October 2018

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/who-can-object-to-smiling-sjp-president.htmlA guest post from Elder Brother of Ziyon: ___________________________________ Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss, two staunchly pro-Israel editorial writers for the NYT, have penned a rare criticism. “Why Is Israel Scared of This Young American?”  […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/1010-links-pt1-unesco-rachels-tomb-and.htmlFrom Ian: UNESCO: Rachel’s Tomb and Cave of Patriarchs part of ‘Occupied Palestine’ The PX Commission of the Executive Board of UNESCO on Wednesday morning adopted resolutions 28 and 29, titled “Occupied Palestine,” which state […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/crazy-anti-israel-academic-paper-of-day_10.html This paper by Shiri Eisner published in the Journal of Bisexuality in 2012 is truly insane. The abstract is only the beginning: This text narrates the writer’s story as a bisexual activist and, through […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/fatah-effectively-accuses-un-qatar.html Fatah is very upset at fuel being sent to Gaza. Yesterday and today, Qatar sent tanker trucks of fuel to Gaza through Egypt to get the power plant going again and ease the electricity crisis there. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/archaeology-be-damned-arabs-continue-to.htmlYesterday a dramatic archaeological find was announced: Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known instance of the word “Jerusalem” spelled out in full, on an ancient stone carving that was once part of an ancient pottery […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/10/jews-have-no-interest-in-returning-to.html  JIMENA is sponsoring a screening of Remember Baghdad at the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. Here JIMENA’s founder, Gina Waldman, talks about her own story as a Jewish refugee from Libya, JIMENA’s achievements, and […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/1009-links-pt2-unrwa-teaches-children.htmlFrom Ian: ‘UNRWA teaches children to blow themselves up’ In Jerusalem, Mayor Nir Barkat presented a plan to remove all UNRWA operations from the capital and begin providing full municipal services to the residents of […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/10/archbishop-of-jerusalem-slams-pa-for.html Archbishop of Jerusalem Michael Sabah used unusually sharp language in condemning the Palestinian Authority for its role in blocking fuel, medicines and other essentials from Gaza. He called the PA sanctions imposed on Gaza […]