יום שני, 23 בינואר 2012

Elder of Ziyon Daily Digest

Elder of Ziyon Daily Digest

A nice documentary on Jerusalem paramedics - on Al Jazeera!

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST





Between 1948 and 1967 a border separated Arabs living in East Jerusalem from Jews living in the rest of the city.

Today, much of the city's Arab population remains in the east, while the majority of its Jewish population lives in the west.

Although they are free to do so, few residents move between the city's Arab and Jewish areas. In the minds of most, the border that separated Jews and Arabs 40 years ago still exists today.

Witness follows Jewish and Arab volunteer paramedics who choose to cross these boundaries.

Hezi, a Hassidic Jew, has been working for United Hatzalah, an emergency service run by orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, for more than 15 years. In 2010, the organisation started employing Arab paramedics and Fadi joined to improve first aid services in Jerusalem's Arab neighbourhoods.

In Jerusalem SOS, we follow Fadi and Hezi as they traverse Jerusalem, providing first aid at all hours to the city's residents.
Credit where credit is due, it is a very good film.

(h/t SwissYankee)

Here's some "quake-washing"

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

From the IDF:


Lt. Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom receives a delegation from Japan that came to Israel to thank the IDF for their efforts in helping the residents of Minamisanriku, Japan after it was devastated by a heavy earthquake in April 2011.
There are real people out there whose blood boils when they see photos and stories like this. They would prefer that Israel never does anything admirable, because to them, demonization of the Jewish state is their entire raison d'etre, and this stuff makes it harder. for them to do their job.

In other words, there really are people out there who would prefer that a few more Japanese would die than to have Israel save them.

They wouldn't admit it, of course, but it is a fair bet that anyone who ever uses the term "XXXwashing" in a derogatory way towards Israel is, deep down, one of these who would prefer to see the victims of disasters die than have to deal with Israel saving their lives.

Egypt getting upset at Fatah/Hamas fake conciliation

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:10 AM PST

Palestine Today quotes Al Hayat as saying that Egypt is upset at the lack of progress in reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas.

Egyptian sources said that Cairo decided to defer sending a security delegation to both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank to follow up the implementation of the reconciliation agreement because of the lack of commitment by both Fatah and Hamas.

Egypt planned to send Egypt a high-level security delegation to both the West Bank and Gaza in the second half of January, but postponed it due to the failure of the two movements' commitment to reconciliation, saying they continue violating the agreement they signed in Cairo.

They pointed out the continuing arrests of Hamas members in the West Bank, as well a the of mutual accusations between the leaders of the two movements.


Unity! Hamas still harassing Fatah members

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:55 AM PST

Palestine Press Agency reports that a leader of Fatah in the Gaza Strip, Abdullah Abu Samhadana, claims that Hamas continues to disrupt reconciliation.

In a radio interview, Abu Samhadana said Sunday that Hamas still calls for arrest of Fatah members in the Gaza Strip and prevents Fatah members from traveling to or from Gaza.

He pointed out that Ismail Haniyeh has not kept his promises, and that the headquarters of Fatah, the Central Election Commission and the PLO are still closed.

Meet the new Mufti, same as the old Mufti (updated)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:35 AM PST

From Israel HaYom:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered an investigation into the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, who called for the killing of Jews in a televised tirade last week.

The prime minister, who has asked Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein to oversee the investigation, said at the weekly Cabinet meeting that the remarks made by the grand mufti, a representative of the Palestinian Authority, should be condemned by every nation in the world.


Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein said that the fact that the mufti's remarks had been broadcast on Palestinian Authority television and posted on the official website of the Palestinian Authority was disturbing. "If that is not anti-Semitism, I don't know what is," he said.
Just before the Cabinet meeting, National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau (Yisrael Beitenu) said the mufti should stand trial and be thrown in jail. He described the Muslim leader as an "extremist imam who gets his inspiration from Nazi Germany."

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has instructed Israel's ambassadors around the world to condemn the anti-Semitic tirade. Lieberman encouraged the ambassadors to publicly denounce the mufti's remarks, and to approach the governments of their host countries on the issue.
For his part, the mufti told Israel Radio earlier Sunday that he had not in fact encouraged the murder of Jews, but rather had quoted Muslim holy text that makes such a call.




Last week, Palestinian Media Watch reported that the mufti had said that the murder of Jews was justified by Islamic text. The group said Hussein told television audiences that according to the Hadith, the record of the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, Islamic Resurrection would not come until Muslims fought the Jews.

Palestinian Media Watch provided video footage of Hussein's speech in which the mufti says: "Forty-seven years ago the revolution started. Which revolution? The modern revolution of the Palestinian people's history. In fact, Palestine in its entirety is a revolution, since [Caliph] Umar came [to conquer Jerusalem in 637 C.E.], and continuing today, and until the End of Days. The reliable Hadith, in the two reliable collections, Bukhari and Muslim, says: 'The Hour [of Resurrection] will not come until you fight the Jews. The Jew will hide behind stones or trees. Then the stones or trees will call: 'O Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him.' Except the Gharqad tree [which will keep silent].' Therefore it is no wonder that you see Gharqad [trees] surrounding the [Israeli] settlements and colonies."

In 2006, Hussein said suicide bombings were a "legitimate weapon" in the Palestinian struggle for independence.
We noted the speech last week, along with the moderator of that same event calling Jews the "descendants of apes and pigs."

