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Video timeline of Mavi Marmara incident by Carl in Jerusalem (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 3:07:00 AM
Video timeline of Mavi Marmara incident The film, produced by the Eiland Team of Experts, breaks down the events of the flotilla using a timeline that alternates between 3D models and footage captured throughout the incident. The events leading up to and throughout the flotilla incident are recounted in the video, as presented by the team of experts led by Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland in the IDF’s internal inquiry. In light of weapons smuggling attempts, a maritime closure was established during the 2008-2009 Gaza Operation. Under the guise of providing humanitarian aid, a number of ships have attempted to reach the Gaza Strip, some permitted to enter, while others were stopped. Due to these attempts, the IDF General Staff and Navy outlined orders to prepare for future attempts to break the closure, and in preparing for the May 31st flotilla, the IDF planned far in advance with extended discussion, and various simulation model scenarios. IDF attaches abroad and foreign attaches to Israel were all briefed in advance. In addition, the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi sent a letter to the Defense Minister and Prime Minister emphasizing the following: “Cooperation between nation ministries is required and the military option which includes seizing, confiscating and detaining the ship’s activists is a last resort and at a low priority.” The video goes on to describe the various ships in the flotilla and the courses of their attempted journey to the Gaza Strip, as well as the number and extent of Israeli response ships, aircraft, and absorption center for the ships’ passengers. The video also outlines the orders given to the IDF soldiers boarding the flotilla ships, including the policy of using gradual force, and using live
weapons only in life threatening scenarios. The first phase of the operation: The IDF relayed the message that the flotilla ships were in an area of a maritime closure, and offered the ships to transfer their cargo from the Ashdod Port to the Gaza Strip. The Sofia ship did not respond at all, while the other ships responded with refusal and/or profanity. The IDF forces were divided and each group boarded a different ship. The soldiers arrived at the Mavi Marmara at 4:28 AM, but could not board the ship due to metal objects being thrown at them, and electric buzz saws used by the demonstrators to slice the ladders IDF soldiers needed to board the Marmara. After an unsuccessful attempt to board the ship by smaller boats, a helicopter arrived at 4:30 AM with 15 IDF soldiers. The first rope dropped by the helicopters was tied by the demonstrators to the deck of the ship in order to prevent the soldiers’ descent. This video is in two parts. Let’s go to the videotape. In Part 2 of the Eiland Presentation, the final phases of the flotilla incident are recounted. Soldiers that descended down the second rope were met by 2-4 demonstrators each who wielded knives, axes, and metal poles. The second soldier to descend was shot in the stomach by a demonstrator. The soldiers who were in danger of their lives were forced to use their live weapons. Five soldiers were injured by stabbing, blows and live fire by the demonstrators. Within seconds of boarding the ships, three soldiers were thrown off the deck by demonstrators. The injured were dragged to the hull of the ship. A reinforcement of soldiers arrives from a second helicopter, which is also attacked by demonstrators, and the soldiers are met with violence when they attempt to access the lower deck of the ship. At 4:46 AM a third helicopter arrives to the Mavi Marmara, and the two groups of soldiers combine forces on the ship roof and descend to the other
parts of the ship, where they are also met with lethal violence, and thus respond with live fire. Many of the demonstrators enter inside of the ship as the smaller boats arrive at the side of the ship, however some still violently attack the incoming boats and the soldiers respond with live fire. The Commander of the Special Navy Forces boards the ship, and while evaluating the forces, it is discovered that three soldiers are missing. The missing and injured soldiers are discovered to have been abducted by a number of violent demonstrators, who abandon the soldiers and run back into the ship when fired at. Two of the injured soldiers jump off the ship so that they can be picked up by the IDF boats. The third injured soldier is on the bow of the boat and slipping out of consciousness. IDF soldiers remaining on the boat come to his aid. At 5:17 AM the situation is evaluated and some of the findings: live fire was used by demonstrators towards IDF soldiers who were on the ship, including one soldier who descended down the rope and was shot in the abdomen. Live fire by the demonstrators was also aimed at the soldiers on the small Israeli Navy boats next to the Marmara. The first occurence of live fire was that used by the demonstrators. In addition, a gun with emptied magazines was found in the hull of the ship. IDF forces had boarded the other ships without incident. Treatment and evacuation was carried out for the injured soldiers and demonstrators alike. 