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http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-is-truth-behind-story-of-mullahs.htmlKarmel Melamed was intrigued by the story of the Mullah’s donkey. Was the Jewish community under threat of death by a Persian mob in 1922 after allegedly obstructing the path of a Mullah, and did […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/1106-links-pt2-us-jewish-umbrella-group.htmlFrom Ian: Noah Pollak: Leading Democrats Call for Conditioning Military Aid to Israel The United States could have responded to Arab antagonism by following the European playbook and squeezed Israel for concessions. But American strategists […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/ilhan-omar-increasing-muslim-power.html Halil Mutlu with Omar in September If Ilhan Omar has her way, all tragedies will be equalized, with none being more supreme than any other. That is the thrust of her influence and voting […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/israels-excessive-democracy-vic.html  Vic Rosenthal’s Weekly Column Israel is a democracy. We keep hearing this. It is “the only democracy in the Middle East,” as many of us are fond of saying. Lately, it is beginning to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/1106-links-pt1-pa-dead-isis-leader-al.htmlFrom Ian: David Singer: Rabin’s Policies Can Help Break Gantz-Netanyahu Deadlock The prospect of a third election in Israel within twelve months looms large – should Blue and White leader Benny Gantz be unable to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/uae-doesnt-issue-visa-for-mufti-of.html Anadolu Agency reports that  the United Arab Emirates has not issued a visa to the mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein. He was slated to attend a conference in the UAE and was to […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-plos-department-of-human-rights.htmlOn Tuesday, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled that Omar Shakir, director of Israel-Palestine at Human Rights Watch, can be deported under Israeli law because he has encouraged boycotts of Israel while in his current […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/jihadists-and-neo-nazis-sound-same-in.html This week, the FBI arrested Richard Holzer, a neo-Nazi who planned to bomb a synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. For the past decade the FBI has been doing a great job catching jihadists before they […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/11/iraqi-demonstrators-want-jews-to-return.htmlWith thanks: Daniel The current demonstrations in Iraq  are producing some interesting messaging. Here is a placard bearing the words “Sectarianism is ended, we demand [of our government] that our Iraqi Jewish people [gain the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/11/1105-links-pt2-three-reasons-why-corbyn.htmlFrom Ian: Three Reasons why a Corbyn Government would Threaten Jewish life in Britain 2. Security of Jewish Community Buildings It is a horrifying reality that in 2019, Jewish communities across the world live in […]