, Algemeiner, June 10, 2024 — Beginning Tuesday evening, June 11, Jews all over the world celebrate Shavuot and commemorate the day they received the Torah and its commandments at Sinai. Land or Torah: What Binds Israel as a Nation?:  Dr. […]

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Shavuot – The Democratization of Knowledge

Jeffrey Levine The Times of Israel, June 9, 2024 “Trust, as a path to enlightenment, often leads to vulnerability, which in turn fosters bravery. Bravery cultivates connection, connection leads to purpose, and purpose enriches life.” As we approach Shavuot, we commemorate the momentous occasion of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks profoundly […]

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Land or Torah: What Binds Israel as a Nation?

Dr. Tzvi Novick The Torah.com, May 27, 2020 “Thus, if in the first stage of Israel’s covenantal history, at Sinai, the people accept responsibility only for sins committed openly, in the second stage, upon entering the land of Israel, they are compelled to accept responsibility also for concealed sins.” Mutual Covenantal Responsibility at Sinai The […]

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