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- Pnina Tamano-Shata, Ethiopian MK, tells her story (video)
- Another day, another anti-Israel conference
- 8/27 Links Part 2: Palestinian State in Jordan 'Inevitable', Falk Keynote Speaker at Aust. Hatefest
- PA kills man in Nablus while trying to arrest him.
- Fatah terrorists dominate Qalandiya funerals
- 8/27 Links Part 1: In Syria, America Loses if Either Side Wins, Iran Increases Enrichment Capacity
- What part of "Iran's Supreme Leader" doesn't the NYT understand?
- Clashes between Islamic Jihad and Hamas on Sunday
- Tamarod Gaza notes that Israel-PLO talks have been more successful than Hamas-Fatah
| Pnina Tamano-Shata, Ethiopian MK, tells her story (video) Posted: 27 Aug 2013 07:00 PM PDT |
| Another day, another anti-Israel conference Posted: 27 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT Yesterday was the conclusion of the "Conference on Supervisors of Palestinian Refugees Affairs in Arab Host Countries," held in Cairo. It was the 90th such conference. The conference, which was held at the Headquarters of the Arab League, discussed the condition of the Palestinian refugees, the financial crisis facing the UNRWA as well as recommendations of the previous conference.The conference concluded with a number of statements, calling for support of so-called "refugees" in Syria and Lebanon, calling to support UNRWA (which gets practically nothing from the countries at the conference,) and of course a litany of condemnations of Israel - including supposedly planning to build a synagogue on the Temple Mount, for supposedly ethnically cleansing Arabs from the north of Jerusalem (speaking here of Bedouin,) From what I can tell, this conference is staged twice a year. Isn't it great when Arab countries who, without exception, discriminate against Palestinian Arabs in refugee camps, come together to complain about how Israel is acting? Even better is this photo that accompanies Al Ahram's coverage, subtitled "Palestinian Refugees":  Look at the tents. They don't say UNRWA, but UNHCR. These aren't Palestinian Arabs (who have not been in tents for decades) but Iraqi refugees!           |
| 8/27 Links Part 2: Palestinian State in Jordan 'Inevitable', Falk Keynote Speaker at Aust. Hatefest Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:30 PM PDT From Ian: An Open Letter From the AJC to Ban Ki-Moon In fact, you yourself have acknowledged, publicly and privately in the past, that there is discrimination against Israel at the UN. And it is in violation of the noble UN Charter, which assures the equal rights of all member states, big and small.Back to the future Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have resumed – but over time it will, once again, become clear that a full resolution to the conflict, including Palestinian statehood, is not in the cards. The reasons are plentiful and self-evident; not only is the very concept of separate Palestinian nationhood, (as historians of the Palestinian national movement themselves have admitted) largely contrived and recent Palestinian Arabs are a fundamentally tribal and clannish society whose separate parts often have closer ties with Arab societies and families in other countries than with their supposed compatriots.Palestinian State in Jordan 'Inevitable' Zahran did not pull any punches Sunday afternoon, speaking at a conference entitled "Two States for Two People, on Two Sides of the Jordan River." Deriding the Jordanian ruling elite as "Armani-wearing, English-speaking autocrats" he called on all parties to consider a radically different track to the current peace initiatives based off of a "Two State Solution" which would see a Palestinian Authority-run state in Judea and Samaria.Palestinians don't care if 'soldiers felt threatened' The sense that one gets from this, and from the official denial by the State Department that negotiations were canceled, is that somebody on the Palestinian side wanted to create the impression that the PA called off a session of negotiations that never existed. However, both sides were extremely careful not to divulge any information as to when the next round of talks would take place, while acknowledging that negotiations would, in fact, continue.The Real West Bank Terror War The prevailing narrative of the incidents alluded to in the preceding paragraph follow this line in which the presence of Israeli forces in Palestinian areas is not merely a provocation but a standing argument for the need to force the Jewish state to pull back to the 1967 lines. But the problem with this narrative is that it is based on a lie. Incidents like the one that occurred today in Qalandia that resulted in three Palestinian deaths and last week's confrontation in Jenin do illustrate the problem with the peace process, but it is not the one that the liberal mainstream media and the international press think it is. The idea that Israel is staging