October 2018

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-us-refugee-aid-bill-that-disappeared.htmlWhile researching the establishment of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee under the auspices of the Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies at the University of Haifa, Kobby Barda found his way to the personal […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/cairo-international-film-festival-caves.htmlFrom Egypt Independent: The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will no longer be honoring French film director Claude Lelouch during the festival’s 40th edition, which runs from November 20 to 29. The CIFF came under […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/1021-links-farrakhans-termite-problem.htmlFrom Ian: Farrakhan’s termite problem How long, we wonder, did it take for Farrakhan to come up with that quip, about his not being an anti-Semite, but rather “anti-termite.” Words to choke on, you would […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/jordan-wants-naharayim-land-only-one.htmlI mentioned last week that today was the deadline for Jordan to decide not to renew Israel’s 25 year rights to land in the Naharayim (Baquoura) and Zofar (Ghamar) areas as stipulated in the 1994 […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/ninth-rate-academic-juan-cole-calls.htmlI haven’t looked at idiot academic Juan Cole for a while, but here’s his blog headline for a Ma’an story: Ma’an’s headline also called it a “BDS victory” but Cole rewrote it – and he […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2018/10/on-dark-side-of-moon-sizer-in-oklahoma.htmlBy Daphne Anson   This year, the Christ at the Checkpoint (CATC) Conference, a bi-annual Israel-bashing event dedicated to undermining Christian Zionism and founded by Palestinian activists in Bethlehem eight years ago, is being held […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/intellectual-seminar-in-tunisia-israels.html Official PA news agency Wafa reports on an “intellectual seminar” in Tunisia where “experts” discussed Israel’s nation-state law. The seminar apparently called the law “racist” before the meeting occurred. One of the “experts” who […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/1020-links-ben-dror-yemini-unreasonable.htmlFrom Ian: Ben-Dror Yemini: An unreasonable ruling It is possible, it is definitely possible, that the State of Israel should’ve allowed Lara Alqasem to enter the country from the outset. The damage that may have […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/10/for-chloe-there-was-more-to-life-than.htmlThis clip is from the World Jewish Congress, and illustrates the rich and varied contribution made by the Jews of Egypt in all walks of life. Here’s the Beit Hatefutsot entry about Gaby Aghion, founder […]