Elder of Ziyon Daily News |  |
- Frightened Iranian Jews express support for Gaza Arabs
- Hamas war crimes poster (3)
- Hamas and Fatah "unify" - in wanting to kill Jews
- Arab editor slams leftists who support Hamas
- The funny case of Moshe Rotoor, or how pin-up girls can win the war
- Monday links
- Administrivia / Thank you!
- Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt ready to send jihadists and weapons to Gaza
- Will media groups condemn Islamic Jihad for using them as human shields?
- Hamas war crimes poster (2)
- Yes, the IDF is the most moral army in the world
- Iran denies sending Fajr-5s to Hamas, while Islamic Jihad brags about them
- Fatah is also fighting in Gaza
| Frightened Iranian Jews express support for Gaza Arabs Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:00 PM PST The Jewish representative in the Iranian parliament expressed his solidarity with the people of Gaza. Siamak Mareh-Sedq condemned the "Jewish aggression" and said that he represented all of the 20,000 Iranian Jews in his opinion, claiming that they expressed interest in helping the wounded of Gaza. Oh, by the way, the Jewish representative to Iranian parliament is required, by law, to support the political positions of the Iranian leadership. Jews of Iran who disagree are not likely to express their opinions very loudly. But Roger Cohen might disagree. 
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| Hamas and Fatah "unify" - in wanting to kill Jews Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:30 PM PST From Al Arabiya: Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said on Monday they have decided to end years of infighting in a show of solidarity over the Gaza crisis, AFP news agency reported.Its so nice to know that they can agree about something! Obviously, this is a joke - Hamas in Gaza didn't announce any unity, and they are the only ones who count. It is not conceivable that Hamas would accept Fatah negotiating cease fire terms on its behalf. Only this morning Fatah complained that the Gaza leaders were keeping Fatah members under house arrest. 
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| Arab editor slams leftists who support Hamas Posted: 19 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PST From Now Lebanon's Hanin Ghaddar: If one reviews the rhetoric of the liberal "resistance" supporters, especially after the escalation of violence in Gaza, you'd think that Hamas is a liberal or secular group, not an Islamic faction.Of course, being just as anti-Israel as anyone, Ghaddar also faults Syria's Assad for not actually attacking Israel rather than just talking about it. By the way, earlier today I tweeted this, which got retweeted quite a bit: At least 370 deaths in #Syria since last Wednesday, and zero anti-Syrian demonstrations. 
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| The funny case of Moshe Rotoor, or how pin-up girls can win the war Posted: 19 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST From Haaretz, one of their examples of psychological warfare on the digital battlefield: Thousands received emails from one "Moshe Rotoor," using a Russian account, who claims in broken Hebrew that "the military censorship of military intelligence is hiding the information about the attacks on our soldiers on the border of Gaza. See the picture of the field of death in which our soldiers are falling in Gaza." YouTube videos enclosed in the email claim to show an IDF jeep hit by an anti-tank missile. In reality it is a jeep belonging to the Reuters news agency that was hit on the border on Friday. Notice the "field of death"? Hamas "martyrs" are regularly described as having fallen in the "playground of death." I have received two emails from "Rotoor," but in the second email he admits to being a member of Hamas! He claims that Hamas has far more rockets than Israel assumes, and to watch out for long, dark night, but he signs it the Al Qassam Brigades. Yet Hamas is using "Rotoor" in its own internal propaganda to prove to Gazans that Israelis secretly admit to more casualties, and are "secretly" publishing videos to YouTube showing how many Israelis are really dying. Of course, the YouTube channel is named for the fictional Moshe Rotoor. So far, Hamas' attempts to manipulate Israelis have been laughable. But their attempts to do so show that they are projecting their own fears onto Israelis. Which gives us an opening to easily win this game. Time to kick this psychological warfare up a notch. Let's spam Gaza email addresses with photos of 1940s-era pin-up girls asking a very easy question:  Now, that will demoralize the terrorists! 
