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- Lebanon treating Palestinian Syrians like dirt, no one cares
- 01/07 Links Pt2: PA Arab: Jordanian army told us to leave in 1948 War, Stones to Play TA in June?
- The State Department won't publicly condemn PA incitement - and why this is a big mistake
- Prominent ASA members write letter opposing boycotting Israeli universities
- 01/07 Links Pt1: Can Israel say ‘No’ to the US?, Iranian Cleric: ‘Nukes Necessary to Put Down Israel’
- Juan Cole remains a lying idiot
- Israel's file of recent Palestinian Arab incitement
- Iran's Supreme Leader's Twitter is a goldmine of humor
Lebanon treating Palestinian Syrians like dirt, no one cares Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:00 PM PST From IPS: Over the past year more than 50,000 Palestinian refugees have fled violence, chaos and destitution in Syria to seek sanctuary in Lebanon. The vast majority have found themselves living in dire poverty, and trapped in chronically insecure existence.Has anyone condemned Lebanon for its policy of treating Palestinians from Syria worse than other Syrian refugees? Has anyone condemned Lebanon for forcing the Palestinians to return to a war zone? Has anyone condemned Lebanon for effectively imprisoning them in overcrowded camps that they cannot leave without fear of expulsion? Nope, this story - like the story of Palestinians in Syria literally starving to death - is all but ignored by the people who love to condemn Israel for the smallest perceived offenses. When you hear someone say they are "pro-Palestinian," ask them exactly what they are doing for the Palestinian Arabs being oppressed in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan. Where are their flotillas, their convoys, their art exhibits, their press releases, their letters to the editor, their church stunts? Their silence explains exactly how "pro-Palestinian" they really are. |
01/07 Links Pt2: PA Arab: Jordanian army told us to leave in 1948 War, Stones to Play TA in June? Posted: 07 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST From Ian: Judea Pearl: How not to fight an anti-Israel boycott What ASA members should be most concerned about is their professional reputation, having let their organization be hijacked by the rhetoric of the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement and its radical supporters. While the resolution itself may sound benign, ASA members should have taken a hard look at the purpose for which this document will be used in the future.PMW: Palestinian refugee: Jordanian army told us to leave in 1948 War Resorting to Lies, Distortions to Attack Israel A short film dramatizing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is drawing traffic at Upworthy. In the film, "No Way Through," by the left-wing outfit Ctrl.Alt.Shift, a man hits a woman with his car, calls for an ambulance, then is forced to drive her to the hospital himself through the streets of London. When he arrives, he is turned away by soldiers, who eventually beat him senseless while the young woman suffers on the back seat of his car. How Terrorists Attacked Israel in 2013 Terrorists attacked Israeli civilians and soldiers in many different forms throughout 2013. Terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah carried out attacks from within Israel and from neighboring countries. The events below are just a small selection of the violence perpetrated against Israel in 2013. Terrorists attempt an attack against Israel almost every day. Could you live like this?Rocket launched from Gaza Strip hits Negev The fragments of the projectile, which exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council, were found on Monday evening.Pipe bomb explodes at Rachel's Tomb parking lot One person was lightly injured and treated on the spot, according to Israel Radio. The blast reportedly occurred in the parking lot.Bat Yam Bus Bomb: Hole in Security Fence Used by Terrorists to Infiltrate Israel Was Well Known The hole in the fence that the terrorists used to enter Israeli territory had been revealed on the 'Six' news program, broadcast on Channel 2. On August 19 2013, Channel 2 News broadcast a video that showed how this gap in the fence was routinely being used by Palestinian Arabs in order to enter and leave Israel.Israeli Arab Charged over Bus Bomb A Bedouin Muslim with Israeli citizenship was charged Monday in the Tel Aviv Magistrates' Court for his part in a failed bus bombing in the city of Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv. The bomb was successfully planted in a bus and detonated, but serious casualties were avoided thanks to the passengers' and driver's alertness, and swift action by police.Chile's Jewish community hurt by soccer club shirt Chilean Jewish community demands