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#OnThisDay OCTOBER 24
2023: Z”L @AIPAC Co-CEO, Richard Fishman
1973: US Raises Nuclear Alert Status to Defcon 3
1986: UK Breaks Relations with Syria after plot to blow up El-Al Airliner
2007: US Sanctions Iranian Military
1945: Birth of the @UN
michaellewisonline.substack.…
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There is no viable “bypass economy”whether through blockchain or other sanctions-evasion mechanisms that could shield Israel from a comprehensive U.S. financial and economic sanctions campaign.
Israel has meaningful political and policy options to mitigate that risk. Believing you can circumvent American sanctions is not one of them.
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“There has always been antisemitism to some extent,” she adds. “Lately there is much more because it’s so acceptable. Prominent people do it, hiding behind being anti-Zionist, which some people are. I always say, you can be anti-Zionist and not antisemitic, but you can also be both.”
Fran Lebowitz: Antisemitism is on the rise because it’s become acceptable
thetimes.com/article/3f965f2…
Slightly strange from Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband ...
From @AmnestyUSA
Over one year since the ceasefire agreement, more than 1,400 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, not a single hospital is fully functioning, and 1.4 million face crisis-level hunger.
Accountability cannot be swept under the rubble. The recovery and future of Gaza cannot be separated from a framework grounded in international law, justice, and the rights of victims.
The persistent failure to hold Israel accountable and press Israel to comply with the International Court of Justice’s binding orders continues to fuel the atrocity crimes on a mass scale against Palestinians.
J Street "promoting" the oped in the @NYTimes by Jon Finer @JonFiner "The World Has Changed. So Must Our Approach to Israel" nytimes.com/2026/10/23/opini…
The status quo has failed and US policy toward Israel needs to change.
In a new @NYTimes essay, former Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer makes the case for real consequences for Israeli policies that undermine peace, an end to the blank check for Israeli governments, and an American approach that stands up for the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians.
nytimes.com/2026/10/23/opini…
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New report just released by The Telegraph reveals that Putin's favorite activist, CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin, was in contact with sanctioned Iranian intelligence handlers who viewed her as an "asset" for pushing "Iran’s influence and narratives."
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026…
From @ADL re @susanabulhawa - whose views I've excerpted in the past..." Susan Abulhawa: What You Need to Know" adl.org/resources/article/su…
Strangely this terrorist attack is not all over the news...Just know who'd be all over it if Jews slaughtered Christians in Israel @ADL "ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities Statement on the Terrorist Attack on a Church in Karak, Jordan" adl.org/resources/press-rele…
From @ADL and @TheAENetwork re @AmerStudiesAssn "AEN and ADL Call on American Studies Association to Uphold Academic Freedom and Inclusion of Jewish and Zionist Scholars" adl.org/resources/press-rele…
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SCOOP | @RepRoKhanna and a group of at least 30 Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate are set to urge House and Senate leaders negotiating the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act to strip out a provision regarding U.S.-Israel cooperation that has drawn backlash from the far left and far right, according to a draft of the letter viewed by Jewish Insider.
@marcrod97 reports:
ji.news/5ppsi
"AIPAC Super PAC Makes El-Sayed Its Top Target in Michigan Senate Race" - Legis1 legis1.com/news/aipac-super-…
RIP....For reminders of past acts such as this: Feel to follow my "ON THIS DAY" daily update on Substack xitter.cf/WashingtonViews/status…
It's AIPAC "Vs" J Street again @AIPAC @JStreetdotorg
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AIPAC dropping direct PAC contributions won’t erase its record of spending big to protect an agenda of unconditional support for the Netanyahu government in Washington. And as long as its super PAC keeps pouring millions in dark money into elections, the fight for a different kind of politics continues. More on our take:
jta.org/2026/10/22/politics/…
Oped in @dcexaminer (by Arie Blitz) re @AIPAC "Criticize AIPAC. But apply the same standard to everyone" washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed…
#OnThisDay in 1998: @IsraeliPM @NETANYAHU & PLO/PA's YASSER ARAFAT sign the Wye River Memorandum @NYTimes "MIDEAST ACCORD: THE OVERVIEW; ARAFAT AND NETANYAHU IN PACT ON NEXT STEPS TOWARD PEACE; MODEST DEAL TO ‘REBUILD TRUST’" VIDEO c-span.org/program/white-hou… nytimes.com/1998/10/24/world…
A reminder that #OnThisDay in 1983: Hezbollah murdered 241 American Marines in their attack on the US Marine barracks in Beirut. In a second attack, #Hezbollah also killed 50+ French paratroopers - Video: Comments by President @RonaldReagan youtube.com/watch?v=KdddwLya… @USMC
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J.K. Rowling's agent launches publishing house for Israeli and Jewish authors haaretz.com/life/2026-10-22/…
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I appreciate seeing a publication willing to take a closer look at the underlying facts rather than simply repeat these allegations.
This story will not withstand scrutiny. To date, no verifiable evidence has been presented to substantiate these false claims.
I hope others, including those commenting on X, will take the time to examine the facts before repeating these accusations. Credibility matters, and serious allegations deserve serious scrutiny.
