January 2020

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/another-quote-denying-that-there-was.html Fayez Sayegh was an academic and propagandist who was born in Syria and whose family moved to Tiberias at a time that many Arabs moved to Palestine from Syria. Sayegh wrote numerous anti-Israel books […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/01/trump-peace-plan-demands-just-solution.htmlThe Trump Peace Plan, released on 28 January, recognises for the first time ‘a Jewish and a Palestinian refugee problem’. One may criticise it for equating the two refugee populations and minimising Jewish suffering, but […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/uae-and-saudi-arabia-say-positive.html From the UAE Embassy in Washington: The United Arab Emirates appreciates continued US efforts to reach a Palestine-Israel peace agreement. This plan is a serious initiative that addresses many issues raised over the years.  […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/0128-links-pt2-saying-never-again-means.htmlFrom Ian: Saying ‘Never Again’ Means Nothing If It’s Not Backed Up With Actions The German ambassador to Israel deserves credit for acknowledging that she “feel[s] deep shame given the unspeakable crimes committed by Germans.” […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/an-age-where-antisemitism-is-just.html In yesterday’s news, we learned that Psychiatrist Declares Grafton Thomas Incompetent To Stand Trial: A psychiatrist hired to evaluate Grafton Thomas, has declared that Thomas’ mental illness deems him incompetent to stand trial on […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/initial-impressions-of-deal-of-century.htmlI am still going through the 181 page document called “Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve theLives of the Palestinian and Israeli People.”  Here are my initial thoughts. The plan definitely takes into consideration Israeli […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/0128-links-pt1-trump-peace-plan-gives.htmlFrom Ian: Israel Facing Monumental Decisions Fate has sent Israel a rare set of circumstances that is unlikely to come our way again. The “deal of the century” really is a once-in-a-century opportunity, and Israel […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/unreported-news-israel-reduced-time-for.htmlWhen Israel makes life easier for Palestinians, it rarely makes the news. COGAT announced last week when describing a tour of Qalandiya crossing to a group of international visitors: The Civil Administration has advanced its […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/arab-reaction-to-holocaust-remembrance.htmlHere is a roundup of some of the Arab media reactions to Holocaust Remembrance Day. Voice of Iraq: World War II killed nearly 50 million victims, but the Zionist movement speaks only of the Jewish […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/01/anti-zionists-dont-compare-yourselves.htmlJoseph Massad, in an interview on RT, claimed (4:14) “Remember there’s always been a distinction between  Zionism, Jewishness and Judaism and the Israeli government has sought since the 1950s to collapse all these terms and […]