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| Posted: 11 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT From Ian: Into the Fray: The alchemy of Palestinian nationhood By MARTIN SHERMAN Poof! Suddenly Jordanian nationals were transformed into a 'Palestinian nation, Jordanian territory into a 'Palestinian homeland'. 'Hamas fostering terror, damaging ties with Egypt' By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Former PA security chief Dahlan says Gaza "not under siege", residents "not lacking anything." Morsi tours Israel-Egypt border, breaks fast with troops, promises new terror crackdown Egypt claims to have killed 60 Sinai terrorists since Sunday's attack at Kerem Shalom, in which 16 Egyptian security officers were slain Hamas asks Cairo to close smuggling tunnels near Israel Islamist terrorist organization also proposes military cooperation with Egypt to guard Former Lebanese minister arrested for planning attacks for Syria's Assad Michel Samaha, a former Lebanese minister, reportedly confessed to helping plan attacks on Sunni targets in Lebanon. If true, it illustrates how far Syria's Assad regime can reach into Lebanon. UN Agency Embraces Terror Group "Now, there's nothing wrong with supporting women's health but there are many charities out there to choose from, most of which are not tainted by involvement in terrorism. Given that money is fungible, and the Iranians use the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee for surveillance and to provide cover to terror operatives, it is shameful that the United Nations would embrace the group." Rwanda's Genocide and Lessons America Hasn't Learned for Syria by Shmuley Boteach "...if America were to take action to stop the slaughter in Syria, North Korea, and other nations where innocent people are being crushed by evil governments, it would give us in the West far great credibility when speaking to our allies abroad about human rights and the infinite value of every human life." Indian Shia and Sunni Unite in Hating Israel "Although Shia and Sunnis do not pray together, as both sects have the same goal – hostility to Israel – the Shia cleric, to set a precedent, recently asked the Sunni Imam to lead a prayer service attended by both congregations." Dershowitz - NJDC's David Harris Must Go Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz told Breitbart News that David Harris, head of the National Jewish Democratic Council, must step down. Top 10 Non-Jews Positively Influencing the Jewish Future 2012 Jewish groups denounce Islamic 'hate' rally TORONTO -- Jewish groups are calling out Ontario Liberals for permitting an "anti-Semitic hate rally" to be held at Queen's Park by an Islamic group labelling Jewish nationalists in Israel as "oppressors and criminals." Saudi Arabia to Build All-Women City Also, see Daphne Anson demolishing a NYT op-ed. Avi Bell says "Don't fear the Levy report." Claire Belinski on questions about that downed Turkish plane. 
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| Egyptian TV host says pro-Israel statements in "Candid Camera" show Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:00 PM PDT Remember the Egyptian "Candid Camera" show where celebrities were told they were on a German TV station and they became violent when they were told it was really an Israeli interview show? And how the hosts of the show would compliment them on their "patriotism?"  Tawfiq Okasha, who has an anti-government satellite TV station (which was closed last week by the government) was ambushed on this show as well, but when he was asked about his opinions of Israel, his answers were quite different from the usual victims. As the fake interview questions went to the topic of Israel, Okasha said that he has visited Israel four times.He said that Jews have the right to live in Israel, including Jerusalem - and that those rights are given in the Koran. He said he is friends with a number of "Arab Jews" living in Israel. He said that he is in favor of Egypt exporting natural gas to Israel. He also said that the Koran borrowed heavily from the Torah and the New Testament. When told that the TV station is really "Israeli" and not German, instead of being angry he answered that he did not mind at all and that he hoped his opinions would reach all Israelis. It does not appear that the episode of the ambush show ever aired, but it was shown Friday on Egyptian channel 25 - together with dramatic repetitions of his most pro-Israel statements - and the Egyptians are freaking out. There are multiple news stories about this and the YouTube video already has hundreds of thousands of views. The talkbacks are universally angry at Okasha, saying he must be jailed or worse. I don't know whether Egypt's channel 25 is a government TV station; if so it seems entirely possible that this was aired to provide cover for Egypt's closing of his TV station last week. I'm sure MEMRI will have a translation of this interview very soon. But as far as I can tell, Okasha wasn't praised at the end of this show the way the other victims who showed such hatred towards Jews and Israel were. 
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| Freedom of the press, MB Egyptian style Posted: 11 Aug 2012 06:44 PM PDT Hot on the heels of the Egyptian government appointing new Islamist editors for its state-run newspapers and shutting down a satellite TV station it disagreed with, comes the latest in new Egyptian freedom: The privately owned daily newspaper Al-Dostour is being investigated on charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsy, state-run MENA reported on Saturday.Spring! 
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