June 2010 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Another Lebanese politician against Palestinian Arab rights

Lebanese politicians continue to speak out against giving Palestinian Arabs equal rights - and some want them to have fewer rights than others. Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel criticized the way the issue of granting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon their rights was presented in parliament, saying that it was aimed at dividing people between those who are for and others who are against this issue. He made his statements after holding talks with...

Golda Meir, the UN, and "Palestinians"

One of the most quoted, supposedly racist sayings by an Israeli leader is Golda Meir's supposed 1969 statement that "There is no such thing as a Palestinian people." You can find it cited over 18,000 times in Google. The quote is false. Here is what Meir said, referring to when the bulk of Zionists returned to their land in the first half of the 20th century, quoted in the June 15, 1969 Sunday Times: There were no such thing as Palestinians....

Iran boycotting Jewish companies?

From YNet: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed Wednesday a new amendment to a law in the Islamic Republic that forbids the airing of advertisements for "Zionist companies." The blacklist of prohibited companies is comprised mainly of international companies, mainly American, owned by Jews or that operate branches in Israel. Among those on the list are Coca Cola, Nestle, Intel, and IBM. The amendment obligates a number of government ministries...

Reuters shows us an outpouring of grief at the funeral of a PFLP militant: Palestinians carry the body of militant Bassam Badwan during his funeral in Gaza City June 29, 2010. An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip on Monday killed at least one Palestinian militant, Badwan, and wounded two other people, medical workers said. An Israeli army spokeswoman said a military aircraft...

On Sunday, Daughter of Ziyon and I played hooky from social obligations and headed to the beach: Nothing clears your head quite like the ocean. I need to do this more often. Anyway, besides spending time on creating an EoZ forum which may or may not become a permanent feature, here is some other meta-blog news: The month of June shattered my previous record for monthly page...

Turkey loses $400m from Israeli tourist cancellations

From Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey): The Turkish tourism industry has been seriously affected by the recent tension between former allies Turkey and Israel. The Turkish economy has lost at least $400 million due to reservation cancellations from Israeli tourists, according to tourism agencies. Some 50,000 Israelis have cancelled their reservations indefinitely. Furthermore, the Israel Travel Agents Association has announced that it cancelled 100,000...

Try out the EoZ message board

Because someone asked, and I aim to please, I just added a message board. I did not spend much time looking for one; I am using free software from Aimoo. It looks like it has the features that people want in message boards. It seems customizable, although I cannot figure out how to turn off its sound, which might get very irritating after a while. You would have to sign up for it. It also supports messaging between members, including private messages....

Wikipedia, in the entry on Silwan, mentions: In 1882, a group of Jews arrived from Yemen. Initially, they lived in tents. Later, when the rainy season began, they moved into the ancient burial caves on the east side of the valley.[12] In 1884, the Yemenites moved into new stone houses on the eastern slope of the Kidron, north of the Arab village, built for them...

Aid to Gaza increases - and so do rocket attacks

As night follows day, the number of rocket and mortar attacks are increasing as Israel continues to loosen restrictions on Gaza. Today, Israel plans to send more than double the amount of aid to Gaza that it has been sending - some 350 trucks. The types of items being sent in has also increased dramatically - here are the figures from last Thursday (via email): MerchandiseTruckloadsWeight (tons) Private Sector FoodRice140 Candies6112 Produce...