Articles by Ian

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1012-links-pt1-study-finds-majority.htmlFrom Ian: Study Finds Majority Support for Ties With Israel in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan and Egypt A study published in the United Arab Emirates over the weekend shows growing support for establishing ties with […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/jews-have-always-lived-in-gulf-but-in.htmlWith more and more Arabs interested in the history of local Jews in the wake of the historic peace deals between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, Dr Nimrod Rafaeli  at MEMRI has compiled this useful […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1011-links-uae-envoy-to-britain-idea.htmlFrom Ian: The makings of a true peace It’s a new Middle East and anyone who has been following the news or more importantly, social media, is discovering an entirely new language with respect to […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/kol-yisraels-arabic-service-lifeline-to.htmlIsrael radio Arabic and Persian-language services have broadcast extensively to Arab countries and Iran for decades. The clandestine radio broadcasts of Kol Yisrael in Arabic were listened to by a great many Jews living in […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1009-links-pt2-president-rivlin-people.htmlFrom Ian: President Reuven Rivlin: The people of Israel will defeat coronavirus On Friday, everything starts fresh. Will we also be able to? Yes, yes, my dear ladies and gentlemen, completely anew. On the morning […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1009-links-pt1-zionism-is-about-being.htmlFrom Ian: Zionism is about being pioneers in the land Yet there are two critical facts that the late Elhanan Oren, one of the finest historians of Zionist settlement, emphasizes have to be added to […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/uae-foreign-minister-pays-homage-to.htmlA UAE delegation visited the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin this week, Accompanied by senior Israeli and German ministers, the UAE foreign minister wrote ‘never again’ in the visitors’ book. While it is paramount for the […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1008-links-pt2-lesson-in-israeli-public.htmlFrom Ian: A lesson in Israeli public relations In 1993, in the Oslo Accords, Arafat was given a foothold in Judea and Samaria and Gaza, along with control over the residents of these areas. The […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/10/1008-links-pt1-caroline-glick-its-time.htmlFrom Ian: Noah Rothman: Biden’s Repudiation of Obama’s Foreign Policy In 2013, Obama invited Moscow to play peacemaker in the Syrian conflict, and his administration insisted—all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding—that Russia had successfully negotiated […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/10/uae-brokered-possible-yemen-israel-deal.htmlTwo classified documents have revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) played a key role in urging Yemen to formally normalise relations with Israel 16 years ago. That ship sailed some time ago, with the […]