Given that the more famous Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was an anti-semite, it looks like things don't change too much.

(Who appointed Hussein as Mufti? During the British Mandate, the position was appointed by the British themselves, and it is not a hereditary position - so who chose this clown to be the Mufti of Jerusalem? )

UPDATE: Challah Hu Akbar found that it was none other than Mahmoud Abbas who appointed the Mufti. Imagine that.

Stories from the "open air prison" of Gaza

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

In the latest report from COGAT, detailing the imports and exports between Gaza and Israel, we learn an interesting detail:

Heavy-duty diesel for the power plant is delivered directly from Egypt according to the Palestinians' decision; therefore, no diesel is transferred from Israel.

For years Palestinian Arabs and their anti-Israel cohorts have blamed Israel for choking off Gaza's power plant. Yet now Hamas is saying it doesn't need any diesel fuel from Israel at all!

Does that sound like a besieged area?

Other interesting stories about that "open-air prison" known as Gaza that you won't see in the news:
  • During that same week, Gaza exported 56 tons of agricultural goods (carnations, cherry tomatoes and strawberries.)

Also, last week, the Arab League sent 45 tons of food to Gaza through Rafah.

Sounds like a lot, right?

Here are the amounts sent via Israel to Gaza during the second week of January:






Food Products Trucks Tons*
      Wheat  6 120
      Cooking Oil  7 140
      Rice 2 40
      Produce (Fruits and Vegetables) 57 1140
      Meat, Chicken and Fish Products  44 880
      Salt  8 160
      Dairy Products  25 500
      Flour  23 460
      Sugar  8 160
      Mixed\ Additional Food Products  92 1840
Total food, tons 5440



Most of the aid coming through Israel's crossings originate in the West, showing that while Arabs trumpet every time they give any aid to Gaza, it is a token amount compared to what comes from the West.

And, by the way, Juan Cole's site still says that exports from Gaza are "zero."


*I based this on 20 tons/truck. The total shipments given in the COGAT statistics indicate 25 tons of aid per truck, so this is a conservative estimate.

Idiotic Atlanta Jew hands a gift to anti-semites and Israel-haters

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST

From Al Arabiya, although it is being reported all over the world:
Owner and publisher of The Atlanta Jewish Times has offered his apology twice for suggesting that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should order Mossad agents to assassinate U.S. President Barack Obama in an attempt to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Andrew Adler wrote an op-ed piece on January 13 in which he presented Israel with three options: one, attack Hezbollah and Hamas, two, order the destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities at all costs, and third, to assassinate President Obama.

"Give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies," Adler wrote.

The op-ed is no longer available online but was posted by gawker.com.

"Yes, you read 'three' correctly. Order a hit on a president in order to preserve Israel's existence. Think about it. If I have thought of this Tom Clancy-type scenario, don't you think that this almost unfathomable idea has been discussed in Israel's most inner circles?" he writes.

Israel-haters seized upon this. Dissident Voice headlines their coverage with "Have Israel's "Inner Circles" Discussed Assassinating President Obama?" (Answer: "Who knows?" But now that the headline is out there, the assumption is "Probably.")

A site called Judeofascism.com notes that Mondoweiss commenters are using this as evidence that Israel probably assassinated JFK in order to get a friendlier vice president.

To his credit,972 Magazine's Yossi Gurvitz admits "I am certain that had anyone suggested such a covert operation to Netanyahu, that person would be fired on the spot. And that even had Netanyahu entertained such an idea, the leadership of Mossad would submit their resignation rather than going along with the plan. What Adler wrote was a fantasy, unrelated to Israeli reality."

But he goes on to say "However, Adler did prove a point, albeit not one he intended: He showed us that there are, in fact, American Jews who are 'Israel-firsters', that is, people who put the interests of Israel ahead of their own country. In Adler's case, to the point of supporting the assassination of his own duly-elected president – which skirts very closely to treason."

No, the point he proved is that there are American Jews who are morons. (And not to defend him in the least, but Adler was putting forth the idea that Israel, in a no-win situation, might consider a hit on Obama as one of three stated options, not necessarily advocating it himself. Even the Israeli coverage of the story is getting it wrong, showing that Jerusalem Post journalists are not necessarily much smarter than Adler himself.)

But it doesn't matter how many American Jewish organizations condemn him in the strongest terms. It doesn't matter that Adler's paper has a minuscule readership (roughly 8% of what this blog gets every week.) Adler has just "proven" the dual-loyalty canard that is so freely promulgated by the dedicated Israel-haters and their anti-semitic cousins towards American Jews.

With friends like Adler, Israel doesn't need enemies.

Qatar to participate in Herzliya Conference on the Arab Spring

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:42 AM PST

Palestine Press Agency and a number of other Arab publications are concerned that Qatar intends to participate in a Tel Aviv conference entitled "In the eye of storm ... Israel and the Middle East," about the challenges facing Israel regionally.

The Qatar representative, Salman Shaikh, will present a paper on the Arab revolutions and the rise of political Islam in the region, calls "Arab Spring or Islamist Winter? The Rise of Political Islam." He will also participate in a strategy roundtable.

Shaikh is the director of the Brookings Institute in Doha.

He is indeed listed in the preliminary program for the Herzliya Conference scheduled from January 30-February 2.

Other participants come from Jordan and Egypt, as well as many other well-known experts and analysts from Israel and worldwide.

Saeb Erekat is also speaking. I have not yet seen any complaints about that, though.
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