May 2019 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Friday, May 31, 2019

05/31 Links Pt2: California Dems suggest Israel tied to 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack; UK Labour suspends top official over conspiracy claims against Israeli embassy

From Ian: California Dems suggest Israel tied to 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack As the California Democratic Party State Convention opens on Friday, Fox News reports that proposed resolutions include some that link Israel with "virulent Islamophobia," mandating Democratic officials to "nullify" US President Donald Trump’s Israeli policies, among them moving the US Embassy...

A very interesting thread from Heshmat Alavi where he claims that most Quds Ray rallies in Iran were boycotted and empty except for paid military and some stragglers. (I'm not sure if the videos will work...) Let's talk about the so-called "Quds Day" in #Iran.Video shows only authorities in the streets.Voice: "There aren't even ten people in the streets. No one...

From TOI: Iran’s sole Jewish parliamentarian said Thursday that he looks forward to the liberation of Jerusalem from Israel ahead of the annual anti-Israel al-Quds Day events. Siamak Moreh Sedgh in a statement called for Jews around the world to participate in rallies to protest Zionism, and said Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories would soon be liberated. It's...

From Ian: JPost Editorial: Thank You, Florida Governor DeSantis Even before his trip to Israel, in the weeks after DeSantis was elected governor last year, he immediately took action on behalf of the Jewish state. Florida's cabinet recognized Jerusalem as "Israel's eternal capital," invested $10 million in Israel Bonds, and blacklisted Airbnb because of its plan to boycott...

It is very easy to be negative about the Trump/Kushner plan for the Middle East. Former diplomats, however, seem to feel almost threatened by it. Because it might show that their very assumptions have been wrong for decades. Any article that says why the plan is doomed before the plan is known looks like more of an attempt to sabotage it, rather than an honest attempt to...

Video of this morning's terrorist stabbing Jews, getting shot

From Arutz-7: Police released footage Friday afternoon taken during the terror attack in the Old City of Jerusalem Friday morning which left two Jews wounded, one seriously, the other moderately. The terrorist, a 19-year-old Palestinian Authority resident, stabbed and wounded 50-year-old Gavriel Lavi at around 6:30 Friday morning, leaving Lavi seriously wounded. The terrorist then fled on foot, before attacking 16-year-old Yisrael Meir Nachumberg. As...

From AFP: The United Nations will not be taking part in a conference in Bahrain to present the economic aspects of a US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, a spokesman said Thursday. "At this stage, I'm not aware that we will have anyone present," said UN spokesman Farhan Haq when asked about UN attendance at the conference. The spokesman initially said that...

05/30 Links Pt2: Anti-Zionism Worse than Anti-Semitism; Political Correctness Blinds Us To The Causes Of Anti-Semitism'; Germany must confront Muslim anti-Semitism; BBC Arabic website promotes antisemitic Holocaust analogy

From Ian: Anti-Zionism Worse than Anti-Semitism It is far from that. The BDS mission originates straight from the founding mission of the PLO in 1964, before any Jewish settlements existed, which was to eliminate what is still seen as the unacceptable and humiliating sovereign Jewish-Zionist presence in Arab-Muslim lands. Jew hatred may fuel the Israel hatred behind BDS and...

Friday is Quds Day, a day meant to protest Israel's control of Jerusalem. Which means it is a time to celebrate Israel's rebuilding of Jerusalem, and restoring the Old City from the slum it was under Jordanian rule to a beautiful place, the eternal capital of the Jewish people. In fact, taking a page from the BDS playbook where a week is a month long, the celebration...

Our weekly column from the humor site PreOccupied Territory. Check out their Facebook page. Hodeidah, Yemen, May 30 - A jihad warrior wearing an explosive vest set off his charge a split second after his partner today, resulting in the second explosion straddling the earthly and Jannah realms and destroying the 72 maidens that awaited...

From Ian: Israel’s greatest friend sits in the White House Before President Trump, when the regime in Iran chanted “death to Israel, death to America, curse the Jews,” the White House was silent. This president has stood up to the mullahs, taking the United States out of the enabling Iran nuclear deal, and imposing tight sanctions to squeeze them. Iran’s dangerous influence...

Dan Kling wrote a very chilling thread on Twitter about his experiences at George Mason University. He gave me permission to post it: ____________________________ Let's talk about anti-Semitism at @GeorgeMasonU. The second time I came to campus was for accepted students day. I ran into a club tabling called @GMUSAIA (GMU Students Against Israeli Apartheid.) I didn't...

The Real Palestinian Arab Alphabet Book (PDF)

Since the "P is for Palestine" book is back in the news, I decided to illustrate and update my own, more accurate version that I had posted previously. Who knows, maybe I could get a reading at a library... Real Palestinian Arab Alpha... by on Scribd We have lots of ideas, but we need more resources to be even more effective. Please donate today to help get the message out and to help defend Israe...

Russia Today-Arabic reports that the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow, Abdul Hafiz Nawfal, said that the Palestinian Authority is ready to negotiate a confederation with Jordan, but only after the establishment of the Palestinian state. A confederation could range from a loose agreement to uphold common principles to a very tight relationship that is just short of sharing...

Security and Insecurity (Vic Rosenthal)

Vic Rosenthal's Weekly Column Last week my Masorti shul hosted a visiting group of Americans, members of a Conservative synagogue. One of the subjects for discussion was “what’s the issue that you are most concerned with at your synagogue?” The answer was not declining and aging membership, providing Jewish education for children (and grandchildren), mixed marriage,...