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- Head of HRW partner organization labeled a terrorist by Treasury Dept
- 12/21 Links: The Left against Zion, Mossad trained Mandela, NSA Targeted Bibi, ASA developments
- Israel hates Christmas? Not quite.
Head of HRW partner organization labeled a terrorist by Treasury Dept Posted: 21 Dec 2013 05:00 PM PST Last week, the US Treasury Department added two people to their terrorist list: The U.S. Department of Treasury today imposed sanctions on two al-Qa'ida supporters based in Qatar and Yemen. Abd al-Rahman bin 'Umayr al-Nu'aymi (Nu'aymi) and `Abd al-Wahhab Muhammad `Abd al-Rahman al-Humayqani (Humayqani) were named as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Nu'aymi was designated for providing financial support to al-Qa'ida, Asbat al-Ansar, al-Qa'ida in Iraq, and al-Shabaab, and Humayqani was designated for providing financial support to and acting on behalf of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).But Nu'aymi also had another job - he was the head of a human rights group! As Eli Lake at The Daily Beast writes: Most of the world knows Abdul Rahman Omeir al-Naimi as a Qatari history professor and human-rights activist. The Swiss-based organization he founded, known as al-Karama from the Arab word for dignity, has worked closely with the United Nations and American human rights groups, most notably Human Rights Watch.Is anyone surprised? So-called "human rights" organizations do not have any of the transparency or follow any of the methodologies that they demand from others. They are remarkably opaque as to how they write their reports and who they trust for partnering or to give them information. We know that they decide what they want to say before they bother doing any research. They hire incompetent "experts." They act more like activists than like objective fact-finders. They ignore facts if they contradict their lies. So why should it be surprising if they sometimes partner with people who share their goals who happen also to be terrorists? (h/t Gidon Shaviv) |
12/21 Links: The Left against Zion, Mossad trained Mandela, NSA Targeted Bibi, ASA developments Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:10 PM PST From Ian: Caroline Glick: The Left against Zion The rejection of Israel is not a natural component of leftist dogma. It's just that for the past decade, the smart money and the rising power on the Left has been with those who oppose Israel's existence as a strong, independent Jewish state.Dieudonné hacker: 'Jews need to stop turning the other cheek' In an exclusive interview, man who hacked controversial French comedian's website explains motivesWill Zionist-trained Mandela now fall out of favour with hypocrite Left? The revelation that Nelson Mandela was trained by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad in 1962 will no doubt bring rise to cognitive dissonance in the most hard-line, anti-Israel campaigners around the world.Holocaust Denial In Iran: Iranian Website Claims Holocaust Photos Are Forgeries On November 26, 2013, the website Mashregh News, which is close to Iranian security circles, published a post titled "A Taste Of Holocaust Falsity + Photos," while noting that it was originally posted November 19, 2013 on the blog Shonood blog ir, which is written by Iranian journalist and filmmaker Mehran Mozoon, a supporter of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Rozen: 'Jewish Senators' Hold Sway on Iran Debate Rozen, a former reporter for Politico and current reporter for the Middle East news site Al Monitor, got in a Twitter spat Thursday evening with a prominent American Jewish community official after he criticized her for suggesting that the Jewish religious affiliation of some senators influences their policymaking decisions on Iran.US and UK spied on Olmert, Netanyahu and Barak The New York Times, The Guardian and Der Spiegel reported Friday that Olmert, as well as then-defense minister Ehud Barak, were among more than 1,000 high-profile targets of surveillance in more than 60 countries; the documents were dated between 2008 and 2011. Israel's Ynet added that the surveillance extended to email intercepts at Netanyahu's office when he took over from Olmert as prime minister in March, 2009.Spy-target Netanyahu uses 'gestures' and 'codes' in sensitive discussions Netanyahu has no computer in his office, does not use email, and does not maintain a private phone, Channel 2 reported.Oren calls on US Congress to quell movement to boycott Israel academically "Laws could be passed withholding federal or state funding from any academic program that knowingly blacklisted Israeli scholars or institutions or cooperated with associations that did," Oren argued.Israeli Universities: American Studies Boycott Targets 'Breakthroughs That Benefit Humankind' In an advertisement appearing in the New York Times on Dec. 20, the American arms of seven Israeli universities said that the American Studies Association's (ASA) boycott of Israel targets an academic community that"achieves breakthroughs that benefit humankind."Boycotting the Boycotters As I sit here