38 injured were airlifted, 7 of them soldiers. The three soldiers who had been attempted to be kidnapped and were taken to the hull of the ship were witness to an argument between the violent demonstrators, and other passengers of the Marmara who asked the violent demonstrators to cease their violent activity. 24 of the injured passengers were diagnosed at the Ashdod Port and treated in hospitals in Israel. After the operation ended, the ships arrived at the Ashdod Port
accompanied by Israeli Naval forces. An intelligence investigation following the flotilla incident found that 40 of the IHH activists previously boarded the Marmara ship from Istanbul before joining the others. The 8 of the 9 demonstrators killed were members of the IHH or other allied groups. Around half of those killed had declared in front of their families their aspiration to die as martyrs (“shahids”). Footage on the Marmara shows that the violence had been prepared: metal poles and chains were prepared, slingshots, buzzsaws, gas masks, tear gas, bulletproof vests, knives, and more. A briefing had taken place before the IDF had boarded the ship, with the leader of the violent demonstrators telling the group to attack the IDF soldiers at any cost. There were 718 total passengers of the flotilla ships. Most were released without undergoing any investigation. The last passenger left on June 6th. Here’s the second part. Let’s go to the videotape. Wow! posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:07 PM Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Manna Fest 391 Rosh HashanahDay of Concealment 3 of 3 Perry talks in Israel with his tour group. The believer must be concealed in Heaven during the seven year tribulation. There are three themes of Rosh Hashanah. He tells... • Holocaust Memorial Day : Benedict XVI in Auschwitz The place where we are standing is a place of memory, it is the place of the Shoah. The past is never simply the past. It always has something to say to us; it tells us... • Palestinian Arabs and Piaget AP reports:Israel reopened a 16th-century gate to Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, completing a two-month renovation and cleaning project that drew criticism from Palestinian officials. Jaffa Gate... Original post source
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Norway: More information about the terror suspects by Esther (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 4:39:00 AM
Norway: More information about the terror suspects Norwegian papers continue to publish new information about the three terror suspects. Below is a summary of several articles. At the same time, the PST is not officially saying anything about the investigation. The PST denies there was video surveillance of the suspect’s apartments, or any apartment, as VG Nett claimed. Previous articles: * BREAKING: Three arrested in Norway for terror plot * Norway: Terrorist cell planned attacks in Norway * Norway: Suspects bought bomb materials This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com The three suspects are: Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak Bujak (37), an Iraqi Kurd who was arrested in Germany, David Jakobsen (31), an Uzbek, and Mikael Davud (39), a Norwegian citizen of Chinese-Uighur background. suspected of leading the cell. Kurdish-Iraqi Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak Bujak was extradited from Germany to Norway yesterday. Dagbladet reports that the PST, the Norwegian Security Police, conducted secret raids in the suspect’s home in Grefsen. The PST headquarters are located 500 meters away. In a shed the security service found a big bottle and two smaller bottles of high-concentration hydrogen peroxide, acetone, two liters of liquid and flour. These are the main ingredients for preparing the acetone-peroxide bomb, “Satan’s mother”. The police also found protective eyewear, masks and walkie-talkies, which they think shows the three were going to make a bomb. ———– The Iraqi Kurd worked for bricklayer Odd Bjørvik in Førde from 2001 to 2004. His former colleagues told Dagbladet that he was politically engaged and a religious man, who spoke well of alQaida leader, Osama bin Laden. “When the Twin Towers in New York were attacked, he worked by me. Then he thought it was the Japanese who were behind it. But he didn’t want to say so much on
