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- An anti-Jewish political initiative disguised as a cultural festival
- Thursday Links Part 2
- Hamas blames - who else? - Israel for Egyptian police massacre
- Miftah blood libel update
- Thursday Links Part 1
- Rich Gulf nations fail to honor pledges to help Syrian refugees!
- Israel saving lives in Syria
- Turkish Marmara activist: "We asked for it"
- Fayyad offers resignation
- Wikileaks: an interview with a Black September leader
An anti-Jewish political initiative disguised as a cultural festival Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:17 PM PDT Ma'an (Arabic) reports on a spring festival scheduled to take place in in Ramadeen, near Hebron, to celebrate the culture of the Bedouins. It will showcase foods, costumes and customs of the Bedouin people. The PA government is sponsoring this festival. Why? The article explains the reason specifically: not because there is any love of the Bedouin culture in Ramallah, but because this festival helps fight the idea that Jews have anything to do with the area. The Hebron Governor said that the presence of participants from community and civil and international institutions sends a strong message to support the citizens in the face of occupation and make them feel more confident to fight and prevail over the Jews in asserting our cultural heritage. He added that these cultural festivals and heritage are meant to defeat the Jews' claim that this is their land and is part of the political battle being fought by the Palestinian people for freedom and independence, particularly in this location on the borders of the Green Line and near the settlements and the wall.This is a purely political initiative is meant solely to delegitimize Jewish history, but it is disguised as a cultural festival! They aren't even trying to hide their agenda. The article goes on to say that this program is funded by a number of NGOs, including the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Action Aid. |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:00 PM PDT From Ian: Enough Said: The False Scholarship of Edward Said Said rolled American racism and European colonialism into one mélange of white oppression of darker-skinned peoples. He was not the only thinker to have forged this amalgam, but his unique further contribution was to represent "Orientals" as the epitome of the dark-skinned; Muslims as the modal Orientals; Arabs as the essential Muslims; and, finally, Palestinians as the ultimate Arabs. Abracadabra—Israel was transformed from a redemptive refuge from two thousand years of persecution to the very embodiment of white supremacy.WikiLeaks' Insight Into Arafat The State Department cables show that the Palestinian leader was a key asset to the U.S. during the Kissinger years It's not clear if the Israelis entirely understood how close the Americans were to Arafat and his outfit. For instance, Israel long believed that Arafat's intelligence chief Ali Hassan Salameh, one of the masterminds of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic games, was a CIA asset. The truth is that the so-called Red Prince meant much more to the U.S.-Arafat relationship, serving as one of their key intermediaries and a symbol of the nature of their relationship.Wiesel: Ahmadinejad Should be Arrested and Indicted Jewish author and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel has said that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be arrested and indicted for intent to commit a crime against humanity.Ireland Pressed to Affirm Opposition to Israel Boycotts The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called on the government of Ireland to publicly reiterate its opposition to boycotts of Israel in response to the decision by the Teachers' Union of Ireland to adopt an academic and cultural boycott of Israel.Hungarian far-rightists to stage 'anti-Zionist' revenge rally A far-right Hungarian priest said an "anti-Zionist" demonstration will be held in Budapest on the first day of the World Jewish Congress's General Assembly.Poland Drops Probe Into Artist Who Used Shoah Victims' Ashes Prosecutors decided not to charge him with stealing human remains or graves because the statute of limitations had expired, Beata Syk-Jankowska of the prosecutor's office in the eastern city of Lublin told AFP.Police Apprehend Mezuzah Burning Suspect According to the New York Times, Rubin Ublies was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the burning of 11 mezuzahs inside an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish apartment complex in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn on Monday, which was Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.Portuguese parliament to vote on citizenship for descendants of expelled Jews Popular support for the motion stems from a desire to "make amends" for a dark historical chapter in Portugal – a country that Carp describes as being "virtually free of