The Front Page Cover
"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened"
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Featuring:
Bibi's already waging war
Caroline B. Glick
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"Rise up together as one voice"
"Be careful where you stand"
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GOP DONOR PLEDGES BIG BUCKS TO PUSH GLOBAL WARMING ACCEPTANCE
National Journal: “[Charlotte, N.C.] entrepreneur Jay Faison said that the climate change discussion has been owned by the left, while Republicans have been largely silent about solutions…Faison is pledging to put $10 million into a 501(c)(4), a nonprofit group that can do some political advocacy work without disclosing its donors…That's on top of the $165 million Faison has put into his ClearPath Foundation, which started last year to promote clean energy and climate change, according to a spokesman for the foundation.” -Fox News
National Journal: “[Charlotte, N.C.] entrepreneur Jay Faison said that the climate change discussion has been owned by the left, while Republicans have been largely silent about solutions…Faison is pledging to put $10 million into a 501(c)(4), a nonprofit group that can do some political advocacy work without disclosing its donors…That's on top of the $165 million Faison has put into his ClearPath Foundation, which started last year to promote clean energy and climate change, according to a spokesman for the foundation.” -Fox News
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AND NOW A WORD FROM CHARLES
“And when nObama ordered the full evacuation, the Anbar Sunnis who had joined us in the war against al Qaeda in Iraq…were abandoned…They were pursued by the central government in Iraq and nObama did not lift a finger…The idea now that [President nObama] would blame the Pentagon for having lacked in offering in him plans is exactly consistent with nObama’s method which is always to blame others.”– Charles Krauthammer on “Special Report with Bret Baier” -Fox News
“And when nObama ordered the full evacuation, the Anbar Sunnis who had joined us in the war against al Qaeda in Iraq…were abandoned…They were pursued by the central government in Iraq and nObama did not lift a finger…The idea now that [President nObama] would blame the Pentagon for having lacked in offering in him plans is exactly consistent with nObama’s method which is always to blame others.”– Charles Krauthammer on “Special Report with Bret Baier” -Fox News
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nObama Unleashes Teleprompter to Defend nObamaCare
In a speech before the Catholic Health Association Tuesday, Barack nObama bent the narrative of history to fit his will. In the days leading up to when the Supreme Court will decide whether it's legal for the federal government to provide subsidies for health insurance not purchased on a state exchange, nObama is leveraging every rhetorical trick, trying to convince the Court to allow him to rewrite nObamaCare. On Monday, he told a group of reporters that SCOTUS shouldn't have taken up King v. Burwell. But since it has, he said, "This should be an easy case" because legal scholars side with his interpretation.
The next day, nObama ramped up his attack on the impartiality of the Supreme Court when he used the Bully Pulpit to defend nObamaCare using religious and historical rhetoric, evoking the names of Teddy Roosevelt and Ted Kennedy. In his speech at the Catholic conference, nObama said, "The rugged individualism that defines America has always been bound by a shared set of values, an enduring sense that we're in this together, that America is not a place where we simply turn away from the sick, or turn our backs on the tired, the poor, the huddled masses. It is a place sustained by the idea: I am my brother's keeper. I am my sister's keeper — that we have an obligation to put ourselves in our neighbor's shoes and see each other's common humanity." What nObama left out: This law he says is couched in historical precedent was rammed through Congress with a midnight, party-line vote, and now he's rewriting it to suit his purposes. As for values, the freedom from coercion is a pretty strong American value, running through the nation since the rebellion against the Stamp Act. More... -The Patriot Post
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Russia Violates Treaty, State Dept. Shrugs
Is this the nObama administration's "smart power" and "reset," not embarrassing Russia as it violates nuclear arms treaties? Every year, the State Department releases a report about how the U.S. and other countries are upholding or violating the various treaties governing arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament. In this year's report, State discloses, "In 2014, the Russian Federation continued to be in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) with a range capability of 500 km to 5,500 km." Disturbing news, right? Not to State, which believes the violation is not a big deal. The report continues: "The Administration believes that it is in the mutual security interests of all the Parties to the INF Treaty that Russia and the other 11 successor states to the Soviet Union remain Parties to the Treaty and comply with their obligations." Obviously, if Russia believed it was in its best interest to stop development of intermediate-range missiles, it would stop. Furthermore, the government knew of the INF violations for three years before disclosing them publicly. U.S. officials lied about Russia and continue to obfuscate the extent of Russia's violations. Guess it's easier than, well, wielding power smartly. -The Patriot Post