whether he was for or against it, we were all very upset at him.” “But half a year later he said that Bin Laden was a good man.” At one time the Iraqi tried to help an Iraqi women enter Norway illegally. “In 2003 he paid 70-80,000 kroner to obtain a false password for an Iraqi woman. She was stopped in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on the way to Europe and Bujak lost all the money.” Bjørvik says that Bujak smuggled halal meat from Sweden. “He was very concerned about halal meat. My wife had a store and was to sell halal meat, but it wasn’t good enough. After that he began to smuggle halal meat.” He says the Iraqi lived frugally and seldom went out. “He also had plans to build a Muslim cemetery and mosque in Førde.” Bujak told Bjørvik that he wasn’t religious in Iraq and that he drank alcohol then. He become very religious when he was in an asylum center in Germany for 2-3 years. Several of Bujak’s former colleagues say that he stopped work several times a day to pray and that he took over their offices to do so. One colleague says that they discussed politics during lunch, and that the Iraqi had said he wanted to go to paradise where the virgins were waiting for him. Bujak’s lawyer says that it’s not uncommon for foreigners to smuggle halal meat or falsify travel documents and that it’s not connected to terrorism. Meanwhile, Bujak’s wife is afraid to return to Norway. She says they might become victims or racism and that somebody might attack them. She describes the family as moderate Muslims. ———– The PST started following the suspects after getting reports from the British and American security services that they suspect Davud of having contacts with people linked to terrorism. The PST is thinks that the terrorist cell intended to attack Chinese interests in Norway. The PST found passport photos of several men in Davud’s home, one of which is a person identified as a member of al-Qaeda. VG Nett and Dagbladet report that the PST and Jakobsen’s lawyer confirm that Jakobsen was an informant for the PST since 2009. According to his lawyer, Jakobsen approached the PST after his friend, Davud, asked him to get a person into
Norway illegally. Jakobsen says that at the time Davud showed him several passport photos, and the PST he now trying to link the request to the photos they’ve seized. Jakobsen had two contact people with whom he met 3-4 times a month. He didn’t report about the buying of the chemicals, which he now regrets. ———– Davud met the Uzbek suspect in a mosque in Sarpsborg. According to imam Shaikhjami Abdulquddus the two regularly visited the Muslim Culture Center. “Davud last visited three weeks ago. Both appeared to me as honest, kind people. Religious, but not fundamentalist. I’ve very shocked about the terrorism charges,” the imam told Dagbladet. For a while, all three suspects lived in the same area. In a surprise move, Davud moved to Sarpsborg in 2003. Jakobsen lived in the nearby city of Råde in 2004. The third suspect, Shawan Sadek Saaed Bujak Bujak (37) had an address in Sarpsborg during that time. Aftenposten reports that the mosque’s board consists mainly of Pakistanis, but it also attracts Muslims of other nationalities. It’s now described as a place for radical Muslims. Klassekampen reported in April 2009 that the mosque’s imam previously defended the death sentence against Muslims who convert to Christianity. Previously he also claimed that “Islamic law is above Norwegian law”. Provorst Dag Mysen has been in regular contact with the imam and others from the mosque, and describes the imam as welcoming and pleasant, though firm in his attitudes. “He insisted in talks with us priests on the death sentence for converting and that our culture is on a collision course with Islam.” Mysen stresses that there are many intelligent Muslims in this mosque who have other attitudes regarding the major social issues and that the imam’s view is not representative of Muslims in Sarpsborg. Aftenposten spoke with other Muslim communities in Østfold who disagree. In 2008 a group of Kurds formed their own community in Sarpsborg, following a conflict with other mosque members, also on the issue of supporting suicide bombers in Northern Iraq. A former member of the mosque who wished to remain anonymous says that the authorities should have
better control of then. The Islamic Association in Fredrikstad also distances itself from the mosque in Sarpsborg. “We are modern Muslims. We have nothing to do with them,” says Haji Asif Husain. When Aftenposten visited the mosque, the representatives of the mosque did not want to be photographed or to talk about their relationship with Davud. But they spoke out against terrorism and stressed that supporters of al-Qaeda were not welcome there. They also expressed surprised that the man they knew as ‘Rashidin’ is suspected of planning terrorist acts. The mosque is not part of the Islamic Council of Norway, and in 2009 it’s head Senaid Koblica told Klassekampen they were not optimistic about having better dialog with the community. Davud previously lived in