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Daily Archives: May 15, 2020

FDR not as portrayed in ‘Plot Against America’

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In HBO’s recent adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Plot Against America, American Jews are coerced by President Charles Lindbergh to move to rural parts of the country so they will become “Americanized” and...

Streaming Jewish content this coming week

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All times, Pacific Standard  Time (PST) Anytime: Abe: Half-Palestinian, half-Israeli boy tries to unite his family by cooking fusion cuisine.  Amazon Rachel Harris, David Myers, Nomi Stoltzenberg, Dara Goldman, Liat Maggid Alon, “Unorthodox: A Panel Discussion” May 17 (Sunday)       11 a.m. ...
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די קאָראָנאַווירוס און קינדער פון האַרעדי – אַ געבילדעט מאָמענט?

איך איז געווען רימיינדיד פון אַ סצענע אין די 1985 פֿילם עדות וועגן אַ 8 יאָר אַלט אַמיש יינגל, וואָס נאָך עדות פון אַ מאָרד, איז סוועפּט אַרויף אין די מאָדערן וועלט. אין איין...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before U.S. Congress about the social-media giant's use of ads, political content and more. Source: WikiTribune.com.

Should an Islamist on Facebook’s new oversight board scare users?

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks he’s found a way to avoid further skewering at the hands of those looking for a whipping boy for the failings of the Internet. Actor Sacha Baron...

Roadblocks to Israeli-Palestinian peace

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It must be wearying and frustrating. Amid the quest for a two-state solution, Israel and the Palestinians have engaged in military confrontations; Israel threatened West Bank annexation; the Palestinian Authority pays off terrorists or their...
AIPAC president Betsy Berns Korn addresses the 2020 conference. Credit: AIPAC.

A muffled consensus serves not Israel but her enemies

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Should Jewish communal organizations aim to achieve consensus above all or bear witness to the truth? Both in the Diaspora and in Israel, Jews are divided over politics, religion and worldview. These arguments, moreover, generally...
Valencia, Spain. Credit: Good Free Photos.

Spanish regional government hires pro-BDS group ‘to teach against hatred’

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The regional government in Valencia, Spain, has hired a group that supports the BDS movement, which is widely regarded as anti-Semitic and anti-Israel, to train teachers on how to combat bigotry. The organization, BDS Pais...
An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 767, June 6, 2013. Photo: Aktug Ates via Wikimedia Commons.

EL AL reportedly suffered $60 million loss in 2019

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Israel’s national airline El Al suffered a loss of $60 million, despite rising revenue of around $614 million, according to the company’s 2019 financial results. Passengers increased by 4 percent, and operational expenses dropped in...
King Abdullah of Jordan. Credit: Chatham House.

Jordan’s Abdullah warns of ‘massive conflict’ if Israel proceeds with annexation

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Jordan’s King Abdullah warned of “massive conflict” between his country and Israel if the Jewish state proceeds with annexing territory this summer in Judea and Samaria. In an interview with the German newspaper Der Spiegel, the Jordanian...
The Missouri Capitol building. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Missouri passes anti-BDS bill, expected to become law

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The Missouri state legislature passed a bill on Thursday to prohibit the state contracting with companies that boycott Israel. The state’s House of Representatives passed the measure, 95-40, while the state Senate did so, 28-1,...