November 2016

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/news-catch-up-palestinian-claims-the-us-vote/In case you were wondering why I’ve gone quiet during a rather noisy news cycle, it’s because I’m on a much-needed mini-break in Eilat. But holiday or not, it’s hard to avoid the news entirely, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/11/1107-links-pt2-pipes-splc-finds-niqabs.htmlFrom Ian: New Holocaust, Genocide Curriculum at Boston U’s Elie Wiesel Center ‘Perfect Fit’ for Renowned Survivor’s Legacy, Says Jewish Studies Prof A new secondary academic discipline offered at Boston University (BU) — aimed at […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/11/arab-writer-accidentally-destroys-myth.html Al Watan Voice, which often features explicitly antisemitic articles, has an interesting piece by Helwa Zayekh about her visit to her sick mother at Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus. She writes that sharing her […]

http://abuyehuda.com/2016/11/the-reform-movement-vs-bibi-netanyahu/ Non-Orthodox rabbis and Women of the Wall at the Kotel, 2 November 2016. Rabbi Rick Jacobs of the URJ is the tall man near the center; to his left is Anat Hoffman. Last week […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/11/william-al-sheik-speare-and-palestinian.htmlby Petra Marquardt-Bigman Just as William al Sheik-Speare was a famous Palestinian writer, the Dead Sea Scrolls are of course part of the awesomely ancient Palestinian cultural heritage. But while Twitter users had much fun with […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/11/1107-links-pt1-hen-mazzig-my-existence.htmlFrom Ian: ‘My existence is a provocation’ Hen Mazzig on how campus culture has become hostile to Jews.Mazzig says this ugly climate is not unique to university campuses. It is part of a wider problem […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/11/have-arabs-weaponized-balfour-irene.html A guest post from Irene: If you don’t understand what the question is, your answer will be wrong. The question is not “Why are we celebrating the centenary of the Balfour Declaration?”  The question is, “What […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/11/moroccans-upset-at-microaggression-of.htmlThis week is the Marrakech Climate Conference – COP 22, the followup to the Paris Climate Agreement last year. The Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection is heavily involved in the conference, and it released a […]