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- Hamas war crimes poster (1)
- Elder gets results! CNN retracts accusation on air
- Israel sends aid to Gaza - while Egypt sends human shields
- Arab writers more willing to show their anti-semitism during conflict
- Sunday links
- Guardian UK: Teach your children lies
- Hamas' hilarious video "proof" of shooting down plane
- The delayed Saturday linkdump
- Al Jazeera correspondent supports Hamas killing half a million Jews
- Yusuf Qaradawi asks Allah to "deal with" (destroy) the Jews
| Posted: 18 Nov 2012 07:30 PM PST I'm thinking of making this a series of posters. And it would be a pretty long series.  I'm basing it on the Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, 8 June 1977. There are many, many examples there of Hamas war crimes, as I showed in part in this post. (While the video is unintentionally hilarious, it is still a direct violation of this international law.) Let me know what you think. 
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| Elder gets results! CNN retracts accusation on air Posted: 18 Nov 2012 05:22 PM PST  The correction was aired on the Don Lemon program. (Lemon has not been very friendly towards the Israeli narrative from what I can tell). I had noticed the error yesterday and my research has since been noted in numerous media outlets and websites. The post went viral with some 16,000 hits so far. The CNN story is still online, however, without any correction as of yet. Neither has the reporter, Sara Sidner, commented about it on her Twitter timeline, although she has not updated it at all since the story. As far as I know, the Daily Mirror has not issued a correction. Earlier, Reuters likewise issued a correction for the many photo captions they had that falsely accused Israel. Let's hope that the media will be more attuned to the fact that Hamas is endangering the lives of Gazans, not only by using them as human shields but also more directly by exposing them to literally hundreds of rockets that fall short - some 20-30% by some estimates. The knee-jerk assumption that every civilian death in Gaza is the result of an Israeli airstrike will hopefully be significantly impacted by this. Thanks to all who pushed this story on Facebook and Twitter! 
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| Israel sends aid to Gaza - while Egypt sends human shields Posted: 18 Nov 2012 03:30 PM PST COGAT, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories that is a part of the IDF, allowed 70 truckfuls of medical supplies, cooking gas, food and other goods to enter Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing today. Notably, Kerem Shalom was itself under attack only a couple of days ago. I simply cannot recall another instance of the target of hundreds of rockets allowing the enemy to receive food and medicine through its own territory, especially when there is a perfectly good crossing available from an ally. Egypt did send some medical supplies - not as actual aid, but as propaganda as they allowed hundreds of anti-Israel activists - really, human shields - into Gaza to show solidarity with the terrorists. 400 people in five buses would not leave much room for "medical supplies." (Another source said 550 "activists" and eight buses.) Does anyone think that if Israel was indiscriminately bombing Gaza buildings, the way that the Arab and leftist media portray them, that hundreds of Egyptians would be pouring in to "show solidarity"? No, these "activists" want to do what anti-Israel groups always do in the name of "human rights" - protect terrorist infrastructure from being attacked. They know that the IDF won't target civilians the way Hamas and other Gaza groups do. The idea of leftist activists traveling to Israel's beleaguered communities in Beersheva, Ashkelon, Ashdod and Kiryat Malachi to "show solidarity" is simply too absurd to imagine. Israel also allowed patients to travel through the Erez crossing into Israel itself:  It is also notable that Hamas was preventing journalists and other internationals from leaving Gaza for several hours today, as well as last Friday, and Israel freely allowed them to travel. 
