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- West wants Jews to work harder for peace with Muslims who routinely kill other Muslims
- 01/20 Links Pt2: The cowardice of P.C. anti-Semitism, The Economist's anti-Semitic Cartoon
- Rockets to Eilat - but from where?
- Video, text of Prime Minister Harper's speech to the Knesset
- A Hebron anecdote (video)
- 01/20 Links Pt1: Abbas calls murderers "heroes" four times, Hanan Ashrawi criticizes Aust FM
- Pro-Syrian paper blames Palestinians for starving themselves to death in Yarmouk
- Mahmoud Abbas' plan to destroy Zionism
- Hamas reportedly deploying to stop Islamic Jihad rocket fire
| West wants Jews to work harder for peace with Muslims who routinely kill other Muslims Posted: 20 Jan 2014 08:07 PM PST 16 killed by twin car bombs on Turkey-Syrian border Monday 28 killed in Iraq bombings Monday 4 killed in Egyptian violence Friday 5 killed by snipers in Tripoli, Lebanon since Saturday 1 killed in Algerian town where sectarian violence erupts Evidence that Syria systematically killed 11,000 16 killed by suicide bomber at restaurant in Afghanistan on Friday Pakistani Taliban killed 20 soldiers in Peshawar on Sunday Why can't Israel be more flexible for to achieve Middle East peace?           | ||
| 01/20 Links Pt2: The cowardice of P.C. anti-Semitism, The Economist's anti-Semitic Cartoon Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:00 PM PST From Ian: The cowardice of politically correct anti-Semitism Nazis and racists used to spearhead Jewish hatred, based on ancient crackpot defamations that date back to the Jewish Diaspora into Europe after the Roman destruction of Judea.The Economist: How the Jews control Congress Peter Schrank's cartoon, which accompanies an article on negotiations with Iran in this week's Economist, depicts President Obama with his ankle shackled to the Judaised seal of the US Congress, thereby prevented from shaking hands with Iran's President Rouhani, who is being restrained by his nefarious-looking, US-flag-burning compatriots.Chloe Valdary: The Soldier and the Refusenik: A case study in psychopathic self abhorrence This is not 1939. The Jewish People Live. No amount of preaching of anti-Semitic propaganda on college campuses will ever be effective, so long as we in the Zionist community fight back. No amount of lies and hatred spewed out of the mouths of cowards and traitors to their own people will ever keep us silent. We, my friends and I, we protested last week. We held up signs that said "False" and "Inaccurate" every time the lecturers said something incorrect. We shouted out, we booed, we asked questions, we were defiant. And we will keep being defiant and you should too. If you ever find out anything like this is happening in your community, speak up, take action, fight back; we must never be made to go down the dark road of pogroms and anti-Jewish laws again, not here, not elsewhere, not ever. But it can start with a pamphlet. It can start with a book. It can start with an anti-Israel organization or a lecture on a college campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. So stand up and be counted. Zion, rise up. Simon Wiesenthal Center Welcomes U.S. Support for Exhibit Pulled by UNESCO The exhibit, two years in the making, was a joint project of UNESCO and the SWC to show the 3,500 year relationship of the Jewish people to the Holy Land. It was cancelled because of a last minute protest by the 22-nation Arab Group at UNESCO.Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: UNESCO support a bad investment for US taxpayers Just so we are clear: UNESCO opted to revoke the United States' and Israel's voting privileges for not paying dues, but allowed the brutal dictator Assad and the Syrian regime to remain on its human rights committee – even as the death toll in Syria surpasses 130,000.Del Singh: Friend of Islamic terrorists of Gaza - killed by Islamic terrorists in Kabul Del Singh - the prospective Labour MEP was one of 21 people killed in the horrific Taliban terrorist attack in Kabul. Many of the news items about him mentioned his 'humanitarian work' in Gaza which included such helpful activities as running the Hamas organised Gaza marathon. The picture here is from the Palestine Mission UK tribute to him.Supporter of Muslim Terrorists in Israel Blown Away by Taliban in Afghanistan Maybe he wasn't wearing his Gaza marathon t-shirt? Or maybe terrorists don't bother to distinguish between the various NGO diners at a restaurant during their killing sprees.Richard Millett: Families of Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall continue their war on Israel. Yesterday, I was at SOAS in London for the Not Afraid To Look exhibition, which is based on the photos and quotes of Tom Hurndall, aged 22 when he died from his injuries after being shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza, and Rachel Corrie.U. Penn students stand up for Israel Because we focus so much on the Boycott, Divest, Sanction movement on campuses, it's easy to get the impression that such anti-Israeli students are the majority.Hillel's role in fighting BDS on campus Such boycott-resolutions are not only a clear violation of academic freedom but also part of a global campaign to undermine the moral and political foundations of the State of Israel. The BDS movement openly asserts its opposition to the existence of a Jewish State.Big BDS failure in Norway In spite of hyped up boycott campaigns, with a few high profile "wins" with a very limited if any effect at all, Norway continues to import Israeli goods. Year on year, there is a solid growth. If I were a BDS fund raiser, I would have a long and hard look at whats going wrong in Norway. A typical egg on face situation.For the Card-carrying BDS-hole "I instruct the medical authorities , in case I fall ill ensure that no technical equipment is used in treatment which was wholly or partly developed in Israel."  