יום חמישי, 26 בדצמבר 2013

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Egypt officially declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:00 PM PST

From Al Arabiya:
The Egyptian government on Wednesday formally declared the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization and banned its protests nationwide.

Minister of Higher Education Hossam Eissa read out the Cabinet statement after a long meeting on Wednesday.

"The Cabinet has declared the Muslim Brotherhood group and its organization as a terrorist organization," Eissa said.

Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi previously described the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday as a terrorist group following a deadly attack on a security building in the city of Mansoura.

Saudi Arabia, which backed the Egyptian government after Mursi's ouster, condemned terrorism in Egypt on Wednesday. A Royal Court statement said the kingdom "stand heart and mind with its Egyptian brothers."

The attack killed 14 people and wounded at least 130 others and came just weeks before a referendum on a new constitution that is billed as the first major step toward democracy since the military-backed ouster of Islamist president Mohammad Mursi in July.

The government blamed the Islamist group for the bombing saying: "all of Egypt was horrified by the ugly crime committed by the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday morning, when it blew up the Daqhaleya police headquarters."

The Muslim Brotherhood and the so-called anti-coup alliance, however, condemned the attack saying they activities do not include violence and accused the notorious security regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, which they say has returned, of plotting the bombing and blaming it on the Muslim Brotherhood.

"The Muslim Brotherhood considers this act as a direct attack on the unity of the Egyptian people and demands an enquiry forthwith so that the perpetrators of this crime may be brought to justice."
I rather doubt that the MB was directly behind the blast, although Islamist groups inspired by the MB probably were.

In Egypt, both the government and the Muslim Brotherhood routinely lie.

Al Ahram obsesses over Russian oligarch's (alleged) Judaism

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 07:00 PM PST

Egypt's popular daily, Al-Ahram, has an article about Vladimir Putin's recent release of former Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky from prison.

While most news sources say that the release was a PR move ahead of the Russia-hosted Winter Olympics for a prisoner that Amnesty called a "prisoner of conscience," Al-Ahram knows better.

We should briefly point out that Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a Jewish billionaire whose ascent to the summit of world's richest people in the Forbes list came from benefiting from infamous and controversial privatization decisions, the outcome of which concentrated the fortunes of Russia's oil and gas and metals to a handful of entrepreneurs, Jews for the most part.
Khodorkovsky's father was Jewish but his mother is not.

The only sites I've seen emphasize the supposed Jewish control of Russia's energy are the usual antisemitic sites like Rense - and Al Ahram.

12/25 Links Pt2: Why is this occupation different from all other occupations?, The Hamas Caliphate.

