Elder of Ziyon Daily News |  |
- Disappearing (Photo art from Yemen)
- 1940 Britain claimed "German agents" among illegal Jewish refugees to Palestine
- Oh, by the way, more rockets today
- Sunday links
- SA newspaper chooses anti-semitic illustration for story
- Iran literally covering up Parchin nuclear test site
- Egypt refuses to inspect Iranian weapons ship at Suez
- Anti-Israel activists discover apartheid against Palestinians - in Jordan
| Disappearing (Photo art from Yemen) Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:00 PM PDT This stunning piece of photo-art was created by a female photographer from Yemen, Boushra al-Moutawakel, specifically to comment on the changes in how Yemeni women have been covering themselves in recent years.  I saw it at this Spanish site. 
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| 1940 Britain claimed "German agents" among illegal Jewish refugees to Palestine Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT The British White Paper of 1939, passed on the eve of the destruction of European Jewry, was a death sentence for tens of thousands of Jews who wanted to escape the Holocaust. Illegal ships of Jews continued to attempt to infiltrate Palestine, and most were turned away - often to tragic consequence. Even as the situation grew more and more dire, British officials remained adamant in severely limiting the number of Jews who could enter Palestine. On February 7, 1940, Vernon Bartlett asked that the ban on immigration be lifted. The answer, by Malcolm MacDonald, alleged that there was a danger associated with illegal immigration: Mr. Bartlett asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the tragic plight of some 2,000 Jewish refugees now marooned in small barges on the Danube is due mainly to the fact that shipowners are threatened with confiscation of their ships and imprisonment of their crews if captured near the Palestine shore; and will he consider raising the ban on further immigrants to Palestine to cover these victims of Nazi racial doctrines?This supposed fear of enemy agents became an actual allegation in a debate on March 20, even though no proof was offered: Mr. Stokes asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that amongst the Jewish illegal immigrants into Palestine there are German citizens, many of whom are German spies; and what steps he proposes to take to stop this illegal traffic on that account?No answer is recorded. This allegation was followed up on April 3: Mr. T. Williams asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many of the several hundred illegal immigrants into Palestine, who were detained as suspected German agents, have been charged with this offence; and with what result? §Mr. Williams Can the right hon. Gentleman say when the High Commissioner is likely to obtain sufficient evidence?Macdonals insists that evidence exists that German agents are among the detained Jews, but even weeks after their detention he cannot reveal any details, nor can he even say that any evidence is conclusive. And he never did return to the topic. As far as I can tell, not one Jewish immigrant was charged with spying for Germany. But there was one postscript. On April 3, as seen above, MacDonald claimed that any offers of help by Jewish organizations to help vet the immigrants for German ties would be welcomed. He was lying. From the April 17 debates: Mr. Mander asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reply was sent to the New Zionist organisation which, on 14th February, offered to assist him in weeding out German agents from among illegal immigrants into Palestine?From all evidence, the British authorities in Palestine made up the charge that there were Jewish German spies, and they used this bogus charge to punish all Jews attempting to flee the Holocaust in 1940. 
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| Oh, by the way, more rockets today Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:30 PM PDT From Times of Israel: And at least one more in the afternoon. 