these attacks to undermine the talks is false. The fact that the IDF is forced to enter built-up areas in order to track down terrorist suspects shows just how unreliable the Palestinian Authority is as a peace partner. Moreover, the willingness of mobs in these towns to rally to defend suspects and attack the IDF with gunfire and rocks is testimony to how deeply rooted support for terror operations is in a Palestinian population that we are told is ready for an end to the conflict.IDF Backs Soldiers in Kalandiya Incident The IDF said Monday evening that it was backing the soldiers who were involved in an incident in Kalandiya, north of Jerusalem, on Monday morning, in which three Palestinian Authority Arabs were shot dead.Kalandia Rioter Previously Released in Shalit Deal Yunis Jahjouh, 22, was killed along with Rubeen Abed Fares and Jihad Aslan. He was 19 at the time of the "Shalit Deal," which saw more than 1,000 terrorists released from Israeli prisons.UNWRA reports worker, Rubin Zayed, was one of three Palestinians killed in Kalandiya clashes It reported that a second UNRWA state member, a sanitation laborer, was shot in the leg during the clashes.Rioters attack Israeli security forces, BBC reports 'confrontation' That "large crowd" apparently numbered around fifteen hundred rioters - as was noted in earlier versions of the BBC report but omitted in later ones. Some idea of the type of "rocks" used to attack the Border Policemen who – as BBC readers only learn in the eighth paragraph – were in the process of trying to arrest a terror suspect, can be gained from this video apparently filmed by onlookers.The banality of Lisa Goldman's Israel-bashing Peter Beinart's Open Zion website claims to "foster an open and unafraid conversation about Israel, Palestine, and the Jewish future." The "unafraid" apparently reflects the popular canard that it is somehow dangerous to criticize Israel, but the site's offerings tend to prove that most Open Zion contributors – among them avowed anti-Zionists like Yousef Munayyer – are indeed "unafraid" to depict the Jewish state in the worst possible light.Daphne Anson: Falk Down Under: A Stern Warning The Israel-bashing crowd Down Under are evidently delighted at the prospect of having the notorious Israel-demonising Richard Falk among them.British Academy Supporting Racist Lecturer Condemned by UK Sept. 11 Canberra conference to feature top 9/11 conspiracy theorist, UN Watch urges British Academy to pull support for Richard Falk's Australia event.Richard Falk: Egyptians supporting Sisi are Islamophobes, may even be thinking genocide Now even Muslims can be Islamphobes!Israel backers hit by web 'witch hunt' Antisemitic abuse aimed at Israel advocates should receive the same level of public scrutiny as high-profile Twitter incidents, experts and victims have said.New Oil Field Could Yield Rich Returns for Israel A newly discovered field off Israel's coast may have a significant amount of light crude oil – the kind of oil that international producers use to make most of the world's gasoline. The Shemen company informed the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Monday that the Yam 3 field, where drilling has been going on for several months, shows signs of light crude under the sea bed, at a depth of about 5,500 meters.Israel's 'Irreversible' acquired by ABC The pilot episode will be developed by series co-creator Segahl Avin, a co-executive producer of the US series, along with Peter Tolan, according to the Deadline Hollywood website. The cast has yet to be announced. "Bilti Hafich," which has been on since January, was renewed for a second season.IDF Blog: How the IDF Prepares Israeli Schools for Emergencies The Home Front Command prepares schools and businesses across the country from all of Israel's communities for emergency situationsIsraeli designer creates 'bomb-proof' backpack for kids The backpack, according to the Daily Mail, has been designed to act as a basic personal shelter in the event of an emergency or terror strike.Promise of psoriasis cure on the horizon About four million Americans suffer from psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune skin disease that causes patches of inflamed, silvery-white scabs. There is no cure for the condition, but Israeli researchers believe they may be on the road to formulating a groundbreaking drug candidate that could finally do the job.Israel ranks 4th globally in health care efficiency In a new ranking of countries with the most efficient health care, Israel came in fourth, while the US ranked — behind Iran — in 46th position.Syria's wounded treated in Israel      |
