Elder of Ziyon Daily News |  |
- Weekend links/open thread
- Hamas accuses Egypt of reneging on fuel deal
- Which side is interested in dialogue? (video)
- PaArab. aid recipients: "Anti-terror clauses unacceptable"
- Latest Latma
- PA attacks Hamas journalists
- Russians communicating with Syrian opposition through Druze Knesset member!
| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:57 AM PST If you haven't read it, see Jeffrey Goldberg's interview with President Obama. Would a post-Assad Syria tilt towards Israel? Dubai's clown police chief Dani Khalfan says that there is an evil triangle trying to destroy the Gulf: Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood - and the United States. Nice op-ed in the Harvard Crimson on the occasion of a "one-state" conference at Harvard with the usual suspects. "Global March to Jerusalem" - exposed. BDS Secrets - interesting analysis of the Finkelstein interview. (h/t Stan) Feel free to add any interesting links you have found in the comments. 
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| Hamas accuses Egypt of reneging on fuel deal Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:22 AM PST Hamas and Egypt are still arguing over the short-term procurement of fuel for Gaza's power plant. According to Hamas media, Egypt is insisting that Hamas pay $1.00 per liter of diesel for the power plant, and Hamas is balking at paying a half million dollars a day for fuel. Egypt heavily subsidizes its own fuel prices - the latest numbers I could find were about 50 cents a liter from last autumn - and does not appear to want to charge Hamas any less than it pays itself. Ismail Haniyeh today said that there were unnamed "parties" who were determined to keep Gaza in the dark. Egypt's ambassador to Ramallah blamed "technical issues" for the snafu. It is increasingly clear that the option of Egypt transferring fuel through Kerem Shalom is off the table because of Hamas' refusal. Meanwhile, Gazans are suffering because of a cold snap and snow that fell last night. 
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| Which side is interested in dialogue? (video) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:20 AM PST This video shows how close-minded the anti-Israel crowd is. Two Israeli soldiers are on a speaking tour of the US, sponsored by StandWithUs. At UCLA they insisted, multiple times, that they would love to engage in dialogue with the protesters in the audience who represented "Students for Justice in Palestine." But the SJP drones walked out anyway. There was a bright side, as those who wanted to hear the talk but got there late managed to get seats. 
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| PaArab. aid recipients: "Anti-terror clauses unacceptable" Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:05 AM PST The Dalia Association is a Palestinian Arab organization that is currently trying to revamp the way that international aid is given to the territories. Many of their objections to the current system are very valid, and we have touched on some of these problems in the past. Here is their video about their issues with how aid is administered today: Dalia published a list of things that aid recipients complain about. One of them is most interesting: Anti-terrorism clauses are unacceptable.The people giving free money to Palestinian aid organizations, according to the recipients, do not have the right to ensure that their aid will not go towards terrorists. Palestinian "civil society" wants the money to have no strings attached so they can choose to fund, say, Islamic Jihad charities (allowing other funds to be freed up for rockets.) In Dalia's more comprehensive report on the topic, they write: While seen as an extremely harmful policy, the anti-terrorism certification, which participants considered racist, was not prioritized as a major objection. Some expressed outrage: "Why do international aid actors treat us like we are terrorists!" but most seemed resigned to sign, regardless of their intention to comply, or they avoid donors that require signing, resigned to miss out on much-needed funds.At the exact same time that these organizations are complaining that they are being "treated like terrorists," they admit that they might not comply any send the funds to terror groups, or hire known terrorists, anyway! It is worthwhile to point out that UNRWA originally tried very hard to do exactly that Dalia is suggesting now, to create programs that will ensure self-sufficiency for Palestinian Arabs, and these were mostly dropped because of objections both from host countries and from the Palestinian refugees themselves. (I once posted about how there are plenty of NGOs in Gaza who are knowingly propping up Hamas, so it is not like there aren't NGOs willing to fund terror anyway.) (h/t Rudi) 
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| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:00 AM PST I liked this one: 
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| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:45 AM PST From PCHR: According to investigations conducted by PCHR and a statement of Mohammed Eshtaiwi, Correspondent of al-Aqsa Satellite Channel which is connected to Hamas, at approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, 28 February 2012, Eshtaiwi and a crew of Media Modern Company, which has a contract with the al-Aqsa Satellite Channel, comprised of Mahmoud Mohammed al-Dumairi and Waleed Ma'moun 'Othan, concluded coverage of a press conference held by the Islamic Bloc in Bir Zeit University, north of Ramallah. While they were traveling towards Ramallah in a car belonging to the Media Modern Company, a taxi intercepted them near Best Eastern Hotel. Six persons stepped out of the car and opened the journalists' car. They forcibly took the camera from al-Dumairi after a arguing with him. When 'Othman intervened to defend his college, he was beaten. The six persons introduced themselves as members of the PSS. The confiscated the ID cards of the three journalists and ordered them to travel to the PSS headquarters in Bir Zeit village. When the journalists were approximately 50 meters removed from the said headquarters Eshtayeh stepped down from the car and left the area while the other two journalists proceeded towards the headquarters. Three hours later, following the intervention of a number of figures, Eshtaiwi was informed that he could refer to the PSS headquarter to get back his ID card. This is actually more about Fatah infighting with Hamas, as al-Aqsa channel is a Hamas media outlet. Fatah is meanwhile accusing Hamas of arresting more Fatah members in Gaza for political reasons. Unity! 
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| Russians communicating with Syrian opposition through Druze Knesset member! Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:41 AM PST From Arutz-7, February 22: A Syrian opposition figure confronted a Russian diplomat through Internet telephony program Skype Wednesday. According to Israeli site Megafon, there was a seemingly different meeting a few days later, also in Kara's office, between Yakovlev and two members of the Syrian opposition - in person. The ambassador started to indicate that Russian support for Assad is wavering, saying that he should or will be "lifted" from office. The two unnamed opposition figures discussed various scenarios after Assad's removal, including elections or dividing Syria into Sunni and non-Sunni states. They discussed Russia's possible role afterwards as well. When Megafon asked Kara about this meeting, he said that there was only the one through Skype, The sound of the second video seems like the conversation was in person, though. On the other hand, the Russian ambassador is wearing the same tie, so maybe it was the same meeting, or a different part where he was speaking to Ayoub's aides. (h/t Ron) 
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