Foxman, who came to Israel for prime minister Ariel Sharon's funeral, lambasted hate-crime-data collection efforts on both sides of the Atlantic in an interview by The Jerusalem Post last Thursday.Anelka set to face FA charge and possible five-match ban for anti-Semitic 'quenelle' gesture The FA consulted an academic described as an expert in French politics, anti-Semitism and in the context of the gesture to seek clarification about the quenelle, which resembles an inverted Nazi salute, because they feared a charge would involve 'complex legal arguments' if they did not have a robust independent view on Anelka's use of it.Top 12 agri-tech companies from Israel The week before, the second annual Agrivest event in Israel showcased the up-and-coming Israeli agriculture technologies for multinational food and seed companies to follow. ISRAEL21c was there, too.Nanotech in the Negev: Israeli scientists see big opportunity in tiny tech Ben-Gurion University's Dr. Yuval Golan sees nanotechnology bringing big advances to IT, medicine, materials science, and more.Welcoming Harper Pundits have attempted to tie Harper's staunchly pro-Israel stand to his strong Christian faith. However, if that were the case we would expect Harper to take a conservative position on issues such as abortion and homosexuality. But he has done next to nothing on these issues and has actually prevented other lawmakers from doing anything as well.Netanyahu welcomes PM of 'non-hypocritical' Canada Harper, accompanied by his wife Laureen and a substantial delegation of leaders from the Canadian government, including several senior ministers, arrived in Israel on Sunday night for his first official visit since taking office in 2006.Building support for Israel the Canadian way As Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives for his first official visit to Israel, he will be rightly celebrated as the leader of Israel's staunchest national ally. On multiple occasions, Canada has demonstrated an exceptional willingness to avoid moral equivalency, to distinguish between what Churchill famously referred to as the "firemen and the arsonists".      | ||
| Rockets to Eilat - but from where? Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:08 PM PST Times of Israel reports:
Two Grad rockets were fired at the Red Sea resort town of Eilat Monday evening, striking an open area close to the city.It is unclear how the newspaper knows they are Grad rockets if the remains weren't found. AFP has an unnamed source: At least one rocket struck the outskirts of Israel's southern Red Sea resort of Eilat on Monday, a security source told AFP.The Jewish Press guesses: It was not clear if the missiles were launched from the Sinai or central Gaza, but in either case, Hamas, Islamic Jihad or their brethren probably were involved. However, the idea that rockets reached from Gaza to Eilat is far-fetched. If it was true, then the range of Gaza rockets is much longer than previously shown and there is no way the terrorists would waste a "surprise" like that without a good reason. A rocket from Gaza that goes over 100 miles/160 km would invite an immediate and devastating IDF response, with or without damage. Which means that the rockets likely came from Egypt and overshot, or from Jordan and fell short. Egypt is the far more obvious candidate. I doubt Hamas would want to be involved in such an enterprise, but Islamic Jihad very possibly might. However, the Sinai Salafists don't need much of a reason to shoot at Israel and they know that Israel isn't likely to shoot back. So my guess is that, assuming that these were rockets, they were from one of the many Islamist groups in the Sinai.      | ||