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 03:00 PM PST

From Ian:
Why is this occupation different from all other occupations?
The EU insists that any agreement it signs with Israel explicitly exclude the settlements in the "occupied" West Bank, the scholars noted in a letter sent last month to Ashton's Brussels office. So why don't the same constraints apply in the case of Morocco? This blatant inconsistency shows "an official double-standard practiced by the EU," Professor Eugene Kontorovich of Northwestern University and Israeli ex-ambassador to Canada Alan Baker charged.
Last week, the EU responded to the letter, saying, essentially, that Israel's occupation is different, but without detailing how and why.
The boycott Israel campaign: absolutely no similarities with the 1930s Nazi boycott of Jews (satire)
While Israel continues to be subject to intensified terrorist atrocities - six attacks in the last 2 days - (ignored as usual by the main stream media), the campaign to boycott Israel also intensifies. Some people have suggested similarities between this boycott Israel campaign and the Nazi boycott of Jews in the 1930s. As the following table makes clear there is absolutely no basis for arguing that these boycott campaigns are in any way similar.
War on Want: The 'charity' that is just an anti-Israel propaganda organization funded by duped Brits (courtesy of the BBC and Comic Relief)
Looking at the War on Want website today I note that in its annual 'thank you' message to its supporters its main listed achievement is its role in the BDS campaign against Israel, including its boast of how it disrupted the AGM of the firm G4S and pressured them into terminating business in Israel. It also takes credit for the UK government issuing "an explicit warning to British businesses over the risks of involvement in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.":
Disgraced UN rep trying to meet anti-Semite for Christmas lunch in London
Disgraced UN official Richard Falk, who was condemned last week by Canada, Australia and the U.S., recently provided the cover endorsement for a book denounced as anti-Semitic even by the most extreme anti-Israel activists.
Now Falk is trying to meet the anti-Semitic author for lunch in London:
Atzmon's book asks whether "Hitler might have been right after all." The British Foreign Office last year condemned Falk for endorsing it.
Abbas, Ashton join Xmas festivities in Bethlehem
Palestinian dignitaries greeted Twal at the entrance of Bethlehem. His motorcade crawled through the town's narrow streets as he stopped to shake hands and greet the throngs of visitors. It took him nearly 90 minutes to make the short trip to celebrate Midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity compound.
Hundreds of people packed the compound for the service. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh were among the dignitaries in attendance.
BBC's Knell exploits Christmas report to lie about anti-terrorist fence
Of course Knell conveniently neglects to inform viewers that Jewish communities existed on Jewish-owned land in Gush Etzion long before 1948 and that those communities were destroyed, massacred and ethnically cleansed by British financed, equipped and led Jordanian troops.
What about Knell's claim of "a high concrete wall around Bethlehem"? Audiences will naturally understand "around" to mean – as it does in the English language – encircling, on every side. However the anti-terrorist fence does not encircle Bethlehem – it is located to its north and west as can be seen on the UN-produced map below.
Richard Millet: St James's Church, Piccadilly, installs life size replica of Israel's security wall during 12 days of Christmas.
St James's Church, Piccadilly, in London's West End has installed a life size 8 metre tall/30 metre long replica of Israel's security wall in its courtyard as part of its Bethlehem Unwrapped festival. The replica wall is so vast that it obscures the Church itself.
The replica wall will be lit up at night and for the next twelve days of Christmas (until 5th January) a montage of images and slogans will be continuously projected onto it. Scenes include parts of London with a wall passing through it.
The award for 'UK paper blaming Israel for ruining Christmas in Bethlehem' goes to….
Remarkably, in 880 words written by the Times reporter about the fate of Christians in Bethlehem, there isn't a single word about the problem of Islamist extremism. Nor does she note that the only country in the region where the Christian population is increasing is Israel.
Indeed, the fact that the only nation in the Middle East where Christians are flourishing just happens to be the sole place where radical Islam is not a serious threat is essential to understanding the fate of Christianity in that part of the world – vital context about contrasting values of tolerance in the region which Catherine Philp fails to provide.
More hate courtesy of Ali Abunimah: Tweets about Israel 'harvesting children'
Ali Abunimah is the co-founder of Electronic Intifada - and occasional 'Comment is Free' contributor – who opposes the existence of a Jewish state within any borders.
He had this to say on Twitter yesterday about the reported death of a child in Gaza after three separate terrorist incidents on the Israel-Gaza border, which included the murder – by a Palestinian sniper - of an Israeli Bedouin named Saleh Abu Latif:
Israel cannot solve the Palestinian problem
Israel is a country with so many blessings. It has a thriving economy. It has incredible natural beauty. It is even now discovering natural resources. Baruch Hashem People are jealous of Israel's success. People claim Israel's success came from criminal action.
Israel is blamed for the suffering of the Palestinians. But Israel is not responsible. Building homes in disputed territory is not a crime. Blowing up buses is a crime. Israel's success came from hard work, incredible sacrifice and a lot of luck. Israel's success has helped make the world a better place. Not just for the Jewish people but for all the people in the world. I am proud of Israel's accomplishments.