| PA kills man in Nablus while trying to arrest him. Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:39 PM PDT Ma'an reported this morning: The Palestinian Authority on Monday called for the formation of an international committee to investigate the killing of three Palestinians in Qalandia refugee camp.If killing in a police action warrants an international inquiry, then I suppose the PA will be happy to volunteer for such an inquiry itself: Palestinian security forces killed a man in a Nablus-area refugee camp late Tuesday, officials and witnesses said.Sounds like they acted in a "reckless manner without accountability," doesn't it? But the PA - the same PA that says Israel acts irresponsibly - claims that they entered the camp to arrest Odeh on suspicion of having illegal arms. They were surprised when they were fired upon, and when stones were thrown at them. They say that they fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd. And they said that they were surprised that anyone was killed by their bullets. Which means they are saying pretty much what the Israeli Border Police said yesterday - except that they weren't attacked by hundreds of people with Molotov cocktails and 50 lb. boulders being dropped from the roofs nearby. Residents in Nablus are no happier with the PA than they were with Israel, though. Here's video of the man after he was fatally shot (warning: graphic) Here are angry Arabs destroying what is evidently a PA security car: And here are some fires set by Nablus residents tonight:      |
| Fatah terrorists dominate Qalandiya funerals Posted: 27 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT Most media didn't mention this, but this sentence in the Washington Post about the funeral procession in Qalandiya yesterday pretty much says it all: As members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades fired automatic weapons in the air, a local Muslim cleric told the mourners that "the Israelis don't want peace. They want to shed our blood."In fact, raw video of the procession shows a large masked Al Aqsa Brigades contingent, firing lots of weapons and trying to look tough: The end of this video shows how reporters love to take romantic shots of the gunmen, with one of the terrorists even doing a sort of pirouette, fashion-model style, to ensure that the footage looks more dramatic: Remember, this Fatah terror group was supposedly dismantled in 2008.      |
| 8/27 Links Part 1: In Syria, America Loses if Either Side Wins, Iran Increases Enrichment Capacity Posted: 27 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT From Ian: In Syria, America Loses if Either Side Wins Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the use of chemical weapons in attacks on civilians in Syria last week was undeniable and that the Obama administration would hold the Syrian government accountable for a "moral obscenity" that has shocked the world's conscience.Tony Blair: military intervention in Syria vital to prevent 'breeding ground for extremism' ''People wince at the thought of intervention. But contemplate the future consequence of inaction and shudder: Syria mired in carnage between the brutality of Assad and various affiliates of al Qaida, a breeding ground of extremism infinitely more dangerous than Afghanistan in the 1990s; Egypt in chaos, with the West, however unfairly, looking as if it is giving succour to those who would turn it into a Sunni version of Iran."Barry Rubin: America's Impending Defeat in Syria The administration has trapped itself with two problems. One is that the rebels who are being supported in Syria are extreme radicals who may set off blood baths and regional instability if they win. The other is that a challenge has been given to very reckless forces: Iran, Syria, and Hizballah. When the United States threatens these three players the response is "make my day!"Here's How Kerry, Hillary and Obama Let Assad Get Away with Murder Even seven years ago Kerry knew better than President Bush's advisers and stated that the Bush administration's refusal to talk to Syria and Iran is "a mistake" and "the kind of policy that's got us into trouble" in the region.Expert: US-led attack on Syria may lead to increased Russian cooperation with Iran Russia warned Western powers on Monday against any military intervention in Syria, saying the use of force without a United Nations mandate would violate international law. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow had no plans to be drawn into a military conflict over the civil war in Syria and that Washington and its allies would be repeating "past mistakes" if they intervened in Syria.US to present evidence Tuesday ahead of Syria strike Unlike the invasion of Iraq, however, US-led military action in Syria will likely be brief and limited in scope, a punishment for chemical attacks and a deterrent against future use of nonconventional weapons, administration officials told the Washington Post on Monday, stressing that the United States had no desire to become embroiled in the civil war there.Israeli intelligence seen as central to US case against Syria This time, too, Israeli military intelligence has reportedly played a key role in providing evidence of Assad's chemical