| Video, text of Prime Minister Harper's speech to the Knesset Posted: 20 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST Why is it so refreshing to hear a world leader saying the truth? Text from TOI.  Shalom. And thank you for inviting me to visit this remarkable country, and especially for this opportunity to address the Knesset. It is truly a great honour. And if I may, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my wife Laureen and the entire Canadian delegation, let me begin by thanking the Government and people of Israel for the warmth of your hospitality. You have made us feel extremely welcome. We have felt immediately at home. Ladies and Gentlemen, Canada and Israel are the greatest of friends, and the most natural of allies. And, with your indulgence, I would like to offer a reflection upon what makes the relationship between Canada and Israel special and important. Because the relationship between us is very strong. L'amitié entre le Canada et Israël prend ses racines dans l'histoire, se nourrit de valeurs communes et se renforce volontairement aux plus hauts échelons du commerce et du gouvernement ce qui est l'expression de fermes convictions. The friendship between us is rooted in history, nourished by shared values, and it is intentionally reinforced at the highest levels of commerce and government as an outward expression of strongly held inner convictions. There has, for example, been a free trade agreement in place between Canada and Israel for many years, an agreement that has already proved its worth. The elimination of tariffs on industrial products, and some foodstuffs, has led to a doubling in the value of trade between our countries. But this only scratches the surface of the economic potential of this relationship. And I look forward to soon deepening and broadening our mutual trade and investment goals. As well, our military establishments share information and technology. This has also been to our mutual benefit. For example, during Canada's mission to Afghanistan, our use of Israeli-built reconnaissance equipment saved the lives of Canadian soldiers. All such connections are important, and build strong bridges between us. Pour bien comprendre la relation particulière entre Israël et le Canada, il faut regarder, au-delà du commerce et des institutions, les liens personnels tissés par l'amitié et la parenté. However, to truly understand the special relationship between Israel and Canada, one must look beyond trade and institutions to the personal ties of friendship and kinship. Jews have been present in Canada for more than 250 years. In generation after generation, by hard work and perseverance, Jewish immigrants, often starting with nothing, have prospered greatly. Today, there are nearly 350,000 Canadians who share with you their heritage and their faith. They are proud Canadians. But having met literally thousands of members of this community, I can tell you this: They are also immensely proud of what the people of Israel have accomplished here, of your courage in war, of your generosity in peace, and of the bloom that the desert has yielded, under your stewardship. Laureen and I share that pride, the pride and the understanding that what has been achieved here has occurred in the shadow of the horrors of the Holocaust. La compréhension du fait qu'il est juste d'appuyer Israël parce qu'après avoir connu la persécution durant plusieurs générations, le peuple juif mérite d'avoir son propre pays et mérite de vivre en sécurité et en paix dans ce pays. The understanding that it is right to support Israel because, after generations of persecution, the Jewish people deserve their own homeland and deserve to live safely and peacefully in that homeland. Now let me repeat that: Canada supports Israel because it is right to do so. This is a very Canadian trait, to do something for no reason other than it is right, even when no immediate reward for, or threat to, ourselves is evident. On many occasions, Canadians have even gone so far as to bleed and die to defend the freedom of others in far-off lands. To be clear, we have also periodically made terrible mistakes as in the refusal of our government in the 1930s to ease the plight of Jewish refugees. But, as a country, at the turning points of history, Canada has consistently chosen, often to our great cost, to stand with others who oppose injustice, and to confront the dark forces of the world. Il est donc dans la tradition canadienne de défendre ce qui est juste et fondé sur des principes, que ce soit ou non commode ou populaire. It is, thus, a Canadian tradition to stand for what is principled and just, regardless of whether it is convenient or popular. But, I would argue, support today for the Jewish State of Israel is more than a moral imperative. It is also of strategic importance, also a matter of our own long-term interests. Ladies and gentlemen, I said a moment ago that the special friendship between Canada and Israel is rooted in shared values. En effet, Israël est le seul pays du Moyen‑Orient à s'être ancré depuis longtemps dans les idéaux de liberté, de démocratie et de primauté du droit. Indeed, Israel is the only country in the Middle East Which has long anchored itself in the ideals of freedom, democracy and the rule of law. These are not mere notions. They are the things that, over time and against all odds, have proven to be the only ground in which human rights, political stability, and economic prosperity, may flourish. These values are not proprietary; they do not belong to one nation or one people. Nor are they a finite resource; on the contrary, the wider they are spread, the stronger they grow. Likewise, when they are threatened anywhere, they are threatened everywhere. And what threatens them, or more precisely, what today threatens the societies that embrace such values and the progress they nurture? Those who scorn modernity, who loathe the liberty of others, and who hold the differences of