| Palestinians make up a new international law: Jews can't even TALK about the Temple on the Temple Mountnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 08 May 04:45 AM | | Palestinian and Egyptian media are reporting: The President of the Palestinian National Council, Ruhi Fattouh, said that the organization of extremist Talmudic Jewish groups organizing biblical lessons and vigils near the Bab al-Rahma chapel, at the eastern entrance to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, comes in the context of the occupation's plans to control it and turn it into a Jewish temple, which is a prelude to changing the features of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its Islamic identity in favor of a false narrative, in flagrant violation of all international resolutions that protect the city of Jerusalem with its historical and cultural heritage. In a statement issued today, Sunday, Fattouh called on the international community and its organizations to intervene to stop these extremist actions, which will plunge the region into a religious conflict that will ignite it. He warned the fascist government of extremists against continuing Judaizing policies and aggressive measures against the Holy City and its mosque, stressing that the Palestinian people will not allow...Read More |
Starting May 4 through Tuesday, Tunisia is hosting the annual pilgrimage of Tunisian Jews to the island of Djerba for Lag B'Omer. Some 7000 Jews, mostly of from the Tunisian Jewish diaspora, are expected to come, joining the 1300 Jews who live in Djerba.
There are lots of articles in the Arabic press describing how this proves Islamic tolerance. The Tunisian Minister of the Interior, Kamal El-Feki, visited Djerba on Saturday to review the security there. He said that their welcoming Jews "reflects how our country is a land of coexistence and peace and that it welcomes everyone, providing all with safe conditions for the presence of its visitors on its soil." The head of the French Imams Forum, Hassan Chalghoumi, who will participate in celebration, said visiting the Ghriba Synagogue is evidence that freedom of religion and belief exists in Islamic culture...Read More |
From Ian: Examining The 'Crime' That Was Mahmoud Abbas' Rejection of Peace Would an affirmative response by Abbas have led to a final end-of-conflict agreement? There were certainly major concerns, such as Olmert's weak position as prime minister and evidence that in the later stages, Livni attempted to undermine the process. Despite these flaws, the Americans believed that if the two leaders came to an agreement, momentum would prevail and that no subsequent leader would reverse course and say no to the deal. Rice makes this exact argument, writing in her conclusion on this topic: "Had Abbas expressed a willingness to accept the extraordinary terms he'd been offered, it might have been a turning point in the long history of the intractable conflict." There is no way to know of course, but the Palestinian rejection ensured certain failure. What is beyond doubt is that a sitting Israeli prime minister was ready to agree to a definitive peace agreement that would establish a Palestinian state on territory equal to 100 percent of the West Bank and Gaza, but Abbas said no by refusing to show up to a follow-up meeting and never offering another response or counteroffer. The real reason for the rejection was not Olmert's weak standing; it was Abbas' unwillingness to budge from maximalist Palestinian demands, even if it meant losing out on the chance for Palestinian statehood...Read More |
JPost reports: The IDF killed two terrorists in a raid in the West Bank town of Tulkarm on Saturday morning when an attempt to arrest them led to an exchange of gunfire, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced. The terrorists were identified as 22-year-olds Samar Salah al-Shafei and Hamza Jamil Haroush who had carried out the shooting terror attack in Avnei Hefetz on Tuesday. The IDF said the two terrorists were planning further attacks. The terrorists shot at three vehicles on Tuesday. One was hit and the driver was moderately injured from glass shards. Now Fatah is claiming that Hamza Haroush wasn't a failure at his attempt to murder Jews, but in fact he participated in several successful attacks, and on Tuesday he killed two - and this is being hushed up by the Israelis: Our martyrs carried out a qualitative operation on the Avnei Hefetz road when the lion of the battalion dismounted and fired at three cars that were carrying settlers. He made sure at that time that there were at least two dead, and the occupation concealed this, as usual. This is Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah trying not only to claim credit for an attack, but to make things up to appear more successful at murdering Jews than they were. This is Israel's '"peace partner." * * * * * * Buy...Read More |
While tales of alleged Israeli mistreatment of prisoners are widely reported, similar stories about Palestinian security forces' abuse of detainees - even children - are much more difficult to find, especially in English. To see allegations of abuse against detainees by the PA, you have to read Hamas media. To read about abuse by Hamas, you have to read pro-PA media. And for both of them, you have to look for it in Arabic. Last week, according to Hamas media, a 15 year old child named Qassam Ali was arrested by the PA security forces. His crime, they say, was raising the Hamas flag to greet his brother Obeida, a Hamas terrorist who was released from Israeli prison after a 30 month sentence.
The Ali family immediately began a social media campaign to get Qassam released
The PA released Qassam from custody today, and he spoke to Hamas media, saying, "The arresting force of the authority came to the house and they were masked and wreaked havoc in our house. They tried to attack my sister, who was documenting the moment they stormed our house, and they tried to arrest my brother Obeida, who was recently released from the occupation prisons....While I was in prison, they hit me on the head, and I was subjected to shabeh for many hours as well, and they shackled my hands behind me to a chair." While he was detained, Qassam did not have the right to...Read More |
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