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President Biden has a long record of discomfort with Israel. Four decades ago, in a meeting of Senators with Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Biden warned that continued settlement expansion could undermine American support for Israel. Begin snapped back: “Don’t threaten us with slashing aid …. I am a proud Jew. Three thousand years of culture are behind me, and you will not frighten me with threats.”
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In the memorable words of American poet Robert Frost: “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” Perhaps. But a wall may be necessary for safety and, indeed, for the preservation of life.
The shining example of a necessary wall, although one that has been incessantly castigated by Israel’s critics near and far, is its security barrier. As Palestinian terrorist attacks began to multiply during the 1990s Prime Ministers on both sides of the political divide strongly supported it. The initiative came from Yitzhak Rabin following the murder of a teenage Israeli girl in Jerusalem. As he sharply stated: Israel must “take Gaza out of Tel Aviv.” Following waves of Palestinia
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Donald Trump was indisputably the best presidential friend of Israel since 1948, when Harry S. Truman recognized the fledgling Jewish state moments after its Proclamation of Independence. Trump’s gifts to Israel included transfer of the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in recognition of the ancient Jewish city as the capitol of the Jewish state; and acknowledgment of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, vital to Israel’s northern security. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo authorized a passport rule change to permit Americans born in Jerusalem to identify Israel as their birthplace. He also rescinded a State Department memorandum (1978) that settlements are i
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Mar 8, 2021 It’s time for a modicum of research before the New York Times again repeats the “occupation” myth.
Last month, in one of his debut articles as New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Patrick Kingsley focused on Israel’s distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
But his seemingly obsessive repetition of references to Israel’s “occupied territories” made me wonder whether the Times holds anti-Israel indoctrination sessions for reporters who cover the Jewish state.
I was, however, prepared to make an allowance for a Times newcomer who might not yet have been indoctrinated into his newspaper’s politically correct reporting guidelines.