| Arab media publish fake translation of Hatikva as a racist anti-Arab poemnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 22 Jun 04:45 AM Arabic and particularly Pale | | Arabic and particularly Palestinian media have been spreading a new fake story over the past couple of days, claiming that the Jordanian ambassador to the UN confronted Benjamin Netanyahu at the General Assembly with the "real" racist lyrics of Israel's national anthem, Hatikvah. In a session of the United Nations General Assembly attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jordan's ambassador to the United Nations, Mahmoud al-Hamoud, asked: "Why is the Israeli national anthem not taught to our children in Arab schools and in Muslim countries as a kind of culture? Certainly knowledge of something is better than ignorance of it?.... Until every Arab and Muslim determines who his enemy is and prepares to confront him!" He continued, saying: "Let us...Read More |
From Ian: The antisemitic BDS war on celebrities The BDS movement has been a total failure. It has not damaged Israel's economy, it has not turned Israel into a pariah, it has not changed Israeli policy, and it has not destroyed the Jewish state. The BDS movement has tried to create the image of winning by claiming phony victories. It has also capitalized by convincing a handful of mostly B- and C-list celebrities to shun Israel. The fight to achieve these symbolic "victories" is the subject of Lana Melman's well-researched book, Artists Under Fire: The BDS War Against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel. Melman is an industry insider who has been on the frontline of the fight to educate celebrities and try to insulate them from the global assault waged against them by BDS advocates through relentless social-media campaigns, threats and disinformation. She does not mince words in defining antisemitism as "demonizing Israel." The BDS campaign, she writes, "seeks to use the celebrity of artists a tool to destroy Israel and stir up hate against Jews worldwide." "Artists are public figures who need audience support to succeed, making them particularly vulnerable to attacks on their character," Melman explains. "Artists are afraid that "false charges against them will stick like chewing gum on the bottom of one's shoe" and ruin their reputations. It's more than reputations at stake. Sometimes, the threats are more serious...Read More |
On Tuesday, the US Department of State issued a statement
regarding the Jews who were murdered for filling their gas tanks while Jewish: "The United States condemns the terrorist attack
against Israelis near Eli in the West Bank today. We express our deepest
condolences to the families of those killed and wish the injured a speedy
recovery," said Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller. So far, so good, right? I had been gritting my teeth waiting
to hear the White House do the usual both-siding of the issue: "We ask both
sides to refrain from violence at this difficult time." I call this "both-siding it." When you both-side a
situation, you're not pointing a finger or assigning blame, because terrorist
and victim are the same. Or rather, in drawing a moral equivalence between the
two, you whitewash the actions of the terrorist. The effect of this is to
appease the Muslim world and its sympathizers, because of course, that world
thinks that murdering Israelis is a mitzvah (l'havdil). So the terrorists are
good, because they're killing ZIONISTS. Lucy, Maia, and Rina Dee, HY"D. It is tragic to report this here how despite the fact that
Israel and the US are allies, the US so often draws a moral equivalence between
Israeli citizens and soldiers with the people who brutally murder them. This in
spite of the fact that the US claims to be committed to the safety and security
of Israeli citizens and says that Israel...Read More |
On Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister's office issued a brief statement: In the framework of the existing efforts between the State of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority (PA), with emphasis on Palestinian economic development and maintaining security stability in the region, it has been decided to develop the Gaza Marine gas field off the coast of Gaza. Implementing the project is subject to coordination between the security services and direct dialogue with Egypt, in coordination with the PA, and the completion of inter-ministerial staff work led by the National Security Council, in order to maintain the security and diplomatic interests of the State of Israel on the matter. This is very vague. In the past, Israel has tied the development of the field off the Gaza coast to returning the Israeli hostages and recovering the bodies of Israeli soldiers still held by Hamas. But it looks like Netanyahu is dropping that condition and playing some word games: An unnamed Israeli official at the prime minister's office told Ynet on Sunday that all of the security agencies recommended the government approve the project. The same agencies had also approved the resolution of the maritime border dispute...Read More |
From Ian: Funerals held for victims of Eli terror attack Hundreds of Israelis paid their last respects on Tuesday to Elisha Anteman and Harel Masoud, two victims of the day's Palestinian terrorist attack near Eli in the Binyamin region of Samaria. The funerals of Ofer Fairman of Eli and Nachman Shmuel Mordoff of Ahiya took place on Wednesday. Anteman, 17, a 12th-grade student at a seminary in Eli, was buried in the town. Masoud, 21, had just completed his military service. He was laid to rest in Moshav Yesodot, in the Nahal Sorek region. Eulogizing her son Harel, Yael Masoud said, "Our beautiful Haralush ["little Harel"]. I can't understand that you are not here with us. How can we talk about you in the past tense? You have only just been released from the army, from the most rigid framework, and you have only blossomed. Now that you have finally started to live, to fulfill your dream and to settle the land you loved—now she is taking you to the depths of her land." The 63-year-old Fairman was buried in Eli. Those who knew him said he was "a man above and beyond, full of light and goodness. A man who loves to help everyone, unimaginable." Mordoff, 17, was buried in Shiloh. He leaves behind parents and seven siblings. His family said at the funeral that Mordoff was "a smiling boy, energetic and loved by all his friends. He was always involved in the sacred, helping others...Read More |
This morning, a 15 year old Palestinian girl who was shot in the head during Monday's clashes in Jenin died of her injuries. This brought the death toll of the fighting to 7.
By all accounts and videos, the fighting in Jenin was fierce. Constant gunfire is heard. We have video of terrorists firing from a mosque. But, invariably, even though there were bullets coming from every direction, every civilian killed is blamed on Israel.
Of those killed in Jenin, two were members of terror groups and two were throwing stones at the IDF soldiers who were trapped in the camp after the IED blast that disabled their armored vehicle. Three civilians have died - a 21 year old university student, a 48 year old man and now this 15 year old girl.
While we know Palestinian gunmen fire wildly in all directions, and...Read More |
Israel's Kan News reports: During a discussion held last week in the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Knesset, it was revealed that a Hezbollah force invaded the sovereign territory of the State of Israel, in the Mount Dov sector, and established an armed military position there. This was announced today (Wednesday) for the first time in the program "Hatze Hayom". These facts were discovered and discussed by several members of the Knesset in a meeting held last Tuesday in the committee, with the participation of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Members of the Knesset drew the Prime Minister's attention to an unusual and serious incident that is taking place on the northern border. According to what was said in the discussion, in recent weeks a Hezbollah force crossed the Blue Line on Mount Dov and set up two tents inside Israeli territory. The position is manned by Hezbollah with several armed men on its side (between three and eight) who are stationed in front of the IDF soldiers within the sovereign territory of the State of Israel. The IDF spokesman's response: "The issue is recognized and being dealt with in front of all the relevant parties." This IDF response does not fill one with confidence. The UN forces in Lebanon, UNIFIL, After Israel withdrew behind the Blue Line in 2000, certified by the UN, Hezbollah created the fiction that the Shebaa Farms/Mount Dov area that was under...Read More |
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