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Edwin BlackFebruary 18, 2021

IBM and the Holocaust

In view of what IBM was able to accomplish on the Nazis’ behalf in the 1930s, the thought of what Big Tech is capable of today is sobering indeed.

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Edwin BlackOctober 29, 2020

Walid Phares lasers in on US foreign policy in ‘The Choice’

Historians a generation from now will undoubtedly call upon this must-read book to help figure out just what the heck happened before, during and after November 2020.

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Edwin BlackMarch 16, 2020

Can Netanyahu be justly prosecuted for media manipulation?

The Israeli prime minister’s innocence or guilt is nowhere near as important as what his conviction on such charges would mean to Israel’s democracy.

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Edwin BlackAugust 21, 2019

Who’s funding illegal Palestinian settlements in Area C? Links to terrorists

For decades, open allegations have been publicly aired alleging links between the Union of Agricultural Work Committees and the Popular Front for the Liberation Palestine.

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Edwin BlackAugust 15, 2019

Who’s funding illegal Palestinian settlements in Area C? Nearly 10,000 cases

To create a de facto Palestinian state without negotiation or even diplomatic consultation with the Israelis, European countries have pumped hundreds of millions of euros annually into illegal building.

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Edwin BlackAugust 14, 2019

Who’s funding illegal Palestinian settlements in Area C? Confronting history

In the past half-decade, illegal Palestinian building and infrastructure have sprawled across more than 9,000 dunams (nine square kilometers) in 250 locations with access roads, retaining walls and terracing.

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Edwin BlackJuly 30, 2019

Israel’s 2007 decision to attack a Syrian nuclear facility stands as history … and a warning

The world’s attention is once again and inevitably riveted to the nuclear threat from Iran, generating kaleidoscopic theories about a potential military strike to disable Tehran’s program.

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Edwin BlackMay 20, 2019

Israel’s tourism triumph: The lure below

Amid all the veneration of Israel as a Holy Land, two Jerusalem tunnels have emerged as among Israel’s greatest attractions, drawing tourists from many countries.

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Edwin BlackMay 9, 2019

Israel’s tourism triumph: The restaurant scene

Unchained, and yet somehow tethered to a Jewish and regional past, today’s Israeli cuisine blends European, Arabic and Asian traditions in a visual audacity that erases taste borders.

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Edwin BlackApril 7, 2019

Israel’s tourism triumph: Luxury hotels beckon

In 2018, a record 4.1 million visitors streamed into Israel from all over the world. Massive tourist influxes are now seen from the Chinese and Indian travel markets, as well as America’s Christian community.

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Edwin BlackMarch 29, 2019

Israel’s tourism triumph

In 2016, 2.9 million total worldwide visitors visited Israel. By the close of 2018, that number had boomed to 4.1 million—and the totals keep climbing. Within the coming decade, Israel expects to employ 98,000 people in its tourism sector.

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Edwin BlackMarch 3, 2019

A ballad in the key of four generations of survival

Quite soon, the Holocaust survivors will be gone. The Second Generation, including me, will also soon be gone. The Third Generation has the duty to ensure that the Fourth Generation will carry the torch.

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Edwin BlackJanuary 23, 2019

Finally, some movement against California colleges that disrupted pro-Israel events

The state’s unusual laws juridically enable the universities to potentially create a double standard and promote unequal justice.

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Edwin BlackJanuary 2, 2019

Canary Mission is effective against BDS

Canary Mission tracks social-media and videos, capturing BDS, anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic expressions. It then triangulates those expressions into individual profiles: permanent, publicly visible records of the words and images really used by BDS and SJP leaders.

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Grass roots Jewish organizations roar

Edwin BlackAugust 17, 2016

Richard Allen leading a protest against UJA-Federation over its support of the New Israel Fund. Credit: JCCWatch.

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