in Israel and read about the boycott by the American Studies Association of Israeli academic institutions because of the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians, I wonder if they are referring to the same country in which I currently live. (h/t AlexandreM)Association of American Universities rejects Israel boycott The list of universities rejecting and denouncing the anti-Israel boycott resolution of the American Studies Association is growing rapidly.Boston U. President rejects Israel academic boycott Robert A. Brown, President of Boston University, will be issing a formal statement rejecting the Amercian Studies Association's anti-Israeli academic boycott. The statement is not yet posted on BU's website, but was obtained by Legal Insurrection and confirmed with the President's office.Willamette rejects Israel boycott, denies being Institutional Member of American Studies Assoc Willamette University joins an increasing number of universities rejecting the anti-Israel academic boycott, but in a twist, denies having any knowledge as to why ASA lists it as an Institutional Member.US calls for UN's Falk to step down… again A day after Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird called for the immediate removal of the Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the US condemned Richard Falk's statement that Israel had "genocidal intents."IDF soldiers wound Palestinian trying to plant bomb along Gaza-Israel fence A Palestinian was wounded on Saturday after he and others approached the Gaza-Israel security barrier in an attempt to plant an explosive device.PA backtracks on 'don't boycott Israel' comments The Palestinian diplomatic mission in South Africa released a statement Friday, saying that it does support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, and claiming that PA President Mahmoud Abbas's comments stating the contrary were "taken out of context and misconstrued" by the media and "members of the Israeli lobby."When will the Western media grasp the self-inflicted Palestinian energy crisis? Even the EU's own auditors recognise it is a scandal that cannot go on. According to a BBC report, the European Union (EU) still funds Gaza's non-working civil servants – a full seven years after Hamas won power and placed them on 'gardening leave'. Needless to say, the pro-Palestinian BBC report makes much of the poverty and hardship being suffered in Gaza today, and thus the on-going need for foreign aid. What the report doesn't say however is that the misery of the Gaza Palestinians is entirely self-inflicted. Not least as billions in natural gas revenue lies just offshore.Nasrallah Vows to 'Punish' Israel Over Death of Top Operative Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's secretary-general, blamed Israel for the assassination of his top operative Hassan al-Laqqis last month and vowed to "punish" Israel for the killing.2 Egyptian soldiers killed in clashes with 'Supporters of Jerusalem' terror group The two soldiers, both conscripts, died when a gunbattle broke out after the troops came under fire, the army said in a statement. It said the operation was continuing and armed helicopters had been deployed.Vienna Philharmonic strips ex-Nazis of honors The famed Vienna Philharmonic orchestra has quietly stripped six former senior Nazi officials of honors awarded them — a late act of contrition for its embrace of the Hitler era that included purging Jewish members from its ranks.US Senate c'tee passes bipartisan US-Israel energy bill The United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill that aims to bolster collaborations between Israel and the US on energy issues.'Bubble tech' start-up closes deal with huge UK water concern Israel's Mapal Green Energy this week closed a deal with Britain's largest water provider, Thames Water, to provide its bubble aeration technology water purification system for use in municipal and regional water supply systems. In the first stage of the deal, Mapal will set up a purification system in the city of Chesham, north of London. Later on, Thames Water will have the option of adding more Mapal systems to its network, as the water provider moves forward in its long-term project of replacing old and outmoded purification systems.1000 French teens arrive for weeklong tour Amid an unprecedented rise in French immigration to Israel, 1,000 French high school seniors on Thursday arrived in Israel to take part in a weeklong tour of the country organized by the Jewish Agency. |
Israel hates Christmas? Not quite. Posted: 21 Dec 2013 08:49 AM PST On Friday I showed that an article in the Independent, by Mira Bar Hillel, was filled with lies and misinformation. She pretended that Israelis wanted to ban Christmas trees, based on a year-old news story where a single person made such a call. Indeed, the Jerusalem municipality distributes free Christmas trees to anyone who wants one. And this weekend I saw this on the cover of an Israeli entertainment magazine, noting where anyone can find notable Christmas activities in Jerusalem this week: |
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