Articles by Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/tunisian-politicians-object-to-israeli.htmlIt did not take long, following this year’s Lag Ba’ Omer pilgrimage to Djerba, for Tunisian politicians (as reported in Middle East Eye)to stir up trouble by protesting the presence of ‘Israeli’ rabbis as proof […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0527-links-pt1-german-paper-to-print.htmlFrom Ian: Top German paper to print cutout kippah in solidarity with Jews The editor of Bild, Germany’s largest newspaper, on Sunday said he will print a Jewish skullcap on the front page of the […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/la-times-readers-respond-to-hen-mazzig.html In the wake of the controversy generated by a ground-breaking op-ed by Hen Mazzig and his dispute with Marc Lamont Hill, the LA Times  has published the following three letters: To the editor: Hen […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0526-links-western-aversion-to-israel.htmlFrom Ian: Western aversion to Israel is really self-hatred The recent Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem, sponsored by the Tikvah Fund, was notable in a number of respects. Besides being a gathering of almost 800 like […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/jewish-exodus-from-arab-lands-is-black.htmlHow can Israeli coexistence initiatives between Jews and Arabs succeed if Jewish refugees from Arab countries are absent from ‘the narrative’? says Janet Dallal, who witnessed terrible persecution in her native Iraq. She tells her […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0525-links-al-jazeera-writes-another.htmlFrom Ian: Al Jazeera Writes Another Chapter in Its Own Ugly History Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the former host of the show, has been banned from the U.S., Britain, and France for his extremist views, which include […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0524-links-pt2-hen-mazzig-who-gets-to.htmlFrom Ian: James Kirchick (LAT): The world faces many tragedies. The lack of a Palestinian state ranks low on the list By investing the Palestinian cause with such monumental importance, politicians and polemicists mistake a […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/05/0524-links-pt1-us-middle-east.htmlFrom Ian: Jonathan S. Tobin: U.S. Middle East Initiative, while Futile, Is Also a Breath of Fresh Air The Palestinian Authority has already made clear that it won’t negotiate on the basis of the new […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2019/05/tunisian-prime-minister-attends-al.htmlEarlier this week, thousands of Jewish pilgrims, including 300  Israelis, flocked to the island of Djerba for the annual Lag Ba’Omer pilgrimage to the ancient Al-Ghriba synagogue. It is customary for senior ministers to attend […]