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| Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT From Ian: Liberman steps up offensive against Abbas, calls for ultimatum on PA chief Foreign minister says that if Palestinian president does not abandon bid for UN and return to negotiations, he should no longer be seen as a partner for peacePMW: Terrorist murderer glorified twice in one month on PA TV Ramadan: Islam's 'Holy Month' of Christian Oppression Thirty years later, Australian police reopen hunt for Israeli Consulate bombers Following talk with Jordanian-born terrorists jailed in US, authorities take new look at 1982 attack Fact or Fiction?: 1001 Muslim Inventions Comes to Washington D.C. "History is often determined in great battles. But ongoing battles about history can redefine it. The 1001 Inventions exhibit is diminished with a more understandable me-too-ism, a desperate search for cultural pride despite the technological dominance of the West after the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution. But as Orwell noted, language and word choice are powerful weapons in battles about history. National Geographic has an obligation to clarify whether the words and claims in 1001 Inventions is history, legend, or a mix of both, before another half-million Americans march through their doors." A New Slur Calling people "Holocaust-obsessed" is the new holocaust denial. "I admit I was stunned in exploring this question to find no less than 272,000 Google hits for "obsessed with the Holocaust." And it's not just racist sites (including David Duke's) or anti-Zionist sites like Mondoweiss." In firing Trevino, Guardian's hypocrisy laid bare "The supreme hypocrisy of the Guardian has been laid bare, as it demonstrates that it is morally unburdened by hideously anti-Semitic, pro-terror commentators and journalists but will cravenly give in to arguments by extremists suggesting that those on the mainstream American right — commentators who take the threat to Western values posed by Islamist terrorism seriously — are beyond the pale." Libya Sufi shrines attacked 'by Islamist hardliners' A shrine in the Libyan capital Tripoli venerating a Sufi Muslim saint has been partly destroyed - the latest in a series of attacks blamed on ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists. Merah case: the minute of silence earned him a reprimand (French) "Five and a half months after the fact, the high school English teacher Flaubert in Rouen who called his students to observe a minute of silence in memory of Mohamed Merah killer Toulouse, will make his return to the students. Another institution of the academy." Pinkwashing! Activists protest inclusion of Israeli-backed films in Queer Film Festival "The documentary, Invisible Men, by gay Israeli director, Yariv Mozer, follows in part the journey of Louie, a gay Palestinian who seeks refuge in Israel after receiving death threats from his own family, only to face harassment and deportation, before eventually fleeing to Europe." A Letter to Aly Raisman From an IDF Soldier "...a letter to olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman, the American and Jewish gymnast who performed to the tune of Hava Nagila in London, from an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. The letter was posted by the author on Aly's Facebook page." A smarter inhaler for asthmatic kids This Israeli invention delivers the medication better, gives the patient real-time feedback and provides hard data for the physician. British Mandate's 1938 Annual Report Details the Arab Revolt The Library of Congress Archives Provide the Full Picture Also, from Al Arabiya: More than 300 bodies found in Syrian town of Darya Fighters bulldoze Sufi mosque in central Tripoli (Libya) Tunisia TV executive goes to jail for satire broadcast YNet: Germany cooperated with Black September after Munich Massacre German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed Sunday that German authorities cooperated with Black September, a Palestinian terror group, after it had carried out an attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.Jonathan Schanzer: Hamas' corruption 
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| SA newspaper chooses anti-semitic illustration for story Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT SABC is a South African broadcast network whose stated mission is "Restoration of human dignity and Building a common future." They have an article today about Israeli moves to stop illegal immigration: Just a few months ago, Israel was in the midst of a nationwide uproar over the tens of thousands of African migrants who have poured into the Jewish state. Today, that influx has slowed dramatically, following a series of measures meant to halt the new arrivals.This slanted coverage - taking charges of anti-Israel "advocacy groups" as gospel - is par for the course and would barely be worth mentioning. But how did SABC choose to illustrate an article about Israeli moves to protect her borders? With this:  The poster has nothing at all to do with the story. It was taken during an anti-Israel demonstration in Malaysia in 2010. And if you look a little closer, you can see that this sign - which was carried by hundreds - has a caricature of a religious Jew transformed into a monkey:  Now, why should a picture of a sign showing a stereotypical Jew with black hat and peyos transformed into a monkey, saying that Israel is a terrorist state, be used to illustrate a story about Israel trying to stop people from illegally entering the country? Is this an example of the "human dignity" that SABC espouses? Coincidentally, as I was writing this, JudgeDan tweeted me with this illustration from an Islamic Malaysian newspaper article (about Israeli plans to have an arts festival in Beersheva on the lawn of a museum next to a no-longer used mosque):  This, of course, is meant to echo the Islamic claim that Jews are descended from monkeys and pigs. Well, at least we see that racism is still alive and well - and wholly acceptable in some media, at least when the targets are Jews. (h/t Meryl Yourish) 
