September 2017

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/unravelling-narrative-forest-rain.html Over and over I keep hearing the word “narrative”. Most often it is spoken by people who insist on the importance of understanding and respecting the “Palestinian narrative.” How many people have actually paused […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/doesnt-anyone-understand-gaza-daled-amos.html Back in 2005, the mother of all solutions to the the problem of Gaza was Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza. The favorable opinions at the time illustrated, in hindsight, how poorly the Disengagement and Gaza […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/now-houthis-and-their-iranian-sponsors.htmlOld habits die hard, and the Arab penchant to call anyone you oppose a “Zionist” is one that will be around for a while. A writer named Dr. Adel Al-Shuja, who seems relatively prominent, wrote an […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/scholar-steven-salaita-says-phrase.html Sometimes you just can’t parody these idiots. From Steven Salaita, the professor who keeps losing his teaching positions, at The New Arab, referring to a NYT column by Bari Weiss where she says that […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/09/enrico-macias-murdered-algerian.html(With thanks: Boruch) At the end of August there took place the largest meeting of  Jews from Constantine, Algeria, ever held in Israel. Enrico Macias, the famous Constantine-born singer, attended the gathering.  Enrico Macias: ‘skeletons […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/0904-links-pt2-collier-exposing.htmlFrom Ian: Melanie Phillips: The Greater Danger is on the Left So who’s more dangerous for the Jews right now, the far-left or the far-right?After the violence at Charlottesville over the neo-Nazi rally, widespread fury […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-amazing-color-changing-linda-sarsour.htmlOn Friday I noted that  Linda Sarsour claimed to be a “woman of color” in this tweet where she tried to deflect criticism about her attempts to divert Hurricane Harvey aid funds for her pet […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/09/might-vs-spirit-divest-this.html The temple my family belongs to has a number of kid-friendly events, many of which involve musical celebrations featuring young singers.  And one song that frequently rings out is called “Not by Might and […]