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Officials Fear ISIS Could Develop Dirty Bomb
(leanrightamerica.org) ~ Australian intelligence officials say that the Islamic State may have procured radioactive material that can be used to develop a massive “dirty” bomb while clearing out hospitals and research centers in Iraq and Syria... Also known as a radiological dispersal device, a dirty bomb is a weapon that puts radioactive materials and conventional explosives together to create a destructive hybrid. Generally, these bombs are not thought of a WMDs, but the potential is certainly there for a weapon that could do plenty of damage. In the latest edition of ISIS’s official publication, Dabiq, the group made it clear that they want to get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction. Officials in India have warned that the group could possibly get a nuke from Pakistan. But even if they aren’t able to go that far, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says they almost certainly have a radioactive and biological stockpile that could threaten lives. http://www.leanrightamerica.org/uncategorized/officials-fear-isis-could-develop-dirty-bomb/
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(mrconservative.com) ~ Last year, Barack nObama stunned the nation when he freed five deadly terrorists from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for known-deserter Bowe Bergdahl... Now, new reports have revealed that nObama is planning to aid Muslim terrorists once again by freeing ten terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, possibly as soon as this month. You’re likely to see some progress in June,” an unnamed senior defense official commented, according to Breitbart. “I just talked to the National Security Council and State [Department], so we can say maybe up to 10 — no specific timeframe, but in the near future. And then we’re actively engaged with a number of countries in additional negotiations regarding the 57 that are eligible. But sometime this summer, maybe June, up to 10.” http://mrconservative.com/2015/06/60005-breaking-obama-launches-plan-to-free-ten-muslim-terrorists-from-guantanamo/
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Did Netanyahu Order IDF to Strike Iran?
(israeltoday.co.il) ~ A heated debate at the recent Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York highlighted that back in 2010, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently ordered Israel’s defense establishment to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, or to prepare to do so... During the discussion, Post columnist Caroline Glick accused fellow panelists former Mossad chief Meir Dagan and former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi of refusing Netanyahu’s orders during their respective tenures. “In 2010, according to a report from 2012 on the Israeli news program Uvda, we learned that two of the gentlemen on this panel were given an order to prepare the military for an imminent strike against Iran’s military installations and they refused,” charged Glick. The popular columnist was adamant that had Dagan and Ashkenazi gone along with Netanyahu’s policies, the region and the world would not today be facing the specter of a nuclear Iran. http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/26773/Default.aspx
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Crystal City Facility leased for executive amnesty will not sit vacant
(Caroline May) ~ The nObama administration has been instructed to put the brakes on its executive amnesty programs, but the building leased to house the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees who would have carried out that workload will not be sitting vacant... USCIS has confirmed to Breitbart News that the Arlington, Virginia facility — located in the Crystal City neighborhood — initially leased to process applications for the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program — will now be used as a fifth agency service center. It will be called the Potomac Service Center (PSC). “The Potomac Service Center (PSC) will process applications and petitions to help balance workloads and add capacity. The agency’s existing service centers in Texas, Nebraska, California, and Vermont are operating at maximum capacity,” A USCIS spokesperson said in a statement to Breitbart News. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/11/crystal-city-facility-leased-for-executive-amnesty-will-not-sit-vacant/.