peoples and cultures in contempt. Those who often begin by hating the Jews, but, history shows us, end up hating anyone who is not them. Those forces which have threatened the State of Israel every single day of its existence, and which, today, as 9-11 graphically showed us, threaten us all. Ou bien, nous défendons nos valeurs et nos intérêts, ici, en Israël, nous défendons l'existence d'un État libre, démocratique et distinctement juif ou bien nous amorçons un recul, sur le plan de nos valeurs et de nos intérêts dans le monde. And so, either we stand up for our values and our interests, here, in Israel, stand up for the existence of a free, democratic and distinctively Jewish state, or the retreat of our values and our interests in the world will begin. Ladies and gentlemen, Just as we refuse to retreat from our values, so we must also uphold the duty to advance them. And our commitment as Canadians to what is right, fair and just is a universal one. It applies no less to the Palestinian people than it does to the people of Israel. Autant le Canada soutient sans réserve le droit d'Israël à la légitime défense, autant il préconise depuis longtemps un avenir juste et sûr pour le peuple palestinien. Just as we unequivocally support Israel's right of self-defence so too Canada has long-supported a just and secure future for the Palestinian people. And, I believe, we share with Israel a sincere hope that the Palestinian people and their leaders will choose a viable, democratic, Palestinian state, committed to living peacefully alongside the Jewish State of Israel. As you, Prime Minister, have said, when Palestinians make peace with Israel, Israel will not be the last country to welcome a Palestinian state as a new member of the United Nations. It will be the first. Sadly, we have yet to reach that point. But, when that day comes, and come it must, I can tell you that Israel may be the first to welcome a sovereign Palestinian state, but Canada will be right behind you. Ladies and Gentlemen, support – even firm support – doesn't mean that allies and friends will agree on all issues all of the time. No state is beyond legitimate questioning or criticism. But our support does mean at least three things. First, Canada finds it deplorable that some in the international community still question the legitimacy of the existence of the State of Israel. Notre point de vue sur le droit à l'existence d'Israël en tant qu'État juif est absolu et non négociable. Our view on Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state is absolute and non-negotiable. Deuxièmement, le Canada est convaincu qu'Israël devrait pouvoir exercer ses pleins droits d'État membre de l'ONU et profiter de sa souveraineté dans toute sa mesure. Second, Canada believes that Israel should be able to exercise its full rights as a UN member-state, and to enjoy the full measure of its sovereignty. For this reason, Canada has spoken on numerous occasions in support of Israel's engagement and equal treatment in multilateral fora. And, in this regard, I should mention that we welcome Israel's induction this month into the western, democratic group of states at the United Nations. Troisièmement, Nous nous refusons à critiquer Israël de façon isolée sur la scène internationale. Third, we refuse to single out Israel for criticism on the international stage. Now I understand, in the world of diplomacy, with one, solitary, Jewish state and scores of others, it is all too easy "to go along to get along" and single out Israel. But such "going along to get along," is not a "balanced" approach, nor a "sophisticated" one; it is, quite simply, weak and wrong. Unfortunately, ladies and gentlemen, we live in a world where that kind of moral relativism runs rampant. And in the garden of such moral relativism, the seeds of much more sinister notions can be easily planted. And so we have witnessed, in recent years, the mutation of the old disease of anti-Semitism and the emergence of a new strain. We all know about the old anti-Semitism. It was crude and ignorant, and it led to the horrors of the death camps. Of course, in many dark corners, it is still with us. But, in much of the western world, the old hatred has been translated into more sophisticated language for use in polite society. People who would never say they hate and blame the Jews for their own failings or the problems of the world, instead declare their hatred of Israel and blame the only Jewish state for the problems of the Middle East. As once Jewish businesses were boycotted, some civil-society leaders today call for a boycott of Israel. On some campuses, intellectualized arguments against Israeli policies thinly mask the underlying realities, such as the shunning of Israeli academics and the harassment of Jewish students. Most disgracefully of all, some openly call Israel an apartheid state. Think about that. Think about the twisted logic and outright malice behind that: A state, based on freedom, democracy and the rule of law, that was founded so Jews can flourish, as Jews, and seek shelter from the shadow of the worst racist experiment in history, that is condemned, and that condemnation is masked in the language of anti-racism. It is nothing short of sickening. (At this point in Harper's address, several Arab Knesset members, some of whom had earlier heckled him, got up and left the Knesset chamber. