May 2019

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/theres-palestinian-birthright-lets.htmlKnow Thy Heritage is a program for Arabs of Palestinian descent in the West which  “seeks to empower Diaspora from around the world by offering opportunities to become actively involved in the movement for a […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/iraqi-jew-israel-is-only-country-we-have.htmlToday Israelis celebrate their country’s independence day, Yom Ha-atzma’ut. Here is a pertinent and moving story by Sarah Ansbacher, who manages the Aden Jewish Heritage Museum: In these hours as we transition from the somberness […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/they-want-to-win-do-we-vic-rosenthal.html  Vic Rosenthal’s Weekly Column They want to win. Do we? Earlier this week I wrote a long article explaining why dealing with Gaza is such a difficult task, and describing a solution in general terms (short […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2019/05/09/chag-atzmaut-sameach-happy-71st-independence-day-israel/It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as remarked upon by both local and foreign observers, the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0508-links-pt2-how-anti-zionism-became.htmlFrom Ian: How Anti-Zionism Became Anti-Semitism: A Historical Overview After the defeat of Nazism in World War II, the Soviet Union and its satellites became the main European incubators of anti-Semitism, a doctrine they soon […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/of-rockets-and-sirens-and-hope-in.html “Shakked was really scared,” my son said, when asked how he and his young family had managed during the rocket attacks on Shabbos and Saturday night. That was more than it would be usual […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/500000-ce-last-remaining-organisms-in.htmlOur weekly column from the humor site PreOccupied Territory.  Check out their Facebook page. Damascus, May 8 – Few living things remain on Earth, but the small number of protozoa, bacteria, and other microscopic life forms inhabiting […]