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Iran’s propaganda mills are falsely claiming that they have not attacked Israel in retaliation for Israel’s targeted assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Chairman of Hamas, because they do not want to interfere with ceasefire talks taking place. With an excuse like that, Iran is trying to garner legitimacy in world politics.
September 20 marks 19 years since Simon Wiesenthal, Holocaust survivor and legendary Nazi hunter, passed away. Wiesenthal represented the long arm of the Jewish people. In his book Murderers Among Us, he describes how he tracked down over 800 Nazis.
Although the economy, immigration crisis, and crime might be the most important issues American voters are focusing on, Israel will play a deciding role in the upcoming election. A recent poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs exclusively provided to CNN shows that the majority of Americans (60%) support Israel’s military operations at least till all of the hostages are released.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released data that shows the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States has increased by 361% since October 7, 2023. This includes assault, vandalism, harassment, protest/action, and divestment resolutions. In terms of university campuses, anti-Semitic incidents has increased 477%. The top ten Universities include: Columbia, University of Michigan, Harvard, UC, Berkeley, UCLA, Rutgers, Stanford, Cornell, University of Washington, and University of North Carolina. Cornell just allowed Associate Professor of History Russell Rickford back to teaching. He had called Hamas’ massacre of Jews on October 7 “exhilarating.” Once reinstated, he immediately joined an anti-Israel protest.
When a great and righteous person passes away, it is hard to put into words the incredible contributions he or she has made to the world. Cherna Moskowitz, of blessed memory, was one such figure. She epitomized the Jewish ideal of being a woman of valor (eishes chayil).
Mike LiPetri is a 34-year-old former Republican State Assemblyman who is running this November against Democrat Congressman Tom Suozzi in New York’s 3rd Congressional district.
