May 2, 2017

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/0502-links-pt2-fearless-arab-woman.htmlFrom Ian: Edgar Davidson: Tuvia Tenenbom: “The Lies They Tell” review Tuvia Tenenbom is a writer who manages to entertain at the same time as exposing evil and prejudice (mostly antisemitism). His previous book “Catch […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/idiots-protest-for-terrorist-rights.htmlAbout 12 pathetic terror supporters took time out of their meaningless lives to “stand for freedom and dignity for Palestinian prisoners” in front of an electronics store in New York City last Friday. Passers-by didn’t […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/j-street-as-echo-chamber-advocating.html Last week I came across a video I had stored on my Google Drive that I haven’t looked at in years. It is a short clip from 2012 featuring J Street Field Director Carinne […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/0502-links-pt1-on-independence-day.htmlFrom Ian: On Independence Day, UNESCO okays resolution denying Israeli claims to Jerusalem The United Nation’s cultural body on Tuesday passed the latest in a series of resolutions that denies Israeli claims to Jerusalem, in […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/things-i-learned-in-israel-forest-rain.html Israel is something you have to experience in order to truly understand. This land is both less and much more than people tend to assume. These are some of the things I learned living […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-real-audience-for-new-hamasdocument.html The Arab reaction to the Hamas document issued yesterday focuses on one specific point: Hamas’ seeming break with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood has become toxic, especially in Egypt but also in other […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/tel-aviv-bombed.htmlFrom the New York Times, May 14, 1948: Other smaller newspapers also noted that Tel Aviv was bombed: So what exactly happened? The Palestine Post gave details: Here is a stunning photo from a Life […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-wolf-in-peacemaker.htmlBy Daphne Anson   In the countdown to the launch (6 May) of his Southampton-based new venture, our old friend the ex-vicar of Virginia Water has thrilled his faithful with this meme. Pretty words, granted. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/05/an-historical-birthright-canadian.html The Canadian Jewish Chronicle published this backgrounder on May 14, 1948. While the editors probably were just looking for generic material to fill the issue with, it is refreshing to see a history of […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/05/torches-are-lit-to-celebrate-and-decry.htmlEli Amir, 79, a Baghdad-born writer and civil servant who immigrated to Israel in 1950 was chosen to light a torch at the Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem. Eli Amir being interviewed at the Babylonian […]