11/14 Links Pt2: Israel Deserves Better than the NYTs Prophet of Doom; Chappelle and normalizing black antisemitism; CNN Producer Tweeted ‘#TeamHitler,’ Hamas Terrorists ‘Freedom Fighters’

From Ian: Braving bigotry and enemy fire, Jews served the Union valiantly during the Civil War Sgt. Leopold Karpeles had a dangerous job. Serving in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry’s E Company during the American Civil War, he was a color bearer, which meant carrying a flag that identified his unit’s position — a necessary role, but one that invariably drew attention from...

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Before 1948, Jews could cool down at hotels in Ramallah

Yisrael Medad found this ad in Haaretz from 1935:It says that Ramallah is the nicest place in Eretz Yisrael, and invites people who want to escape the heat and enjoy the clean air to visit the Grand Hotel Ramallah. The hotel featured dances and tennis as well as running water.I found the equivalent ad in English in the Palestine Post:It turns out that hotels in Ramallah before...

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As the Mufti forbade selling land to Jews, Transjordanian sheikhs WANTED Jews to buy their land

In the early 1930s, the antisemitic Mufti of Jerusalem convened a series of meetings where Arab sheikhs pledged not to sell their land to Jews - a policy that continues today with the Palestinian Authority.November 21,1934 Palestine Post:January 1, 1935 Palestine Post:But as this was happening, landowners in Transjordan compared their poverty with the prosperity in neighboring...

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