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- Anti-semitic cartoon in Jordanian media: Torah as a bomb
- More Islamist fun in Egypt - "Destroy the Pyramids!"
- What is "pro-Palestinian" about a protest outside a synagogue during services?
- Monday 11/12 links
- Text of the draft UNGA resolution for Palestinian Arab non-member statehood
- NBC romanticizes "resistance" in report from Taybeh
- Now, Arabs claim the Magna Carta provides the "right to return"
- Arabic media now says Livni slept with Erekat!
- Hamas celebrates targeting Israeli civilians - but only in Arabic
| Anti-semitic cartoon in Jordanian media: Torah as a bomb Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:00 PM PST From last month, to illustrate the news that "dozens of Jewish extremists stormed on Sunday Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem!"  
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| More Islamist fun in Egypt - "Destroy the Pyramids!" Posted: 12 Nov 2012 05:00 PM PST From Al Arabiya: An Egyptian jihad leader, with self-professed links to the Taliban, called for the "destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt," drawing ties between the Egyptian relics and Buddha statues, local media reported this week. And this from MEMRI: It is easy to dismiss these nutcases as out of the mainstream and that few in Egypt will take them seriously. But the fact is that the entire mindframe of Egyptians has gone so far down the Islamist path that ideas like these are not considered out of bounds anymore. Besides that, there is a fundamental problem with an Islamist state, which makes the idea of "moderate Islamist" a contradiction in terms. Very few people are using the Quran and traditional Islamic sources to support a moderate stance within Islamic law in a way that the extremists would respect. I don't know if Islam itself can support a moderate viewpoint within its own system - people like Robert Spencer argue pretty convincingly that it is impossible. Which means that the only path to Islamic moderation is not from within, but from without - by pressure from other states, shaming Islamists into accepting a bare minimum of generally accepted standards of morality. Egypt is ground zero for how the current Islamist spring will play out. Morsi has so far not been outspoken against his Salafist partners even when their stance goes beyond that of the Muslim Brotherhood. His reluctance to pick a fight while he is still figuring out how to lead the nation, but that in itself shows that he is at least as afraid of the extremists as everyone else. This does not bode well for the future of Egypt, or of the Middle East. 
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| What is "pro-Palestinian" about a protest outside a synagogue during services? Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST From the Boulder Daily Camera, in a letter to the editor by someone called Michael Rabb: Ask Jews and all Americans to renounce their support for Israel: stand vigil in front of Congregation Bonai Shalom, 1527 Cherryvale Road in Boulder, Saturday, Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m.Bonai Shalom is a Conservative synagogue that, from a glance at its website, does not seem to be particularly Zionist - no apparent Zionist youth groups or organized Israel trips, no Israeli flags on its website. It's pretty much just a synagogue that, like many Conservative temples, is implicitly pro-Israel.  So when someone who claims to be "pro-Palestinian" wants to hold a protest, why would he choose a synagogue during Saturday morning services?Unless the goal is to target, you know, Jews. In fact, it looks like Rabb holds these synagogue protests regularly. Here he is on Yom Kippur, outside a different congregation, where he claims that some people took his literature and even appreciated his presence. His trustworthiness is a bit suspect. Even so, it sounds like the synagogues in Boulder need to beef up their Zionist education programs. A lot. 
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| Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PST From Ian: Any Given Sunday…..in Sderot, Israel "How did you spend your Sunday? Most parents in Israel dropped their children off at school and then went to work. Parents outside of Israel likely spent the day with their children doing recreational activities, shopping, and visiting family. Beersheba mayor calls for decisive end to 'war of attrition' with Gaza Chief of Staff Benny Gantz convening special meeting on rocket barrage in south Israel Facing Attacks on 3 Fronts, Strikes Back in Gaza and Golan, Awaits US Support at UN "Inside Israel's security community, there is a growing realization that any deterrent value from the 2006 and 2008 Israeli military operations has vanished. BBC Watch: BBC's Jon Donnison thinks escalation in southern Israel is a "PR battle" And whilst terrified Israeli children run for cover in air raid shelters, the BBC's Jon Donnison reduces the entire situation to a "PR war" on Twitter. In Syrian spillover, experts see more chaos than chess The latest cross-border fire in the Golan is a preview of the lawlessness to come and not a calculated move to draw Israel into the conflict On Boycotting Israel by Douglas Murray "There are a lot of Nazi caparisons being thrown around these days. Where might they be most accurately directed? Toward the State of Israel? Or against the growing number of people who believe that it is permissible to boycott any herb, any product or indeed any tune if it comes from the hand or the heart of a Jew?" PMW: No trace of Jewish history in Jerusalem and in "our land" - PA TV News (Video) New book reveals French terrorist's anti-Semitic upbringing Radicalization of Toulouse gunman began at home, brother says "A documentary film covering similar topics was set to air Sunday on French television, featuring interviews with Abdelghani and his sister, Souad. "My mother always said, 'We the Arabs, we were born to hate Jews,' Abdelghani says in a scene from the movie. "This speech, I heard it all throughout my childhood." Analysis: Hezbollah's lethal anti-Semitism Norway, Austria slam Lebanon-based Shi'ite group's Jew-hatred; EU efforts to ban terrorist group focus on anti-Jewish rhetoric. Man with Ties to Palestinian Islamic Jihad Set to Speak in UK House of Commons "Though Abu Maria claims he is no longer involved with