apology and asks the country's soccer association to ban shirts produced by the Palestino soccer club, which feature a map showing all of Israel as Palestinian land Chile's Palestinian Federation supports the shirt. (h/t Bob Knot)Former US ambassadors change mind on Pollard The web site spoke to Sam Lewis, who served as ambassador until 1985 when Pollard was arrested in Washington, and Thomas Pickering, who as Lewis' replacement dealt with the arrest's aftermath. Both veteran diplomats are considered close to Kerry and strongly support his current efforts to reach an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.Edward Snowden has more US-Israel secrets to expose, Glenn Greenwald says Greenwald voiced understanding for the Pollard linkage.HRW and the Al Qaeda funder: Not even a smidgen of contrition? Despite the addition of Al Karama leaders to terrorist watch lists, established human rights NGOs are not ruling out working with the group in the future. Human Rights Watch said Naimi's terrorist designation should not detract from the rest of Al Karama's work.BDS silences Native American voices There are serious problems with the first paragraph. Qualifying Arabs as the indigenous people of the Levant is sketchy and denies that the region's original people were Judeans, Samaritans, Phoenicians and other Canaanite people. Arabs only arrived in the 7th century AD. Atshan dishonestly portrays Jews as "European colonists" while it is a fact that there have always been Jews in what is now Israel, including the disputed territories. They have been joined over the last several centuries by diaspora Jews from Yemen, Egypt, Syria, and Iraq, from both ends of the Mediterranean and from Eastern Europe. No one could possibly mistake a Yemenite Jew for a European, and Atshan understands that very well.Anti-Israel academic boycott group's tax-exempt status challenged The reaction to ASA's boycott has been overwhelmingly negative. At least 125 universities and leading academic organizations have spoken out against the boycott and issued strong statements as to the damage to higher education such boycotts inflict.MLA to bar pro-Israel campus groups from making presentations at Chicago conference As an alternative to the MLA panel, the ICC and Hillel have organized a discussion on academic freedom in Israel titled "Perspectives Against Academic Boycotts" on January 9 in Chicago.Modern Language Association Denies JNS Press Credential for Convention Mark Aurigemma, a communications professional representing MLA, wrote in an email to the JNS.org reporter who applied that the convention "reserves media credentials for outlets and journalists that are substantively focused on academic issues."University Officials Who Opposed ASA Boycott of Israel Asked to Follow Suit for MLA Measure In a letter to university officials obtained byJNS.org, Hillel President and CEO Eric Fingerhut and ICC Executive Director Jacob Baime stressed the importance of taking pre-emptive action against the potential passage of the MLA resolution.Who's vandalising what, exactly? Armed with just a spray paint can, Kay wrote, "St. James – no to jihad. Justice for Christians, Israel and all people" on the doors of the Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center: a strong message for any armchair activists who thought they could steamroll the facts for their political purposes.Daphne Anson: No More Anti-Israel Hatefests at St James's Piccadilly: petition to the Archbishop of Canterbury Did you know that, according to eyewitnesses, a church official with a spray can was seen dutifully painting over messages deemed offensive (by the church) on the St James's, Piccadilly, "Apartheid Wall" yet did not paint over a swastika? (Disgusted members of the public erased it themselves.)Bordeaux becomes first city to cancel Dieudonne show France's interior minister said Monday that local officials have the right to ban shows on a national tour of a comic whose performances are considered anti-Semitic.French athletes defend, deny flashing reverse Nazi salute The founder of the Nice Dolphins, Jean Luc Donivar, offered the defense of sports players in a nearly 1,000-word statement concerning photos that were taken in December and which surfaced online last week of eight players performing the quenelle, which was invented by the anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala and which France's interior minister Manuel Valls last week termed "an anti-Semitic gesture of hate."No One's Laughing at This Anti-Semitic Comedian Now focus back on the politics. For most of contemporary comedy's run it's been the domain of the Left. Jews and blacks – from Lenny Bruce to Richard Pryor – were the pathfinders of modern stand-up and gave rise to an edgy, rebellious style of satire aimed at