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BY BENJAMIN KERSTEIN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top challenger, former IDF chief Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party, both reacted on Monday to the news that Iran had exceeded the limits on uranium enrichment laid down in the 2015 nuclear agreement. In remarks at a ceremony for outstanding reserve soldiers on Monday, Netanyahu said, “Today, Iran

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, April 14, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun / File. BY REUTERS United States pulled out of it more less than two weeks after Trump announced that it has violated its explicit commitment & ALGEMEINER STAFF than a year ago. However, Iranian said he ordered air strikes on and crossed the threshold of 300 kg. of enriched uranium. Foreign Minister Mohammad Iran, only to cancel them minutes Iran is taking a significant step toward producing nuclear Iran announced on Monday Javad Zarif said the move was not before impact. weapons.” it had amassed more low-enriched a violation of the accord, arguing Iran’s semi-official Fars news “When we exposed the secret Iranian nuclear archive, that Iran was exercising its right to agency reported that the country’s uranium than permitted under Continued on Page A3 its 2015 nuclear deal with world respond to the US walkout. enriched uranium stockpile has The step, however, could now passed the 300-kg (661-lb) powers, drawing a warning from DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS, THE US President Donald Trump that have far-reaching consequences limit allowed under the deal. for diplomacy at a time when The UN nuclear watchdog, SECTION OF THE ALGEMEINER JOURNAL Tehran was “playing with fire.” WAS NOT PUBLISHED THIS WEEK. Tehran’s announcement European countries are trying to the International Atomic WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. marked its first major step beyond pull the United States and Iran Energy Agency (IAEA), which the terms of the pact since the back from confrontation. It comes Continued on Page A4

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achieve peace in Europe. conditions would increase the potential for the Negev and Jerusalem to Transjordan, Less than two months later, the lobby violence. and to receive the western Galilee in the land MITCHELL BARD sent a message to its followers expressing In April 1948, Arabs in Palestine accused swap. Jewish immigration was to be limited or NEW YORK outrage over the pogroms against Jews in Jews of a massacre at Deir Yassin and the suspended based on the desire of the Arabs. Germany and Austria, but raising questions lobby called on its liberal allies in Congress The lobby endorsed the plan. The Arabs were about whether the actions of some of the to introduce a resolution condemning Irgun expected to recognize Israel. The Arabs and Jewish communities had provoked the and Lehi terrorists for killing innocent men, Israelis rejected the plan. I have been going through the archives response. women, and children. Later, Bernadotte disclosed in his diary: of the pro-peace, pro-Jewish state (later In the interest of peace, the lobby called Less than a week later, the lobby criticized The Palestinian Arabs had at present no Israel) lobby, and I’ve found some interesting on Roosevelt to pressure leaders of the Jewish Jews in Palestine for provocatively sending will of their own. Neither have they ever devel- fundraising letters that offer insight into the community in Palestine in 1939 to accept a convoy led by Haganah troops through oped any specifically Palestinian nationalism. thinking of the early advocates of this slogan. the British White Paper, which called for the the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on The demand for a separate Arab state in Pales- In November 1917, the lobby was formed creation of a unitary state in which the Arabs Mount Scopus. The Haganah was accompa- tine is consequently relatively weak. It would to rally liberal Jewish support for the Balfour would be the majority, and would impose nying a group of doctors and nurses bringing seem as though in existing circumstances Declaration’s call for the establishment of a restrictions on land acquisition by Jews, food and supplies to Hadassah Hospital and most of the Palestinian Arabs would be quite Jewish national home in Palestine. To distin- limit Jewish immigration to the country’s the Hebrew University, both considered content to be incorporated in Transjordan. guish itself from other Jewish organizations, “economic absorptive capacity,” and make it enemy bases by the leader of the Arab forces In December 1948, the lobby urged the the new group said it would lobby to ensure contingent on Arab consent. in Jerusalem, Abdul Kader Husseini. The Truman administration to vote in favor of the United States supported Balfour’s insis- In December 1941, some in the lobby convoy was attacked, and 78 Jews were killed. a UN General Assembly resolution calling tence that nothing be done to “prejudice the warned of warmongers who were trying to get The lobby expressed regret at the loss of life for the return of Palestinian refugees to their civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish the United States into a war with Germany. but said it was understandable Arabs in the homes. The United States voted for Resolu- communities in Palestine.” Donors were asked to support their efforts area would be angry after what the Irgun and tion 194; however, the Arab states all rejected In 1936, the lobby asked for donations to to prevent the president from using military Lehi had done in Deir Yassin. it, still believing they could drive the Jews into help it persuade members of Congress to tell force against a country that had not attacked On May 15, 1948, the lobby condemned the sea, so that the Palestinians could return President Franklin Roosevelt that he should the United States. David Ben-Gurion for unilaterally declaring to their homes as well as those of the Jews. support British immigration quotas to limit In 1947, the lobby said new donations the independence of the State of Israel. Interestingly, the lobby’s funding appar- the number of Jews who could go to Pales- would be matched by one of their large As violence flared following the Arab ently dried up during the period from 1949 tine, in order to mollify Palestinian Arabs who contributors after it expressed opposition invasion of Israel, the lobby called on Israel to until 1967. I could find no calls for the end claimed they were being displaced, and were to the UN partition resolution calling for the exercise restraint and praised President Harry of Jordanian and Egyptian occupation of the reacting with violence. creation of a Jewish and Arab state. The lobby’s Truman for imposing an arms embargo on West Bank and Gaza Strip, nor could I find In September 1938, the lobby asked director said the resolution would under- the Jews of Palestine to avoid bloodshed. any demands for a Palestinian state in those members of Congress to sign a letter urging mine the prospects for peace. He criticized During the summer of 1948, Count Folke territories to achieve the “legitimate rights of Roosevelt to join his British ally, Neville the Truman administration for supporting a Bernadotte was sent by the UN to Palestine the Palestinian people.” Chamberlain, at a meeting with Adolf Hitler plan opposed by the Palestinian Arabs, and to try to negotiate a settlement. Bernadotte’s Mitchell Bard is Executive Director of in Munich to discuss how to avoid war and said the creation of a Jewish state under those plan called for the Jewish state to relinquish AICE and . New York Times Profile of Palestinian Diplomat Pushes Israel-Apartheid Theme

Middle East and who would prefer instead to about one democratic state for everyone, jump to conclusions based on more familiar what it is actually talking about is the the IRA STOLL cases. If the comparisons do apply, the Israelis consolidation of a ‘one-state reality’: one Algemeiner Journal themselves have a reasonable claim that they state, Israel, controlling everything while BOSTON (USPS 927800) is published weekly are the blacks, victims of irrational bigoted imposing two different systems, one for discrimination and unjustified violent attacks. Israeli Jews and another for Palestinians. (except for the week of Passover The Mansour profile follows a series of This is known as apartheid.” Erekat called and Succos) seven other Times items this year sounding for immediately recognizing a Palestinian A New York Times “Saturday Profile” Subscription rate $40 per year similar themes. Among them: state, contending, “The alternative would of the Palestinian ambassador to the United • A Michelle Alexander column timed to be to perpetuate Israel’s occupation and Algemeiner Journal Nations is the latest in a series of Times Martin Luther King Day that accused Israel apartheid.” 508 Montgomery Street articles that links the Palestinian Arab cause of having “adopted some practices reminis- • Matti Friedman, who had been a voice of to the struggle against racism, casting Israel in , N.Y. 11225-3023 cent of apartheid in South Africa and Jim sanity, wrote in June about Israel’s new the role of the racist. Crow segregation in the United States.” interim justice minister, Amir Ohana, for Periodicals Postage The ambassador, Riyad Mansour, • An April 2019 staff editorial that claimed, the Times. Friedman said of Israel’s nation- Paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. marched “for civil rights” as a college student inaccurately, “Under Mr. Netanyahu, Israel state law, “The center-left opposition and at additional mailing offices in Ohio and “once helped lead a demonstra- is on a trajectory to become what critics say denounced it for undermining the status tion at Kent State University against a speech POSTMASTER: will be an apartheid state like the former of minorities, downgrading the status of by the Ku Klux Klan’s grand wizard, David South Africa — a country in which Pales- Arabic and displaying dangerous signs Send address changes to Duke,” the Times reports in the third and tinians will eventually be a majority, but of ethnic chauvinism.” Friedman quoted Algemeiner Journal fourth paragraphs of its profile. without the rights of citizens.” one Israeli who said, “Ohana speaks in The final two paragraphs of theTimes P.O. Box 250746 • A front-page Times news article in April the name of liberal values but he actually article return to the anti-racism theme. “He Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225 -3023 2019, which quoted a Palestinian: “Mr. promotes the politics of the most extreme called himself a ‘prisoner of hope,’ quoting a Zakout has not given up. Perhaps the religious right — annexing settlements, the passage he had read recently by Archbishop other side will awaken to what annexation nation-state law, breaking the power of the Let your voice be heard! Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apart- would bring, he said: ‘Israel and the Israeli Supreme Court, aligning with open racists.” heid leader,” the Times reports. The newspaper [email protected] society should defend their future from the • A front-page Times article about protests quoted Mansour as saying, “I like that line … one-state solution — from apartheid.’” against that concludes and I’m using it more often now.” • A letter to the editor the Times published, with an activist talking about how she and To advertise in The comparisons between the Pales- also in April 2019: “Israel will finally have her friends “talk about racism, sexism and the new Algemeiner tinian Arab struggle against Israel and the to acknowledge to the world the apartheid the occupation.” struggle for black civil rights in the United e-mail: [email protected] state that has been creeping into existence Taken together, they represent an unmis- States and in South Africa are inexact. They for decades.” takable effort to revive the Soviet-era lie that or call tend to obscure the realities of the situa- • An op-ed piece the Times published in May Zionism is racism. tion rather than clarify it. They are shortcuts, by Saeb Erekat, who wrote, “If the Trump Ira Stoll was managing editor of The 718-771-0400 appealing to those who would prefer to avoid administration doesn’t want to talk about Forward and North American editor of The the hard work of learning the history of the a two-state solution on the 1967 border or Jerusalem Post. www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 A3 World News. Iran Exceeds Uranium Labor Members Vote Enrichment Limit Under 2015 on a New Leader Ahead Nuclear Deal. Now What? of Upcoming National Election BY JNS.ORG Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Monday that Iran will further violate the Iran has exceeded the uranium enrich- agreement. ment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal, “Our next step will be enriching uranium the International Atomic Energy Agency beyond the 3.67 percent allowed under the announced on Monday. deal,” he stated. “The Europeans have failed to Tzvi Kahn, senior Iran analyst at the fulfill their promises of protecting Iran’s inter- Foundation for Defense of Democra- ests under the deal.” cies, told JNS that Iran’s aim is to preserve The percentage mentioned by Zarif is a relations with European allies in the face level fitting for producing civilian nuclear energy. of the Trump administration’s maximum Moreover, the European Union pressure campaign against the regime since announced on Friday that the Instrument it withdrew the United States from the agree- in Support of Trade Exchanges, or Instex, a ment in May 2018, reimposing sanctions lifted financial mechanism to evade US economic under it along with enacting new penalties penalties on Tehran, has been “made opera- against Iran. tional and available to all EU member states, “As a practical matter, Iran’s breach of the and that the first transactions are being stockpile limit is an incremental violation that processed.” does not significantly expedite its path to a On the nuclear front, a debate has heated nuclear weapon,” he said. “Tehran’s aim here is up in Washington over whether the Trump not to start a war, but to project strength, test US administration should issue another round of