Bergen. Semet Abla, former leader of the Uighur committee: “He was very religious, and didn’t want to have contact with the Uighur community in Bergen. He preferred being with the Somalis, Kurds, Arabs and Iraqis. They were people who were very religious. Most Uighurs are a little or moderately religious. It seemed as if he wasn’t interested in having contact with such people.” Sources: Dagbladet 1, 2, 3, 4 VG, Aftenposten(Norwegian) Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Norway: Pakistanis grapple with questions of identity Norway: Pakistanis grapple with questions of identityVia DAWN:For the first time since 9/11, about 4,800,000 Norwegians were threatened by a possible Al Qaeda terror plot . In a country generally as... • Norway: Terrorist cell planned attacks in Norway Norway: Terrorist cell planned attacks in NorwayDagbladet reports that the three suspects are:* Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak Bujak (37), an Iraqi Kurd living in Oslo. He was arrested in Germany and Nor... • Norway: Suspects bought bomb materials Norway: Suspects bought bomb materialsVG Nett reports that the men thought they had bought all the ingredients for a bomb. One of the materials they needed was hydrogen peroxide, which they bought in ... Original post source
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Videos Timeline of Flotilla Incident as Presented by Eiland Team of Experts (English Version), 13 July 2010 by IDF Spokesperson's Unit (Hija del Zion para Israel Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 2:26:32 AM
Below are videos of the Gaza flotilla incident as presented by the Eiland team of experts with English subtitles. The events leading up to and throughout the flotilla incident are recounted in the video, as presented by the team of experts led by Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland in the IDF’s internal inquiry. In light of weapons smuggling attempts, a maritime closure was established during the 2008-2009 Gaza Operation. Under the guise of providing humanitarian aid, a number of ships have attempted to reach the Gaza Strip, some permitted to enter, while others were stopped. Due to these attempts, the IDF General Staff and Navy outlined orders to prepare for future attempts to break the closure, and in preparing for the May 31st flotilla, the IDF planned far in advance with extended discussion, and various simulation model scenarios. IDF attaches abroad and foreign attaches to Israel were all briefed in advance. In addition, the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi sent a letter to the Defense Minister and Prime Minister emphasizing the following: “Cooperation between nation ministries is required and the military option which includes seizing, confiscating and detaining the ship’s activists is a last resort and at a low priority.” The video goes on to describe the various ships in the flotilla and the courses of their attempted journey to the Gaza Strip, as well as the number and extent of Israeli response ships, aircraft, and absorption center for the ships’ passengers. The video also outlines the orders given to the IDF soldiers boarding the flotilla ships, including the policy of using gradual force, and using live weapons only in life threatening
scenarios. The first phase of the operation: The IDF relayed the message that the flotilla ships were in an area of a maritime closure, and offered the ships to transfer their cargo from the Ashdod Port to the Gaza Strip. The Sofia ship did not respond at all, while the other ships responded with refusal and/or profanity. The IDF forces were divided and each group boarded a different ship. The soldiers arrived at the Mavi Marmara at 4:28 AM, but could not board the ship due to metal objects being thrown at them, and electric buzz saws used by the demonstrators to slice the ladders IDF soldiers needed to board the Marmara. After an unsuccessful attempt to board the ship by smaller boats, a helicopter arrived at 4:30 AM with 15 IDF soldiers. The first rope dropped by the helicopters was tied by the demonstrators to the deck of the ship in order to prevent the soldiers’ descent. Soldiers that descended down the second rope were met by 2-4 demonstrators each who wielded knives, axes, and metal poles. The second soldier to descend was shot in the stomach by a demonstrator. The soldiers who were in danger of their lives were forced to use their live weapons. Five soldiers were injured by stabbing, blows and live fire by the demonstrators. Within seconds of boarding the ships, three soldiers were thrown off the deck by demonstrators. The injured were dragged to the hull of the ship. A reinforcement of soldiers arrives from a second helicopter, which is also attacked by demonstrators, and the soldiers are met with violence when they attempt to access the lower deck of the ship. At 4:46 AM a third helicopter arrives to the Mavi Marmara, and the two groups of soldiers combine forces on the ship roof and descend to the other parts of the ship, where they are also met with lethal violence, and thus respond with live fire. Many of the demonstrators enter