weapons use. On Friday, Israel's Channel 2 reported that the weapons were fired by the 155th Brigade of the 4th Armored Division of the Syrian Army, a division under the command of the Syrian president's brother, Maher Assad. The nerve gas shells were fired from a military base in a mountain range to the west of Damascus, the TV report said.Assad wants Assad dead In my best estimation, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad wants his brother Maher dead. Also, in my best estimation, it was Maher who unleashed the gas attack without any warnings or orders from anyone, which is why Russia has issued a statement saying a US military intervention will not cause it to start a war. The Russians are happy if this surgical US approach means Bashar can survive.Israel readies homefront for possible Syrian attack Patriot anti-missile batteries in Haifa put on alert - Netanyahu convenes security cabinet - IDF announces major drill on Golan Heights - Education Minister Shay Piron: School system ready for any deterioration of security situation.New Details of Jewish-American Photojournalist Held, Tortured by Syrian Jihadists for Seven Months Schrier is one of at least 15 Westerners, mostly journalists, abducted so far this year. The New York Times noted that his experience reflects an overall decline in security, and a spike in extremism.Syrian FM decries US lies on chemical weapons, says military intervention would serve Israel The Syrian foreign minister said that a US strike against Syria would serve the interests of Israel and al-Qaida linked groups.Syrian FM Threatens 'Surprises' for Western Forces Muallem said that his country had defenses that would "surprise" the world, and that any such action against it would serve the interests of Israel and Al-Qaeda.Report: Hezbollah Fighters Receive Treatment for Exposure to Chemical Agents At least four Hezbollah fighters came into contact with chemical agents in Syria and are receiving treatment in Beirut, a security source told Lebanon's The Daily Star on Monday.At IDF's Faux Hezbollah Village, Israeli Troops Prepare for a Third Lebanon War Israeli officials say Hezbollah has an arsenal of more than 60,000 Iranian-made rockets, some capable of reaching Tel Aviv. In 2006, Hezbollah fired roughly 4,000 rockets at Israel during a month-long war. Next time around, Hezbollah could fire that many missiles every two days. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an IDF spokesman, said at least some of the missiles would probably make it past the Iron Dome air-defense systems Israel has had in place since March 2011. "The volume of rockets would challenge the capabilities of the Iron Dome," Lerner told me. "It would not be able to stop all of them."Gaza in a state of shock after Egypt upheaval "For Hamas, Morsi's ouster has been like a political tsunami," says Palestinian political expert Omar Shaban, who lives in Gaza City. "For the past year, they've had every imaginable support - both economic and political - and suddenly, it's all changed," he explains.Why is Crushing the Muslim Brotherhood a Bad Thing? Here's a wacky, outside-the-envelope idea that we just might want to give a shot – let's try defeating our enemies. It's bound to work out better than protecting and empowering them.Washington Post lobby locked down during Egyptian anti-Morsi protest The protest appeared to include, among others, a large number of Coptic Christians, who make up about one-tenth of Egypt's population and many of whom live in the District and neighboring suburbs. Some complained that the Post had not sufficiently covered the rash of mob violence against churches and Christian-owned businesses in Egypt since the July 3 military coup that removed President Mohamed Morsi.UN report: Iran increasing enrichment capacity In its upcoming report, the UN nuclear watchdog is expected to reveal that Iran is continuing to move forward with its nuclear program, Reuters reported on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency will cite diplomats who said that Tehran has increased its capacity to enrich uranium, and has begun to produce fuel for a plutonium reactor in Arak, the report said.Sentenced to death for a sip of water ...though I'm kept in a tiny, windowless cell, I want my voice and my anger to be heard. I want the whole world to know that I'm going to be hanged for helping my neighbor. I'm guilty of having shown someone sympathy. What did I do wrong? I drank water from a well belonging to Muslim women, using "their" cup, in the burning heat of the midday sun.      |
