Monday, July 08, 2013

Now Obama Using Troops To Prop Up Cairo's Islamofascists


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First, we help bring Morsi, a former Muslim Brotherhood leader, to power. Now, we send U.S. troops to protect his Islamofascist regime. AP View Enlarged Image
Foreign Policy: In the latest twist in our upside-down war on terror, President Obama withdraws troops fighting terrorists in Afghanistan and sends others to Egypt to protect a regime that supports terrorists.

According to reports, the commander-in-chief is deploying a riot-control unit from Fort Hood to Egypt to help the Islamofascist regime there repel its own citizens protesting increasing human-rights violations.

Sunday, July 07, 2013

Morsi critic goes crazy in TV studio (video) (UPDATE - Translation)

Elder of Ziyon
This video is making the rounds on Arabic websites. It shows lawyer and political activist Ihab al-Kholi commenting during the anti-Morsi demonstrations and becoming more and more agitated as he screams at the top of his lungs about how evil the Egyptian president is, as the hostess of the show tries to calm him down worried that he will have a stroke (Updated - here is now MEMRI's version with translation):

Click here to view-a picture (video) says it all

Some of the stuff he is blaming Morsi for? His closeness to America - and Israel! He railed against Morsi's diplomatic letters to Israel's president that put him in hot water in Egypt.

Hate for Israel and Jews is a given, no matter who is in office in Egypt.

(Apparently, so is sexual assault of women - but the latter, unlike the former, gets attention from HRW.)


Imagine discussing peace with this fellow.

"It's Not Over"



In Egypt, that is.  Nor should we be terribly surprised:  The Brotherhood had threatened that they were going to generate all the unrest they could.  Over the weekend there was considerable violence, with over 30 more dead.
 
An announcement had been made that ElBaradei -- who had been a political rival of Morsi's -- had been appointed interim prime minister. But then several sources carried the story that this appointment had been put on hold because of Islamic outrage over it. 
 
In fact, there have apparently been calls by ElBaradei for the Brotherhood to share in rule.  The Brotherhood is being placated at some level, and this may provide a hint as to where things are going.
 
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Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski is an Iran-Firster

He is only consistent in his desire to harm Israel.


In a recent TV interview on MSNBC, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor and the "Father of al Qaeda," stated :
"I think our [Obama's recent anti-Assad] posture is baffling, there no strategic design, we're using slogans.  It's a tragedy and it's a mess in the making.  I do not see what the United States right now is trying to accomplish.  It all seems to me rather sporadic, chaotic, unstructured, and undirected.  I think we need a serious policy review with the top people involved, not just an announcement from the deputy head of the NSC that an important event has taken place and we will be reacted to it.
"We are running the risk of getting into another war in the region which may last for years and I don't see any real strategic guidance to what we are doing. I see a lot of rhetoric, a lot emotion, a lot of propaganda in fact."

Muslim Brotherhood says 'we must raise the stakes' as clerics try to contain violence

Morsi supporters fear return of persecution as dozens die and hundreds are injured in street battles across Egypt

in Cairo  

An Egyptian supporter of the Muslim Brot
A Morsi supporter at Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque yesterday. Islamists promised more protests today. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
 
Egypt's vanquished Muslim Brotherhood movement is struggling to contain the risk of escalating street violence, with disenfranchised supporters defying demands that they protest against the ousting of Mohamed Morsi only through peaceful vigils.

Running battles in central Cairo and elsewhere in the country on Friday night, which claimed 36 lives and caused about 1,400 injuries, took place despite pleas from Brotherhood clerics for rallies in support of Morsi to remain peaceful. Concerns grew as senior members of the group – those who hadn't been detained by the military – said there was a growing realisation among members that Morsi's political career would not be resurrected and that the Brotherhood's foray into political life has been crushed.

Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, had been due to be sworn in as interim prime minister on Saturday night, according to the state news agency. But the appointment of the liberal politician, who has spent decades living in the west, was mired in confusion with a spokesman for the presidential office saying consultations were continuing and the appointment had never been certain.

History of the World, Winged Camels, and an Israel-Palestine Peace

John Kerry will soon learn that there are many hurdles to an Israel-Palestine peace.