Islamic Jihad, as recently as May he was pictured standing next to Khader Adnan, a member of Islamic Jihad, while holding a poster that declared support for Palestinian Islamic Jihad members Bilal Diab & Tha'er Hala." In phonecall with Obama, Abbas vows to carry on with UN bid White House: US president expressed opposition to unilateral statehood push; spokesman for PA president says leaders spoke at length Sunday IAEA head says Iran dismantling nuclear site ahead of inspection "The International Atomic Energy Agency has raised concerns about what appears to be months of work to scrub the Parchin military complex southeast of Tehran of possible traces of nuclear weapons-related work. It believes Iran may have run experiments at the site on triggering a nuclear explosion." Mossad tried to kill Saddam in the 1970s Bomb in a book was opened by a different top Iraqi official, killing him, Israel TV documentary reveals; agents also sent bomb that injured top Nazi Alois Brunner in Damascus The mouse that roared (when it found a bomb) An innovative Israeli-made explosives detection system will go on display this week at a major conference on homefront security 
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| Text of the draft UNGA resolution for Palestinian Arab non-member statehood Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:45 AM PST Here is the full text of the draft resolution that the PLO is expected to present to the UNGA to become recognized as a non-member state. I highlight the parts where the PLO appears to want to go beyond a simple upgrade of their status and to where they try to pre-determine their borders; there are some other interesting parts as well. The preamble is a bit lengthy, and ultimately irrelevant; while it tries to score many rhetorical and legal points they are legally meaningless. The important parts are the numbered paragraphs of the resolution itself. DRAFT [8 November 2012] 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Agenda Item 37: Question of Palestine The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and stressing in this regard the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, Recalling its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, affirming, inter alia, the duty of every State to promote through joint and separate action realization of the principle of equal rights and self determination of peoples, Stressing the importance of maintaining and strengthening international peace founded upon freedom, equality, justice and respect for fundamental human rights, Recalling its resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, Reaffirming the Charter principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, Reaffirming relevant Security Council resolutions, including, inter alia, resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008), Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Reaffirming its resolution 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, and all relevant resolutions, including resolution 66/146 of 19 December 2011, reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to self determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine, Reaffirming its resolution 43/176 of 15 December 1988, resolution 66/17 of 30 November 2011, and all relevant resolutions regarding the "Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine", which, inter alia, stress the need for (a) the withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem; (b) the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and the right to their independent State; (c) a just resolution of the problem of the Palestine refugees in conformity with resolution 194 (III) of 11 December 1948; and (d) the complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Reaffirming also its resolution 66/18 of 30 November 2011 and all relevant resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, bearing in mind that the annexation of East Jerusalem is not recognized by the international community, and emphasizing the need for a way to be found through negotiations to resolve the status of Jerusalem as the capital of two States, Recalling the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004, Reaffirming its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004, affirming, inter alia, that the status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, remains one of military occupation, and that in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, the Palestinian people have the right to self-determination and to sovereignty over their territory, Recalling its resolutions 3210 (XXIX) of 14 October 1974 and 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, by which, respectively, the Palestine Liberation Organization was invited to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly as the representative of the Palestinian people and was granted observer status, Recalling also its resolution 43/177 of 15 December 1988, by which it, inter alia, acknowledged the proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine National Council on 15 November 1988, and decided that the designation "Palestine" should be used in place of the designation "Palestine Liberation Organization" in the United Nations system, without prejudice to the observer status and functions of the Palestine Liberation Organization within the United Nations system, Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine, Recalling its resolution 52/250 of 7 July 1998, by which additional rights and privileges were accorded to Palestine in its capacity as observer, Recalling the Arab Peace Initiative adopted in March 2002 by the League of Arab States, Reaffirming its commitment, in accordance with international law, to the two-State solution of an independent, sovereign, democratic, viable and contiguous State of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security on the basis of the pre-1967 borders; Bearing in mind the mutual recognition of 9 September 1993 between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders, Commending the Palestinian National Authority's 2009 plan for constructing the institutions of an independent Palestinian State within a two-year period, and welcoming the positive assessments in this regard about readiness for Statehood by the World Bank, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund and as reflected