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PST So many links, so little time... From Ian: IDF Blog: Pillar Of Defense: Fifth Day Recap VIDEO IDF Hijacks Hamas Radio, is Broadcasting Warnings to Gaza Population Fighting wars in a minefield of lawyers "Former top IDF international law head emphasizes the legal battles the military faces in choosing targets. An Arab View... by Khaled Abu Toameh "This hostility is the direct result of years of anti-Israel and anti-Western incitement in the Arab and Muslim world -- not only toward Israel but also toward the United States. In today's world of the Palestinians, anyone who talks about peace with Israel is a traitor and a collaborator; but anyone who calls for the destruction of Israel and fires rockets at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is a hero." Only disproportionate deterrence will offset Hamas by Isi Leibler We must recognize that in future conflicts, the terrorists will continue accumulating more effective and lethal weapons to employ against us. "We must therefore endeavor to resist calls for a cease-fire until such time as Hamas, in conjunction with the Egyptians, undertake to cease their aggression. Reflections on Current Hamas-Israel Hostilities by Daniel Pipes Melanie Phillips: Here is the (real) news "So with Israel having faced existential attack from the Arab and Muslim world for the six decades of its existence, and having been under intensive rocket, missile and human bomb attack from them for more than a decade, the BBC Any Questions production team selected as the audience question to launch its discussion of the Gaza war whether Israel actually deserved to exist at all." (inc. an EOZ link) The Era of Dictators Moves to the Era of Islamists by Douglas Murray The constant, unabated terrorizing of Israelis does not interest the international community and the media. They only become interested once Israel responds to such attacks. PMW: Hamas disinformation: Israel's international airport closed, planes redirected to secret base Hamas video threatening Israelis draws more parody than fear Due to the video's bad translation and technical problems, it has become one of the hottest parodies on the web. Fear, rage and resilience in Kiryat Malachi amid the rocket fire Sirens interrupt rocket victim's funeral "While Eitan declares that the terrorists "want to rain fear on us, but they won't succeed," the chants of the crowd and the sound of the siren linger in the air. For the roomful of mourners, the next rocket is not far away." Israeli government websites under mass hacking attack More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday. Senator Graham threatens US will cut off Egypt aid unless it reins in Hamas Joseph Lieberman downplays risk of Israeli ground incursion J Street calls on Obama to show 'greater leadership' on Gaza, peace process Left-wing Jewish group says it rejects the idea that 'the US can't want peace more than the parties themselves' Lovitz Stands Up for Israel, Slams 'Terrorist' Hamas "It's also sad to hear Americans defend Hamas, a terrorist organization. Israel has a right to defend its citizens." Israelis open homes, schools to families from the south People are opening homes and hearts to residents of Israeli communities seeking respite from the constant missile attacks. "Not only soldiers sprang into action the moment Israel's military launched Operation Pillar of Defense in response to incessant rocket fire from Gaza. Israeli civilians in the center and north of the country also responded by offering Mideast hospitality to families wishing to escape the stress and trauma for a night, a weekend or longer. Sites like 'Life Under Fire' bring home rocket reality High-tech experts introduce videos, web pages, and other info to help Israelis stay safe, and help the rest of the world understand what is unfolding Islamic Jihad warns Muslims: Beware, your sexy Facebook friend could be a Mossad agent Arab youths set up Jew stabbing cell Arrest of 17-year-old east Jerusalem resident suspected of stabbing Abraham Tau two weeks exposes terror cell Police suspect that the teenagers' actions were nationalistically motivated and carried out under the auspices of an organization called "Lovers of the Land," which aims to physically harm Jewish residents of the city. France: Muslim Student Attacks Professor Who Didn't Respect Islam "Vive Bin Laden! Vive Merah! All Jews to the Ovens!" These graffiti slogans, along with some swastikas and other symbols, were found on a wall in Caluire, an area of Lyon especially associated with the French resistance to the Nazis. His mother's from Surbiton but he was blown up near the border with Gaza "Family of British-Israeli soldier relive the attack that helped trigger the current crisis Also, didn't want to forget this great example of how Israelis take the rockets with humor: (h/t Stan)  And: Daphne Anson: It's Been A Weekend Of Disproportionate Bias On The BBC CAMERA: CNN Whitewashes Hamas Video: CNN's Ashleigh Banfield: Jerusalem 'Is Not The Capital' of Israel MSNBC downplays danger from Hamas rockets to Michael Oren Photos of pro-Israel demonstration in LA (h/t O) 