inside of the ship as the smaller boats arrive at the side of the ship, however some still violently attack the incoming boats and the soldiers respond with live fire. The Commander of the Special Navy Forces boards the ship, and while evaluating the forces, it is discovered that three soldiers are missing. The missing and injured soldiers are discovered to have been abducted by a number of violent demonstrators, who abandon the soldiers and run back into the ship when fired at. Two of the injured soldiers jump off the ship so that they can be picked up by the IDF boats. The third injured soldier is on the bow of the boat and slipping out of consciousness. IDF soldiers remaining on the boat come to his aid. At 5:17 AM the situation is evaluated and some of the findings: live fire was used by demonstrators towards IDF soldiers who were on the ship, including one soldier who descended down the rope and was shot in the abdomen. Live fire by the demonstrators was also aimed at the soldiers on the small Israeli Navy boats next to the Marmara. The first occurence of live fire was that used by the demonstrators. In addition, a gun with emptied magazines was found in the hull of the ship. IDF forces had boarded the other ships without incident. Treatment and evacuation was carried out for the injured soldiers and demonstrators alike. 38 injured were airlifted, 7 of them soldiers. The three soldiers who had been attempted to be kidnapped and were taken to the hull of the ship were witness to an argument between the violent demonstrators, and other passengers of the Marmara who asked the violent demonstrators to cease their violent activity. 24 of the injured passengers were diagnosed at the Ashdod Port and treated in hospitals in Israel. After the operation ended, the ships arrived at the Ashdod Port accompanied by Israeli Naval forces. An intelligence investigation
following the flotilla incident found that 40 of the IHH activists previously boarded the Marmara ship from Istanbul before joining the others. The 8 of the 9 demonstrators killed were members of the IHH or other allied groups. Around half of those killed had declared in front of their families their aspiration to die as martyrs (“shahids”). Footage on the Marmara shows that the violence had been prepared: metal poles and chains were prepared, slingshots, buzzsaws, gas masks, tear gas, bulletproof vests, knives, and more. A briefing had taken place before the IDF had boarded the ship, with the leader of the violent demonstrators telling the group to attack the IDF soldiers at any cost. There were 718 total passengers of the flotilla ships. Most were released without undergoing any investigation. The last passenger left on June 6th. Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Video: Aerial Footage of IDF Soldiers Boarding the 7th Flotilla Boat without Incident, 5 June 2010 Aerial footage from 5 June 2010 when the IDF naval commandos boarding the ship attempting to break the maritime closure of the Gaza Strip, they did so with the full compliance of the ship’s crew... • Videos: Radio Transmissions Between Israeli Navy and Seventh Flotilla Ship Israeli Navy Contacts 7th Flotilla Ship Attempting to Break Gaza Maritime Closure Israeli Navy ship operators question the Gaza flotilla ship about their next port of destination to which they reply &... • Photos of Bullet Proof Vests, Sawn -Off Rods, Night Vision Goggles and Rifle Scope Found on Mavi Marmara, 2 June 2010 The photos above detail the way in which the Mavi Marmara rioters had prepared themselves to ambush IDF forces. With sawn off rods, knives, mace, flaires, and other objects the passengers violently a... Original post source
Imagine the Headlines if Israel Did This by Honest Reporting (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 5:35:09 AM
Maan News reports that unidentified assailants tossed a grenade into Gaza’s YMCA center. Shrapnel hit a nearby playground, but fortunately, nobody was injured. Other than a buried note at the end of
a general AP update, I haven’t seen this picked up yet by any Western news agencies. Imagine the headlines (and lawfare) if Israel did this. Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • EU gives millions to preserve Auschwitz"The European Union will give €4.2 million ($5.9 million) to help preserve Auschwitz, the former
Nazi death camp which more than six decades after the World War II is in a state of serious disrepair."... • It’s Official: There was No Humanitarian Aid on Mavi Marmara BS”D by Gil Ronen of Israel National News The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Israel’s representatives the world over that there were never any humanitarian supplies or equipment aboard the M...
