In France and Sweden – and in the UN – authorities fail to acknowledge that Europe's Jewish communities are under attack by Muslims who have formed insular, radical and often criminal enclaves. They are attacked NOT because of what they do or do not do; NOT because of what Israel does or does not do, and NOT because their tormentors face discrimination in Europe – but because they are Jews.A wave of anti-Jewish violence has taken place in France and Sweden over the past few weeks. The difference in government response is notable, and yet there is something similarly disquieting about their actions. The Swedish government alternately denies the problem, blames the Jews and blames Israel -- it recently funded a book on Israeli "apartheid." The French are more complicated. French counter-terror police have been good at tracking domestic radical Islamists, but the government has made overtly anti-Israel gestures that appear to be nothing so much as "compensation" to its increasingly angry and radical Muslim community and to the Arab world.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Honing Anti-Semitism in France and Sweden
"Blame the Victim"
Friday, October 19, 2012
What is Abbas' true ideology?
The official PA daily quotes Abbas' Facebook page:
"...our land is occupied and not disputed territory,
and this applies to all the territories
that Israel occupied before June 1967 (i.e., all of Israel)."
A second Abbas Facebook page
(not quoted in the PA daily):
"...our land is occupied and not disputed territory,
and this applies to all the territories
that Israel occupied in June 1967."
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
This week the official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida quoted a letter that "President Abbas wrote on his Facebook page" to "the people of Palestine." Part of the letter read:
"The
[sought UN] recognition will not liberate the land the following day,
but will prove that we are right that our land is occupied and not
disputed territory, and this applies to all the territories that Israel
occupied before June 1967 (i.e., all of Israel)." (emphasis added)
A
Facebook page in the name of "President Abbas" had this text posted on
Oct. 11, 2012, as part of a letter to "the residents of Gaza." (See
below)
Obama, Oy Vey! American Jews Finally Have Had Enough
Stella Paul
"Two
Jews, three opinions" goes the famous joke. And every day, more of
those opinions turn pro-Romney, as American Jews increasingly reject the
collapsing presidency of Barack Hussein Obama.
Romney's surging poll numbers in the crucial state of Florida reflect his growing success with Bubbie Molly and her unemployed grandson Adam, who both thought their right hand would wither if it ever pulled the lever for a Republican.
Romney's surging poll numbers in the crucial state of Florida reflect his growing success with Bubbie Molly and her unemployed grandson Adam, who both thought their right hand would wither if it ever pulled the lever for a Republican.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Suicide terrorist who killed 21 receives "highest honor" from Palestine Committee of Arab Lawyers Union
Union is observer at UNESCO,
in consultative status with ECOSOC
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
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[Al-Ayyam, Oct. 14, 2012]
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Female
Palestinian suicide bomber Hanadi Jaradat, who killed 21 Israelis and
injured more than 50, has been chosen worthy of "the highest honor" by
the Palestine Committee of the Arab Lawyers Union. The Palestinian daily
Al-Ayyam reported earlier this week that the Arab Lawyers
Union had "created the 'Martyr Hanadi Jaradat plaque of honor,'" which a
delegation presented during a visit to Jaradat's family.
Hanadi Jaradat was working as a lawyer when she carried out a suicide terrorist attack in a restaurant in Haifa in 2003.
Hanadi Jaradat was working as a lawyer when she carried out a suicide terrorist attack in a restaurant in Haifa in 2003.
A university’s negative view of the Jewish state
Charles Jacobs
Richard Cravatts’ new book, “Genocidal Liberalism: The University’s
Jihad Against Israel and the Jews,” concludes that across America, “it
is the academics who lead the charge against Israel.” This seems
confirmed by our experience at Northeastern University (NEU), where
anti-Israel (and anti-Semitic) professors have taught hundreds if not
thousands of America’s future leaders a negative and at times demonic
view of the Jewish state and its supporters.
Apart from the damage this does to American support for Israel, it
can also create a hostile climate on campus for Jews. Indeed, the Jewish
students who appear on our NEU videos (www.shameonneu.com) complain that they feel culturally and ethnically assaulted in some classes.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
"The Levy Report"
From where I sit, this is the news
of the day.
Back in January Prime
Minister Netanyahu appointed a committee -- consisting of former
Israeli Supreme Court justice Edmund Levy, former deputy president of the Tel
Aviv District Court Tchia Shapira, and former Foreign Ministry legal
adviser and expert in international law Alan Baker -- to examine the status of
Israeli building in Judea and Samaria.
That report was
released on July 8. It offered both
conclusions and recommendations.
Amnesty hosts yet another anti-Israel Headbanger ...
Readers will be well aware of how Amnesty in London - under the inspiration of its Campaigns Director Kristyan Benedict - offers a platform to every anti-Israel headbanger in the universe. The latest - tonight - was Itay Epshtein of ICAHD (Israel Committee Against House Demolitions).
Prior to the meeting NGO Monitor issued a Press Release entitled "ICAHD and Amnesty-UK Team Up To Abuse Human Rights":
http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/icahd_and_amnesty_uk_team_up_to_abuse...
From Epshtein we got the utter fiction that in 1949 Israel pursued an "Evict and Judaise" policy. Another fiction was that Canada supports Israel "because it has problems with its own indigenous minority" (the aboriginal Canadians).
