| The word ""Filasṭīnī", Arabic for a Palestinian, was not invented until 1898noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 21 Apr 04:45 AM Filastin newspaper masthe | |
Filastin newspaper masthead, 1912
From an academic paper, "The Origins of the term "Palestinian" ("Filasṭīnī") in late Ottoman Palestine, 1898–1914:" The word "Palestinian" gained acceptance as a description of Palestine's Arabic speakers during the first decade and a half of the 20th century. Khalīl Baydas first used the term in 1898, followed by Salīm Qub'ayn and Najīb Naṣṣār in 1902. Then, after the 1908 Ottoman Constitutional Revolution eased press censorship laws, dozens of periodicals appeared in Palestine, and the term "Palestinian" exploded in usage as result. I knew that the term was barely used before the 1910s, but here we see (assuming the paper is correct) that the term "Palestinians" wasn't used by Arab residents of Palestine at all before 1898.
Most scholars understand that Palestinian nationalism was not organic, but a response to Jewish nationalism. Here is another piece of evidence that proves it to be true. After all, if there were a Palestinian people that lived in the land for centuries or millennia - what did they call themselves? * * * * * * Buy the EoZ book, PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism today at Amazon! Or order from your favorite bookseller, using ISBN 9798985708424...Read More |
From Ian: David Friedman: America's biblical roots The following is an abridged version of the Distinguished Rennert Lecture, delivered on April 19 by Ambassador David Friedman upon receipt of the Guardian of Zion Award from Bar-Ilan University's Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies. One of the most common forms of anti-Semitism in America is the accusation that Jews have dual loyalty, that they support Israel more than America. In the four years that I was ambassador to Israel, I was on the receiving end of that terrible canard more than a few times—oddly enough, often by groups of Jewish Americans. It's shameful and it's nonsense. Not only does support for Israel by American Jews not compromise or undermine support for our host country, but support for Israel is actually a quintessential American value. Indeed, the Bible, so much of which is predicated upon God's covenant to our forefathers to install, and then later to restore, the Jewish people in the land of Israel, is foundational to the principles upon which America was founded. While America, unlike many other countries, has no national religion or house of worship, make no mistake that the values of the Bible are deeply infused within our foundational roots. And, it is the God-given nature of those values that makes them unique and that makes America so great. The Bible is God's gift to humankind—the formula for how to lead a just, fulfilling...Read More |
The Passover offering (Korban Pesach) was the central feature of the Passover holiday until the destruction of the Temple. Today, only a remnant of this important ritual remains, in the form of a roasted shank bone on the sederplate. The Passover seder, in fact, has replaced the Korban Pesach so that most of us are now unaware that the Passover sacrificewas ever more than an anecdote we reference at the Passover table. And yet, as sure as death and taxes, each year in the run-up to the Passover holiday, Arabs claim that Jews have stormed the Temple Mount to perform the Korban Pesach using the lie as an excuse to commit violent acts of terror against Israeli Jews. The media then trumpets the lies even as it sweeps the acts of terror under the rug. It is not only the lies, the corruption of the media in repeating the lies, and the heartbreak of the resultant seasonal terror that rankle and disturb those of us who track these events. It's the fact that the main reason we no longer perform the Korban Pesach is the desire to avoid offense to and prevent subsequent violence by Muslims—both local and abroad. For this reason...Read More |
By Forest Rain A masterpiece of storytelling, writing, and cinematography, the "Vikings" series enthralled me. I cannot imagine being able to write a sweeping saga so well. The characters are well-rounded and complex – as human beings are. The society portrayed is very different than what we are familiar with and yet, it is presented in a way that makes sense, through the lens of values and norms of that time rather than the judgment of our present-day perspective. This is an extraordinary accomplishment. On top of that the cinematography, lighting, and soundtrack are artfully done. And still – I found myself baffled. Why was I so caught up by this series? I have no emotional connection to Vikings or England. I don't particularly enjoy scenes of violence and blood. The characters, while interesting, are not necessarily likable. So… why did I find this saga so gripping? Jordan Peterson explains that people don't have ideas but rather ideas take hold of people. Ideas are bigger than individuals and they form, push and guide people. Stories teach ideas. People connect to certain stories because they hold something of value for the individual enthralled by them. This concept made me pay attention to the unexplained fascination I had with the Vikings saga. (See? "Made me," the idea caused me to act) It took me a while but eventually, I figured it out. The Vikings series portrays the rise of Christianity and the clash between societies – one that adheres to ancient gods while...Read More |
From Ian: Passover, Ramadan: Holidays that coincide need not collide So much good is already happening, all we must do is amplify it. This will be the second Ramadan and Passover since the signing of the Abraham Accords. In these two years not one there has been not one reported incident of antisemitism in the entire United Arab Emirates – not antisemitic and not anti-Israel. In fact, it is safer to walk the streets of Abu Dhabi and Dubai as outwardly identifiable Jews than it is in New York, London or Paris. As Jews around the world say at their Seder, Dayenu, that would be enough of a reason to give praise to God, but we as God's creations cannot be satisfied with the absence of hate. We cannot possibly discuss meaningful coexistence without raising the Abraham Accords, which have allowed Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Middle East to relearn one another after decades of only coexisting by proximity and separated by ignorance. Those of us who have interacted closely with Muslims, Jews, and Christians of the signatory countries can attest in no uncertain terms that the holidays celebrated by these three great religions do not cause hatred, tension or angst. Israeli Jews have been welcomed at iftars from DC to Dubai, and Muslims from the UAE have been welcomed in synagogues from Boca Raton to Jerusalem. In fact, a great example that truly epitomizes the spirit of what we're describing here is the Sheikh Zayed...Read More |
JNS reported: A senior rabbi in the United Arab Emirates has revealed plans to develop the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) first fully-functioning Jewish neighborhood as the population there continues to grow. "We will be seeing more houses of worship, schools—from nurseries to higher education—a dedicated place for the mikvah, more kosher food establishments, a community center," described Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie as reported in The Jerusalem Post. "What we need is a Jewish neighborhood, and I have been speaking with a few real estate developers about this." He added that "we would like a neighborhood with a synagogue, private homes, condominiums, hotels, shopping centers." Let the conspiracy theories begin!
Al Akhbar is very upset at this plan: The Emirates will add, to its many features, a Jewish neighborhood, which it apparently claims to be a symbol of tolerance, but in reality it is an attempt to integrate security with Israel, which is required to protect the Abu Dhabi regime, with the decline of the American guarantee for it and other Gulf regimes. As...Read More |
Jordan has fully backed not only the desecration of Al Aqsa by Palestinians, but also the antisemitic incitement and lies that accompany it.
From Jordan's Al Anbat News as well as Ammon News, credited to the official Jordanian Petra news agency, here are excerpts of a long article filled with antisemitic lies and incitement by interviewing "experts." Professor of Political Science at Hebron University, Dr. Imad Al-Bishtawi, in an interview with Petra via Messenger, confirms that the Israeli attacks are getting fiercer in the month of Ramadan, against the background of Israeli allegations and myths that have no basis in order to reproduce the history of the Palestinian place according to the biblical vision that hates Arabs and Muslims. The Israelis claim that there is a structure under the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which calls for a unified Arab and Islamic stance regarding this ugly Talmudic nonsense, according to Al-Bishtawi. He added, "Israel cannot make peace in its true objective sense, as it wants Arab and Islamic surrender with its narrative that says the existence of the temple, which therefore means the demolition of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the destruction of history from its roots, especially since Al-Aqsa is the cornerstone of the concept of Palestine's existence and the escalation of its resistance to sweeping the occupation and defeating its project." . For his part...Read More |
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