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In this podcast episode I read an opinion letter published by Adv. Shlomit Ravitsky Tur Paz (The Israel Democracy Institute) repudiating claims made by South Africa in their Application Letter alleging that the Biblical prescription to 'wipe out the memory of Amalek' was providing ideological inspiration for commanders of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to pursue a "genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza.

Source document:

https://en.idi.org.il/media/22672/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%921_240110_165601.pdf

Read by:

Daniel Rosehill

According to a report in the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), much of East Jerusalem was shuttered on January 3rd in a show of mass solidarity with killed former Hamas co-chief Saleh al-Arouri.

Can we draw from this the worrying conclusion that Hamas enjoys widespread support in Israel's capital city?

Article quoted:

https://www.jns.org/arab-shop-owners-in-eastern-jerusalem-strike-over-al-arouri-killing/

Poll cited:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/poll-shows-palestinians-back-oct-7-attack-israel-support-hamas-rises-2023-12-14/

Reading and episode: Daniel Rosehill.

Thanks to the magic of YouTube I've finally discovered how to cross post my podcast episodes to YouTube without having to manually generate video audio files!

In this episode of The Daniel Rosehill Podcast I share a contrarian opinions about why I think the pro-Israel community should refrain from selectively highlighting friendly Arab voices.

If we object to anti-Israel voices who spotlight fringe anti-Zionist Jews in a disproportionate manner - thereby denying the Zionist of the mainstream - is it fair that we do the exact same thing to Muslims and Arabs?

== Timestamps ==

Intro - 00:00
'Good Arabs' and 'Good Jews - 10:00

Moving to Israel - making aliyah - is often celebrated with much fanfare. But plenty of immigrants - including me - sometimes thing about leaving ... and many take the ultimate step of relocating to other geographies. In this podcast/video, I set out a few of my thoughts about the subject of post-aliyah, life as an oleh (Jewish immigrant in Israel), and staying committed to this choice.

== Timestamps ==
Intro - 00:00
My move to Israel (aliyah) - 01:00
The Law of Return - 01:10
Why I moved here - 01:30
Most Jews don't live in Israel - 02:00
Different perceptions about Israel - 02:20
Challenges to living in Israel - 03:20
Immigrant exploitation - 03:40

Planning how my YouTube channel and podcast will evolve during 2024.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQlDtEQGQA0&ab_channel=DanielRosehill

Look at any map of Jerusalem and you may notice the existence of several unusual dotted lines throughout the city and - most peculiarly - one circumscribing the Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University.

These lines reflect the so-called green line / 1949 Armistice Agreement boundaries and served as the basis for the Kav Ironi (Municipal Line) that ran through Jerusalem as a physically demarcated border between Israel (west) and Jordan (east) for a 19 year period.

Today, and following the 1967 Six Day War, the borders are entirely invisible on the ground, although they mark the symbolic divide (the so-called 'seam') that divides Jerusalem along political and demographic lines.

The Museum on the Seam (MOTS) is located on the seam where the Mandelbaum Gate once provided exceptional passage between West Jerusalem and the Mount Scopus Enclave.
Why two lines? These reflect the former No Man's Land that was created in the gaps between the ceasefire lines demarcated by Moshe Dayan (for Israel) and Abudallah a-Tell (for Jordan).

The gaps created a large enclave in the area that is now populated by Armon HaNatsiv and around the Old City of Jerusalem. During the time when the border was physically in place, this area was extensively covered in barbed wire and other fortifications.