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| Iran literally covering up Parchin nuclear test site Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT ISIS has been doing a stellar job in documenting, using satellite imagery, that Iran has been hiding suspected nuclear testing activity at Parchin. For example, here are images showing Iran's destruction of some buildings in the complex last May:  And then evidence that Iran was hiding the traces of those buildings:  But the large building on the site remains - the building suspected of housing a high-explosive testing chamber. Apparently that building is too important to demolish right now, but also too much activity is taking place there that Iran doesn't want prying eyes to see. So they are literally covering the building area with lots of pink tarp: In an August 1, 2012 report, ISIS assessed that apparent cleanup activities at the Parchin site in Iran were complete because imagery showed what appeared to be the final result of considerable sanitization and earth displacement activity. A new GeoEye image dated August 15, 2012 shows that additional suspicious activity may be occurring at the building suspected of housing high explosive experiments related to the development of nuclear weapons and at an adjacent, northern building that may have also hosted suspect activities (figure 1). The new image shows what appears to be pink tent-like material over the two buildings. A Reuters article concurrently reported that "diplomatic sources said the building believed to be housing an explosives chamber - if it is still there - had been 'wrapped' with scaffolding and tarpaulin, hiding any sanitization or other activity there from satellite cameras."  Nothing to hide? (h/t Israel HaYom) 
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| Egypt refuses to inspect Iranian weapons ship at Suez Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT From Ha'aretz: Egypt has recently turned down a U.S. request to stop an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Syria, according to a report in Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper.Egypt Independent adds: The former SCAF member said that he is primarily responsible for the management of the Suez Canal. All the decisions concerning the canal, he said, whether political or technical, are up to him.. As Egypt's president Mohamed Morsy visits Iran and signals a closer relationship with that regime, his new appointee refuses to listen to a request from the US. Apparently, giving arms to Syria that could be used to kill many more civilians is not a problem for Egypt's new government. Possibly related: A convoy of US navy warships have passed through the Suez Canal in Egypt on their way to the Mediterranean Sea. 
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| Anti-Israel activists discover apartheid against Palestinians - in Jordan Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:34 AM PDT There is another little-noticed "flytilla" this weekend. In this case, some anti-Israel activists flew to Amman, Jordan, and they plan to cross into the West Bank today from there. Whether they are allowed to cross the Allenby Bridge or not, they will continue their anti-Israel agenda, as they try to divert public attention from the upheavals in Syria, Egypt and elsewhere. One of the groups making up this protest, EuroPalestine, reports that the activists visited the Jerash "refugee" camp on Saturday. And they noticed that Jordan is not such a wonderful place to be for some Palestinian Arabs. In fact, you might even call how Jordan treats the residents of Jerash as - apartheid. Indeed. In 1967 there was no threat to the residents of Gaza from Israel, but tens of thousands of them streamed out of Gaza towards Jordan anyway (through Israel!) because they simply did not want to live under Jewish rule. There were no expulsions, no massacres, no threats from Israel. This was a completely voluntary flight, as the Gazans assumed that they would be able to become citizens of Jordan just like the Palestinian Arabs who fled there in 1948 and that life there would be better than under Israeli or Egyptian rule. But they were wrong. Jordan never gave citizenship to Gazans. And the Gazans remain, stateless and discriminated against, in Jordan. How much discrimination do they suffer? EuroPalestine goes on: The only camp school is obliged to accommodate 6400 pupils, part-time only, in overcrowded classrooms as we imagine. The camp has indeed no right to construct new buildings and expand on the land leased by UNRWA for a period of 99 years.Yes, an Arab from Yemen or Egypt can become a citizen of Jordan, but one from Gaza cannot. Sounds like apartheid to me. But for some strangre reason, the "Welcome to Palestine" people cannot quite use that word even when they report on the explicit discrimination against many Palestinian Arabs in Jordan. Oh, one other thing: Israel cannot stop Jerash residents from moving back to Gaza if they want to. They can easily travel to Egypt and then enter Gaza via Rafah. No, the only people who prevent that from happening are the Jordanians, the Egyptians and the current leaders of Gaza! See also JSSNews, which discovered this article. 
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