Elder of Ziyon Daily News |
- 11/15 Links Pt2: Baby 'Israel' born in IDF Field Hospital, David Duke Praises Blumenthal
- Short story Friday: "Kaddish for the Last Survivor"
- 11/15 Links Pt1: Israel - Helpless in the Homeland, The PA's Double Standards on Prisoners
- Israel hosts major cyber war simulation
- ICRC shows again how inconsistent its definition of "occupation" is
- Most popular Egyptian paper accuses Jews of using Freemasonry to take over world
- UN interpreter accidentally tells the world the truth (video)
11/15 Links Pt2: Baby 'Israel' born in IDF Field Hospital, David Duke Praises Blumenthal Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST From Ian: The Muslim Brotherhood thrives in Britain The Muslim Brotherhood aren't doing so well in Egypt at the moment. Happily they are making some gains in Britain.'Muslim Brotherhood' protesters storm London university lecture on Egypt A guest lecture at a London university was abandoned when protesters backing Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood chased the speaker from the stage.Christians 'face extinction' amid sectarian terror, minister warns "Christian populations are plummeting and the religion is being driven out of some of its historic heartlands. In Iraq, the Christian community has fallen from 1.2m in 1990 to 200,000 today. In Syria, the horrific bloodshed has masked the haemorrhaging of its Christian population," she says.Guardian columnist blames the persecution of Mid-East Christians on Israel's creation Of course, the one country in the region where the Christian population is growing in total numbers is Israel.Senior US official blames settlements for talks impasse Echoing Palestinian complaints, National Security Adviser and former US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice's remarks to a Washington think tank came a day after lead Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat resigned for what he said was a lack of Israeli integrity, as ostensibly demonstrated by continued building activity in the West Bank.John McCain: Kerry a 'Human Wrecking Ball' in Middle East Republican Senator John McCain on Thursday sharply criticized the Obama administration's policy in the Middle East.BBC's Knell skirts over Israeli security concerns in Jordan Rift Valley Knell does not bother to elaborate in terms of history – which shows that the border running along the Jordan Rift Valley has been breached by foreign armies belonging both to states neighbouring Israel and from further afield on past occasions. Neither does she expand on the subject of the uncertain future of the already turbulent Middle East and the far-reaching implications for Israeli security.Crooner Sir Tom Jones Condemns Boycotts of Israel by Musicians After Playing Tel Aviv British crooner Sir Tom Jones condemned boycotts of Israel by musicians after playing two sold out shows in Tel Aviv last month, the UK Jewish News reported.Brandeis Plans 'Detailed Discussions' With Palestinian Partner School After Nazi-Style Rally Two Brandeis University faculty members will have "detailed discussions" with administrators at Al Quds University, a Palestinian school Brandeis partners with, regarding "a number of troubling allegations" in the aftermath of a Nazi-style military rally at Al Quds, Brandeis Senior Vice President for Communications Ellen de Graffenreid told JNS.org on Thursday.ADL 'Deeply Troubled' by Brooklyn College Departments' Sponsorship of Events Featuring 'Unabashed Haters of Israel' The Anti-Defamation League says it is "deeply troubled" by the fact that two events at Brooklyn College this week featuring "unabashed haters of Israel" are co-sponsored by the institution's political science and sociology departments.Praise for Max Blumenthal's 'I hate Israel handbook' from David Duke and the usual suspects Naturally, Blumenthal's "I Hate Israel Handbook" was also warmly praised by his trusted comrades from Mondoweiss and The Electronic Intifada. And unsurprisingly, Blumenthal's work is also much appreciated by Gilad Atzmon and David Duke.German Cartoon Demonizes Israel — On Kristallnacht Anniversary The Badische cartoon shows traditional anti-Semitic depictions of Jews as "poisoners" or "saboteurs" or a "danger for world peace."First baby born in IDF field hospital in Philippines named 'Israel' "It's a boy!" wrote IDF Spokesman Peter Lerner on Friday, "amazing news coming out of the IDF field hospital. First baby delivered. The thankful mum named him Israel."First baby was born in the field hospital established by the IDF the Philippines IDF's Rescue Mission to the Philippines: First Day Recap 109-year-old survivor may be headed to the Oscars A film about the life of the world's oldest Holocaust survivor has reached the shortlist of eight films competing for an Oscar in the documentary short subject category, at the 86th Academy Awards next March. The final nominations will be announced in January.IDF Arabic flack roasted in Egypt Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman, gets plenty of attention in the Arab world, boasting over 100,000 Facebook followers.'Israel and South Korea could be economic powerhouse' That latter country was in the spotlight this week, as a delegation led by the Korean ambassador to Israel, Kim Il-soo, participated in the first-ever Korea-Israel Creative Economy Forum. Israeli creativity, Kim told The Times of Israel, was much admired in his country, "and has special strengths and capabilities that, when joined together with the strengths of the Korean economy, can