| What part of "Iran's Supreme Leader" doesn't the NYT understand? Posted: 27 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT Today the New York Times has its latest of a series of articles fawning over Iran's supposed new direction. This one concentrates on its new foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. Until this summer, Mohammad Javad Zarif, one of Iran's most accomplished diplomats, was an outcast, exiled from the government by ultraconservatives for working too closely with the West. Rather than presenting the Iranian case to the world, as he had done so effectively throughout a 35-year diplomatic career, he was spending his days teaching at the Foreign Ministry's training center on a quiet, leafy campus in North Tehran.Maybe Zarif is a wonderful person. Maybe he secretly eats turkey on Thanksgiving and watches Real Housewives of Atlanta. But Zarif, like the new "moderate" Iranian president Rouhani, cannot make any real decisions on policy. Because Iran is a dictatorship under Ayatollah Khamanei. Khamanei is not just a mere dictator, but also the religious leader of the nation. His word is divine law. His freaking title is "Supreme Leader."  Literally nothing can be done in Iran's government or official media without Khamanei's tacit approval. The person that allows Rouhani and Zarif to put a moderate face on Iran in the New York Times is the same person that allows the most crazed antisemitic and anti-Western conspiracy theories to be published in Iran's official media. Yet the New York Times, and other newspapers, barely mention Khamanei any more as they fall over themselves praising Iran's new, supposedly moderate leadership. Rouhani and Zarif are nothing more than smiling faces on an autocratic regime that supports terrorism, seeks to become a world power using nuclear weapons and is dedicated to destroying Israel. They are doing their jobs under Khamanei's hardline control, not in spite of it. Remember, Rouhani was hand-picked as one of the candidates of the Iranian election - by Khamanei. This seemingly new "policy" is nothing more than Iran's implementation of "good cop, bad cop." How can any serious article by a mainstream newspaper ignore these facts? How can the Times report that a puppet of a dictator, one who cannot do anything without his approval, will change anything in reality? Now, I'm not saying anything that the NYT doesn't already know. Which means that, effectively, to the Times, style is more important than substance. Iran's nuclear program isn't the problem - the problem is that the West is alarmed by it. If only an Iranian diplomat can ease those tensions, and let Iran cross the nuclear threshold without interference, then the NYT will be happy. This is not journalism. This is advocacy. And it is not just wrong, but dangerous. (h/t EBoZ)      |
| Clashes between Islamic Jihad and Hamas on Sunday Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:15 AM PDT According to Arabic media, on Sunday there were clashes between Islamic Jihad Al Quds Brigades terrorists and Hamas Al Qassam Brigades terrorist forces in Gaza. Residents of the Bureij camp woke up to the sounds of fighting as the two groups exchanged fire. Reports say that Islamic Jihad wanted to fire rockets into Israel, but the Hamas forces stopped them. The fighting moved then inside the camp. One Islamic Jihad terrorist was arrested by Hamas, but he was released quickly to avoid an escalation. Two weeks ago, when the prisoners released by Israel went to Gaza, another skirmish between the two groups erupted with small arms fire.      |
| Tamarod Gaza notes that Israel-PLO talks have been more successful than Hamas-Fatah Posted: 27 Aug 2013 02:45 AM PDT The Tamarod Gaza movement, meant to topple Hamas, now has 45,000 Facebook fans and has been getting more media coverage lately. A message they released today is refreshing in its honesty. The PLO has negotiated with the Zionist enemy at some length (twenty years) and the negotiations did not reach the desired goal, but it has made some achievements in the political field and there are those who see it and there are those who do not want to see ... a piece of land called Gaza and more the West Bank [are under Palestinian control] and [many countries and the UN] recognize the State of Palestine on paper, etc....While Tamarod is as anti-Israel as anyone, this is the first time I have seen any Arab, let alone a Palestinian, admit that the Oslo process has helped the PLO achieve enormous gains both politically and in concrete terms. Even the Western media portrays the "peace process" as something that has been at a deadlock forever with Israel often being the party blamed for no progress - but here, in Arabic, at least one group acknowledges (in a backhanded manner) that the PLO has gained a great deal through the process. Which means that Israel has conceded a great deal during the process. The PLO? They have given up nothing tangible. Their major party Fatah still says, today, that they have not abandoned "armed struggle" and terror - and it is still part of their platform. It is interesting that it takes an Arab group to point out what so few Westerners are willing to admit as they continue to blame Israel for everything.      |
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