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6/13 Links Part 2: Syrian Doctor Ask Israel To Save Patient and F1 Comes To Jerusalem.

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT

From Ian:
Syrian doctor, in unprecedented note, asks Israel to save patient's life
A handwritten doctor's note was found attached to the clothing of a Syrian man brought to Israel in critical condition Tuesday. The note explained, in Arabic, previous surgical procedures and medical care the man had received days before in Syria. It asked Israel to save his life because the Syrian doctors could not provide the necessary medical treatment.
While Israel has started to treat growing numbers of people wounded in Syrian battles close to the border in recent months, this was the first case of a cross-border "transfer" from a Syrian medical facility.
UK says Richard Falk article "resonant of longstanding antisemitic practice of blaming Jews"
Last week, in a June 6th response, the British government explained in detail why they recently condemned the UN's Richard Falk for antisemitism:
In the same article Mr Falk said that "as long as Tel Aviv has the compliant ear of the American political establishment, those who wish for peace and justice in the world should not rest easy." We believe this article is resonant of the longstanding antisemitic practice of blaming Jews (through the State of Israel by proxy) for all that is wrong in the world. This is unacceptable.
Sun News: Hillel Neuer Blasts Richard Falk


Where's the Coverage? Israel to Build Housing in West Bank...for Palestinians
If 600 housing units for Jews is worthy of coverage, why not even a mention of a plan to build nearly twice as many homes for Palestinian Arabs? Neither the LA Times nor any other major news outlet has covered an Israeli plan to develop hundreds of housing units for Arabs, on Israeli-controlled land in Area C. And it would not have taken a lot of investigating to find out about it. The Jerusalem Post reported last month, "J'lem plans 1,140 Palestinian homes near Jericho"
Amid Global Focus on Jewish Construction, NGO Counters Illegal Arab Building
While the international community often focuses on the legal status of Jewish construction in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria, two Israeli government initiatives—a proposed transfer of Israeli land near Jericho to Palestinians and a law that would retroactively legalize tens of thousands of Bedouin structures in the south—are highlighting the issue of illegal Arab building across Israel.
At the forefront of tackling this issue is Regavim, an NGO that tracks illegal Arab building and prosecutes it in Israeli courts.
BBC Red Carded for Capital Offense
The BBC this week insisted that "no offence was intended" after Tel Aviv was described as Israel's capital during a commentary on the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Washington Watch: What does aid to Egypt get us?
Peace with Israel is the locomotive that pulls aid to Egypt through the Congress, but there are other cars on the train.
The Egyptian government of Mohamed Morsi is facing growing pressure from some members of Congress who want to reduce or withhold some aid to press his Islamist government to improve its human rights record.
US House c'tee triples missile funding to Israel
The US House of Representatives Armed Service Committee tripled President Brack Obama's request for missile defense collaboration with Israel and sought to include the United States in Iron Dome development.
Holocaust memorials continue to proliferate in small towns
Though precise numbers are difficult to come by, Holocaust studies experts say museums and monuments dedicated to the genocide have proliferated across the United States over the past two decades.
Major American cities typically have at least one Holocaust memorial, but now many midsized ones do too, like Richmond, Va., Charleston, SC, and El Paso, Texas. Memorials are even found in relatively small cities, like Whitwell, Tenn., and Palm Desert, Calif. And more are in the works, including a recently approved monument designed by architect Daniel Libeskind to be built on the statehouse grounds in Columbus, Ohio.
'Super diva' Babs has Israel in a tizzy
Barbra Streisand touches down in Israel next week, and the country is in a tizzy for the arrival of Babs.
The iconic Jewish-American singer will visit for 10 days and perform two concerts on June 20 and 22 at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, as well as a private performance on June 18 in Jerusalem to honor President Shimon Peres's 90th birthday.
Major Chinese Conglomerate to Open Tech Incubator in Israel
One of China's largest conglomerates has announced it plans to establish a technology incubator in Israel.
Fosun International chairman Guo Guangchang told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the plan following the latter's recent visit to the country, Globes reports.
Israeli Technology Reveals the Secrets Behind a Voice
Amir Liberman, founder and CEO of Nemesysco, told Arutz Sheva that the voice analysis is used "for various purposes, starting from very intensive security investigative needs, to human resource screening, lawful interception and even for commercial purposes such as fraud prevention and insurance risk assessment for credit cards."
Say goodbye to surgical stitches and staples
Plasma is a gas in which a certain proportion of the particles are ionized. It has been shown to offer manifold benefits including tissue welding, control of bleeding, enhancement of tissue repair, disinfection and destruction of cancer cells. However, plasma has enjoyed a limited role in surgery due to the high temperatures it creates and resulting harmful effects on body tissue. IonMed's scientists found a way to make use of cold plasma as the power behind the BioWeld1.
Cooperation is new watchword in pharma business, says top exec
Israel has in recent years turned into a life sciences powerhouse — the world leader in the number of medical device patents per capita, and second in biopharmaceuticals. In the coming weeks, the Office of the Chief Scientist will close a $5 billion tender for establishment of a biopharma incubator. In addition, of course, Israel is home to Teva, the world's largest generic drug maker.
Jerusalem fast and furious over Formula 1
According to the mayor's spokesperson, the goal is to test the Formula 1 event over the next two days before deciding whether it will become an annual fixture.
"We have 100,000 spectators from Israel and abroad coming through Jerusalem right now, here for the light festival and the book fair. We're expecting people from all over the country," she said. "When Mayor Barkat talks about Formula 1, he talks about the investment, not the spending. This is for the tourists as well, and Jerusalem is a big tourist city."
BGU students design race car for 'Peace Road Show'
A Formula 1 race car designed and built by student engineers from Ben-Gurion University will be featured in the Formula 1 "Peace Road Show," among world-class vehicles from Ferrari, Mercedes and Audi, scheduled to traverse the capital's streets Thursday and Friday.
Waze and means: The tactical and strategic failure of BDS
These are hardly exceptional examples. As an incident with an Australian BDS Facebook page illustrated last month, while all BDS supporters are not antisemites, its fair to say that nearly all antisemites are BDS supporters.
Given the preponderance of evidence that BDS harms, and not helps the chances for peace by weakening moderates, BDS activists have found the need to resort to deception in their attempt to market their ideology to the mainstream.
It hasn't been easy for them. BDS activists crave validation that their methods are working in order to build morale and recruit more supporters. When the evidence says otherwise, they naturally seek to create an illusion of success. It's impossible for them to make the case that their campaign has made even the slightest dent in SodaStream. For this reason, it stands to reason that sooner or later, they will be compelled to shift their focus and prey upon far poorer performing companies - or more likely, bully more small businesses - in order to maintain this deception.

