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- European countries want Israeli high-tech partnerships
- Friday links
- Egypt censors belly-dancing scene in movie
- Jordan continues to restrict Palestinian Arab imports
- Hours after Abbas comments, PLO affirms "right of return" and declares Balfour Declaration illegal
European countries want Israeli high-tech partnerships Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:30 AM PDT From Times of Israel: Over the past month alone there have been a least a half-dozen major events sponsored by European governments here in Israel aimed at encouraging Israeli Internet, bio-med, agri-tech, and other high-tech companies to partner with companies in their own countries. France was here, and so was Portugal, both touting their advantages for Israeli companies at special events, especially in the tech field.That sound you hear is thousands of BDSers' heads exploding. |
Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:30 AM PDT From Ian: Latma: The left's comeback strategy West Bank: What the West is Funding by Khaled Abu Toameh "Many Palestinian writers and journalists in the West Bank today live in fear of being harassed by the Palestinian Authority because of their views and writings. Some practice self-censorship, while others are writing under different names or have found themselves new and less dangerous professions. Daily Telegraph runs shameful anti-Israel propaganda piece The point about propaganda is that is has to be convincing. Nabeel Shaath's piece is total rubbish from beginning to end Palestine – Falk's Failed Philosophy Guarantees Continuing Conflict by David Singer "One would expect a Professor of Law to be precise and accurate in his choice of language and attention to factual detail. Professor Falk fails on both counts. NGO Monitor: NGO Monitor Urges UNHRC to Comply with Fact-Finding Standards "Already, contrary to principles of impartiality, the Mission's mandate presumes guilt on Israel's part, while failing to address the wider context, including the systematic terror campaign against Israeli civilians," said Anne Herzberg, NGO Monitor's Legal Advisor. "Our submission reminds the fact-finding mission of its obligation to comply with standards of transparency, impartiality, and independence in conducting its work. Otherwise, this Mission risks being discredited like the infamous fact-finding mission to Gaza, which produced the 'Goldstone Report.'" At memorial service for Toulouse victims, Netanyahu sings 'Israel is alive' Prime minister praises French president's 'firm' stance against anti-Semitism; Hollande pledges to protect France's Jews Christian Arab youth come under fire over desire to enlist in IDF "Arab media and Arab MKs are waging a vicious smear campaign against a small group of Christian Arab youth interested in military or national service • Christian Orthodox priest excommunicated for "cooperating with the enemy." (posted by sophie44)" Tearful UK Jewish academic tells court his trade union has crossed the line into anti-Semitism "In a potentially landmark case against the University and College Union (UCU), which is being heard at an employment tribunal in central London, Fraser is claiming that the union created a hostile environment for him as a Jew by repeatedly crossing the line from anti-Zionism into anti-Semitism. His case revolves, amongst other matters, around repeated motions to implement an academic boycott of Israel." Arab tweeps should stop gloating over Sandy disaster: Saudi Grand Mufti The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holliest sites, has condemned the gloating by radical "tweeps" in the Arab world over the Sandy storm disaster, which left more than 100 people dead in the U.S. East Coast, as "illegitimate." British Muslims Celebrate Hurricane Sandy, 9/11 and The Holocaust MEMRI: Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Munajid: Hurricane Sandy Allah's Punishment for Afghanistan and Iraq Arab TV Report Exposes Lax Security At U.S. Consulate In Benghazi Prior To Ambassador Stevens' Arrival And Security Breach Prior To Attack – Revealed By Documents Gathered At Consulate Following Attack PMW: Official PA daily: PMW "incites" against the PA Following PMW's reports that terrorist prisoners receive PA salaries, PA Min. Karake defends the prisoners as "lawful freedom fighters" Honest Reporting: More Twisting the Truth: Ha'aretz and IDF Experiments on Soldiers Israel Daily Picture: The Balfour Declaration Was Issued 95 Years Ago In 1925 Balfour Arrived to See the Jewish State in Formation Also: UKIP Euro-MP slams EU funding for 'terror-linked' NGOs Burying Rachel's Tomb A would-be new leader of Israel's Arabs urges full integration with Israel Tunisia: Salafist Extremist Attack Alcohol Sellers |
