Elder of Ziyon Daily News

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Moo? Ma'an cow story misses the obvious Posted: 16 May 2013 08:59 PM PDT Ma'an reports: Customs agents in cooperation with the ministry of agriculture have recently detained four people accused of smuggling dozens of cows from Israel. Director general of veterinary services at the Palestinian ministry of agriculture Imad Mukarkir told Ma'an that about 100 cows and calves were seized. The suspected smugglers, he said, will be referred to the district attorney for legal procedures. Meanwhile, the animals will be quarantined and monitored for infections for two weeks. The suspects will also have to sign obligations to make sure they will not do it again. Mukarkir warned Palestinian merchants of the consequences of smuggling cows and calves from Israel. The ministry, he added, doesn't ban imports from Israel, but stipulates that importers adhere with certain regulations set to protect Palestinian citizens. Does this mean that there is a thriving illegal underground trade between Israelis and West Bank Arabs in cattle? Of course not. The cows were stolen. Arabs have been stealing Israeli cattle for decades, and they still do it today. But you wouldn't know about that by reading Ma'an. No, there are no thieves in this story,  just "smugglers." And after the quarantine, the cows will not be returned to their Israeli owners but instead remain with the PA.

More blood libels in Egyptian and Palestinian Arab media Posted: 16 May 2013 07:13 PM PDT Egyptian newspaper Misr El Gdida has another article about how Jews drink Christian blood for their holidays. Yes, this is really the illustration accompanying the story. This is part 2 of an article I noted a couple of weeks ago, but written by a different author. This one starts off with fake Talmudic quotes about how killing gentiles is obligatory - and goes downhill from there. It goes on to say that the legend of Dracula is actually true in that Jews love drinking blood, and claims that Jewish historians confirm the ritual slaughter of Christian babies. Apparently, Jews don't only drink blood as part of Purim pastries and Passover matzoh, but also during weddings and circumcisions. The article even sarcastically notes that French actress Brigitte Bardot was against Muslim ritual animal  slaughter, but never said a word about Jewish ritual murder! Then it goes through a history of blood libels in the Arab world, ironically proving how ingrained Arab antisemitism is. It brings examples of the libel from Egypt in 1881; Syria in 1810, 1840 and 1890; and in Lebanon in 1824, 1826, 1829 and 1834. The Rhodes blood libel is mentioned as well, along with  the long history of false accusations of the blood libel in medieval Europe. Naturally, no Arab has publicly condemned the newspaper for its libel against Jews. Just as naturally, human rights organizations are silent, as usual. UPDATE: A similar article listing dozens of false accusations of Jews murdering Christian children was also published in a "Palestinian diaspora" newspaper on Thursday.

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