Elder of Ziyon Daily News

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• Fourth of July open thread
• Fourth of July Links
• Three Israeli business wins
• Learn about Islam, Jihad, martyrdom - at UNRWA schools
• Israelis saving the world, again
• Another anti-peace rally in Ramallah
• PLOnium

Fourth of July open thread Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:10 PM PDT I'm doing typical Independence Day stuff, but it is all keeping me away from the computer. So here's an open thread for the evening.

Fourth of July Links Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:30 PM PDT From Ian: Guitar solo 'Hatikva' a highlight as Guns N' Roses returns to TA - VIDEO "19 years after last visit, hair metal band plays songs from its long catalog for 10,000 fans" Leaked UK Foreign Office documents reveal attitudes towards Netanyahu and Palestinian incitement "Documents seen by The Commentator have revealed disturbing attitudes towards the Israeli Prime Minister and the British Government's analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process." "Philip Hollobone MP, the Member of Parliament for Kettering told The Commentator, "There is a growing body of well documented evidence that official Palestinian organisations – some funded by the UK, the EU and the UN – are promoting terrorism and martyrdom in an attempt to aid the Palestinian cause, and yet the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and DfID appear surprisingly slow to explore this evidence and condemn its perpetrators. Now we know why." Benny Morris: The Arab Mentality is the main obstacle to Peace, Not the Settlements - VIDEO "In this interview with David Frost, Israeli historian Benny Morris cites "the Arab mindset" that "Israel is illegitimate and shouldn't exist" as the major obstacle to peace. He thinks peace will not be forthcoming in his lifetime." Honest Reporting Faked Photo? What Faked Photo? - VIDEO Illuminating the Situation of Palestinians in Syria "The article describes a recent spate of assassinations of Palestinian officials in Syria. One victim was a Hamas official. Another was an officer in the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA)." Beirut banks funneling illicit funds for Hezbollah Also, Final Battle by Richard Landes CAMERA: Fake Mandela Quote Gets Past Eight PC(USA) Forums

Three Israeli business wins Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT These happen literally every day: With the help of Israeli technology, the Louvre Museum in Paris will stay secure. Synel, an Israeli subsidiary company based in France has just been awarded a large contract at the Louvre Museum. As part of the major project, Synel France was contracted to install a comprehensive system for security access control combined with electronic attendance. The deal is estimated to reach millions of shekels within several years. --- International communications giant British Telecom has chosen Israel's Cyber-Ark Software to monitor and secure its privileged accounts, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. The deal is estimated at several million shekels. As a large communications services company, providing a range of products to a vast number of business and consumer customers, BT's infrastructure is complex and broad – covering numerous business units and many geographical regions. BT required a single solution, standardized across the global organization that could easily scale, as required. This solution needed to complement BT's existing security services, providing its rapidly expanding customer base with proven privileged access management. -- Fattal Hotel Management Ltd. is expanding its European operations, with the signing of a contract to manage two hotels in Austria and Switzerland. "It is with great pride that we see the Israeli flag flying over two more hotels in Europe. We have succeeded in creating a strong brand in Europe within just a few years, and we expect to have 60 hotels in Europe within three years, and 100 hotels in the Fattal chain altogether," Fattal Hotel Management CEO David Fattal said.

Learn about Islam, Jihad, martyrdom - at UNRWA schools Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT UNRWA's official educational vision is: "An UNRWA education system which develops the full potential of Palestine Refugees to enable them to be confident, innovative, questioning, thoughtful, tolerant and open minded, upholding human values and religious tolerance, proud of their Palestine identity and contributing positively to the development of their society and the global community". But UNRWA does not only teach secular subjects, as it implies. In Gaza at least, UNRWA teaches Islam. And some of that education is far from tolerant. On the UNRWA jobs website, it notes that there are interviews this coming week for teachers in Gaza. Only two specific subjects of expertise are listed: English and "religious education." Indeed, the Palestinian Arab UNRWA site has curricula, sample exams and more for religious education.  Here is a photo essay for one school that had a Quran Day, where they were encouraged to memorize the Quran. A similar ceremony from this past May can be seen here. Quran lessons can be found in UNRWA school sites. UNRWA social studies sites talk about the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims and Christians, but not for Jews. The Maghazi Prep School for Girls makes everyone know it has an explicitly Quranic agenda. It also mentions that its vision is to help the girls raise a generation of people who will "defend their country." And this is only the tip of the iceberg. At the Nusseirat Primary School website, we see a lesson on honoring one's parents: It was narrated that Abu Abdul Rahman Abdullah bin Masood may Allah be pleased with him said: I asked the Prophet peace be upon him: which work does God prefer He answered: Saying prayers on time. I said: Then what? He said: honoring one's parents. I said: Then what? He said: Jihad in the way of Allah. Agreed. ...You who sees what is happening to the Muslim Ummah everywhere .. I see the daily violations of the Muslims .. O of rending his heart when you hear the news of Muslims in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries of the Jihad .. you who wish to join the ranks of the Mujahideen and Jihad with them against the Jews and the Crusaders .. you who want to jihad hard but you can not .. Here is a poem about how Zionists raped Palestine and how the author will return to Jaffa. There are essays about the beauty of becoming a martyr. There are stories of young men who asked their parents for permission to wage jihad and who died heroically. All of these can be found in official UNRWA school websites. Many of the school logos include the wreath symbolizing the UN. Some girls' school sites, like this Bureij girls' junior high school seem to have not a single student without a hijab. And all of them directly contradict what UNRWA's stated educational standards are. Are Palestinian Christians forced to attend mandatory Quran classes run by UNRWA?  Should the UN be in the Islamic education business? How much of UNRWA's budget goes towards "religious education?" Are Western donors to UNRWA even aware that they are funding these lessons? Shouldn't someone ask UNRWA about this?

