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Qataris freak out over an Israeli at a jewelry exhibitionnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 16 May 04:45 AM From Doha News: Israeli jewellery maker Ori Like   Tweet   Qataris freak out over an Israeli at a jewelry exhibition noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 16 May 04:45 AM From Doha News: Israeli jewellery maker Ori Vechler, a self-proclaimed proud Zionist, has triggered outrage amongst the public in Qatar where he is currently taking part in an exhibition to promote his designs. Vechler, who founded Gemma Fine Jewelry in 2013, had previously spent three years serving with the Israeli military, an entity that has been consistently condemned by rights organisations worldwide for its involvement in war crimes, including mass killings and unlawful arrests of Palestinians. Vechler is currently exhibiting his work at the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE) in the Qatari capital. The Doha-based group, Qatar Youth Opposed to Normalisation (QAYON) which supports the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, took to social media this week to highlight his history of Islamophobia and pro-Zionist propaganda, as seen in posts shared on social media. In one such screenshot from Vechler's Instagram story, the Israeli entrepreneur was asked whether he had served with the Israeli military. "Yes, I've proudly served for three years," he said, adding an emoji of the occupying state's flag. They point to examples of how offensive Vechler is on social media: They pointed out in the second image that the Israeli flag was seen above the Dome of the Rock - so that was obviously meant to provoke Muslims. The...Read More Google Maps calls second holiest Jewish spot by its usurped Muslim name noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 15 May 02:20 PM I looked up the Maarat HaMachpelah, Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs in Google Maps. Here's what it found: Muslims have been usurping Jewish holy sites from the beginnings of Islam. But there is no reason for Google to go along with it. Let's them call it the Ibrahim Mosque in Arabic, but it is an insult to Jews to make that the default name. ...Read More 05/15 Links: The Palestinians and a destiny of self-imposed 'Nakba'; 'Say Yes to the World' but No to the Jews: Lufthansa's Antisemitic Scandal; Israel Day Parade Returns to Big Apple noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 15 May 12:00 PM From Ian: The Palestinians and a destiny of self-imposed 'Nakba' This disaster, therefore, wasn't the work of some higher power, and the attempt to blame the Jews for fighting those who came to kill them, yet won, doesn't hold up to historical scrutiny. This disaster was the work of the local Arab population and its leaders, who refused proposals of compromise, opted for the path of violence and lost everything. What has the lesson been for the Arabs since then? Apparently, it is to keep trying where they failed in 1948. This, instead of the obvious conclusion that violence only breeds more calamity for them, and that only acceptance and dialogue can extricate them from the endless cycle of bloodshed and defeat. One clear expression of the Palestinian decision (and the decision of some Arabs of Israel) to cling to the past is Nakba Day "celebrations." These are not events of self-introspection and commemoration, but rather of incitement, agitation, and hatred that send just one message – certainly for the Jewish public watching them – which is: we are not willing to accept the existence of the State of Israel, and that the Jewish side should know that this conflict is absolute; a "zero-sum game" in which a Palestinian victory means the eradication of the Jewish state. It's possible, of course, to downplay these shows of hatred and what it represents, but one should be troubled by the...Read More Lots of anti-Israel bias in a short @Time magazine piece about Abu Akleh noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 15 May 09:30 AM Two weeks ago, I noted the many ways a short item in Time magazine showed extreme anti-Israel bias. Its latest edition does the exact thing again. Here it is: Time highlights one section in red, as if it was a hyperlink in print media. it is clear that the red section is what Time wants to be the "takeaway" from the story. In this case, the main part that readers are led to believe are both true and important is that Abu Akleh was "fatally shot in the head by Israeli forces." Time pretends to be objective by adding, "according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and Al Jazeera." Both of those sources are presented as objective and accurate. A governmental health ministry wouldn't lie, right? The fact that at the time that they made this statement they knew absolutely nothing - the Palestinian medical examiner had not yet looked at the body, and when he did, he said the evidence was not conclusive. Time, of course, is not going to mention that the Palestinian Health Ministry is part of a dictatorship that prioritizes anti-Israel propaganda over accuracy. Al Jazeera is presented as another supporting data point to the highlighted phrase, making it sound like there are two reliable sources that support the theory that Israel shot her. But...Read More Jews buy a building in Hebron. So, naturally, they are accused of "stealing" it. noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 15 May 07:00 AM The official Palestinian Wafa news agency "reported" on Friday: Dozens of Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, today took over a Palestinian-owned uninhibited house in the Wadi al-Hasin area to the east of Hebron, according to a local activist. Anti-settlement activist, Aref Jaber, said settlers, backed by Israeli forces, took over a 1200-square-meters three-storey uninhibited house owned by local Palestinian resident Walid al-Ja'abri. Middle East Eye's headline says: Israeli settlers forcibly seize Palestinian-owned building in Hebron Video shows settlers carrying their belongings, including mattresses and suitcases, as they stormed the building There's only one problem: Not only did a Jewish group purchase the building, but the Al Jabari family that previously owned the building admits it! From Ibrahim Al Jabari on Facebook, autotranslated to English: Other members of the Jabari family posted the identical message themselves. Mohamed Eid al-Jabari sold the building to Abu Ali Harhash of Jerusalem for 500,000 Jordanian dinars ($705,000) - (the autotranslation is wrong.) Harhash then sold it to a Jewish...Read More    ©2022 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company