Villagers of Tantura expelled by Palmach May 1948 (Benno Rothenberg / Meitar Collection, Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, National Library of Israel) Before 1948, Tantura was a Palestinian coastal fishing village of 1,500 residents located just north of the Israeli town of Zichron Yaakov. As war threatened and conditions worsened for Palestinian residents, the wealthier […]
Israeli Police Use NSO’s Pegasus Spyware to Hack Israelis Without Warrant Police also bought Cellebrite hacking technology worth $4.5-million over a two-year period
Calcalist published (English language report) a shocking story yesterday revealing that a secret police unit employed NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware against a diverse group of Israeli citizens. It did so without a warrant or any form of judicial review, as is characteristic in these situations. It first purchased the technology in 2013 with a contract […]
Texas Synagogue Attack: Don’t Rush to Judgment
UPDATE II: Rabbi Cytron-Walker did a CBS interview this morning and made clear that the gunman who attacked the synagogue did express anti-Semitic views: “This was somebody who literally thought that Jews control the world,” Cytron-Walker said. “He thought he could come into a synagogue, and we could get on the phone with the ‘Chief Rabbi […]
New CAIR Report: $105-Million Donated by Major US Foundations to Islamophobic Groups Jewish pro-Israel donors gave 20% of overall funding
The American Muslim defense organization, CAIR, published a new account of Islamophobia in America, Islamophobia in the Mainstream. It reports that wealthy US foundations gave $105-million between 2017-2019 to hate groups with an Islamophobic agenda. It examined the 50 largest US foundations and focussed on 35 which gave the funds to 26 organizations. Among the […]
