http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-are-sephardi-customs-for-tisha-bab.htmlReligious Jews are currently observing the Three Weeks leading up to Tisha b’Ab (Tisha B’Av), which begins on Saturday night. Tisha b’Av is a day of mourning marking the destruction of the First and Second […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/are-there-arab-jews-vic-rosenthal.html  Vic Rosenthal’s Weekly Column I’m not a terminology freak. Sometimes you have to use words or phrases whose connotations are ideologically impure, so that people will understand you. But I draw the line at […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/0807-links-pt2-state-department.htmlFrom Ian: State Department redefines antisemitism: Don’t compare Israel to the Nazis The US State Department has updated its definition of antisemitism to include “drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis” […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/akiva-fuld-im-doing-this-for-me-judean.html Akiva Fuld would like you to believe there’s nothing special about what he’s doing, and he’s right: we should all be asking each other “What can I do for you, today?” We should all […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/0807-links-pt1-palestinian-who-saved.htmlFrom Ian: Palestinian who saved Jewish kids after terror attack gets Israeli residency Interior Minister Aryeh Deri on Tuesday awarded Israeli residency to a Palestinian man who saved the children of a West Bank rabbi […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/is-there-anyone-from-j-street-who-isnt.html Just asking. It seems there are various former members of J Street, some who served in leadership positions, who are now involved in If Not Now — and some of them are apparently founding […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/egypt-staging-antisemitic-play-christ.html Egypt’s 12th annual National Theater Festival will feature a blatantly antisemitic play called “Christ Crucified in Palestine.” The play is the official entry from the Egyptian Orthodox Church for the youth competition within the festival. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/08/plo-strenuously-trying-to-avoid.html Palestinian diplomats are engaged in a full court press to convince European and Arab countries to continue UNRWA’s mandate – a mandate that ensures a parallel infrastructure for education, healthcare and housing in areas […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2019/08/david-singer-jordan-jew-hatred-risks.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: Jordan’s decision to ban Jews visiting or praying at a Jewish religious site – Aaron’s tomb […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/08/jordan-closes-aarons-tomb-to-jewish.htmlNot for the first time, Jews were banned from praying at the purported site of Aaron’s tomb in Jordan after they were seen performing ‘Jewish rituals’. The same no-prayer regimen appears to apply at the Temple […]