July 3, 2019

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0703-links-pt2-dna-study-solves-ancient.htmlFrom Ian: Know thine enemy: DNA study solves ancient riddle of origins of the Philistines A groundbreaking new study of DNA taken from the bones of ancient residents of the coastal city of Ashkelon has […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/07/kushner-no-palestinian-returnn-because.htmlJared Kushner,  President Trump’s son-in-law charged with Middle Eastern Affairs, has for the first time hinted that the Palestinians would not have a ‘right of return’ in the ‘Dealf the Century’ because Jewish refugees were […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/what-if-reflections-on-shiputz-judean.html We’re a couple of weeks into a shiputz (renovation) of the larger home above and to the side of our rented “grandmother’s apartment.” I’m fine with that. Or rather, I was fine with that. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/this-is-what-desecration-looks-like.htmlYesterday I noted that Palestinians were saying that Jews who were reverently and quietly praying on the Temple Mount were “desecrating Al Aqsa.” Obviously, treating a holy place with respect isn’t desecration. However, StandWithUs tweeted […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0703-links-pt1-palestinian-authority.htmlFrom Ian: JCPA: The Palestinian Authority Failed to Block the Bahrain Conference The PA was unable to pressure Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan to stay away from the Manama workshop and failed to organize an […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-new-york-times-pre-july-4-attack-on.html I am actually stunned at this “video op-ed” from the New York Times attacking the idea that America is great. The myth of America as the greatest nation on earth is at best outdated […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/saeb-erekat-calls-archaeology-fake-and.html From Times of Israel: A senior Palestinian official Monday condemned the participation of US envoys in the unveiling of an archaeological site in East Jerusalem and scoffed at the “fake” account of Jewish history […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/encyclopedia-britannica-still-calls.html Ethiopian Jews refer to themselves as “Beta Israel” and consider the term “Falasha” to be derogatory. “Falasha” means stranger, exile, wanderer or landless person. Wikipedia notes: “The derogatory term Falasha, meaning ‘landless, wanderers’, was […]