November 2021

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/israel-is-far-more-tolerant-than-europe.html From the BBC: Europe’s top human rights organisation has pulled posters from a campaign that promoted respect for Muslim women who choose to wear headscarves after provoking opposition in France. The Council of Europe […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-nytimes-chooses-israel-hater-to.html The New York Times has announced that the newspaper has a new correspondent in Israel, Raja Abdulrahim: Delighted to announce that @RajaAbdulrahim is joining the @nytimes Jerusalem Bureau where she will roam widely, writing […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/to-jew-hating-un-and-ken-roth-jews-are.htmlHuman Rights Watch chief Ken Roth tweeted an article he loved: They “experts” are  Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, and  Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-drastic-proposal-vic-rosenthal.html Weekly column by Vic Rosenthal In my morning paper there is a discussion of the home front defense drill that will be taking place today, simulating an all-out war with Hamas and Hezbollah. Warning […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/1103-links-pt2-indigenous-palestinians.htmlFrom Ian: The ‘indigenous Palestinians’ lie The latest outrage was committed by the Washington, D.C., branch of a national climate action group, Sunrise DC, which bowed out of a voting rights rally because a “number […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/kugel-yerushalmi-is-undeniably.html Kugel Yerushalmi (AKA Yerushalmi Kugel or Jerusalem Kugel)* is a strange dish for the uninitiated. It’s a kugel, but unlike a crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside potato kugel, it’s not strictly savory, and unlike a rich dairy […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/palestinians-might-have-driven-out.html The number of Christians under Palestinian rule has dwindled dramatically over the years, as a result of persecution by Muslims and the idea that they can do better economically elsewhere. But the Palestinian Authority, […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/1103-links-pt1-david-singer-key-to.htmlFrom Ian: David Singer: The key to peace: Israel and Jordan dividing Judea and Samaria Two Australian politicians from Australia’s two major political parties – one of them Australia’s former Ambassador to Israel and Government […]

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/11/sigd-sameach-very-inconvenient-holiday.html Tonight is the holiday of Sigd, celebrated by the Beta Yisrael Ethiopian Jewish community and more recently an Israeli state holiday. Sigd has a number of customs that resemble other Jewish holidays. Like Shavuot, […]