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http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/why-doesnt-media-report-on-palestinians.html Haaretz reports that Joe Biden will be the featured speaker at a fundraiser for coexistence program “Seeds of Peace”: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will speak next month at a gala dinner for […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/jordanian-contractors-say-they-wont.html Jordan Times reports:  The Jordanian Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) will not compete for any tenders floated by the government to build a gas pipeline to bring gas from Israel into the Kingdom, Ahmad Yacoub, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/muslim-leaders-in-france-denounce.html Last week, a petition was started in France, signed by major personalities like  Philippe Val , the former director of “Charlie Hebdo”,  the former President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy, three former prime ministers, […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/04/israel-must-do-more-to-integrate.htmlRena Nasar’s grandfather or jidoh escaped violence and state-sanctioned persecution in Syria, walking for 20 hours until he reached Israel. Why is his story not told, and isn’t it time that Mizrahim were given a […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/0424-links-pt2-how-israel-won-over.htmlFrom Ian: How Israel Won Over The Syrian People In a popular Syrian news group on Facebook, a Syrian activist recently shared a video of Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager in jail for slapping an […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/arab-media-not-thrilled-with-merkels.html NBC reports: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has denounced a “different type of anti-Semitism” that has taken root in her country. She also vowed to do everything possible to ensure the safety of Jews in […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/mainstream-educated-palestinians-still.html The editor of Ma’an, Dr. Nasser al Laham, considered a moderate, independent publication, has gone completely off the rails in his editorial about Israel’s 70th birthday. Just the first paragraph could keep psychiatrists busy […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/0424-links-pt1-israel-survives-because.htmlFrom Ian: Israel Survives Because of an Iron Will and an Iron Wall In the run-up to this week’s 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, Israeli Defense Forces chief of Staff General Gabi Eisenkot pronounced the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/04/what-does-icrc-say-about-civilians.html Someone limited to just the media coverage of the “Gaza March,” could be forgiven for thinking that the issue of the IDF’s Rules of Engagement (RoI) during those riots is e a simple matter […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2018/04/in-very-dangerous-neighbourhood-israel.htmlBy Daphne Anson    Brevity of Life“The days of our years are threescore and ten” – Psalms xc, 10 “Three score and ten,” the youth replies,“How far off seems the day.”“Three score and ten,” the […]