the status quo. I'm sure Dennis Miller would agree. Statistically comics with the political leanings of Miller are a rare breed.Report: One Direction Singer Harry Styles to Learn Hebrew, Perform in Israel in 2014 Harry Styles, 19, lead singer of the popular One Direction boy band, is taking his interest in Judaism to the next level, by vowing to learn the Hebrew language in 2014, the UK's Daily Star reported, citing an unnamed Styles pal.Rolling Stones reportedly in talks to play Israel in June Media reports were awash on Tuesday that Israelis might get some "satisfaction" this June with an outdoor concert by The Rolling Stones. Channel 2 reported that promoters Marcel Avraham and Gad Oron have offered the legendary British rockers led by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards $4.5m to perform at Park Hayarkon.Israeli kids organize winter drive for Syrian refugees A group of Israeli youngsters are putting the politics of their parents and leaders aside and galvanizing to collect life-saving winter supplies for the freezing Syrian refugees of the region. |
The State Department won't publicly condemn PA incitement - and why this is a big mistake Posted: 07 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST A very interesting exchange from the State Department briefing yesterday: QUESTION: I know. All right. Another thing he said in those comments was that he [Saeb Erekat] fears for President Abbas's life because the Israelis poisoned/killed Arafat, which – can I just get – what does the U.S. make of comments like that? MS. HARF: Well, you probably won't like this answer, but what I am not going to do is stand up here and do analysis on every public comment that someone makes. QUESTION: Well, is it the U.S. -- MS. HARF: I'm just not. QUESTION: What's the U.S. understanding? Did the Israelis poison Arafat? MS. HARF: That's certainly not my understanding. I think we've addressed this many times in the past. QUESTION: Okay. So when one – so when one side – and this gets back to my questions about Prime Minister Netanyahu's comments standing next to Secretary Kerry last week, which you didn't want to comment on. But when one side or when a senior official from one side gets up and says something that you believe is outrageously false, not correct, don't you have – don't you think that you have an obligation to come out and say, "Look, that's wrong and that's not helping the situation"? MS. HARF: And as I've said, I do think we do, but we make those discussions private -- QUESTION: So what are -- MS. HARF: -- for a very good reason, that we're not going to -- QUESTION: Okay. MS. HARF: -- get in a tit-for-tat publicly. If we have issues with things either side says or either side does, we have those discussions privately and keep them as a part of these private discussions because we think that's the best way to make progress here. QUESTION: You don't – so you think that – so when the -- MS. HARF: So I'm not saying we don't register complaints. QUESTION: But the -- MS. HARF: I'm just saying we don't always do it publicly. QUESTION: Well, so what is the Arab-speaking public supposed to think, then, about the U.S. position about this if all you're willing to do is to tell Erekat, "Don't say things like this," to say that to him privately? I don't get it. It would seem to me if that you give an interview to a major Arabic-language newspaper which is going to be read online and in print all over the region in which he asserts – the chief Palestinian negotiator asserts that Israel killed Arafat, and you guys don't come out and publicly say, one, we don't believe or we think or we know that that's factually inaccurate; and two, this is not the kind of thing that's going to get progress anywhere; or three, it's certainly not the kind of thing that prepares or helps prepare the Palestinian people for what you hope will be an eventual peace deal. It gets back to what Prime Minister Netanyahu said about incitement when he was standing next to Kerry. Either you believe that the prime minister is right and that this Palestinian official is wrong, or you don't. QUESTION: And what is the trouble with just -- QUESTION: And I think you have to say – you have to – but – and staying silent on it, I don't see how – can you explain to me how it is that you think that helps? MS. HARF: Well, publicly silent is different than privately silent. And again, nobody's privately silent. If you've ever met the Secretary or Ambassador Indyk, nobody's privately silent. In terms of the good – and then I will get back to – I think there was a question somewhere in there – that in terms of good faith, what we're – how we judge that is that the parties remain at the table negotiating seriously and – no, but they do – seriously, substantively, and we're making