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http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/0607-links-pt1-fatah-leader-praises.htmlFrom Ian: PMW: Fatah leader praises terrorist stabbers Although the number of Palestinian terror attacks has lessened, Fatah leaders continue to praise the attacks of the terror wave. Recently, Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/major-egyptian-newspaper-says-jews.html Al Masry al Youm is a well-respected, independent newspaper in Egypt. It is considered liberal and it appeals to Arab intellectuals. Part of the reason it was founded in 2002 was as a reaction […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/report-israel-to-lead-un-legal.html I could not find this in English as of this writing, but Arab media is reporting a “scandal” where Israel has been nominated to become the head of the Sixth Committee of the General […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/american-anthropological-association.html This was supposed to be a landslide victory for the Israel haters, and although the vote was very close, the defeat is resounding. From JPost: In a massive blow to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2016/06/iranian-jews-at-home-and-in-exile.htmlFarideh Goldin has written a new book based on her father’s writings. He was a Persian Jew who stayed in Iran, while she took the road to exile in the US. The Times of Israel […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/0606-links-pt2-uk-professors-refuse.htmlFrom Ian: NGO Monitor: The Dangers of Subcontracting EU Foreign Policy to Fringe NGOs In 1995, the European Union’s Barcelona Conference launched the grand-sounding Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, a massive effort encompassing the countries of North Africa, […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/israel-creating-digital-soldier.html Some fascinating glimpses on the future of the IDF. From Israel Defense: Maj. Gen. (res.) Avi Mizrachi, former commander of the IDF Ground Arm and GOC Central Command and now executive VP of Elbit […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2016/06/book-review-religion-politics-and.html Religion, Politics and the Origins of Palestine Refugee ReliefAsaf Romirowsky & Alexander H. Joffe This is a meticulously researched book that concentrates on a very small bit of history: the time period from 1948-50 […]