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The elephants in the room of the Maronite Patriarch kerfuffle
The Lebanese, and now anti-Israel Palestinian Christians, continue their uproar over the planned visit of Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai to Israel to welcome the Pope that I mentioned last week....
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The Erasure and Confiscation of Jewish History (Michael Lumish)
A large part of the Long Arab War against the Jews of the Middle East is the delegitimization and erasure of Jewish history. In the Arab-Muslim world this delegitimization and erasure is almost...
View Article05/11 Links: Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Boko Haram and the Kidnapped Schoolgirls; Lana...
From Ian:Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Boko Haram and the Kidnapped SchoolgirlsI am often told that the average Muslim wholeheartedly rejects the use of violence and terror, does not share the radicals' belief that...
View ArticleHow 85 Jews captured 9000 Italian troops in Bardia, Libya in WWII
Most histories of World War II describe the following incident very tersely:The British drove the Italian Tenth Army from Egypt and achieved a major victory on 3 January 1941 at Bardia, just inside...
View ArticleAnother brilliant Israeli invention
From NoCamels, April 30:A truly mind-blowing technology that was presented less than 24 hours ago on Kickstarter, with a goal to raise $200,000, has already shattered all expectations.With $218,000...
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Palestiian families attack Red Cross offices in Nablus
A couple of weeks ago, a lot of Palestinian Arab prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest Israel's practice of administrative detention.Outside a few Arab news sites and limited coverage in Israel,...
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PLO tells Hamas the "unity" government doesn't have to recognize Israel
Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of the Fatah Central Committee in charge of reconciliation with Hamas, says that the "unity" government with Hamas does not have to recognize Israel. Ahmad says, correctly,...
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Palestinian Arabs alarmed at Israel's pivot towards Asia
From Nicola Nasser, a Palestinian Arab journalist, in the Asia Times:Israel is carving economic inroads into Asia which could be deep enough to compromise traditional Asian political support for Arabs....
View Article05/12 Links Pt1: Palestinian Authority: Combatants Against Peace; Oren- Spy...
From Ian:Khaled Abu Toameh: Palestinian Authority: Combatants Against PeacePalestinian peace activists have come under fire for attending a Memorial Day Ceremony in Tel Aviv for Palestinian and Israeli...
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Algerians upset over official's "Jewish sounding" name
Algeria recently appointed a woman to be Secretary of Education. Her name is Noria bin Gabrit Rimon.Immediately, Algerians started wondering whether she was Jewish. After all, they note, "Rimon" rhymes...
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"Malaysia in danger from proxies of capitalist Jewish groups".
From The Malaysian Insider:Relentless in his attacks against non-Muslims despite a public outcry over controversial remarks made recently, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik Abdul...
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05/12 Links Pt2: What Is Going on at Vassar College?; BBC omits origin of...
From Ian:Revisiting Jewish and Islamic Oppression during the Spanish InquisitionThe Spanish Inquisition was a time when considerable horror was visited upon the Jewish people of Spain, which...
View ArticleHa'aretz buries a #BDSFail in an anti-Israel report
Here is a perfect example of why Haaretz is a joke. Keep in mind that this piece written by Esther Zandberg is considered a news article, not an editorial.South Africa during the apartheid era was the...
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Ha'aretz reveals its mission has nothing to do with journalism
What is the mission of a newspaper?One might think that it is to help people stay informed, or to report the day's events objectively.The New York Times describes its goal as "to cover the news as...
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New Arab rumor: Israel demanded Pope Francis poster removal (update x3)
Arabic media has exploded in the past few hours claiming that Israeli authorities demanded that the Latin Patriarchate remove a poster welcoming Pope Francis that was put up on their building near...
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Hamas health ministry refusing to buy polio, other vaccines; UNRWA downplays...
UNRWA released a statement to several Arabic newspapers warning of serious health crisis on the horizon in Gaza.There is a severe shortage of vaccines in Gaza, and those for polio, the mumps, rubella...
View Article05/13 Links Pt1: Boko Haram and the Death of Feminism; Will Iran become North...
From Ian:Michael Lumish: Boko Haram and the Death of FeminismOne would expect that given the outrageous violations of the rights of women among Islamist groups that western feminists would vehemently...
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PreOccupied Territory: BDS Unable To Convince Beethoven Not To Perform In Israel
I am pleased to say that EoZ will be publishing a regular column from the excellent humor site, PreOccupied Territory.Here's the first:Berkeley, California, May 14 - Advocates of the Boycott, Divest,...
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A story of 19th century Jewish-Muslim cooperation - and current Muslim hate
Here is an enlightening 2007 article from YNet, by Yehuda Litani:Dome of the Rock in 1890In the years 1992-3 the late King Hussein of Jordan financed the renovations of the golden dome, which was...
View Article05/13 Links Pt2: J Street Challenged to Condemn PA War Crimes; Vassar SJP...
From Ian:J Street, I Dare You to Condemn PA War CrimesHey J Street, I dare you to create one Facebook post that puts part of the blame for the failed peace talks on the PA’s incitement to kill Jews....
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