Arab analyst notices Abbas' tactic of passivityFrom an op-ed in Asharq al-Awsat by its editor, Osman Mirghani:The Palestinian situation is now at its worst stage with division and conflict between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Even if reconciliation efforts are s…Read More
The myth and reality of Jerusalem (guest post)From Zvi, in reaction to my post:Jerusalem, like the Jewish people and the Jewish state, is the subject of vast and sweeping myths and legends that deeply color how people view it.Many of the common myths about the Jewish p…Read More
"Arabs should use Holocaust as a political weapon"In an ironic op-ed at Asharq Al Awsat called "The Crocodile Tears of the Holocaust Industry," Hamad Al-Majid writes:A young Jewish American woman approached the prominent Jewish professor; she had been attending the lecture …Read More
Today's PalArab news (3/25/10)Syria-based Hamas leader Khaled Meshal held a "secret meeting" with Saudi Arabian leaders.Meshal was also interviewed on Al Jazeera and admitted that there was a "real crisis" in relations with Egypt because of Hamas' refusal…Read More
Jews distribute pamphlet to Muslims asking them to leaveA pamphlet that some religious Jews distributed to Jerusalem Arabs, asking them to leave the Holy Land, was translated by Firas Press to Arabic.It was distributed two weeks ago and no organization claimed responsibility.It…Read More
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Weekend long read
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1) Andrew Fox and Salo Aizenberg report on ‘Hamas’s Human Shield Strategy
in Gaza’ at the Henry Jackson Society. “This report by the Henry...
The post W...
Weekend long read
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1) Andrew Fox and Salo Aizenberg report on ‘Hamas’s Human Shield Strategy
in Gaza’ at the Henry Jackson Society. “This report by the Henry...
The post W...
Starvation in Gaza?: The Truth Behind the Headlines
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“Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third
month” (CNN, May 1, 2025). “Starvation looms as Israel’s total blockade on
Gaza ent...
Emigration to Mandate Palestine from the Hauran
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A report on the present conditions in the Hauran was published in the
Journal of The Royal Central Asian Society in 1936.
One of the topics was the emigr...
One Choice: Fight to Win
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Yesterday Israel preempted a potentially disastrous attack by Hezbollah on
the center of the country. Thirty minutes before launch time, our aircraft
destr...
Closing Jews Down Under Website
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With a heavyish heart I am closing down the website after ten years.
It is and it isn’t an easy decision after 10 years of constant work. The
past...
‘Test & Trace’ is a mirage
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Lockdown II thoughts: Day 1 Opposition politicians have been banging on
about the need for a ‘working’ Test & Trace system even more loudly than
the govern...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021
Elder of Ziyon
