Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Becoming Commonplace

As you have likely heard, Israel carried out yet another airstrike on a weapons convoy believed to be transporting chemical weapons out of Syria into Hezbollah's hands in Lebanon.  The early-morning Wednesday attack is the latest in what is becoming commonplace airstrikes by Israel in an attempt to keep significant weapons out of the hands …

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Antisemitism Rising in America, Trump Speaks Out

As we commemorated President's Day in America on Monday, 11 Jewish Community Centers around the country received bomb threats.  Since the beginning of the year, at least 69 incidents have been reported at 54 community centers in 27 states. In a St Louis suburb last weekend, over 170 Jewish tombstones were toppled.  Indeed, antisemitism is …

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Some Thoughts about the Long-Awaited Trump-Netanyahu Meeting

Good morning friends!  There is a bit of excitement in the air as I contemplate what we know so far from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit with President Trump.  To my knowledge, no news outlets or any other public sources have released details beyond the opening press conference held yesterday.  If you have …

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Sweden Signs 5 Memorandums of Understanding with Iran

According to news sources such as the Times of Israel, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven spent the weekend meeting with Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and other Iranian officials in Tehran.  Prior to international sanctions, Sweden and Iran were significant trade partners.  Now that sanctions have been dismissed by the recent Iran nuclear deal, …

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