Labour Party leader Avi Gabay speaks during a press conference at the Labour Party offices in Tel Aviv in on Oct.1, 2017. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

BY JNS.ORG slots on the party list, with former Labor heads Shelly Yachimovich and Amir Peretz taking Labor party members headed to the positions three and four, respectively. polls on Tuesday to determine who will repre- Tuesday’s primary is seen as critical sent the once-prominent faction in Israel’s for the survival of the party, which was once national elections in September. home to former prime ministers Golda Meir Approximately 65,000 members will be and Yitzhak Rabin, as well as former president eligible to cast ballots at one of 105 polling Shimon Peres. stations—down significantly from the 160,000 In the April election Labor won just six eligible voters the party had in 1992. Knesset seats, the worst electoral showing in Prior to the April 9 elections, which the party’s history. Current leader Avi Gabbay failed to produce a functional coalition, Labor subsequently announced his resignation. The Iran nuclear program’s Arak heavy water reactor. Photo: Nanking2012 via Wikimedia Com- In 2015, the party teamed up with the mons. members elected 2011 tent protest leaders Itzik Shmuli and Stav Shaffir to the first and second Zionist Union party and won 19 seats. resolve and ultimately weaken US deterrence.” temporary waivers to permit countries part Kahn continued, saying, “the regime also Continued from Page A1 Council. Then I say to you: Do it. Just do it.” of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to conduct civil seeks to pressure Europe to restore economic Nuclear Iran Gantz said in a statement, “Israel is united nuclear projects with the regime, but with ties with Iran, which have collapsed thanks we proved that any nuclear agreement with and determined against the Iranian threat.” to Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear limits as part of the Trump administration’s Iran is built on one big lie,” he asserted. “Now Gantz added, “Today, it is clear that Iran deal. In this sense, Iran is engaging in nuclear “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran. even Iran acknowledges this. Soon will be is not an Israeli problem, but an international blackmail, hoping to pressure the Trump The waivers—extended to 90 days, down revealed additional proofs that Iran has been one. I call for a broad global alliance against administration to back down while stopping from the 180 days previously granted—were lying this whole time.” Iran, the intensification of sanctions and joint short of conduct that could prompt a more issued in May, and allow the signees to continue Netanyahu continued: preparations for a situation in which Iran punishing US or European response.” conducting nonproliferation work at the I reiterate: Israel will not allow Iran to continues on its current path.” Barbara Slavin, who leads the Atlantic Bushehr, Arak and Fordow nuclear facilities. develop nuclear weapons. Today, I again “At the same time,” he noted, “I am certain Council’s Future Iran Initiative, told JNS that Ahead of the waivers expected to be call on all the European countries: Uphold that the IDF and the security forces are Monday’s development was writing on the wall. reviewed in August, US National Security your commitment. You committed to act constantly preparing for every scenario in this “This is exactly what they said they would Advisor John Bolton and officials on Capitol the moment Iran violated the nuclear area, and they can give the political echelon do after Trump cancelled the oil waivers,” she Hill have increased pressure on US Secretary agreement. You committed to imposing the the necessary solutions to the threat so that said, referring to the Trump administration of State Mike Pompeo not to renew them. automatic sanctions set out by the Security Iran will never achieve a nuclear weapon.” deciding in May that it would not issue further “The Trump administration should temporary permission to countries over increase sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program, deal, which have warned Iran not to go down no enrichment for Iran’s nuclear program,” importing Iranian oil. “The step is incremental first by ending the civil-nuclear waivers this path, will need to decide whether and how added the department. “Iran has the uncon- and reversible, and gives Iran leverage in any the State Department has been providing, hard to press Iran to reverse course and what if tested ability to pursue peaceful nuclear future negotiation.” which allow Iran to continue building up its any penalties they want to impose,” wrote Eric energy without domestic enrichment.” However, US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) nuclear program, and second by invoking Brewer of the Center for Strategic and Inter- The State Department warned, “As long as echoed Kahn’s sentiment. the United Nations snapback to restore national Studies. “Doing so risks provoking Iran continues to reject diplomacy and expand “The catastrophic Obama Iran nuclear international sanctions and restrictions on further Iranian nuclear advancements and its nuclear program, the economic pressure deal was built to allow Iran to cheat, both by Iran,” said Cruz. “In the meantime, Congress could ultimately cause the deal to unravel—an and diplomatic isolation will intensify.” making it difficult to detect violations and by should pass the legislation I’ve introduced outcome Europe is keen to avoid.” “The United States should continue its giving other countries an incentive to dismiss to increase economic pressure on Iran by On Monday afternoon, the US State economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran, those violations when they became undeni- sanctioning the Special Purpose Vehicle Department responded, “The Iranian regime and our European allies should not reward able,” said Cruz on Monday. “Iran began built by Britain, France, Germany and Iran to has taken new steps to advance its nuclear Iran for its attempted blackmail,” tweeted exploiting the deal before it was even imple- preserve the Ayatollah’s economic lifeline, and ambitions. The world’s leading state sponsor American Israel Public Affairs Committee. mented, secretly preserving nuclear weapons I will continue to work with my congressional of terrorism continues to use its nuclear “Iran’s ability to easily advance its nuclear infrastructure and openly violating limits colleagues to ensure that maximum pressure program to extort the international commu- program at its own pace and choosing is on nuclear-related materials—only to have means maximum pressure.” nity and threaten regional security.” cause for concern. A future agreement with the parties reflexively ignore the violations, ‘Economic pressure and diplomatic “The Trump administration calls on the regime must ensure that it does not have a downplay them as minor, or provide still- isolation will intensify’ the international community to restore the path to a nuclear weapons capability.” confidential side deals and loopholes.” In light of the latest Iranian violation of the longstanding nonproliferation standard of Taking it even further, Iranian Foreign nuclear accord, “European participants in the A4 | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 World News. Israel’s Approach to Energy Is Suicidal, Says Former Head of UN Framework on Climate Change

BY OMER KABIR/CTech force on November 4, 2016. A situation in which countries refuse to export fuel to Israel Israel’s approach to renewable energy is not unlikely, so the country should strive to is suicidal, Christiana Figueres, the former produce more of its own energy, Figueres said. Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Israel can reach at least 70 percent indepen- Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), dence, if not 100 percent, she said. said in an interview with Calcalist in May. While there is some sustainable and solar “As a country in such a fragile region of the energy being produced in Israel, the country The ‘Hall of Names’ commemorating victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. world, you would think that Israel would very is capable of producing substantially more, Photo: David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons. quickly move towards energy independence, Figueres said. In 2009, Israel set a target of and towards being able to produce 100 percent achieving five percent green electricity by Major Neurological Study of its own electricity and then move towards 2014, and 10 percent by 2020. As of May 2019, electric transportation so that it can be politi- it is behind on its goal, barely scraping by at cally and economically independent of fossil 6.5 percent. “If there is a state with sun, it is Reveals Long-Term Mental fuel-exporting countries,” Figueres said. “It does Israel,” she said. not make sense to me that Israel depends on As a general rule of thumb, all govern- Health Impact of Holocaust on fossil fuel-exporting countries, it’s suicidal.” ments need to provide sustainable energy The cost of producing solar energy incentives and work towards better public Survivors and Their Descendants is close to that of fossil fuels, according to transportation and power-based trans- Figueres, who previously led the negotiations portation that uses clean energy sources, for the Paris Agreement, which entered into Figueres said.

BY ALGEMEINER STAFF their descendants suggests that the effects fundamentally breached the deal. try to cure breaches,” said Wendy Sherman, of such trauma can continue into a third The Europeans, who opposed last year’s former President Barack Obama’s lead US A new study by Europe’s leading profes- generation. “After more than 70 years, the decision by Trump to abandon the agreement had negotiator on the deal and now director of the sional association for neurologists has found impact of surviving the Holocaust on brain pleaded with Iran to keep within its parameters. Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard that survivors of the Holocaust suffered long- function is significant,” Professor Ivan Rektor Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Britain Kennedy School. term damage of their brain structures as a — a neurologist from Brno, Czech Republic wants to preserve the pact “because we don’t “This does not in and of itself reduce the result of their trauma, with mental health involved with the study — said in a statement. want Iran to have nuclear weapons. But if Iran breakout time period, which is essential here,” problems being passed down to their children “We revealed substantial differences in the breaks that deal then we are out of it as well.” she said. and grandchildren. brain structures involved in the processing Iran has said it aims to keep the accord The Europeans say they want to help Iran The study, issued on Sunday at the of emotion, memory and social cognition, in in place but cannot abide by its terms indefi- boost its economy. But so far European efforts to 5th Congress of the European Academy of higher level of stress but also of post-traumatic nitely, as long as sanctions imposed by Trump do so have failed, with Iran shunned on oil markets Neurology (EAN) — an umbrella body for growth between Holocaust survivors and have deprived it of the benefits it was meant and major foreign companies abandoning plans to to receive in return for accepting curbs on its neurology researchers and professionals controls. Early results show this is also the invest for fear of falling foul of US rules. nuclear program. David Albright, a former UN nuclear across the continent — stated that “surviving case in children of survivors too.” Utilizing A spokesman for UN Secretary General inspector who consults with European the Holocaust had a life-long psycholog- MRI scanning, the study looked at the brain Antonio Guterres said: “Such action by the officials on the Iran nuclear deal, said that ical and biological effect with grey matter function of 56 people with an average age of Islamic Republic of Iran would not help while the EU3 are angry that Iran has broken reduction affecting the parts of their brain 79-80, comparing 28 Holocaust survivors with preserve the plan, nor secure the tangible the 300-kilogram ceiling, the violation is not responsible for stress response, memory, 28 “controls” who did not have a personal or economic benefits for the Iranian people,” serious enough for them to seek an immediate motivation, emotion, learning, and behavior.” family history of the Holocaust. Survivors showed a significantly decreased volume and added that it should be resolved using the snapback of international sanctions. The EAN’s research marks an impor- deal’s mechanism. They are watching, he said, for graver tant step forward for the emerging science of of grey matter in the brain compared with controls of a similar age who had not been Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- breaches that could indicate that Iran is epigenetics — which studies whether trauma- yahu said the European countries should returning to the nuclear weapons develop- induced DNA methylation modifications can directly exposed via personal or family history to the Holocaust. “stand behind their commitments” and ment track that the CIA and the International be passed from traumatized individuals to impose sanctions on Iran. Rektor said he hoped that “our findings Atomic Energy Agency determined Tehran subsequent generations of offspring. A 2011 ‘Economic war’ had abandoned in 2003. Iran denies it had and our ongoing research will allow us to study of survivors and their offspring 17 years Iran said in May it would speed up such a program. understand more about the effect of these after the genocide in Rwanda discovered production of enriched uranium in response to “There will be a lot of noise, but not a lot of experiences in order to focus therapy to that “both mothers exposed to genocide and the Trump administration sharply tightening action on snapback,” said Albright, president support survivors’ and their descendants’ their children had significantly higher levels sanctions against it that month. Washington of the Institute for Science and International resilience and growth.” of PTSD and depression than the control has now effectively ordered all countries to halt Security, a think tank. (non-survivor) group” who were surveyed He added: “We may also reveal strategies purchases of Iranian oil or face sanctions of The confrontation has put the United alongside. that Holocaust survivors used to cope with their own, which Tehran calls “economic war” States in the position of demanding that The research on Holocaust survivors and trauma during their later lives and to pass on designed to starve its population. the Europeans ensure Iranian compliance their experience to further generations.” In the two months since the sanctions with an agreement that Washington itself were tightened, the confrontation has taken has rejected. Trump argues that the deal is Continued from Page A1 European powers, who remain party to on a military dimension, with Washington too weak because some of its terms are not Uranium Enrichment the accord and have tried to keep it in place, blaming Tehran for attacks on oil tankers, and permanent, and because it does not cover monitors Iran’s nuclear program under the urged Iran not to take further steps that would Iran shooting down a US drone, prompting non-nuclear issues such as Iran’s ballistic deal, confirmed in Vienna that Tehran had violate it. But they held off on declaring the the aborted US air strikes. missile program and regional behavior. breached the limit. agreement void or announcing sanctions of The nuclear deal imposes limits both on Washington says sanctions are aimed at Trump, asked if he had a message for their own. how much enriched uranium Iran can hold pushing Tehran back to the negotiating table. Iran, said: “No message to Iran. They know “We have NOT violated the #JCPOA,” and on how pure its stocks can be, thresholds Iran says it cannot talk as long as Washington what they’re doing. They know what they’re Zarif wrote on Twitter, referring to the deal intended to lengthen the “breakout period” — is ignoring the deal that it signed. playing with, and I think they’re playing with by the acronym for its formal title, the Joint the time Tehran would need to build a nuclear Israel, which considers the Iranian fire. So, no message to Iran whatsoever.” Comprehensive Plan of Action. bomb if it sought one. nuclear program an existential threat, has The White House said earlier it would He referred to a paragraph of the accord Zarif said Iran’s next move would be to enrich backed Trump’s hard line, as have US allies continue to apply “maximum pressure” on which contains the mechanism for countries uranium beyond the maximum 3.67% fissile among the rich Arab states of the Gulf, which Iran “until its leaders alter their course of to resolve disputes over compliance. purity allowed under the deal, a threshold Tehran consider Iran a foe and benefit from having its action.” It also said Iran should be held to a “As soon as E3 abide by their obligations, has previously said it would cross on July 7. oil kept off markets. standard barring all uranium enrichment. we’ll reverse,” he said, referring to European Iran’s moves so far appear to be a “Just imagine what will happen if the However, there is no international powers Britain, Germany and France. Iran calculated test of the deal’s enforcement material stockpiled by the Iranians becomes standard prohibiting Iran from enriching has demanded they guarantee it the access to mechanisms and the diplomatic response. fissionable, at military enrichment grade, and uranium, said Daryl Kimball, executive world trade envisioned under the deal. “This is not an irreversible step the then an actual bomb,” Joseph Cohen, head director of the Arms Control Association. The move is a test of European diplomacy Iranians have taken. Iran, with the remaining of Israel‘s Mossad intelligence agency, told a “That is not the case. That is an American after French, British and German officials had partners, can decide how they’re going to security conference. position,” he said. promised a strong diplomatic response if Iran proceed. There is a process in the JCPOA to www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 A5 U.S. News.

