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http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/for-second-year-egyptian-ramadan-series.htmlEven though the news media in Egypt seems to have become more explicitly antisemitic in recent months, its movies and TV series seem to have been going in the other direction. One of last year’s […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-forward-seeks-to-politicise.html Should Mizrahi Jews, like Israel’s  highly-successful A-wa Yemenite music trio, become cultural ambassadors to the Arab world? Maybe not, says Leeron Houry in The Forward – but they should become more politically-engaged if they want […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-man-who-tried-to-give-away-judaisms.html Last week: Opposition leader Isaac Herzog held secret talks with PA President Mahmoud Abbas during the 2014-2015 election cycle, and agreed to cede the entire West Bank and East Jerusalem to the Palestinians as […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/0627-links-pt2-ayaan-hirsi-ali-why-dont.htmlFrom Ian: Prager U Video: Why Don’t Feminists Fight for Muslim Women Are women oppressed in Muslim countries? What about in Islamic enclaves in the West? Are these places violating or fulfilling the Quran and […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/0627-links-pt1-abbas-advisor-every.htmlFrom Ian: PMW: Abbas’ advisor: “Every place you find an Israeli – cut off his head” Abbas’ advisor and Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein is one of the many Fatah leaders who regularly […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/iran-celebrates-terror-ahead-of-quds.htmlThe last Friday of Ramadan – which is this week – was declared by the late Ayatollah Khomeini to be “Quds Day” where the Jewish presence in Jerusalem is decried. The festivities are starting early. […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/israel-and-turkey-restore-relations-peace-in-our-time/On reading the terms under which Israel and Turkey are to restore diplomatic relations today I felt I ought to title this piece by paraphrasing Neville Chamberlain: “I have here a piece of paper…”. Let’s […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-451st-to-be-dismissed-by-naji-noonoo.htmlAfter 30 years Naji Noonoo survived a pogrom, losing his job and assets, imprisonment and persecution in Iraq – in order to escape to Israel. Here is his harrowing story, (via The forgotten Million blog) […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/on-my-way-to-israel-great-time-to.htmlI should be on my way to Israel at this moment, and I have a number of good interviews and events planned (if anyone has any other ideas for stories, please let me know.) Posting […]