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Knesset stood to applaud Harper.) Mais, il s'agit du nouveau visage de l'antisémitisme. Un antisémitisme qui vise le peuple juif en prétendant viser Israël. But this is the face of the new anti-Semitism. It targets the Jewish people by targeting Israel and attempts to make the old bigotry acceptable for a new generation. Of course, criticism of Israeli government policy is not in and of itself necessarily anti-Semitic. But what else can we call criticism that selectively condemns only the Jewish state and effectively denies its right to defend itself while systematically ignoring – or excusing – the violence and oppression all around it? What else can we call it when Israel is routinely targeted at the United Nations, and when Israel remains the only country to be the subject of a permanent agenda item at the regular sessions of its Human Rights Council? Ladies and gentlemen, any assessment – any judgment – of Israel's actions must start with this understanding: Depuis soixante-cinq ans qu'existe comme nation l'État moderne d'Israël, les israéliens ont enduré d'innombrables attaques et calomnies et n'ont pas eu une seule journée de véritable paix. In the sixty-five years that modern Israel has been a nation, Israelis have endured attacks and slanders beyond counting and have never known a day of true peace. And we understand that Israelis live with this impossible calculus: If you act to defend yourselves, you will suffer widespread condemnation, over and over again. But should you fail to act you alone will suffer the consequence of your inaction, and that consequence will be final, your destruction. La vérité, que le Canada comprend, est que beaucoup des forces hostiles dirigées contre Israël s'exercent aussi sur tous les pays occidentaux. Et Israël y fait face pour beaucoup des mêmes raisons que nous. Mais Israël y est confronté de beaucoup plus près. The truth, that Canada understands, is that many of the hostile forces Israel faces are faced by all western nations. And Israel faces them for many of the same reasons we face them. You just happen to be a lot closer to them. Of course, no nation is perfect. But neither Israel's existence nor its policies are responsible for the instability in the Middle East today. One must look beyond Israel's borders to find the causes of the relentless oppression, poverty and violence in much of the region, of the heartbreaking suffering of Syrian refugees, of sectarian violence and the fears of religious minorities, especially Christians, and of the current domestic turmoil in so many states. So what are we to do? Most importantly, we must deal with the world as we find it. The threats in this region are real, deeply rooted, and deadly and the forces of progress, often anaemically weak. For too many nations, it is still easier to scapegoat Israel than to emulate your success. It is easier to foster resentment and hatred of Israel's democracy than it is to provide the same rights and freedoms to their own people. Je suis convaincu qu'un État palestinien viendra, et l'une des conditions qui va lui permettre de venir c'est lorsque les régimes qui financent le terrorisme se rendront compte que le chemin de la paix est celui de la conciliation, pas celui de la violence. I believe that a Palestinian state will come, and one thing that will make it come is when the regimes that bankroll terrorism realise that the path to peace is accommodation, not violence. Which brings me to the government of Iran. Late last year, the world announced a new approach to diplomacy with the government in Tehran. Canada has long held the view that every diplomatic measure should be taken to ensure that regime never obtains a nuclear weapon. We therefore appreciate the earnest efforts of the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany. Canada will evaluate the success of this approach not on the merits of its words, but on the implementation and verification of its promised actions. Nous espérons vraiment qu'il soit possible d'obtenir que le gouvernement iranien renonce à s'engager, sur la voie sans retour, de la fabrication des armes nucléaires. Mais, pour le moment, le Canada maintient intégralement en vigueur les sanctions que nous avons imposées. We truly hope that it is possible to walk the Iranian government back from taking the irreversible step of manufacturing nuclear weapons. But, for now, Canada's own sanctions will remain fully in place. And should our hopes not be realized, should the present agreement prove ephemeral, Canada will be a strong voice for renewed sanctions. Ladies and gentlemen, Let me conclude with this thought. Je crois que l'histoire d'Israël est un très bel exemple pour le monde entier. I believe the story of Israel is a great example to the world. It is a story, essentially, of a people whose response to suffering has been to move beyond resentment and build a most extraordinary society, a vibrant democracy, a freedom-loving country with an independent