• The 59th Annual Jewish Book Awards My goodness, what a week: first, the Oscars on Sunday night, and then the Jewish Oscars on Tuesday! The Jewish book Oscars, that is: the 2009 National Jewish Book Awards... It was quite a night for JP... Original post source
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Force Israel’s hand on Palestinian home demolitions | Seth Freedman by Seth Freedman (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 4:30:07 AM
Israel’s resumption of demolition in East Jerusalem requires firm intervention to prevent a total breakdown in talks In theory, a municipality demolishing illegal structures on its land should not raise any eyebrows. In practice, however, such a measure should be viewed in the context of the wider politics of the locality – and when it comes to the tinderbox of Israeli-Palestinian affairs, the Israeli authorities’ actions should be seen for the provocative and spiteful behaviour that they are. Ending a nine-month freeze on demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, municipal workers this week razed three houses in the area, provoking a storm of controversy both at home and abroad. The freeze came about as a result of diplomatic outrage last time Israel carried out demolitions in East Jerusalem during Hilary Clinton’s visit to the region in March 2009 – actions described by Clinton as “unhelpful” and a violation of Israel’s Road Map commitments. Since then, Israel has continued to flout agreements for a moratorium on illegal construction in Israeli settlements, while continuing to pursue a hardline, heavy-handed approach towards Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. Evictions of Palestinian families to make way for incoming settlers continue apace in Sheikh Jarrah; in Silwan, 22 homes are slated for demolition so that a landscaped public garden can be developed; and throughout the eastern half of the city nonstop pressure is applied as part of what activists term the policy of “quiet transfer”. According to Angela GodfreyGoldstein of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, the “quiet transfer” denotes the gradual
wearing down of the Palestinians to the point that they throw their hands up in despair, quit the area and head east. Housing permits are also part of the quiet transfer, she says. Much of East Jerusalem has been declared an “open green zone”, preventing houses being constructed, which in turn leads to a severe housing shortage in the region. Fewer houses than people means that the cost of property soars, pricing the locals out of the market and forcing them to seek cheaper accommodation on the other side of the security wall. Once they leave, they rescind their rights to Jerusalem ID papers, destroying any hopes of employment in Israel proper – effectively keeping them caged in the poverty of the West Bank for ever. Meanwhile, green lights are given to settler construction left, right and centre – a blatant case of double standards, Godfrey-Goldstein points out. In the rare event that Israeli courts condemn settlement buildings as illegal – such as Bet Yehonatan in Silwan – eviction orders are ignored by the settlers and unenforced by the authorities, proving the duplicity of the municipality when it comes to building violations by those on either side of the political divide. On top of the awful implications for the families made homeless by the bulldozers this week, the demolitions are another blow to Israeli-Palestinian relations. The destruction of the homes in Issawiya and Bet Hanina are as clear a sign as any that Israeli leaders care little for concessions and compromise, preferring to make quick political capital on the domestic front by kowtowing to the ultranationalists in their midst. Israeli politicians have been treading such a path for months, their resolve strengthened by the toothless international response to their flouting of both international law and basic moral codes. Nir Barkat, Jerusalem’s incumbent mayor, famously dismissed Hilary
Clinton’s criticism of home demolitions last year as “air”, summing up the sneering and selfconfident attitude of the majority of those at the helm of Israeli politics. Unfortunately, it is not hard to see where their arrogance stems from: for years, no American or European leader has dared match their angry words with concrete actions, such as sanctions against Israel. Despite all the hype surrounding Barack Obama’s accession to the throne of American politics, it is still business as usual in the relationship between the US and its client state in the Middle East. Moves to deal sensibly and seriously with the issue of dividing Jerusalem have stalled in line with every other major bone of contention – such as the issues of illegal settlements, water rights in the West Bank and Palestinian refugees. Against such a backdrop, Israel’s resumption of demolition in East Jerusalem can be seen for what it is: a brash statement of intent on both the micro and macro political levels. “Judaising” East Jerusalem is a stated policy of numerous settler groups and their financial and political backers, and every home demolition and family eviction expedites the process of ethnic cleansing already embarked upon. If nothing is done to stop the rot, the inevitable outcome will be a total breakdown in talks between the two sides, likely sparking a wave of violent clashes in its wake. The only way to prevent such a disastrous turn of events is for the US, EU and others to force Israel’s hand – for it is Israel who holds all the cards when it comes to negotiations. Anything less will not do: time has all but run out to bring the two sides to the table, and the only winners from the current status quo are the extremists. Israelis and Palestinians alike don’t deserve, nor can they afford, the consequences of another intifada, hence firm intervention is a necessity.