Secret Government: Trade Deals and Transparency
(fixthisnation.com) ~ It has been a sight to behold. President nObama and top Republicans standing arm in arm while liberal Democrats throw tomatoes from the cheap seats... At issue is the president’s trade agenda, and even the most astute political observers seem at a loss to explain what it consists of and what it might mean to the American labor force. Liberals despise it, yes, but many conservative sites have come out against it with nearly as much fervor. Drudge and Breitbart, in particular, have hammered the anti-TPP gong with every bit as much energy as Elizabeth Warren. What’s going on here? If you ask Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, it’s much ado about nothing. “Look, first of all, don’t believe everything you read on the internet,” Ryan said Thursday on Fox and Friends. “Second of all, this is why we need to pass Trade Promotion Authority. What we have in Trade Promotion Authority is a prevention of any immigration changes, of any climate change legislation going into a trade agreement. So by passing Trade Promotion Authority, we’re putting Congress in the driver’s seat which is transparency.” Critics don’t believe that’s quite the case. While Ryan insists that the vote currently on the floor is merely one of process, critics on both sides of the aisle say that it is a vote to give nObama more power, not less. What is certain is that there is more substance here than mere procedure. Rep. Michael Burgess of Texas is one of many lawmakers who have confirmed the existence of a secret room on Capitol Hill where a select few have been given permission to peruse some 800 pages of the TPP. The question then becomes…why all the secrecy? http://www.fixthisnation.com/conservative-breaking-news/secret-government-trade-deals-and-transparency/
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The evil of our time
(Frederick W. Kagan) ~ The greatest evil of our time has taken root in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State (ISIS) is not a terrorist organization. It is an army of conquest that is destroying all traces of civilization in the lands it holds... It slaughters innocent civilians. It loots ancient sites for profit and demolishes what it cannot steal. It has declared its intent to conduct a genocide against all Shi’ite Muslims and follows through whenever it can. It has reestablished slavery and distributes captives as property among its troops and allies. It encourages its soldiers to rape, including through forced “marriage,” women who fall into its hands. It boasts of the most brutal methods of murdering hostages. Human Rights Watch interviewed some women who managed to escape this nightmare: “Half, including two 12-year-old girls, said they had been raped — some multiple times and by several ISIS fighters. Nearly all of them said they had been forced into marriage; sold, in some cases a number of times; or given as ‘gifts.’” ISIS proudly posted the video of its fighters burning the Jordanian pilot to death. Its Libya branch more recently released a video of its soldiers executing scores of Ethiopian Christians — beheading some and shooting others in the back of the head. Comparing ISIS to the early Nazis is not hyperbole. http://www.aei.org/publication/the-evil-of-our-time/?utm_source=paramount&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AEITODAY&utm_campaign=061215
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nObama trade push hits roadblock, key vote fails in House
(foxnews.com) ~ President nObama's trade push hit a major roadblock Friday as Democrats helped torpedo a bill considered crucial for the agenda to pass... In a 126-302 vote, the House killed the so-called Trade Adjustment Assistance bill -- a program that retrains workers displaced by trade. The bill was originally put on the table as a sweetener to help entice recalcitrant Democrats to back the president's overall agenda. But the president's own party is so opposed to that agenda, they voted down the sweetener. In a major defection for nObama, even House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined the rebellion in opposing TAA minutes before the vote. Though she supports the worker aid, she said it was the only way to "slow down the fast track." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/12/obama-pleads-with-dems-to-keep-trade-agenda-afloat-ahead-critical-vote/
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Megyn Kelly: nObama’s Radical Housing Plan
(nicedeb.wordpress.com) ~ On the Kelly File, last night, Megyn Kelly blasted nObama’s radical housing usurpation – calling it “social engineering of the worst kind,” and possibly an attempt to “change the way neighborhoods vote.”... Stanley Kurtz, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, has been ringing alarm bells about the “Radical in Chief’s” plan to transform (read: destroy) American suburbia since 2012. The feds now want to take billions in housing grant money, and condition it on communities proving that they have (what the Feds consider) the correct mix of citizens based on income, race, ethnicity, etc. https://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/megyn-kelly-obamas-radical-housing-plan-social-engineering-of-the-worst-kind-video/
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Armored Blackhawks Headed to Texas Border
(gopthedailydose.com) ~ Days after drug traffickers shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Helicopter on the Texas/Mexico border, the agency is getting some back up in the form of two armored Blackhawks... Unlike the helicopter, the Blackhawks are armored against small arms fire. CBP plans to send two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to south Texas in the wake of last Friday’s helicopter shooting incident. The Blackhawk is armored against small arms fire of the sort used in the recent incident, carries a larger crew than the EC120 helicopter currently used in the area, and is well suited for operating in a higher threat environment. The move is expected to occur this week; CBP continuously reviews the conditions of the border environment and deploys its resources accordingly. http://gopthedailydose.com/2015/06/12/armored-blackhawks-headed-to-texas-border-in-wake-of-attack-on-us-chopper/
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Bibi's already waging war
Caroline B. Glick
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(jewishworldreview.com) ~ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government is less than a month old, but it's already apparent that it is different from its predecessors. And if it continues on its current diplomatic trajectory, it may do something that its six predecessors failed to accomplish. Netanyahu's new government may improve Israel's position internationally..