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| Arab writers more willing to show their anti-semitism during conflict Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST One of the interesting consequences of the current fighting is that the carefully-cultivated Arab and Muslim mask of pretending not to be anti-semitic is falling off, and fast. While usually Arab writers are careful to say that they are only against "Zionists," the amount of naked Jew-hatred has been exploding in the Arabic media in the past couple of days. Al Watan Voice, which already had a problem distinguishing Jews from Israelis in recent months, went all-out in an article today, calling Israel "the Jewish entity" and even claiming that the emir of Qatar said that the aggression of the Jews "must not go unpunished." (The Emir actually didn't say "Jews.") It ends off with a Quranic entreaty to "fight the Jews." Ma'an, which tries so hard to appear to be a sober, even-handed news source, has an Arabic op-ed that goes off the rails. The author says that the Jews are too cowardly to fight face-to-face, and that even in 1948 the Jews of Tel Aviv cowered in front of brave Arabs. (Apparently, shooting rockets towards Israeli civilians is the height of bravery.) The writer adds that historically, Jews have felt inferior to others, and have brought strife everywhere they lived. The theme of Jewish cowardice is further displayed in this Palestine News Network article extolling the "hundred" Hamas rocket experts who are forcing millions of Jews to cower in bomb shelters. They claim that the rockets are "shaking the throne of Israel." The author goes on to say that most of the fighters are waiting in their tunnels to kill the Jews who dare to enter Gaza while the mere hundred rocket launchers are causing so much trouble in Israel. Islam Today also goes to the Koran to find justification for their anti-Jewish hate. The Sinai jihadist group that claims to have fired missiles into Israel from Egypt also explicitly notes that their enemy is "the Jews." And as I posted earlier today, Yusuf Qaradawi explicitly called on Allah to punish the Jews at Al Azhar mosque last Friday. 
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PST From Ian: MFA: Hamas detains foreign journalists in the Gaza Strip "Hamas is not allowing at least 22 foreign nationals who wish to exit the Gaza Strip for Israel to do so. Among the foreigners being detained are nine Italian citizens, one Canadian, one South Korean, a French national and six journalists from Japan. In addition, two Turkish Red Crescent members have been refused exit.[I want to add that this is not the only way that journalists are effectively being human shields. This great video compilation shows how many of the journalists in Gaza say that they hear rocket launches very nearby where they are reporting from: -EoZ] IDF Blog: Pillar Of Defense: Fourth Day Recap VIDEO Israeli patrol fires back at Syrian troops after being hit by bullet on the Golan No Israeli troops injured in latest spillover of civil war [Reports that Syrian soldiers may have been killed - EoZ] Rupert Murdoch Tweets: "Why Is Jewish Owned Press so Consistently Anti-Israel In Every Crisis?" He also tweeted: "Can't Obama stop his friends in Egypt shelling Israel" UK Prime Minister: Hamas 'Bears the Principal Responsibility' for Gaza Conflict Washington defends Israel, blames Hamas for escalation 'Israelis have endured far too much of a threat from these rockets for far too long,' White House spokesman says HuffPo: Jimmy Carter: "Israelis' Policy Is to Confiscate Palestinian Territory" Arab MKs honor Gazan victims of IDF operation "Israel is breaking international law in Gaza, all for the sake of Netanyahu's election campaign," MK Zoabi charges. Palestinian Authority warns of chaos in West Bank By Khaled Abu Toameh Protesters throughout the West Bank call on Hamas's Izzadin Kassam Brigades to "destroy Tel Aviv." In Hebrew Video Hamas Threatens Renewal of Suicide Bombings Against Israeli Civilians (VIDEO) "We have missed the suicide [bombs]… wait for us soon in stores, buses and cafes," promises the video according to a translation from the Jerusalem Post. [Some of the video is hilarious, with Hebrew being displayed backwards or in reverse order. Israelis are openly laughing at it on YouTube. - EoZ] Hamas warns Gazans against 'spreading rumors' that help Israel Interior Ministry says government is providing the media with all 'needed information' Gaza PM goes into hiding, as several key Hamas military commanders killed Haniyeh heads underground after command center housing his office is bombed; 11 Hamas activists said killed on Saturday Russia Today Presenter Accuses Israel of "Terrorism" and "Apartheid" (VIDEO) CIFWatch: 'Comment is Free' contributor: Israeli leaders murder Palestinian children to score electoral points "The enormity of this smear – a staggering moral inversion which evidently was unchallenged by Guardian editors – is difficult to even fathom." CAMERA: On U.S. Radio, BBC Reporter Misinforms to Defend Hamas Use of Human Shields "Danahar then quickly pivots to say that "the key factor here" is the accuracy of Israel's counter strikes. In other words, according to the BBC journalist, the key factor is not the use of human shields by Palestinian terrorists, nor is the indiscriminate rockets that they fire into Israel, but rather the accuracy of Israeli tank shells." The "Diversity" of New York Times Op-Ed Page "It's possible that the newspaper might publish an Op-Ed focused on Hamas's war crimes, or on Israel's need to defend its citizens from incessant rocket attacks. But history shows that if you're waiting for anything coming close to balance on the opinion pages, you'll be waiting in vain." Workers begin digging up Arafat's grave ahead of exhumation Job expected to take two weeks before remains of Palestinian leader can be tested for poisoning Egypt churches pull out of constitution panel The Coptic Orthodox church's new pope, Tawadros II, said after his election last week that he would reject a constitution if it imposed a religious state in the Muslim-majority country. 10 Years on, Victim of Arab Terror Coulter Remembered Through NY Street "She was eating lunch with the students in the cafeteria on Hebrew University's Mount Scopus campus on July 31, 2002, when the Palestinian bomber struck. Nine people, including Janis, were killed in the blast. More than 80 others were wounded." Former VP Henry Wallace, Forgotten Zionist, Stars in Oliver Stone's New TV Series "After a public outcry, Stone expressed "regret" that he "made a clumsy association about the Holocaust" and acknowledged that "Jews obviously do not control media or any other industry." He did not, however, withdraw his slur about Israel—a statement which, ironically, would have appalled the hero of his new TV series, Henry Wallace." The Scattered Tribe: Discovering Remote Jewish Communities "In his new book, The Scattered Tribe, Frank first embarks on a quest to uncover his familial roots in Russia but then discovers a remote Jewish community on the exotic island of Tahiti. Later travels to India, Vietnam, and Morocco reveal intricate histories of Jewish achievement, tragic purges, and a diverse people's stubborn endurance throughout the centuries. Frank even manages to infiltrate the communist regime in Cuba, where a suppressed Jewish community struggles to revive in the face of politically imposed atheism." 
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| Guardian UK: Teach your children lies Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:30 AM PST  Israel's assassination of Hamas' top military commander this week has triggered fears of a whole new surge of violence in Gaza and the Middle East. The Israeli air strike on the Ahmed al-Jabari's car – which also killed a six-year-old girl and an 11-month old baby – was just the first step in a new Israeli military operation to eliminate militants and weapon sites in the Gaza Strip.So, this is what UK teachers are telling their students? Of course, the Jaabari hit not only caused little collateral damage, it was an amazingly little amount of collateral damage. As the rival Telegraph reported: It was a remarkably successful operation even for Israel's security forces, who pride themselves on their skill at despatching their enemies. Grainy black and white footage taken from a drone showed a minibus full of passengers drive past the target's car to a safe distance, seconds before the missile exploded. A piece of chassis is seen spinning into the air, as the vehicle, in flames, continues drunkenly for a few yards. I tweeted to the Guardian and to the columnist about the error many hours ago, but they have yet to correct their slander. The page also has a set of resources for UK teachers to teach about the Middle East. From the descriptions, they seem to be as biased against Israel as the Guardian itself is, by constructing a framework of history that begins around 1920, disregarding the millennia-old attachment that Jews have to the Land of Israel. When your narrative starts at a time when Jews appear to be new colonialists rather than people returning to their national home, everything else cannot possibly be taught accurately. The next generation of British schoolchildren will grow up with an incorrect understanding of the conflict. It seems entirely possible that this is exactly what the Guardian wants. See also CiFWatch. 