in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Chair Conclusions of April 2011 and subsequent Chair Conclusions, which determined that the Palestinian Authority is above the threshold for a functioning State in key sectors studied, Recognizing that full membership is enjoyed by Palestine in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, and the Group of Asian States and is also a full member as in the League of Arab States, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Group of 77 and China, Taking note of the 11 November 2011 report of the Security Council Committee on the Admission of New Members, Stressing the permanent responsibility of the United Nations towards the question of Palestine until it is satisfactorily resolved in all its aspects, Reaffirming the principle of universality of membership of the United Nations, 1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to independence in their State of Palestine on the basis of the pre-1967 borders; 2. Recognizes that, to date, 132 States Members of the United Nations have accorded recognition to the State of Palestine; 3. Decides to accord to Palestine Observer State status in the United Nations system, without prejudice to the acquired rights, privileges and role of the Palestine Liberation Organization as the representative of the Palestinian people, in accordance with the relevant resolutions and practice; 4. Expresses the hope that the Security Council will consider favorably the application submitted on 23 September 2011 by the State of Palestine for admission to full membership in the United Nations; 5. Affirms its determination to contribute to the achievement of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the attainment of a peaceful settlement in the Middle East that ends the occupation that began in 1967 and fulfills the vision of two States, an independent, sovereign, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbors, on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, with delineation of borders to be determined in final status negotiations; 6. Expresses the urgent need for the resumption and acceleration of negotiations within the Middle East peace process, based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet Roadmap, for the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides that resolves all outstanding core issues, namely the Palestine refugees, Jerusalem, settlements, borders, security, water and prisoners; 7. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to self determination, independence and freedom; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to implement the present resolution and to report to the Assembly within three months on progress made in this regard. Some items to note: As I mentioned previously, the PLO is trying to include the borders of "Palestine" in the resolution, even though the UNGA cannot determine borders. They are trying to ensure that becoming a "state" would not mean that they must give citizenship to Palestinian Arabs they claim to represent outside their borders, by saying that statehood does not prejudice the PLO's role. The PA now reports to the PLO, and this would not change that, which means that their "state" may be the only one in the world that is run by an organization, and is therefore anything but democratic. The word "contiguous" means that they are insisting that there is a land bridge between Gaza and the West Bank, which would cut Israel in two unless it is completely above ground. The continuous use of the phrase "1967 borders" is nonsensical. The UN recognizes that the 1949 armistice lines were never considered international borders and even as de facto borders, they were between Israel and Jordan, with no "Palestine" even being considered between 1949 and 1967. By using that language, the resolution is simply pushing a lie, and it should (in a sane world) invalidate the resolution altogether. Of course, the resolution does not mention that a significant part of the "state" is a completely separate political and physical entity, which again should be enough to scuttle the entire stunt - in a sane world. (h/t CHA. Arnold) 
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| NBC romanticizes "resistance" in report from Taybeh Posted: 12 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST On the surface, this seems to be another feel-good story about how Palestinian Christians brew beer. But there is propaganda here. The first problem, of course, is saying that Taybeh is "home to the only brewery in Palestine." Since there is no Palestine, and the US is careful to refer to the "Palestinian territories," this is essentially NBC's recognition of a state that doesn't exist. (And if you claim that Palestine has existed for a long time and that they are not referring to PA-ruled areas but to the area of British Mandate Palestine, well, there are breweries in Israel.) But the quote from Khoury hat brewing beer is a "peaceful resistance to the occupation" - which NBC incorporated into its headline, "'Resistance' by the pint: Palestinian brewery thrives" - is far more problematic. Before the intifada Khoury had said that "Beer has nothing to do with politics" and even allowed a rabbi to certify it as kosher. As I noted earlier this year, Taybeh Brewing is marketing a non-alcoholic version to Hamas and has a slogan, in Arabic, "Drink Palestinian — Taste the Revolution." (In English, they say "Drink to Peace.") There is zero indication that Israel has done anything to discourage the brewery from operating; on the contrary, Israel has invested in a strategy to make the economy thrive in the territories. When the owner of the brewery says that his job is a form of resistance, he is pretending that he is somehow bravely staring down the evil Israelis - when in fact he works closely with them to help his export business. He's not a resistor - he is a collaborator! Beyond that, there has been a history of real oppression against the Christians of Taybeh - from their Muslim neighbors. NBC is pushing a completely false anti-Israel narrative, subliminally, in the context of a human interest story. In many ways, that is worse than the explicitly anti-Israel bias we are so used to seeing, because this comes without you thinking about it. The idea of "resistance" to Israel - which, in Arab parlance, includes violence as well - should not be romanticized. 
