June 2021 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Identity and Reality (Vic Rosenthal)

Weekly column by Vic RosenthalThis morning I picked up a book from my philosophy student days, “Identity and Reality,” by Emile Meyerson. It’s a book about the metaphysical foundations of science, but the title inspired me.Everyone has an identity in the sense of their answer to the question “what are you?” Almost everyone has a need to find, adopt, or construct an answer. Often...

From Ian: Not in Kansas Anymore: Academic Freedom in Palestinian Universities Academic freedom is the liberty which academics have, within the confines of the law, to question and test generally-held beliefs, and to put forward different, sometimes unorthodox, maybe unpopular, alternative views without being at risk of losing their jobs or being silenced at their work. A...

Antisemitism can be subtle: a threat not-a-threat. In which case, it can be darned hard to know how to respond. That was the upshot of a recent thread on a Jewish mommies group on Facebook. The thread begins with a long story, a kind of plea for help. A Jewish woman living with her family in a townhouse reports feeling intimidated by the behavior of a man living across from...

We reported yesterday that Mahmoud Abbas sponsored a supposedly "scientific" conference aimed at coming up with ways to combat the facts of Jewish history by promoting academic papers that supposedly refute it.The conference at Open Al Quds University concluded today, featuring a speech by PA's minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Mahmoud Abu Mowais,...

From Ian: Amb. Nikki R. Haley and Richard Goldberg: A Better Blueprint for International Organizations The United States must call out China’s attempts to co-opt the United Nations and its agencies. We should rally other countries to oppose China’s influence. As ambassador, I lost track of how many countries expressed their fear of China’s bullying. They are counting on us...

Two years ago, the House of Representatives had a unique opportunity. As the Associated Press summarized the situation at the time under the headline House Democrats fail to condemn anti-Semitism, don’t rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar: Ms. Omar has on multiple occasions questioned the support shown for Israel by most members of Congress....

Today, UNRWA's advisory committee will meet to address yet another deficit in its budget.UNRWA has warned that by August its deficit will hit $30 million and that its annual deficit is at $150 million.All of this is despite the US resuming aid to UNRWA to the tune of $150 million a year and an additional $33 million to help rebuild Gaza.This happens every year - war or no...

Recently, an Egyptian fatwa was issued that allows women to wear light perfume outside the home, as long as their intent is not to attract men.According to what was reported by Al-Youm Al-Sabaa newspaper, Dr. Ahmed Mamdouh, Director of the Sharia Research Department and Secretary of Fatwa at the Egyptian Dar Al-Iftaa, confirmed that there is nothing wrong with women putting...

Initial report from Meir Amit ITIC names 112 terrorists killed, 21 killed by rocket fire, 31 human shields for terrorists

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center issued its analysis of the names of the people killed in Gaza. They have identified 234 killed in attacks by Israel of which 112 (48%) were positively identified as terrorists. 63 belonged to Hamas, 20 to the PIJ, 25 to Fatah, two to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), one to the Mujahedeen...

From Ian: The Three Best Books on Antisemitism, recommended by Dave Rich There are so many books about antisemitism that it seems foolhardy to try to summarise the full scope of literature on the subject, never mind choosing just three to recommend. Some books cover the vast expanse of antisemitism throughout history; others focus on a particular country, period, episode...

A former Iranian intelligence minister has said all Iranian officials are at risk of being killed by the Mossad.Ali Younesi, who served under reformist President Mohammad Khatami from December 2000 to August 2005, blamed Iranian intelligence for negligence.Speaking in an interview with reformist Jamaran news website published on Tuesday, Younesi said rivalries between...

Egypt seems mesmerized by the saga of "Burkini Girl."Dina Hisham went to a swimming pool in a hotel with a burkini and was told that she was not allowed to swim there. She tearfully posted about her experience on Instagram, and as sometimes happens, the video went viral, starting a fierce debate in Egypt.There have been news segments dedicated to the issue last night, where...