Egypt censors belly-dancing scene in movie Posted: 02 Nov 2012 07:30 AM PDT Remember the belly dancer in Egypt who was criticized by Islamists for dancing to a song that mentioned Shia religious figures? Looks like the Islamists won: The Culture Ministry confirmed Thursday that it has censored a song in the popular new film "Abdu Mouta" after Islamist groups filed lawsuits against its producer, claiming the song insulted Islam.It wasn't the song that was offensive - it was the dancing. But if the song is censored, so is the dancing. |
Jordan continues to restrict Palestinian Arab imports Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:00 AM PDT Much has been written about how Israel supposedly makes it difficult for Palestinian Arabs in the West Bank to export goods to the EU and beyond. But the PA is right next to a friendly Arab country which claims to want to help their Palestinian brothers. What is the situation with trade between the PA and Jordan? Last month, a free trade agreement was signed between the PA and Jordan. But details are hard to come by. In fact, the only concrete change I have seen is that now, Jordan will allow Palestinian Arab visitors to bring individual jars of olive oil across the border in order to give them as gifts to friends. This is hardly a breakthrough. Jordan allows only some $35 million of goods to be imported from the PA annually, while it exports double that amount to the PA. And Jordan has far more onerous restrictions on goods coming from the PA than Israel does. A UN news report last year that concentrated on Israeli restrictions grudgingly included this short section: Most Palestinian traders say it is still quicker and cheaper to export goods via Israel than Jordan.If Jordan loves Palestinian Arabs so much, and is not worried about security issues the way Israel is, why has it been dragging its feet in lifting the restrictions on trade from their brothers? And why is there no pressure on Jordan when they hold a major key in helping the Palestinian Arab economy? Why are there no news articles about how Jordan has been doing everything possible to restrict Palestinian Arab imports? Where are the NGOs and "human rights" organizations? The answer is, of course, that if Israel cannot be blamed - it isn't important. |
Hours after Abbas comments, PLO affirms "right of return" and declares Balfour Declaration illegal Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:38 AM PDT The official Palestinian Authority WAFA news agency did not comment on Mahmoud Abbas' interview on Israeli TV where wishful thinking Westerners believed that Abbas showed flexibility on the long-standing PLO (and Arab) demand to force Israel to accept millions of so-called "refugees." But the agency does have two prominently featured articles quoting PLO Executive Committee member Zakaria al-Agha, head of the department of refugee affairs, on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. Al-Agha says that the Balfour Declaration, which called for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, was a "historic sin committed against our people." He called on Britain to amend that policy by supporting the "legitimate rights of return and self-determination" for Palestinian Arabs. He specifically called for the internationakl community to recognize the Palestinian Arab "right to establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital and the return of its refugees to their homes in accordance with Resolution 194." He further said that the Balfour Declaration gave a promise to those who do not deserve it, meaning that Jews do not have the right of self-determination that he insists "Palestinians" do. He added that this promise by Lord Balfour is contrary to all international norms and conventions and the principles of human rights, and is illegal. Al-agha also said that the Declaration caused Arabs of Palestine woes and suffering that continues to this day, and he called on the international community and its institutions take full responsibility about this promise to the Jewish people. He called for the world to "lift this injustice" done to the Palestinian people and to "end the occupation of our land." At no time did he define the "land" as excluding the state of Israel. While Westerners strain to try to parse Abbas' words as a new sign of flexibility, the official PLO news agency is explicitly not only re-affirming the so-called "right of return" to destroy Israel demographically, but it is also denying the rights of self-determination for the entire Jewish people and it is calling on the international community to effectively rescind the legal basis for a Jewish state to exist altogether. Don't expect the media to report on this, though. After all, a highly ambiguous comment on Israeli TV has far more import than explicit, official statements by the PLO in Arabic, when that ambiguous comment fits the mainstream media narrative of a "moderate" PLO. |
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