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| Hamas' hilarious video "proof" of shooting down plane Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST Terror sites have been pushing this video all over the place, claiming that it shows Hamas downing an Israeli plane: Conveniently, they say that the wreckage fell into the Mediterranean, so they cannot recover it. Their slow-motion sections show an explosion about one second after launch, so either the plane was really, really low - or their claimed Stinger (really, Strela) missile exploded a few feet above ground. (Although the explosion seems to occur beneath the missile, so perhaps they just faked an explosion to coincide with the launch.) (h/t Judge Dan for missile ID) 
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST Late but still a ton of good stuff. From Ian: Some questions for the apologists of Hamas by Douglas Murray "When Hamas launch rockets from beside a pram with a baby in it – as they do – they know that the Israelis have two options: they must either allow the rocket-launcher to remain in place to fire more rockets into Israel, or they must hit the site and risk killing the baby. For Israel these are two terrible options. For Hamas it is a win-win. If the Israelis do not strike then Hamas can fire more rockets at Israel. If they do hit then Hamas have another dead child they can hold up for the cameras and weep fake tears for. Hamas know that these pictures will travel round the globe and bring the anger of much of the civilised world against Israel. For Hamas, the child is worth it, for the child is a tool of their war." JPost: Editor's Notes: Israel's Pillar of Defense "The primary purpose of Operation Pillar of Defense is to restore Israel's deterrent capability. The message to Hamas, to the world, and ultimately to ourselves is that terrorist groups can no longer attack us with impunity. The constant firing of thousands of rockets and mortar shells at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip over the past 11 years must finally come to a halt." IDF counts over 800 Gaza airstrikes, with some 180 early Saturday Targeting follows Hamas's unleashing of 500-plus rockets, including unprecedented launchings at Tel Aviv, Jerusalem Israel under fire - November 2012 (Statistics and Maps). Since the launching of Israel's anti-terror operation Pillar of Defense on November 14, some 400 rockets have struck Israel, landing in the south and in the greater Tel Aviv area, killing three people in Kiryat Malachi. IDF Blog: Pillar Of Defense: Third Day Recap (Video) Fajr 5 - The Hamas Rocket That Threatens Millions of Israelis (Video) Hamas missile launch pad next to mosque, playground. Civilian factories, gas station also half a block from Fajr-5 firing site. Pictures of IDF Soldiers mobilising  'Surprise' rocket fire at Jerusalem shows Hamas flailing but still seeking to escalate the conflict Gaza's Islamists, far from cowed, are pushing to their limits in a bid for 'an achievement' Hamas – godless killers by David Horovitz In firing at Jerusalem, the Islamists underlined that they have no compunction about murdering absolutely anybody Jerusalemites shaken, not stirred, by 'surprise' siren Shrill air raid alarm follows traditional Sabbath siren, startling residents of the capital; mayor Barkat urges locals to keep calm Hamas rockets burst the Tel Aviv bubble The targeting of Israel's commercial and cultural capital brings reality to the doorstep of the beloved oasis 2 Great Cartoons: The Times - Targets  Spooner – Gilad CIFWatch Guardian publishes cartoon showing Israeli leader as puppet master controlling Hague & Blair Glenn Greenwald criticizes Bibi AND Obama's "policies" of intentionally killing innocent Muslims "Those within the mainstream American Left who don't succumb to the false moral equivalence between Islamist terrorists and Western democracies, and who don't buy into the defamatory suggestion that Obama is engaged in a war against Islam, should begin to view him as, at the very least, a crank – a shrill and vitriolic anti-Obama extremist." BBC Watch: BBC's Jeremy Bowen: "a deliberate escalation by Israel" "In other words, Bowen wants his audience to go away with the feeling that it is Israel – and Israel alone – which is pushing the entire region to the edge of disaster, rather than the actions of terrorist organisations dedicated to its destruction which commit war crimes