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Tuesday, July 05, 2016

05-Jul-16: Our role in the Best Blog of 2016 Hasby Award [VIDEO]

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Elder of Ziyon

Over at the website of the estimable Elder of Ziyon, there's a report about Sunday evening's star-studded, celebrity-rich, paparazzi-covered ceremony on an insiders-only secret Jerusalem rooftop with a stunning view of the city for this year's highly coveted Hasby Awards.

Click here for the Jerusalem Post's coverage which calls it "the banner event for those in the pro-Israel-sphere". It was that and more.

The winner of the Best Blog trophy in last year's 2015 Hasby Awards was the very blog you are now reading, This Ongoing War. In consequence of that honor, Arnold Roth was invited to be the presenter of the 2016 Best Blog award which he handed to Vic Rosenthal for his really fine work at Abuyehuda.

Here's Elder of Ziyon's report of that award.

In recognition of the highly-secret true identity of the mysterious, omniscient, all-powerful, many-thousands-of-years-old Elder of Ziyon, the video clip recording Arnold's speech and then Vic's concise, but excellent, overview of the importance of explaining Israel's positions starts with audio only. That's because Elder was standing in front of the camera in those first moments.

Here's the clip:

Not for the first time, Elder of Ziyon and his vast and super-competent staff are owed a serious debt of gratitude for his/their initiative, energy and serious sense of fun.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

28-Jan-15: We're awarded

The Elder of Ziyon blog, a compulsory and rich resource for advocates of the case for Israel, issues annual awards to recognize the achievements of the pro-Israel advocacy community.

We were delighted to learn tonight that our blog is one of the recipients of the 2015 Hasby Awards. Here's the announcement in Elder's own words:

The most anticipated Hasby Award is for Best Blog, and there were a lot of nominations: Israel Matzav; This Ongoing War; Jews Down Under; Pro-Israel Bay Bloggers; 5 Minutes for Israel; IsraelSeen; Thomas Wictor; IsraelStreet; Abu Yehuda; The Mike Report. It was another difficult category, but for me an enjoyable one to research, as many of these excellent blogs are not on my normal radar. And the winner is Arnold and Frimet Roth's This Ongoing War.

My main criteria for this award are originality of ideas, quality of long-form writing and frequency of posts. Arnold and Frimet's blog averages a post a day, and they are always original and thoughtful posts about the war against Islamic terror both within and without Israel. They are fine writers and they have the facts to back their arguments up. This Ongoing War is a very worthwhile blog to read.

Mazal Tov, Arnold and Frimet!

We are proud to join the fraternity of past Hasby winners.

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To see our child's killer brought to justice and face Federal terrorism charges in a Washington DC court, two things need to happen.

One: The US has to explain to Jordan the imperative of the Hashemite Kingdom complying with its legal obligations under the 1995 Jordan/US Extradition Treaty whose validity Jordan has disingenuously denied since March 2017.

Two: Jordan must arrest Ahlam Tamimi who has lived free in Jordan's capital since 2011 and hand her to US law enforcement officials who will put her on a flight to the US.

You can help (even if you are not a US citizen) by signing our petition. We hope you will. Go to

change.org/ExtraditeTamimi

About us

THIS ONGOING WAR is not part of the activity of the Malki Foundation which was founded by us, Frimet and Arnold Roth of Jerusalem, on September 11, 2001. But it is inspired by the same tragic circumstances. The Malki Foundation (also known by its Hebrew name: Keren Malki) is a memorial to the life of our daughter, Malki who was murdered at the age of 15 in a massacre in the centre of Jerusalem carried out by Hamas.

Beyond its function as a remembrance of a beautiful life, the foundation provides tangible, concrete, invaluable support daily to several thousand Israeli families from every part of the religious and socio-economic spectrum: Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Druze and others who care at home for a seriously disabled child.

Reach us at thisongoingwar@gmail.com

Good for the soul | The Malki Foundation

If you care to make a positive and constructive contribution to the care of Israeli children with special needs - whether they're Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Druze or unconnected to any particular faith community - you can't do better than direct your donation to the work of the Malki Foundation.

It's the charitable organization we, the bloggers who produce This Ongoing War, established in 2001 in memory of our murdered daughter. Her name is Malki.

Keren Malki (in Hebrew, Keren means 'foundation' or 'fund') is efficient, effective, non-sectarian, non-political and unique in the good work it does. Thousands of families from every part of our richly diverse society here in Israel have benefited in concrete and meaningful ways. Donations to Keren Malki are tax-effective in Israel, Canada, UK and the United States.

There's also plenty of background at www.malkifoundation.org as well as on the Malki Foundation Blog.

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