plete,” Sanders said, “but because there are Western New York High School children, students involved, and because of their privacy, I don’t really want to go into detail.” Teacher Avoids Disciplinary Action The yearbook was produced by a student- run, after-school club, according to Sanders, who said district officials “try to give students After Remarks Praising Hitler the freedom and creative license to create and determine content.” Sanders said the club has an adult A customer holds a Polish copy of Adolf Hitler’s adviser, but she declined to identify that staff ‘Mein Kampf’ at a bookstore in Wroclaw, Feb. BY ALGEMEINER STAFF member or whether that staff member will 23, 2005. Photo: Reuters / Pierre Logwin PA / WS. face disciplinary action. had been sent for printing. A social studies teacher at a high school in Whitesville, NY, has escaped disciplinary Asked whether Acor would face disci- Set in a county that US Census data proceedings over a lengthy statement in his school yearbook in which heaped praise upon Adolf plinary action for his statements about Hitler, estimates is 95.6 per cent white, Whitesville Hitler, after local officials said the comments about the Nazi German leader were “incomplete” Sanders said district officials had “investigated is the least racially-diverse school district in and “mistakenly taken out of context.” and no action has been taken.” Western New York, according to the most Asked by student writers compiling the yearbook for the Whitesville Central School District Sanders said the year book had now been recent Diversity Index Rankings by Buffalo to name his favorite person from history, Jeff Acor — who was recruited by the school district at withdrawn, and that a new version with what Business First, which evaluated 95 school the start of the academic year — gave the answer “Adolf Hitler.” she described as Acor’s “complete statement” districts in the region. The Nazi dictator “did many great things for Germany and their youth before the infamous Holocaust,” Acor was quoted as saying in the yearbook. Among other comments attributed to Acor was the sympathetic observation that Hitler “outed and faced hardships early in life which a lot of people can relate to.” Acor ended his encomium to Hitler by saying, “Adolf is arguably the greatest public speaker in the history of the world. Adolf made many great strides to make Germany a world super power.” Despite the detailed nature of the quotes, Whitesville School Superintendent Laurie Sanders sought to actively shield Acor from criticism. Speaking to a local news outlet last Thursday, Sanders said that Acor’s statement in the year book had been “incom- plete, resulting in the description of a historical figure being mistakenly taken out of context.” In an interview with the Olean Times Herald, Sanders implied that there was more to the episode than she was authorized to disclose. “The best way for me to say it is the statements were incom-

Israeli Foreign Minister Attends Abu Dhabi Climate Summit, Meets With UAE Official

BY BARNEY BREEN-PORTNOY

Israel’s top diplomat traveled to Abu Dhabi on Sunday to attend an international climate summit. While in the Gulf emirate, Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He also sat down with an unnamed senior United Arab Emirates official, and they talked about “regional issues and relations between the two countries, as well as the Iranian nuclear threat, its missile development program, its support of regional terrorism, and Iranian violence against regional interests,” according to an Israeli Foreign Ministry statement. At the conclusion of his trip, Katz said, “I am excited to represent the interests of the State of Israel vis-à-vis the Gulf States here in Abu Dhabi. This represents a significant escalation in the relationship between Israel and countries in the region. Together with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu, I will continue to promote the policy of normal- ization from power that we are leading, based on Israel’s capabilities in the fields of security and intelligence as well as in various civilian spheres.” “I view this as one of my major challenges as minister of foreign affairs, and I intend to promote this policy in the future as well,” he added. While Israel does not have official diplomatic relations with any countries in the Gulf region, recent years have seen growing behind-the-scenes ties, largely driven by coopera- tion against a common adversary — the Tehran regime. A6 | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 Opinion. When Presidential Candidates Refuse to Hate Evil

to change America through love. That’s an our blood and poisons us.” uplifting message. But only so long as it is True. We should never hate our enemies. But we must detest God’s enemies, those who SHMULEY BOTEACH matched on the flip side with a hatred of evil. US Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks as former engage in mass murder and genocide, slaugh- HUD Secretary Julian Castro, US Senator Cory ENGELWOOD Many liberals seek to understand rather than detest evil. They justify murderous tering God’s children. Booker, former US Rep. Beto O’Rourke listen during the first US 2020 presidential election actions based on poverty, persecution, or There was a reason that Franklin Democratic candidates debate in Miami, gullibility. We are often told that murderers of Roosevelt forced Winston Churchill to accept Florida, US, June 26, 2019. Israeli Jews were humiliated at checkpoints, the American insistence on the “uncondi- Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar. Last week, presidential candidate unemployed in Gaza, or felt their only option tional surrender” of Germany, when both Wannsee Conference, it would lead to the gas Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was asked was to engage in terrorism. were at the Casablanca Conference. Churchill chambers and the murder of 10,000 Jews per whether he would meet Louis Farrakhan, The failure of liberalism, and the reason was sure it was a mistake and would make day for the next three years. But these crimes the Nation of Islam leader. Cory’s response: “I for its repudiation in the political arena Germany fight to the last man, which it did. could not have occurred without the world don’t feel the need to do that, but I’m not one — where now it has to use the new name But for Roosevelt, Nazism was something first excusing Nazi as a benign of these people that says I wouldn’t sit down “progressivism” — is rooted in its unwilling- repulsive and odious, and an armistice could phenomenon that would ultimately pass. with anybody to hear what they have to say.” ness to hate evil. Many learned this from never be offered. The appropriate response to today’s He then added that he is highly Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, when he said, “If How are we supposed to demonstrate evil was expressed by former French Presi- acquainted with Farrakhan and the Nation of anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to our moral resolve to fight extremists — right- dent François Hollande following a horrific Islam from his time as mayor of Newark: “I am them the other cheek also.” wing, left-wing, or religious — who wish to terrorist attack in Paris. “I despise these terror- very familiar with Minister Louis Farrakhan This noble sentiment is often misin- exterminate Jews, Christians, or Muslims if ists with every fiber of my being,” he said. “I and his beliefs and values.” terpreted, however, by those who fail to we don’t leverage a loathing of them which hate them and everything they stand for. And Of course, what Cory should have said, distinguish between the petty grievances compels us to fight them? I will fight them to the last man.” is this: “I just condemned a former vice presi- Jesus was referring to and mass murder. Jesus How are we supposed to react to terror- We must passionately hate antisemitism dent of the United States for saying he hung did not mean to equate the person who stole ists who bomb babies, who use children as and other forms of bigotry, in order to summon out with segregationist Senators. So of course your parking space with a mass murderer. He human shields, and who indoctrinate their the determination to fight them fervently. The I would not meet with Louis Farrakhan, who said to love your enemies, not God’s enemies, youth with the belief they will reach a heavenly threat of genocide today becomes the reality has called Jews ‘termites’ and ‘satanic,’ and such as neo-Nazis chanting “Jews will not paradise by blowing themselves up along with of mass murder tomorrow. referred to Hitler, who murdered six million replace us” in Charlottesville. as many innocent bystanders as possible? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. summed it Jews, as ‘a very great man.’” The act of taking a human life is a crime Abraham Lincoln did not suffer from an up best: “He who passively accepts evil is as But Cory did not say any of this. Instead, against God, who created life and endowed ambivalence to evil. He recognized slavery as much involved in it as he who helps to perpe- he left the door open to meeting a man who it with infinite worth. Individuals who have an abomination, and said in 1854, “I cannot trate it. He who accepts evil without protesting employs Nazi terminology about Jews. erased the image of God from their counte- but hate slavery. I hate it because of its against it is really cooperating with it.” A repulsion to evil seems to be missing nance through savage acts of brutality have monstrous injustice.” Love alone doesn’t work. Darkness is from many of America’s presidential removed themselves from the human family. And while Churchill challenged the spreading around the world because we candidates and leading political figures. Our love must be directed toward the victims American policy of unconditional surrender, sometimes love evildoers too much. We have Democratic US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii of violence, not the victimizers. he did not equivocate on his own hatred of forgotten that hate can be kosher, but only made the colossal mistake of meeting with The Bible teaches in Psalm 97, “Let those the German Nazis. He said openly that “I hate when it is exclusively directed at the truly Bashar al-Assad, even after he used poison who love the Lord hate evil.” Proverbs Chapter no man but Hitler.” And because he hated the wicked. gas on Arab children. 8 tells us: “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.” beast, he inspired a nation to fight him. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, “America’s Ask yourself how it is that the world And, in Ecclesiastes, King Solomon says, Is not every stain of genocide upon the Rabbi,” is the author of 32 books including watched as multiple genocides have unfolded. “there is a time to love and a time to hate.” human timeline accompanied by a larger, The Israel Warrior. The Washington Post The liberal answer is that we do not love Last week was the third anniversary of darker mark of global indifference? The and Newsweek call him “the most famous enough. Presidential candidate Marianne the passing of , the great Holocaust mass murder of Jews began in 1941, with Rabbi in America.” Follow him on Twitter @ Williamson, a fine and wise woman, said in survivor and humanitarian, who once told the German invasion of Soviet Russia and RabbiShmuley. last week’s Democratic debate that we have me, “We can’t hate our enemies. It seeps into the Einsatzgruppen death squads. After the