progress towards getting a framework. Going out and saying something in an interview is one thing, but what we're focused on is, at the table, making progress on getting a framework in place, and then moving forward with the negotiations. QUESTION: But how can you judge the sincerity of their negotiations if the minute the negotiations are done they leave the room and they're trashing the other party publicly? MS. HARF: Again, these are complicated issues. They're sensitive issues. I'm not going to do an analysis of what everyone says publicly. We're focused on what the parties do at the table. QUESTION: Okay. I'm not saying analysis. I'm – okay, so don't analyze everyone, but let's talk about a pattern on each side of sitting next to Secretary Kerry and telling him very nice things and being – making progress on these – on all these issues; and then the minute they leave the room, they completely trash both the process and the other party. MS. HARF: Well, there's a long history of mistrust on both sides. QUESTION: So which is the real Israeli and which is the real Palestinian? The one that's sitting -- MS. HARF: I think that's a much bigger question, Elise, than we can address at this podium. Honestly, I do. What we can judge people on is their actions, what they do at the negotiating table -- QUESTION: Well, their actions – going out speaking very negatively against the other party is an action. MS. HARF: I'm not saying we always welcome every time people go out and speak about this. That's why we've purposefully made it quiet. And to be fair, I haven't seen Mr. – Dr. Erekat – excuse me – his specific comments. I haven't seen them. I'm happy to check with our folks and see if there's a response. What I am saying in general is that there's a lot of churn out there, there's a lot of people talking, and there – we always knew that would be the case. There always is. That's why we have to focus on what we do at the table. QUESTION: But if you're an honest broker and you still claim to be an honest broker – "claim" is maybe the wrong word – you believe that you still are an honest broker in this. MS. HARF: Absolutely. QUESTION: Don't you have an obligation to speak out when someone says something that is not honest, when something is dishonest? I don't see how it – I don't – you have to -- MS. HARF: Again, I haven't seen – I actually haven't seen those specific comments. QUESTION: Okay. Well, I can pull them up and read them to you, but he says that he's worried about -- MS. HARF: I always like it when you do that. QUESTION: -- President Abbas's life because the Israelis killed Arafat, which, I mean, I just don't understand why you think that it is – it would be not helpful to come out and -- MS. HARF: I'm not saying I'm not going to have a response to that. I, quite frankly, just hadn't seen it. QUESTION: All right. MS. HARF: I'm not saying I don't want to respond to that. What I am saying is that broadly speaking, sometimes we register complaints privately because we think it's more effective to do it that way, and sometimes we come out publicly and say things as well. QUESTION: Okay. Because it -- MS. HARF: But there's also a difference between commenting when the Secretary is there on the ground having meetings than when he's not. There's obviously a delicate dance we're all doing here. QUESTION: Right, I understand. MS. HARF: And I know you understand that. QUESTION: But it seems to me that – like when the Israelis announce new settlements, you come out and publicly say you think it's a bad idea. And I don't understand why it is when the Palestinians say something that's inflammatory, then -- MS. HARF: Well, it's just not a one-to-one comparison. QUESTION: Well -- MS. HARF: It's not. QUESTION: You're – well, you're right, because -- MS. HARF: Every situation is different. QUESTION: That's right, because the settlements actually change something on the ground; and the Palestinian comments, while they might be offensive to the Israelis and might be offensive to others, they don't actually change the situation on the ground. MS. HARF: Which is an argument for not always commenting on every public comment. QUESTION: Well, but the point that -- MS. HARF: You just made my point for me. QUESTION: No, because the point that Prime Minister Netanyahu made is that the Palestinians are not – the leadership is not preparing the Palestinian people for an eventual peace deal -- MS. HARF: And I -- QUESTION: -- and these kind of comments would not seem to be helpful in preparing -- MS. HARF: Again, I'll take a look at these specific comments. QUESTION: All right. Thank you. The idea that "privately" complaining about Palestinian Arab behavior would make a difference shows the depth of misunderstanding of Arab culture. In an honor/shame society, things