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The only leader that Palestinians would trust is a terrorist in prisonnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 02 Nov 04:45 AM Palestinian Legislative Council Like   Tweet   The only leader that Palestinians would trust is a terrorist in prison noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 02 Nov 04:45 AM Palestinian Legislative Council building Over the summer, the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center surveyed Palestinians and asked them, out of a list of prominent potential successors to Mahmoud Abbas, how much they trust them. The results are abysmal for nearly everyone who has a chance to be the next leader of the PA, the PLO and Fatah. Q17. How much trust do you have in the following people: Much, somewhat, no trust or don't know? 1. Mahmoud Al Aloul Much trust 8.0 Somewhat trust 18.9 No trust 25.8 2. Jibril Rajoub Much trust 8.6 Somewhat trust 25.0 No trust 38.3 3. Nasser Qidwa Much trust 7.6 Somewhat trust 23.3 No trust 27.6 4. Marwan Barghouthi Much trust 55.2 Somewhat trust 26.3 No trust 7.2 5. Hussein Al Sheikh Much trust 8.2 Somewhat trust 22.0 No trust 39.8 6. Mohammad Shtayeh Much trust 13.3 Somewhat trust 31.1 No trust 41.9 7. Ismail Haniyeh Much trust 17.4 Somewhat trust 23.7 No trust 42.3 8. Yehya Sinwar Much trust 16.4 Somewhat trust 20.8 No trust 39.4 9. Khaled Meshaal Much trust 14.6 Somewhat trust 20.5 No trust 42.0 10. Mohammad Dahlan Much trust 8.8 Somewhat trust 21.8 No trust 47.7 11. Mostafa Al Barghouthi Much trust 19.3 Somewhat trust 35.6 No trust 24.3 The only person they really trust is a terrorist, in Israeli prison for his part in murdering five Israelis. The only one they somewhat trust, Mostafa Barghouti, is General Secretary of the Palestinian National...Read More 11/01 Links Pt2: Hatred of Israel drags us back to the Middle Ages; Radical social justice ideology is fueling US antisemitism; Edward Said's Jews noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 01 Nov 05:00 PM From Ian: Hatred of Israel drags us back to the Middle Ages Since it was established in 1948, Israel has endured numerous wars and hundreds of bloody terrorist attacks. It has been forced to defend itself against continual attempted invasions by its neighbors. Most importantly, it has sought a peace agreement with the Palestinians many times. Each time, it has been rejected by the Palestinians, who hope Israel will simply disappear. But there is an even more important reason for Magni to consult with history: Today, there is a large alliance of forces that former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer has called "medievalist." They are autocratic, confessional and terroristic. Many of them have Iran has a primary sponsor. They persecute women, homosexuals, ethnic and religious minorities and others. They almost uniformly back Russia's violently anti-Western policies. Aligned against this unholy alliance are the forces of modernity. Today, they are united more than ever in the need to defend democracy, the rule of law and coexistence in the face of brutal aggression, whether by Iranian terrorism or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the U.N. last week, however, many nations—including Italy—defended Israel from the anti-Semitic U.N. Commission of Inquiry into the May 2021 Israel-Hamas conflict, which is dedicated solely to condemning Israel. In other words, times are changing...Read More Newest "Apartheid?" poster - Israel elections edition noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 01 Nov 03:00 PM This photo is not from today, but it is such a great picture of Arabs participating in the democratic process - the exact opposite of how Israel haters frame things. * * * * * * Buy the EoZ book, PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism today at Amazon! Or order from your favorite bookseller, using ISBN 9798985708424. Read all about it here! ...Read More 9 protesters outside Jerusalem UK consulate against Balfour Declaration. 10 articles about them. noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 01 Nov 01:15 PM Today, a group of Palestinians protested outside the British Consulate in Jerusalem to mark the 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. They attempted to present a lengthy letter of protest, demanding an apology and compensation from the British. The consulate refused to accept the letter so they placed it on the grate of the front door. I count nine protesters. Sama News, SND news, Al Siasi, Maan, AlQuds, Roya News, Wattan, NABD, Al Watan Voice and Safa are all covering the story. That means more Palestinian news sites wrote about the protest than the number of protesters to begin with. And the Israel haters do this often. While they do sometime get big crowds to their demonstrations, they cover even the tiniest protests as big news, to give the impression of far more political power than they really have. After all, perception