| Is shooting religious Jewish worshipers at Joseph's Tomb just "anti-Zionism," too?noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 30 Jun 04:40 AM From Times of Israe | |
From Times of Israel:
Palestinian gunmen opened fire during clashes with IDF troops guarding worshipers at a Jewish shrine in West Bank early Thursday, lightly wounding three Israelis. The clashes erupted as hundreds of Jewish worshipers under military escort arrived to pray at Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of Nablus. According to the Israel Defense Forces, armed Palestinians directed "massive gunfire" at the compound. Here is video from the attackers' side: And here's what it looked like inside the compound: The comments on the video praises the people shooting at religious Jews, and takes pride in the "cowardice" of Jewish worshipers taking cover from bullets and firebombs.Islamic Jihad is taking credit for the attack, couching it in religious terms as they praise their "blessed fire."
And yet the one phrase one hardly hears when the media...Read More |
From Ian: Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: Who cares when the PA violates human rights? Particularly disturbing is the conspiracy of silence on the part of other countries, the international media, and international human rights groups. Not only do they perpetually turn a blind eye to these violations – which they know about – they mainly pin the blame obsessively on the "Israeli occupation." Indeed, the issue of torture in Palestinian prisons is nothing new. As early as 2015, the Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center filed a detailed complaint on the matter to the ICC. Despite the complaint, the matter evaporated into thin air when the prosecutor announced the issues she was willing to investigate. Torture in the Palestinian Authority was not one of them. Topping her list of priorities were "crimes against humanity" perpetrated by Israel. From the perspective of other countries, the world would keep on spinning: The PA would continue its gross violations of human rights, continue receiving hundreds of millions of dollars annually, keep opening embassies and consulates across the globe as if it were a country, and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, would continue being greeted by honor guards on official visits. From their point of view, the hundreds of people murdered and tortured to death by the PA aren't worth one Jamal Khashoggi. This conspiracy of silence exposes the hypocrisy of other countries...Read More |
Anna Rajagopal may be confused about when she converted to Judaism (was she 10, 11, or 12?), but about one thing she is certain: Rajagopal hates Israel. She also hates any Jew who believes in the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in the Jewish homeland. Which is funny for someone who converted through a Temple that has always been Zionist. But let's back up. Of her conversion, Rajagopal wrote in a blog entry: I converted to Judaism as a child, when I was around ten years old, but my conversion journey began at age nine, when I felt an inexplicable tug at my very being that I attribute to my Neshama (soul) being present at Har Sinai (Mount Sinai) when G-d revealed Themself to the Jewish people. For me, conversion was G-d calling me home, after thousands of years in exile. Where's the shame in that? (Spoiler alert: There is none). Converting as a child was by no means easy, so I understand how difficult, overwhelming, confusing and even upsetting this process, and subsequent life can be. One month later, writing for Hey Alma, Rajagopal had moved up the age of her conversion from "around ten years old" to "around age 11." I converted to Judaism around age 11, coming from a multicultural household with both Christian and Hindu influences. Not a huge difference, for certain. Except that neither...Read More |
UN Watch reports (via email): The UN agency that runs schools for Palestinians announced to donor states yesterday that it has just placed six employees on administrative leave after a report on Thursday by UN Watch exposed UNRWA teachers who publicly call to murder Jews.
This has upset a Gaza-based "human rights" NGO, called the Hemaya Center for Human Rights: Today, Wednesday, Hemaya Center for Human Rights sent a letter to the UNRWA Commissioner-General regarding arbitrary administrative measures against a number of Palestinian UNRWA employees. The Center expressed its disapproval of the position of the Administration of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) against ten of its employees in its various areas of work, due to their expression of their adherence to national principles and rights on social media pages and websites, and participation in national events and activities. Yes, this NGO with "human rights" in its name supports teachers who call to murder Jews - because terrorism is part of their national principles and rights. I didn't say this - they did.
I wonder what European country funds this...Read More |
From Ian: 'Selling Without Discrimination': Unilever, Ben & Jerry's Israel Reach Agreement to End West Bank Boycott Unilever on Wednesday announced the divestment of its Ben & Jerry's interests in Israel to its local licensee, allowing the ice cream maker's products to be sold throughout Israel a year after its controversial move to end sales in eastern Jerusalem and in the West Bank. The decision follows a months-long legal dispute between Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry's, and Avi Zinger, owner of American Quality Products Ltd. and the current licensee of the ice cream maker in Israel. Last July, the independent Ben & Jerry's' board resolved not to renew a licensing deal with its Israeli partner at the end of 2022, saying it was "inconsistent" with its values to sell products in "the Occupied Palestinian Territory." Zinger thanked Unilever for resolving the issue and for the "strong and principled stand it has taken against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement." "There is no place for discrimination in the commercial sale of ice cream," stated Zinger. "It has always been important to me to ensure that all customers — no matter their identity — are free to enjoy Ben & Jerry's ice cream." According to the deal, Zinger will be Israel's exclusive producer and distributor of Ben & Jerry's and sell...Read More |
By Daled Amos The media is very big on speculation. With the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade last week, doomsday predictions are already available: Fall of Roe will have immediate economic ramifications, experts say: "Abortion rights are economic rights, and this decision means the loss of economic security, independence, and mobility for abortion seekers. Low- and middle-income people, especially Black and Brown women, will bear the brunt of the impact." Speculation is one of the services the media provides -- it is a handy substitute for reasoned argument and debate. Twenty years ago, before fake news became a thing, the author Michael Crichton called out the media on its penchant for speculation and cast doubt on its value. In a talk he gave to the International Leadership Forum, entitled Why Speculate, he referenced a front page article in the New York Times about then-president George Bush raising tariffs on steel. The New York Times speculated on the friction tariffs would cause with allies -- especially those allies Bush was relying on in the fight against terrorism. Crichton dismissed the drama: Isn't it reasonable to talk about effects of current events in this way? I answer, absolutely...Read More |
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On Tuesday, Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades published a video showing Hisham al-Sayed, one of two Israeli men being held by the terror group in the Gaza Strip, hooked up to an oxygen mask.
Al-Sayed is a Bedouin with mental health problems - but Hamas insists that he is an Israeli soldier.
Much of the anti-Israel Arabic media is happily parroting the claim, since it would look really bad for Hamas to have kidnapped a mentally ill Arab civilian whom their allies in the human rights community call "Palestinian."
According to Abu Ali Express, as soon as Hamas released this video Palestinians on social media started making fun of Hamas. They had been led to believe that Hamas had captured a Jewish Israeli soldier, and al-Sayed obviously is neither Jewish nor a soldier. They wondered about the timing of trying to pressure Israel to make a prisoner swap when the government is in limbo, they sarcastically asked whether he was on a hunger strike or whether his family could visit - showing the difference between Arabs in Israeli prisons and this Arab in Hamas custody.
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