Former President Donald Trump is being widely criticized for his comments at an antisemitism event where he said if he loses Jews will be largely to blame. [Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice]
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The news in Israel was dominated by a handful of personalities who became household names. These were not just journalists but figures of authority, often blurring the lines between reporting, politics, and activism. [Shahar Masori]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia David Brooks (August 11, 1961) is a Canadian-born American conservative political and cultural commentator who writes for The New York Times. He has worked as a film critic for The Washington Times, a reporter and later op-ed editor for The Wall Street Journal, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard from its inception, and a contributing editor at Newsweek, and The
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We have provided links to important Jewish websites that can keep you very well informed. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Soroka University Medical Center needed to reinvent itself on the fly and dramatically expand its capacity amid the overwhelming amount of severe, traumatic injuries suffered by Israelis on Oct. 7. The number of children treated at the facility that day was equivalent to the usual number treated in an entire year, Perry said. [Jacob Kamaras]
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In deeply disturbing news, a subset of Wikipedia editors is taking action to block ADL as a trusted source on antisemitism and the Israel-Palestinian conflict. [Press Release]
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Photographer Fred Kropveld visited Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Friday, June 14, Flag Day. [SDJW staff]
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According to the AP’s analysis, Hamas’s repeated claims that more than two-thirds of the casualties in Gaza are women and children are increasingly out of step with its own figures. [JNS.org]
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“This is a unique opportunity to build on what Times of San Diego has created over the last decade,” said Chris Jennewein, editor and general manager of Times of San Diego. “As part of NEWSWELL, we’ll seek to define the future of local media in today’s digital environment.” [Times of San Diego]
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According to The Free Press of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a letter to Vice Chancellor Michael Benarroch and the Health Sciences Dean Dr. Peter Nickerson, Rady said of Newman’s words: “They are hate speech and they are lies.” [SDJW staff]
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You hardly need to lift a finger to get the latest on Israel, most often from the “social justice” viewpoint. But is the “news” objective, or does it follow the new journalism dictum that pushing a narrative is preferred to straight forward, objective reporting? [Steve Kramer]
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It is hard enough to abide high school and college students who bash Israel without bothering to learn all the twists and turns in its conflict with Hamas, but some public-school teachers and college professors have injected themselves into disruptive protests. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Courtesy of Wikipedia Harvey Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in New York, where he acknowledged his homosexuality as an adolescent, but
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Alan Franken (May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, writer, actor, and media personality who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. Franken first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints. He first served as a writer for
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