Terrorists Threaten to Attack US Troops in Jordan Valley
Khaled al-Azhbet, the official spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) terrorist group, warned that if American or other foreign troops are stationed in the Jordan Valley, they will be targeted in attacks.
"We will treat any foreign armed forces as invaders, regardless of their citizenship or their mission," he declared. "Our policy toward them will be identical to that taken toward the Zionist enemy."
Hamas Minister: First Israel, then the World
The ultimate goal of the Hamas movement is to establish Islam worldwide, Hamas minister Fathi Hammad declared during a recent public address in Gaza.
"We shall liberate our land, Allah willing. We shall liberate our Al-Aqsa Mosque, and our cities and villages, as a prelude to the establishment of the future Islamic Caliphate. Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are at the threshold of a global Islamic civilization era," Hammad proclaimed.
Poll: Most Palestinians believe Israel Poisoned Arafat
According to poll released Tuesday by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, 59 percent of respondents believe Israel fatally poisoned Arafat, while 21 percent "believe that a Palestinian party or group or a joint Palestinian-Israeli party or group is responsible."
Arafat died in 2004, at the age of 75, following an illness. At the time, his wife Suha refused to allow an autopsy. She later allowed investigators to exhume his body after traces of polonium-210 were found on clothing that she provided to scientists as part of an Al Jazeera documentary.
French Soldier Under Investigation for Wearing Nazi Slogan on Uniform
A french soldier serving in the Central African Republic is under investigation for wearing a patch with a Nazi slogan on his uniform.
The patch caught the attention of French Military Chiefs after pictures of the soldier wearing it were posted on Facebook.
According to The Guardian, the patch was round and had "the number 32 on a French flag and the words 'my honor is loyalty.'" Nazi Waffen-SS used the motto during World War II.
French use Nazi-like salute with impunity
Last week, the Swiss municipality of Carouge near Geneva fired two volunteer firefighters over online photos in which they performed the quenelle. In September, two French soldiers were disciplined for performing it in front of a Paris synagogue and then posting the image online.
Dieudonne, a professed anti-Semite, Hamas supporter and Holocaust denier, was convicted last month for a seventh time of incitement against Jews and slapped with a $36,000 fine. Like the Nazi salute, the quenelle is seen as a variant of the Roman salute and, considering its inventor's penchant for defiance of France's anti-Nazi laws, is understood to challenge the prohibition on performing the Nazi salute.
Simple air-and-water fuel soon to take off
It's been a vision and a dream since post-industrial revolution scientists understood there was a problem with burning coal and oil: an alternative fuel made from the basic and plentiful elements on earth.
Could the answer be as simple as water and air?
An Israeli research team from Ben-Gurion University has developed something that seems like fuel for the futuristic Jetson family. But Prof. Moti Herskowitz estimates that in only 10 or 20 years, when the cost of hydrogen becomes low enough to be competitive, his innovation could replace pollution-causing jet fuel.
Paint the new Cornell-Technion New York campus 'green'
The new campus being built on Roosevelt Island in New York City for the Cornell-Technion technology campus will be the last word in sustainable construction. Plans for the campus were approved by officials last week, with the city signing over 12 acres of land on the East River island to Cornell for construction of the project.
Christian Arabs top country's matriculation charts
Christian Arabs in Israel appear to represent the most successfully studious sector in the Jewish state, new research shows, as the tiny sector's students are more likely than any other Israeli community to succeed on their matriculation exams.
According to a study published by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Christmas, over the past school year, 70% of the sector's high school students were eligible for matriculation, compared to 50% of Muslim-Arab students, 64% of Druze students, and 61% of students enrolled in the mostly Jewish Hebrew education system.
IDF Blog: Christians Serving In the IDF: A Growing Community
Today, as people around the world celebrate Christmas, Christian soldiers serving in the IDF are off duty and at home with their families for the holiday. The growing community of Christian IDF soldiers recently gathered for a special forum to recognize their contribution to the State of Israel.
Historian Says Bugs Bunny Might be Jewish
Stern revealed his findings at a lecture held recently at Britain's University of Warwick, Israeli daily Ma'ariv reported. Stern, who watched thousands of animated shorts that feature Bugs Bunny, noted in his presentation that there are Jewish fingerprints all over the smart aleck cartoon character, including the very voice of Bugs Bunny – Jewish actor Mel Blanc.
Stern's exhaustive study even included the findings of one specific cartoon episode in which Bugs Bunny flashes back to his childhood. The New York neighborhood Bugs grew up in is teeming with obviously Jewish characters, such as ultra-Orthodox Jews and other stereotypically Eastern European figures from the turn of the 20th century.
Stern closed his case for Bugs Bunny being Jewish by reminding his audience that the legendary rabbit's arch nemesis is…Porky Pig. The pig, of course, is Judaism's quintessentially unclean animal.