spearhead of the resistance and defense of our people’s rights — has already declared a state When the Palestinian Ruling of high alert among the ranks of its members.” He reminded the public that “Shabiba is prepared for every eventuality, and that its Party Threatens Violence members who ignited the first Intifada and the Al-Aqsa Intifada are still capable of making the ground burn under the feet of the tyrants.” Faraj added that “any participation [in an official statement by a ruling party in the the peace process] by any Palestinian figure United States, the UK, or Canada. It’s a big would be considered treason, shame and deal. conspiracy against our people’s struggles — STEPHEN M.FLATOW/ Can you imagine the Republicans threat- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud and our people and our Shabiba will respond JNS.ORG ening violence to stop some conference of Abbas speaks during a meeting of the to it with full force.” (Translations courtesy of which they disapproved? How would the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah, the invaluable Palestinian Media Watch.) world react if the leaders of the Conservative January 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Mohamad Torok- man. Whether the violence actually material- Party in England called for “escalation of the izes remains to be seen. There are all sorts of confrontation” to halt an event it disliked? Or A few days before the Bahrain confer- factors that affect such developments. if Liberal leaders in Canada posted a photo of Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, on June 13. ence, US envoy Jason Greenblatt took to But the significance of the threats is that one of their followers poised to throw a rock at On June 16, Fatah posted on its official Twitter to issue this cry of alarm: “Fatah is they were made by the Palestinian Arabs’ one of their opponents? Facebook page a large photo of a masked calling for violence against Israelis as an act of ruling party. And they were made to prevent a That’s what Fatah did. That’s what Jason Palestinian about to throw a rock — that is, protest. Despicable. Fatah seeks violence over conference devoted to raising tens of billions Greenblatt was referring to. about to attempt to stone a Jew to death. The the idea of exploring peace & prosperity for of dollars for the Palestinians! Fatah Revolutionary Council Secre- accompanying text urged Palestinians to the Palestinian people.” This, once again, exposes the true nature tary Majed Al-Fatiani said the council “is undertake, “An escalation of the confronta- By now, much of the public has probably of the challenge that Israel faces if a Palestinian committed to leading the struggle to stop tions with the Israeli occupation in all districts forgotten what exactly Fatah is and why state is ever established: a people for whom the great plot that is being woven against of the homeland as a sign of opposition to its threats are significant. But it’s worth a violence is normal behavior, with armed our people,” and will use “all means available the deal of the century and the workshop in reminder. forces and full sovereignty, stationed along- to it in order to defeat the occupation.” Since Manama [Bahrain]” Fatah is the majority faction in the Pales- side Israel’s nine-miles-wide mid-section. Is Palestinian Arabs have for the past century Five days later, the PA’s Al-Hayat tinian Authority (PA). It is by far the largest that a risk Israel can afford to take? been using bombs, knives, axes, machine- Al-Jadida newspaper published another call faction of the PLO, of which the PA is an arm. Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in New guns, and rocks to “defeat the occupation,” we to arms from Fatah. This time it came from Fatah is led by Mahmoud Abbas, who is also Jersey, is the father of Alisa Flatow, who can assume that the Palestinian public under- Fatah Revolutionary Council member and the chairman of the PA and the PLO. was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored stands what “all means available” means. Shabiba [Fatah Youth] Secretary-General In a word, Fatah is the ruling party. Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995. He is Al-Fatiani’s comments were published Hassan Faraj. So when a Fatah spokesperson or publi- the author of A Father’s Story: My Fight for prominently in the official PA newspaper, He announced that “Shabiba — the cation says something, it’s the equivalent of backbone of the [Fatah] Movement and the Justice Against Iranian Terror. www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 A7 Opinion. Arab Homophobia and US and Israeli Jews: Western Indifference Profound Connections and Alarming Gaps

BEN COHEN /JNS.org JAMES SINKINSON /JNS.org One of the more spiteful terms to have emerged from the global campaign against Participants hold banners as they take part the State of Israel is “pinkwashing” — a catch- in Jerusalem’s 17th annual Gay Pride Parade phrase insinuating that Israel cynically uses August 2, 2018. The banner on the right reads in A recent AJC survey contrasting the Taglit-Birthright Israel Photo:Flash90. its LGBT+ community to polish its human Hebrew, ” I don’t have another country.” opinions of American, Israeli and French Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad. percent said yes and only five percent said no. rights reputation, so as to deflect attention Jews regarding Jewish issues that affect both Finally, as a counterpoint to the previous from the alleged “apartheid” imposed on the in Muslim countries — Iran, Saudi Arabia, the global and regional Jewish communities question, the survey asked, “Do you think that Palestinians under Israeli rule. Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan, and Somalia among reveals both heartening and deeply disturbing a thriving Diaspora is vital for the long-term Malicious formulations like these are them — where being outed means facing the trends. (We will not focus here on responses future of the Jewish people?” vulnerable to challenge because they can ultimate sentence of death by stoning. of our French contingent, by far the smallest.) Curiously, felt less cut both ways. One can equally say that the The fact that these homophobic views The good news is, Jews around the world strongly about their own well-being, with “pinkwashing” charge is a devious ploy to co-exist with anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and still largely regard each other as friends or only 65 percent registering affirmative to this divert attention from a societal stain across violent misogyny shows that a kind of reverse family and support each other’s survival. question; 16 percent said no and 17 percent the Muslim world — the persecution of gay intersectionality prevails in the Arab world. The bad news: Israelis and Americans differ had no opinion (couldn’t care less?). men — to one of the several national conflicts It isn’t an accident that hatred of Israel goes radically on some existential issues that Most Israeli Jews expressed greater around the region. After all, that would be in hand in hand with hatred of homosexuals and shouldn’t divide us. concern for the Diaspora’s survival than Ameri- keeping with the region’s traditional approach justification of female murder (25 percent The survey, conducted in spring 2019 by cans themselves, with 74 percent of Israelis to homosexuality. In a 2016 survey of gay of Moroccans, 21 percent of Jordanians, the American Jewish Committee, asked repre- answering yes to the question, only 20 percent rights in Muslim countries, The Guardian’s and eight percent of Palestinians think this sentative samples of each nationality their answering no, and six percent having no opinion. Middle East editor, Brian Whitaker, explained practice is “acceptable”). They go together opinion on some 21 topics, ranging from their So far, so good. These results sound like we that the reason for the “comparatively small because they are products of the prevailing identification with Judaism to American and American Jews and Israeli Jews could be friends. number of prosecutions is the official fiction political and religious environment. The Israeli domestic political issues. But when we look at American and Israeli that gay people don’t exist to any great same passions that animate opposition to It’s the political issues that create the opinions about political issues, we see much extent in Muslim countries; homosexuality is the existence of Israel as a colonial interloper conflict between us — and that also highlight a more divergence, and frankly, reason for alarm. regarded primarily as a western phenomenon underlie the conviction that homosexuality serious disconnect in perspective and values. Let’s start with the 800-pound gorilla in and large numbers of arrests would call that is a distinctive sin of the West. It is, you might Let’s take a look at four harmonies between the room — US President Donald Trump. into question.” say, a strange mixture of pre-modern views American and Israeli Jews, then look at four The survey asked each group, “Do you But on those occasions when homosexu- about human freedom with post-modern differences that portend political strife in the approve or disapprove of the way President ality is thought about or discussed in this part of views about the ills of Western imperialism. coming months and years. Trump is handling US-Israel relations?” the world, the predominant emotions it evokes In a perverse way, this outlook best When asked how important being Jewish The contrast in views is clear, and are hatred and disgust. A poll conducted for describes the present situation. If you were was to their lives, the responses of both Israeli unnerving. the BBC by the Arab Barometer research going to put Israel on a chart of countries that and American Jews indicate a largely warm, Israelis approve of Trump on Israel organization last week graphically demon- seriously address the concerns of the LGBT+ embracing relationship with their Jewishness. strongly (48 percent) or somewhat (31 strated that in the eyes of the vast majority of community — on marriage, on adoption, on Some 51 percent of Israelis say being percent) — for a total approval of 79 percent. Arabs, 93 percent of whom profess Islam, to be sexual education and health, on hate crimes Jewish is most important in their lives, 29 (Only 10 percent disapprove.) homosexual is to be less than human. — alongside it would be places like Canada percent say it’s very important, and 11 percent This is clearly a vote of hearty support The Arab population with the lowest or Australia, not Egypt or Iraq. Given Israel’s say somewhat important — that’s 91 percent by an overwhelming majority of our Israeli tolerance for homosexuality is the Pales- geographical location, in this sense it is who strongly value their Jewishness. brethren — who obviously see themselves tinians, just five percent of whom believe indeed an alien outpost. For American Jews, the numbers are as benefactors of Trump’s decisions on the that being gay is “acceptable.” In Jordan, Rather than raising questions about 45 percent very important and 35 percent Iran deal, Jerusalem recognition, the Golan that number is seven percent, in Sudan 17 Israel’s legitimacy, this observation should somewhat important: While not as forceful Heights, defunding of Palestinian terrorism, percent, and in Algeria, a comparatively trigger a much different discussion about a sentiment as that of Israelis at the high and withdrawal from UNRWA. open-minded 26 percent. In Lebanon — not the state of civilization in the Arab and wider end (“most important”), still, the fact that 80 Among American Jews, in what seems a so long ago constructed in the Western mind Muslim worlds. The renowned reluctance — percent of American Jews have strong feelings triumph of personal distaste for Trump over polit- as a libertine playground of smoky nightclubs, more so on the American left than on the left toward their Jewishness shows a signifi- ical logic, only 22 percent approve strongly and seductive women, and heady cocktails — the in Europe — to engage in this discussion has cant sharing of fundamental cultural and/or 14 percent approve somewhat — total approval tolerance level for homosexuality is a paltry left the field open to the right-wing populists religious values. on Israel of just 36 percent. Yet 45 percent disap- six percent. who are now held up as emblematic of the Likewise, another key indication of prove strongly — a plurality of disapproval. But when these same 25,000-odd respon- rotten state of politics. shared values is found in answers to the A bewildered Israeli might ask: How can dents were asked for their views on “honor If there is to be peace in the Middle East, question, “Using the metaphor of a family, do you disapprove of all these actions that helped killings” — a nomenclature that scarcely does it cannot involve only a “Palestinian state” (per you consider American Jews [or, on the other us? What kind of support is that for us? What justice to what it means, which is the repug- the Palestinian Authority) or “prosperity” (per side, Israeli Jews] your siblings, first cousins, are you thinking? nant practice of male relatives executing Jared Kushner); it also requires a transforma- extended family, or not part of my family?” On the question, “Do you favor or oppose women and girls for supposedly “shaming” tion of social values. In 1979 — 40 years ago, Israeli Jews said they regard American a two-state solution through the establish- their families — the answers were much that is — an Iranian feminist with the pseud- Jews as siblings (31 percent), first cousins (11 ment of a demilitarized Palestinian state on more positive. The answers were similarly onym “Atoussa H.” published a devastating percent), and extended family (36 percent) — the West Bank,” we see a similar disconnect. emphatic when the respondents were asked critique of the Western left’s appeasement of a total of 78 percent — while only 23 percent A solid 64 percent majority of American for their views on Israel, which most Arabs the social conservatism that accompanied answered “not part of my family.” Jews favor the two-state solution — either still perceive as a threat to their very existence the Islamist revolution in Iran. “The Western American Jews are more lukewarm strongly (33 percent) or somewhat (31 (even those living thousands of miles to the liberal Left needs to know that Islamic law can towards their Israeli counterparts, but still percent). About 26 percent oppose two states — west in Morocco and Libya). become a dead weight on societies hungering warm, scoring 13 percent for siblings, 15 somewhat (12 percent) or strongly (14 percent). The true value of the BBC poll lies not for change,” she wrote in the French magazine percent for first cousins, and 43 percent for Israeli respondents, however, for whom in its confirmation of the deep-seated hatred Le Nouvel Observateur. “The Left should not extended family — a total of 71 percent — while the question is dramatically more consequen- of homosexuals in the Arab world, but in its let itself be seduced by a cure that is perhaps 28 percent answered “not part of my family.” tial, only support two states by 39 percent — 17 demonstration of the company that Arab worse than the disease.” To assess the centrality of Israel, the percent strongly and 22 percent somewhat. homophobia keeps. Like hatred of Jews, Recent history shows that the Western survey asked each group whether they On the other hand, a majority of Israelis — 51 hatred of homosexuals rarely exists in a left was seduced. And nothing that Atoussa H. believed a thriving State of Israel is vital for the percent — oppose two states, either somewhat vacuum; rather, it is part of a wider network noted at that time has really changed. long-term future of the Jewish people. (18 percent) or strongly (33 percent). of bigotries (in which, most of the time, “the Ben Cohen is a New York City-based American Jews responded with strong The idea of a two-state solution is Jews” play the most devilish role of all). Criti- journalist and author who writes a weekly affirmation: 72 percent said yes and “only” obviously dying in Israel, but American Jews, cally, these prejudices are sanctioned by the column on Jewish and international affairs 25 percent said no. Israeli Jews, unsurpris- law, so that gay men are driven underground for JNS. ingly, responded even more emphatically: 91 Continued on Page A12 A8 | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 Impressions.

