Murderer of Jews Elected Hebron Mayor

A Palestinian convicted of killing six Israelis in a 1980 terror attack was elected mayor of Hebron. The Times of Israel explains what you need to know about Tayseer Abu Sneineh: Tayseer Abu Sneineh was selected by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah to head the party’s list in Hebron for Saturday’s West Bank elections. […]

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MSN News Promotes Anti-Israel Water Libel

MSN News (a Microsoft site) has compiled a photo slideshow of “Places around the world running out of water.” Unsurprisingly numerous Middle East countries feature with accompanying captions. That Israel should be included is debatable given the fact that its water crisis has been alleviated thanks to desalination plants and effective water resource conservation. MSN […]

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White House: Israeli Settlements Not an Impediment to Peace

The White House released a statement on settlement construction: essentially supporting building within existing settlements while gently criticizing the construction of new settlements, or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders, saying that such construction “may not be helpful.” (Despite construction within settlements and “natural growth” of existing settlements, Israel has not actually built […]

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Why the LA Times Defends Threats, Intimidation and Anti-Semitism

The United States Congress is trying to reduce anti-Semitism on college campuses, while the LA Times is trying to defend it. Yes that’s right, the LA Times is defending anti-Semitism. What specifically, does the LA Times have a problem with? Congress was working to pass a bill called HR 6421, also known as the “Anti-Semitism Awareness Act.”  […]

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SUCCESS: HR Prompts AP and The Guardian to Correct Capital of Israel

Associated Press The Associated Press wire service supplies news articles to a huge number of media outlets around the world. Corrections are therefore extremely important. The AP’s story “Syria says Israeli strikes hit near airport west of Damascus” included the following: We contacted AP to point out that the text falsely implied that Tel Aviv […]

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Paris Peace Parley: What We Know So Far

Diplomats from more than 70 countries gathered in Paris for a peace conference lauded by the Palestinians and lambasted by Israel. France slammed the idea of relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem. Diplomatic correspondents Barak Ravid and Raphael Ahren were live tweeting from Paris. Officials in Jerusalem fear a fresh UN initiative two days after […]

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