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
“Jenin Jenin” – What Really Happened?
http://www.idfblog.com/2012/10/15/jenin-jenin-operation-defensive-shield/
Dr. David Zangen is a 50-year-old Pediatric Endocrinology specialist at the Hadasa Ein-Karem hospital in Jerusalem. He finished his reserve service five years ago, but still volunteers to serve during emergencies. In 2002, he was called in to take part in Operation Defensive Shield in the Jenin Refugee Camp and was stationed with the Armored Corps 5th Brigade. In that time, he was faced with life-and-death decisions concerning the lives of his friends. Today, he agreed to share his experience from the operation — and how he stood up against the lies told about it.
Where did you serve during Operation Defensive Shield?
I was called to join my reserves brigade during the operation in the Jenin Refugee Camp, which is where the deadliest terror attacks came from.
The government decided to start Operation Defensive Shield due to the incessant suicide bombings in Israel. Jenin was home to the most dangerous terrorists. They knew about the operation and booby-trapped the area of the camp before we arrived. We also knew about their readiness and were prepared for a difficult battle.
Dr. David Zangen is a 50-year-old Pediatric Endocrinology specialist at the Hadasa Ein-Karem hospital in Jerusalem. He finished his reserve service five years ago, but still volunteers to serve during emergencies. In 2002, he was called in to take part in Operation Defensive Shield in the Jenin Refugee Camp and was stationed with the Armored Corps 5th Brigade. In that time, he was faced with life-and-death decisions concerning the lives of his friends. Today, he agreed to share his experience from the operation — and how he stood up against the lies told about it.
Dr. David Zangen today.
I was called to join my reserves brigade during the operation in the Jenin Refugee Camp, which is where the deadliest terror attacks came from.
The government decided to start Operation Defensive Shield due to the incessant suicide bombings in Israel. Jenin was home to the most dangerous terrorists. They knew about the operation and booby-trapped the area of the camp before we arrived. We also knew about their readiness and were prepared for a difficult battle.
Hillary Clinton is the New Baghdad Bob
No need to worry guys, the Arab Spring is working just fine. Just listen to Hillary Clinton’s speech from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (via Jihad Watch) packed with absurdities like these.
For the United States, supporting democratic transitions is not a matter of idealism. It is a strategic necessity.
It might be more of a strategic necessity for China and Russia, considering that the democratic transition replaced allies with Islamist enemies. It’s obviously a strategic necessity for Huma Abedin and her friends. But it’s a strategic disaster for us.
And we will not return to the false choice between freedom and stability. And we will not pull back our support for emerging democracies when the going gets rough. That would be a costly strategic mistake that would, I believe, undermine both our interests and our values.How would abandoning Islamists be a betrayal of either our interests or our values?
Do our interests lie with the Muslim Brotherhood? Do our values? Do Hillary Clinton’s values or interests align with movements that call for the destruction of Israel and oppose a woman or non-Muslim running Egypt.
American Jewry’s Cherished Values
Caroline Glick
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post.
Decades ago, the sociographer Milton Himmelfarb coined the aphorism that “American Jews earn like Episcopalians and vote like Puerto Ricans.” And his words ring as true today as ever. Surveys show that roughly 70 percent of American Jews intend to cast their ballots for President Barack Obama’s reelection next month.
Himmelfarb’s quip indicated that American Jews abjure their economic interests in favor of their liberal values. Certainly it is true that for American Jews to vote for Obama next month they must act against their economic interests.
Decades ago, the sociographer Milton Himmelfarb coined the aphorism that “American Jews earn like Episcopalians and vote like Puerto Ricans.” And his words ring as true today as ever. Surveys show that roughly 70 percent of American Jews intend to cast their ballots for President Barack Obama’s reelection next month.
Himmelfarb’s quip indicated that American Jews abjure their economic interests in favor of their liberal values. Certainly it is true that for American Jews to vote for Obama next month they must act against their economic interests.
Monday, October 15, 2012
MB Chief Calls for ‘Holy Jihad' Against Israel
STEVE EMERSON
The head of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood called for Muslims to "raise the flag of Jihad in the way of God" to liberate Jerusalem. In a statement issued Thursday in Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper, Mohammed Badie said negotiations are pointless.
Golan Heights Report Part of a Smear Campaign, Says Hotovely
MK Tzipi Hotovely accuses Yediot Achronot newspaper of running a smear campaign against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) on Sunday accused the Yediot Achronot daily newspaper of running a political campaign against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Yediot Achronot, once Israel’s most read newspaper, has fallen to second place in popularity since the free daily newspaper Yisrael Hayom entered the market. Yisrael Hayom is owned by Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a close friend of Netanyahu, and has a clear pro-Netanyahu stance. In an attempt to fight Yisrael Hayom’s popularity, Yediot Achronot has taken a very strong anti-Netanyahu stance.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Mona Eltahawy Still Has No Clue How the First Amendment Works
Mona Eltahawy recently became an American citizen. Maybe that accounts for her inability to process the First Amendment. But it’s not that simple. Reading her latest Al-Guardian rant is like an excursion into the mind of a literate but completely immature 5-year-old. Her only real theme is, “But I wanna. And I’m right!”
For those just joining us on the #Savages bus and subway tour, Mona Eltahawy vandalized a pro-Israel ad run by Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs. Except according to her, she wasn’t attacking free speech but expressing her own free speech. It’s kind of how a three-year-old thinks that drawing on a wall with crayons is artistic expression. Adults are supposed to be smarter than that. Mona Eltahawy isn’t.
Hamas govt: Salafists can apply for official status
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – The Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip will not oppose the establishment of any new political party as long as the process is carried out according to Palestinian law, an interior ministry spokesman said Saturday. Islam Shahwan asserted in a statement that freedom of expression and the right to establish political parties and other organizations is guaranteed for everybody.