Followup on Zoar tombstones

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST

Last week I pointed out a NYT report about how Yeshiva University students were trying to decipher an old Jewish tombstone from Zoar, in today's Jordan.

I happened to see a couple of similar tombstones from Zoar in the Israel Museum this week.

The Real Truth About Palestine (Danny Ayalon video)

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

Cute, and some Christmas-relevant points as well:



Background here.

12/25 Links Pt1: PA rejects EU demand not to fund terrorists, Turkey's war on Santa

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST

From Ian:
Assemblyman: Investigate Israel academic boycott violation of NYS Human Rights Law
I was on a radio show last week hosted by Hikind and had a chance to explain this law.
This provision of the NYS Human Rights Law was a specific reaction to the Arab League boycott of Israel, which also led to federal anti-boycott laws. The Human Rights Law language is quite clear and more broad than the federal legislation. Since ASA has many NY members and does business in NY, there certainly is jurisdiction.
Rep. Engel to ASA: Boycott Syria, Not Israel
In a letter to the association's leaders on Monday, Engel argued that boycotting Israel over its government's treatment of "Palestinians" is a gross double standard.
"I was surprised to learn that Israel is the first country formally subject to a boycott by the ASA, which curiously has chosen to stay silent on China's suppression of independent academic voices critical of the Communist Party, the Venezuelan government's retaliation against opposition-oriented universities, or Zimbabwe's denial of foreign academics from countries critical of Robert Mugabe's dictatorial government from assuming academic residencies at the University of Zimbabwe," he wrote.
Anti-Israel academic boycotters complain criticism violates their academic freedom to boycott
Now those behind the boycott are complaining that their academic freedom to engage in an academic boycott is being violated by those who disagree with them!
The U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI), the umbrella organization behind all these efforts, is trying to rally support for ASA by encouraging individual and institutional memberships, among other things, Support the ASA: What you can do.
USACBI claims that the academic freedom of the academic boycotters is under attack
UT-Austin and Texas A&M sponsoring annual meeting of anti-Israel academic boycott group
Will UT-Austin allow the NAISA to exclude Israeli scholars and institutions from a conference held on campus? If an Israeli Assistant Dean shows up at the conference, will UT-Austin campus police escort the Israeli from the conference if NAISA so demands?
Honest Reporting: Backlash Against ASA Boycott Gaining Momentum
When the American Studies Association (ASA) voted to launch an academic boycott against Israel in early December, al Jazeera crowed with a headline, Calls to boycott Israel grow on US campuses.
Actually, what's really growing is the backlash against the association.
One-Sided BDS Roundtable Scheduled for Modern Language Association Confab
As part of its 129th annual convention from Jan. 9-12 in Chicago, the Modern Language Association (MLA) is holding a roundtable discussion titled "Academic Boycotts: A Conversation about Israel and Palestine." The discussion—to feature supporters but no opponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement—is a possible precursor to an MLA academic boycott of Israel that would mirror recent boycotts by the American Studies Association (ASA) and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association.
Israel blames violence on Palestinian incitement
Israel pointed to ongoing incitement in the Palestinian Authority as the driving force behind a spate of recent terror attacks on Israelis, one of which was fatal, and criticized Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for not speaking out against the incidents.
"The terrorist attacks against Israelis over the last few days are a direct result of the incitement and hatred propagated in Palestinian schools and media," said Mark Regev, spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement on Wednesday. "We are disappointed that so far President Abbas has not condemned these acts of terrorism as one would expect from a partner in peace talks."
Police chief: Rise in terror anticipated after peace talks resumed
Police commissioner Yochanan Danino said on Wednesday that the security forces have noticed a disturbing uptick in "grassroots terrorism," something which was predicted once peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed.
As a result of the increased tension on the security front, defense officials have beefed up army and police forces in so-called "sensitive areas," according to Israel Radio.
PM: We will not tolerate a 'drizzle' of attacks from Gaza
Israel would not tolerate a "drizzle" of attacks from Gaza, which would "turn into a storm," he said.
Since Pillar of Defense, the south has been quieter than it had been for more than a decade, the prime minister said. "I am committed to maintaining that quiet, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. That is our policy."
Netanyahu said that there had recently been a "certain increase" in attempts to commit terrorist attacks.
Gaza terror group takes responsibility for sniper attack
The Palestinian Popular Resistance Committees, a coalition of Palestinian terrorist factions, took responsibility Wednesday for a sniper attack that killed an Israeli civilian near the Gaza Strip border on Tuesday.
The attack, the PRC stated, was carried out in response to Israel's "occupation crimes" and killings of Palestinians citizens in Gaza and the West Bank.
When support for Hamas wanes, the cannons roar
