2016

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/american-anthropological-association.html This was supposed to be a landslide victory for the Israel haters, and although the vote was very close, the defeat is resounding. From JPost: In a massive blow to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/06/iranian-jews-at-home-and-in-exile.htmlFarideh Goldin has written a new book based on her father’s writings. He was a Persian Jew who stayed in Iran, while she took the road to exile in the US. The Times of Israel […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/0606-links-pt2-uk-professors-refuse.htmlFrom Ian: NGO Monitor: The Dangers of Subcontracting EU Foreign Policy to Fringe NGOs In 1995, the European Union’s Barcelona Conference launched the grand-sounding Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, a massive effort encompassing the countries of North Africa, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/israel-creating-digital-soldier.html Some fascinating glimpses on the future of the IDF. From Israel Defense: Maj. Gen. (res.) Avi Mizrachi, former commander of the IDF Ground Arm and GOC Central Command and now executive VP of Elbit […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/book-review-religion-politics-and.html Religion, Politics and the Origins of Palestine Refugee ReliefAsaf Romirowsky & Alexander H. Joffe This is a meticulously researched book that concentrates on a very small bit of history: the time period from 1948-50 […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/what-madagascar-can-teach-us-about.html In 2013, a geneticist named Eran Elhaik published a study that claimed that, based on his interpretation of existing genetic studies, Ashkenazic Jews were descended from Khazars. The media ran with this story without […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/bds-leader-omar-barghouti-flouts.html Last week I reported on an interview that BDS leader Omar Barghouti had with the Lebanese TV channel “Palestine Today TV” in April. It turns out that the TV station violated Lebanese law against […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/five-jordanian-officers-killed-at-unrwa.html Baqaa camp archive photo BBC reports: Five people have been killed in an attack on Jordanian intelligence officers at a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the capital, Amman, government officials say. They […]