anti-Semitism." Some also hope the law would attract investments by Jews seeking to settle in Portugal, one of the European Union's most vulnerable economies.Petition: Students Against Bigotry Students and Alumni of North American Colleges call for an end to anti-Israel bullying and bigotry on campuses—and call for honest, constructive dialogue and actionsTechnion named 6th in world for entrepreneurship, innovation The Technion was one of only two of the top 10 universities worldwide outside the US and Europe. (The other is the National University of Singapore.) The two top schools in the survey were MIT and Stanford University.Film documents US comics in Israel Biannual tours of American comedians are a fish-out-of-water experience that 'produces the best laughs' "It's sort of enough that every movie out of Israel is either negative or about the Israeli-Arab conflict," said Liberman, a Los-Angeles-based comedian who brings American comedians to Israel twice a year (and who was interviewed by The Times of Israel at length in October). "We wanted to get one more movie out there that shows people having a good time, because that's what I experience." |
Hamas blames - who else? - Israel for Egyptian police massacre Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:30 PM PDT From Egypt Independent: Hamas has accused Israel of responsbility for the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers last August, and denied it gave the Egyptian authorities names of Palestinians involved in the incident. If Hamas was really innocent, they would just say that as far as they know some jihadist groups were responsible. Conversely, if Hamas is guilty, they would reflexively make up a bizarre "Israel did it" theory to distract from having the spotlight on themselves as much as possible. |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:30 AM PDT It has been over two weeks since Miftah published its blood libel in Arabic, and it still has refused to apologize in that same language to those who read it. Indeed, the Arabic readers can still read Miftah's attack on me, calling my reporting a "smear campaign" (even its English attack on me remains on its site, even after its belated English apology.) Since then, the story continues on. American Thinker mentioned it, noting that Miftah's founder Hanan Ashrawi was hardly as moderate as she represents herself to the West. In spite of her self-portrait as a "moderate," Ashrawi has been an exponent of some of the main tenets of the familiar Palestinian narrative. She was the highly articulate official spokesperson of the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East Peace Process, 1991-1993. At the United Nations Durban I Conference on August 28, 2001 she said, "I represent a narrative of exclusion, denial, racism, and national victimization." She spoke of her heavy heart "leaving behind a nation in captivity held hostage to an ongoing Nakba, as the most intricate and pervasive expression of persistent colonialism, apartheid, racism, and victimization." Israeli settlements, she declared, leads to "ethnic cleansing" in the West Bank. However, without mentioning me, it says: The criticism of the article in Miftah and consequent reluctant "apology" by the website is significant. It illustrates that a rapid response by independent and courageous media to inaccurate statements and prejudiced accusations can and sometimes does result in rectifying them and shaming the accusers. The Jerusalem Post belatedly reported on the issue today, concentrating on the NGOs that fund Miftah: Writers for MIFTAH – a nonprofit founded in 1998 by Hanan Ashrawi, a vocal advocate for the Palestinian cause who is well regarded by Western officials – resurfaced a centuries-old smear over the Passover holiday on their Arabic website that accuses Jews of using Christian blood in the preparation of Passover matza.(I do not understand why JPost uses all-caps for Miftah. It is not an English acronym.) NGO Monitor revisited the issue today as well, adding the responses from three of the Miftah's funders: NED, UNESCO and Oxfam. A couple of German media outlets also covered the story, concentrating on the funding of Miftah by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Heinrich Boell Stiftung German organizations. So far, I have not seen any responses from them, nor from the governments of Ireland, Norway, Austria or any of the other funders of Miftah. You can see their email addresses and Twitter accounts at the end of http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-cant-hanan-ashrawis-miftah.htmlthis post. |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:11 AM PDT From Ian: Why Salam Fayyad Stands No Chance against Fatah by Khaled Abu Toameh The Fatah leaders are yearning for the days of Yasser Arafat, when they were able to steal international aid earmarked for helping Palestinians. The Palestinians' problem with Fayyad is that he did not sit even one day on an Israeli prison. For them, graduating