http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-jewish-poets-who-harked-back-to.html Egypt is less well known for its interwar Jewish writers than Iraq, for instance. Nevertheless, according to HaSepharadi, poets did exist, writing primarily in French. They extolled the ‘tolerant’ Pharaonic past and their sense of […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/hezbollahs-nasrallah-again-threatens.html On Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave one of his typical speeches from his underground bunker where he pretends to care about Palestinians while insisting that Lebanon continue to treat them as third class residents. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/abbas-says-any-deal-that-helps-his.htmlThe hypocrisy of Palestinian leaders continues. Yesterday, PA president Mahmoud Abbas said that any attempts to help the Palestinian economy can “go to hell” because a political solution where he gets all his demands from […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/we-live-in-world-where-israel-tries-to_27.htmlMa’an reported on an Israeli Kan News exclusive:  The Israeli government tried to circumvent the economic collapse of the PA government by transferring NIS 660 million to the Palestinian Authority without the latter’s knowledge, Israel’s […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0527-links-pt2-nyts-old-scourge-of-anti.htmlFrom Ian: NYTs Editorial: The Old Scourge of Anti-Semitism Rises Anew in Europe What is clear is that these strains of anti-Semitism — from the right, from the left and from radical Muslims — have […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/tunisian-politicians-object-to-israeli.htmlIt did not take long, following this year’s Lag Ba’ Omer pilgrimage to Djerba, for Tunisian politicians (as reported in Middle East Eye)to stir up trouble by protesting the presence of ‘Israeli’ rabbis as proof […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/when-reporters-cant-handle-basic-facts.htmlEarlier today I made an accurate if somewhat snarky comment to reporter Noga Tarnopolsky  when she wrote this: A real reporter should mention that Israel only withheld the percentage of tax transfers that was going […]

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http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0527-links-pt1-german-paper-to-print.htmlFrom Ian: Top German paper to print cutout kippah in solidarity with Jews The editor of Bild, Germany’s largest newspaper, on Sunday said he will print a Jewish skullcap on the front page of the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/arabs-pathetically-keep-trying-to-play.htmlFrom Al Jazeera: As the announcement of the deal of the century approaches, the Arab world is growing increasingly tense. Widespread rumours about the contents of the proposal have fuelled public outrage across the region. […]