The stakes are high. Over the years, Israel has largely concentrated its efforts on developing the tools to contend with its military challenges. But as we have seen over the past decade and a half, Israel's capacity to fight and defeat its enemies is not limited principally by the IDF's war-fighting capabilities.
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Israel's ability to defend itself and its citizens is constrained first and foremost by its shrinking capacity to defend itself diplomatically. Its enemies in the diplomatic arena have met with great success in their use of diplomatic condemnation and intimidation to force Israel to limit its military operations to the point where it is incapable of defeating its enemies outright.
Israel's ability to defend itself and its citizens is constrained first and foremost by its shrinking capacity to defend itself diplomatically. Its enemies in the diplomatic arena have met with great success in their use of diplomatic condemnation and intimidation to force Israel to limit its military operations to the point where it is incapable of defeating its enemies outright.
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The flagship of the diplomatic war against Israel is the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
The flagship of the diplomatic war against Israel is the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
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Participants in the movement propagate and disseminate the libelous claim that Israel's use of force in self-defense is inherently immoral and illegal. Over the years BDS activists' assaults on Israel's right to exist have become ever more shrill and radical. So, too, whereas just a few years ago their operations tended to be concentrated around military confrontations, today they are everyday occurrences. And their demands become greater and more openly anti-Semitic from week to week and day to day.
Participants in the movement propagate and disseminate the libelous claim that Israel's use of force in self-defense is inherently immoral and illegal. Over the years BDS activists' assaults on Israel's right to exist have become ever more shrill and radical. So, too, whereas just a few years ago their operations tended to be concentrated around military confrontations, today they are everyday occurrences. And their demands become greater and more openly anti-Semitic from week to week and day to day.
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Consider the events of the past seven days alone.
Consider the events of the past seven days alone.
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Late last week Israel fended off a major international effort led by Palestinian Authority Soccer Federation chairman and former terrorist chief Jibril Rajoub to expel it from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Not only is Rajoub a man with blood on his hands. The Fatah luminary is admired by the Israeli far-Left while also being a favorite of Qatar, the chief state sponsor of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
Late last week Israel fended off a major international effort led by Palestinian Authority Soccer Federation chairman and former terrorist chief Jibril Rajoub to expel it from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Not only is Rajoub a man with blood on his hands. The Fatah luminary is admired by the Israeli far-Left while also being a favorite of Qatar, the chief state sponsor of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
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Rajoub is sympathetically inclined toward enabling Hamas in Gaza to expand its presence in Judea and Samaria.
Rajoub is sympathetically inclined toward enabling Hamas in Gaza to expand its presence in Judea and Samaria.
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Before the government had a chance to sigh in relief that FIFA was settled, Britain's National Union of Students voted to join the BDS movement. This means that the anti-Israel demonstrations and assaults that take place several times a week at Britain's universities will now take place under the NUS banner.
Before the government had a chance to sigh in relief that FIFA was settled, Britain's National Union of Students voted to join the BDS movement. This means that the anti-Israel demonstrations and assaults that take place several times a week at Britain's universities will now take place under the NUS banner.
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Also Wednesday, the French telecom giant Orange's CEO Stéphane Richard told reporters in Cairo that he wishes to cut off his contract with Israel's Partner telecommunications company, one of Israel's largest cellular telephone services providers.
Also Wednesday, the French telecom giant Orange's CEO Stéphane Richard told reporters in Cairo that he wishes to cut off his contract with Israel's Partner telecommunications company, one of Israel's largest cellular telephone services providers.
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Richard was apparently coerced into making his statement by the Egyptian BDS movement which has threatened to boycott Orange's subsidiary in Egypt due to its contract with Partner.
Richard was apparently coerced into making his statement by the Egyptian BDS movement which has threatened to boycott Orange's subsidiary in Egypt due to its contract with Partner.
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Tuesday it was reported that last month the Dutch government issued a travel advisory to its citizens traveling in Israel. In an act of anti-Jewish inversion now common in the Western discourse about Israel and its enemies, the Dutch government warned that Jews in Judea and Samaria constitute a threat to Dutch travelers because they throw stones "toward Palestinian and foreign vehicles."
