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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...

Ramallah News and others are reporting:In an aggressive and unprecedented step, the so-called "Temple Organizations" called on the settlers and their supporters to bring their animal sacrifices and gather next Wednesday evening at the gates of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the eve of what is called the Hebrew "Passover".Those extremist organizations published a central announcement...

From Ian: Eugene Kontorovich: Israel’s protesters are enemies, not heroes, of democracy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu announced Monday night he was temporarily pausing his government’s judicial-reform efforts in the face of strikes by key industries, insubordination in some parts of the military and huge protests. While many within the international community,...

By Daled AmosFollowing the 9/11 terrorist attack, there were calls for "moderate Muslims" to speak out against radical Islamists. One problem was that it wasn't exactly clear how to define what a moderate Muslim was. Add to that the fear of being labeled an Islamaphobe.But this month, major criticism has been levied against radical Islamists.The radical Islamists are Hamas.The...

Abbas with members of the Supreme Constitutional Court that he appointedDuring these tumultuous times of anger and angst over the future of Israel's judiciary, it is worth looking at recent changes to the judicial system under the Palestinian Authority that received next to no Western coverage.On October 28, Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential decree creating the Supreme Council...

Israel has slowed down its raids in Palestinian towns recently. It may be because of Ramadan - or it may be because the PA agreed to do its job and assert control.The Palestinian security forces arrested a number of fugitives wanted by Israel, including a leader in the Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad. Members of terror groups fired heavily towards the police...

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This week, EoZ reached another milestone - 50,000 Twitter followers! This is just one way that my message of cutting straight to the truth about Israel and the Jewish world has been spreading around the world. It is not unusual for my tweets to get hundreds of responses. They receive well over a million views every month. And the responses show that the haters are...

From Ian: Lauder to Biden: ‘This is Not Germany in 1938; This is the United States in 2023’ Back in 2016, Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, presented the Theodor Herzl Award—the organization’s highest honor—to then-Vice President Joe Biden. On March 26, he penned a letter to the now US president, whom he called “a friend of the Jewish people,” about...

I have been quite disturbed by the partisanship and division happening in Israel, and while I have some opinions, I have been mostly reluctant to discuss them because I try to be more about what every Zionist can agree upon, not division.So I enjoyed this 1974 poster from the Joint Israel Appeal. (I had tweeted it and Ian put it in the earlier linkdump.)Apparently I'm...

Today, a new law is on the Palestinian books.The General Intelligence Law No. 17 of 2005 said said that the head of Palestinian general intelligence must be less than 60 years old and can only remain in the job for three years, perhaps extending to four. (Oh, and he also is not allowed to be married to a non-Arab woman.) But Mahmoud Abbas likes his loyal intelligence...

From Ian: Jonathan Tobin: A ‘resistance’ coup just defeated Israeli democracy Implications for the future Will that happen every time the right wins an election from now on? Probably. That means not only will the juristocracy defend its power, but its supporters are permanently committed to thwarting the will of voters who may continue to outnumber them in the future. And...

Journalist Rula Jebreal tweeted about the large rallies in Tel Aviv, "This reminds me of the 1st intifada/popular uprising of 1987... Palestinians gathered under the banner: ”End the occupation, No annexation...yes to PEACE.” Then she added that "I was 15 during the First Intifada. We protested daily & peacefully in Jerusalem."This has been a theme among Israel haters,...

From AP:New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faced the camera during a video call, pointing to a small, sky-blue lapel pin on his blazer.The pin is the symbol of a $25 million “Stand Up to Jewish Hate” campaign launched Monday by the 81-year-old billionaire through his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, aiming to raise awareness nationwide about soaring incidents of antisemitism...

Anti-Israel organizations have been organizing boycotts of Israeli dates every Ramadan for years. Here's a campaign from 2008. This year there are anti-Israel date campaigns from CAIR, American Muslims for Palestine, Inminds and many other Muslim organizations. Let's see how effective these campaigns have been.In 2008, when these campaigns began, Israel was...