On Monday, May 31, 2021, Memorial Day, we will pause to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the military.
On June 1 we will remember the 80th anniversary of the Farhud, the beginning of the destruction of the ancient Jewish communities in Arab lands - this as Jews in the United States, Europe and around the world are being attacked simply for supporting Israel’s right to exist.
Lukashenko’s Crazy-Stupid Hamas Headfake - Michael Weiss (Newslines)
"Tied Up and Tortured": The Persecution of Christians, April 2021 - Raymond Ibrahim (Gatestone Institute) Starting with Egypt
The 2021 Gaza War - Summary (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) Reconstruction projects will be carried out by companies belonging to the Egyptian army, limiting the influence of Turkish companies and strengthening cooperation with the Gulf States.
Four Iranian Kamikaze Drones from Gaza Downed by "Classified Means" - Thomas Harding (The National-Abu Dhabi)
930 Palestinian Rockets Were Fired at Ashkelon - Bel Trew (Independent-UK) Nearly a quarter of the rockets fired at Israel from Gaza landed on the city of Ashkelon, 15 km. from the border, the closest heavily populated area.
Home of Nigerian Soccer Star in Israel Hit by Hamas Rocket - Oluwashina Okeleji (BBC Sport Africa)
Hamas and the PA arrest and torture dissenters and proponents of peace. They are as much a threat to the Palestinian people as they are to Israel. As per journalist Khaled Abu Toameh, "the real threat to the future of Arab and Muslim children is coming from Iran and Islamic terrorist groups."
Hamas Doesn't Want a Palestinian State - Efraim Karsh (Spectator-UK) it seeks the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic empire on its ruins.
Water pipes were turned into rockets by Gaza terrorists - Itamar Marcus (PMW) The ability to easily turn construction materials into lethal rockets in simple underground factories, creates new challenges for Israel. It means that Israel must be even more cautious about what dual-purpose materials are allowed into the Gaza Strip and who controls their distribution.
How NYT, WaPo, CNN Headlines Warped Understanding of the Israel-Hamas Conflict (Honest Reporting) See more on NYT here
Biden: Until the Region Acknowledges the Right of Israel to Exist as an Independent Jewish State, There Will Be No Peace (White House)
Unchallenged Squad, Silent Pols, Depleted Police, Duplicitous Social Media Are Perfect Storm for Antisemitism - Abraham Cooper (The Media Line)
VOTED AGAINST ISRAEL: France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, Japan, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Luxembourg & 72 others.
VOTED FOR ISRAEL: United States, Britain, Australia, Austria, Brazil Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Netherlands.
Despite the fact that the Palestinians have their own health system, and under the Oslo II Peace Accord it is the Palestinian Authority which is responsible for vaccinating their population, Israel has vaccinated over 100,000 Palestinian workers since March as well as donating thousands of vaccine doses for Palestinian medical workers.
Despite the fact that the Palestinians have their own health system, and under the Oslo II Peace Accord it is the Palestinian Authority which is responsible for vaccinating their population, Israel has vaccinated over 100,000 Palestinian workers since March as well as donating thousands of vaccine doses for Palestinian medical workers.
Moreover, it’s particularly absurd for the WHO to enact a resolution effectively accusing Israel of violating the health rights of Syrians in the Golan, while the Director-General's report clearly states that they have full access to universal health care under the Israeli health maintenance organizations, including COVID testing, medical care, contact tracing and vaccination.