create an economic powerhouse."'Lazy eye' glasses help kids overcome amblyopia An Israeli doctor's revolutionary invention for treating a childhood eye condition won a prize for industry innovation at the fourth annual International 3D Society Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.Israeli researchers develop revolutionary alternative fuel process Israeli university researchers say they have discovered a revolutionary method for producing alternative liquid fuel from two of the most common substances on earth, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.Israel Daily Picture: The Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City,the Leading Sephardic Seminary Was Destroyed and Rebuilt The site for the seminary was purchased 100 years ago; the cornerstone was laid in 1914, and the building was inaugurated in 1923. The building contained study halls, a synagogue, classrooms and apartments. |
Short story Friday: "Kaddish for the Last Survivor" Posted: 15 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST Two summers ago, for several Fridays I would post a short story - often science fiction - with a Jewish theme. (1, 2 and 3) A story in the next linkdump reminded me of this science fiction story by Michael A Burstein set in the not too distant future. It was nominated both for the Hugo and Nebula awards. KADDISH FOR THE LAST SURVIVOR by Michael A. Burstein (2000) |
11/15 Links Pt1: Israel - Helpless in the Homeland, The PA's Double Standards on Prisoners Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST From Ian: Helpless in the Homeland: Israel Has Effectively Surrendered An IDF soldier is murdered by his Arab coworker, and his body is dumped in a village well. Another soldier is shot dead by a sniper in Hebron. A young girl is shot in her backyard in Judea and Samaria. A husband is murdered by a pair of Arab assailants, and the man turns out to be a family friend of Netanyahu himself. Yet another soldier is stabbed to death while sleeping on a bus. Hundreds of bloodstained Arab terrorists are released as a goodwill gesture to stimulate "peace" talks.Israel files UN complaint over Palestinian Authority incitement "Terrorists do not start off by stabbing soldiers on buses or attacking people in their homes," he said, referring to the murders of Atias and Ofer. "This is the result of education that teaches people to hate. Prejudice and intolerance begin in kindergarten and school and continue on television and in the mosques. The most recent murder [Atias'] is further proof of the destructive results of the PA's goring incitement."Jihadist murder of soldier: spot the difference There was one important non-Israeli reaction to the story. The Palestinian Press celebrated the murder and the Hamas spokesman Fawzy Barhoom announced on his Facebook page "Congratulations to the Palestinian West Bank hero who killed an Israeli soldier in Afula this morning". Can you imagine what the reaction would have been in the UK - and the rest of the world - if the Muslim Council of Britain had congratulated Lee Rigby's murderer for his heroism?Teen Terrorist: I Intended to Stab a Soldier The terrorist, according to the report, said that he was fully aware of his actions. "Yes, I know I killed the soldier. I boarded the bus with the intention of stabbing someone. I saw that everyone had gone off the bus while he stayed on, so I chose him. I stabbed him twice and even a third time," he declared.Israel Focuses on Palestinian Incitement After Murder of IDF Soldier Israeli Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon said Israel "will respond aggressively toward organizations that aim to launch institutionalized terrorist attacks against us."Suspects admit to killing IDF colonel 'as a gift to the Palestinian people' Two weeks before the attack, the murder suspects arrived at Ofer's home in the vacation resort of Barush to surveillance the area ahead of a violent robbery they were planning, according to their testimony.Col. Ofer's Widow: 'These Low-Lives Only Understand Force' Monique Ofer, whose husband, Col. (res.) Sraya ("Ya-Ya") Ofer was brutally murdered by Muslim Arab terrorists in October, was not the least bit surprised by the news that the attackers were motivated by religion and nationalism.'My Brother Said: I Want Gilad Schalit #2' Abd el-Salaam Amar, the accused killer's brother, instructed him in late 2012 to abduct a soldier. He believed that by doing so, he could bring about the release of a third brother, Nur a-Din, who is serving a 29-year sentence.Khaled Abu Toameh Palestinian Authority's Double Standards on Prisoners The daily Al-Quds al-Arabi recently revealed that dozens of Palestinians have been held in Kuwaiti prisons since 1991. The families of these prisoners do not know anything about their conditions. The Palestinian Authority ambassador to Kuwait, Rami Tahboub, refused to comment on the plight of the prisoners there. Reached by phone, the ambassador first said he was busy with a meeting. He later stopped answering the phone.IDF destroys two rocket launchers in North Gaza The Israeli Air Force destroyed two hidden rocket launchers in northern Gaza Thursday in response to high trajectory fire aimed at IDF soldiers earlier in the day.Police arrest 70 Palestinians illegally residing in Israel Sixty-seven of those held will be transferred to the Palestinian Authority, Maariv reported Friday morning, and the rest will be brought before a judge for a remand extension.Jerusalem Bomber Gets Life + 60 Years Kawasme was the terrorist who