Muslim student in Germany destroys Israeli exhibit

BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT
 
University management says reserves right to take legal action against vandal who ripped down parts of a graphic novel exhibit. Rutu Modan’s graphic novel ‘Exit Wounds,’ the target of vandalism in Germany.
Rutu Modan’s graphic novel ‘Exit Wounds,’ the target of vandalism in Germany. Photo: Drawn & Quarterly
BERLIN – A female Muslim student at the University of Duisburg-Essen ripped down parts of a graphic novel exhibit, which included the work of the internationally known Israeli artist Rutu Modan.

In a commentary in the left-liberal website Taz on Thursday, journalist Pascal Beucker attributed the June 24 attack on the exhibit “to an anti- Israel, if not anti-Semitic, motive.”

German media declined to name the Muslim student.

Saturday, July 06, 2013

Beyond natural gas: Does Israel have oil in its future?

By NIV ELIS

CEO of Shemen Oil and Gas Exploration hopes drilling off Ashdod will lead to find natural gas if oil drilling results unsuccessful.

Atwood beacon oil rig, drilling for oil off the coast of Ashdod.
Atwood beacon oil rig, drilling for oil off the coast of Ashdod. Photo: NIV ELIS
Twenty-three years after he got a taste of oil off the shores of Ashkelon, Yossi Levy has unfinished business.
As the head of the government- run Naphtha company in 1988, Levy was part of a team that drilled deep into the Mediterranean Sea and discovered black gold. But the project, which relied on the secret cooperation of US-based Occidental Petroleum at a time when the Arab boycott of Israel was in full swing, hit a wall in 1990.

Friday, July 05, 2013

Al-Qaeda's Jihad on Anti-Morsi Egyptians

Raymond Ibrahim
Since Islamists have tasted power -- Salafis, Muslim Brotherhood or al-Qaeda -- it is unlikely that they will quietly release the reins of power without a fight.
Now that the Egyptian military appears to have granted the nation's wish—to be rid of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, as millions have been chanting, "Irhal" ["Leave office"] -- al-Qaeda appears to have stepped in.
Hours before Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was sidelined by the military council, Muhammad al-Zawahiri, Egypt's al-Qaeda leader, declared that the terrorist organization would wage a jihad to save Morsi and his Islamist agenda for Egypt. (They would not be the first Islamic terrorists to come to his aid; Hamas members were earlier arrested from inside Muslim Brotherhood headquarters, where they opened fire on protesters.)

Banned Cleric's Outspoken Deputy Visits White House

The article below should be forwarded to every person who cares about the U.S. and its future existence!  Every thinking person should ask why a President who professes to be a Christian would be welcoming to the White House members of the radical Muslim Brotherhood which does not tolerate the existence of  Christians or their houses of worship in countries where the MB is strong! 
 
Mohammed Morsi has been a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and, following his election to the Presidency of Egypt he was so oppressive that he was just overthrown.  Obama was perceived as having supported Morsi and much anger has been expressed against the States and the President because of this.  The Muslim outreach that began with Obama's first foreign policy speech in Cairo in 2009 has seemed to have eroded.  At that time Obama had personally invited several members of the Muslim Brotherhood to hear him.  Two years ago he advocated the overthrow of Mubarak and the election of Morsi. 
 
Today there are sharia observant 'advisers' working in the White House and, according to a report by Emerson/Rossomando  publicized in Oct., 2012, their year-long research of the White House guest list revealed the extent to which radical Muslims had access to the Obama administration which is continuing to court them.
 
Following is the link to the article ( plus the beginning of the piece)  Both of the reports by Emerson/Rossomando should be forwarded to everyone who can read!
 
Oct 21, 2012 - A year-long investigation by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) has found that scores of known radical Islamists made hundreds of ...
 
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JWR contributor Steven Emerson is an internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security and considered one of the leading world authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations. He now serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, one of the world's largest archival data and intelligence institutes on Islamic and Middle Eastern terrorist groups.
 
 
Jewish World Review Banned Cleric's Outspoken Deputy Visits White House By Steven Emerson and John Rossomando



Just how far is the Obama administration willing to go to court the Muslim Brotherhood both at home and abroad?

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi is considered so radical that the United States bans him from entering the country.
Qaradawi, considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, has called for the killing of Jews and Americans.
That history makes the June 13 White House meeting with Sheik Abdullah Bin Bayyah all the more inexplicable. Bin Bayyah is vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), a group founded by and headed by Qaradawi.