As July 4th Approaches, PC Confessions of a Jewish Culture Takes on Homeschool Mom American History

BY TARA MIZRACHI good, I was sure. But I still was not convinced that BY HAROLD BRACKMAN homeschooling was something I would ever want In 1998, my husband and I decided to do to do — or even could do. something unheard of — something that drew stares Then, over the next few days, a strange thing Historian David McCullough’s new book Pioneers of disbelief and worry from strangers, relatives, and happened. It seemed that everywhere I turned, focuses on relatively-unknown western trailblazers, experts alike: We decided to home school. whether I opened a book, leafed through a magazine, such as Rufus Putnam and Ephraim Cutler. Their Yes, 20 years ago, back when much of the avail- or glanced at a poster, I came across the words from frontier was the Ohio Valley wilderness, around the able curriculum was largely Christian-based, our the Torah: “Teach your children diligently.” town of Marietta — named after Marie Antoinette family made our own curriculum. Back then, this After running into these words five or six (who supported the American Revolution). regular mom without a degree in education took times, I read them carefully and thought long and But according to historian-reviewer Neil J. Young, the plunge into the world of “chinuch,” and learned hard about their meaning. McCullough’s book is not worth your time. Why? much more than I could have ever imagined. As an army wife, I knew all too well about Because we already know too much about white men Here are some of them. commands. When the Army ordered my husband — celebrated or not. Lesson One: I am qualified. to go where he was to be shot at by live gunfire, What does this have to do with Jewish history? Why? Hashem puts the miraculous ability to my husband obeyed the order and went — no First, take the obscure controversy over whether learn in each child. My job is simply not to mess it up. questions asked. President George Washington spoke Yiddish. Histo- Lesson Two: Sending children to school is The Creator of the World has commanded thus: rians emphatically answer “No” — but Thomas giving someone your children. And you shall love the Lord Pynchon authored a novel having him speak exactly That is the biggest tuition. Their values will be with all your hearts, that, taught to him by a Black-Jewish slave butler learned from their surroundings. with all your soul Lesson Three: Age differences are fine. and with all your might. The same subject can be taught at different levels. The older ones, by sharing their knowledge with the younger ones, will reinforce their learning and their values. Lesson Four: Teach by example. Children will see and Members of the first-ever official US government emulate the adults, and especially delegation to the March of the Living at Auschwitz- what their values are. Live for a Birkenau on May 2, 2019. Photo: March of the Living. higher purpose. Lesson Five: Prayers and owned (according to Pynchon) by Washington. Hebrew first, and then the secular Presidential historian Michael Beschloss, subjects. appearing on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show, All learning and blessings remarked that he had spent an entire day reading come from Hashem first. through George Washington’s papers looking for Lesson Six: Love is the key. An empty classroom. Photo: Wiki Commons. Yiddishisms — and found none. Love is the difference between But my question is this: If Pynchon is correct, a wonderful teacher and an average teacher. Plants Set these words which I command you today does that exempt Washington from the ban on hyping need sunshine, and children need love to grow. upon your heart. the Founding Fathers because the first president was a Love gives life and learning its wings: See the world Teach them faithfully to your children. multiculturalist who spoke Yiddish? through your children’s eyes. Experience obstacles Speak of them in your home, and on the road, Second, take Isaiah Isaacs of Richmond, Virginia. as learning opportunities, setbacks as times to when you lie down and when you rise up. In 1781, when the intrepid frontiersman Daniel Boone reflect, and stumbles as chances to get back up I could not avoid it, but even so, my first did some surveying across the Appalachians all the again. Truly love your loved ones unconditionally, reaction was “that’s too big a job. Let someone else way to Pittsburgh, Boone signed a receipt for payment and have fun. more qualified do it.” for his services that his employer Isaacs notated on the Originally, homeschooling was not on my I remembered the time when we sat down to back in Yiddish. Did Boone also speak or understand plan of things to do. My neighbor Caroline in Fort talk to our kids about school. We explained how Yiddish? Ask Thomas Pynchon! Benning, Georgia was a homeschool mom, and she it can be a lot of fun. There’s a building, teachers, Whatever the answer, according to the PC made the pitch. books, and lots of kids. Our oldest child wanted to standard promoted by Young — and supported by “Look around,” she said, as she glanced at know if school costs a lot. When I told her that it was many in this country — the famous Daniel Boone our bookshelves with even more books stacked free, she observed, “school is free, but you give them certainly deserves no additional publicity. But what along the fireplace mantle. The TV was on “mute,” your children, that’s what the cost is.” about the unheralded Jews, such as Isaacs? I can add Debussy was on the stereo, and the kids were busy Those words rang true. about Isaacs that his 1806 will, written in English, drawing, reading, doing the math, and playing. Many years later, when we were thinking provided for the emancipation of his slaves, because Caroline said, “You’re homeschooling anyway, you about this same subject, our rabbi Moshe Feller “all men are equally free.” may as well actually homeschool!” said, ”After 120 years, Hashem is going to ask you: ‘I Should Isaacs be damned for being one of the To me, this was just what an average have given you these beautiful neshamas, how did Jews whom Louis Farrakhan claims invented slavery Jewish mom does. “No,” I stated emphatically, you care for them?’” as well as racism? Or should he be honored as an early “homeschooling is definitely not something that is As I thought about his question I opened my abolitionist? (George Washington also liberated his for my family.” Then she observed, “If I were Jewish, prayer book and, not surprisingly, the page which slaves when he died.) it would not be a decision at all.” opened first was the Shema. My eyes focused: Our PC culture is not only undermining our Caroline was making a point: When we send “Teach your children diligently.” values — but now also our history. our children to school, we get them dressed, fed, Tara Mizrachi is a former US Army wife and Historian Harold Brackman is coauthor with and ready to learn, and then we give them over to the author of “Software for the Soul: Psalms for Ephraim Isaac of From Abraham to Obama: A someone who will teach them something — but who Everyone – discovering the inner meanings.” She History of Jews, Africans, and African Americans and what? I was a good person teaching something hosts www.psalmsonline.org. (Africa World Press, 2015). www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 A9 Legal Notice.

