February 2017 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Professor Rebecca Gould's counter-factual, and antisemitic, Holocaust argument

The Telegraph reported last week: Bristol University is investigating claims of anti-Semitism after an article by one of its lecturers emerged, in which she says Jews should stop “privileging” the Holocaust. Dr Rebecca Gould, a reader in translation studies and comparative literature at the elite Russell Group university, has been accused of using the “language of Holocaust...

02/28 Links Pt2: Collier: Apartheid Week watch – day one; Glick: Perez, Ellison and the meaning of antisemitism

From Ian: David Collier: Apartheid Week watch – day one. The Jew hating fetish opens at UCL It is Apartheid ‘Week’ again. Last night, 27 Feb 2017 I was at UCL (University College London) for the opening night of UCL’s very own ‘Apartheid Fortnight’ (we were informed that their ‘classy’ week has been ‘doubled’). This event was titled ‘Apartheid: Stories from the Ground‘ The evening was put together by the UCLU Friends of Palestine Society. Which means...

Every winter, potholes and cracks appear around Israel because of the rains. And every winter, the Arabs who live in Silwan blame their "landslides" on Israelis building multiple tunnels under their land. Even if the archaeological sites are hundreds of meters away. This year the accusation was reported as fact by Al Jazeera. Here's the only photo I could find of supposed...

Clashes between gunmen in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon killed a child on Tuesday, the latest casualty in several days of violence, the state-run National News Agency reported. Witnesses said the boy was severely wounded in the head, apparently by a gunshot, before being taken to hospital. The NNA said at least one other person was wounded...

02/28 Links Pt1: The Politics of Anti-anti-Semitism; ISIS looting uncovers palace beneath Jonah’s Tomb

From Ian: The Politics of Anti-anti-Semitism The reason, I would suggest, is that anti-Semitism has become politicized, and has become entwined in the widespread disdain for No. 45. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not help by eagerly endorsing the alleged pro-Semitic qualities of Donald Trump at one of the two news conferences in which Trump ducked questions about anti-Semitism. Those comments might help Bibi deal with the egomaniac...

“[Besides Egypt and Jordan,] many other states in the region recognize that Israel is not their enemy. They recognize that Israel is their ally. Our common enemies are ISIS and Iran. Our common goals are security, prosperity and peace. I believe that in the years ahead we will work together to achieve these goals.” Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, in speech to UN General...

We've mentioned the "Palestinians Abroad" conference held in Istanbul last weekend and how the PLO has been upset about it because it pretends to be the dole representative for Palestinians worldwide. The conference was supported by Hamas. On Friday, PA religious affairs minister and top Abbas aide Mahmoud Habash said that the conference was a "meeting of Satans." Naturally,...

Arab organizations and media are attacking Aisha Amehiham, the Mauritanian ambassador to France, for attending a dinner held by the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions or CRIF). The "National Rabat to support the Palestinian people" released a statement saying that "the presence of Ambassador...

Trump reportedly considering cutting anti-semitism envoy. What has his office accomplished?

From JTA: President Donald Trump reportedly is considering cutting a number of special envoy positions, including one dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, as part of a forthcoming budget proposal. Trump will propose increasing defense spending by $54 billion and make cuts to federal agencies to accommodate the 10 percent defense increase in the new budget plan, Bloomberg...

02/27 Links Pt2: The Palestine Solidarity Campaign of Jew hatred; Josephus vs Muslim Liars

From Ian: The Palestine Solidarity Campaign of Jew hatred Scratch the surface of any chapter of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and you’re likely to come across an anti-Semite. This kind of statement is hardly new on the blog pages of the Times of Israel but never has it been given such a basis in fact as it has today by David Collier. The London-based blogger has painstakingly trawled through the shadowy corners of Facebook to gather a powerful...

Here is a photo of Israel destroying a house built without a permit in Kafr Qasim, an Israeli Arab town. Even though the BDSers love to target Caterpillar, there is no Caterpillar equipment here. Only Hyundai and Hitachi. So how come we never hear of any initiatives to boycott those companies? Could it be because Hyundai and Hitachi products are sold in the Palestinian...

By Petra Marquardt-Bigman It may be debatable if Israel’s recent decision to deny a work permit to Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), was prudent. Indeed, the inevitable outcry – amplified by coverage in the New York Times, Ha’aretz and numerous other outlets around the world – quickly produced assurances that Israel’s “Foreign...

From Ian: Khaled Abu Toameh: Palestinians: Why a "Regional Peace Process" Will Fail Many Palestinians sometimes refer to Arab leaders and regimes as the "real enemies" of the Palestinians. They would rather have France, Sweden, Norway and Belgium oversee a peace process with Israel than any of the Arab countries. Hani al-Masri, a prominent Palestinian political analyst,...

Fools, apparently, rush in where angels fear to go. At the same time, he who hesitates is lost. So it seems that folk wisdom doesn’t provide obvious advice on how fast to move when military or political advantage opens up. As mentioned last time, timing is one of the crucial ingredients for any sort of political or military strategy. And for a small...