Haaretz reported today that the upcoming annual terror confab hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) will feature disgraced former Trump terror advisor, Sebastian Gorka as keynote speaker. In speaking to a close journalist friend, he said there could be no probative value in including Gorka on the speaker roster. After losing his job, he has no major … [Read more...]
Former IDF Brig. Gen. Calls for Destroying Dome of Rock, Islam’s Third Holiest Site
IDF Brig. Gen. (ret.) Aryeh Eldad, a noted physician and former far-right MK, was profiled in this week's Israel HaYom magazine. The lede says: I think we must build the Temple on the Temple Mount and afterward we should remove the Dome of the Rock. On the one hand, it's not at all surprising that this long-time leader of the settler movement, and son of … [Read more...]
Adelson Israeli Paper Attacks Reform Jews with Anti-Semitic Tropes
Sheldon Adelson is Israel's reigning newspaper baron. He owns one, Israel HaYom, which is the largest daily in the country and is known as Bibi's mouthpiece. It's nickname is "Bibi-Times." He also bought two other failing papers, Maariv and Makor Rishon. The latter was formerly owned by a settler tycoon, and retains its ultra-Orthodox/settler ideological … [Read more...]
Adelson’s GOP Senate ‘Poodles’ Offer Bill Promising Embassy Move
Three Republican senators particularly beholden to the campaign largesse of Sheldon Adelson have jointly offered a glorious New Year's present to the Las Vegas gambling magnate. Sens. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Dean Heller have proposed the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act, which would direct the move of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to … [Read more...]