Tuesday it was reported that last month the Dutch government issued a travel advisory to its citizens traveling in Israel. In an act of anti-Jewish inversion now common in the Western discourse about Israel and its enemies, the Dutch government warned that Jews in Judea and Samaria constitute a threat to Dutch travelers because they throw stones "toward Palestinian and foreign vehicles."
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In the US, the Anti-Defamation League reported that this past academic year there was a 38 percent rise in anti-Israel events on college campuses over the previous year. The number of BDS campaigns doubled over the previous academic year.
In the US, the Anti-Defamation League reported that this past academic year there was a 38 percent rise in anti-Israel events on college campuses over the previous year. The number of BDS campaigns doubled over the previous academic year.
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By ADL's count, there were 520 anti-Israel events on campuses. BDS campaigns were initiated on 29 campuses.
By ADL's count, there were 520 anti-Israel events on campuses. BDS campaigns were initiated on 29 campuses.
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At the UN, Tuesday "The Palestinian Return Center," Hamas's European chapter, was granted official status as a recognized nongovernmental organization by the UN's Commission on NGOs. Now, thanks to the commission, Hamas terrorists can participate in UN meetings, have full access to UN facilities and wear their new, official UN badges.
At the UN, Tuesday "The Palestinian Return Center," Hamas's European chapter, was granted official status as a recognized nongovernmental organization by the UN's Commission on NGOs. Now, thanks to the commission, Hamas terrorists can participate in UN meetings, have full access to UN facilities and wear their new, official UN badges.
Incidentally, the same commission rejected a request by ZAKA to receive the same status. ZAKA [run by "ultra-Orthodox" Jews] is an Israeli NGO that provides first aid and handles the remains of terrorism victims and victims of major disasters in Israel and worldwide.
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Also at the UN, Leila Zerrougui, the envoy for children in armed conflicts, is pushing to get the IDF added to the blacklist of groups that harm children.
Also at the UN, Leila Zerrougui, the envoy for children in armed conflicts, is pushing to get the IDF added to the blacklist of groups that harm children.
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Boko Haram, Islamic State, al-Qaida and the Taliban are among the current names of the list.
Boko Haram, Islamic State, al-Qaida and the Taliban are among the current names of the list.
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Wednesday Republican Sen. Ted Cruz sent a pointed letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemning Zerrougui's actions. Cruz threatened, "Congress will have no choice but to reassess the United States' relationship with the United Nations and consider serious consequences if you choose to take this action."
Wednesday Republican Sen. Ted Cruz sent a pointed letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemning Zerrougui's actions. Cruz threatened, "Congress will have no choice but to reassess the United States' relationship with the United Nations and consider serious consequences if you choose to take this action."
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In contrast to Cruz's position, in his interview with Channel 2 broadcast Tuesday, US President Barack nObama indicated that due to the rising tide of anti-Israel sentiment and campaigns, if Israel doesn't make unreciprocated concessions to the PA then the administration will have no choice but to join the anti-Israel UN bandwagon.
In contrast to Cruz's position, in his interview with Channel 2 broadcast Tuesday, US President Barack nObama indicated that due to the rising tide of anti-Israel sentiment and campaigns, if Israel doesn't make unreciprocated concessions to the PA then the administration will have no choice but to join the anti-Israel UN bandwagon.
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The time has come, then, for Israel to take the wheels off the wagon.
The time has come, then, for Israel to take the wheels off the wagon.
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For the past dozen years or so, pro-Israel activists in the US in particular have been fighting an uphill, lonely battle against the organizations promoting the BDS movement. Among their top complaints has been the constant refrain that the Israeli government has undermined their actions by standing silent or denying what was happening or treating Israel's defenders as the moral equivalents of its adversaries.
For the past dozen years or so, pro-Israel activists in the US in particular have been fighting an uphill, lonely battle against the organizations promoting the BDS movement. Among their top complaints has been the constant refrain that the Israeli government has undermined their actions by standing silent or denying what was happening or treating Israel's defenders as the moral equivalents of its adversaries.
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To some degree, the reticence of the Foreign Ministry was understandable. The BDS Israel haters often claim that they wage political and economic warfare against Israel and isolate and humiliate Israel supporters in the West to promote peace.
