Articles by Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/bahraini-peace-with-israel-stops-short.htmlFlying into Bahrain on an El Al jet, an  Israeli diplomatic team signed several historic agreements with Bahraini officials. But for domestic political reasons, the Bahrainis stopped short of a full peace treaty, unlike the […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/azerbaijan-jews-pray-for-motherland.htmlAs the conflict rages between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno- Karabakh, the Chabad emissary to Azerbaijan, Shneur Segal, has been praying for the victory of the ‘motherland’. David Ian Klein in The […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1018-links-abraham-returns-to-forge.htmlFrom Ian: Abraham returns to forge peace among his descendants One of the main achievements of the Abraham Accords—which normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—is their very name. After […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/us-pressures-sudan-to-normalise.htmlWashington has given Sudanese leaders a 24-hour deadline to decide whether they agree to a deal that will see the country normalize relations with Israel in exchange for financial aid and removal from a US […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1017-links-caroline-glick-american.htmlFrom Ian: Caroline Glick: American Jewry’s Fateful Hour If Trump wins an historic level of support among American Jews, it will be a testament to the wisdom of an unprecedented percentage of American Jews. For […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1016-links-pt2-melanie-phillips-bbcs.htmlFrom Ian: Melanie Phillips: The BBC’s problem is worse than “wokeish” bias Last month, the Jewish Chronicle reported that the City of David organisation had complained to BBC executives about Rosie Garthwaite, a senior BBC […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/jjac-president-rabbi-abadie-to-relocate.htmlThe appointment  as full-time rabbi in Dubai of Rabbi Elie Abadie, who was forced to leave his native Lebanon as a refugee, shows that the UAE is serious in its intent to ‘grow’ the local Jewish […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-struggle-to-preserve-afghanistans.htmlThis Ghandara article gives an interesting overview of Afghanistan’s remaining Jewish heritage, whose ownership it claims was largely transferred to the government (more likely, the government took over abandoned property). Although only one Jew remains, […]