Articles by Ian

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/0119-links-pt2-is-judith-butler-new.htmlFrom Ian: Is Judith Butler the New Edward Said? Of all the non-Middle East specialists writing on the Middle East, few have been as prolific or as indecipherable as Judith Butler. More than an academic, […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/01/outspoken-myth-buster-steve-plaut-dies.htmlPoint of No Return has learned of the untimely passing on 18 January  of Professor Steve Plaut, aged 65. A merciless satirist of the politically correct,  the US-born Plaut moved to Israel in 1981 and […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/0118-links-pt2-obama-names-aide-who.htmlFrom Ian: ‘This Man Is a Spite Machine’; Obama Blasted on Social Media for Appointment of Ben Rhodes to Holocaust Memorial Council Outgoing President Barack Obama’s choice on Tuesday of top aide Ben Rhodes to […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2017/01/david-singer-un-security-council.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: Twelve of the fifteen members of the United Nations Security Council have apparently had a major […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2017/01/0118-links-pt1-obamakerry-tailwind-to.htmlFrom Ian: Evelyn Gordon: The Obama/Kerry Tailwind to Terror A few weeks ago, the security threat Israel faced from Palestinian terror looked relatively low. But then Barack Obama and John Kerry decided to meddle. The […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/01/once-sidelined-mizrahi-music-is.html The Guardian discovers the burgeoning scene of ‘Mizrahi’ music in Israel, even though most of the instruments used are European and what is being described is a synthesis of old and new. Although this type […]