Alito claims that his wife raised the flag to protest a “F**k Trump” sign on a neighbor’s lawn. I anticipate discovering evidence that points to a more damning explanation. [Laurie Baron]
Satire: Mr. Alito Glorifies Authoritarianism (MAGA) Read More »
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/TPS): The US Navy completed the installation of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, with humanitarian aid deliveries to begin “in the coming days,” US Central Command announced. “Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected to begin moving ashore in the coming days. The United
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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA
Published by ANI News Washinton, DC [US], May 18 (ANI): Seventeen of the 20 American doctors who were stuck in Gaza after Israel shut the border crossing from Rafah to Egypt have safely departed the enclave, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. “They’re out. There was 20 American doctors, 17 are out
US evacuates 17 out of 20 American doctors stuck in Gaza Read More »
Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 17 (ANI/WAM): The bodies of three Israeli hostages were recovered today from the Gaza Strip. Speaking late Friday afternoon, Israel Defence Force Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the bodies of the hostages have been identified as Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk. Hagari further said
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Israel, Nordot
The highly readable novel juxtaposes three stories: 1) love and survival in Vichy France; 2) Jewish efforts shortly after World War II to find European Jewish orphans who could be brought to Eretz Israel; and 3) the drama of Israel “stealing” its own ships from under the eyes of the French. [Donald H. Harrison]
Three Intriguing Stories Lead to One in ‘The Boy with the Star Tattoo’ Read More »
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Published by Daily Post (Nigeria) Israel has rejected accusations of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, while arguing before the International Court of Justice, ICJ, that its military operations in the city of Rafah were self-defence. The case brought by South Africa was a “distortion of reality,” the head of Israel’s delegation, Gilad Noam, said
Gaza Strip: Israel rejects genocide accusation before UN court Read More »
International, Israel, Nordot
Published by Euronews (English) A man allegedly trying to set fire to a synagogue in northern France was shot and killed by police on Friday, according to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Officers in Rouen “responded to a report of smoke near the synagogue,” a police source said. “The man was armed with a knife
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Nordot
From the 1920’s through the early 1950’s, luminaries like Harold Arlen (Hyman Arluck) Yip Harburg (Isidore Hochberg) and countless others wrote tunes that became the jazz standards that helped make Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Teddy Wilson, et al, world famous. [Yale Strom]
‘Kosher Jammers’ Links Jewish and African-American Jazz Read More »
Antisemitism, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Various investigations of the anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses across the nation are yielding results. [Press Release]
ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 17, 2024 Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Courtesy of Wikipedia Robert Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House (1987–1995) and its sequel Fuller House (2016–2020). Saget was the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He was also
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Jewish Celebrities, The Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, USA, Wikipedia
As several dozen students and supporters marched along the campus’s Library Walk to the Geisel Library, one sign read, “Imagine people calling your rapist a freedom fighter.” [Marsha Sutton]
Rapes by Hamas Terrorists on Oct. 7 Protested at UCSD Read More »
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres “all but publicly declared Hamas had not used sexual violence” against Israeli women and girls. Alt Miller pointed out that in Guterres’ annual report titled “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” he paradoxically failed to list Hamas among the organizations that had employed sexual violence in the past year. [Amy Neustein, PhD]
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted Thursday to force President Joe Biden to end his hold on high-payload bombs approved for Israel but blocked over concerns about their use in Gaza. The largely symbolic move — it has no chance of becoming law — is a response to
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Israel, Nordot, USA
Fifty of California’s 120 legislators joined the conference on Tuesday, May 14, to express their solidarity with the state’s Jewish community, and almost the entirety of the 19-member Legislative Jewish Caucus spoke about their close working relationship with JPAC. In addition to Governor Newsom’s remarks, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni Atkins (by video), Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond addressed participants. [Press Release]
Jewish Community Finds Heartfelt Support in California’s Capitol Read More »
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