Memoirs: David Ben-Gurion by paraisrael (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 4:20:13 AM
Memoirs: David Ben-Gurion Rating:(out of 1 reviews) List Price: Price: Photograph of President Truman in the Oval Office, evidently receiving a Menorah as a gift from the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion (center), and Abba Eban, the Ambassador of Israel to the United States.: 05/08/1951 Image by The U.S. National Archives
A two minute clip of the speech’s audio, to the background of Hatikvah, and a montage of clips Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Copa Judaica Star of David Magnifying Glass Pendant Copa Judaica Star of David Magnifying Glass Pendant Pretty and practical. This magnifying glass pendant is highlighted by a blue enamel Star of David on the crescent-shaped metal rim, which holds... • Decorative Star of David Necklace Judaica jewelry Reviews Decorative Star of David Necklace Judaica jewelry This beautiful star of David necklace comes from our exclusive
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Home demolitions are only the tip of the iceberg, but they are as combustible an issue as any in terms of the political implications they engender. Israeli leaders have shown they couldn’t care less about the damage they are doing in both physical and emotional terms; it is high time that they were made to care, for the sake of all parties concerned. • Comments on this article are set to remain open for 24 hours from the time of publication but may be closed overnight • Israel • Palestinian territories • US foreign policy • Obama administration • Middle East Seth Freedman guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions| More Feeds Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Should the US insist on an Israeli settlement freeze? | Poll Should President Obama insist on an extended settlement freeze when he meets Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week?... • Camp David 10 years on | Petra Marquardt-Bigman The failure of the Middle East peace summit in 2000 discredited Israel's peace camp but it is still the blueprint for agreementThe deep disappointment I felt when the news came that the talks at Camp ... • Lessons from Camp David | Ben White Ten years after Bill Clinton guided failed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the idea of a negotiation on equal terms is now defunctTen years ago this month, Israelis and Palestinians gathered at Camp ... Original post source
The politics behind the Amalthea (Zvi) by Elder of Ziyon (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 5:12:00 AM
Zvi comments: Ghaddafi and Son Ghaddafi has his own flamboyant and attention-seeking stance on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He is a one -stater who, having been badly burned in the past, appears to want to be seen as pragmatic and peaceful in POLITICS page 5
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the western press. Never mind that his proposals are demented and would result in mass death, destruction and chaos in Israel and the region if anyone were mad enough to implement them… . Of course, despite wanting to appear to be pragmatic, Ghaddafi and his regime are staunch enemies of Israel. In recent years, Ghaddafi’s regime has made efforts to paint his son, Saif al-Islam, as a moderate pragmatist who should be welcomed as a voice of wisdom and common sense (never mind that the Libyan state is among the world’s most repressive dictatorships, and that Saif al-Islam sits at the center of this dictatorship). Saif al-Islam’s press statements in the wake of the ship drama project a sane, pragmatic image, to an extent that actually surprised me. ‘Do you want the grapes or to kill the vineyard’s guard?’ To tell you the truth, we want the grapes and we got them – so there’s no reason to cause any problems. The problem was not a naval conflict with Israel, but rebuilding Gaza and helping our Palestinians brothers. Of course, the man also spreads nonsense about Gazan conditions and about Israel. We’re not talking about a man who really cares very much about the truth. But I’m slightly impressed that he’s willing to dismiss the idea of mindlessly attacking Israel for its own sake. In a region where ludicrous flights of romanticized genocidal fantasy are the norm, this is an unusually rational stance. Unexpected Wins The Ghaddafi regime has won a huge tactical PR victory – a much bigger win than I expected them to secure, and clearly much bigger than Ghaddafi ever hoped to secure. At the same time, Egypt has come out
