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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

"Why Can't We All Get Along?" Impact of the Queen Bee Syndrome on Jewish Unity (Judean Rose) (updated)

The Queen Bee syndrome is getting in the way of Jewish unity. It does this by creating conflict between Jewish women, and in some cases, men as well. In Queen Bee syndrome, a woman, the “Queen,” is mean to others, in particular to other women. The Queen may do so in order to establish a pecking order, or to get ahead in what she perceives to be a man’s world offering only...

Even Palestinians regard the Algerian "reconciliation" between Hamas and Fatah as a joke

On October 13, major media reported:Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end a rift that has now lasted more than 15 years.The deal was signed by a leading figure from the Fatah party of President Mahmud Abbas and by the chief of Islamist movement Hamas, which rules Gaza.But...

Fatah/Hamas unity deadline comes and goes

On May 14, Hamas and Fatah agreed that they would have a unity government within three months. In July, Hamas announced that the deadline was meaningless. Yesterday, the deadline passed. Meanwhile, Israel is negotiating with half of a government, with the other half dead-set against the existence of Israel altogether. And Western governments seem to take no notice of this little problem. Because when you worship the religion of "peace process,"...

PA minister of religious affairs issues fatwa to revolt against Hamas in Gaza

The Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs, Dr. Mahmoud al-Habash, issued a fatwa obliging revolt against Hamas to end its rule in Gaza if it does not relinquish control of the territory. Arabic media reports that he wrote on his Facebook page: Ending the division [between Hamas and Fatah] is a duty. If ending the division does not end the coup, then ending the coup is a duty, and if an end to the coup means ending the Hamas takeover of Gaza,...

Video: The first Jewish wedding in Hebron after 1967 war

From IsraDocuMentalist: This is a clip from the documentary “Israel: A Home Movie”. Miriam Lulu talks about her wedding, which was the first one at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron after its liberation in 1967. “The Arabs thew rice at us the whole way…they cheered and applauded. They were glad that the Jews took over.” It is a shame that so few Jews nowadays even consider visiting Hebro...

Archaeology news 1: Indirect proof of Esther?

From JPost, an interesting article that might be indirect proof for the story of the Book of Esther: Just a hundred years ago, they were searching for it desperately. German, French and Italian archaeological expeditions were mounted to comb the lower stretches of Elephantine Island in the Nile River, in southern Egypt, but without success. They had been activated by the publication in 1911, two years earlier, of papyrus documents from the area...

Return to Auschwitz: How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive (BBC)

The BBC has an excellent, very long magazine piece - including videos - about how Israel keeps the memory of the Holocaust alive as the remaining survivors dwindle. The Israeli delegation is marching in the footsteps of the many Jews who took their last steps here. This is the spot where German SS officers rapidly assessed which prisoners looked fit and strong enough...

Islamic Jihad says Fatah, Hamas unity meetings "a waste of time"

Ma'an reports: Talks between Fatah and Hamas on Tuesday and Wednesday accomplished little as the parties failed to reach any agreement, a top Islamic Jihad official said Thursday. Abu Imad al-Rifaei, the Islamist group's representative in a committee preparing for national elections, told Ma'an that the talks focused on the makeup of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the Palestinian National Council. But he said neither Fatah nor Hamas...

Hebron Arabs meet with Jews to discuss co-existence - despite danger

YNet (Hebrew) reports on monthly meetings between yeshiva students in Efrat and Muslims from Hebron to discuss co-existence. Ma'an translates: “For a short hour, two completely different worlds would meet here. Young Palestinian men from Hebron and Jewish Yeshiva students from Efrat settlement have been involved in monthly meetings. “However, to document these meetings...

The story of a tablecloth

On Monday, at Sotheby's, the first part of a highly anticipated auction of Judaica - the Steinhardt Judaica Collection - was held. While there are exquisite pieces of all types, including a beautiful illustrated Mishneh Torah worth millions of dollars, today's auction included an unanticipated bidding war over a 19th century tablecloth. The estimated price for this...

