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Has the US thrown Jewish Zionists under the bus? – Arab News

| December 21, 2019

It is not clear whether it was intentional or not, but the current US administration appears to have thrown Jewish Zionists under the bus by declaring Jewishness to be a nationality, and not simply a religion.The primary aim of the recent executive order was to assist far-right Israelis in their efforts to silence pro-Palestinian students at American universities, by declaring any attack on Israel or Zionism to be anti-Semitic.To do this, the administration used Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. However, this does not address discrimination against religious groups; for it to apply, therefore, Jews would have to be defined under the law as a nationality or race. With its actions, the US administration has exposed one of the biggest fault lines in the Middle East conflict.For decades, Palestinians and their supporters who oppose Zionism have insisted they are not anti-Jew but take issue with the unique and exclusive right granted to anyone of the Jewish faith, anywhere in the world, to settle in Palestine against the wishes of the indigenous people of all faiths (even those who do not have a declared faith.)Palestinian nationalism was built primarily on opposing Zionism while showing respect to Judaism.

Religious Zionist Bayit Yehudi and far-right Otzma Yehudit to run together – The Jerusalem Post

| December 21, 2019

The Religious Zionist Bayit Yehudi and the far-right extremistOtzma Yehuditparties announced on Friday that they would run together in the upcoming election on March 2.The leaders of the two groups, Education Minister Rafi Peretz and Itamar Ben-Gvir, revealed the decision in a joint statement, inviting National Union leader and Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join the list.The upcoming elections will be crucial to the future of the State of Israel and the right-wing camp in particular.

Troy: McGill is beginning to look like Concordia of 2002 – Canadian Jewish News

| December 21, 2019

Lets be clear: the legislative council of the Student Society of McGill University is not McGill; the McGill Daily is not McGill; and Students in Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights McGill is certainly not McGill. Nevertheless, theyve succeeded in defining, and defaming, the university. The many headlines decrying anti-Semitism at McGill should alarm McGillians

Rereading Amos Oz a year after his death – Mondoweiss

| December 21, 2019

Reading a piece of literature that has been translated from Hebrew, Amos Oz said in a 1990 lecture at the University of Wisconsin, is like making love through a blanket. I swooned. Oz wasnt just talking to me, though it sure felt like it.

Zionists not to have any place in region: Amir-Abdollahian – Mehr News Agency – English Version

| December 21, 2019

The occupying and terrorist Zionists, who have taken hostage the Judaism, will have no place in the region in the future, said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is also the chairman of the International Conference on Palestinian Intifada.

Russia, Backed by China, Casts 14th UN Veto on Syria to Block Cross-Border Aid – Algemeiner

| December 21, 2019

Russian and Syrian national flags flutter on military vehicles near Manbij, Syria, Oct.

The response to the Jersey City shooting exemplifies the dangers of not taking Hasidic Jews seriously – JTA News

| December 21, 2019

JERUSALEM (JTA) The horrific shooting in Jersey City was unfortunately the third deadly anti-Semitic attack at a Jewish institution in recent years. The victims of this attack were members of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar movement, a Hasidic community known for being insular and conservative. It was encouraging that this fact didnt minimize the shock and grief felt by the entire Jewish community, who came together in solidarity and were united in collective shock grief in the wake of this horrific event.

What Hasidim May Need To Unlearn When Listening To Kids After Trauma – Forward

| December 21, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The morning after the Jersey City grocery store shooting last week, I waited impatiently to hear details about the victims and how the Hasidic community was coping with the tragedy

4 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend – The New York Times

| December 21, 2019

Our guide to plays and musicals coming to New York stages and a few last-chance picks of shows that are about to close. Our reviews of open shows are at nytimes.com/reviews/theater

Black Antisemitism Is Not Inherently Left-Wing – Jewish Currents

| December 21, 2019

ON DECEMBER 10TH, David Anderson and Francine Graham charged into a kosher market in Jersey City, gunning down two members of the local Satmar Hasidic community and a shop employee (an immigrant from Ecuador) and engaging in a protracted shootout with police before dying in a hail of bullets.


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