Articles by Ian

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/09/0907-links-pt1-oslo-handshake-25-years.htmlFrom Ian: The Oslo handshake, 25 years on From the perspective of 25 years, however, it’s clear that Rabin’s deep skepticism was sound and the public’s euphoria groundless. The Oslo process didn’t lead to peace. […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/09/sephardi-recipes-for-sweet-new-year.html On Sunday Jews celebrate the start of the Rosh Hashana, the 5779th year of their existence. It is tradition to eat sweet foods to herald a happy, healthy and prosperous year.  Sephardi custom can draw […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2018/09/david-singer-jordans-re-entry-into-west.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: Two major developments this past week could see a large part of Judea and Samaria (West […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/09/0906-links-pt2-trump-to-us-jews-i-wont.htmlFrom Ian: Trump to US Jews: I won’t give Palestinians aid until they make deal with Israel US President Donald Trump told Jewish leaders Thursday that the US would not give aid to the Palestinians […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-jewish-refugees-were-lucky-to-be.htmlConcern over antisemitism in the British Labour party  is leading to some surprising revelations and articles, such as this one in The Times by convert to Judaism Stephen King, whose usual beat is Economics. (With […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/09/0906-links-pt1-what-palestinians-mean.htmlFrom Ian: What Palestinians Mean When They Talk about a “Two-State Solution” To American ears, the meaning of “two states” is straightforward. The struggle between Israel and the Palestinians, to them, is a struggle between […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2018/09/some-corbynistas-petty-vengeance.htmlBy Daphne Anson   A tweet by Wales-based international relations academic and UK-Israel relations specialist James Vaughan (“Would talk less about antisemitism if there were less of it about”): At several London bus stops today: […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/09/telegraph-jews-are-only-safe-because-of.htmlFor perhaps the first time in a mainstream British newspaper, the narrative of the Jewish refugees from Arab countries, who found refuge from persecution and death in the Jewish state, is used as a moral […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/09/0905-links-pt2-ahead-of-5779-netanyahu.htmlFrom Ian: Ahead of 5779, Netanyahu Offers a Hopeful Message, Despite Threats Against Israel In advance of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided a message of hope despite […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/09/0905-links-pt1-friedman-weve-thrown-10b.htmlFrom Ian: NYPost Editorial: Trump is pushing the Middle East to face reality in Palestine In a blow to decades of myth-based policy, Team Trump last week cut all US funding to the United Nations […]