done privately don't count. Only things that are public matter - whether they are true or not. In general, Arabs want to shame their enemies and avoid being shamed. The truth is not important; perception is everything. That is why there are "honor" killings. That's why there are conspiracy theories to explain away Arab shortcomings and embarrassments. You cannot conduct effective negotiations with Arabs unless you understand the honor/shame mindset. I want to emphasize that honor/shame is not inherently inferior to Western "guilt" culture. But it is very, very different. The only way to change behavior in the Arab world is to use honor/shame to your advantage - giving honor when they act responsibly and shaming them when they do not. Nothing else matters. The West has great leverage, if only it realized this simple truth. Clearly the State Department doesn't. (h/t Josh K) |
Prominent ASA members write letter opposing boycotting Israeli universities Posted: 07 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST The ASA backlash continues - even from within: ASA Turpie Award Winners in Opposition to Israeli Boycott Resolution As long-time members of the American Studies Association, we are writing to protest its decision to boycott Israeli academic institutions. We are recipients of the American Studies Association's Mary C. Turpie Award, founded in 1993, to recognize American Studies professors for outstanding teaching and program development. Having devoted our academic careers to building American Studies on our campuses and as an international field of study, we wish to express our concern about the future of the ASA and of our shared intellectual enterprise. We are not convinced that the boycott resolution expresses the sentiments of a majority of the ASA. Out of a membership of nearly 5,000, 828 members voted for this resolution. We object to the boycott resolution on several grounds. First, it is at odds with the purpose of the American Studies Association, which the ASA Constitution defines as "the promotion of the study of American culture through the encouragement of research, teaching, publication, the strengthening of relations among persons and institutions in this country and abroad devoted to such studies, and the broadening of knowledge among the general public about American culture in all its diversity and complexity." The boycott resolution divides the membership of the association by taking a political position that is extraneous to its statement of purpose, and impedes the "strengthening of relations among persons and institutions in this country and abroad devoted to such studies." Secondly, The ASA National Council's call for a boycott is wrong in principle. We are strongly opposed to the Israeli occupation and the Israeli government's policies in the Occupied Territory, including the continued expansion of settlements. But the principle at stake here has nothing to do with the merits of arguments about Israeli policy. A professional organization is supposed to foster and protect academic freedom – the right of scholars and teachers to pursue inquiry without political interference or censorship. Such an organization has every right to take a political stand on matters that directly affect the freedom of faculty, scholars, and students to study, teach, and pursue scholarship. Indeed, Article XI of the ASA By-Laws empowers the Executive Committee "to speak for the association on [such] public issues . . . as academic freedom; freedom of access to information; appointments to and policies of granting and funding agencies." While that mandate is not limited to these matters, it is, in our view, unwarranted to claim that Israeli policies in the Occupied Territory "directly affect our work as scholars and teachers" of American culture. Third, the proposed boycott may undercut the very groups in Israel working for dialogue and peace with the Palestinians. Israeli universities are one of the primary loci of opposition to government policies, and of joint projects in aid of Palestinian scholars, students, and educational institutions. The boycott would block American scholars' participation in any conferences sponsored by Israeli universities, even if they are held in the interest of peace and reconciliation. The AAUP (The American Association of University Professors) has rejected academic boycotts (however delimited) because they do not affect oppressive governments, but instead impede the forming of relationships and the exchange of ideas that build support for the protection of human rights. For that reason AAUP backed the economic boycott of apartheid South Africa, which directly affected the interests of the government and its supporters, but refused to impose an academic boycott. We believe that this call for a boycott