October 2016

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/10/sylvia-kedourie-zl-last-of-old-school.html  Sylvia Kedourie speaking at the Spanish & Portuguese synagogue in Montreal in 2014 The death on 26 October has been announced of Sylvia Kedourie, 97, wife of the late LSE Professor of Political Science […]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/jNPo/~3/lzfQ7hlMQZE/27-oct-16-who-put-those-knives-into.html Children and their pure blood: It’s a deeply offensive theme that runs strongly through the messages PA president Abbas delivers to his people. Why is no one other than advocates for Israel outraged by this? [Image […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2016/10/david-singer-obamas-islamic-state.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: President Obama’s decision to agree to Iraqi and Peshmerga forces attacking Mosul to degrade and destroy […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/impending-foodie-bdsfail-round-tables.htmlFrom Middle East Monitor: Activists from the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign are urging a group of international chefs to cancel their participation in an Israeli culinary show they say is a “whitewash […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/1026-links-pt2-palestinian-campaign-vs.htmlFrom Ian: David Horovitz: Palestinian campaign vs Balfour shows hostility undimmed after 100 years Hidden away at the British Library — available for viewing only by special permission — is the original Balfour Declaration, foreign […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/muslims-use-jewish-prayer-shawl-as.html It would be kind of a shock to see someone kneeling on a tallis, butt in the air, crying “Allahu Akbar,” anywhere at all. It would, however, be a special kind of shock indeed […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/if-youd-just-let-us-kill-you-maybe-wed.htmlOur weekly column from the humor site PreOccupied Territory.  Check out their Facebook page. Perhaps the most persistent argument in defense of the wall that keeps us Palestinians imprisoned is that it prevents attacks on Israelis. But […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/1026-links-pt1-2700-year-old-papyrus.htmlFrom Ian: Oldest Hebrew mention of Jerusalem found on rare papyrus from 7th century BCE A rare, ancient papyrus dating to the First Temple Period — 2,700 years ago — has been found to bear […]