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US Palestinian Affairs Unit can't say "Rosh Hashanah" or "Yom Kippur"noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 17 Sep 04:45 AM The US Palestinian Affairs Unit Like   Tweet   US Palestinian Affairs Unit can't say "Rosh Hashanah" or "Yom Kippur" noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 17 Sep 04:45 AM The US Palestinian Affairs Unit works out of the US Embassy in Jerusalem. Naturally, the Embassy is closed for Jewish holidays as well as national holidays. But the PAU tweeted something unusual on Thursday: The "local holiday"? Are they afraid their Palestinian clients will throw firebombs if they mention "Yom Kippur"? I checked if they announced they were closed for Rosh Hashanah as well. Sure enough, they tweeted they were closed for Labor Day and "local holidays." The Holiday Calendar is published by the US Embassy and naturally mentions the names of the Jewish (and Islamic and American) holidays that it closes for. It really seems like they are afraid that mentioning the name of Jewish holidays will upset Palestinians. Which means that the US Embassy in Israel is very aware that Palestinians are antisemitic - and their staffers aren't interested in fighting that. * * * * * * ...Read More 09/16 Links: Yom Kippur attack on German synagogue averted by police; US court says it won't stop 'Jewish Power Corrupts' protests outside synagogue noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 16 Sep 10:00 PM From Ian: Yom Kippur attack on German synagogue averted by police Police averted a possible Islamist attack on a synagogue in western Germany and arrested four people including a 16-year-old Syrian youth in connection with the threat, the regional interior minister said on Thursday. Authorities had received a "a very serious and concrete tip" that an attack on the synagogue in the town of Hagen could take place during the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur, the minister, Herbert Reul, said. Officers tightened security around the building on Wednesday evening and searched it for bombs but found nothing dangerous, Reul, interior minister for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, told a news conference. He said the synagogue had called off its celebration of Yom Kippur, when observant Jews hold overnight vigils. The tip-off had included details of the timing of an attack, he added. Earlier on Thursday, police in Hagen said they had arrested four people as a result of their investigation into the threat and had searched various buildings. Reul said one of those detained was a 16-year-old from Hagen with Syrian roots. US court says it won't stop 'Jewish Power Corrupts' protests outside synagogueProvocative pro-Palestinian protests outside a Jewish synagogue...Read More    ©2021 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company