is as important as reality, and the anti-Israel side is excellent at propaganda techniques. * * * * * * Buy the EoZ book, PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism today at Amazon...Read More 11/01 Links Pt1: How Israel's elections may impact the Middle East; UN: Suspend adoption of IHRA definition of antisemitism; Canada Calls to Oust Iran From UN Women's Rights Commission noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 01 Nov 11:00 AM From Ian: Seth Frantzman: How Israel's elections may impact the Middle East As Israelis voted for the fifth time in less than four years, the region could greet these latest elections with a shrug. After all, another election will probably come in a year or so. However, the current government of Prime Minister Yair Lapid and alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made major strides in the region. Lapid, Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz put a premium on public meetings and outreach around the Middle East, including hosting such important forums as the Negev Summit. On the other hand, Lapid also rushed into the agreement with Lebanon days before the election. This matters, and on policies from Ukraine to Turkey, there could be shifts after the election that impact the region. Israel and Turkey One of the most important shifts in the last year has been Israel's decision to work with Turkey. After years in which Ankara had bashed the Jewish state, comparing Israel to Nazi Germany and backing Hamas, Turkey sought to change its tone over the last year. This resulted in numerous high-level meetings and visits. The normalization between Ankara and Jerusalem may be only on the surface, because Turkey's ruling AKP Party is the same party as before the reconciliation. But it could also mark a shift that continues after the election. It's clear that with Turkey, there was a choice to normalize relations after...Read More Another Area C Arab "school" built just for people to denounce Israel when it demolishes it noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 01 Nov 09:10 AM Israeli courts have upheld a ruling to demolish an illegally built structure in Area C that purports to be a school. The metal prefabricated building, in Ein Samiya Al-Badawi, was built last January. And the ramshackle, dangerous building appears to have been built deliberately to be demolished, so Israel looks bad. I'm not convinced that the building was ever used as a school. The only photos of video I can find of the interior show some desks and even schoolbooks scattered on some of them, but no walls, no whiteboard, no lights and seemingly no electricity. The bathrooms are portable toilets outside the building. What decent government wouldn't condemn such a building meant for children? But it appears that there was never any intent to build a real school. It was all a sham meant to provide good fodder for the anti-Israel crowd when Israel brings in the bulldozers to demolish it, probably early next year. One way we know this is from the stories that say who sponsored the school to begin with. It was erected in coordination with the Palestinian Ministry of Education, a European NGO, and...."the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission." That doesn't sound like an education organization. And it isn't. It was established by...Read More Yes, extremist rhetoric can normalize violence - and that includes "anti-Zionist" rhetoric noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 01 Nov 07:00 AM Historian Matthew Dallek writes in a New York Times op-ed: The assault on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, last week shocked even those who have become inured to rising violence in the United States. The erosion of norms restraining extreme behavior that began well before the election of Donald Trump in 2016 appears to have accelerated. Society looks as if it is coming apart at the seams. ...Under Mr. Trump's leadership, groups on the right have felt increasingly comfortable incubating, encouraging and carrying out violence. The consistency of the rhetoric ("enemy of the people"; "Our house is on fire"; "You're not going to have a country anymore"; "the greatest theft in the history of America"; "Where's Nancy?") has ingrained dehumanization of Republican opponents in parts of the political culture; conservatives have often painted their critics as enemies who must be annihilated before they destroy you. As the Department of Homeland Security has reported, domestic violent extremism — such as the white supremacist Charlottesville riots and the Jan. 6 insurrection — is one of the most pressing internal threats facing the United States. I don't disagree with any of this except for the term "conservatives" instead of "the far-right" in the paragraph above - there is little conservative about those who support political violence. Dallek makes a half...Read More    ©2022 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company