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http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/07/kushner-no-palestinian-returnn-because.htmlJared Kushner,  President Trump’s son-in-law charged with Middle Eastern Affairs, has for the first time hinted that the Palestinians would not have a ‘right of return’ in the ‘Dealf the Century’ because Jewish refugees were […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/what-if-reflections-on-shiputz-judean.html We’re a couple of weeks into a shiputz (renovation) of the larger home above and to the side of our rented “grandmother’s apartment.” I’m fine with that. Or rather, I was fine with that. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/this-is-what-desecration-looks-like.htmlYesterday I noted that Palestinians were saying that Jews who were reverently and quietly praying on the Temple Mount were “desecrating Al Aqsa.” Obviously, treating a holy place with respect isn’t desecration. However, StandWithUs tweeted […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0703-links-pt1-palestinian-authority.htmlFrom Ian: JCPA: The Palestinian Authority Failed to Block the Bahrain Conference The PA was unable to pressure Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan to stay away from the Manama workshop and failed to organize an […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-new-york-times-pre-july-4-attack-on.html I am actually stunned at this “video op-ed” from the New York Times attacking the idea that America is great. The myth of America as the greatest nation on earth is at best outdated […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/saeb-erekat-calls-archaeology-fake-and.html From Times of Israel: A senior Palestinian official Monday condemned the participation of US envoys in the unveiling of an archaeological site in East Jerusalem and scoffed at the “fake” account of Jewish history […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/encyclopedia-britannica-still-calls.html Ethiopian Jews refer to themselves as “Beta Israel” and consider the term “Falasha” to be derogatory. “Falasha” means stranger, exile, wanderer or landless person. Wikipedia notes: “The derogatory term Falasha, meaning ‘landless, wanderers’, was […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0702-links-pt2-dublins-anti-israel.htmlFrom Ian: Dublin’s Anti-Israel Boycott Bill: Bad for Ireland, Worse for the Palestinians, Terrible for Everyone The chief government figure opposing the bill is Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. Coveney argues that Ireland risks its standing […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-ottoman-expulsion-could-have-been.htmlWith thanks MichelleThe story of how the Ottomans expelled thousands of inhabitants of Tel-Aviv-Yafo in 1917 is one Israel would rather forget. Nadav Shragai of Haaretz reports in an article first published in April 2007(link no longer […]