The End of Anti-Semitism – Aish
admin | July 13, 2020
We need to stand up and speak out.
Learning From the Past: Reckless Jewish Kings Through the Ages – Algemeiner
admin | July 13, 2020
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. The Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz that we have just passed initiates a three-week period of mourning for the loss, twice, of Jerusalem and the Temple.
Peter Beinart’s one state solution sounds so perfect it’s practically utopian – Haaretz
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Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai, the last president of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem before the Roman legions destroyed theTemple and uprooted the Jews from their capital, was a complex man. He was a trader, a scholar, a polemicist and a judge
Understanding the collapse of liberal Zionism | Commentaries – St. Louis Jewish Light
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Theres a reason why most Israelis find it difficult to listen patiently to lectures from liberal American Jews. For Israelis, their country is a real place filled with real people and perplexing dilemmas that have no easy solutions. But for all too many American Jews, Israel is a dreamlanda place for intellectual tourism where we can project our own insecurities and anxieties on the Jewish state while expressing our moral superiority over the lesser beings who live there and lack our wisdom.
Zionism 2020 is Alive and Kicking: A wave of many Jews and Israelis are a – The Jerusalem Post
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As a result of the global Corona crisis many Israelis living abroad have decided to return home and Jews from communities across the globe are asking to make aliyah. Will Corona Zionism bring with it another wave of Israeli settlers, similar to the waves of immigrants in the 60s and 70s?
The History of the State of Israel: Zionism Through 2020 – jewishboston.com
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Join us this summer as we explore 72 years of Israeli history through a lens of transition. Over five weekly sessions led by Jewish educator Uri Feinberg, we will strengthen our foundation of knowledge about the Jewish state, we will be able to zoom out and zoom in, contextualize and look forward, and ultimately feel more comfortable asking the question, Why do I care and what does this mean to me? Never miss the best stories and events! Get JewishBoston This Week.
Toronto eatery dishes out antisemitic theories and tropes – The Jerusalem Post
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Foodbenders, a Toronto-area restaurant located in the heart of the city, has been accused in recent weeks of promoting extreme antisemitic anti-Zionist theories and tropes through its social platforms and at the storefront, displaying signs claiming IDF or Israeli responsibility for police brutality in the United States, calls to 'Defund Israel,' and allegations that Jeffery Epstein, the late disgraced sex offender, was part of a "Zionist Mossad" operation. Beyond her promotion of antisemitic anti-Zionist conspiracy theories online and at her store, Kimberely Hawkins, the manager of the restaurant in the Bloordale neighborhood of Toronto, has said on Instagram and elsewhere that "Zionists are Nazis" and are not welcome at her restaurant, while also tying it to alleged Jewish and Zionist influence within the Canadian government and in US foreign policy. Additionally, Hawkins expressed her admiration for Leila Khaled, a Palestinian woman who was responsible for hijacking two planes in 1969 and 1970 as a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).The PLFP is widely considered a terrorist organization by most Western democratic governments, including Canada, the United States and the European Union.
Remembering Herzl on his 116th yahrzeit – The Jerusalem Post
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Sunday 20 Tammuz (July 12) marks the 116th yahrzeit of Theodor Herzl, the father of modern Zionism.Herzl was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1860, where he was educated in the secular Jewish-German enlightenment milieu. In 1878, following the death of his sister he moved with his parents to Vienna, where Herzl studied law, receiving his doctorate in 1884.
ADL Condemns CAIR NJ Head for Saying Israel is ‘Choking the Palestinian People’ During ‘Day of Rage’ Protest – Jewish Journal
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Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New York / New Jersey issued a joint statement with the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey (JFNNJ) on July 10 condemning the head of New Jerseys Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for accusing Israel of choking Palestinians.
Iran-China 25-year roadmap big threat to Zionists’ interests – Mehr News Agency – English Version
admin | July 13, 2020
In a meeting on June 21, Iran's cabinet of ministers approved the final draft of the 25-year comprehensive cooperation plan between Iran and China.