Hamas and Fatah "unity" sham goes on - and Fatah leaders get bombed

Hamas and Fatah are still trying to negotiate a framework for negotiating a way for them to have meetings that are meant to lead to more talks to give gullible observers the pretense that they are interested in unification. The latest is that some mid-level members of Hamas and Fatah will meet in Cairo to discuss the composition of an interim government even though they disagree on whether or when actual elections should take place after the supposed...

Did Jews rule Jerusalem in 614 CE?

One of the reasons given for today's Lag B'Omer celebrations is to commemorate the Bar Kochba revolt of 132-136 CE. Most Jews believe that this was the last time of Jewish sovereignty over the land of Israel before the 1948 War of Independence. However, there may have been another brief period of Jewish sovereignty over Jerusalem, many centuries later. In "A History of the Jewish People" by Haim Hillel be-Sasson, we learn: In the last...

Video of those Hebron kids "arrested on the way to school"

On March 20, the Huffington Post wrote: As U.S. president Barack Obama arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli military reportedly detained a group of children on their way to school in the West Bank city of Hebron. Independent Catholic News: Twenty-seven Palestinian children, age seven to 15, were arrested while on their way to school in the West Bank city of Hebron, Christian Peacemaker Teams reported on 24 March. B'Tselem: Soldiers detained...

Muslims have more "proof" the Star of David was "stolen" from them

A few months ago I reported that Egyptian "antiquities expert" Dr. Rahim Rihan claimed that the Star of David was originally a Muslim symbol but the Jews stole it - in the 17th century. Al Fajer TV and other Arab media report that Rihan has added to his theory, saying that Saladin used the six-pointed star in a castle in Ras Sudr 230 kilometers from Cairo: Saladin lived...

A history lesson for congenital liar Shlomo Sand

He even poses like a liar Shlomo Sand, the fake historian who claims that there is no such thing as the Jewish people and that the Land of Israel is a myth - two arguments that I easily demolished in the past - was interviewed by the Palestine Chronicle, and for some reason some other publications have reprinted it. Here's another of his laughable lies: In Judaism there...

Hamas insists that its terror wing remain in any "unity" deal

Hamas deputy political head Moussa Abu Marzouk insists that the Qassam Brigades, Hamas' terrorist wing, will remain under any unity deal with Fatah. Abu Marzouk said in comments broadcast on Al-Risala Wednesday that the issue has not been raised in negotiations "because the Qassam Brigades can not be removed from the equation of confrontation with the occupation." There...

Egyptian researcher claims there were no Temples

Al Ahram reports that Egyptian researcher Dr. Rahim Rihan, a supposed expert in Sinai and maritime archaeology, has determined that there have never been any Jewish Temples in Jerusalem. Part of his evidence is the League of Nations report of December 1930 that determined that the Western Wall belongs to Muslims. (Part of that conclusion came because the rabbis that testified said that it belongs to no one but God, while the Muslims claimed it as...

Hamas again outmaneuvers Fatah; no Fatah rally in Gaza

Fatah in Gaza has announced that it is canceling its planned rally to celebrate the 48th anniversary of its first terror attack. Hamas refused to let Fatah use any of the large public squares in Gaza for the rally, Fatah was offered alternate venues, such as a soccer stadium, but they could not accommodate the expected 100,000 people Fatah was hoping for. Fatah in Gaza decided not to complain too loudly about this in order to keep the...

Abbas' lie of the day: "Hamas recognizes Israel"

From YNet: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blasted Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal for asserting that his group will never recognize Israel, hinting that the statement hinders the chances of the two-state solution, according to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet. “I don’t agree with Khaled Mashaal’s statement on the non-recognition of Israel because we, in fact, recognized...

"Moderate" Abbas to allow Hamas terror rally in Nablus

From Ma'an: The Palestinian Authority has officially agreed to allow a Hamas festival commemorating the movement’s 25th anniversary in the West Bank, an independent politician said Monday. Khalil Assaf, who heads a Palestinian forum of independent figures, said Hamas would organize a festival in Nablus on Thursday. Hamas leaders will deliver speeches, with the sanction of the Fatah-dominated West Bank government. Hamas has already approved a...