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All that certain plot, piece FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE GRUNHUT et al Defendant(s). or parcel of land, with the buildings ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. MOSES AJ; 6/14/21/28; 7/5 RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo- and improvements thereon erected, FRIEDRICH, ET AL., Defendant(s). Plaintiff, -against- HAROLD ODLE; sure and Sale entered on December situate, lying and being in the Borough Pursuant to a Vacate Disposal and NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; NEW YORK 3, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee of Brooklyn, County of Kings and State Upon Vacature of Judgment of Foreclo- KINGS COUNTY PNC BANK, N.A., CITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL will sell at public auction, at the room of New York, Block 4117 and Lot 42. sure and Sale duly filed on November SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BOARD; CARL ODLE, Index No. 261, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, Approximate amount of judgment 9, 2018, and an Order Extending Time NATIONAL CITY BANK, Plaintiff 508218/2017. Pursuant to a Judgment Kings County, New York on the 25th is $1,075,461.07 plus interest and to Set Sale duly filed on April 1, 2019, against FIVEL SOFER, et al Defen- of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated, Day of July, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. All that costs. Premises will be sold subject I, the undersigned Referee will sell at dants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, May 16, 2019 and entered with the certain plot, piece or parcel of land, to provisions of filed Judgment Index public auction at the Kings County Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Kings County Clerk on May 23, 2019, with the buildings and improvements # 7351/13. If the sale is set aside for Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614 Jacob Gelfand, Esq., the Appointed thereon erected, situate, lying and any reason, the Purchaser at the sale Street, Brooklyn, NY on July 18, 2019 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant Referee, will sell the premises known being in the Borough of Brooklyn, City shall be entitled only to a return of at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 112 to a Judgment of Foreclosure and as 464 East 55th Street, Brooklyn, of New York, County of Kings, State of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall Middleton Street, Unit 3, Brooklyn, NY. Sale entered June 8, 2018, I will sell at New York 11203 at public auction at New York. Premises known as 1139 have no further recourse against All that certain plot, piece or parcel of public auction to the highest bidder at Kings County Supreme Court, Room 42nd Street, Brooklyn, (City of New the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the land, with the buildings and improve- Room 224 of Kings County Supreme 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, York) New York 11219. (Block: 5592, Mortgagee's attorney, or the Referee. ments thereon erected, situate, lying Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on July 25, 2019 at Lot: 64) Approximate amount of lien Richard Alan Klass, Esq., Referee and being in the Borough of Kings, New York, 11201 on July 18, 2019 at 2:30 P.M. All that certain plot, piece or $772,321.00 plus interest and costs. Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C., 6901 County of Kings and State of New York, 2:30 PM. Premises known as 715 East parcel of land, situate, lying and being Premises will be sold subject to provi- Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, Block 2241 and Lot 1303 together 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Block in the Borough of Brooklyn, County sions of filed judgment and terms New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff with an undivided 25 percent interest 5399 Lot 72. All that certain plot, piece of Kings, City and State of New York of sale. Index No. 11902/2013. Mark AJ; 6/21/28; 7/5/12 in the Common Elements. Premises or parcel of land, with the buildings known as Block: 4765; Lot: 11 will be Longo, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink will be sold subject to provisions of and improvements thereon erected, sold subject to the provisions of filed LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME filed Judgment Index # 11033/13. situate, lying and being in the Borough Judgment, Index No. 508218/2017. Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY COURT COUNTY OF KINGS 21ST Zvi Storch, Esq., Referee Berkman, of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City The approximate amount of judgment 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218 Dated: MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, and State of New York. Approximate is $281,260.63 plus interest and costs. May 23, 2019 Plaintiff AGAINST JOHN J. VOTTO, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden Amount of Judgment is $428,191.23 FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad AJ; 6/21/28; 7/5/12 LINDA M. VOTTO, et al., Defendant(s) City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff plus interest and costs. Premises will Street, Suite 501, New York, New York Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure AJ; 6/14/21/28; 7/5 be sold subject to provisions of filed 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT and Sale duly dated 1-15-2019 I, the Judgment Index No 6496/13. Joel Eliot AJ; 6/21/28; 7/5/12 KINGS COUNTY EMIGRANT BANK undersigned Referee will sell at public NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT Abramson, Esq., Referee PNNC039 AJ; F/K/A NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK auction at the Kings County Supreme COUNTY OF KINGS, WILMINGTON 6/14/21/28; 7/5 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court AND TRUST F/K/A EMIGRANT Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A County Of Kings The Bank of New SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff against Brooklyn, NY on 8-1-2019 at 2:30PM, CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS TRUSTEE Notice of Formation of 228 Autumn York as Trustee for the Certificate- ORCHID JOAZARD, et al Defendants premises known as 1462 East 65th FOR NORMANDY MORTGAGE Realty LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with holders of the CWABS 2005-06, Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234. All that LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2017-1, Plain- SSNY on 5/22/2019. Office: Kings Plaintiff AGAINST Woodrow Lynch, & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, certain plot piece or parcel of land, tiff, vs. DASHA J. ARKLIS, ET AL., County. SSNY designated as agent for Albi B. Etoh, et al, Defendant Pursuant Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614 with the buildings and improvements Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order process & shall mail to: 228 Autumn to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant erected, situate, lying and being in Amending the Caption, Confirming Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Purpose: duly dated 8/16/2018 and entered on to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Referee’s Report and Judgment of Any lawful. 9/12/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, entered October 31, 2018, I will sell at Kings, City and State of New York, Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on May AJ; 6/14/21/28; 7/5/12/19 will sell at public auction at the Kings public auction to the highest bidder at Block: 8386 Lot: 72. Approximate 20, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Room 224 of Kings County Supreme amount of judgment $607,622.77 will sell at public auction at the Kings Notice of formation of limited liability Street, Brooklyn, NY on July 25, 2019 Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, plus interest and costs. Premises will County Supreme Court, Room 224, company(LLC) Name: CITTA YOGA at 02:30 PM premises known as 883 New York, 11201 on July 25, 2019 at be sold subject to provisions of filed 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on LLC. Articles of organization filed Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233. 2:30 PM. Premises known as 1270 Judgment Index #511154/2014. Jack July 18, 2019 at 2:30 p.m., premises with the secretary of state of New All that certain plot piece or parcel of Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233. Segal, Esq., Referee Carter Conboy known as 2964 Brighton 6th Street, York(SSNY)on 05/28/2019. Office land, with the buildings and improve- Block 1567 Lot 19. All that certain plot, Case Blackmore Maloney & Laird, PC Unit 6B, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain location: Kings county. SSNY has been ments erected, situate, lying and being piece or parcel of land, situate, lying 20 Corporate Woods Blvd. Albany, NY plot, piece or parcel of land, with the designated as the agent of the LLC in the County of Kings, City and State and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, 12211 26801 63800 buildings and improvements thereon upon whom process against it May of New York, BLOCK: 1704, LOT: 67. County of Kings, City and State of AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19 erected, situate, lying and being in the be served. SSNY shall mail copy of Approximate amount of judgment New York. Approximate Amount of Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, the process to: CITTA YOGA LLC 61 is $497,543.45 plus interests and Judgment is $570,846.46 plus interest NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT City and State of New York, Block 8665 Herbert st. #2A Brooklyn, NY 11222. costs. Premises will be sold subject and costs. Premises will be sold COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK and Lots 1113 & 1118 together with an Purpose: all lawful activity to provisions of filed Judgment Index subject to provisions of filed Judgment NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN undivided 5.03 (Unit) percent and 0.72 AJ; 6/14/21/28; 7/5/12/19 # 509810/2015. Jageshwar Sharma, Index No 5551/2011. Shmuel D. Taub, ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT (Parking Space) percent interest in Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS Esq., Referee XCHJC350 SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE the Common Elements. Approximate NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 AJ; 6/21/28; 7/5/12 RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, amount of judgment is $835,821.29 COUNTY OF KINGS HSBC BANK Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 Plaintiff AGAINST Marie Joseph plus interest and costs. Premises will USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AJ; 6/21/28; 7/5/12 Supreme Court – County Of Kings and Jean Senat, et al., Defendant(s) be sold subject to provisions of filed AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO Wells Fargo Bank Plaintiff, vs. Gloria Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Judgment Index # 511621/2014. Aaron ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Deblanco, et al, Defendant(s). and Sale duly dated May 16, 2019 I, the D. Maslow, Esq., Referee Knuckles, MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS- County Of Kings U.S. Bank National Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure undersigned Referee will sell at public Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES Association, as Trustee for the Holders and Sale; the undersigned Referee will auction at the Room 224 of Kings Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, 2008-1, Plaintiff, AGAINST JOSEPH of MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages sell at public auction in Room 224 of County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Attorneys for Plaintiff Cash will not be MODICA, THERESA MODICA, et al. Trust 2007-3, Plaintiff AGAINST the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on accepted. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment Earline Burnett, et al, Defendant Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on July August 01, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises AJ; 6/14/21/28; 7/5 of foreclosure and sale duly entered on Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo- 25,2019 at 2:30 P.M., the premises known as 687 EAST 42ND STREET, August 25, 2016. I, the undersigned sure and Sale duly dated 10/26/2016 described as follows: All that parcel of BROOKLYN, NY 11203. All that certain NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Referee, will sell at public auction at and entered on 11/22/2016, I, the land, being in the County of Kings, City plot piece or parcel of land, with the County Of Kings US Bank National the Room 224, Kings County Supreme undersigned Referee, will sell at public and State of New York; known as 437 buildings and improvements erected, Association as Trustee for CMALT Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, auction at the Kings County Supreme Forbell St.; Block 4290, Lot 12. Approx- situate, lying and being in the Borough REMIC Series 2007-A5-REMIC Pass- NY 11201 on July 18, 2019 at 2:30 PM Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, imate amount of lien $550,398.66, of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and Through Certificates Series 2007-A5, premises known as 1739 Ryder Street, NY on July 25, 2019 at 02:30 PM plus interest and costs. Premises will State of New York, BLOCK 4989, LOT Plaintiff AGAINST Junior Newton, et Brooklyn, NY 11234-4308. All that premises known as 99 4th Avenue, be sold subject to provisions of the 65. Approximate amount of judgment al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment certain plot piece or parcel of land, Unit 2L, Brooklyn, NY 11217. All that Judgment, Index No. 501627/2016. $407,397.32 plus interest and costs. of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated with the buildings and improvements certain plot piece or parcel of land, Aaron Tyk, Referee Woods Oviatt Premises will be sold subject to provi- 5/17/2019 and entered on 5/28/2019, thereon erected, situate, lying and with the buildings and improvements Gilman LLP 700 Crossroads Building, sions of filed Judgment for Index# I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at being in the Borough of Brooklyn, erected, situate, lying and being in 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 503915/2017. Doron A. Leiby, Esq., public auction at the Kings County County of Kings, City and State of New the County of Kings, City and State of 855-227-5072 63914 Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, York. Section 23, Block 7886 and Lot New York, BLOCK: 937, LOT: 1003. AJ; 6/21/28; 7/5/12 for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite Brooklyn, NY on July 18, 2019 at 02:30 23. Approximate amount of judgment Approximate amount of judgment 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 63891 PM premises known as 864 Euclid $836,750.21 plus interest and costs. is $507,599.91 plus interests and NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208. All that Premises will be sold subject to costs. Premises will be sold subject COUNTY OF KINGS, GOSHEN A10 | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 Tradition. Legal Notice.