"Bye Bye, Morsi"



It's been rather amazing to witness:
 
The enormous crowds of millions and millions in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Egypt -- some say this was the biggest demonstration in history.  Filled with fury at Morsi and his regime.  Close to 50 people died in the violence that ensued with those demonstrations.
 
And then, when the army moved in, the way in which the rage turned to cheers of jubilation, partying and the setting off of fireworks. 
 
Credit: Amr Nabil, Associated Press
 
 
The will of the people seems clear here (although I qualify this, just as bit, for there are many more millions who were not in the street than the several million who were.) 
 
It took one year for Morsi to be undone.

Obama Diverts $500M to IRS to Implement Obamacare

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About $500 million is being diverted — outside the normal appropriations process — to the Internal Revenue Service to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare law, The Hill reports.

The IRS is responsible for several key provisions of the new law, including the unpopular individual mandate, which calls for the IRS to administer subsidies to help low-income people pay for insurance, which are set up as tax credits. The healthcare law also includes a slew of new taxes and fees, some of which are already in effect, including fees on drug companies and insurance policies, The Hill reports.

Thursday, July 04, 2013

Obama: Deeply concerned by removal of Morsi

During his short term in office Mohamed Morsi, an advocate of the Muslim Brotherhood and sharia law, assumed sweeping powers. Although democratically elected, his rule hardly fulfilled the promise of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak who kept the Muslim Brotherhood at bay.  That organization is not one that respects human rights; it does not tolerate religions other than Islam.  The Morsi rule brought in an anti-West attitude -the opposite of that which existed under Mubarak.
 
Egypt is experiencing a counter-revolution at this time and the situation is still fluid. However, it is obvious that millions of Egyptians considered Morsi's rule offensive and his ouster appears to be a search for a different kind of government -  without the confines of the repressive Muslim Brotherhood. 
 
Two years ago, when demonstrations began in Egypt, President Obama advocated for a government that would include the Muslim Brotherhood and many Egyptians have felt that he has supported Morsi.  It is rather puzzling that an American President who considers himself a Christian would be supportive of an Islamist government that does not respect Christianity - among other religions.
 
Our crystal ball does not reveal what will happen but, hopefully, the Egyptian military that has taken over now, will help in the transition to a better choice of government for the country and improved relations with the West.  We wait and see.
 
Chana
 
 
 
President Barack Obama spoke out Tuesday on the removal of Mohammed Morsi as Egypt's president, saying he was "deeply concerned" by the decision.
Obama's full statement, via The White House:

In First, London(istan) to Host World Islamic Economic Forum (Video)

The utter glee with which London's political leadership boast about their city being a mega-hub for Islamic finance would have been derided as racist parody had Melanie Phillips written it in her prescient book, "Londonistan."

The Jewish Press
Published:
July 4th, 2013
London will host the World Islamic Economic Forum in October, 2013, the first WIEF to be held in a western country.
London will host the World Islamic Economic Forum in October, 2013, the first WIEF to be held in a non-Muslim country.

Melanie Phillips, the brilliantly acerbic British commentator, published a book a few years ago titled, “Londonistan.”  Phillips was aghast at what she saw as the increasing Islamization of her home city, as well as its warm embrace by the British elites, and the short shrift given to the connection between Islamization and terrorism.  Her book was an effort to warn those who were not paying attention that the British character of London was changing.  It was not becoming more international, but instead simply more Islamist.  It was not a change she saw as positive.
Some critics claimed Phillips was being an alarmist, others tarred her with the very worst thing anyone can be called these days: a racist.

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CAN'T SAVE MORSI NOW

 www.washingtoninstitute.org

It seems illogical that mass protests should force an elected president from office, especially only a year into a four-year term. But democracy in Egypt, such that it exists, has not been institutionalized, in large part because President Mohamed Morsi failed to govern via consensus. His November 22 constitutional declaration asserting unchecked executive authority and its subsequent withdrawal, which he used to push an Islamist constitution to ratification, permanently alienated Egypt's non-Islamist masses, and they are now fighting his autocratic tactics not in the ballot box, but in the streets.

