February 2020

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/02/0203-links-pt1-new-york-times-dreads.htmlFrom Ian: Rock, Paper, Scissors in the Middle East On the Israel front, Trump nullified the 1967 lines, the cornerstone of the Arab rejectionist position that Obama had attempted to enshrine in UNSCR 2334. He […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-best-thing-about-trump-plan-is-that.html The “Peace to Prosperity” plan was doomed from the start. But it has, and will continue to, achieve a great deal. It puts Palestinian political positions, which have been mostly aligned with the UN […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/02/from-persecution-to-freedom-one-iranian.htmlEvery Jewish refugee has his or her story, but many are still untold, or kept within the confines of the family. Kam Aynessazian ‘s story might have remained unknown had his nephew not asked him […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/02/al-jazeera-anchor-asks-if-palestinians.htmlJamal Rayyan, a Palestinian anchor for Qatar-based Al Jazeera, tweeted a poll essentially asking whether Palestinians should create “special teams” to target Arab leaders who seem to support the American “Peace to Prosperity” plan. The […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/02/irans-rouhani-absurdly-pretends-to.html They lie and lie and lie….. Iranians must have the “right to choose” between different political movements, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, as controversy grows over the disqualification of thousands of candidates in upcoming […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2020/02/south-african-israel-haters-display.htmlBy Daphne Anson   In a shocking display of overt antisemitism, huge hooked noses characterise the Jews featured in this this cartoon proudly posted a few days ago by BDS South Africa on social media: […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/02/book-review-god-and-politics-in-esther.html I already knew that Yoram Hazony was brilliant from his “The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture” and I have always wanted to read his book about Esther. I was not disappointed. Megillat Esther is perhaps […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/02/0202-links-fatah-threatens-anyone.htmlFrom Ian: PMW: Fatah: “We will defend Palestine with [our] blood and souls,” “The deal of the century will not pass” Abbas’ Fatah has responded vocally to US President Trump’s peace plan – “the deal […]