Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

The Middle East's most famous olive oil seeks to rebrand itself - Food - Haaretz.com

Now is the time to visit olive presses in the Galilee, where a few growers aim to bring the region’s superlative oil to world prominence

News | News

Elder Of Ziyon - Modern Orthodox Jews apparently make the best negotiators between Israel and Arabs

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

So the right word here should just be “orthodox.”

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - To Arafat, Palestinian culture was a weapon to ethnically cleanse Jews

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Media Bias

Elder Of Ziyon - The @NYTimes chooses an Israel hater to report from Israel

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

News | Antisemitism Watch

HonestReporting Clarification: Twitter's New Middle East & North Africa 'Editorial Curation Lead' Apologizes for Antisemitic Posts

Given Fadah Jassem's apology, HonestReporting urges her to take a public stand against widespread anti-Jewish racism on Twitter.

Politics | Opinion

Jerusalem Consulate: A Nail in the Coffin of Peace

This may seem like just another diplomatic facility to issue visas, promote trade and take care of US citizens, with no greater consequence than the US consulate in Edinburgh, UK. But it is far more than a mere office for paper-shuffling diplomats. It

News | Iran

IAEA Says Monitoring Iran's Nuclear Program No Longer 'Intact'

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that the watchdog agency no longer has access to monitoring devices keeping track of activity at a key site in Iran.

Miscellaneous | Interesting stories

Massive Byzantine-era winery discovered in Israel

Winepresses, warehouses and kilns were uncovered by archaeologists who believe the winery once produced a fine white wine.

News | News

Iraq Government Issues Arrest Warrants For Iraqi Speakers Who Championed Peace With Israel

As the number of Arab nations in the Middle East deciding to make peace with Israel has escalated due to the Trump administration’s efforts, the Iraqi government is showing they have no desire for peace, issuing warrants for the arrest of arresting two speakers at a conference who urged Iraq to make peace with the Jewish state and threatening the roughly 300 participants at the conference.

News | Israel Around The World

Joint Israel-UAE Mission Rescued Dozens of Afghan Women, Human Rights Activists From Kabul

Afghan evacuees arrive in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Afra Al Hameli / Twitter screenshot International efforts to rescue vulnerable …

News | News

Afghanistan: US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians

An inquiry finds the strike, days before the US pullout, killed 10 members of a family - not militants.

Politics | Debunking Lies

Elder Of Ziyon - The New York Times denies basic Jewish history

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

News | News

08/31 Links Pt1: Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Joe Biden is deaf, dumb and blind to the chaos the US has unleashed; Bennett kowtows to Biden and jettisons Trump; Bahraini Ambassador to Israel Announces Arrival in Hebrew

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Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

A Palestinian Explains Hamas | PragerU

How do we make life better for those who live in Gaza? According to Palestinian political analyst Bassem Eid, we start by recognizing who is really responsible for the suffering that happens there.

Hamas, Palestinians, PragerU, Israel, MiddleEast

News | News

UNPACKED: What does the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for Israel and the Middle East?

UNPACKED: What does the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for Israel and the Middle East?   By Sara Himeles What does the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for Israel and the Middle East? As Americans and the West process the rapid collapse of

Politics | Opinion

Can the West be honest about the Islamist threat?

  It was only two months ago that the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, boasted on Twitter about flying a

News | News

SEAL Team 6’s Robert O’Neill Not Surprised at Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Seeing Afghanistan fall to the Taliban was not a surprise to a famous Navy SEAL who is often credited with killing Osama Bin Laden.

News | News

Will The Taliban Rule Be Any Different This Time?

The militant group terrorized Afghans and was shunned by the world for its harsh rule from 1996 to 2001. The Taliban are more image conscious now but haven't changed any fundamental principles.

I was in the Persian Gulf onboard the USS Peleliu immediately following the 9/11 attacks, We were amongst the first to head out that way and basically start the war (Operation Enduring Freedom). Us and the USS Philippine Sea. The fact is there was never any goal to actually win this thing so at this point I agree with Biden's decision to pull out of there. 20 years and members of their own army just quit, go AWOL or surrender. So despite the fact that innocent people will be butchered, it's just not worth staying any longer. Veterans I know are 50/50 divides on this. So yes I acknowledge we wasted time, money, human lives only to leave with our tails down.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Fall of Afghanistan Shows Israel Must Rely on Itself

An Afghan soldier stands in a military vehicle on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer A former …

Politics | Debunking Lies

Debunked: Those Maps of 'Palestinian Land Loss' Are Misleading. Here's Why.