The reason for Hamas's interest in a mild flareup with Israel is apparent in a survey published Tuesday by Dr. Khalil Shikaki's Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. According to the study, support for Hamas is in decline among Gazans, a trend that the center had already underlined in its September study. Only 33 percent of the latest survey's respondents in Gaza said they'd vote for Hamas if Palestinian parliamentary elections were to be held today, down from an already poor 39% in September.
Despite spike in terror, Israel expected to release 26 convicted terrorists next week
The group of ministers mandated with drawing up the names of the additional 26 prisoners to be released is expected to meet by the end of the week.
Their decision does not have to go back to the cabinet for approval.
Danon: 'A Normal Country Wouldn't Release Terrorists'
"I call on the Prime Minister to reconsider the release of terrorists given the recent terror attacks," declared Danon at the meeting, referring to the recent wave of attacks since last Friday.
"In a normal country in which a bus blows up on Sunday, a police officer is stabbed on Monday, and a worker fixing the security fence is shot to death on Tuesday, terrorists would not be freed the following week as a 'gesture,'" stated Danon.
US Consulate Tells Employees: Stay Off Sheruts After Bombing
The US Consulate General in Jerusalem has released a notice to all Consulate and Embassy employees with US citizenship, prohibiting them from using sherut or shuttle taxi services for the time being.
The Consulate notice states that the purpose behind the ban is to "assess the security implications of the December 22 bomb attack on a public bus in the Bat Yam neighborhood of Tel Aviv" and notes that there has been a "longstanding prohibition on the use of public busses" for their employees in Israel.
Officer Stabbed by Terrorist Loses Kidney
Officer Rami Ravid was stabbed by a terrorist at the Adam checkpoint north of Jerusalem. He suffered moderate injuries, and was unconscious and on a respirator until Tuesday morning. His condition improved following emergency surgery.
On Tuesday, he opened his eyes and was able to speak to his family.
Two Hurt in Samaria Rock Attack
Two Israelis, a man and woman in their 30s, suffered minor injuries on Tuesday night, after Arab terrorists threw rocks at their cars as they drove near the Western Shomron (Samaria) community of Oranit.
The two were taken to the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva for treatment.
Earlier in the same area, an Israeli bus driver was injured when attackers hurled stones at his bus as he drove on the road between Alei Zahav and Oranit.
The driver suffered a head injury in the attack, but managed to drive to the nearest checkpoint to seek help. Paramedics gave him initial treatment at the scene, then evacuated him to hospital in light condition.
PA rejects EU demand not to fund terrorists with EU money
Recently, PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Karake made a public statement rejecting the European demand that EU funds not go to terrorists. Indeed, Karake mocked the EU for challenging the PA's funding of terror saying, "the Europeans want their money... to remain clean." He said that by viewing Palestinian prisoners as terrorists, Europe has adopted an "occupation mentality." According to the PA, the prisoners "are heroes"
'We were in a craze to see blood'
The murders of Avrahami and Nurzhitz occurred on October 12, 2000, at the start of the Second Intifada. After they accidentally entered the West Bank city of Ramallah, they were taken to the local Palestinian Authority police station. A crowd of rioters stormed the building and stabbed and beat the soldiers to death. The mob then dragged the soldiers' mutilated bodies to al-Manara Square in the center of Ramallah.
"We were in a craze to see blood. I entered the room… I saw an Israeli soldier sprawled on the floor in front of the door," said 32-year-old Aziz Salha, one of the participants in the attack. "I came closer to him and saw a knife lodged in his back, near his right shoulder. I removed the knife and stabbed him in the back two or three times… while others in the room continued to kick him. I put my hand over his mouth and the other on his shoulder, in order to strangle him."
Anti-Santa campaigns heat up in Turkey as Christmas arrives
A Muslim youth group and a neighborhood authority led two separate anti-Santa campaigns on the eve of Christmas in Turkey.
The Istanbul University branch of a group called Anatolia Youth Association (AGD) released an illustration of a Muslim youth punching Santa Claus in the face and announced that it would make a press statement against Christmas on Dec. 26 in Istanbul.
Pakistani Terror Group Threatens Deadly Attacks on New York, Washington, D.C.
Pakistan's most dangerous terrorist organization, the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), has promised it will attack New York and Washington, D.C., in an act of revenge with suicide fighters, according to a newly released video obtained by TheBlaze.
The group also claims responsibility for the most deadly attack in CIA history and the failed bombing of New York's Times Square.
Islamic charity officials gave millions to al-Qaeda, U.S. says
When Qatar's royal family was looking for advice on charitable giving, it turned to a well-regarded professor named Abd al-Rahman al-Nu'aymi. The 59-year-old educator had a stellar résumé that included extensive fundraising experience and years of work with international human rights groups.
But one apparent accomplishment was omitted from the list: According to U.S. officials, Nu'aymi also was working secretly as a financier for al-Qaeda, funneling millions of dollars to the terrorist group's affiliates in Syria and Iraq even as he led campaigns in Europe for greater freedoms for Muslims.