and rights-affirming judiciary. An innovative, world-leading "start-up" nation. You have taken the collective memory of death and persecution to build an optimistic, forward-looking land, one that so values life, you will sometimes release a thousand criminals and terrorists, to save one of your own. In the democratic family of nations, Israel represents values which our Government takes as articles of faith, and principles to drive our national life. And therefore, through fire and water, Canada will stand with you. (MKs and hundreds in the Knesset gallery rise to give Harper a standing ovation.) My friends, you have been generous with your time and attention. Once more, Laureen and I and our entire delegation thank you for your generous hospitality, and look forward to continuing our visit to your country. Merci beaucoup. Thank you for having us, and may peace be upon Israel.      | ||
| Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST The Christian Peacemaker Teams, an NGO that hangs around Hebron to catch Jews doing bad things, recently published an article about how they can understand how teenagers want to throw stones at Israeli soldiers: Years ago in our Hebron apartment, we had a foam cushion insert on which someone had drawn a smiling face. Dubbed "Happy Foam Square," we would throw it at a wall when our work got frustrating, and doing so was surprisingly cathartic.They have endless stories about alleged abuses by IDF soldiers in Hebron, even as they are being bombarded with these innocent stones. It reminded me of a video I took a while back, which got lost when a YouTube account of mine was closed. I just made a quick updated version: When the people who are telling you something have an agenda, see how honest they are about incidents that contradict their stories. I'm not saying ugly things don't happen in Hebron sometimes. But it is not the way these NGOs say it is, and there are plenty of violent incidents against Jews in Hebron that these NGOs will never, ever talk about. Because their funding, quite frankly, depends on demonizing Jews, not reporting the truth. (h/t Bob Knot and Calev Ben Yefuneh)      | ||
| 01/20 Links Pt1: Abbas calls murderers "heroes" four times, Hanan Ashrawi criticizes Aust FM Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST From Ian: Abbas' terror glorification continues as he calls murderers "heroes" four times in same speech In December 2013, Israel released 26 Palestinian terrorist murderers from prison. In his speech at the PA event celebrating their release, Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the terrorists and called them "heroes" four times during his speech:Terrorist murderers are "heroes," Abbas says four times in speech David Singer: History and Geography Can Unblock Deadlock Agreement that Jordan comprises 78% of historic Palestine would greatly enlarge the territorial field within which the Jewish-Arab conflict can be resolved – making the conflict much easier to settle.UNRWA's Role in Middle East Peace UNRWA has not led to the economic development that was supposed to occur, but conversely, has implanted a culture of permanent dependency. Barry Rubin: The Region: The hopelessness of victory "So, let me just say, it went bad for us over there, but that was our job. That's what we did. We didn't complain about it."The two state solution. So, Israel and...? So Arafat, a native of Egypt, could not have been dreaming of Palestine for Palestinians. His dream was more grandiose; and for Israel, more nightmarish.Obama: Less than 50% chance of Israeli-Palestinian peace He made his remarks during a November interview with The New Yorker's David Remnick, which was published online on Sunday.Abbas in Morocco: Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital is Condition for Peace Deal Having Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state is a condition for a future peace deal with Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said at the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee meeting in Morocco over the weekend.Palestinian official slams Australian view on settlements PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi said statements by Julie Bishop represented "dangerous shifts in Australian foreign policy" and called for an official clarification of Australian policy on the issue.Haniyeh Aide: Hamas Will Never Accept PA 'Concessions' Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas can talk all they want – but the deal they make "will not be in the name of the Palestinian people," according to top Hamas terrorist Tahar al-Nunu. According to al-Nunu, no agreement that legitimizes the "Israeli occupation will ever be valid."Video: Police Force Ambushed at Anata A video shot in the village of Anata, north of Jerusalem, shows the difficult conditions under which Israeli security forces operate when they enter Arab concentrations to enforce law and order.4,000 schoolchildren stay home in Ashdod over rocket fears The Ashdod municipality on Monday morning canceled classes in all schools that aren't fortified against rockets, fearing an escalation in attacks on the southern city a day after the Israeli Air Force