If you've spent some time reading about the Arab-Israeli conflict on the internet, you have most likely encountered a series of maps supposedly outlining

History | History

No, Israel was not the aggressor at June 1967

One of the most heated debates in the context of the Six-Day War in June 1967 and perhaps also in the context of the entire Israeli-Arab conflict is the question of what caused this war. According to…

News | News

Taliban Retake Ground As US-NATO Disengages from the Battle Theater

As US and NATO forces continue the task of disengaging from Afghanistan, Taliban fighters took control of another key district, this time...

Politics | "Apartheid" State?

The Baseless Charge that Israel Is an Apartheid State, Again

Advocates of the Israel-apartheid libel hope that their campaign will lead to Israel's eventual replacement with a Palestinian Islamic entity. - The Baseless Charge that Israel Is an Apartheid State, Again

Politics | POLITICS

Netanyahu Blasts Biden on His Way Out of Office

On Sunday, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted Joe Biden and his approach to Iran in his final address to parliament, revealing that the Biden administration wanted him to keep...

I am going to miss him. His comments about Biden demonstrate exactly why he is so necessary.

News | News

Israel set to swear in government, end Netanyahu's long rule

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is set to swear in a new government on Sunday that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years. 

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

The Biden Administration's Orwellian Erasing of the 'Abraham Accords'

Imagine being so anti-Trump that you would throw even historic peace agreements between Israel and neighboring Arab nations down the memory hole just because President Donald Trump brokered those deal...

These people are truly evil totalitarians.

History | History

Here’s THE TRUTH About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (A Comprehensive History)

Go to https://expressVPN.com/Ben and find out how you can get 3 months of ExpressVPN free!From biblical times to today, Ben takes us through time to explore ...

News | News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu May Be On His Way Out. What Happens Next?

Israeli politicians from the right and left and an Arab party say they've reached an agreement to form a new government that casts out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's not yet a done deal.

News | News

PODCAST: Antisemitism in the US Is Reaching Dangerous Levels

The best prediction of where we are going as a society is based on accurate, fact-based, and sometimes disturbing history. Shockingly, the American Left is marching down a road Germany did in the 1930s. But will We the People have time to stop it...

Food & Drink | Travel

Ten Things Tourists DON’T like about ISRAEL

10 things travelers DON’T like about Israel. I want you to visit Israel. My whole site is dedicated to encouraging you to do that. However, there are things ...

NO this is not a video trashing Israel. It's just a guide for people who wan't to visit it for the first time. I've never been there but it goes without saying that Israel like anywhere else will have mostly good things but also some negatives to contend with. I think this vid seems like good info in the tradition of "know before you go".

News | Iran

Report: Facility in Iran Used for Drone Manufacturing Hit by Explosion That Injured Nine, Days After Israel Downs Iranian UAV

Drones are seen during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran …

Well that’s a “coincidence.”

Miscellaneous | Opinion

The Costly Success of Israel’s Iron Dome

The country’s missile-defense system tells a national story.

Humor | Humor

3 Things I Don’t Understand About the Israel-Palestine Conflict, Plus 5 More I Don’t Understand About Basic Life

I’ve never claimed to be a particularly smart man, but I do try to keep well-informed. The world is a complex place. Truth, lies, right and wrong are rarely clear-cut. With that in mind, here’s three things I don’t understand about the Israel-Palest

News | News

Inside the Battle for Jerusalem

Israel’s bombing of Gaza has killed 213 people and Hamas rockets into Israel have killed 13. The latest violence between Israel and Palestine came after week...

Politics | Debunking Lies

The 3 Biggest Anti-Israel Myths On Social Media, Debunked

With the help of the corporate media, leftist celebrities, and politicians, these three anti-Israel myths have been spreading on social media.

News | News

Hamas, not Israel, is to blame for the latest bloodshed; The War You Aren’t Seeing: A Clear-Sighted View; Ami Horowitz: My interview with Hamas.

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Politics | Opinion

Elder Of Ziyon - What to Answer Anti-Israel Idiots (but it won’t help) (Judean Rose)

If you dare to enter the fray and debate the Israel-haters, some suggested responses to questions.

News | News

U.S. says ready to help Israel, Palestinians if they seek a ceasefire

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States told the United Nations Security Council on Sunday it has made clear to Israel, the Palestinians and others that it is ready to offer support "should the parties seek a ceasefire" to end the worsening violence between

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Why Isn't There a Palestinian State?

