| What a surprise: Iran blames Israel for Norway massacre Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT From Trend.AZ: The head of the Iranian military on Saturday accused "the Zionists" of being behind the terrorist attacks in Norway, the Iranian state-owned English-language broadcaster Press TV reported on Saturday, reported dpa.
The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of Iran's armed forces, Hassan Firouzabadi, said in a statement: "The Zionists are behind the terrorist attacks in Norway, as they fuel rightist sentiments, foster terrorism and use world people as their toys in pursuit of their objectives."
"The world should be on alert of the Zionist regime attempts to create deviation within Christianity and spread Christian Zionism," the general added in the statement carried by Press TV.
Iranian officials frequently accuse Israel, referred to as "the Zionists", of being behind any incident with an anti-Islamic background. I'm shocked! - that it took a full week before Iran said this. Hamas and Hezbollah handily beat them to the punch, by five days! The Ayatollahs are getting slow. 
|
| Samir Kuntar reportedly injured in explosion Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:30 PM PDT From Ya Libnan: An explosion caused by a bomb or grenade killed a person in the Dahiyeh suburb of southern Beirut, An-Nahar newspaper reported on Saturday .
Hezbollah immediately imposed a security cordon around the site of the explosion, which the paper said occurred in the tenth floor of a building in the Al-Nasr Complex of the area.
An-Nahar also reported that the security forces were unable to enter the site.
Update : The person that was killed was a Hezbollah member
update 2: Samir Kuntar, a terrorist released by Israel three years ago, was reportedly injured in a blast in one of the buildings. Kuntar, of course, is one of the most loathsome terrorists in history. It is a shame he isn't the one who got killed. Notice that in a newspaper in the country where many consider Kuntar a hero, they have no problem calling him a terrorist without Reuters-style scare quotes. 
|
| Anti-BDS hot chocolate in Australia Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:10 PM PDT From The Australian: A GROUP of prominent Australians met for a hot chocolate last night in a peaceful protest against violence in front of a Jewish business that was recently targeted as part of an anti-Israel boycott.
Labor MP Michael Danby, Australian Workers Union secretary Paul Howes, former Labor Party president Warren Mundine, comedian Sandy Gutman, aka Austen Tayshus, and journalist Jana Wendt were among those who spoke out against a violent protest on July 1 outside the Max Brenner chocolate shop in Melbourne in which three police officers were hurt and 19 protesters arrested.
Mr Danby, who organised last night's meeting and is one of three Jewish federal MPs, said the violent protest had been a reminder to him of the need for vigilance against anti-Semitism, and it was worrying that Greens senator Lee Rhiannon was a vocal supporter of the boycott.
"The impetus was an ugly, violent demonstration in Melbourne and Senator Rhiannon's determination to take this boycott further," he said. "She would like to see it introduced into the Senate and into politics.
"We remember the precedence of the 1930s; my father came from Germany, and (at) any sign of this kind of behaviour we have to draw a line in the sand." Ian in the comments notes who some of them are: Warren Mundine - Aboriginal leader and former national president of the Labor party, who has promoted the legacy of William Cooper who was declared "Righteous among the Nations" in 2008
Austen Tayshus – Comedian who volunteered during the Yom Kippur War.
Paul Howes - Australian Workers Union secretary, former socialist who saw the error of his ways on a trip to Cuba.
Jana Wendt – Journalist "As the daughter of refugees whose lives were critically affected by both fascism and communism, I'm grateful for what Australia has to offer," There was a similar counter-protest by MPs on July 19th: 
|
אין תגובות:
הוסף רשומת תגובה