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| Now, Arabs claim the Magna Carta provides the "right to return" Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:15 AM PST In the UN on Wednesday: The Palestine refugees would not disappear into thin air, the representative of Lebanon stated, urging that they be given the right to return. That right was acknowledged in the Magna Carta in 1215 and codified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, implementing international humanitarian law and resolutions seemed to be inconvenient for Israel, but acting according to law and normality was not a matter subject to convenience. The Magna Carta? This was a new one on me. Since Lebanese representatives to the UN tend to simply parrot talking points, I found the likely source for this idea that the Magna Carta discusses a "right to return" all the way back from 1979. It was mentioned in a document prepared for the UN's "Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People." And the text there shows that duplicity by the "pro-Palestinian" crowd is hardly a recent phenomenon. The document, called "An international law analysis of the major United Nations resolutions concerning the Palestine question" by William Thomas Mallison and Sally V. Mallison, states: Historically, the right of return was so universally accepted and practiced that it was not deemed necessary to prescribe or codify it in a formal manner. In 1215, at a time when rights were being questioned in England, the Magna Carta was agreed to by King John. It provided that: "It shall be lawful in the future for anyone... to leave our kingdom and to return, safe and secure by land and water..." So let's look at the Magna Carta, and see what is hidden behind the ellipses. 42. In the future it shall be lawful for any man to leave and return to our kingdom unharmed and without fear, by land or water, preserving his allegiance to us, except in time of war, for some short period, for the common benefit of the realm. People that have been imprisoned or outlawed in accordance with the law of the land, people from a country that is at war with us, and merchants - who shall be dealt with as stated above - are excepted from this provision.Ah, so it only applies to people who are citizens of the country they left! And it clearly does not apply to members of a entity that is hostile to the country.This is hardly a universal "right of return," and the authors of this paper knowingly quoted only a small excerpt to promote a ridiculous assertion - one that is now confidently shouted at the UN. It also obviously doesn't apply to descendants. 1979 anti-Israel writers were no less deceptive than their more modern counterparts. What about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? It says Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.But this also only applies to citizens or nationals of that country. The text was meant primarily to stop nations from preventing nationals from leaving, and the "return" clause was only added to strengthen the right of citizens to leave. See CAMERA's analysis. Regrettably, the 1963 UN document that is the source for this is not online as far as I can tell. (UPDATE: Ian found it online, with free registration from Calameo. Ingles' entire monograph is suffused with references to the right of return of nationals. Several times during his discussion he refers to "the right of a national to return to his country." In addition he discusses the matter of how countries may strip nationality from those who leave their country over a long period of time; again the point being that he is only speaking of nationals of the country in the context of return. Beyond that, the language added to the UDHR for "return" being only to strengthen the right to leave was added by Lebanon: The Lebanese amendment was to add, at the end of paragraph 2, the words And, again, it clearly does not include descendants of those who left. That is an innovation that is uniquely applied to Palestinian Arabs, with legal arguments that are at least as specious as these are. 
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| Arabic media now says Livni slept with Erekat! Posted: 12 Nov 2012 05:30 AM PST  Even though the original rumor was that Livni slept with the enemy while working for the Mossad, the new rumors say that she slept with PLO figures Saeb Erekat and Yasser Abed Rabbo, presumably during negotiations. The stories are saying that Livni admits that she outfitted the bedrooms with cameras to catch the naked Palestinian officials having sex with her, and that she threatened to post the videos on YouTube if they didn't concede to Israeli demands. The latest version of this ridiculous story seems to have originated at the Charles Ayoub news site in Lebanon. The story has since been taken down after Saeb Erekat threatened a lawsuit, but it lives on in many other Arabic sites. 
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| Hamas celebrates targeting Israeli civilians - but only in Arabic Posted: 12 Nov 2012 03:00 AM PST From the English website of Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades: Al-Qassam Brigades is declaring its responsibility for the following operations as a response to Zionist aggression on the Palestinian civilians:Hamas has publicly claimed for years that they only target Israeli military sites with their rockets, even though it is obvious that they and the other terrorist groups aim right at Israeli communities and schoolchildren. In Arabic, however, Hamas is celebrating the destruction of Israeli homes and the injuries of Israeli civilians. From the Arabic al-Qassam website: The Zionist enemy admitted Monday morning the fall of several Grad rockets fired by the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip, towards the usurped "Netivot" West occupied city of Beersheba, injuring 26 and causing panic and destruction of homes. No pretense here that they are only targeting the IDF, and glee at whatever they can do to disrupt the lives of ordinary people. Plus they scour Israeli websites to find all the photos they can to celebrate the damage they inflict on civilians:    Even though their Arabic press releases also claim they are targeting the military, their happiness at hitting civilian targets and causing schools to close makes it obvious to their Arabic readers what the real targets are. The UN's news site has yet to say a word about the 130 or so rockets fired at Israel since Saturday night on its Middle East page. 
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