December 2016

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/12/1960s-era-chanukah-album-chanukah-song.htmlIf you want to play some good old fashioned, wholesome Chanukah music for the kids, here’s Chanukah Song Parade, which looks like it was made around 1960. Full audio here. (h/t Daniel) We have lots […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/obamas-last-vicious-back-stabbing-of-israel-on-his-way-out/The one drawback (and usually it’s a bonus) of observing Shabbat is that the news catches up with us a day late. So the world learned about Obama’s treachery against Israel at the UN Security […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-status-quo-of-60-years-ago-old.htmlThis is the status quo that the world wants to return Jerusalem to. Here were Jordan’s rules for tourists reported in the NYT in May 1955: This is what the UN is trying to do, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-difference-between-anti-israel.htmlI am finding that my anger at the betrayal of Israel by the world is easier expressed through graphics than essays. (Baker’s widely disseminated quote, usually cited as “they didn’t vote for us,” was never […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2016/12/david-singer-un-security-council-and.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 passed on 23 December 2016 has buried any lingering hopes […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-un-is-consistent-cartoon.htmlI tweeted this cartoon on Friday, changing the caption from the original WWI-era version to one that seems highly appropriate today. I didn’t caption the pile of bodies “Syria” which would be highly appropriate, as […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/12/1224-links-trump-on-un-anti-israel-vote.htmlFrom Ian: Obama’s Betrayal Today’s resolution brands the Jewish presence in any part of the West Bank or in parts of Jerusalem that were occupied by Jordan from 1949 to 1967 as illegal. And it […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/wishing-merry-christmas-to-my-christian-friends-4/For the first time since 2005, and for the last time till 2024, the first day of Chanukah and Christmas coincide. This chronological coincidence makes life a lot easier for members of both religions to […]