Video: Syrian rebels blow up tank with guided missile

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT

This is an impressive video, allegedly of Syrian rebels blowing up a Syrian tank with a wire-guided missile:

70 Gaza farmers attend Tel Aviv agriculture exhibition, in yet another #BDSFail

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Palestine Today quotes Reshet Bet radio as saying that 70 farmers from Gaza attended a Tel Aviv agriculture conference and exhibition this week.

The report says that there is currently NIS 1.6 billion ($450 million) in trade between Israel and Gaza.

JPost adds:
An opportunity to once again export fruits and vegetables to the Israeli market could be game-changing not only to Gazan farmers but also to the larger relationship between the Gazan people and their Israeli neighbors, farmers from the territory told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

"We want to sell in Israel," said Mahmoud Ikhlain, chairman of the Beit Lahiya Cooperative.

"The market in Israel is a good market. All the time, we and Israel are in contact."

"We are neighbors," Ikhlain added.

There was a similar exhibition last January, where 30 Gaza farmers attended.

All this is very confusing, because we are constantly told that "Palestinian civil society" supports boycotting Israel.

Could it be that the BDS movement is lying, and most real Palestinian Arabs don't have a problem working together with Israel?

Nah, they wouldn't lie. Never. Perish the thought.

Arab media: "Israeli spies fighting in Syria"

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Osama Hamdan, foreign ministry spokesman for Hamas, admits that there have been some "technical" problems that caused Lebanese officials to stop allowing Gazans with Hamas visas into the country.

Those "technical issues" include people caught with forged documents who were sneaking into Lebanon to fight with the rebels in Syria.

