| The US has an office in Ramallah, todaynoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 29 Oct 04:45 AM The Biden administration is insisting that the US must open a | | The Biden administration is insisting that the US must open a consulate in Jerusalem for Palestinians - directly insulting Israel by saying that it wants a divided Jerusalem that would be a Palestinian capital.
Why wouldn't it open up a consulate in Ramallah, the actual seat of the Palestinian government?
Not too many people know that since 2014, the US has had an official presence in Ramallah. From the US Embassy in Israel page: America House Ramallah
America House Ramallah, established in June 2014, is the Palestinian Affairs Unit's educational and cultural outreach center in Ramallah City. While the current America House Ramallah location is under renovation, , America House programming continues at partner spaces and other venues. The mission of America House is to encourage dialogue between Americans and Palestinians in order to foster mutual understanding and emphasize shared values. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State through the Palestinian Affairs Unit in Jerusalem, America House is a place where residents of Ramallah and West Bank can learn essential skills to take advantage of new economic opportunities, including English language, entrepreneurship, and technology skills. It also serves as a place where people can come together and take advantage of the many resources we offer, including our library, 3D printer, wifi connection...Read More |
From Ian: David Singer: UN''s racist plan to exclude Jews from East Jerusalem backed by Biden Biden's decision will certainly give added impetus to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 – passed on 23 December 2016 as then Vice President Biden was vacating his office in the White House prior to the handover of power from President Obama to President-elect Trump. Security Council Resolution 2334: If you have never read it, now is the time to see the extent of Obama's betrayal of Israel when he did not keep lto the ongstanding American tradition of vetoing anti-Israel resolutions. 1. Reaffirmed that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, had no legal validity and constituted a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace; 2. Reiterated its demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and that it fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard; 3. Underlined that it will not recognize any changes to the 4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties through negotiations; This racist resolution:
-Ignored that all Jews living in East Jerusalem before 1948 had...Read More |
Our weekly column from the humor site PreOccupied Territory. Check out their Facebook page. Ramat HaSharon, October 31 - A government-owned Israeli corporation that manufacturers arms and other defense goods took legal action today against a producer of Judaica, charging that the latter's branding of its armored skullcap series violates the military corporation's trademark on the its renowned air defense system against rockets and long-range artillery. Israel Military Industries sent an official warning today to Talleisim East, a producer of high-end yarmulkes and other Jewish ritual items, that use of the name "Iron Dome" is reserved by law for the air defense system by that name, and that Talleisim East's use of the term for its line of kevlar-reinforced kippot constitutes an illegal breach. The warning included a demand that Talleisim East recall all the units it has distributed under the trademarked name, and sell no more under the Iron Dome name. A spokesman for IMI stated that the firm will pursue an aggressive defense of its rights. "The danger here lies in the fact that customers, and the public at large, will erroneously conclude that Israel Military Industries produces these goods, or endorses them," explained Shem Baduy. "Talleisim East is welcome to manufacture armored kippot to its hearts content - but not billed as Iron Dome, which...Read More |
From Ian: US State Dept. official acknowledges Israel must approve consulate reopening A senior official in the US State Department told senators on Wednesday that Israel's permission would be required before the United States could reopen its consulate in Jerusalem serving Palestinians. US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian McKeon appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to answer questions on a variety of issues. McKeon was asked by Senator Bill Hagerty, a Republican from Tennessee, about the potential reopening of that consulate. "I just want to confirm something, on the record — is it your understanding that under US and international law the government of Israel would have to provide its affirmative consent before the United States could open or reopen the US consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem?" Hagerty asked McKeon. "Or does the Biden administration believe it can move forward to establish a second US mission in the Israel capital city of Jerusalem without the consent of the government in Israel?" McKeon replied: "Senator, that's my understanding — that we need the consent of the host government to open any diplomatic facility." In this case though, the facility the US is likely to operate the consulate out of is already under its control. The only Israeli approval required in this process will be...Read More |
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In a press release on Monday denouncing Israel advancing a plan to build houses in Judea and Samaria, the EU stated - as it has literally hundreds of times before - "The European Union has consistently made clear that it will not recognise any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by both sides."The EU has used that phrase for as long as it has existed in its current form - literally hundreds of times. The specific language here is taken from a 2011 EU resolution supporting Palestinian statehood.
When resolutions such as that one are drafted, there are committees that meet for days or months crafting the language to be as precise as possible.
Why does the EU consistently refer to a set of borders that never existed?
Before 1967, Israel existed behind the 1949 armistice lines. Those lines were - at Arab insistence! - not borders. The Jordanian-Israel agreement said, quite explicitly, "The Armistice Demarcation Lines defined in articles V and VI of this Agreement are agreed upon by the Parties without prejudice to future territorial settlements or boundary lines or to claims of either Party relating thereto."
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Al Quds reports on a meeting between a senior Palestinian official and the head of UNRWA in Ramallah yesterday. Ahmed Majdalani is a member of the PLO's Executive Committee and secretary-general of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front. He met with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philip Lazzarini, ostensibly to support UNRWA's efforts to line up more donors to keep the agency going. But Majdalani doesn't care about UNRWA helping people it calls "refugees." To him, and to Palestinian leaders as a whole, it serves an entirely different purpose: to help destroy the Jewish state. According to the article, he told Lazzarini that he supports UNRWA not as an institution that provides services to Palestinian refugees, but because it represents a political basis for the "right of return": of millions of Palestinians to flood Israel and turn it into another Arab state. To help achieve this, Majdalani said he opposed the US insisting that UNRWA teach that Israel has the right to exist and not teach incitement. He strenuously opposes the UNRWA's agreement with the US to ensure objectivity as a condition for funding, saying, "We consider this agreement to carry risks that target and threaten the refugee issue, in order to undermine and liquidate it. It also...Read More |
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