Changing of the guard in Egypt‏

Chana Givon

The days long demonstrations in Egypt against President Morsi has culminated in a coup to remove him from office.  This news has dominated the networks for the last several hours and the news has covered the globe by now.
 
We who live so close by have ringside seats to what is going on in the neighborhood.  One of the outcomes has been the anti-Obama/ anti-American statements that are coming out.
 
Just recall the history of the Obama administration's contact with Egypt which had been considered a country friendly to the U.S. under the previous President, Hosni Mubarak.

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Op-Ed: Finland Has Its Own Anti-Semitism

Manfred Gerstenfeld interviews Ken Sikorski: "I myself have witnessed Muslims giving the Nazi salute or shouting Allahu Akbar during pro-Israel rallies."

Manfred Gerstenfeld interviews Ken Sikorski

“In Finnish civil society, one finds an increasing anti-Israel bias. The tiny Jewish community faces problems as well. Anti-Israelism is often promoted in the media. The Helsingin Sanomat, the nation's largest subscription newspaper, devoted an entire page to review a book by Israeli Avraham Burg on Holocaust Memorial Day in 2009. Thus Finnish readers learned from this leftist that ‘'Jews are obsessed with the Holocaust and need to get over it.’” Middle East conflict related issues found their distorted way into the paper’s 'Reality of the Holocaust' series.
“The Helsingin Sanomat also published a cartoon depicting a scene from 1943 of a German guard holding a bar of 'Jew-free-soap'. Yet another example of the paper’s manipulations was an interview with a young Jewish woman who explained that she prefers to live in Iran where Jews and Muslims have friendly relations, rather than in Israel. She added that Ayatollah Khomenei had built a just republic which cared for religious minorities.

The Vatican and Islam

Lawrence A. Franklin

In Europe, Muslims are engaged in religious proselytizing; on the Arabian peninsula, all proselytizing for any faith other than Islam is forbidden. This lack of reciprocity grates on the Vatican. In the Muslim chant, "Allah-hu Akbar" ["Allah is Greater"], what is left implied, is: Greater than the Hebraic or Christian Gods.

All About Rocks

"Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversus eam"
You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.[1]
"Glorified and exalted is He (Allah) who took His slave Muhammad for a journey by night from al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca to the farthest mosque (al-Aksa) the area which we made holy."[2]
"Evven Hashesiya" (cornerstone of the universe) is on Chosen (Mt. Moriah). The site of Adam's creation, the rock upon which Abraham bound his Son Isaac, the altar upon which Noah offered thanksgiving after departing the Ark. Historically, within yards of the "Holy of Holies" of Solomon and post-exilic Temples. Here rested the Ark of the Covenant containing the tablets of the Commandments (forged by God on Mt. Sinai and given to Moses), Aaron's rod, and manna that fed the Hebrews in the desert.[3]

Danonism or realism?

Repeating the mistakes of Lebanon and Gaza will not bring peace but rather bloodshed. This is not ‘Danonism,’ it is simply realism.

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon of Likud

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon of Likud Photo: Courtesy: Knesset
Talk of renewed negotiations with the Palestinian leadership has taken center stage over the past few weeks, with US Secretary of State John Kerry adopting Kissinger-like shuttle tactics in the hope of brokering an agreement on starting talks between the two sides.

In defending her desperate attempt to bring the Palestinians back to the table, our lead negotiator, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, took offense at comments made by Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon, who dismissed any talk of a two-state solution at this juncture. Livni called on Prime Minister Netanyahu not to allow “Danonism,” as she coined it, to run amok in his government.

Similar comments made by Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett, who dismissed concessions to the Palestinians, were likewise criticized by President Shimon Peres, who referred to Bennett as “a senior minister, but not a senior policy maker.”

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Will the Claims Conference Board Act Before it is Too Late?

Isi Leibler
July 2, 2013
http://wordfromjerusalem.com/?p=4712


On July 8, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (the Claims Conference), the wealthiest Jewish organization in the world, will hold its annual board meeting behind closed doors.

Board members will be obliged to respond to scandals about their organization that have been widely circulated throughout the media, casting shame on the entire Jewish community. The most serious issue under review will be the lack of accountability in relation to $57+ million stolen by 17 employees, including a high ranking administrator, over a 16-year period under the very noses of senior executives at the head office.