Articles by Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/07/cairo-jewish-community-loses-one-more.htmlThe Jewish Community of Cairo has announced the death of Marcelle, mother of the current president, Magda Haroun. Marcelle Haroun  Marcelle was married to politician Shehata Haroun  and they had three daughters: Nadia  predeceased Marcelle. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0706-links-us-jews-shouldnt-honor.htmlFrom Ian: Melanie Phillips: This giant toast rack won’t help us fight hate Erecting this memorial against the background of epidemic antisemitism in Britain comes perilously close to humbug. Some who lament most loudly over […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/07/babylon-is-named-unesco-world-heritage.htmlThe BBC reports that Iraq has pledged to allocate funds to the restoration of the 4,000-year-old city of Babylon, after it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO at a meeting last week in […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0705-links-pt2-evelyn-gordon-when-human.htmlFrom Ian: Evelyn Gordon: When Human Rights Become Acceptable Collateral Damage Three seemingly unrelated incidents occurred last week, yet all share a common denominator: They exemplify the way anti-Israel politics has corrupted the concept of […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0705-links-pt1-melanie-phillips-dark.htmlFrom Ian: Melanie Phillips: The dark shadow Iran is casting on the world The indifference shown to this Jew-baiting over the past two decades and more has helped legitimize and embolden ever more unambiguous demonstrations […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2019/07/as-jews-astray.htmlBy Daphne Anson   What a sweet-looking old fella. He doesn’t look like a tiger, does he? But he is. He’s John Tiger Casley, an Aussie who describes himself as a “Christian Jew”.  A  “Christian […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-magnificent-five-who-put-fun-into.htmlTheirs is a rags-to-riches story: five North African Jews who arrived in France as destitute refugees, only to transform France’s entertainment industry and pop culture. A new film pays tribute to them. Report in The […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0704-links-pt2-yoni-netanyahu-israel.htmlFrom Ian: Yoni Netanyahu, Israel, and the Fourth of July On July 4, 1976, Yonatan Netanyahu re-sent America and the entire world a message that Jews have been delivering for thousands of years. Yes, we […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0704-links-pt1-three-noes-that-set.htmlFrom Ian: Honest Reporting: Three Noes That Set the Mideast On Course of Conflict While the world has pressed Israel for years to accept a land-for-peace formula, Dov Lipman explores the Arabs’ three noes in […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/07/0703-links-pt2-dna-study-solves-ancient.htmlFrom Ian: Know thine enemy: DNA study solves ancient riddle of origins of the Philistines A groundbreaking new study of DNA taken from the bones of ancient residents of the coastal city of Ashkelon has […]