2020

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/syrian-site-warns-of-secret-chinese.html Step News is apparently a US-based Syrian-oriented Arabic news site. Although I had never heard of it, it seems to have achieved some popularity – over 5 million followers on Facebook. On Thursday, it […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/whats-not-in-normalization-agreements.html Vic Rosenthal’s weekly column The most interesting thing about the normalization agreements that Israel signed with the UAE and Bahrain is not what is in the written agreements, which are sparse on detail. It is not even the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/0916-links-pt2-study-more-than-one-in.htmlFrom Ian: Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust More than one in 10 American adults under 40 believes that Jews caused the Holocaust. That’s one finding from […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/hope-in-plague-7-examples-of.html It’s hard to have hope in a plague, though everywhere are reminders that the New Year approaches. And should you forget, everyone you meet will wish you a “Shana Tova,” a sweet new year, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/when-israel-tried-to-give-permanent.html From the Christian Science Monitor, May 26, 1992: Numerous efforts have been made to resettle [Palestinian] refugees, but all have failed. In 1950, long before the territories came under Israeli control, UNRWA suggested moving 150,000 […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/0916-links-pt1-michael-oren-achievement.htmlFrom Ian: Michael Oren: An achievement that will be taught in the diplomacy books The peace agreements between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain are an economic, diplomatic and strategic breakthrough. On the economic front, it […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/gaza-scholars-declare-normalization-to.html The Palestine Scholars Association in the Gaza Strip issued a statement that says that normalization with Israel is a “religious and humanitarian crime, national betrayal, a stab in Arabism and complete bias towards the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/intisar-abu-amara-powerful-woman-who.html From the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and News1 by Yoni Ben Menachem: In all countries of the world it is known that the heads of advisors of world leaders have great political power by […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-real-significance-of-new-middle-east.html People just don’t get it: nine sentences. We recognize…encourage…believe…seek…seek…pursue…warmly welcome…are encouraged. warm words, little in the way of commitments. pic.twitter.com/P9joz9pkD2 — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 15, 2020 The so-called Abraham Accords is not a […]