December 2017

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/the-never-ending-fight-against-delegitimization/Even before Donald Trump’s Jerusalem declaration there was no shortage of anti-Israel agitation going on, as readers of this blog know well. But times are changing, and so are the attitudes of those confronting this […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/12/trumpus-maccabeus-vic-rosenthal.html  Vic Rosenthal’s Weekly Column Thirteen Conservative rabbinical students studying in Jerusalem wrote a letter in which they criticized the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. They wrote in part, We, a group […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/12/1214-links-pt1-mainstream-medias.htmlFrom Ian: Evelyn Gordon: The Mainstream Media’s Misdirection on Jerusalem Mainstream media outlets like to complain about “fake news” emanating from sources other than themselves, but the mainstream media itself has taken fake news to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/12/spot-difference-between-neo-nazis-and.htmlThe Huffington Post has an interesting article where they reveal details of the 17 page style guide to the neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer. It is more than a style guide – it is a […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/12/abbas-insults-and-threatens-us-but.html Mahmoud Abbas, in his speech to the OIC, consistently insulted the United States and acted as if he is in a position to bully the US. Abbas said “the United States has chosen to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/12/miss-universe-iraqs-family-forced-to.htmlLast month, a firestorm of criticism was directed to Miss Universe Iraq  Sara Idan for posting this selfie of herself on Instagram with Miss Universe Israel Adar Gandelsman: Arabs criticized Idan for posing with Adar, […]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/jNPo/~3/F3dRzKUv4mE/14-dec-17-understanding-what-happened.html Haaretz says (rather blandly) three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel yesterday (Wednesday):  Two were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system and one fell into an open area as […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/12/bahrain-interfaithers-snubbed-after.htmlIn the spirit of  the King of Bahrain’s charm offensive towards the Jewish state, an interfaith  delegation visited Israel on Tuesday where they were greeted warmly. But they were snubbed by Palestinians when they tried […]