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Pollak: What Black Lives Matter Can Learn from Zionism

The lesson of Zionism is that the point of political struggle is not further struggle, but independence. It is not enough that black lives matter. Black people can and should aspire to succeed — setting aside victimization and expecting prosperity.

HOUSTON, TX - JUNE 02: A mural of George Floyd was painted on the side of Scott Food Mart

Yemen Gov’t Blames Houthi ‘Terrorists’ for ‘Dragging’ Country into Conflict: Ship Attacks Have ‘No Connection’ to Supporting Gaza

The internationally recognized Yemeni government justified recent U.S. and U.K. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, pointing to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels’ “terrorist attacks” on commercial ships in the Red Sea, while deeming Houthi claims the attacks are in support of Palestinians as “propaganda.” Yemen also appeared to criticize the Biden administration’s previous removal of the Houthis from the Foreign Terrorist Organization list, which, it argued, “encouraged” the terror group to become a “threat to the security and stability of the entire world.”

Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the U.S. and the U.K. strikes on Houth

Netanyahu: ‘Hamas Are the New Nazis’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marked 100 days since the October 7 terror attack Saturday evening by reiterating that Israel intends to fight “until the end” and destroy Hamas, whom he described as “the new Nazis” in their determination to destroy Israel and Jews.

Hamas rally (Nasser Ishtayeh / Associated Press)

Why South Africa’s New Elite Hates Israel

South Africans do not generally hate Israel or Jews, but the South African government, and the country’s political and cultural elites, resent Israel with a blinding intensity that is unique in the democratic world and presents a serious threat to Jews.

Cyril Ramaphosa backs Palestinians (Twitter)

Jewish Students Sue Harvard for Antisemitism

A group of Jewish students sued Harvard University for antisemitism on Wednesday, alleging that it is violating Title VI of the U.S. Civil Rights Act by allowing Jewish students to be subjected to bullying and harassment amid a storm of anti-Israel hostility.

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