initiated and planned a murderous attack that was executed on March 23, 2011, in Jerusalem. An explosive charge was detonated near Binyanei Hauma, the International Convention Center, near the western entrance to the city. The explosion killed Mary Jean Gardner, a British tourist. Another 67 people were injured.Sewage swamps Gaza streets as Egypt tunnel closures cut off power Egypt's months-long crackdown on cross-border smuggling tunnels that used to bring fuel in cheaply has already forced Gaza's only power plant to stop, meaning two weeks of daily 12-hour blackouts for the territory's 1.8 million residents.Iranian consensus does not necessarily mean a good deal for the West In high-profile speeches, Khamenei has been laying the groundwork to walk away from any deal by warning that the West is untrustworthy and will not deliver on its promises — the same reasons he gave for walking away from the earlier nuclear deals. Israel has good reason to worry that the economic sanctions will be eased, reducing the pressure on Iran such that whatever the West presents as the first temporary step is never followed by another step, meaning that Tehran never accepts more limits on its nuclear program.PM: Iran already has wherewithal to build nuclear weapons Responding to an International Atomic Energy Agency report claiming that Iran had substantially cut uranium enrichment since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last June, Netanyahu said he was "not impressed," and that Iran still strives to acquire nuclear weapons.Kerry: Any Iran nuclear deal will be 'failsafe' Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that any deal negotiated with Iran will be "failsafe" and will guarantee that Tehran will not have the capacity to develop nuclear weapons.Iranian FM: Talks doomed if Iran 'nuclear rights' not recognized Mohammad Javad Zarif said in comments carried by the semi-official Fars news agency on Friday that there is no chance for the upcoming round of talks to succeed if the West ignores Iran's demand for formal recognition of its right to enrich uranium.Obama: Military strike could lead Iran to 'pursue nukes more vigorously' US President Barack Obama said Thursday that no matter how powerful the American military, a strike against nuclear facilities in Iran could lead the Islamic Republic to "pursue even more vigorously nuclear weapons in the future."Senator Cruz tells 'Post': Obama is degrading the US-Israel relationship The Obama administration is giving away its leverage with Iran through a bad deal in negotiations in Geneva, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) told a group of congressmen on Thursday afternoon.TV Ad Warns: 'Obama's March to War' Emergency Committee for Israel to run new US TV ad highlighting reasons to doubt Obama's promises to stop a nuclear Iran. Al-Qaeda-linked rebels apologise after cutting off head of wrong person Militant Islamist rebels in Syria linked to al-Qaeda have asked for "understanding and forgiveness" for cutting off and putting on display the wrong man's head. |
Israel hosts major cyber war simulation Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:30 AM PST This entire article is fascinating: Israel hosted a major cyber-war simulation. The CYBER-simulation was held at the Tel Aviv University's SIMLAB unit. This is the unit's first simulation.I'd love to sit in on one of these things. A similar cyber-attack war game, this one on banks in the UK, was performed this week. I assume that the SIMLAB exercise was similar. It was described this way: Hundreds of staff from the UK's financial institutions will take part in a simulated cyberattack today. |
ICRC shows again how inconsistent its definition of "occupation" is Posted: 15 Nov 2013 05:32 AM PST Yesterday's post about the Red Crescent-branded ambulances being part of the Hamas terror convoy brought a reaction from Juan-Pedro Schaerer, ICRC Head of delegation for Israel and the Occupied Territories, on Twitter. these ambulances do not belong to the PRCS [Palestinian Red Cross Society]I asked: So Hamas is misusing the Red Crescent symbol? Is anything being done to go after them?He responded: not so simple responsibility for authorising use of RC emblems rests with State & use regulated by domestic law... As far as I remenber there is no law in #Palestine for the protection of the emblem (see here.)He appears to be right. In previous cases of the Red Cross complaining about the misuse of its symbol, it was the national Red Cross societies that lodged the complaints, not the ICRC. Even so, since the PA Red Crescent is not likely to lodge its own complaint, it would seem to behoove the ICRC to publicly dissociate itself from Hamas' use of these ambulances with their logo. Schaerer also implies that these Hamas ambulances, by not being authorized, would lose their protection in any military campaign. I asked him if he would agree, but he has not yet answered. The document he referred me to, however, has a very interesting section on how the Red Cross/Red Crescent symbol should be used in occupied territories. Last month, I pointed out that the ICRC's definition of Gaza as being "occupied" made no sense and contradicted even the defintions of the international legal scholars gathered by the ICRC itself. The same Juan-Pedro Schaerer responded by saying that the ICRC uses a "functional theory" of occupation, a position that is patently absurd. Briefly, the "functional theory" states that occupation law applies even when the occupation is only partial, and it applies to