against civilians on a daily basis." Richard Millett: Photos and footage from last night's anti-Israel and pro-Israel demonstrations in London. Anti-Israel protesters get aggressive with Sun News (Canada) Video Protesters chant anti-Semitic slogans outside Rome synagogue Mass student protests across Italy include clashes and pro-Palestinian slogans in capital's Jewish Quarter Kardashian's Prayer for Israel Inspires Hate, Death Threats AP 'Corrects' Itself Calling Jerusalem Israel's Capital Yes, the correction was for omitting the "self-declared" capital. The Return of "Tan Jacket Man": CNN Uses Faked Palestinian 'Casualty' Video in Coverage BBC to Twitter: Stop Tweets from IDF, Hamas The BBC took to Twitter to let the world know that it thinks that there is no difference between terrorists and victims. NY Times: Muslim Brotherhood Morsi Torn over Israel Once again we see a New York Times trying to portray Israel's enemies as perfectly reasonable actors in the Middle East instead of the genocide-wishing, terror-supporters that they are. Interpol to restart search for Bulgaria bomber Second round of searches to focus on finding possible accomplices involved in Burgas blast by sifting through Interpol's database and seeking help from the public Get ready for Coptic Christian refugees Eventually, the refugee crisis inside Egypt will spill over its borders and become an international problem "Borhamy, a physician as well as one of the top Salafist clerics in Egypt, issued a fatwa stating that Egyptian taxi drivers should not stop for Coptic Priests because they are most likely headed to church where they will commit a sin. He has also ruled that Copts and women cannot hold positions of authority in the Egyptian government. Dr. Borhamy further publicly stated that while he deeply hates Christians he is still capable of treating them justly." 
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| Al Jazeera correspondent supports Hamas killing half a million Jews Posted: 18 Nov 2012 06:00 AM PST Clayton Swisher, Al Jazeera correspondent, reacted to the news that a Hamas rocket landed in Gush Etzion this way on Twitter: 
From the viewpoint of the Geneva Conventions, civilians must be protected no matter where they live. From an ethical and legal viewpoint, there is no difference between shooting a rocket into the middle of a community and blowing yourself up in the middle of a community. Swisher, however, subscribes to the opinion that not only do Israeli civilians who live in Judea and Samaria have no protections under Geneva, but that Hamas has the obligation to attack them. For Swisher, Hamas' suicide attack spree during the intifada was not only acceptable, but a right! In other words, a correspondent for a major news organization is openly advocating the murder, by Hamas, of a half million Jews. And he claims that Palestinian terrorists have the right to kill them, under a fictional idea of "legitimate resistance." Swisher, in one small tweet, shows the world that he is ignorant of international law, a bigot against Jews, and a supporter of terrorism. In fact, given that Swisher clearly accepts the Hamas terrorist definition of the human right to kill Jews, it is entirely possible that he also accepts Hamas' view that all of Israel is "occupied." Which means that Swisher really wants to see the murder of six million Jews. And he will defend Hamas' attempts to kill as many of them as they can. This should be beyond the pale even for Al Jazeera. Beyond that, this hateful bigot has appeared on CNN. He has written for The Nation and The Guardian as well as fringe sites like Electronic Intifada. Readers may want to ask other Hamas apologists online whether they agree with Swisher's views of the right to kill Jewish women and children, and ask The Guardian and The Nation if they think that such a person should be writing for them. 
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| Yusuf Qaradawi asks Allah to "deal with" (destroy) the Jews Posted: 18 Nov 2012 03:36 AM PST Video: As my translator "Al Gharqad" notes: "Allahuma alayka bil-yahud iz-zalimin il-jairin, Allahuma alayka bil-yahud il-mustakbirin il-mutajabbirin" Either way, he isn't calling for Allah to punish Zionists or Israelis - but Jews. Qaradawi is perhaps the most popular preacher in the Sunni Muslim world and has famously encouraged suicide bombings. 
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