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  • The False Accusation of ‘Israel Apartheid’

    By: Melanie Phillips – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The smear triggers emotions of deep anger and disgust among the shallow and ignorant, whose knowledge of the Jewish state is entirely drawn from malicious propaganda that misrepresents Israel’s defensive measures as racist aggression. The campaign to demonize and delegitimize Israel has recently moved into a higher…

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  • Texas Takes Steps to Divest from Ben & Jerry’s Following Settlement Boycott

    By: Jacob Magid – The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Ice cream giant, parent company added to state’s list of companies that boycott Israel, which will likely see Texas divest $100 million in state pension funds within 90 days Texas on Thursday officially added Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever to a list of…

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  • House Dems Remove Iron Dome Funding from Upcoming Budget

    By: Lahav Hakov – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Democratic party leadership in the US House of representatives blocked $1 billion for the Iron Dome. Democratic Party leadership in the US House of Representatives removed about $1 billion of funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system on Tuesday. The revision came after progressives in the party…

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  • Christian Feast of Tabernacles Event Opens with Greeting from Bennett, Herzog

    By: Lazar Berman – The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Massive annual celebration held online this year due to pandemic; International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem hails new government’s outreach to Christian world Senior Israeli leaders kicked off the 42nd International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem Feast of Tabernacles celebrations on Monday with video greetings as the massive…

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  • With Eye on Iran, Israeli Navy Steps up Red Sea Presence

    By: Josef Federman – AP News; apnews.com ATLIT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s navy has stepped up its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli shipping, the country’s just-retired navy commander said in an interview. Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit stopped short of confirming a series of attacks and…

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  • Palestinian Statehood Would Be a ‘Terrible Mistake’ – Bennett

    By: Tovah Lazaroff – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com If Hamas or other Palestinian groups would take over the West Bank, it would turn the lives of Israelis into a living hell. It would be a terrible mistake to create a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a series of media interviews he gave…

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