To some degree, the reticence of the Foreign Ministry was understandable. The BDS Israel haters often claim that they wage political and economic warfare against Israel and isolate and humiliate Israel supporters in the West to promote peace.
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This claim has always been ridiculous. You can't support peace and boycott Jewish-owned businesses in all or parts of Israel. You can't support peace and boycott Israeli students and professors and dance troupes.
This claim has always been ridiculous. You can't support peace and boycott Jewish-owned businesses in all or parts of Israel. You can't support peace and boycott Israeli students and professors and dance troupes.
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But so long as the word "peace" has been involved, or the boycotters have pretended that they are only referring to Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, the Foreign Ministry has by and large taken them at face value and pretended that their smear operation is nothing to worry about.
But so long as the word "peace" has been involved, or the boycotters have pretended that they are only referring to Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, the Foreign Ministry has by and large taken them at face value and pretended that their smear operation is nothing to worry about.
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To the extent they have tried to deal with the growing hate Israel phenomenon, they have run away from its essence. Instead, our senior diplomats have said that the best way to combat BDS is by rebranding Israel as the start-up, gay, friendly state with great beaches.
To the extent they have tried to deal with the growing hate Israel phenomenon, they have run away from its essence. Instead, our senior diplomats have said that the best way to combat BDS is by rebranding Israel as the start-up, gay, friendly state with great beaches.
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And largely as a result of this self-induced paralysis and blindness, pro-Israel activists have been isolated.
And largely as a result of this self-induced paralysis and blindness, pro-Israel activists have been isolated.
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Jewish anti-Israel organizations such as J Street, Open Hillel and the New Israel Fund in the US, and European governments and government- funded organizations in Europe have operated largely free from criticism by official Israeli voices unwilling to take sides in the debate about the country's right to exist and defend itself.
Jewish anti-Israel organizations such as J Street, Open Hillel and the New Israel Fund in the US, and European governments and government- funded organizations in Europe have operated largely free from criticism by official Israeli voices unwilling to take sides in the debate about the country's right to exist and defend itself.
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All the while, Israel's diplomatic standing has gone from weak to incapacitated.
All the while, Israel's diplomatic standing has gone from weak to incapacitated.
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Against this backdrop, statements and actions by the new Netanyahu government are encouraging because, unlike its predecessors, it seems to have stopped playing the fool.
Against this backdrop, statements and actions by the new Netanyahu government are encouraging because, unlike its predecessors, it seems to have stopped playing the fool.
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At the outset of this week's cabinet meeting, Netanyahu spoke out angrily and specifically against the BDS movement and warned that Israel must not blame itself for the BDS haters' assaults against it.
At the outset of this week's cabinet meeting, Netanyahu spoke out angrily and specifically against the BDS movement and warned that Israel must not blame itself for the BDS haters' assaults against it.
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As he put it, "The last thing we need to do is to bow our heads and ask where we went wrong, where we erred. We have done nothing wrong and we have not erred. We are not a perfect country; we do not pretend to be such, but they are setting standards for us that are both twisted and higher than those for any other country, any other democracy."
As he put it, "The last thing we need to do is to bow our heads and ask where we went wrong, where we erred. We have done nothing wrong and we have not erred. We are not a perfect country; we do not pretend to be such, but they are setting standards for us that are both twisted and higher than those for any other country, any other democracy."
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Wednesday Netanyahu assailed the British student union's decision to join the BDS movement.
Wednesday Netanyahu assailed the British student union's decision to join the BDS movement.
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Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked excoriated the BDS movement at the Knesset, stating openly that it is the new Jew hatred.
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked excoriated the BDS movement at the Knesset, stating openly that it is the new Jew hatred.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely has translated this new position into action. Among other things, this week she instructed Israel's ambassador to Switzerland to formally demand that the Swiss government and the Zurich municipality rescind their financial support for the planned Breaking the Silence conference this month in Zurich. The purpose of the conference, like the purpose of the foreign-funded group more generally, is to demonize and libel the IDF.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely has translated this new position into action. Among other things, this week she instructed Israel's ambassador to Switzerland to formally demand that the Swiss government and the Zurich municipality rescind their financial support for the planned Breaking the Silence conference this month in Zurich. The purpose of the conference, like the purpose of the foreign-funded group more generally, is to demonize and libel the IDF.
