January 2017

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/martin-luther-king-got-israel-but-he.html Ten days before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King answered questions at the Rabbinical Assembly. One set of questions included: “What steps have been undertaken and what success has been noted in convincing anti-Semitic […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/official-position-of-plo-all-of.html I touched on this yesterday but it is worth highlighting. From AP: The chief Palestinian representative to France said moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv would violate international law […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/01/rabbi-elie-abadie-fired-after-dispute.htmlJustice for Jews from Arab Countries has suffered a setback with the sacking this month of its president, Rabbi Elie Abadie, as head of the Safra synagogue after a row with its main benefactor, Lily […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2017/01/david-singer-paris-buries-palestine-and_16.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: 72 States and Organizations meeting in Paris on 15 January have repudiated Security Council Resolution 2334 […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/the-paris-piece-conference/While the Paris Peace Piece Conference’s aims were ostensibly to bring about peace between Israel and the Palestinians, it was quite clear from the start that its only intention was to make Israel give up […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/what-does-jerusalem-embassy-have-in.htmlFrance’s foreign minister says moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from its current place in Tel Aviv would be a “provocation” and a threat to efforts for a two-state solution to the protracted […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/0115-links-israeli-palestinian-peace.htmlFrom Ian: Elliott Abrams: The Paris Peace Conference What is the point of this endeavor? According to the French, it is to show support for the two-state solution and urge both parties, meaning Israel and […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/hatem-bazian-calls-for-elimination-of.html Hatem Bazian backed by supporters Hatem Bazian, a Palestinian-Arab instructor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is calling for the elimination of Israel as the national homeland of the Jewish […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-small-reminder-of-how-palestinian.htmlFor the past week, the big story in Palestinian media has not been the Paris conference. It hasn’t been the US possibly moving the embassy to Jerusalem. No, the top story has been the shortage […]