Why don't the Palestinians have their own country? Is it the fault of Israel? Of the Palestinians? Of both parties? David Brog, Executive Director of the Maccabee Task Force, shares the surprising answers. Read David Brog's book, "Reclaiming Israel's Hist

Politics | Opinion

Progressivism's Moral Atrocity in the Middle East

If you spent the last several years ignoring events in the Middle East and you’re just now tuning in, the images on your television screen might suggest to

Politics | Opinion

Israel: Until we assert ourselves, projecting actual power and deterrence, we will be picked apart

We live with a functional absurdity, in which the most powerful army in the world hamstrings itself irrationally. Op-ed.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Understanding the Sheikh Jarrah Property Dispute

The entrance to the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Photo: Tamar Hayardeni/Wikimedia. JNS.org – The current dispute in Jerusalem’s Sheikh …

Politics | Opinion

When Will it End? When They Pave Gaza and They Put Up A Parking Lot (Judean Rose)

What is the ultimate solution to the rockets on Israel from Gaza?

Great column. And I agree with every word.

News | News

Hamas fires rockets into Israel as tensions in Jerusalem boil over

The violence comes on Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of Israel's capture of the city in the 1967 Six-Day War.

News | News

Thirty-Five Fires in Israel’s South as Gaza Terrorists Launch Incendiary Balloons

A part of a wheat field goes in flames after Palestinians in Gaza sent incendiary balloons over the border near …

Politics | "Apartheid" State?

Israel Is Not An Apartheid State

HRW’s exploitation of the apartheid image in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a cynical appropriation of the suffering of the victims of the actual apartheid regime.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Elder Of Ziyon - Of course the PLO is still a terror group. Its 1968 charter is still in force, today.

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

History | History

INTO THE FRAY: When did Palestine become Palestine?

The Palestinian Arabs’ claim for sovereignty over what they now insist is their long yearned-for homeland arose only after 1967—i.e. when it came under Jewish administration.

Politics | Opinion

Biden Just Threw Israeli-Palestinian Peace Under the Bus | Opinion

At a time when the Abraham Accords finally mark acceptance by some Arabs of Israel's belonging and permanence in the region, the Biden administration is refinancing an agency that provides

News | Iran

You Will Cheer When You Learn How Israel Crippled Iran's Nuclear Program

Israel's alleged attack on the Iranian nuclear facility at Natanz hit an electrical substation about 150 feet underground, severely damaging it.

News | News

The Islamofascist Dismissal of Male Culpability in Sexual Assault

In a statement that elicited anger among several communities throughout his country, Pakistan’s prime minister appeared to blame how some...

News | News

Iran Attempts to Implicate Israel in Explosion that Targeted IRGC-Linked Spy Ship

An explosion aboard an Iranian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that many suspect serves as an intelligence-gathering operation for Iran’s...

Politics | POLITICS

USAID Failed to Ensure Palestinian Aid Dollars Kept from Terrorists, GAO Says

The United States Agency for International Development is downplaying the significance of a recent government oversight report highlighting the agency’s failure to ensure that taxpayer aid dollars sent to the Palestinian government did not ultimately make

Our government sent taxpayer dollars to terrorist. Now Biden wants to do it again.

News | News

03/31 Links Pt1: In return to pre-Trump norm, State Dept report refers to ‘occupied’ territories; IDF’s Point Man on Iran Says Israel ‘Definitely’ Has Capacity to Destroy Nuclear Program

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News | News

The Reason the Maritime Traffic Jam at the Suez Canal Has Daunting Ramifications

A Japanese-owned cargo ship, the Ever Given – which is lodged immobile in the Suez Canal, is causing an economic crisis in shipping as a...

News | News

Israel to Deploy New Laser, GPS-Guided Mortar Shell

The Israel Defense Forces are set to deploy a newly developed laser-guided mortar artillery round after a wildly successful testing phase...

News | News

Rami Dabbas – The main conflict in the Middle East is no longer between the Arabs and Iran.

Rami Dabbas – The main conflict in the Middle East is no longer between the Arabs and Iran. While the Arab world was the political heart of the Middle East, non-Arab powers now play a major role in the region. For a long time, the main conflict in t

Politics | BDS

BDS groups from US and Europe team up with Iran and Hamas against Israel - The Jerusalem Post

Over 60 organizations took part in the Gaza event, organized by The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, a broad network including many BDS groups.

News | News

Bipartisan Group Seeks to Strip Biden of War Powers

A bipartisan group of US Senators, upset about the President’s unilateral move to use of force in Syria, introduced legislation that...

News | News

Report: Obama offered Syria an Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights

  Just a few months before the Syrian civil war erupted in March of 2011, the Barack Obama administration offered

No surprise. Obama is a Jew hating, truly evil liar.

Politics | Demos

The Deterrent Message Iran Needs to Hear

The Biden administration can’t let the latest Iran-backed attack on American forces in Iraq go unanswered.