from an Israeli prisons even more important that going to any university.Efrat Protesters: Stop Arab Rock Throwing Now Dozens of Efrat residents, along with activists from the Women in Green group, demonstrated Wednesday afternoon at the northern entrance to Efrat in Gush Etzion. The protest, part of the effort by Judea and Samaria residents to "take back the roads" and make them safe from terrorist rock-throwers and gunmen, was attended by dozens of people who have had enough of the ongoing attacks on drivers, a spokesperson for the protesters said.CIF Watch: Harriet Sherwood refers to jailed Palestinians who Abbas wants released as "political prisoners" Sherwood was, intentionally or otherwise, legitimizing the Palestinian narrative which glorifies terrorists and consistently characterizes even those prisoners convicted of the most gruesome crimes as 'victims' of Israeli oppression.Donnison absolves Hamas of responsibility for hair cut crackdown Donnison's all too obvious attempt to absolve Hamas of responsibility for this latest bout of curtailment of basic personal freedoms in the Gaza Strip once again raises serious questions regarding his ability to report on the subject of that organisation and its actions impartially.Poll: 90.9% of Palestinians Believe Hamas and Fatah Should Reach Reconciliation Deal A new poll released by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center showed that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians (90.3%) believe that Hamas and Fatah should pursue national reconciliation even if this leads to the United States and Israel imposing sanctions on the Palestinian Arabs.Hamas eyes bigger regional role Re-elected last week, Mashaal will try to deepen ties with regional powers Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, which have already given money or political support to Hamas-run Gaza and could be conduits to the US and Europe, several leading Hamas figures said. Mashaal will also push for a power-sharing deal with his Western-backed Palestinian rival, President Mahmoud Abbas.Egypt nabs 4 men smuggling arms and blueprints into Gaza The suspects were captured near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and "were attempting to smuggle blueprints and designs for Egyptian police, army and intelligence facilities," an Egyptian security official told Ma'an News on Wednesday evening. He added that the men had "automatic weapons, ammunition, bombs, landmines, and anti-aircraft shells."Report: Egyptian Army Tortured, Killed Civilians During Uprising Egypt's armed forces participated in forced disappearances, torture and killings across the country during the 2011 uprising which led to the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak, even as military leaders publicly declared their neutrality, according to a leaked presidential report on revolution-era crimes.12 Hizbullah Members Killed Near Damascus Twelve members of the Hizbullah terrorist group have been killed in an ambush near Damascus, Al Arabiya reported Tuesday, quoting sources close to the Lebanese movement.We can't designate Hezbollah a terror group, Cypriot minister says Citing its friendship with Lebanon, Cyprus said it was unwilling to unilaterally declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization, despite the fact that a Limassol court sent a member of the Shiite group to prison for his role in a plot to kill Israelis two weeks ago. |
Rich Gulf nations fail to honor pledges to help Syrian refugees! Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:40 AM PDT We already knew, for years, Gulf Arab nations love to pledge hundreds of millions of petrodollars to help their Palestinian brethren - and often fail to pay up. Now, the UN is saying that they are doing the same thing - to the real refugees in real danger from Syria: Mr. Panos Moumtzis, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said unfortunately, the dramatic deterioration of the situation inside Syria was continuing to have serious implications for the region. Three-quarters of those fleeing were women and children.Yet again, the West is shown to care more about Arab lives than Arabs do! I always maintained that the reason Gulf states wouldn't pay their pledges to the PA was because they were sick of the Palestinian issue, the infighting and the inability to compromise to make peace already with Israel. This case is different. In this case, there is a real humanitarian crisis, not a manufactured one. There are real refugees, not descendants. Here we have a real need to help people who simply cannot help themselves, as opposed to Palestinian Arabs who simply whine that they deserve more and more. But the rich oil states are not paying up even here. It looks more like they are simply selfish jerks who like to talk big but run away when asked to make good on their promises. (h/t Gidon Shaviv) |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:10 AM PDT The first paragraphs of this story in GlobalPost