does a grave disservice to an organization and an academic field to which we have devoted our professional lives. We therefore ask the President and Council of the ASA to reopen the discussion for a longer and fuller conversation among the membership, allow a new vote, and restore our proud tradition of full and free discussion, tolerance, and dissent. Failing such an outcome, we call upon members of American Studies departments and programs to express, in whatever form they prefer, their disapproval of the boycott. Simon J. Bronner Chair, American Studies Program Distinguished University Professor of American Studies Penn State Harrisburg Robert A. Gross James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History Department of History University of Connecticut Daniel Horowitz Mary Huggins Gamble Professor of American Studies Emeritus Smith College Joy Kasson Professor of American Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jay Mechling Professor Emeritus of American Studies University of California, Davis Jesper Rosenmeier Fletcher Professor Emeritus of English Tufts University Michael Aaron Rockland Professor of American Studies Rutgers University Lois Rudnick Professor Emerita of American Studies University of Massachusetts Boston Eric Sandeen Professor and Director American Studies Program University of Wyoming Richard Slotkin Olin Professor of American Studies, Emeritus Wesleyan University Michael C. Steiner Professor Emeritus of American Studies California State University, Fullerton Norman R. Yetman Emeritus Chancellors Club Teaching Professor of American Studies & Sociology The University of Kansas [Sent to the National Council of the American Studies Association, January 3, 2014] Even though they would never admit it, the ASA bigots who supported the resolution will glance at the names of the signers and dismiss the entire letter - because they all appear to be Jewish. (h/t MtTB) |
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST From Ian: Caroline Glick: The long-term cost of releasing terrorists One of the reasons that most Israelis now recognize that the peace process is a hoax is that the PLO continues to signal that a "final" accord will not settle all Palestinian claims against Israel. The PLO intends to use a "Palestine" in Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and Gaza to threaten and weaken Israel's sovereignty in its remaining territory. The PLO's demand that Israel free its own citizens from prison for acts of treason and murder is a clear indication that this is in fact the group's long-term plan.Khaled Abu Toameh: U.S. Fiddles while Palestinians in Syria Starve The plight of the Palestinian refugees in Syria serves as a reminder to all Palestinians that their Arab brothers do not care about their suffering. In several Arab countries, especially Lebanon, Palestinians continue to be treated as a "fifth column" and an "enemy from within."Confidence Game: Losing American Support, the Gulf States Scramble An increasing body of evidence has begun pointing to a major shift in American foreign policy in the Middle East. Over the course of the Obama Administration's tenure, amid the turmoil of the Arab spring, the United States has shown itself unwilling to defend some of its traditional allies (such as the military in Egypt), or to stand by its own threats and red lines (such as punishing the Syrian regime for using chemical weapons); in many cases willing to cede significant influence to other outside powers (such as Russia); and to attempt to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran that is far more conciliatory to Iranian demands than had been the previous policy (such as allowing for uranium enrichment). Fundamentally Freund: Can Israel say 'No' to the US? Yes, we can! So, I ask you, can Israel afford to say "no" to Kerry's proposals? Of course! Or, to borrow a phrase from President Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign: "Yes we can!" Sure, there will be consequences, and strains in our bilateral relationship. But Israel has said "no" before and should not be afraid of doing so again. We cannot put our security at risk and forgo parts of our ancestral homeland, simply to win favor with the powers that be in the White House.US said to seek adding 'Jewish state' language to Arab Peace Initiative According to a Monday report in Palestinian newspaper al-Ayyam, citing Western sources, the US negotiating team is investigating the possibility.Kerry to Labor Party Leader: If No Deal by March, US Pulls Out Secretary of State John Kerry may look like he's pulling all the stops in pushing an Israeli-Palestinian deal, but, according to newly elected Labor party chairman MK Yitzhak Herzog, the U.S. can also read the writing on the wall. Herzog told Maariv that should