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The paragraph of an international convention that proves Human Rights Watch twists international law against Israelnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 10 Like   Tweet   The paragraph of an international convention that proves Human Rights Watch twists international law against Israel noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 10 Oct 04:45 AM After another tweet by Ken Roth (roughly #130 this year) claiming that Israel practices apartheid, I decided to look further into the actual legal definition of apartheid and see if and how Human Rights Watch twists it. All the relevant definitions of apartheid use specific language that it is a crime of racial discrimination. The International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid says "For the purpose of the present Convention, the term 'the crime of apartheid', which shall include similar policies and practices of racial segregation and discrimination as practised in southern Africa, shall apply to the following inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically oppressing them" and then goes on to give lots of examples always using the term "racial group." The Rome Statute defines apartheid as "inhumane acts of a character similar to those referred to in paragraph 1, committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining...Read More 10/09 Links: US: 'Our position against unilateral Israeli settlement activity is clear'; Bernie Backs Iron Dome Funding – If Schumer Promises $1B for Gaza, Too noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 09 Oct 06:30 PM From Ian: Biden administration to host Abraham Accords trilateral The Biden administration plans to host an Abraham Accords trilateral meeting in Washington this Wednesday, between US, Israeli and Emirati officials. "They will discuss progress made since the signing of the Abraham Accords last year, future opportunities for collaboration, and bilateral issues including regional security and stability," the US Embassy said in a statement about the meeting. The trilateral will be held with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Blinken will hold separate bilateral meetings with Lapid and bin Zayed prior to the trilateral. The secretary of state tweeted on Saturday night that he looked forward to his meetings with both foreign ministers. Lapid will be in the US from October 12-14, on his first visit since taking office in May. Lapid has been the most visible government figure involved in the continuation of the Abraham Accords which were initiated by former US President Donald Trump and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The accords normalized ties between Israel and four Arab states; the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. Lapid has traveled to all but Sudan...Read More 10/08 Links Pt2: Mark Regev: The problem with Corbyn, AOC and left-wing antisemitism; Museum unveils 14th century hand-painted scroll depicting ancient Israel noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 08 Oct 04:00 PM From Ian: Mark Regev: The problem with Corbyn, AOC and left-wing antisemitism - opinion FOR BRITISH Jews, the Corbyn phenomenon was highly unsettling. The outbreak of antisemitism at the top tier of Her Majesty's loyal opposition was a genuine shock, especially as it was centered on the individual who challenged three consecutive Tory prime ministers for the keys of 10 Downing Street. American Jews also took notice. Prior to COVID-19, delegations to Israel from American Jewish organizations were always looking for something new to attract participants, and years ago started including a stopover of interest in the itinerary – a tour of Jewish Prague, a visit with Morocco's Jewish community or even a meeting in Amman with the Jordanian foreign minister. During my tenure as Israel's ambassador in Britain, more and more they included a stopover in London. A UK visit was not just a matter of showing solidarity with a Jewish community undergoing a difficult period. The American Jews I met in London were anxious that Corbyn's takeover of Britain's Labour could be a sign of things to come in the Democratic Party. Such fears were exacerbated following the 2019 phone call between Corbyn and US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a conversation that took place after Corbyn's antisemitism had already received significant media coverage in the US. Corbyn, who at the time...Read More Ethnic cleansing, illustrated (infographic) noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 08 Oct 01:15 PM I has seen variants of this graphic, but I wanted to emphasize the percentage loss of Jews in Arab countries. * * * * * * ...Read More 10/08 Links Pt1: Melanie Phillips: Europe's deadly hypocrisy; Ruthie Blum: UNRWA's deceitful ploys to stifle Israeli truth-telling; Golda Meir: World will 'throw us to the dogs' noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 08 Oct 11:00 AM From Ian: Melanie Phillips: Europe's deadly hypocrisy The European Commission released on Tuesday its first official strategy on fighting antisemitism and promoting Jewish life. The programme is intended to prevent antisemitism in all its forms, promote Holocaust research, education and remembrance, and initiate programmes to raise awareness about Jewish life and culture in Europe. The commission says it will lead the creation of a network of organisations across Europe to flag antisemitism content online, and will develop "counter-narratives." It will also work with tech companies and retailers to prevent the online sale of Nazi-themed merchandise. Yet the European Union continues to funnel money to the Palestinians even while they pour out antisemitism and remain committed to eradicating Israel. Their educational materials, for which the EU helps pay, promote hatred of Jews and incitement to murder Israelis and steal their land. The EU also enables the Palestinian Authority to pay the families of terrorists for murdering Israelis. Last December, the PA announced that the EU had contributed 54 per cent of the cost of benefits for "needy" families. By so substantially helping provide for the "Palestinian needy," the EU allows the PA to use its own funds in order to pay rewards for terror. The purported wall between welfare assistance and "pay-for-slay" is an illusion. The EU is also pouring money...Read More Twenty-two reasons anti-Zionists are antisemites noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 08 Oct 09:00 AM (from a Twitter thread last night) 1. If you are pro-Palestinian, you are actively supporting the one group that has the highest percentage of antisemites in the world (Pew poll.) 2. If you are anti-Zionist, that means you say Jews - alone among all peoples = have no right to their own homeland in their historic home. 3. Israel-haters hate context: they compare Israel with a shining ideal but have nothing to say about anyone else. Singling out the Jewish state for vitriol is antisemitism. 4. Today's anti-Zionists have something in common with Hitler - they both hated Zionism. 5. The Israel-boycott movement says Israeli Arabs are Palestinians. They only boycott Israelis - meaning, only Jews. Textbook antisemitism. 6. There is a direct historical line between the Arabs boycotting Jews in the 1920s-40s and people boycotting Israeli Jews today. 7. Anti-Israel Arab media is unrepentantly antisemitic in Arabic. If you don't call it out, you condone it. 8. College campuses with the biggest anti-Israel populations are also the most antisemitic, according to studies. 9. Be real: the only reason anti-Zionists obsess over Israel when other countries are far worse is because it is filled with Jews. 10. Obsessive Israel-hatred is more a cult than a sober opinion. The only obsession comparable to it in history is classic Jew-hatred. 11. The Khazar theory is only popular among Israel haters because it says...Read More Is the "silent prayer" Temple Mount decision a bad thing? noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 08 Oct 07:00 AM Times of Israel's coverage on the Jerusalem court's decision that it is not a crime for Jews to silently pray on the Temple Mount adds some important details - and they indicate that this isn't as positive a move as it seems at first glance. The background: A Jewish man, Aryeh Lippo, was "caught" by Israeli police silently praying on the Temple Mount, and they banned him from returning for 15 days. Jerusalem magistrate court judge Bilha Yahalom ruled that his silent moving of lips could not be considered a crime and overturned the police ban. She wrote: "The appellant stood in the corner with a friend or two, there was no crowd around him, his prayer was quiet, whispered." "I have not found that the religious acts carried out by the appellant were externalized and visible," she ruled, determining that such prayer did "not violate police instructions," and canceling his ban from the site. This is a very narrow ruling. It doesn't legalize prayer; it just determines that silent prayer said alone does not violate the existing police instructions and the police overstepped their bounds by banning him. The magistrate court is the lowest court, for minor offenses. This is not a major ruling. And the Israeli police are appealing it. Advocates for equal rights for Jews on the Temple Mount are not impressed with the ruling: Long-time activist for Jewish Temple...Read More    ©2021 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company