Articles by Ian

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/0604-links-pt2-boteach-rashida-tlaibs.htmlFrom Ian: The Trump-Loving Israeli Doctor Offering Aid to Palestinians Glick puts high hopes in Trump’s ability to reduce the area’s tensions. A peace plan drafted by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was due out this […]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/jNPo/~3/EQitiV3P01E/04-jun-19-what-do-palestinian-arabs.html The PA Cabinet, presided over by prime minister Rami Hamdallah in 2017 Knowing what the Palestinian Arabs think – not what their elites say they think or what outside reporters guess what their opinions […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/0604-links-pt1-nechama-rivlin-wife-of.htmlFrom Ian: Nechama Rivlin, wife of President Reuven Rivlin, dies at 73 Nechama Rivlin, the wife of President Reuven Rivlin, died Tuesday morning at the age of 73, the President’s Residence said in a statement. […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/06/alexandria-restoration-reveals-earlier.htmlWith thanks:  Heritage of the Jews of Egypt Top: scaffolding covering the exterior. Bottom: the brass menorot have been polished up to their original shineRestoration work on the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue (Nebi Daniel) in Alexandria […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/0603-links-pt2-jeremy-corbyn-pro.htmlFrom Ian: European Leaders Are Making a Show of Taking Anti-Semitism Seriously. But Will They Actually Do So? Last week, Sweden’s prime minister announced a conference on anti-Semitism to take place in October 2020 and […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/0603-links-pt1-tens-of-thousands-of-new.htmlFrom Ian: Tens of thousands of New Yorkers march to celebrate Israel Tens of thousands of Israel supporters gathered in Manhattan on Sunday for the 55th annual Celebrate Israel Parade – the largest celebration of […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/06/brave-iraqis-get-awards-for-advocating.htmlWith thanks: Edwin, Yoel   Two Iraqis have recently been honoured for advocating normal relations between Iraq and Israel. The World Jewish Congress meeting in the US chose Iraqi ex-MP Mithal al-Alusi to receive its […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/06/0602-links-glimpse-of-19th-century.htmlFrom Ian: A glimpse of 19th century Jerusalem What did Jerusalem look like 150 years ago? It seems we are the first generation to be able to answer this question with any degree of certainty, […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/06/revisionist-accuses-uk-of-hiding-farhud.htmlWith thanks: Lily On the 78th anniversary of the Farhud, it is beyond dispute that more and more people are aware of this brutal massacre of Iraq’s Jews in June 1941, which sounded the death […]