May 24, 2019

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0524-links-pt2-hen-mazzig-who-gets-to.htmlFrom Ian: James Kirchick (LAT): The world faces many tragedies. The lack of a Palestinian state ranks low on the list By investing the Palestinian cause with such monumental importance, politicians and polemicists mistake a […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/at-least-poor-thirsty-gazans.htmlAussie Dave at Israellycool has had a long standing feature showing luxury hotels, restaurants and tourists spots in Gaza (I used to do that as well, but he does a better job!) Most recently he […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-rabbi-pretends-to-defend-jews-in.html USA Today has an op-ed by Jason Kimelman-Block, who is a rabbi and Director of the “progressive” Bend the Arc Jewish Action. The article pretends to be against weaponizing antisemitism from the Right. He has […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/shabbat-shalom-12/There is no time for a Good News Friday post today, and altogether with the country burning up in an extreme heat wave, with wildfires everywhere, it’s not the right time. But I wanted to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0524-links-pt1-us-middle-east.htmlFrom Ian: Jonathan S. Tobin: U.S. Middle East Initiative, while Futile, Is Also a Breath of Fresh Air The Palestinian Authority has already made clear that it won’t negotiate on the basis of the new […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/tunisian-prime-minister-attends-al.htmlEarlier this week, thousands of Jewish pilgrims, including 300  Israelis, flocked to the island of Djerba for the annual Lag Ba’Omer pilgrimage to the ancient Al-Ghriba synagogue. It is customary for senior ministers to attend […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/sure-joe-biden-is-friendly-but-is-he.htmlBy Daled Amos How do we judge if someone — especially a politician — is a friend of Israel? Putting aside the political exclamations, a key component is the actual support for Israel, beyond just […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/suddenly-hamas-pretends-to-care-about.html Ma’an reports that the organizers of the weekly March of Return have instructed parents not to bring kids outside the tents that are set up at a distance from the fence, because of the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/do-muslims-get-upset-when-terrorists.htmlIslamic Jihad has a photo essay of its “mujhadeen” participating in Ramadan Iftar meals, studying the Quran and praying with their masks and machine guns: (I’m not sure how they can eat with their mouths […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2019/05/you-have-watches-but-we-have-time.htmlBy Daphne Anson   See this oldie but goody article To quote from this report, citing a blog by the Swedish journalist Ingrid Carlqvist, Somalian-born Swede Mona Walter, a convert to Christianity from Islam, has […]