July 2023 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Monday, July 31, 2023

07/31 Links Pt2: The Illegal Palestinian Settlements You've Never Heard Of; PA religious Antisemitism reaches new heights; Shielding Certain Antisemites

From Ian: Declassified protocols indicate Golda Meir considered Palestinian statehood Former prime minister Golda Meir considered the possibility of the formation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel three years after the Six Day War, protocols published by Haaretz on Monday show, shedding new light on the premier who famously said, “There’s no such thing as Palestinians.” Last...

By Daled AmosWell, maybe those are not the exact words that Elon Musk, head of Twitter -- now known as X -- used, but that seems to be the gist of what he said to West -- now known as Ye.In December, Musk suspended West's Twitter account after the rapper tweeted a swastika interlinked with a Star of David. The head of Twitter called it "incitement to violence."But that wasn't...

From Ian: JPost Editorial: Israel-Saudi normalization may be well worth the price According to Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who is considered close to Biden, among the elements involved in a Saudi-Israeli deal are an official Israeli promise not to annex the West Bank; Israeli commitments not to establish any more settlements, expand the boundaries of existing ones, or...

Last week I reported that Gazans planned a major anti-Hamas rally on Sunday, July 30. I also noted that this news was essentially censored from all Palestinian Arabic media, even Hamas' archrival Fatah did not report on these plans.A lot of what happens in Gaza is simply not reported by the media.Thankfully, Gazans publish their own videos and photos on Telegram and similar...

From Naharnet on Sunday:Clashes renewed Sunday in the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon between the secular Fatah Movement and hardline Islamist groups.TV networks said the fighting resumed after a senior Fatah commander was killed in an ambush.An Islamist had been killed and six people including children had been injured in overnight clashes in the camp.Key...

07/30 Links: UN bodies receive millions from ‘terror charities’; Antisemitism is a Feature of Partisan Extremism; 5 killed in clashes at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

From Ian: Seth Frantzman: What are Israel's upcoming diplomatic challenges, opportunities? IDF Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi recently discussed the importance of “our responsibility for readiness and unity.” He noted that “the IDF’s purpose has not changed over the course of the past 75 years – to defend the State of Israel, ensure its existence, and achieve victory...

Mrs. Elder and I are on vacation, so I will not be posting, tweeting or making memes and comics as much as usual for the next week.I'll probably only post as much as most bloggers do normally 😊Enjoy! Buy the EoZ book, PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism today at Amazon! Or order from your favorite bookseller, using ISBN 9798985708424. Read all...

A new poll from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research of both Israelis and Palestinians finds that while both sides have hardened their positions towards the other, the Palestinians are far more rejecting of any framework that allows Jews to have any rights in the land.An absurd 84% of Palestinians say that "the suffering of Palestinians is unique throughout...

07/29 Links: Caroline Glick: Present, past and the Tenth of Av; Biden can show his support for Israel by staying silent; Why it would be better for Israel if Iran enriched to 90% now

From Ian: Caroline Glick: Present, past and the Tenth of Av So, 18 years after the Tenth of Av 5765, the main question that must be answered is why? Why did Sharon order the operation? Why did the left want it so badly? These questions speak directly to our situation today. In regards to the left, the answer was given by leading writers both before and immediately after...

From Ian: Collection: Ending U.S. Aid to Israel The publication on July 16, 2023, of an article by Jacob Siegel and Liel Leibovitz calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel opened a fresh debate over a topic dominated by outdated assumptions and emotional entreaties. To deepen the conversation, Tablet invited a group that includes a retired IDF general, U.S. Senators and members...

Our weekly column from the humor site PreOccupied Territory.Check out their Facebook page.Jerusalem, July 27 - A motorist on one of the city's busiest arteries signaled to the vehicle operator ahead of him to proceed swiftly, now that the red signal at the intersection had turned green, to help ensure that both automobiles reach the next intersection in less time,...

From Ian: At UN meeting, Erdan dismisses Palestinian ‘right of return’ Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations had a blunt message for the Security Council on Thursday during its quarterly open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Let me be clear: There is no ‘right of return.’ You all know this,” Gilad Erdan told the council, which he accused of perpetuating the...