“I hope that because he's pro-Israeli, he'll be able to use his weight and force Israel to take steps with the Palestinians. He's capable of doing that. That's in his power."
--Miami based millionaire Israeli businessman, Yaakov Shaham, who is friends with President-elect Donald Trump and donated ‘a six-figure amount’ to Trump’s campaign.*

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"We lost the ability to mourn together."
--Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at a state memorial in commemoration of 21 years since the murder of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin noted that only one generation has passed since the murder "but the polarization is still sharp."*

Exchange of the day:

"I can’t accept the claim that the oppression of another people, the denial of basic human rights, and racism and hate are necessary for the existence of State of Israel."
--Tamar Alon said this week when she refused to be drafted.** 

--In a fascinating Op-Ed that gives great information about the High Court's rulings' connections to the beginning of the settler movement, Yedioth's top political commentator Nahum Barnea gives a radical suggestion to the High Court justices on dealing with settlement related petitions.

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“The Jews’ comfortable situation in America raises doubts as to whether it was worthwhile to gamble on the establishment of a Jewish state… In order to remove these malignant doubts, it would be good to have some anti-Semitism in America. Not serious anti-Semitism, not pogroms, not persecutions that will empty America from its Jews, as we need them there, but just a taste of this pungent stuff, so that we can restore our faith in Zionism.”
--Yedioth’s columnist and Channel 10 journalist, Yaron London, explains why white supremacy in the US suits the interests of Israel’s right-wing government.*