April 2020

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/proud-to-be-zionist-2020-edition.html I wrote the original essay around 2002 and I have been modifying it since then. Here is this year’s version:======================== I am a Zionist and I am proud of it. I know that Israel […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/chag-atzmaut-sameach-happy-72nd-independence-day-israel/It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as we note every year, the country swings in a mad but so-Israeli kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/bazman-hazeh-miracles-of-modern-israel.html Here is the audio of the lecture I gave last year on Yom HaAtzmaut on the topic of the miracles that helped the rebirth of Israel. And here are the notes I used for […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/0428-links-pt2-virus-death-toll-rises.htmlFrom Ian: Virus death toll rises to 208 but new infections appear to slow Four people succumbed to the coronavirus late Monday and early Tuesday, bringing the Israeli death toll to 208, the Health Ministry […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/people-who-accuse-israel-of-hating.htmlAh, psychological projection. One of my favorite topics in the early years of the blog, and it still holds true for Arab critics of Israel. Earlier today, Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada tweeted: As the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/hamas-brags-about-its-ramadan-terror.htmlRamadan. A time for spirituality and contemplation. And, of course, if you are a member of Hamas, for terror and violence. Hamas’ Al Qassam Brigades has listed nearly 40 separate events that happened on Ramadan […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/fifth-circuit-throws-out-challenge-to.html From Courthouse News Service: In litigation challenging a Texas law blocking state agencies from hiring companies boycotting Israel, a Fifth Circuit panel ordered the case be dismissed Monday but declined to decide if the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/04/joint-israelpalestinian-memorial-day.htmlLast night the joint Israel-Palestinian ceremony for Israel’s Memorial Day was held online. The organizers claim close to 200,000 people watched it. While the ceremony itself was tastefully done, that is not the story. On the YouTube […]