Hamdan promised that Hamas would never do anything to threaten the security of any Arab nation.

Hizballah handed over the bodies of several of these Palestinians found in Quseir with their forged visas, and "sources say" that they were actually Israeli spies sent to fight with the Syria rebels!

Reports indicate that the Lebanese, and especially Hezbollah, are upset at Hamas for this forged documents scandal and that there might be formal charges brought. This would explain Hamdan's eagerness to smooth ruffled feathers, and possibly Hizballah started the "Israeli spy" story also to keep the infighting between Hamas in Lebanon and Hizballah out of the public eye as long as possible.

Israel is the go-to excuse in cases like this, as always.

6/13 Links Part 1: Fatah Thugs, PA Honors Terrorists and Gazan Farmers want to Trade with Israel

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 09:20 AM PDT

From Ian:
Khaled Abu Toameh: The Palestinian Authority's Reign of Terror
Then, Fatah thugs recruited by the Palestinian Authority attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters who had set up tents in the center of Ramallah. The protesters were beaten and their tents set on fire as Palestinian Authority policemen stood on the side and refused to interfere.
By resorting to this policy of terror and intimidation against its critics and political opponents, the Palestinian Authority leadership in the West Bank is once again showing that it is not much different from other Arab dictatorships. It is these measures that have driven many Palestinians away from the Palestinian Authority and straight into the open arms of Hamas and other extremist groups.
PM to Palestinians: Stop squabbling, start talking
Netanyahu said, "My goal is to see a historic compromise that ends the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians once and for all."
"This will entail a demilitarized Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state, with ironclad security arrangements for Israel – recognition, security, demilitarization," Netanyahu said.
"I believe that these are the elements for peace. I don't pose them as preconditions for negotiations. I look forward to enter those negotiations without preconditions without delay. I am ready for such a peace. I hope the Palestinians are ready too," he said.
Media Comment: The self-perception of 'Haaretz'
Haaretz is not so much a newspaper as an ideological tract. Its professional shortcomings, such as its publisher's narrow focus and the clique-like character of the editorial staff, have turned Haaretz into an organ injurious to free, open and pluralistic thinking.
Gideon Levy trumpets his non- Zionism. Amira Haas was quoted saying to The New Yorker "my tribe is leftists, not liberal Zionists." Regular columnist and Israel Prize laureate Prof. Ze'ev Sternhell in 2001 wrote in Haaretz's pages "There is no doubt about the legitimacy of [Palestinian] armed resisitance".
Harriet Sherwood visits town of Nabi Selah – forgets to mention the little monster it spawned
You may recall that the town of Nabi Selah (and Sherwood's protagonist, Bassem Tamimi) was featured in a New York Times magazine cover story by Ben Ehrenreich, which romanticized the culture of terrorism in Bassem's 'little village', and whitewashed the crime of its most famous resident, a woman named Ahlam Tamimi – whom, per Ehrenreich, is still much-loved in the town.
As Arnold and Frimet Roth explained in-depth recently, in response to Ehrenreich's story, Tamimi (released in 2011 during the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange) is the Palestinian who escorted a suicide bomber to a Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem in 2001 – a massacre which left fifteen people dead, including the Roth's' daughter Malki who was only fifteen years old at the time
Palestinian indicted of murdering settler
Salam Zagal of Tulkarem was indicted in a military court Wednesday for the murder of Evyatar Borowsky on April 30. According to the charges, Zagal set out to kill a Jewish settler, and Borowsky was the unlucky target.
Abbas won't dismiss official who praised killer of settler
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not adhere to the request of several US congressmen to reprimand a Fatah official who praised the killer of an Israeli settler in the West Bank, Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported on Wednesday.
The congressmen urged Abbas to dismiss the official, Sultan Abu al-Einein from the government after saying "We salute the heroic fighter, the self-sacrificing Salam Al-Zaghal [the killer of Israeli settler Evyatar Borovsky]."
PA honors 3 terrorists serving 166 life sentences
Last month, Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Karake chose to honor terrorist Abdallah Barghouti, who is serving 67 life sentences and is responsible for the death of 66 Israelis in suicide terror attacks. Together with a delegation including District Governor of Ramallah, Laila Ghannam, he paid a "solidarity visit" to Barghouti's family.
Hamas to execute 2 Palestinians linked with Israel