Jacob’s firstborn son, seemed to have been left out altogether from the LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Argument for the allocation of honours. At this point, the confrontation SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF secretary of state of New York(SSNY) Sake of Heaven became yet more intense. For the KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK on 02/08/2019. Office location: Kings one and only time in his life, Moses MELLON AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT county. SSNY has been designated staked his leadership on the occur- MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1, as the agent of the LLC upon whom rence of a miracle: Plaintiff against RUBY STRACHAN; process against it may be served. Then Moses said, “By this you VERONICA STRACHAN; SAPPHIRE SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Moses also said to Korach, STRACHAN, et al Defendant(s). Kyle Naff 400 E 21 Street Apartment shall know that it was the Lord who “Now listen, you Levites! Is it not Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure 4C Brooklyn, NY 11226. Purpose: all JONATHAN SACKS enough for you that the God of sent me to do all these things, that and Sale entered on October 29, 2018. lawful activity they were not of my own devising: LONDON Israel has separated you from the I, the undersigned Referee will sell AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19/26; 8/2 rest of the Israelite community and If these men die a natural death at public auction in Room 224 of the brought you near Himself to do and suffer the fate of all mankind, Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Notice of Formation of Milton Manage- the work at the Lord’s Tabernacle then the Lord has not sent me. But Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 1st day ment Team LLC. Articles of Org. filed of August, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. premises with SSNY on the 06/19/2019. Office The Korach rebellion was and to stand before the commu- if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its described as follows: All that certain location is Kings Co. Milton Manage- not just the worst of the revolts nity and minister to them? He has plot, piece or parcel of land, with the ment Team LLC is designated as from the wilderness years. It was brought you and all your fellow mouth and swallows them, with buildings and improvements thereon agent of the LLC upon whom process also different in kind because it Levites near Himself, but now you everything that belongs to them, erected, situate, lying and being in the against it may be served and shall be was a direct assault on Moses are trying to get the Priesthood and they go down alive into the Borough of Brooklyn, City New York, sent to Milton Management Team and Aaron. Korach and his fellow t o o.” (Num. 16:8–10) grave, then you will know that County of Kings and State of New York. LLC 2400 E Cesar Chavez Street Ste rebels in essence accused Moses of It was not that they wanted a these men have treated the Lord Said premises known as 462 East 40th 208, Austin, TX 78702. Purpose: Any Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203. (Block: lawful purpose. nepotism, of failure, and above all of community without leaders. It is, with contempt.” (Num. 16:28–30) No sooner had he finished 4939, Lot: 9). Approximate amount AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19/26; 8/2 being a fraud – of attributing to God rather, that they wanted to be the of lien $ 622,145.45 plus interest and decisions and laws that Moses had leaders. The rebels’ rhetoric had speaking than “the ground under costs. Premises will be sold subject NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT devised himself for his own ends. So nothing to do with the pursuit of them split apart and the earth to provisions of filed judgment and KINGS COUNTY THE BANK OF grave was the attack that it became, truth and everything to do with the opened its mouth and swallowed terms of sale. Index No. 506263-13. NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE for the Sages, a paradigm of the pursuit of honour, status, and (as them” (Num. 16:32). The rebels Philip L. Kamaras, Esq., Referee. Stern BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST CO., worst kind of disagreement: they saw it) power. They wanted not “went down alive into the grave” & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plain- N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MULTI-CLASS tiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH Which is an argument for the to learn but to win. They sought not (16:33). One cannot imagine a more dramatic vindication. God had B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ CERTIFICATES CHASE FLEX TRUST sake of Heaven? The argument verity but victory. 08830 (732) 582-6344 SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff against shown, beyond possibility of doubt, between Hillel and Shammai. We can trace the impact of AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19 HAROLD BAER A/K/A/ HAROLD Which is an argument not for the this in terms of the sequence of that Moses was right and the rebels H. BAER, et al Defendants Attorney sake of Heaven? The argument events that followed. First, Moses wrong. Yet this did not end the NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane, of Korach and his company. proposed a simple test. Let the argument. That is what is extraor- County Of Kings Wells Fargo Bank, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, (Mishnah Avot 5:17) rebels bring an offering of incense dinary. Far from being apologetic NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Nadine N. Rochester, NY 14614 Attorney (s) for Menahem Meiri (Catalonia, the next day and God would show and repentant, the people returned Simon, et al, Defendant Pursuant to Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale of Foreclosure and Sale entered April 1249–1306) explains this teaching whether He accepted or rejected the next morning still complaining – this time, not about who should lead duly dated 5/16/2019 and entered on 3, 2019, I will sell at public auction to 5/23/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, the highest bidder at the Kings County whom but about the way Moses had will sell at public auction at the Kings Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, chosen to end the dispute: “The next County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Brooklyn, New York on August 8, day the whole Israelite community Street, Brooklyn, NY on August 01, 2019 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 2019 at 02:30 PM premises known as 3301 R Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234. ‘You have killed the Lord’s people,’ 1045 East 96th Street, Brooklyn, NY Block 7716 Lot 11. All that certain they said” (17:6). 11236. All that certain plot piece or plot, piece or parcel of land, with the You may be right, they implied, parcel of land, with the buildings and buildings and improvements thereon improvements erected, situate, lying erected, situate, lying and being in the and Korach may have been wrong. and being in the County of Kings, City Borough of Brooklyn, City and State But is this a way to win an argument? and State of New York, BLOCK: 8165, of New York. Approximate Amount of To cause your opponents to be LOT: 18. Approximate amount of Judgment is $561,988.52 plus interest swallowed up alive? This time, God judgment is $325,460.39 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold suggested an entirely different way and costs. Premises will be sold subject subject to provisions of filed Judgment to provisions of filed Judgment Index Index No 509417/2017. Angelicque in the following terms: their offering. This is a rational of resolving the dispute. He told # 506317/2016. For sale information, Moreno, Esq., Referee SPSNC595 The argument between Hillel response. Since what was at issue Continued on Page A12 please visit Auction.com at www. AJ; 7/5/12/19/26 and Shammai: In their debates, one was what God wanted, let God Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. of them would render a decision decide. It was a controlled experi- Mark A. Longo, Referee FRENKEL NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT and the other would argue against ment, an empirical test. God would LEGAL NOTICE LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. Bank it, out of a desire to discover the let the people know, in an unambig- GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay National Association, as trustee, on truth, not out of cantankerousness uous way, who was right. It would Shore, NY 11706 behalf of the holders of the Asset or a wish to prevail over his fellow. establish, once and for all, the truth. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19 Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust, Series NC An argument not for the sake of But Moses did not stop there, COUNTY OF KINGS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT 2005-HE8, Asset Backed Pass-Through Heaven was that of Korach and his as he would have done if truth were TRUSTEE FOR NAAC MORTGAGE COUNTY OF KINGS, OCEAN 18, LLC, Certificates, Series NC 2005-HE8, company, for they came to under- the only issue involved. As we saw PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, vs. EMILY BROWN, ET AL., Plaintiff AGAINST Alisa Smith a/k/a mine Moses, our master, may he in the quote above, Moses tried to SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment Allisa Smith Skeffers; Arieta Smith; rest in peace, and his position, out argue Korach out of his dissent, not SANTO LOPEZ, CRISTOBALINA of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a of envy and contentiousness and by addressing his argument but by ARROYO, et al., Defendant(s) on January 7, 2019 and an Ex Parte Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale ambition for victory. speaking to the resentment that lay Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclo- Order Extending Time to Set Sale filed duly dated August 16, 2018 I, the The Sages were drawing a sure and Sale duly dated November on May 31, 2019, I, the undersigned undersigned Referee will sell at public behind it. He told him that he had Referee will sell at public auction at the auction at the Kings County Supreme fundamental distinction between been given a position of honour. He 02, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, two kinds of conflict:argument for may not have been a Priest but he Room 224 of Kings County Supreme 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on August 8, 2019 the sake of truth and argument for was a Levite, and the Levites had Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on August 1, 2019 at 2:30 p.m., at 2:30PM, premises known as 525 the sake of victory. special sacred status not shared New York 11201, on August 01, 2019 premises known as 13 North Elliot East 38th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203. The passage must be read by the other tribes. He was telling at 2:30PM, premises known as 100 Place, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain All that certain plot piece or parcel of this way, because of the glaring him to be satisfied with the honour HENDRIX STREET, BROOKLYN, NY plot, piece or parcel of land, with the land, with the buildings and improve- buildings and improvements thereon ments erected, situate, lying and being discrepancy between what the he had and not let his ambition 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and erected, situate, lying and being in the in the Borough of Brooklyn, County rebels said and what they sought. overreach itself. Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, of Kings, City and State of NY, Block What they said was that the people improvements erected, situate, lying He then turned to Datan and and being in Bushwick, Borough of City and State of New York, Block 4955 Lot 66. Approximate amount of did not need leaders. They were Aviram, the Reubenites. Given Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and 2027 and Lot 20. Premises will be sold judgment $706,479.39 plus interest all holy. They had all heard the the chance, he would have said State of New York, BLOCK 3933, LOT subject to provisions of filed Judgment and costs. Premises will be sold subject word of God. There should be no something different to them since 24. Approximate amount of judgment Index # 11538/13. Doron Aviram to provisions of filed Judgment Index# distinction of rank, no hierarchy of the source of their discontent was $966,864.28 plus interest and costs. Leiby, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, 521173/2016. Gregory Laspina, Esq., holiness, within Israel. “Why then different from that of Korach. But Premises will be sold subject to provi- Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile do you set yourselves above the they refused to meet with him sions of filed Judgment for Index# 408/2014. Robert Howe, Esq., Referee 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New Lord’s assembly?” (Num. 16:3). Yet altogether – another sign that they Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19 York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: from Moses’ reply, it is clear that were not interested in the truth. They Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 June 13, 2019 63965 he had heard something altogether had rebelled out of a profound sense Williamsville, NY 14221 63795 Notice of formation of limited liability AJ; 7/5/12/19/26 different behind their words: of slight that the tribe of Reuben, AJ; 6/28; 7/5/12/19 company(LLC) Name: KYLE,CIO,LLC. Articles of organization filed with the www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019 A11 Social.

Singer Daddy Yankee Floats in Dead Sea, Visits Western Wall Ahead of Israel Concert

BY SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN

Popular Latin singer Daddy Yankee is touring Israel ahead of his concert on Wednesday at Rishon Anne Frank. Photo: Collectie Anne Frank Stichting Amsterdam. Lezion Live Park. The “Despacito” vocalist landed in the Jewish state on Tuesday and that night visited the Western Dutch Rapper Changes Anne Frank Wall in Jerusalem. He then shared on Instagram on Wednesday a photo of himself floating in the Dead Sea. Opening Daddy Yankee’s show on Wednesday Stage Name After Outcry Over will be Israeli artist Rotem Cohen. ‘Insensitivity’ and Antisemitic Tweets

BY SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN murdered. Soon after the interview was published, the Dutch A 25-year-old Dutch rapper who went by the watchdog group Center for Information and Documen- name Anne Frank said she will change her stage name tation on Israel (CIDI), revealed that the performer had following criticism and the uncovering of her past antise- been tweeting antisemitic and anti-Israel comments mitic comments on Twitter, JTA reported last week. for years. In one Twitter post she wrote, “If Taylor The performer, whose real name is Anne van der Swift were Jewish, I’d gas her personally,” and in 2014, Does, said the stage name was a tribute to the Holocaust she commented on the extraction of gas in northern victim and teenage diarist, and that she chose it because Holland, saying, “There is a heaven for a Jew.” it had been her nickname since elementary school. This year the artist wrote: “Anne Frank died of typhus The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam called the so she was never murdered” and on the eve of Interna- use of the name “insensitive” and said the rapper showed tional Holocaust Remembrance day, she tweeted: “A “little empathy to the feelings of Holocaust survivors.” Jewish connotation [from my stage name] is very sensi- The artist defended herself in an interview with the tive for you all but I hear nothing from you about what Het Parool daily published on Wednesday, saying, “It’s the Jews in 2019 are doing in Palestine.” Among her not malicious. I read her books. She’s an inspiration, a other controversial posts, she has also tweeted a song role model for living in unbearable situations. I know titled, “Free Palestine,” and wrote: “I’m Anne Frank and I we’re not living in wartime but the world isn’t peaceful just rapped about freeing Palestine. It can be done.” either.” The rapper added that she has received death Hidde J. van Koningsveld, the head of the pro-Israel threats for picking the stage name. group CiJo, CIDI’s youth organization, shared on Twitter The performer released her debut single, titled more of the singer’s past antisemitic posts, dating back “Silence,” in late June, and in the track she sings, “Anne to 2010 and 2012, and called the antisemitic tweets and Frank is a bossy b—h,” and, “I stashed s–t in the secret the use of the Anne Frank name “disgusting.” manhunt weeks later, on June 30 in Hebron. It was annex,” the latter being a reference to the hiding place The rapper said through her spokesperson that she later discovered that they had been captured by where Frank and her family stayed for two years during “never meant to cause distress” and that she will instead Hamas and shot dead shortly after the abduction. the Holocaust before being discovered by the Nazis and use the stage name Anne, JTA reported. Israel launched the war, called “Operation Protective Edge” by the IDF, on July 8 in response to rockets being fired from Hamas-controlled Gaza. It lasted until Aug 26. On Sept. 23, after Israel killed two suspects, Marwan Qawasmeh and Amar Abu-Isa (aka Amer Abu Aysha) in a shootout, Israel Defense Forces’ Chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz announced that “Opera- HBO to Screen Series About tion Brother’s Keeper” had come to an end. On Jan. 6, 2015, a third suspect, Hamas member Hussam Qawasmeh, was jailed and sentenced to Events Leading to 2014 Summer three life terms in prison for the murders. The series also profiles the investigation War With Gaza of the revenge killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir by Jewish Israelis. He was kidnapped and murdered on July 2—a day after the burial of three Jewish teens. BY JNS.org reference to Jewish teenagers Gilad Shaar, 16; Eyal Yifrach, “Our Boys” will premiere with two one-hour 19; and Naftali Frankel, 16, who were kidnapped June 12, episodes on Aug. 12, followed by remaining single episodes each consecutive Monday. HBO will feature a 10-part series about the events 2014 on their way home and subsequently murdered. leading to the 2014 war with Gaza called “Our Boys,” a Their bodies were discovered after a massive www.algemeiner.com

Tradition. Opinion. Legal Notice.

