Elder of Ziyon Daily News

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• A loving mother greets her son after 27 years in prison (photos)
• Poor Ali Abunimah, upset at Anonymous
• "Don't jump to conclusions that Muslims did it! Only Jews push that lie!"
• Tuesday Links Part 2
• "Shut up," Miftah explains (updated)
• Tuesday Links Part 1
• Lying Deir Yassin post at RNS taken down for "review"
• Today's Google Doodle in Israel
• Arab states lead the Syria deadbeat parade
• Haters disrupt South Africa Yom Ha'Atzmaut concert - no news coverage

A loving mother greets her son after 27 years in prison (photos) Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:00 PM PDT Last week, Israel released Islamic Jihad terrorist Ibrahim Baroud after he completed his 27 year prison sentence. It was a touching scene as he saw his loving mother... ...and as he greeted his old friends. Love is all around! It's just disguised as submachine guns.

Poor Ali Abunimah, upset at Anonymous Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:28 PM PDT Ali Abunimah, of Electronic Intifada, is upset with "Anonymous": M. arrived at work last Friday morning in a city in the north of present-day Israel. As she walked in, one of her colleagues approached her with a look of concern and asked her to step outside. "Your name is on a list of Mossad agents," M. recalls the colleague saying. " 'Then congratulate me,' I said, thinking this was all a strange joke," M. recalls responding. But then M. found that many other people at her workplace were talking about a list, a file obtained by hackers and circulated on social media purporting to contain the names of agents of Israel's notorious spy and assassination agency Mossad. The vast majority of names of the list are Hebrew names of Israelis. "I looked at the list, it had my name on it, my ID number and other details. By the end of the day everyone knew about it and was talking about it." M., however, is a Palestinian, a citizen of Israel, with an Arabic name – although like all the other names on the list her name was written in the Hebrew alphabet. She was stunned. The false accusation or suspicion of being an Israeli agent can be absolutely devastating for any Palestinian. ...It is clear that circulating this list was not harmless. It does real damage to real people like M. and the people she knows, Palestinian citizens of Israel, who are guilty of no greater crime than doing what many of us do with little thought every day: buying something online, or perhaps, filling in a form to get a coupon. Now, you can look at the last paragraph and think that Abunimah is saying that hacking the personal information of Israeli Jews - credit cards, email and home addresses - is admirable, and only hacking the Israeli Arab information is reprehensible. Which would be textbook anti-semitic. But it is possible that the reason that he is upset over only the Arab names revealed by the low-level Anonymous hack is because only the Arabs on the list are in real danger. From certain people who would consider anyone who "collaborates" with Israel to be deserving of death. Who might those potential murderers be? Hmmmm. Abunimah apparently doesn't have a problem with the Arabs who target other Arabs for being "collaborators." He seems to fully support that.  He is only upset at people who leak information that could lead Arabs to mistakenly target other Arabs for being "collaborators." That would be awful! It would really be a shame if Abunimah, one of Mossad's best agents, were to be exposed....Oops! (h/t WarpedMirrorPMB)

"Don't jump to conclusions that Muslims did it! Only Jews push that lie!" Posted: 16 Apr 2013 02:00 PM PDT The Media Review Network is a South African news watchdog organization that looks for anything degrading to Islam in the media. The aspiration of the Media Review Network is to dispel the myths and stereotypes about Islam and Muslims and to foster bridges of understanding among the diverse people of our country. Their press release in the wake of the Boston terror attack is classic: The Media Review Network deplores bombings in Boston and expresses our shock and outrage that untested allegations blaming "Islamists" have emerged without any shred of evidence. We find it equally reprehensible that a number of mainstream Western media have resorted to blame-games seeking to pin the atrocity on Muslims. The method used is entirely disingenuous for by using so-called "terror experts" to profile perpetrators, it invariably results in raising suspicion against Muslims, thereby fuelling Islamophobia. The Media Review Network cautions media to be more responsible in its coverage rather than the gung-ho style that reinforces racist stereotypes. That's fine; they are doing their job in making sure that no one jumps to conclusions. But then they sort of go against their credo to "foster bridges of understanding:" We also urge media to be mindful of the possibility of a deliberate orchestrated campaign by any number of right-wing groups possibly allied to Israel. Israel's secret service and intelligence agencies are known to possess a huge foot print within many right-wing circles primarily devoted to a campaign of vilification of Islam and Muslims. Immediately after (rightly) complaining that the media shouldn't jump to conclusions, the MRN then tells the media to consider that any evidence that does implicate Muslims are a Jewish (sorry, Zionist) conspiracy! I'm surprised they didn't also ask the media to "consider" that the Boston bombing was a false flag Mossad operation. You know that is what they want people to think. The rest of the press release is meant to say that the real victims in the world are always Muslim: The Boston tragedy reflects pain and suffering that unfortunately has become a routine experience of many innocents in areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Palestine resulting from aggressive military terror by the United States and Israel. (sorry, forgot who sent this to me)