Hamas intends to execute two Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who were recently convicted of "collaborating" with Israel.
A Hamas official said that the two men, who were not identified, would be executed by hanging by the end of this month, probably next week.
Egypt
Egyptian Minister Reveals Hamas Aided Brotherhood Prison Break
Now, judicial sources claim that former Egyptian Interior Minister Mahmoud Wagdy testified that Hamas cooperated with the Muslim Brotherhood to conduct prison breaks during the outbreak of the uprising. A source said that Wagdy testified before the Appellate Court of Ismailia, asserting that Egyptian intelligence "monitored communications between the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas concerning participation in the Friday of Rage (the fourth day of the uprising and the storming of the prisons."
Children recruited by regime and rebels in Syria, says UN study
The Assad regime and the Syrian rebels have recruited boys and girls under the age of 18 to their ranks, a new UN study has found.
They are used mostly as "suicide bombers or human shields," in combat and support roles.
The report also details the regime's abuse of boys it suspects are linked to opposition groups.
Lebanon Warns Syria after Gunship Attack
Lebanon's army warned it will hit back against any new attacks from Syria after a helicopter gunship struck an eastern town on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions ahead of US-British talks on the conflict.
Syrian Civil War an 'Iranian Fight' Says Think Tank Chief
The head of a think tank in Dubai says Syria's civil war has become a fight for Iran's survival and rulership in the Middle East.
Mustafa Alani, director of security and defense at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Council, explained in a report published by The Washington Post on Wednesday that the Syrian government's chief backer, Iran, is the most responsible for its survival in the savage civil war that began in March 2011.
Iran's deep-rooted terror networks pose 'real risk'
There are "clear signs" that terrorist networks first established by Iran in several South American countries in the 1980s and 1990s are still in place, and there are indications that Iran has similar networks in Europe, the Argentinian prosecutor who investigated the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires told The Times of Israel.
In a telephone interview a week after he issued a 500-page report on the bombing and Iran's wider terrorist infiltration of South America, Alberto Nisman said that Tehran had established its terror networks for the strategic long term, ready to be used "whenever it needs them.
Google: Iran Broke Into Thousands of Gmail Accounts
Most of the victims were Iranians, or user Farsi in their accounts, a Google official said, indicating that the data theft involved may be connected to domestic Iranian issues – perhaps the local Iranian elections, set for Friday. The data theft began some three weeks ago, Google said.
Mossad head, in Ankara, reveals Iran's anti-Turkish activity
Pardo gave Fidan information, from the Mossad and other Israeli intelligence hierarchies, concerning anti-Turkish activity by Syria and Iran, Israeli sources said later Wednesday. This included intelligence on Iranian Revolutionary Guards activity inside Turkey, the sources said, noting that Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this week charged that foreign elements were involved in the Taksim Square protests in Istanbul.
Egypt, Pakistan deny importing Israeli arms
Also on Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Ministry released a statement stating, "Israel denies selling any military equipment to Pakistan," and that Israel plans to contact the British office in charge of export permits to seek an explanation for the information that was published.
The statement then went into damage control mode, trying to keep Pakistan's bitter enemy, India, from thinking that the report is true. "Israel's strategic relationship with India, the strongest [most populous] democracy in the world, which like Israel is dealing with terrorist threats and is a key anchor in international relations," said the statement.
Gaza farmers: Exports to Israel could improve ties
An opportunity to once again export fruits and vegetables to the Israeli market could be game-changing not only to Gazan farmers but also to the larger relationship between the Gazan people and their Israeli neighbors, farmers from the territory told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
"We want to sell in Israel," said Mahmoud Ikhlain, chairman of the Beit Lahiya Cooperative.
"The market in Israel is a good market. All the time, we and Israel are in contact."
"We are neighbors," Ikhlain added.

There are FIVE amusement parks in Gaza (photos)

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Once again, prepare yourselves to see the horrible suffering of Gazans in their open-air prison. It is brutal, but you must force yourself to watch, so you can be a witness for future generations:






This comes from a Palestine Today feature about all the summer fun available to poor, deprived, starving Gazans.