News | News

Biden Team Already Talking To Iran About Resuming Nuclear Deal, Possibly In Violation Of Logan Act

President-Elect Joe Biden’s team is reported to have opened up back-channel communications with the Iranian regime regarding the return of

Politics | Politics

Iran starts enriching uranium to 20% - because it understands that it can push Europe and Biden around with impunity

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israel: Cooperation in innovation can reshape the Middle East

Can the Start-Up Nation scale-up the region?

News | News

Jonathan Pollard, Spy for Israel, Gets Hero’s Welcome From Netanyahu: ‘You’re Home’

Mr. Pollard, who gave a range of classified documents to Israel starting in 1984, recently completed his parole. His case was a longstanding irritant to American-Israeli ties.

What I don't understand is why Israel would have ever wanted to spy on us? Aren't we on the same side?

Politics | Politics

"Intersectionality" includes Palestinian Arabs but not minorities persecuted by Arabs

'Intersectionality' does not include minorities persecuted by Arabs like Yazidi in Iraq, the Copts in Egypt or the Bantus in Somalia. Op-ed

Politics | Opinion

Stop Playing Down the Significance of Morocco and Sudan Normalization Deals

A general view shows an empty street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Casablanca, Morocco, March 20, …

The left doesn’t want peace: it wants power.

News | News

Israel’s historic missile test: A message to Iran, Hezbollah, allies - The Jerusalem Post

Today’s warfare is not about hunting down terrorists in buildings or using tanks, it is also about confronting hi-tech missiles and drones

News | News

Elder Of Ziyon - Morocco to teach Jewish history in schools - Palestinians report it as "Zionist" history

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Opinion

How the Trump administration banished the ghosts blocking the path to peace

Trump administration banished the ghosts blocking the path to peace.

News | News

Israel, Morocco Agree to Normalize Relations in Latest Trump-Brokered Deal

People walk on a street, in Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Nawalbennani via Wikimedia Commons. Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to …

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Banner Over Busy Tehran Street Reads, ‘Thank You, Mossad’

An Israeli flag draped over a sign in Tehran that reads: “Thank you, Mossad.” Photo: Twitter. JNS.org – In what …

I’ve been saying for many years that the Iranian people despise their regime and have a pro-west mindset that differs significantly than that of their Arab neighbors. This doesn’t surprise me.

News | Iran

Joe Biden’s Dream of a Worse Iran Nuclear Deal

This hasn’t been anyone’s year. But for the theocratic Iranian regime, it couldn’t have gone any worse.

Politics | BDS

If you are a BDSer who wants to celebrate Chanukah, Israeli candles are the least of your problems

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

BDS advocates are truly insane.

News | Iran

Joe Biden Does Not Include Israel in Proposed New Iran Deal Negotiations

Joe Biden excluded Israel on Wednesday from the list of countries he said needed to be included in negotiations with Iran.

News | Iran

Why Iran Is Getting the Bomb - Tablet Magazine

The ‘moderates’ staffing the Biden administration will move quickly to cement Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy, starting with its most obvious failures

News | Iran

Israeli Official to New York Times: World Should Thank Jewish State for Killing Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the opening ceremony of Iran’s 11th parliament, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, …

Politics | Politics

Let this be a warning to Biden: Iran has been cheating this whole time

Friday’s apparent assassination of the founder of Iran’s nuclear weapons program wasn’t just a setback for the regime’s nuclear ambitions — it was a timely reminder that the Iran nuclear deal was built on Iranian deception from the start.

Politics | Iran

Democrats Erupt After Scientist Behind Iran’s ‘Clandestine Nuclear Ambitions’ Is Killed

Democrats lashed out on Friday in response to the news that the scientist who was at the center of Iran's clandestine nuclear ambitions had been killed in

Yeah because if you’re a democrat, the death of the guy who could equip the mist murderous nation on earth is a bad thing.

Politics | Opinion

How Trump can expose biggest lie in Middle East: Palestinian ‘refugee’ myth

The Trump administration may be on its way out, but it can still ­advance American interests between now and January.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority Prisoners Official Told the New York Times ‘Pay to Slay’ Would Be Changed, Then Denied It in Arabic

Palestinians protest against an Israeli decision to trim funds over prisoner stipends, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February …

Sports | Cycling

Purim B7MX jam ISRAEL

Annual bmx jam in be'er sheva thanks to the locals of the south, Nightrider and BSD.

Politics | BDS

Pompeo: US to take action against BDS movement

  The US government will take action against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement and groups that support it, US

It’s disgusting that liberals continue to call this administration “antisemitic.” This will all end if Biden becomes president. The people who voted for Biden while believing they support Israel are incredibly naive.