Tuesday Links Part 2 Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:45 PM PDT From Ian: As Israelis Mourn, Jordanians Glorify by Alan M. Dershowitz As Israelis mourn the 23,000 soldiers and defense personnel who have been killed in the course of defending the Jewish state against aggression and terrorism, Jordanian leaders (not including the king, at least thus far) are making a hero out of a Jordanian soldier who murdered 7 Israeli school girls and wounded 6 others during a peace program in 1997. Ahmed Daqamseh, who expressed pride in his mass murder, was convicted of these crimes but spared the death penalty, despite the fact that Jordan executes large numbers of criminals for relatively trivial offenses. Israel can strike Iran nuclear targets alone, IDF head says Gantz told Israel Radio that Israel had the capabilities to strike Iranian nuclear targets on its own if no country came to its aid, and that intense, thorough discussions between the military and political leadership on the matter were ongoing. "The Iranian challenge is very significant and we must approach it with a responsible long-term strategy. We will do what is necessary when it is necessary," Gantz said, adding that Israel was following nuclear developments in Iran closely. Iranian Official Repeats Threat to Raze Haifa and Tel Aviv He played down statements by the U.S. and Israel that all options are on the table in dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat, and said such statements signify their passive stance. Last month, Khamenei said that Iran will "annihilate" the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it comes under attack by the Jewish state. Ahmadinejad: 'We Don't Need Atomic Bomb' "We don't need an atomic bomb. ... And besides, it is not atomic bombs that threaten the world, but Western morals and culture declining in values." Iran continues to deny Western allegations that it is covertly developing the capacity to produce a nuclear bomb, claiming instead that its program is for energy and medical purposes. Korea, Iran, and the Dual-Loyalty Myth Yet no one of any significance is accusing Korean Americans of putting the interests of South Korea above those of the U.S. A Korean equivalent to the pack of lies contained in the book The Israel Lobby, by academics John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, has yet to be written, let alone make the New York Times bestseller list. Glenn Greenwald and Israel's booming anti-Zionism tourism trade While it's impossible to know how many of the record 3.5 millions tourists who visited Israel in 2012 (who brought $4.6 billion into the Israeli economy) were anti-Zionist activists, it seems that, contrary to Greenwald's claims, foreign travelers who are "critical of Israeli actions" or "supportive of Palestinian rights" don't have too hard of a time gaining entry into the state. If there is a concerted effort by Israeli authorities to bar anti-Zionist activists from entering the country, they're obviously doing a very poor job. Israeli Start Up is Securing the High Seas (VIDEO) Ami Daniel is CEO and co-founder of Windward Maritime Solutions, an Israeli start up that combines satellite imagery with intelligence data to predict where potentially dangerous ships might strike. "Most governmental intelligence agencies, as well as business intelligence organizations, act on information they have," wrote Daniel in a recent issue of Common Defense Quarterly. "Bloomberg" Shekel strongest currency in first quarter "Bloomberg" reported yesterday the shekel had the best performance of the 31 currencies monitored during the first quarter of 2013, because of Israel's stable growth and in anticipation of gas flow from the Tamar field, which is expected to have a favorable impact on the Israeli government deficit. Sun power to purify polluted water Thousands of years ago, sailors would spread seawater in flat beds aboard ship to let the sun evaporate it to separate out the salt. The same principle is behind a modern Israeli technology that relies on sun power to distill clean water for drinking and agriculture. "About 97 percent of the world's water is saltwater or polluted water," says Shimmy Zimels, CEO of Jerusalem-based SunDwater. That is why some 750 million people in 45 countries need to drill expensive wells, buy bottled water or even use contaminated water despite the huge health risks. Stand With Us: Stand Together For Israel