targeted a terror suspect in the Gaza Strip.Palestinian Authority Residents Complain Over Foreign Workers Workers in Israel and the Palestinian Authority now have something in common – complaints about foreign workers taking away what are supposed to be their good-paying jobs. According to a Bethlehem lawyer, workers in the city are up in arms over the arrival of a large contingent of Serbian construction workers who are building a project that they feel they should be working on.Israel allowing Egypt army to operate in north Sinai Israel is allowing Egyptian Apache helicopters, active in northern Sinai, to circle above the Gaza Strip to convey a menacing message to the Hamas regime.Iran starts implementing nuclear deal, IAEA report shows Marking the start of the deal, a team of inspectors will make their first visit to Natanz and Fordow, two of Iran's largest uranium enrichment facilities, on Monday. They will report their findings back to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, tasked with verifying and confirming the international agreement is properly enforced.Springtime for Rouhani: Jack Straw complains that pro-Israel cash stymies US-Iran peace Beyond Straw's repugnant suggestion that pro-Israel elements in the US Congress take their marching orders from Jerusalem, and his failure to acknowledge that pro-Israel (and anti-Iran) sentiment is embraced by the overwhelming majority of Americans, it's important to recall that his recent charges leveled at Jewish groups and Israel seem to reflect a broader narrative of Zionist root causes.New round of Syria talks marked by low expectations The opening of the so-called Geneva 2 conference Wednesday in Switzerland reflects the unanimity in the international community about the urgent need to bring a halt to a conflict that has killed more than 130,000 people, touched off the worst humanitarian crisis in decades and unleashed sectarian hatreds that have sent tremors across the Middle East.Some Food Reaches Starving Palestinians in Damascus The United Nations has confirmed that food aid has finally reached some of the Palestinians in the Damascus neighborhood where dozens have perished of starvation.In last-minute reversal, UN's Ban invites Iran to Syria talks The United States responded with surprise on Sunday night to United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon's decision to invite Iran to a major peace conference on Syria, just two days before the summit is scheduled to begin in Geneva.Prosecutors build Hariri bomb plot case on cellphone logs The men on trial - Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Hussein Hassan Oneissi and Assad Hassan Sabra - are accused of murder, terrorism and orchestrating the bomb attack on Hariri. They could be sentenced to life imprisonment if found guilty. The case is expected to last years.BBC coverage of STL amplifies Hizballah propaganda In the 'Features & Analysis' section appears an article by the BBC's Beirut correspondent Jim Muir titled "Lebanon polarised as Hariri tribunal opens" which also includes a filmed report by Muir broadcast on BBC television news programmes. That filmed report is also included in an article titled "Rafik Hariri murder trial begins at The Hague" which appears in the news section of the website's Middle East page.      | ||
| Pro-Syrian paper blames Palestinians for starving themselves to death in Yarmouk Posted: 20 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST Al Akhbar English, a pro-Syrian, pro-Hezbollah Lebanese paper, has a fascinating article that says that the only people to blame for Palestinian Arabs starving and dying in the Yarmouk camp are Palestinians themselves. The reason it is fascinating is because it reveals the mindset of Hezbollah and Syria and how quickly they turn on the very PalArabs that they pretend they want to defend. Today, the unfolding events are 100 percent a Palestinian responsibility. This is a fact, and those who deny it should present us with evidence, not slogans. They should admit that Palestinians in Syria enjoyed advantages that their counterparts were deprived of in every corner of the world – advantages not even enjoyed in Gaza and the West Bank. In Syria, Palestinians were citizens.  Naturally, Palestinians endured oppression, tyranny, and misery like all Syrians. They also suffered from the practices of some Palestinian forces that took advantage of their relations with Damascus. But what happened to Yarmouk today? What made it a target? What pushed Palestinians in this camp to believe in toppling Bashar al-Assad?This is sort of true, but I don't think it was as widespread as the author says. After 18 months or so of witnessing Syrian atrocities, many Palestinians in Yarmouk were more sympathetic to the rebels, although in general my impression is that most tried to stay neutral in the hope that they'd be left alone. The Syrian army bombarded the camp. Militants and civilians were killed. This was followed by the great exodus. Those who stayed are the ones who refused to go through a new displacement, as well as members of armed groups and their families. In a few months the camp was transformed into a haven for groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Nusra Front.The Syrian army has not let food or medicine into the camp since mid-2013, people are starving to death, they regularly bombard it with missiles and barrel bombs, and this columnist is praising them for not entering! Now, the writer notes that dozens of jihadists from Gaza have fought in Syria, and therefore concludes that Palestinian Arabs are collectively guilty of opposing the Assad regime, and therefore get what they deserve: Why is a Palestinian youth from the 1948 territories, the West Bank, or Gaza ready to travel to Syria to blow himself up when he can walk a few miles and blow himself up against occupiers of his land? There are a number of facts that indicate Palestinians are contributing to the war in Syria.There are also pro-Syrian Palestinian groups, like the PFLP-GC, in Yarmouk. In an incident in 2011, the PCLP-GC shot and killed 14 Palestinians who were angry at their pro-Assad position and burned down their headquarters in Yarmouk. Since then, many PFLP-GC members have defected to the other side. Here is the context for this article. The Palestinian Arab press in recent weeks has woken up to the dire situation in Yarmouk and has become more anti-Assad. This is clearly making Hezbollah nervous, because Hezbollah pretends that it is a major defender of Palestinian Arabs, and the majority of Palestinian Arabs are against Hezbollah's supporting Assad. Therefore, Hezbollah must declare that Palestinians are anti-Palestinian, and the only parties who really care about them are - Hezbollah, Iran and Syria! (h/t Yoel)      | ||
| Mahmoud Abbas' plan to destroy Zionism Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST In 1977, Mahmoud Abbas wrote a book called "Zionism: Beginning and End." It was republished in 2011 and is available to view, today, on his website. This article describes one of the strategies Abbas spells out in the book for destroying Zionism and asserts that Abbas kept his philosophy years afterwards. Zionism is based on racism, which carry the seeds of failure in itself, but more importantly is that the Zionist community in occupied Palestine is based on the marginalization of Sephardic Jews who are forced to submit to the elite Western "Ashkenazim." Abu Mazen lists movements and organizations emerging in the Zionist society that are resentful of state policies, motivated by contradictions with the Zionist idea, or justifications as a result of marginalization and social exclusion. Abu Mazen offers the idea of building bridges with the out-of-power and marginalized groups in the Zionist society, to strengthen their positions, and widen the gaps in the Zionist entity. This vision is the philosophy behind the efforts of meeting with the leftist forces of Zionism and the anti-government personalities of the Israelis themselves. He kept these meetings in eastern and western European capitals quiet, before the news gradually floated to the surface. Abbas continues this strategy today. The PLO issued a detailed 56-page strategy document at the end of 2012 and the PLO has been following the plan slavishly. But one of the points mentioned was "to develop a strategy to work with Israeli society, particularly with the forces that supported the principle of two states on the 1967 borders, especially since it is not expected that the Government Israel will fulfill their obligations, particularly with regard to halt settlement activity or the release of prisoners or accept the principle of two states on the 1967 borders." All those peace-loving Israeli leftist groups who enthusiastically meet Palestinian Arab officials (until the smart ones see the truth) are unwittingly part of the plan to divide and destroy Zionism, and eventually the Jewish state. It seems apparent that the "American Jewish leaders" that Mahmoud Abbas met in September, who were so proud that they were meeting with him that none of them thought to ask him a single difficult question, were essentially unwitting dupes in this 2012 plan. They were clearly handpicked to be the people who would swoon over Abbas the peacemaker.      | ||
| Hamas reportedly deploying to stop Islamic Jihad rocket fire Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:01 AM PST Palestine Press Agency (which is anti-Hamas) reports that Hamas security forces are being deployed throughout Gaza in an attempt to stop any rocket firing by Islamic Jihad. A warning by Binyamin Netanyahu reached Hamas through Egypt saying that Israel would escalate reprisals if rocket fire continued.  Last week, several rockets were fired towards Ashkelon. Israel identified an Islamic Jihad terrorist as being responsible and seriously injured him yesterday in an airstrike on his motorcycle. Hamas wants to stop Islamic Jihad from retaliating for the attack, and is meeting with PIJ leaders, deploying forces near the Gaza border and searching cars of suspected rocket launchers. Pro-Fatah media like to publish stories of Hamas stopping attacks, because they believe that this undermines Hamas claims to be leading military attacks against Israel and instead shows them to be "collaborators."      |
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