Tension in the Middle East

November 15th, 2023
At one point in the evening, Prof. Ajami noted that when Saddam Hussein used nerve gas on his own people, the UN said nothing. But when Israel uses tear gas, it draws international rebuke.
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November 14th, 2023
By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – November 13, 2023 While Israel focuses on winning the war against Hamas, the U.S. has been pressing for commitments on what will come next. Speaking in Tokyo last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out five “Nos”: “No forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. . . . No use of Gaza as...
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November 10th, 2023
It’s not about diversity, equity, or inclusion. It is about arrogating power to a movement that threatens not just Jews—but America itself.
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November 10th, 2023
AP responded: “AP had no advance knowledge of the October 7 attack,” said spokesperson Nicole Meyer.
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November 10th, 2023
Hatred of Israel cannot be distinguished from hatred of the Jewish people. Incontestably now, anti-Zionism is antisemitism.
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November 9th, 2023
By: Ben Shapir0 – dailywire.com – November 9, 2023 Hamas’ friends in the press have hit upon a new strategy: they are now claiming that Israel is targeting journalists. According to The Washington Post, “For weeks, hundreds of locally based journalists in the Gaza Strip have provided the world with intimate views of the devastation on Palestinian lives and homes...
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November 9th, 2023
Democrats have suffered a serious split in party unity over support of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas over Israel.
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November 8th, 2023
By: Matthew Solomson and Tal Fortgang – wsj.com – November 7, 2023 Support for Hamas derives from the fashionable idea that power determines what is right and wrong. When federal judges take the oath of office, they say: “I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich.” These words come...
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November 7th, 2023
By: Leslie Lenkowsky – wsj.com – November 5, 2023 Missouri Rep. Jason Smith denounced universities and student organizations for statements “celebrating, excusing, or downplaying” the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel. “Releasing such statements, or failing to condemn them,” he said last month, “is unforgivable and runs counter to our values as a nation.” Mr. Smith’s comments have more...
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November 7th, 2023
By: Caroline Downey – nationalreview.com – November 6, 2023 Prominent Democrats have turned on “Squad” member Representative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) over her hostility to Israel and her embrace of genocidal language. The radical progressive first faced condemnation from Democrats in Congress and her home state of Michigan after she posted a video accusing the Biden administration of being complicit...
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