are extremely misleading, implying that Israel is trying to take a piece of Syria: Israeli military personnel are operating in non-combat capacity in an area across Israel's border with Syria, GlobalPost has learned.Say what? What is really going on can only be discerned many paragraphs later: Late last month, after 11 Syrian citizens were treated in Israeli hospitals, AFP reported that the Israeli army set up a field hospital on the Israeli-Syrian border to provide emergency care on-site. The army spokesman has refused to comment on the report.In other words, the area near the border has become effectively a no-man's land and in the absence of any governance there, Israel is acting to secure its own border and to (secondarily) help provide medical care to those who need it. The beginning of the report made it look more like a land grab. And no doubt Israel haters will interpret it that way as well. There is another point that is important to stress - Israel does not want thousands of Syrians requesting asylum in Israel, for its own security purposes, so giving medical treatment to them in Syria itself provides the care they need without endangering Israel. (h/t Zvi) |
Turkish Marmara activist: "We asked for it" Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:22 AM PDT From Hurriyet Daily News: They never expected it. Neither did they really want it to come. But when Israel's formal apology for the Mavi Marmara raid did arrive they were caught off guard. And when Erdoğan went ahead and accepted the apology they were deeply perturbed. (h/t Gidon Shaviv) |
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:35 AM PDT From Reuters/YNet: Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad offered his resignation to President Mahmoud AbbasEarlier this week I quoted Abbas as telling the Fatah revolutionary council that he was livid at Fayyad and that something would happen within three days. Speaking earlier on Wednesday about the rumors of a division between Fayyad and Abbas, a senior diplomat in Jerusalem said Western aid donors would be very upset to see the respected prime minister leave his post.This is well known. For years Fayyad - who has no constituency of his own and was never elected - has been praised endlessly by the West for his relative transparency and financial expertise, getting rid of much of the cronyism and corruption from the Arafat days. Fatah, of course, hated him from the start because he was not a member of Fatah. Also, unlike every other Palestinian Arab political leader, Fayyad has no ties to terrorism - something that also ensures his unpopularity. Very few Western pundits ever noted the shakiness of Fayyad's term in office, and the folly of relying on such a man as a symbol of how the PA is getting its act together. On the contrary, people like Thomas Friedman assumed that Fayyad was a symbol of how great the PA was, rather an an anomaly that showed how utterly corrupt the rest of the PA is by contrast. A great deal of the international legitimacy of the PA derives from a man who was chosen to be prime minister undemocratically, bypassing even the most basic of Palestinian Arab constitutional measures, by a president who has remained in office far beyond his term. Which is pretty much what you need to know about the legitimacy of the "State of Palestine." |
Wikileaks: an interview with a Black September leader Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT A couple of days ago, Wikileaks released 1.7 million diplomatic cables from 1973-76, and many others have been noting interesting ones. (See this excellent analysis by Lee Smith in Tablet.) Here's one I found from March 1973: 1. US NEWSMAN HAS GIVEN EMBASSY ON CONFIDENTIAL BASIS TEXT PURPORTED BUT UNRELEASED INTERVIEW "SOMEWHERE IN GERMANY" WITH BSO MEMBER BY GERMAN TV NEWSMAN. 2. DURING INTERVIEW, BSO MEMBER STATES (A) NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN AL FATAH AND BLACK SEPTEMBER, (B) BSO RECEIVES $80-85 MILLION ANNUALLY FROM LIBYA ($30 MILLION), SAUDI ARABIA ($15 MILLION), GULF STATES ($10-12 MILLION), ALGERIA ($5 MILLION) AND PRIVATE SOURCES. STATED EGYPT AND SYRIA PAY NOTHING, (C) ARAFAT RECEIVED $5 MILLION " BONUS" FROM LIBYA FOR MUNICH OPERATION AND HAS PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT IN SWITZERLAND, (D) 10-15 EUROPEANS INCLUDING GERMANS ARE PART OF BSO, AND (E) BSO WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION COME FROM USSR, PRC, EGYPT, SYRIA AND ALGERIA.Keep in mind that at this time, Arafat strenuously denied any connection between Fatah and Black September, which was responsible for a string of terror attacks (including killing Americans in Khartoum.) The State Department knew very well that Arafat was lying. Even these cable show that clearly (here's one where Idi Amin stated that Arafat assured him that Black September would not disrupt an OAU meeting.) Given all this, the interview sounds like the real deal. |
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