Articles by Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-double-whammy-for-jews-of-france.html The Jews of France have sustained a double blow – an antisemitic crime is attributed to mental illness, while an  institution of the Jewish community ostracises one of the foremost experts on Arab and […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/07/0714-links-three-israelis-wounded-as.htmlFrom Ian: Three Israelis wounded as rockets from Gaza hit house, synagogue in Sderot Palestinians in Gaza fired a salvo of rockets at the border town of Sderot on Saturday evening, with two of the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/07/0713-links-pt2-roots-of-bds-and.htmlFrom Ian: JCPA: The Spider’s Web: The Roots of BDS and the Campaign to Delegitimize Israel Summary of the Main Findings For almost two decades, Israel has been subjected to an international campaign of political […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/07/0713-links-pt1-kontorovich-us-must-stop.htmlFrom Ian: JPost Editorial: Northern exposure In the last six months, the threats have grown. An Iranian drone flew into Israel near Beit Shean in February. A salvo of twenty rockets was fired at the […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/07/belly-dancers-admired-by-egyptian-king.html Double vision: the Jamal sisters perfected synchronised belly dancing The Egypt of the interwar years had its fair share of Jewish celebrities. This is the amazing story of the Jamal Twins, who introduced a […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/07/0712-links-pt2-hypocrisy-of-socialist.htmlFrom Ian: Isi Leibler: Balancing dangers and opportunities The speed of recent changes is breathtaking. On the negative side, an escalation in anti-Semitism has reduced the quality of life for most Jews. Most European governments […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2018/07/0712-links-pt1-why-do-palestinian.htmlFrom Ian: Why Do Palestinian Leaders Oppose Helping Their People? Mahmoud Abbas and his West Bank-based government seek to prolong the suffering of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. They want the international community to […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2018/07/jewish-mosul-re-emerges-from-under.html  After the devastation wrought by ISIS, Mosul is slowly coming back to life, and traces of Jewish existence are re-emerging from under the rubble. Seth Frantzman and Omar Mohammed report in The Forward:Mosul once […]