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NYT lies, says Israel violating Camp David Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:32 PM PDT Here's a blatant lie in the "newspaper of record" in its interview with Mohamed Morsi: On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi said the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values and helping build a Palestinian state, if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up anger. ...He also argued that Americans "have a special responsibility" for the Palestinians because the United States had signed the 1978 Camp David accord. The agreement called for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank and Gaza to make way for full Palestinian self-rule. The bolded text is written as if it is a known fact that Israel is violating Camp David. It is not quoting Morsi - it is a straight statement written by the New York Times. And it is a flat-out lie. Camp David called for the withdrawal of the military government and of Israeli troops from the parts of the West Bank and Gaza that were going to be governed by Palestinian Arabs - which is far different. From the text of the accords: West Bank and Gaza Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the representatives of the Palestinian people should participate in negotiations on the resolution of the Palestinian problem in all its aspects. To achieve that objective, negotiations relating to the West Bank and Gaza should proceed in three stages: * Egypt and Israel agree that, in order to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of authority, and taking into account the security concerns of all the parties, there should be transitional arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza for a period not exceeding five years. In order to provide full autonomy to the inhabitants, under these arrangements the Israeli military government and its civilian administration will be withdrawn as soon as a self-governing authority has been freely elected by the inhabitants of these areas to replace the existing military government. To negotiate the details of a transitional arrangement, Jordan will be invited to join the negotiations on the basis of this framework. These new arrangements should give due consideration both to the principle of self-government by the inhabitants of these territories and to the legitimate security concerns of the parties involved. * Egypt, Israel, and Jordan will agree on the modalities for establishing elected self-governing authority in the West Bank and Gaza. The delegations of Egypt and Jordan may include Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza or other Palestinians as mutually agreed. The parties will negotiate an agreement which will define the powers and responsibilities of the self-governing authority to be exercised in the West Bank and Gaza. A withdrawal of Israeli armed forces will take place and there will be a redeployment of the remaining Israeli forces into specified security locations. The agreement will also include arrangements for assuring internal and external security and public order. A strong local police force will be established, which may include Jordanian citizens. In addition, Israeli and Jordanian forces will participate in joint patrols and in the manning of control posts to assure the security of the borders. * When the self-governing authority (administrative council) in the West Bank and Gaza is established and inaugurated, the transitional period of five years will begin. As soon as possible, but not later than the third year after the beginning of the transitional period, negotiations will take place to determine the final status of the West Bank and Gaza and its relationship with its neighbors and to conclude a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan by the end of the transitional period. Camp David does not say that there will necessarily be a Palestinian Arab state in the West Bank and Gaza. It most certainly says nothing about a full Israeli withdrawal from the territories, only that its final status (and, by implication, its borders) will be up for negotiation after a transition period. And it explicitly says that there will be a redeployment of Israeli security forces - in order to ensure security for Israel - into locations that can only mean in parts of the territories, or else it would have just said "withdrawal of remaining Israeli forces," period. Moreover, Israel is acting both according to the letter and spirit of the Camp David agreements, as opposed to the New York Times' falsification of history. The IDF and the military authority is not to be found in areas Israel handed to the PA. Israel did withdraw, as it said it would, from areas under full PA control. It is fascinating that the reporters and editors of the New York Times are so intent on determining the accuracy of statements by some American politicians but are willing to allow Islamist lies to go unchallenged without even doing a modicum of fact checking. (h/t Omri)

Saturday night links Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:33 PM PDT From Ian: Caroline Glick: Column One: Obama's dangerous consistency The neoconservative policy of supporting the democratization of Muslim societies adopted by President Barack Obama's predecessor George W. Bush has failed. And the appeasement policy adopted by Obama has also failed. "The behavior of the Egyptian government, Qaradawi and the Salafis also makes clear that Obama's policy of appeasing the Muslim world has failed completely. Whereas Bush believed the source of Muslim hatred was their political oppression at the hands of their regimes, Obama has blamed their rage and hatred on America's supposed misdeeds. By changing the way America treats the Muslim world, Obama believes he can end their hatred of America. To this end, he has reached out to the most anti-American forces and regimes in the region and spurned pro-American regimes and political forces." Collapse of the Cairo Doctrine by Charles Krauthammer "Never lacking ambition or self-regard, Obama promised in Cairo, June 4, 2009, "a new beginning" offering Muslims "mutual respect," unsubtly implying previous disrespect. Curious, as over the previous 20 years, America had six times committed its military forces on behalf of oppressed Muslims, three times for reasons of pure humanitarianism (Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo), where no U.S. interests were at stake." Sarah Honig: Another Tack: To the shores of Tripoli Powwowing won't lead to a change of heart among Islam's supremacists. The showdown is inevitable. The Barbary War's rallying call was: "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." "Nothing has changed since these supremacist sentiments were sounded to American emissaries Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who were dispatched to London in an attempt to reason with the proto-al-Qaida leaders of their day." UN hosts conference on Jewish refugees Despite strong Arab opposition, United Nations officials and Western ambassadors attend first-of-its-kind event calling for justice for Jewish refugees who fled Arab countries UNWatch Sun News TV: UN Watch's Hillel Neuer interviewed on The Source (video) MEMRI Prominent Salafi-Jihadi Cleric Issues Fatwa Sanctioning Killing Of U.S. Ambassadors, Including Chris Stevens Pat Condell A word to rioting Muslims (video) War with 'cancerous tumor Israel' will eventually happen, says Iranian general Commander of Revolutionary Guard Mohammad Ali Jafari claims Iran will 'destroy the Jewish state' Clinton, UN chief urged to cancel Ahmadinejad talk Iranian president's 'incendiary incitement' should land him 'in the docket of the accused rather than at the UN podium,' says former Canadian justice minister Cotler Assad's a Jew, claims Egypt TV guest Dictator's family descends from Iranian Jewish origin, so-called expert asserts, in interview on station that also first broadcast Arabic-dubbed clip of anti-Islam film Syria fires into Jordan, sparking clashes Syria moves its Golan Heights brigade to the Jordanian border Egypt intends to use chemical weapons in Sinai, says report Government plans to 'smoke out' terrorist elements, Egyptian security sources tell Kuwaiti media outlet [I saw this yesterday and don't believe it; Kuwait's media often makes things up - EoZ] Bill Clinton to Host Egypt President Morsi in NYC Marine Le Pen: Wearing kippot should be banned WH Silent Over Demands to Denounce 'Piss Christ' Artwork Religious groups are blasting President Obama for not condemning am anti-Christian art display set to appear in New York City and one Republican lawmaker said he is "fed up with the administration's double standard and religious hypocrisy. 326 Turkish officers convicted of plotting coup EU Parliament committee certifies Israeli pharmaceuticals for safe import European Friends of Israel calls the vote 'a major step in improving the life of European consumers' "The European Council approved the agreement in March 2010, but its implementation has been blocked amid protests by pro-Palestinian organizations. The agreement was part of the of the 1995 EU-Israel trade contract, and is not a part of the upgrade in relations which Israel is seeking."

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