EoZ Interview with Mark Regev, Netanyahu's spokesperson

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST

This week I met with Mark Regev, the spokesperson for Israel's Prime Minister's office. We had a great discussion about lots of topics like BDS, the media's attitudes towards Israel and how Israel can respond most effectively to lies, but most of it was off the record. Sorry!

However, he did allow an on-the-record interview - audio only. He speaks about Iran and the peace process and other topics.

Was Jesus Jewish, "Palestinian" or - "Lebanese?"

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:00 AM PST

Right on the heels of the Palestinian Authority's annual bizarre labeling of Jesus as being "Palestinian," Lebanese media are reporting that he was in fact - "Lebanese."

There is fairly sizable evidence that Jesus was not born in the Bethlehem of Judea, but in a smaller Bethlehem in the Galilee, which is much closer to Nazareth.

The Lebanese article in al-Tayyar is saying that Bethlehem of Galilee is actually in Lebanon. It is based on this book.

Of course, they are using a very expansive definition of "Lebanon," which didn't exist as a nation until very recent times. It is true that parts of the Galilee were temporarily under Phoenician rule and later was part of the Kingdom of Tyre, but during Jesus' life it was part of the Jewish kingdom under Roman rule.

The article even links to this map showing that Bethlehem of Galilee was not part of Phoenicia at that time:


Of course, being the Arab media, the article also goes on to say that much of the Jewish scripture is nonsense, that there is no evidence of King David's existence, and that the biblical Song of Songs was in fact an adaptation of Lebanese songs.
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