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So it appears that the government has decided to finally go on offense. But if this is true, then much more can and must be done immediately.
So it appears that the government has decided to finally go on offense. But if this is true, then much more can and must be done immediately.
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Take the Dutch travel advisory for instance. Israel wasted no time in condemning Holland's move. But the Dutch statement was just the tip of the iceberg.
Take the Dutch travel advisory for instance. Israel wasted no time in condemning Holland's move. But the Dutch statement was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Holland spends millions every year to directly and indirectly finance organizations whose sole purpose is to demonize Israel and Israelis. The Dutch government paid a lot of money to invent lies about Israel and its Jews that then formed the basis of its malicious, bigoted travel advisory.
Holland spends millions every year to directly and indirectly finance organizations whose sole purpose is to demonize Israel and Israelis. The Dutch government paid a lot of money to invent lies about Israel and its Jews that then formed the basis of its malicious, bigoted travel advisory.
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The Israeli embassy at the Hague as well as the Foreign Ministry must demand not only a retraction of the travel warning. They must demand an immediate cessation of this subversive, adversarial campaign.
The Israeli embassy at the Hague as well as the Foreign Ministry must demand not only a retraction of the travel warning. They must demand an immediate cessation of this subversive, adversarial campaign.
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So, too, while the British government responded with embarrassment to the BDS vote of the NUS, the fact is that the British government holds responsibility for the strength and radicalism of the BDS movement in Britain. Like Holland, the UK spends millions every year financing NGOs whose purpose is to undermine Israeli sovereignty, demonize the IDF, attack Israel's right to exist and fund Palestinian terrorists.
So, too, while the British government responded with embarrassment to the BDS vote of the NUS, the fact is that the British government holds responsibility for the strength and radicalism of the BDS movement in Britain. Like Holland, the UK spends millions every year financing NGOs whose purpose is to undermine Israeli sovereignty, demonize the IDF, attack Israel's right to exist and fund Palestinian terrorists.
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Every year, the British government funds dozens of Israeli and Palestinian-registered NGOs whose purpose is to make Israel into an international pariah unable to wage wars of self-defense without risking war crimes tribunals, economic boycotts and international humiliation.
Every year, the British government funds dozens of Israeli and Palestinian-registered NGOs whose purpose is to make Israel into an international pariah unable to wage wars of self-defense without risking war crimes tribunals, economic boycotts and international humiliation.
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Rather than sufficing with expressions of thanks to the Cameron government for distancing itself from the student union's boycott of Israel, the government must demand the cessation of direct and indirect British governmental funding of these groups and their campaigns.
Rather than sufficing with expressions of thanks to the Cameron government for distancing itself from the student union's boycott of Israel, the government must demand the cessation of direct and indirect British governmental funding of these groups and their campaigns.
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The BDS movement is a proxy war. It is being waged against Israel not only by deep-pocketed Arab governments which fund the NGOs that carry the battle to the streets. It is also being waged by hypocritical leftist donors in the US and by supposedly friendly European governments.
The BDS movement is a proxy war. It is being waged against Israel not only by deep-pocketed Arab governments which fund the NGOs that carry the battle to the streets. It is also being waged by hypocritical leftist donors in the US and by supposedly friendly European governments.
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The government has taken the first steps in beating back this onslaught. But the hour is late and the stakes are high. The BDS movement is a strategic threat because as it gets stronger, Israel's ability to wage war on the military battlefield becomes further constrained and the threats to Israel's economy and social fabric grow. BDS must be defeated piece by piece in an unrelenting offensive that attacks its sources and puts it out of business. It won't be easy. It won't be genteel.
The government has taken the first steps in beating back this onslaught. But the hour is late and the stakes are high. The BDS movement is a strategic threat because as it gets stronger, Israel's ability to wage war on the military battlefield becomes further constrained and the threats to Israel's economy and social fabric grow. BDS must be defeated piece by piece in an unrelenting offensive that attacks its sources and puts it out of business. It won't be easy. It won't be genteel.
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But if the government doesn't submit to the diplomatic urge to be polite, it stands a chance of making matters better, for a change.
But if the government doesn't submit to the diplomatic urge to be polite, it stands a chance of making matters better, for a change.
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