Monday 3 February 2014

A Prince Falls in Israel

Very sad news indeed.  Professor Barry Rubin, who had been suffering from a long illness courageously borne, fell into a coma on Friday, and passed away this morning, surrounded by his family.

Professor Rubin was a much-respected and prolific scholar and, of course, a doughty champion of Israel's cause.  He  was an expert on terrorism and Middle East issues, and his outstanding analytical online articles will be much missed. 

He leaves behind a number of wonderful, highly informative and greatly recommended publications, some of them available for free (see here)

As I mentioned some months ago, among his output is this book, just released.  I have ordered it, and keenly look forward to reading it.  It promises to be a must-read.

His untimely passing is a tragic loss for Klal Yisrael.

May his memory be a blessing.

Baruch Dayan Emet.
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5 comments:

  1. Shirl in Oz3 February 2014 at 23:22

    He put up a good fight for many years.

    Alav ha-shalom עליו השלום

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    1. Daphne Anson3 February 2014 at 23:38

      More about him:
      http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Jerusalem-Post-columnist-Barry-Rubin-dies-340192
      http://www.israellycool.com/2014/02/03/on-the-passing-of-our-friend-barry-rubin/

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  2. Mike L.4 February 2014 at 03:09

    I awoke this morning completely oblivious to your posting of this terrible news at my site last night. Then, of course, I fired up my computer in order to start reviewing the news and there it was:

    "Scholar and Mideast expert Barry Rubin dies at 64"

    I cry as I write this.

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  3. Daphne Anson4 February 2014 at 09:32

    Nice tribute here from an Arab admirer:
    http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/r-i-p-barry-rubin/

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