The Attempted Gaza Invasion – Between Dignity and Cruelty There have been many articulate, rational, explications of what has happened with the attempted Gaza invasion of Israel in the past few weeks. The sermon delivered by Temple Beth Shalom’s Rabbi […]
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Gaza – Peaceful Protests? No. Failed Invasion? Yes.
Anyone following the news about Hamas’ attempt to invade Israel has seen in the Santa Fe New Mexican a generally more balanced coverage. That’s on the news pages. Sure, there have been errors – calling these “peaceful protests” or “demonstrations” gives […]
Read moreThe SF Reporter Displays No Wisdom, Just Repugnance
What do you think of this cartoon, published in the Santa Fe Reporter, May 16-22, 2018? “The Wisdom of Repugnance” In the June 2, 1997 issue of the New Republic, bioethicist Leon Kass argues in his article about human cloning (underline added): “Offensive.” […]
Read moreUnapologetic Zionism; Thursday night, April 19 speaker and member meeting
Israel Independence Day – Yom HaAtzma’ut starts tonight Following today’s solemn Yom HaZikaron (fallen soldiers remembrance), Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary tonight and tomorrow (based on the Hebrew calendar), Yom HaAtzma’ut. In this spirit, we ask you to find a […]
Read more“Israel, Marijuana, and New Mexico” and Member Meeting, Thursday, April 19, 6:30 pm
Speaker: Israel, Marijuana, and New Mexico Note: This talk is this coming Thursday, April 19, 6:30 pm at Chabad, 230 W. Manhattan St. followed by our bimonthly member meeting. We apologize; the subject line of our last email misstated the date/time. Israel is way […]
Read moreACTION ALERT: Gaza on the Plaza – Jewish Voice for Peace Supports Terrorists
On April 1 the Santa Fe New Mexican published “Santa Fe Plaza protest condemns deaths of Palestinians.” This story about the terrorist-supporting, pro-Boycott, anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) lays bare the JVP’s real aim: the elimination of a […]
Read moreHappy Passover!
From all of us at Santa Fe Middle East Watch, Chag Pesach Sameach to you and your loved ones. Here is a 2-page Haggadah supplement about Israel, courtesy of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. A short excerpt: […]
Read moreStephen Schneider on Europe and Israel…
Is Europe Lost? The Challenges and Opportunities Israel Faces in an Evolving Continent Despite attempts to delegitimize and isolate Israel on the international scene, the Jewish state is making important progress with many foreign nations and international organizations. In recent […]
Read moreWatch the AIPAC Policy Conference General Sessions and more…
…live streaming all five General Sessions of AIPAC’s Policy Conference, as well as select breakout sessions on a variety of topics – watch live by visiting watch.aipac.org. As we write this the Prime Minister of Albania (pictured below) has announced […]
Read moreIsraeli attacks this weekend related to ARMED Iranian drone
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported this morning on the recent attacks by Israeli aircraft on Iranian and Syrian positions within Syria following the violation of Israel’s airspace by an Iranian drone. The New Mexican reported at the time that […]
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