| "Human rights" organization supports Hamas terrornoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 21 Nov 05:45 AM Arabic media reports that the Justice Organization f | | Arabic media reports that the Justice Organization for Development and Human Rights criticized Britain's classification of Hamas as a terrorist organization. The organization's official spokesman, Zaidan Al-Qani, dsid that it is Israel that is the largest terrorist organization in the world. Furthermore, this "human rights" leader said that Hamas attacks on Jews, which he calls "resisting the Israeli occupation," is not terrorism. The organization called on the United States and the European Union to classify "all racist Jewish organizations inside Israel and right-wing Jewish organizations that support settlements as terrorist organizations." Who is the Justice Organization for Development and Human Rights? Its webpage seems to have disappeared in 2016, but before that it was a Yemen-based organization whose webpage had links to a few major human rights treaties - and no information about anything the JODHR actually does. ( It looks like a shell organization meant to issue statements and perhaps act as a tax shelter for Zaidan al-Qani, who may be the only member. Apparently, anyone can start a human rights organization and issue statements that the media will take seriously - even if those statements directly contradict human rights! How do you think organizations started by the PFLP terror group, whose entire idea of "human rights" is to attack Israel and never say anything negative about...Read More |
From Ian: Jews get to define antisemitism As the late great Rabbi Jonathan Sacks often discussed, at its core, antisemitism is a conspiracy theory. Conspiracies about Jews or Jewish groups conspiring to harm others through nefarious means are a central feature of antisemitism going back centuries. Here, the argument that IHRA is wrong and not designed to try and stem the rising tide of antisemitism, and is instead part of an effort to stifle free speech, is itself an antisemitic conspiracy theory. As for the claim that adopting the definition of antisemitism supported by almost all Jews and Jewish institutions will somehow increase anti-Arab or anti-Muslim hate, it is hard to imagine a bigger red herring. There is nothing in the IHRA definition that even refers to Arabs or Islam, nor should it. Sadly, Jew-hatred and Jew-haters come in all stripes. No one group or faith owns a monopoly on the oldest form of bigotry. Moreover, if people are promoting anti-Arab hate or anti-Muslim hate, that should be addressed too, though not at the expense of addressing by far the per capita No. 1 hate crime in America, and certainly not by "all lives mattering" Jew-hatred. Lastly, and perhaps most insulting, is the argument that because a tiny minority of Jewish groups want a narrower definition for antisemitism, the IHRA definition should be disregarded. This...Read More |
From the Daily Maverick (South Africa):
The government has withdrawn its support for Lalela Mswane, Miss SA, who is headed to Israel to compete in Miss Universe next month. Civil organisations have also called for her to boycott the beauty pageant. The government last week withdrew its support for Lalela Mswane, who was crowned Miss SA a month ago, for her upcoming trip to Israel, where Miss Universe will be hosted. Nathi Mthethwa, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, said: "It has proven difficult to persuade the Miss SA pageant organisers to reconsider their decision to partake in the Miss Universe event scheduled to be held in Israel during the month of December 2021. The next part is almost unbelievable in how condescending it is: "What during initial consultations appeared like engaging, constructive and progressive discussions, was later met with an unpleasant demeanour that is intransigent and lacking appreciation of the potential negative impact of such a decision on the reputation and future of a young black woman." So the South African government claims it is only doing what is best for Miss Mswane, saying they only care about her reputation . She, as a young black woman, is obviously too dense to understand what is best for her - she needs her government to pressure her into doing what she clearly doesn't want...Read More |
From Ian: Mark Regev: Happy Israelis are the secret to Israel's success In late October, The New York Times published "Whose Promised Land?" – a special feature on modern-day Israel. The authors of the article toured the country from Kfar Giladi in the north to Eilat in the south and discovered Israelis to be a much-divided people, nurturing resentments and wrestling with contradictions, "a collection of incompatible factions, each with its own priorities, grievances and history." One would think with the very real social, religious, ethnic and national tensions so avidly described by the Times, together with the ever-present security threats – the thousands of rockets aimed at Israel's cities from Gaza and Lebanon, terrorists eager to stab and shoot, and Iran busily enriching uranium – that it would be logical to presume Israelis are a tense, worried and depressed lot. But it is not so. On the contrary, by global standards the Israeli public is remarkably happy, with statistics attesting to this repeatedly produced by an international organization not renown for praising the Jewish state, the United Nations. The UN's annual World Happiness Report consistently positions Israel as one of the happiest countries on the planet. The most recent index is no exception: with the 2021 compilation of aggregate data taken over the last three years placing Israel in the twelfth spot...Read More |
From Ian: UK to designate entire Hamas a terror group, outlaw support The United Kingdom will designate Hamas as a terror organization on Friday and outlaw support for the group, with violators liable to face up to 10 years in prison, the British Embassy in Israel confirmed. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel will make the announcement Friday during an event in Washington, DC, according to a statement from the embassy. The UK recognized the Hamas military wing — the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades — as a terror organization in 2001, but did not extend that designation to its political arm, which rules Gaza. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Thursday, Patel said that distinction was no longer defensible. "We've taken the view that we can no longer disaggregate the sort of military and political side," she said, according to The Guardian. "It's based upon a wide range of intelligence, information and also links to terrorism. The severity of that speaks for itself." Patel will advance the designation through parliament next week, according to The Guardian. The outlawing of the group would see those who express support for Hamas, meet with its members, or fly its flag, face criminal punishment of up to a decade in prison. In her speech on Friday, Patel will call Hamas "rabidly antisemitic," and say the outlawing of the terror group aims to make Britain's Jews feel more...Read More |
The New York Times reports: An armed drone strike last month on an American military base in southern Syria was Iranian retaliation for Israeli airstrikes in Syria, according to eight American and Israeli officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. The drone attack, which caused no casualties, would be the first time Iran has directed a military strike against the United States in response to an attack by Israel, an escalation of Iran's shadow war with Israel that poses new dangers to U.S. forces in the Middle East. Five so-called suicide drones were launched at the American base at Al Tanf on Oct. 20 in what the U.S. Central Command called a "deliberate and coordinated" attack. Only two detonated on impact, but they were loaded with ball bearings and shrapnel with a "clear intent to kill," a senior U.S. military official said. Most of the 200 American troops stationed at the base, whose main role is training Syrian militias to fight the Islamic State, had been evacuated hours earlier after being tipped off by Israeli intelligence, the officials said. Both Israeli and U.S. intelligence officials said they had intelligence indicating that Iran was behind the operation. Because three of the drones did not explode, American officials were able to study them and determine that they employed the same technology as drones used by Iran-backed militias...Read More |
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UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to declare all of Hamas as a terrorist organisation, not just the "military wing."
In a planned speech, Patel will say, "Hamas has significant terrorist capability, including access to extensive and sophisticated weaponry, as well as terrorist training facilities, and it has long been involved in significant terrorist violence. But the current listing of Hamas creates an artificial distinction between various parts of the organisation – it is right that the listing is updated to reflect this.
"This is an important step, especially for the Jewish community. Hamas is fundamentally and rabidly antisemitic.
"Antisemitism is an enduring evil which I will never tolerate. Jewish people routinely feel unsafe – at school, in the streets, when they worship, in their homes, and online.
"This step will strengthen the case against anyone who waves a Hamas flag in the United Kingdom, an act that is bound to make Jewish people feel unsafe.
"Anyone who supports or invites support for a proscribed organisation is breaking the law. That now includes Hamas in whatever form it takes."
Hamas' reaction to this proves that she is right. Hamas...Read More |
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