Israelis saving the world, again Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT From Israel21C: For the past year, a novel Israeli medical device has been changing the way American doctors remove fibro-adenoma tumors – benign breast lumps. Now an internationally renowned Japanese surgeon is testing IceSense3, made in Israel by IceCure Medical, to destroy small malignant tumors as well. "This is the future," CEO Hezi Himelfarb tells ISRAEL21c. During an ultrasound-guided procedure, the IceSense3 probe penetrates the tumor and destroys it by engulfing it with ice. Needing only local anesthetic, the cryoablation process takes five or 10 minutes in a doctor's office, clinic or breast center, and the patient can get up and leave afterward. No recovery period or post-care is necessary. Dr. Eisuke Fukuma, chairman of the Breast Center at Kameda Medical Center in Kamogawa City, Japan, was so intrigued by IceSense3's potential in this area that he flew all the way to IceCure's Caesarea headquarters just for a four-hour meeting to lay the groundwork for clinical trials at his center. On June 1, the first four patients in the trial had small tumors successfully destroyed with the device, and another 26 patients are scheduled. "This procedure is an exciting step towards moving treatment of small, early-stage breast cancer tumors from open surgery to a minimally invasive cryoablation procedure," Fukuma stated. "Cryoablation offers a much more comfortable and cosmetically appealing treatment option for small breast cancers."

Another anti-peace rally in Ramallah Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:45 AM PDT From Ma'an: Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Ramallah on Tuesday calling on the Palestinian Authority not to negotiate with Israel. Protesters gathered in Manara square, chanting "The people want to bring down Oslo," referring to the 1993 agreement that established the PA as a 5-year interim administration to govern until a final treaty was reached. Demonstrators headed to President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters, the Muqata, carrying Palestinian flags and denouncing talks with Israeli vice premier Shaul Mofaz. Abbas had been scheduled to meet Mofaz in Ramallah, sparking protests on Saturday, but the meeting was canceled. Where are the pro-peace rallies in Ramallah? Just something to keep in mind the next time a clueless diplomat or reporter tries to say that most Palestinians support a two-state solution. And remember that these aren't Islamist fanatics protesting against the PA. But the Islamic fanatics are very happy about these rallies, and will reap what these protesters sow.

PLOnium Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT Yesterday there was a kerfuffle as Al Jazeera released a report suggesting that Yasir Arafat was killed by Polonium-210, a highly radioactive substance: Eight years after his death, it remains a mystery exactly what killed the longtime Palestinian leader. Tests conducted in Paris found no obvious traces of poison in Arafat's system. Rumors abound about what might have killed him – cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, even allegations that he was infected with HIV. A nine-month investigation by Al Jazeera has revealed that none of those rumors were true: Arafat was in good health until he suddenly fell ill on October 12, 2004. More importantly, tests reveal that Arafat's final personal belongings – his clothes, his toothbrush, even his iconic kaffiyeh – contained abnormal levels of polonium, a rare, highly radioactive element. Those personal effects, which were analyzed at the Institut de Radiophysique in Lausanne, Switzerland, were variously stained with Arafat's blood, sweat, saliva and urine. The tests carried out on those samples suggested that there was a high level of polonium inside his body when he died. "I can confirm to you that we measured an unexplained, elevated amount of unsupported polonium-210 in the belongings of Mr. Arafat that contained stains of biological fluids," said Dr. Francois Bochud, the director of the institute. The anti-Israel crowd is loving this, saying it "proves" that Israel assassinated Arafat. Reuters throws some cold water on the claim: Darcy Christen, spokesman for the Institut de Radiophysique in Lausanne, Switzerland, told Reuters on Tuesday it had found "surprisingly" high levels of polonium-210 in Arafat's belongings. But he stressed that clinical symptoms described in Arafat's medical reports were not consistent with polonium-210 and that conclusions could not be drawn as to whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned or not. Also not mentioned is that Al Jazeera itself once aired accusations that Mahmoud Abbas was part of a conspiracy to assassinate Arafat - and Abbas responded by shutting down the Al Jazeera offices in the West Bank! Anyway, I had some fun on Twitter about this, because of all the hue and cry over polonium, people seem to have forgotten about a much deadlier element. My tweets: A rare and dangerous element, that has killed thousands of people, mostly in the Middle East #PLOnium Outbreaks of #PLOnium almost destroyed both Jordan and Lebanon a while back, but no one seems to remember that A very unstable element, #PLOnium has been known to blow up airplanes and buses #PLOnium has been known to even attack athletes, but only those from a single country exactly 40 years ago. Not worth remembering, though. Despite similarities, #PLOnium does not mix well with its sister element, #Hamasium. Even with its known dangers, some people like to be close with #PLOnium, thinking that it won't hurt them. PLOnium is much, much deadlier than polonium, but for some reason people think that it is inert - or even beneficial. And those who note how dangerous it is are outshouted by PLOnium's many supporters, who know it is deadly but think that it only has one target that they want to see killed as well. PLOnium is especially popular at the UN. See also Challah Hu Akbar.

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