there be no significant movement by the end of March, "it looks like the U.S. will take a step back and lower its profile" on the negotiations.Insights on Peace From Avigdor Lieberman? The other is that their goal is not to have two states for two peoples—the concept that Obama, Kerry, and the Israelis have discussed—but a Jew-free Palestinian Arab state on one side of the border and a mixed Jewish-Arab nation on the other whose balance would be altered by an influx of millions of Arabs, vastly overwhelming the Jewish majority and, in the bargain, expunging the explicitly Jewish state the United Nations voted to establish in 1947. While some Israelis have spoken of accepting a token number of these so-called refugees, Lieberman is right to refuse a single one, a stance justified by the international community's unwillingness to recognize the fact that an equal number of Jewish refugees from the Arab and Muslim world lost their homes after 1948. (h/t NormanF)German editorial rejecting Israel as Jewish state causes uproar An editorial in a regional paper denying Israel's right to be a Jewish state unleashed on Monday a sharp wave of criticism from Israel's embassy, German Jews and experts in modern anti-Semitism. According to the chairman of the region's Jewish community, the commentary is anti-Semitic.PM: In peace deal, no settlements will be evacuated In a Likud faction meeting on Monday following the departure of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fielded questions about the peace process from MKs and assured them that "there will be no evacuation of settlements."'How Can You Make Peace With a Group That Venerates Hitler?' The lionization of Nazism within Palestinian Authority-controlled areas has been long documented. In a recent interview a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) official in December was very clear about Arab support for the Nazis during World War II.1967 borders are "temporary," real solution is end of Israel - PLO official "We love Arafat... Israel poisoned him" - Boy's anti-Israel hate speech broadcast on PA TV Hamas PM allows Fatah members entrance to Gaza Reconciliation negotiations between Fatah and Hamas resumed secretly on Monday, according to the independent Palestinian news agency Ma'an.Iranian Cleric: 'Having a Nuclear Bomb is Necessary to Put Down Israel' Iranian lawmaker and cleric Muhammad Nabavian said on Friday that Iran would be able to build a nuclear bomb in "two weeks" if it gets "access to 270 kilograms of 20 percent [enriched uranium], 10 tons of 5 percent, and 20 thousand centrifuges," according to reports on Iran's Radio Farda and in Fararu.Congressman Battles to Restore 'Backbone' in US Foreign Policy Addressing the House of Representatives on December 4, Roskam warned that the Obama administration was seeking to radically alter the US's long-stated, "unambiguous" policy "that Iran shall not be a nuclear power" in favor of "a policy of containment", which he insisted was a "dangerous mistake".Iran tries to reverse a slumping birth rate In Iran, free condoms and government-backed vasectomies are out, replaced by sermons praising larger families and discussions of even offering gold coins to the families of newborns.Khamenei Bans Chatting Between Unrelated Men and Women Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa (religious edict) banning online chatting between unrelated men and women, Iranian media reported on Monday, according to Al Arabiya.Top Prosecutor Accuses Iran of Coordinating Terrorist Attacks Against Bahrain Bahrain's chief prosecutor has formally accused the Iranian military of training opposition fighters to conduct attacks inside the Gulf kingdom, after Manama announced earlier this week that it had seized a boat trying to smuggle explosives from Iran and Syria into the country.Iran Not Invited to Syria Peace Talks According to the report, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday started sending out invitations to the peace conference, but Iran was not on the first list.US issues rare order to stop transfer of goods to Iran The United States Commerce Department has issued an emergency order using US anti-terrorism export control laws against a Turkish company in an attempt to stop it from exporting two Boeing airplane engines to Iran.Muslim Brotherhood Complains to International Criminal Court AFP reported Monday that lawyers for the terrorist group submitted a request by Morsi to make the ICC the ruling power in Egypt - even though Egypt is not a signatory and Morsi is no longer in power.Libya's lurch toward Shariah sends chill through Christian community Libya's Coptic Christians, who number about 300,000, or 5 percent of the population, were allowed to practice their faith under dictator Muammar Qaddafi. But since the strongman was ousted from power, and ultimately killed, Muslim fundamentalists have increasingly filled the power void. Last month, the national assembly voted in favor of making Koranic law, or Shariah, the basis of all legislative decisions, meaning Islam will shape all future banking, criminal and financial cases. (h/t Bob Knot)Tunisia: 'Only a Muslim Can Be President' The new constitution names Islam as the official religion. While RT reported Sunday that Sharia Law will not be the basis of the constitution, Article 73 of the new plan does demand that the President be exclusively Muslim - as a model of being a good Tunisian citizen. |