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:20 AM PST  I've been blogging far more than usual and not getting much sleep, as I try to find stories and angles that the many excellent pro-Israel bloggers and journalists might be missing. I just wanted to take a short time out to thank you for your support. Thank you to those who are reading the blog. Thank you to those who are tweeting, re-tweeting, Facebook Like-ing (the "dead child" story was "Liked" over 2300 times!), submitting my stories to Reddit and emailing them around. This is crucial, especially when you send messages to reporters and news outlets who are clearly writing untruths and half-truths. I have been at least partially responsible for three media corrections this week, but it could not have happened without the support of thousands of readers, new and old. Thank you to those who are sending me stories. I hope I remember to credit all of you. It makes my life a lot easier and it makes this website much, much better for everyone. And apologies if I could not get to your story idea; I simply do not have enough hours in the day. Thanks to Ian for his daily linkdumps! Thank you to those who have given me kind words, compliments and great feedback, both publicly in the comments and tweets and privately via email. It really means a lot to me. Finally, thanks so much to those who chose, on their own, to donate to the blog. When people decide on their own to help me out without prompting, it is especially precious and when a donation comes in while I am running on fumes, it gives me a lot of new energy! It is wonderful and humbling that my hard work is appreciated and being disseminated, even making it to the New York Times, to CNN and to many other media outlets. Naturally, one day I'll be so big that they will be honored to appear on my site :) Most of all, we cannot forget the big picture. Let us hope for a real, permanent peace, so that this blog is no longer necessary, except for jokes and viral videos... עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עַלֵינוּ, וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן 
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| Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt ready to send jihadists and weapons to Gaza Posted: 19 Nov 2012 09:45 AM PST  Aboul Fotouh told the newspaper that they wish to issue such a decision, adding that if a decision would be made to join the jihad, "there will be hundreds in our community [willing to go to] Palestine to help our brothers there, and stand on their side." Sources said that a number of young Muslim Brotherhood members already traveled to Gaza in order to support Palestinian Arabs in their war against Israel, but this was denied by Aboul Fotouh, saying they have not received orders from the group so far to travel to Gaza - but they hope so. However, he stressed that Hamas is not in need of members to support it because it has the best fighters in the world, saying that their first duty to support them is with weapons and money. Is this an admission that the Muslim Brotherhood is involved in smuggling weapons to Gaza? Could there have been weapons in the Egyptian convoy that entered Gaza yesterday? The luggage compartment of a tour bus could easily hold several Fajr-5 rockets! Egypt has still not clarified where it stands on arming Hamas. It is way past time for the US to force them to publicly state their position, and to back it up. (h/t Lachlan) 
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| Will media groups condemn Islamic Jihad for using them as human shields? Posted: 19 Nov 2012 08:30 AM PST From AFP: A senior Islamic Jihad militant was killed on Monday in an Israeli strike on a Gaza City building housing Palestinian and international media, the Islamist faction told AFP.The IDF had identified four Islamic Jihad leaders in the media building. After yesterday's attack, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)issued a strong condemnation to Israel: Reporters Without Borders condemns Israeli air strikes targeting news organizations in Gaza City today and calls for an immediate end to such attacks. At least nine journalists were reportedly injured and several local and international media were prevented from operating.Now that we know that the existence of senior Islamic Jihad officials in that same building, who were clearly using the international media presence as a shield for their own operations, will RSF modify its condemnation? After all, we now see that Israel behaved exactly as they are supposed to under international law: they identified a legitimate target, and warned the civilians to get out of the way so they could attack. Moreover, will RSF issue an equally strong condemnation of Islamic Jihad for treating journalists as human shields? Not that this is the first time in this conflict that reporters were used in that way. A very interesting video compilation shows reporters noting rocket firings very close to where they were reporting, meaning that the terrorists were banking on the reporters shielding them from reprisals: As well as tweets indicating the same thing, see here for many. So now that we know that terror groups use reporters for immunity from attack, will RSF and Israel's Foreign Press Association condemn them within the next couple of hours? One other point: Al-Aqsa Television, one of the targets yesterday, is designated as a terror organization by the US. (last point h/t CHA) 
