Articles by Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/10/torah-scrolls-smuggled-out-from-hostile.html This Torah scroll from Iraq was rededicated in 2015 (photo: MFA)  The Jerusalem Post reveals the unbelievable tales of Torah scrolls smuggled out of places hostile to Jews. It mentions two scrolls taken out of […]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/jNPo/~3/OcndSo8UsAw/27-oct-16-thwarted-another-arab-on.html File photo of the Jerusalem District Court building [Image Source] Israelis pretty much take for granted that the country’s always-alert security forces will be pro-active in thwarting Palestinian Arab terrorists before their plots can […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/10/sylvia-kedourie-zl-last-of-old-school.html  Sylvia Kedourie speaking at the Spanish & Portuguese synagogue in Montreal in 2014 The death on 26 October has been announced of Sylvia Kedourie, 97, wife of the late LSE Professor of Political Science […]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/jNPo/~3/lzfQ7hlMQZE/27-oct-16-who-put-those-knives-into.html Children and their pure blood: It’s a deeply offensive theme that runs strongly through the messages PA president Abbas delivers to his people. Why is no one other than advocates for Israel outraged by this? [Image […]

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2016/10/david-singer-obamas-islamic-state.htmlBy Daphne Anson   Here’s the latest article by Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer. He writes: President Obama’s decision to agree to Iraqi and Peshmerga forces attacking Mosul to degrade and destroy […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/1026-links-pt2-palestinian-campaign-vs.htmlFrom Ian: David Horovitz: Palestinian campaign vs Balfour shows hostility undimmed after 100 years Hidden away at the British Library — available for viewing only by special permission — is the original Balfour Declaration, foreign […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/10/1026-links-pt1-2700-year-old-papyrus.htmlFrom Ian: Oldest Hebrew mention of Jerusalem found on rare papyrus from 7th century BCE A rare, ancient papyrus dating to the First Temple Period — 2,700 years ago — has been found to bear […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/10/thousands-respond-to-iraqi-jews-video.html Edwin Shuker on a visit to Baghdad An Iraqi Jew’s three-minute video message (scroll down to 2 October post)wishing Muslims a Happy New Year and appealing to Iraqis to safeguard their Jewish heritage has […]