"Shut up," Miftah explains (updated) Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT As I have been reporting, the Miftah NGO published an article in Arabic - on Passover - saying that Jews drink Christian blood on that holiday. First, Miftah silently removed it. Then they claimed (in English and Arabic) that my revelation of the article was a "smear campaign" and defended the article as part of robust debate, but explaining that they took it down because it might be  "misunderstood." Then as they saw their donors and other prominent organizations questioning their decision to defend the article and they issued an apology, but only in English.  Their Arabic-speaking readers never saw the apology, although they still see their attack on me. Now, look how they respond to people asking about this: From the Miftah Facebook page, in response to some strident questions about the episode: MIFTAH · 1,094 like this 7 hours ago ·  Dear Friends, Comments, including constructive criticism, are welcome on this page. However, we will not tolerate hate language or slander. These comments will be removed. Thank you. Gad Grunwald You claim in your mission to want "an active and in-depth dialogue, the free flow of information and ideas" if so, may i ask why your apology from 1 April wasn't posted in your Arabic website (onlly posted in English). The antisemitic article of Al Zaru's was on your Arabic website. It seems your apology is just for your English public whom never read the article, and the Arabs whom have read it have no idea that Miftah doesn''t support the Jewish blood libel during Passover. MIFTAH Once again, MIFTAH does not need to explain itself any further on this subject. Any further comments on this subject will be removed. This is Miftah's idea of an "active and in-depth dialogue!" UPDATE: Gad's comment was indeed removed. That was followed with: Sol Robinson I kinda feel like in fact you DO need to explain yourself further. Why was there no arabic language apology? Why when it was pointed out that you had in fact published antisemitic literature was your response to call the pointing out of said publishing a "smear campaign?" Why was it possible for this to get published in the first place? I would appreciate an answer. 37 minutes ago MIFTAH MIFTAH offered an answer to its readers. It was not an article published by the organization's writers and it was taken down when the mistake was realized. 33 minutes ago Omri Schwarz Why was the apology only written in English? 15 minutes ago Gad Grunwald why was my comment removed ? Or are you making a point that MIFTAH stands for "active and in-depth dialogue, the free flow of information and ideas" 1 · 21 minutes ago · Edited Jonathan Simon I believe what people would like to see is an Arabic-language apology for the blood libel along with an explanation for the Arabic audience about the history of the Passover blood libel and how it is a hateful lie. It would have to amount to a complete denunciation of the message posted. Anything short of this will be inadequate. Who wrote the article does not matter. That MIFTAH was the mouthpiece for it does matter. 3 · 23 minutes ago Someone needs to keep track of the comments Miftah is deleting.

Tuesday Links Part 1 Posted: 16 Apr 2013 09:45 AM PDT From Ian: Boston Marathon Blasts: Doctor Credits Israelis With Helping Set Up Disaster Team (VIDEO) Hours following a pair of blasts at the Boston Marathon that left 2 dead and up to 100 wounded according to reports, a chief doctor at the hospital where many of the patients are being treated credited Israelis with teaching his team how to respond to such disastrous attacks. "About two years ago in actual fact we asked the Israelis to come across and they helped us set up our disaster team so that we could respond in this kind of manner," said Alastair Conn, Chief of Emergency Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, responding to a question about the preparedness of his staff to handle trauma on this scale. Jordan extremist praises Boston bombing The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group says he's "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston. "American blood isn't more precious than Muslim blood," said Mohammad al-Chalabi, who was convicted in an al-Qaeda-linked plot to attack US and other Western diplomatic missions in Jordan in 2003. Italy's Senators Rally for Arch Terrorist Marwan Barghouti Several Italian politicians and members of Europe's Parliament took part in a rally asking for the freeing of the Palestinian Arab mastermind of the Second Intifada there. Also present were Sabri Atieh, the "Palestinian ambassador" in Rome, and Qassam Barghouti, son of the terrorist. Blazing Cat Fur: Muslims Of Calgary Have Asked Allah To Curse Jews, Christians, Crusaders & Their Followers Don't Miss: Muslims Of Calgary Web Site Quotes Protocols Of Elders Of Zion To Prove Freemasonry A Jewish Plot - Update: The Muslims of Calgary have stripped the Freemasonry/Protocols of the Elders of Zion page from their site. Fatah Official: Now that Fayyad is Gone - Make Peace with Hamas "The president must hold consultations with Palestinian movements to form a national unity government and set a date for elections," Azzam al-Ahmed, a leader of the Fatah party, told Voice of Palestine radio. Egypt loan negotiations end without deal Egypt and the International Monetary Fund failed to agree on terms for a $4.8 billion loan that could ease a worsening economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation. 'Brotherhood are Nazis' Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, host of a television program that has been compared to Jon Stewart's Daily Show in the US, has presented a short segment comparing Cairo's ruling Muslim Brotherhood party to the Nazis. "I hereby declare my total support of all that is Muslim Brotherhood," Youssef began. Turkish pianist gets suspended term for anti-religious tweets A Turkish court on Monday convicted top Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say of denigrating religion through comments he made on Twitter and handed down a 10-month suspended prison sentence, his lawyer said. Milan mayor condemns Jewish cemetery defacement Vandals over the weekend tore away Stars of David decorating some 13 tombstones Dutch student punished for Holocaust remarks A Dutch boy of Turkish descent who said he was "glad about what Adolf Hitler did to Jews" was sentenced to mandatory classes on anti-Semitism. A spokesperson for the Dutch justice ministry told reporters Friday that the 15-year-old boy from Arnhem will have to "undergo mandatory educational activity" at nongovernmental organizations fighting racism and anti-Semitism. Australia makes Raoul Wallenberg first honorary citizen "The lives of those he rescued are Mr. Wallenberg's greatest memorial and Australia is honoured to have survivors he rescued living in Australia today," Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said, according to AFP and The Australian. An official ceremony is scheduled for May 6 in Canberra. Wallenberg has previously been awarded posthumous honorary citizenship of Israel, Hungary, the United States and Canada.