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| Yes, the IDF is the most moral army in the world Posted: 19 Nov 2012 05:30 AM PST It has been difficult to determine the ratio of terrorists to civilians being killed in Gaza. Certainly through Saturday there were more terrorists killed than civilians, it appears that this morning the ratio may be about the same (although this Reuters article uses the more vague term "non-combatants" and the number of dead who are males of military age still seem to be higher than those of women, children and the elderly.) It is hard to tell; since Gaza authorities are notorious liars and some lists of the dead include those killed by Hamas rockets. The terrorist websites seem to have all agreed to not identify mujahadeen being killed as they did in the early days of the operation. We saw this in Cast Lead as well, as the public relations advantage of pretending that Israel is perpetrating "massacres" outweighs the normal lionization of brave fighting "martyrs." Some Arab media will say that Israel targeted a "civilian car" without noting that the people inside were leaders of Islamic Jihad. What we don't know at all, and may never know, is the number of civilians who were killed by errant Hamas rockets and by secondary explosions of terrorist ammunition and weapons caches. PCHR, notorious for not distinguishing between members of terror groups and civilians but somewhat honest in their descriptions of how people died, has not updated their statistics since Saturday. It appears though that the ratio of civilians to militants to is still about 1:1, about what it was during Cast Lead. The IDF claims 1:2 this morning. For all the gruesome photos of dead people and sick photo-ops in Gaza hospitals with babies, it is a remarkable ratio for wartime, especially in urban areas that house legitimate targets. This is far better than the ratio of civilian to militant deaths in Afghanistan, in a far more rural environment. Outside of Cast Lead, it is essentially an unprecedented achievement. Even more amazing is that there have been over 1000 Israeli strikes in Gaza since Wednesday, and the number of civilian deaths is still less than 50. If anyone needs proof that Israel is not targeting civilians, this is irrefutable. It needs to be stressed that Israel has zero incentive to kill civilians, and in fact has every reason to avoid killing civilians. The hyperbole about bloodthirsty Israelis and "genocide" and "massacres" is just propaganda. Unfortunately, the media rarely looks at context, and photos of injured people - real or imagined - is where the ratings are. It is still notable that the Arab side gleefully shows videos of Israelis panicking during missile strikes and Israelis grieving over their losses. Video clips made by the mainstream media, meant to humanize Israeli victims of rocket attacks, are being shown by Arab websites to gloat. Even the regular Arab audience loves to see terrorized Israelis. One side sends warnings to save civilians, the other sends warnings to terrorize them. One grieves when the other sides loses innocents, the other cheers. This is the real difference between the two sides - one side really wants to attack civilians and cause terror, and the other wants to avoid it as much as humanly possible. 
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| Iran denies sending Fajr-5s to Hamas, while Islamic Jihad brags about them Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:55 AM PST From Iran's Fars News: Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi strongly rejected the Zionist regime's allegations that Iran has supplied Hamas with 'Fajr 5' (Dawn 5) rockets, saying the resistance does not need Iranian rockets.Hamas has been claiming from the start that the rockets they have sent towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were their own design, called M75s. But Islamic Jihad explicitly says that the rockets they are shooting towards Israeli communities are Fajr-5s. Note that Iran only said they are not sending Fajr-5s to "Hamas," but nothing about Islamic Jihad. It is still an open question as to whether the "M75s" are simply painted Fajr-5s or if Hamas - which often sends terrorists to Iran for training - is manufacturing rockets with a 75 km range based on Iranian designs. Either way, the claim that Iran's support for "the resistance" is of the "spiritual kind" is an obvious lie, since the smuggling routes via Sudan and previous attempts to ship huge amounts of weapons to Gaza via ship are well known. The Fajr-5 is not accurate but can carry a payload of up to 100 kg of high explosives. 
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| Fatah is also fighting in Gaza Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:34 AM PST  Zini was apparently a rocket launch specialist who worked closely with the Islamic Jihad Al-Quds Brigades. he was killed on Sunday morning together with Islamic Jihad's Ahmed Hussein Agha. He had, in the words of the memorial, "completed the task of jihad and, in common with the al-Quds Brigades, rained the settlements of the Zionist enemy with missiles of glory and victory." Fatah goes on to promise that as a result of Israel killing someone trying to kill Israelis, "there will be will be open war and volcanoes from under the feet of the sons of Zion." And these are the "moderates." 
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