those areas that it is possible to be applied. So the definition of "occupation" is no longer "boots on the ground" and "effective control" of the area, but...something else that is not very well defined. Needless to say, this "functional theory" is only applied to Israel. And needless to say, this vague theory allows people to twist international law against Israel because now organizations like the ICRC can define what parts of Gaza Israel is responsible for and what parts aren't. This Red Cross document shows, again, how that theory makes no sense. It says: If the competent body of the Occupied State is still functioning, it should be allowed by the Occupying Power to continue granting official recognition and the authorization to display the emblem. If it is no longer functioning and cannot grant official recognition, the Occupying Power has to substitute itself for the authorities of the Occupied State and issue the documents granting recognition and the right to display the emblem, to civilian hospitals (in particular, new ones), and to civilian medical units, personnel and transports.103 The Occupying Power is ultimately responsible for ensuring that recognition and authorization to display the emblem are properly granted,104 and for issuing identity cards and armlets to the staff of civilian hospitals.105 The Occupying Power should grant official recognition and authorization to display the emblem only to the hospitals, staff and medical transports that fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 18, 20 and 21 of GC IV.106 The note 104 says: "the distinctive emblem should not be affixed without the consent of the competent authority of this Party (which may also be an adverse Party for that matter, particularly in the case of occupied territory)." The document makes it appear that Israel would be "ultimately responsible" for the proper use of the symbol if is is considered the occupying power of Gaza. This is just one absurdity with the unique "functional theory " of occupation put forth by the ICRC in regards to Israel. Schaerer answered with the same "functional" definition: Israel continues to be bound by occ.law Gaza but since the control exercised today is limited, so are the responsibilities. I don't know how that jives with being "ultimately responsible." That wording appears to me to blow apart the "functional theory" because if Israel is the occupier, as ICRC claims, then it is "ultimately responsible" no matter whether the occupation is traditional or "functional." Obviously in this case Israel cannot be considered responsible, which means it cannot be considered the occupier. I responded P. 45 says occupier is "ultimately responsible" for use of symbol. You are saying Israel isn't, but is still occupier? He didn't answer that either. One additional point: The ICRC considers Israel responsible for the hospitals in Gaza by insisting that their being stocked with medicines (for example) is a responsibility under occupation law. So according to this theory, the hospitals are under Israeli effective control but the ambulances are not? |
Most popular Egyptian paper accuses Jews of using Freemasonry to take over world Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:30 AM PST Al Ahram is the most widely circulated newspaper in Egypt. Here is the photo accompanying a story today about Jews, Freemasons, and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Most of the article is the usual antisemitic stuff we're used to seeing, but it has some new twists. Freemasonry started in Egypt in the late 18th century and, we are told, it is manipulated by Jews to create Israel and to ultimately build a new Temple. The Jews place Freemasons in major political roles to guide all nations towards their nefarious goals. The Jewish love of money also contributes to their decadence. Freedom House, which promotes democracy worldwide, is really a Jewish Freemason organization that trains Egyptian youths in how to revolt. The Muslim Brotherhood is an arm of the Jewish Freemasons. Jewish billionaire George Soros is funding many of the activities to destroy the Arab world through revolutions. The philosophy of the Freemasons comes, of course, from the Talmud. One of the "experts" being interviewed is not certain that the Protocols are used by the Freemasons, and he says that some Freemasons might not be Zionist. But the professor of Hebrew literature at Ain Shams University says that the Jews are definitely the beneficiaries of the Masonic plots, though. |
UN interpreter accidentally tells the world the truth (video) Posted: 15 Nov 2013 12:54 AM PST Hillel Neuer of UN Watch writes: On Thursday a United Nations interpreter, unaware that her microphone was on, uttered words of truth in reaction to the General Assembly's adoption of nine politically-motivated resolutions condemning Israel, and zero resolutions on the rest of the world. Keep in mind that this is not the UN Human Rights Council, which is known for its one-sided anti-Israel agenda. This is the United Nations General Assembly. The video of the vote, a scene repeated with mind-numbing regularity at the UN, is what should be shocking, not the interpreter telling the truth. Every European country routinely votes for every anti-Israel resolution. And outside of a very few exceptions, no diplomat even takes the UN to task for routinely and obviously subverting its own mission. It takes an anonymous interpreter to tell the world that the emperor has no clothes. |
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