Lying Deir Yassin post at RNS taken down for "review" Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:00 AM PDT Yesterday  I noted a blog post by a University of North Carolina professor for Religion News Service filled with lies about Deir Yassin - and even with false images of that event. Today, that post is gone, replaced with: Editor's Note: This post has been temporarily suspended pending review by the editorial team at Religion News Service. A correspondent received this email from RNS: Thank you for your note. We are aware of the inaccuracies in Omid Safi's recent blogpost regarding Deir Yassin and are working to correct them. We are also reviewing our guidelines with our bloggers. RNS did not have bloggers until last year, and while we want to give bloggers latitude to express their opinions, we will not tolerate inaccuracies. Thank you for writing and sharing your concerns. I want you to know we are taking this very seriously. It is refreshing to see an appropriate response to outright lies. It shows that when people take the time to complain about anti-Israel slander, sometimes it pays off. Great job! One can only wonder what his students hear from him. By the way, Safi is considered a leader of the "progressive Muslim movement." (h/t DM and Ian)

Today's Google Doodle in Israel Posted: 16 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT Previous Google Doodles for Yom Ha'atzmaut can be seen here.

Arab states lead the Syria deadbeat parade Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:30 AM PDT I mentioned last week that rich Gulf states were big on pledging money to Syria, but not so great at following through. The Washington Post yesterday posted this graphic showing how much aid different countries have promised, and delivered, to help Syrians: (h/t Gidon Shaviv)

Haters disrupt South Africa Yom Ha'Atzmaut concert - no news coverage Posted: 16 Apr 2013 02:39 AM PDT Last night, there was a concert in Gold Reef City, Johannesburg to celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut: The counter-tenor Yaniv D'Or describes what happened on his Facebook page: Dear Friends, Tonight I felt the venom of hatred. During a performance in Johannesburg a group or protestors stormed the Lyric Theatre and shouted some strong pro palestinians slogans as I was singing the wonderful melody of Eli Eli which is written by Hannah Senesh at the time of the holocaust. They hated me for the wrong reasons. I am a proud Israeli and British citizen and very much supporting freedom for Palestine... I continued singing as if nothing happened in hope it was a one off incident. I was so wrong. After the break without any particular reason another protestor (female) stormed the stage as I was singing and started shouting again pro palestinian slogans, this time also exploding stinky bombs on stage. In a state of shock and this time also anger, I found myself hugging her, lifting her on my side while accompanying her back stage before handing her to security. She could have very easily stub me but my impulse was stronger than me and I couldn't feel fear at that point. Everyone have the right to voice their opinion but interrupting a concert just because of religious or nationality hatred is too much for me. There are other means one should express disagreement. Not like this. Sad times. One responder in Facebook named Sarah Wainer verified the event: I was at the concert last night. Yaniv gave an incredible performance, what a beautiful voice! How he managed to throw the lady off the stage and continue to sing at the same time, was also amazing!!! :) Thank you Yaniv! I cannot find a single news story about the interruption. SABC briefly mentions the protesters outside, but nothing about the concert itself being interrupted: Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) South Africa held a protest outside Gold Reef City in Johannesburg last night, where supporters of Israel were attending a music concert to celebrate Israeli Independence. It seems likely that the stink-bomb attack was well planned by BDS South Africa, because the hashtag in Twitter for the protest is "IsraelApartheidStinks." According to one anti-Israel tweeter, there were two women arrested - but they were released. Is the South African community so inured to these obnoxious haters that no one even thinks people throwing stink-bombs in the middle of a performance is even worth mentioning? (h/t Steven Z)

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