Elder of Ziyon
{{short description|American pro-Israel blog}}
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Elder of Ziyon is an American[http://www.desinfos.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=30474 Ashton organise la réunion annuelle de printemps des donateurs pour le peuple palestinien - DESINFOS.COM] pro-Israel blog.{{cite news |last1=Pilkington |first1=Ed |title=International: Rights watchdog suspends analyst over collection of Nazi memorabilia: Move follows campaign by pro-Israel bloggers |work=The Guardian |date=16 September 2009|id={{ProQuest|244438912}} }}"Gaza Factions are Close to War ", Arutz Sheva, Feb 3, 2012 It is written anonymously.[http://forward.com/articles/116269/goldstone-if-this-was-a-court-of-law-there-wou/#ixzz1xh05CreP "Goldstone: ‘If This Was a Court Of Law, There Would Have Been Nothing Proven'"], Gal Beckerman, October 07, 2009, The Forward
Blog name
According to the blog's FAQ, the blog's name is an ironic reference to the antisemitic hoax The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which claims Jews control the world. The blog's writer, known as "Elder", explains that the name of the blog "is meant to be ironic, of course. Now it makes it a little harder for me to be taken seriously by the media at large - on one occasion, The Jerusalem Post edited out a reference to me because it sounded too weird (the reporter told me that)."[http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/p/eoz-faq.html Elder of Ziyon, FAQ]
Reputation
According to The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles the blog "serves as a watchdog against anti-Zionism."{{Cite web |url=https://jewishjournal.com/israel/article/tolerance_museum_dispute_continues_despite_document_20100223/ |title=Tolerance Museum Dispute Continues Despite Document |date=2010-02-23 |website=Jewish Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225193339/https://jewishjournal.com/israel/article/tolerance_museum_dispute_continues_despite_document_20100223/ |archive-date=2010-02-25 |access-date=2018-12-05}}
The American Zionist Movement has described Elder as "perhaps the most quoted blogger in the area of Middle East politics".“Israel in the Write Light” http://www.azm.org/israel-in-the-write-light-monday-may-21.php The blog had a high rank on Technorati.{{Cite web |url=http://technorati.com/blogs/elderofziyon.blogspot.com |title=Elderofziyon.blogspot.com site details - Technorati |access-date=2012-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052513/http://technorati.com/blogs/elderofziyon.blogspot.com |archive-date=2013-05-12 |url-status=dead }}
On September 13, 2013 The Jerusalem Report published the article Battle of the Bloggers, which called Elder of Ziyon "perhaps the most influential" pro-Israel blog.{{cite news |last1=Krausz |first1=Tibor |title=Battle of the Bloggers |url=http://tiborkrausz.com/html/features/The%20battle%20of%20the%20bloggers.html |work=The Jerusalem Report |date=September 23, 2013}}
Impact
In 2016 McGraw-Hill discontinued a widely used textbook after Elder of Ziyon started a campaign against a map alleged to show the progressive loss of land by the Palestinians since 1946.{{cite journal |last1=Sprusansky |first1=Dale |title=College Textbook Discontinued After Pro-Israel Groups Object to Dispossession Maps |journal=Washington Report on Middle East Affairs |date=June–July 2016 |page=52 |url=https://www.wrmea.org/016-june/july/ampus-news-college-textbook-discontinued-after-pro-israel-groups-object-to-dispossession-maps.html |accessdate=5 December 2018}} In response, Jewish Voice for Peace organized a letter by 35 prominent academics accusing the publisher of censorship.
In April 2013 the blog published a scoop revealing that writers for MIFTAH, a nonprofit founded in 1998 by Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi were repeating a centuries-old smear over the Passover holiday on their Arabic Web site, accusing Jews of using Christian blood to prepare the Passover matzoh,[http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Ashrawi-linked-NGO-apologizes-for-blood-libel-claim-309418 Jerusalem Post April 11, 2013] causing The Algemeiner Journal to name the blog as one of its Jewish 100.[http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/04/24/jewish-100-elder-of-ziyon-voices/ Algemeiner April 24, 2013]
Israel advocacy panel discussion
On May 21, 2012 the American Zionist Movement sponsored a program that focused on pro-Israel advocacy. The panel discussion was called Israel in the Write Light, and "Elder" appeared at the panel discussion.{{cite web | url=http://www.azm.org/panel/ | title="Israel in the Write Light" Leaves Audience Wanting More! | publisher=The American Zionist Movement | accessdate=July 23, 2012}}{{undue-inline|date=February 2022}}
Other highlights
In February 2022, Elder of Ziyon published his book Protocols: Exposing Modern Antisemitism.[https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/02/28/blogger-elder-of-ziyon-reveals-his-protocols/ The Algemeiner, February 28, 2022]{{cite book|date=2022|title=Protocols: Exposing Modern Antisemitism|publisher= EoZ Press|isbn = 979-8985708431}}
In December 2024, Elder of Ziyon published a collection of his political cartoons in He's An Anti-Zionist Too!: Cartoons by Elder of Ziyon{{cite web |last1=Rothke |first1=Ben |title=Just in time for Chanukah – 4 interesting new books |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/just-in-time-for-chanukah-4-interesting-new-books/ |website=Times of Israel |access-date=13 January 2025}}{{cite book|date=2024|title=He's An Anti-Zionist Too!: Cartoons by Elder of Ziyon|publisher= EoZ Press|isbn = 979-8985708479}}
Besides original articles, the blog is known for its cartoon posters (including the "Apartheid?" series, which has been used on many campuses).[http://blog.pjvoice.com/diary/355/apartheid-week Philadelphia Jewish Voice, March 14, 2011]{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110310153331/http://www.europe-israel.org/2011/03/outils-pour-lutter-contre-la-semaine-de-lapartheid-anti-israelienne/ Europe Israel March 7, 2011]}}
References
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External links
- [http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/ Elder of Ziyon blog]
Category:American political websites