2019

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/is-eishet-chayil-talking-about-ruth.html Ruth in Boaz’s Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld A few years ago, on Shavuot, I attended a talk by Rabbi David Fohrman who put together a theory that the Eishet Chayil poem (Mishlei/Proverbs 31:10-31), sung […]

http://david-collier.com/the-day-youtube-banned-and-restored-my-channel/ Another day, another battle. I do little more than fight antisemitism and false history and yet in the last six months I have had two attempts to silence me. The first was a denial […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/hamas-activist-and-fundraiser-former.html I cannot find this story in Israeli media yet. From Al-Manar, apparently from AFP:: US officials have handed over a former Palestinian presidential candidate and university professor to Israel after keeping him 11 years […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/06/podcast-why-did-jewish-life-vanish-from.htmlIn the week of the 78th anniversary of the ‘Farhud’ massacre of Iraqi Jews, prominent radio presenter Jonny Gould chose to focus his ‘Jewish state’ podcast on the issue of Jews from the Middle East […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2019/06/07/chag-shavuot-sameach-9/The festival of Shavuot (“Feast of Weeks” or Pentecost), beginning on Motzei Shabbat (Saturday night), is the culmination of the 7 weeks (hence the name) of counting the Omer – Sefirat Ha’Omer. We are instructed […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/israelinarabic-is-great-twitter-account.htmlIsrael in Arabic a Twitter account is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to communicate with the Arab world. It will show things like this scene of Muslims worshiping in Ben Gurion Airport, pointing […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2019/06/06/hamid-on-palestinian-dignity-getting-it-exactly-wrong/A twitter friend pointed to this article by Shadi Hamid, suggesting it was “worth a read.” Rather than answer him on twitter, I thought it “worth a fisk,” because the essay is so quintessentially illustrative […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/0606-links-six-decades-after-robert-f.htmlFrom Ian: (Internet problems, so just one set of links today, blame the Russians.) Six Decades After Robert F. Kennedy Was Assassinated, His Legacy Is Attacked… By Democrats It’s possible to assassinate a great man […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/06/jews-in-arab-lands-paid-price-for.htmlWhile the media focus on the events leading up to Israel’s lightening victory in the Six-Day War, it is often forgotten that Jews still in Arab countries paid a heavy price. Lyn Julius blogs in […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/israeli-pundits-lament-lack-of-hipster.htmlOur weekly column from the humor site PreOccupied Territory.  Check out their Facebook page. Tel Aviv, June 6 – Journalists from some of the major media outlets in the country expressed frustration and disappointment today at the […]