Juan Cole remains a lying idiot Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST The lying, fifth rate academic Juan Cole is at it again, with a spectacularly stupid post called "Recognizing Israel as a Jewish State is like saying the US is a White State." Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is adding a fifth demand to his negotiations with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas: That the Palestinians recognize Israel as a "Jewish state."As I've noted, this is not a new demand, and it was originally created by Olmert and Livni, not Netanyahu. But, hey, Juan Cole is an "expert," right? Now comes the straw man arguments: For Netanyahu's demand to make any sense, he first has to define "Jewish." "Jewish" has a number of possible meanings. It can mean "those recognized by Talmudic law as members of the Jewish 'race' via maternal descent." The latter is the legal definition of Jewishness in Israeli law itself, and for this reason we must presume that it is what Netanyahu has in mind. It can also mean "adherents of the Judaic religion," and we can explore those implications, as well.He then goes on and on with discredited genetic studies and other points to buttress his moronic point that if any Israelis aren't considered Jewish by some definition, then they are being disenfranchised. And, of course, all Israeli Arabs are disenfranchised as well. Here's a news flash for Cole, that he must not be aware of in his years of scholarly research: Israel has defined itself as a Jewish state for 65 years now, and somehow none of these supposed showstoppers have slowed down the Jewish state one tiny bit! According to Cole, it is simply impossible - yet here it is. Imagine that. Here's another news flash for Cole: Judaism is more than a religion. It isn't a race. Jews are a nation/people, and have been a people for over 3000 years. Don't trust me. The famed 14th century Arab historian and intellectual Ibn Khaldun says explicitly that Jews are a people. Jewish prayers have said the same thing since before Islam existed. The Bible says so (e.g., 1 Kings 8:16.) . Perhaps Cole has heard of that work, it's fairly famous. It is possible to join a nation, so this isn't a racial or genetic group. It isn't purely a religious group. Cole's entire thesis is not only invalid, but laughably absurd. Apparently Cole subscribes to the PLO's "logic" that the Jews aren't a people, because if they are a people, that means they have rights as a people. Oh, and Cole also seems unaware that Israel defining itself as Jewish is not at all analogous to the US defining itself as white - it is analogous to many nations defining themselves as Arab. And guess who does that? If he wants to be morally consistent, Cole must condemn every single Arab state that defines itself as "Arab." This disenfranchises all non-Arabs who live in Arab nations. It is discriminatory, according to Cole. But Juan Cole isn't interested in consistency. He isn't interested in morality. He is certainly not interested in the truth. His major interest appears to be to deny the Jewish people their human rights. The very idea that Jews have such rights is anathema to lying pseudo-academics like Cole who use their pretense of knowledge to deny human rights to the Jewish people. (h/t Adam) |
Israel's file of recent Palestinian Arab incitement Posted: 07 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST From Israel's PMO: 05/01/2014 ...Here is the slideshow that was released by the government of Israel: (h/t Asher) |
Iran's Supreme Leader's Twitter is a goldmine of humor Posted: 07 Jan 2014 02:00 AM PST Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, often puts graphics on his Twitter account. Here's the latest, in somewhat fractured English: OK, so he is against sectarianism in Islam and says that the people who practice it are really helping the "enemy," meaning Israel and probably the US. But minutes earlier, he tweeted this: Many #Salafis & #Wahabis who are nourished by oil money & act as #terrorists, don't know they are enemy's operatives.6/5/2009 No fostering schisms there! |
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