Continued from Page A10 they studied not only their own Argument LEGAL NOTICE rulings but also those of the School Forging an Iran Policy Moses to have each of the tribes of Shammai, and because they take a staff and write their name taught the words of the School Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: 432 on it, and place them in the Tent of Shammai before their own. of Meeting. On the staff of the tribe HENRY ST., LLC. Articles of Organiza- (Eiruvin 13b) responded militarily. of Levi, he should write the name tion filed with Secretary of State of New They sought truth, not victory. 2) We must decide that York (SSNY) on May 2, 2019. Office of Aaron. One of the staffs would That is why they listened to the winning is the only solution. Location: Kings County. SSNY desig- sprout, and that would signal whom KEN ABRAMOWITZ views of their opponents, and 3) We must work relentlessly to nated as agent of LLC upon whom God had chosen. The tribes did so, /JNS.org indeed taught them before they educate Americans on all pertinent process against it may be served. and the next morning they returned SSNY shall mail copy of process to: taught their own traditions. In the facts concerning this conflict — and to find that Aaron’s staff had budded, 175 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn, NY eloquent words of a contemporary why President Obama’s “deal” with blossomed, and produced almonds. 11231. Purpose: to engage in any and scientist, Timothy Ferris: In abruptly calling off a modest the Iranian regime, which its rulers That, finally, ended the argument all business for which LLCs may be All who genuinely seek to retaliatory military action against never even signed, was “sold” to us formed under the New York LLC law. (Num. 17:16–24). learn, whether atheist or believer, Iran, after its military shot down based on lies, and primarily benefited AJ; 7/5/12/19/26; 8/2/9 What resolved the dispute, scientist or mystic, are united in a $240 million US surveillance the Islamic Revolutionary Guard in other words, was not a show of having not a faith, but faith itself. drone in international airspace on Corps and Hezbollah terrorists. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- power but something altogether COUNTY OF KINGS WELLS FARGO Its token is reverence, its habit to June 19, President Donald Trump 4) We should focus on employing different. We cannot be sure, BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, respect the eloquence of silence. displayed a rare moment of indeci- non-military tactics, as President because the text does not spell this Plaintiff, AGAINST IRINA GLEIZER, For God’s hand may be a human sion. Using good instincts and Reagan and his predecessors did out, but the fact that Aaron’s rod RUDY GLEIZER, et al. Defendant(s) hand, if you reach out in loving logic, he opted for a cyber-attack on during the Cold War, to undermine Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure produced almond blossoms seems kindness, and God’s voice your Iranian military sites instead. and ultimately defeat our enemy. and sale duly entered on December to have had rich symbolism. In the voice, if you but speak the truth. The president continues to 5) We should be prepared for 21, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee, Near East, the almond is the first Judaism has sometimes been seek negotiations with Iran, and physical war — as we were during will sell at public auction at the Room tree to blossom, its white flowers 224, Kings County Supreme Court, called a “culture of argument.” has repeatedly professed his lack of the Cold War. signalling the end of winter and the 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY It is the only religious literature desire for a physical war with Iran, 6) We should seek regime emergence of new life. In his first 11201 on August 8, 2019 at 2:30 PM known to me whose key texts – the even though Iran declared war on change for the theocratic, totalitarian prophetic vision, Jeremiah saw a premises known as 2588 National Dr., Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Mishnah, America 40 years ago. Iran’s leaders “government” that not only rules Iran, branch of an almond tree (shaked) Brooklyn, NY 11234. All that certain Talmud, the codes of Jewish law, repeatedly lead public chants of but also the world’s largest global plot piece or parcel of land, with the and was told by God that this was and the compendia of biblical “Death to America!” and vow to network of terrorists, comprised buildings and improvements thereon a sign that He, God, was “watching” interpretation – are anthologies kill all Americans — they even of the IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas, erected, situate, lying and being in the (shoked) to see that His word was of arguments. That is the glory did so during their “negotiations” and untold numbers of supporting Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, fulfilled (Jer. 1:11–12). The almond City and State of New York. Block 8614 of Judaism. The Divine Presence with Trump’s predecessor, Barack groups, spanning territory from the flowers recalled the gold flowers and Lot 52. Approximate amount of is to be found not in this voice as Obama, over the nuclear deal. US mainland, Mexico, Central and on the Menorah (Ex. 25:31; 37:17), judgment $1,424,228.14 plus interest against that, but in the totality of the So how should America South America to Africa, Europe, the lit daily by Aaron in the Sanctuary. and costs. Premises will be sold subject conversation. confront its number one enemy, Middle East, and beyond. to provisions of filed Judgment. Index The Hebrew word tzitz, used here In an argument for the sake Iran? Here are nine steps: 7) We should stop the money #0502556/2013. Dominic Famulari, to mean “blossom,” recalls the tzitz, of truth, both sides win, for each is 1) We must finally accept flow to each of Iran’s worldwide Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - the “frontlet” of pure gold worn as willing to listen to the views of its that we are, in fact, in a state of terrorist operations by stopping Iran’s Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus part of Aaron’s headdress, on which Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 opponents, and is thereby enlarged. war with Iran, and have been for a inflow of cash. A crucial element of were inscribed the words “Holy to AJ; 7/5/12/19/26 In argument as the collaborative very long time — especially since this will be to choke off all remaining the Lord” (Ex. 28:36). The sprouting pursuit of truth, the participants its rulers were determined by the forms of business transactions almond branch was therefore more use reason, logic, shared texts, and 9/11 Commission and numerous between Iran and our European than a sign. It was a multifaceted shared reverence for texts. They do US federal courts to have provided “allies,” as President Trump is now physical war unnecessary. symbol of life, light, holiness, and not use ad hominem arguments, material support to Al Qaeda to doing — presenting them with a To sum up: It is time to create a the watchful presence of God. abuse, contempt, or disingenuous perpetrate the 9/11 attacks. choice: they can either do business in comprehensive, worldwide strategy to One could almost say that the appeals to emotion. Each is willing, Before that, in 1979, Iran Iran or America, but not both. crush Iran’s global terrorist networks. almond branch symbolised the if refuted, to say, “I was wrong.” kidnapped American embassy 8) We must use all forms of warfare We are facing a very deter- priestly will to life as against the There is no triumphalism in victory, personnel in Tehran and held them — kinetic, cyber, economic, legal, and mined enemy, one that thinks rebels’ will to power. The Priest does no anger or anguish in defeat. hostage for 444 days. Via its proxy, cultural — to destroy Iran’s terrorist long-term, understands and exploits not rule the people; he blesses them. The story of Korach remains Hezbollah, Iran murdered 241 networks throughout the world. our weaknesses, and unlike the He is the conduit through which the classic example of how US military personnel in Beirut, 9) We must expose and USSR, is driven by messianic global God’s life-giving energies flow. He argument can be dishonoured. Lebanon in 1983. discredit any person or organiza- motivations, rendering mutually connects the nation to the Divine The Schools of Hillel and Shammai Iran has helped to murder more tion of influence on US soil who assured destruction irrelevant. Presence. Moses answered Korach remind us that there is another way. than one thousand American soldiers repeats demonstrably false Iranian Creating a path to victory will in Korach’s terms, by a show of force. “Argument for the sake of Heaven” in the Middle East since 9/11, and anti-American propaganda — most test our governments’ best and God answered in a quite different is one of Judaism’s noblest ideals – even put a $1,000 bounty on the heads recently Reps. Maxine Waters and brightest. way, showing that leadership is not conflict resolution by honouring of dead US soldiers as an incentive to Ilhan Omar. We trust they will rise to the self-assertion but self-effacement. both sides and employing humility other terrorists to murder them. Winning on the cyber, occasion. What the entire episode in the pursuit of truth. These were all acts of war, to economic, legal, cultural, and Ken Abramowitz is chairman shows is the destructive nature of Shabbat Shalom which the United States has never demographic fronts would make of Citizens for National Security. argument not for the sake of Heaven – that is, argument for the sake of victory. In such a conflict, what is Continued from Page A7 American Jews, unsurpris- polity, doesn’t pay Israeli taxes, However, this profound Profound Connections at stake is not truth but power, and ingly, still nurture the old model: doesn’t vote, doesn’t speak Hebrew, existential connection has natural the result is that both sides suffer. If relatively disengaged as they are, 25 percent believe Israel should and lives thousands of miles and a limits. Israeli Jews should not tell you win, I lose. But if I win, I also still cling to the old model of land for dismantle all the settlements, 41 world away from the Middle East. American Jews how they must lose, because in diminishing you, peace (which the Palestinians have percent believe some should be They want to influence an existential practice Judaism — it’s none of I diminish myself. Even a Moses is never accepted). abandoned — a total of 66 percent reality that doesn’t affect them, but their business. Likewise, the failure brought low, laying himself open to Another burning issue in both supporting dismantling — and only that affects Israelis profoundly? Is of American Jews to support the the charge that “you have killed the American and Israeli communities 28 percent think Israel should not arrogance the right word here? obviously pro-Israel actions of a Lord’s people.” Argument for the is the question of settlements. The dismantle any of the settlements. Understandably, most Israelis US president based on party or sake of power is a lose-lose scenario. survey asked, “As part of a peace Finally, and perhaps the most feel otherwise. An even stronger personal disdain is unconscionable. The opposite is the case when agreement with the Palestinians, telling question, the AJC survey majority — 63 percent — feels it is Similarly — though every Jew the argument is for the sake of truth. should Israel be willing to dismantle asked, “Do you think it appropriate not appropriate for American Jews is entitled to an opinion, thank God If I win, I win. But if I lose I also win all, some, or none of the Jewish for American Jews to attempt to to influence Israeli policy, whereas — the presumption that American – because being defeated by the settlements in the West Bank?” influence Israeli policy on such only 31 percent believe it is. Jews have a right to influence Israel’s truth is the only form of defeat that Israeli Jews are divided on this issues as national security and peace Bottom line? It clearly serves national or foreign policy flies in the is also a victory. question, but a trend is emerging: negotiations with the Palestinians?” both American and Israeli Jews to face of justice and good sense. It’s In a famous passage, the Only six percent of respondents favor American Jews, by a firm have a close, supportive relationship none of their business. Talmud explains why Jewish law dismantling all settlements, and 37 majority — 57 percent — believe it — Israel is the ultimate refuge for the James Sinkinson is president of tend to follow the view of the School percent favor dismantling some is appropriate, while only 40 percent Jewish people, wherever they live, Facts and Logic About the Middle of Hillel rather than their opponents, of them — a total of 43 percent in believe it is not. and Israel benefits mightily from US East (FLAME), which publishes the School of Shammai: favor of some abandonment. On the Despite all feelings of solidarity financial and international political educational messages to correct lies [The law is in accord with other hand, fully half (50 percent) of and identification with Jewishness support. Despite occasional protesta- and misperceptions about Israel the School of Hillel] because they respondents believe Israel should and Israel, American Jews represent tions and assertions of disagreement, and its relationship to the United were kindly and modest, because not dismantle any of the settlements. a group that is not part of the Israeli we are bound inextricably. States.