יום ראשון, 21 באוקטובר 2012

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Chabad teen in Chinese dance competition (video)

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:00 PM PDT

One of the weirder things you will see today.



Supposedly, he won, but I can't confirm that.

Nothing on this at the Chabad of Shenzhen webpage.

Saturday night links

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:00 PM PDT

From Ian:
Intellectuals and Terrorists
"It should be understood that the entire purpose of Chomsky's visit to Gaza is to support the Hamas government as he intends to speak against the faltering international blockade of the terrorist state they govern. In doing so and by speaking at the Islamic University, the former MIT professor will be lending his prestige to some of the most brutal thugs in the world whose goal is not merely the destruction of Israel but the suppression of the human rights of their own people.
Though Chomsky will, as he has in the past, disclaim any responsibility for the brutish behavior of his hosts and other Palestinian friends, it is clear that this son of a great Jewish scholar is lending his seal of approval to both attacks on Jews and Israel. This is not the first example of the ongoing infatuation between leftist intellectuals and thugs who attack institutions and people those leftists abhor. But it is no less despicable for being so predictable."

Sarah Honig: Felicitations for banana-unbenders
The Nobel Peace award has finally been equated in stature and gravitas with the Napoleon prize satirically contrived in the BBC sitcom 'Yes, Minister'.
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee, apparently out to prove that real life can rival the most side-splitting spoof, had already bestowed its peace accolades on frustrated genocide-promoter Yasser Arafat, as it did on Al Gore for scorning the ecological sins of other folks and on Barack Obama for... Well, we haven't figured that one out yet."

Anti-Israel' Prof. no Longer Listed as Northeastern Jewish Studies Faculty Member
"A Northeastern University professor has been removed from the online faculty list of the school's Jewish Studies Department following the release of a video by Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) revealing the anti-Israel measures he took in the classroom."

Palestinians across West Bank vote for the first time in six years
Civilians cast ballots for mayors and local councils in 93 communities; Abbas hopes election will revive Fatah while Hamas boycotts the vote

BBC Watch: BBC makeover: from Terrorist to Celeb
"Does the BBC really believe that trying to create an impression of moral equivalence between a self-confessed convicted terrorist and a kidnapped conscript from a regular army does not represent a value judgement?"

Richard Millett: Former BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Llewellyn: "Zionists are scattered at strategic points throughout British business.

Belgium's local elections cause 'anti-Semitic flood'
On Oct. 8 Belgian Health Minister Laurette Onkelinx complained to police about a pamphlet naming Yves Goldstein, a Jewish member of her party who contended for a seat on the city council of Schaarbeek, an "enemy of Islam." The Turkish-language pamphlet called him "an active Zionist and an enemy of Islam," Onkelinx said at a news conference.

France cut Merah spying months before rampage
Documents by French agency show surveillance of gunman who killed 4 Jews was curtailed despite evidence of extremism.

Drip, Drip, Drip
Daniel Hillel talks about how he helped revolutionize the way farmers water their crops
"Decades ago, the Israeli-American scientist helped develop and spread an idea called micro-irrigation agriculture. Rather than flooding the land at infrequent intervals, crops are exposed to small amounts of water in frequent or continuous doses. The result: much more efficient use of a tight water supply in arid climates."

Keeping cyberterrorists out of our 'digital Pearl Harbors'
Israel's RADiFlow, a part of the RAD group, is developing equipment and software to keep utilities and infrastructure safe
"With America on the verge of experiencing a "digital Pearl Harbor" and Israel facing daily attempts to destroy its infrastructure – as described by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described in separate speeches in recent days – it's just a matter of time before cyberterrorists are able to reach a critical target: the systems that control basic infrastructure."

Israel Daily Picture A Cave under the Temple Mount's Foundation Stone?
"For centuries, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has been the focus of worshippers, scholars and explorers. But few archaeologists have explored history's secrets hidden in the caves, tunnels and cisterns beneath the Hiram el-Sharif -- controlled by the Muslim Waqf."

Also, Bruce Bawer reads "pinkwashing" activist Sarah Schulman's book, and she's even more vacuous than we thought. (h/t Sophie44)

Reports that Hezbollah is shooting rockets from Lebanon into Syria to help Assad

Settler Sabbath stripping to "provoke" PalArabs. Yeah, right.

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Ma'an reports, without the slightest skepticism:
Israeli settlers in the south Hebron hills assaulted Palestinian villagers on Friday evening, residents told Ma'an.

Three Israelis from the Karmel settlement entered Um al-Kher village, and one threw rocks at the Palestinians living there, local council chief Abu Hamza Hathalin told Ma'an.
If the article had ended there, it might have been believable. I don't know if the residents of Karmel are religious, but the possibility of a hothead is always there.
Artist rendering of the offending settler

But the article goes on:
Another settler took off all his clothes, and a third insulted the Prophet Muhammad, in order to provoke the villagers, Hathalin said.

Israeli troops arrived at the council's request, but assaulted several villagers, he said.
Ah, so here is another case of Palestinian "eyewitnesses" who make up their stories from whole cloth, secure in the knowledge that no matter how ridiculous the lies are, there will be newspapers more than willing to publish their charges without doing the slightest modicum of investigation.

IDF intercepts a ship to Gaza, no one cares

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:58 PM PDT

From the IDF this morning:
A short while ago, Israeli Navy soldiers boarded "Estelle", a vessel which was en-route to the Gaza Strip, attempting to break the maritime security blockade. The boarding was carried out in accordance with international law, with directives of the Israeli Government and after all attempts to prevent the vessel from reaching the Gaza Strip were made, both via direct contact and through diplomatic channels, but to no avail.

The boarding was carried out only after numerous calls to the passengers onboard; as a result of their unwillingness to cooperate and after ignoring calls to change course, the decision was made to board the vessel and lead it to the port of Ashdod.

The Israeli Navy soldiers operated as planned, and took every precaution necessary to ensure the safety of the passengers. After boarding the vessel by IDF soldiers, who did not need to use force, the passengers were attended to and offered food and beverages.

Upon arrival of the vessel at the Ashdod port, the passengers will be transferred to the custody of the Israel Police and immigration authorities at the Ministry of Interior.

It should be stressed that any organization or state who wishes to transfer supplies or aid to the Gaza Strip can do so via the existing land crossings and in coordination with Israeli authorities.
Times of Israel adds:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the IDF on Saturday for its takeover of a Gaza-bound ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists. He said the Estelle ship's passengers aimed only to provoke, and to slander Israel.

The IDF found no humanitarian equipment onboard, despite activists' claims that they were delivering needed materials to the Strip.

In a televised statement, the prime minister hailed the military's "efforts in safeguarding the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip in accordance with international law."

Netanyahu said that the people on the ship, among them three Israelis, "know that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and their only goal is to create a provocation and to slander Israel's name."

He added that if human rights were indeed important to the activists, 25 in total, they would have sailed to Syria.

The faux-humanitarians, on the other hand, only said that the IDF "attacked" them. Apparently, they were attacked with the food and beverages they were offered.

Now, can we get back to real news?
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