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Ariel Ben Solomon

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We have grown so accustomed to an absolute prohibition on displays of hatred toward Arabs, but anti-Semitism, even when it is deeply entrenched, systematic and deeply ideological, consistently gets a pass.
A former Pentagon official sees the pressure and sanctions strategy of U.S. President Donald Trump—one that has been pushed for years by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Obama administration—as having a chance of succeeding and leading to regime change.
A presidential and parliamentary election is set to be held on the same day for the first time in Turkey’s history, and it is likely that Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) will further consolidate their vise-like grip on the country.
Tensions between Russia and Iran over Syria have intensified, and it appears that the interests of Russia, America and Israel are coalescing around limiting Iran’s and Hezbollah’s role in Syria.
“The state has the choice between appeasing the Bedouin and coercing them to obey the state law,” says Dr. Mordechai Kedar, a research associate at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and a leading scholar on Arab culture.
The left-wing NIF non-governmental organization, which is headquartered in New York with offices in various countries, is a main financial backer of the delegitimization campaign against Israel by supporting various local Israeli-based NGOs that are often at odds with the state.
“This was a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made,” announced U.S. President Donald Trump. “It didn’t bring calm, it didn’t bring peace, and it never will.”
Some leading Israeli Arabs claim that Israel’s foundation was a disaster for their community. Druze and Christian representatives, however, say they are grateful for being Israeli citizens.