According to the article, Gaza has five theme parks and 12 tourist resorts, all receiving record numbers of visitors.

I doubt highly that residents of, say, El Arish, Egypt, have such a selection of amusement parks within an hour drive.

Erdogan blaming Israel for riots in Turkey

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Hurriyet Daily News, June 3:
Turkish intelligence is looking into possible links between the incidents in Taksim Square and foreign powers, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a press conference today before leaving for Morocco, accusing internal and foreign actors of supporting the Gezi Park protests.

"Our intelligence work is ongoing [to determine the foreign actors behind the protests]. It is not possible to reveal their names. But we will have meetings with their heads," said Erdoğan.
June 12:
The head of Israel's Mossad, Tamir Pardo, met secretly with the Turkish intelligence agency's undersecretary, Hakan Fidan, on June 10 in Ankara, with Syria and Iran on the agenda.

Fidan and Pardo shared information about the latest situation in Syria as well as the influence of Iran in the country.....Fidan and Pardo also reprotedly [sic] discussed the ongoing protests in Turkey, which started two weeks ago to oppose a development project in Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park and spread to the other parts of the country.
Commenter Yoel noticed the juxtaposition, and the only other I found that made that connection was IBTimes.

But later Yoel sent me more proof, also from Hurriyet today:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his belief that the Gezi Park protests have external connections, adding that the interest lobby and foreign news outlets were also involved. "Those against whom we said 'one minute' are now delighted," Erdoğan was quoted as saying during a meeting with the chairman of the Confederation of Turkish Craftsmen and Tradesmen (TESK) Bendevi Palandöken on June 12.

Erdoğan notoriously reacted by uttering "one minute" to Israeli President Shimon Peres during the 2009 Davos Economic Forum.

"Even if not in such a manner, we had foreseen these events as a series of conspiracies three months ago. We had received some intelligence reports," Erdoğan also said.


There are a lot of good reasons why Israel and Turkey should have a close relationship. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the only reason they shouldn't. .

Palestinian Muslim gets caught being drunk - so he blames the IDF

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 02:47 AM PDT

Ma'an has the latest shocking story of IDF cruelty:
Israeli intelligence officers forced a Palestinian man from Beit Ummar to drink wine at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, a local committee spokesman said.

An Israeli military patrol stopped Muhammad Khalil Abu Dayyah, 24, from the Safa neighborhood near Beit Ummar and forced him into a military tower at the entrance to Beit Ummar, said Muhammad Ayyad Awad, spokesman of Beit Ummar's committee against Israel's separation wall and settlements.

Abu Dayyah was being asked to give names of young men who participate in clashes against Israeli forces in the Hebron-district town, Awad said.

When Abu Dayyah refused to cooperate with the soldiers, they brought an intelligence officer who took out a list of names of young locals and asked him to identify them.

Abu Dayyah refused to give any information, and the intelligence officer pointed a rifle at the back of his head and ordered him to drink a bottle of wine.

Awad said that after Abu Dayyah drank the bottle, he passed out for an hour. He was awoken by Israeli soldiers who then threw him out of the military installation, he added.

Locals who witnessed Abu Dayyah being taken away by Israeli forces took him home after the incident, confirming that he appeared under the influence and smelling of alcohol.

The consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam.
This story is all over the Arabic media. FARS News of Iran published it as well, along with a host of anti-Israel webpages.

Yes, the IDF's secret weapon is apparently a bottle of Man-O-Manischewitz!




The Jewish Press actually bothered to ask the IDF to investigate the incident. Here was the response:
After reviewing the incident, all indications show that the described event did not occur. Yesterday, a Palestinian who was apparently inebriated approached an army post near Beit Ummar. Using minimal, non-aggressive measures, IDF forces moved him away from the spot.

Military Sources: No active engagements took place between IDF forces and locals in the area in question during the last 48 hours.
"The IDF made me do it" is the modern Palestinian Arab's version of "The dog ate my homework."

It turns out that Abu Dayyah has been in the news before. Among other incidents, this story in Dostour from last year, sourced to the same local committee, says that Israeli soldiers in Beit Ummar beat him - and that Abu Dayyah was mentally ill. 
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