significantly ahead and Israel achieved its objective. The UNRWA received a windfall. Hamas, which has been demanding that the Libyan ship dock in Gaza, looks mildly stupid. What Libya Won * The Libyan regime received a lot of press attention (especially for the Heir Apparent). * It spun itself as being more moderate and stable than Turkey. Under normal circumstances, this would have been a very difficult feat, but Erdogan has watered down Turkey’s reputation significantly, and Libya was very quick to take advantage. * It showed itself to be more effectual than Iran, Hezbollah and its fellow Arab states, who for all their talk, have not yet launched any ships. * It gets to play the hero in Gaza, and should therefore look good in the Arab media and certainly in the west. * It looks good at the UN, because it’s funding Gaza repairs via the UNRWA. * It allowed Egypt to act as intermediary between Israel and Libya (I’ll come to this in a minute). * It made Israel look aggressive, particularly while the navy was shadowing the ship and nobody knew what would happen, without looking aggressive itself. * It got Israel to sign off on a Libyan initiative in Gaza. Ghaddafi accomplished all of this at the low price of a ship, a bit of cargo and the promise of about $50M to the UNRWA (assuming that the money actually flows, and assuming that this is not money that Libya had already promised in the past but witheld). I’m sure that Ghaddafi’s staff are celebrating. rwise “impossible” agreements
between Arabs and Israelis, a mediator that is essential to the peace process. This repuation has taken some blows in recent years. Iran and Hamas have consciously taken aim at Egyptian diplomatic prestige and at Egyptian influence over Gaza, and Egyptian influence and prestige have been battered by the obstructionism and hostility of an obnoxious little statelet (Gaza). The Libya-Egypt/Egypt-Israel agreement allowed the Egyptian government to demonstrate both its skill as a mediator and its ability to bring Israel to the table. Egypt can claim an unexpected diplomatic win, one that has no downside for the Arabs. Furthermore, in doing the twopart Gaza deal with Egypt, Libya tacitly acknowledged that Gaza lies within Egypt’s sphere of influence. The fact that the flow of aid is going to filter through UNRWA instead of being handed directly and openly to Hamas embarasses Hamas somewhat, and Cairo must be smiling about that; Hamas has been sticking its finger in Mubarak’s eye, and there is no love lost between the Egyptians and Hamas. So this looks like a huge win for Egypt. In only a few days, Egypt settled a crisis, negotiated an agreement between two states that don’t talk to each other, beefed up its diplomaic resume, received acknowledgement of its influence over Gaza and embarassed Hamas. Mubarak and Suleiman have every reason to be happy with this outcome. Egypt evidently had mediation assistance from Austrian businessman Martin Schlaff, but Ghaddafi Jr. only mentions the Egyptians. What Israel Won Israel’s interest was always to keep the ship from running the blockade.
Israel wanted to set a precedent, according to which any real aid vessels will unload at Ashdod or, failing that, somewhere else, and the aid must flow into Gaza via controlled channels rather than confronting the Israeli navy. Israel certainly isn’t worried about a $50M influx of aid via the UNRWA. The amount of money sloshing around in Gaza already dwarfs $50M. Conclusion Ghaddafi is a murderous tyrant and a very strange man. His regime is one of the worst in the world. But I’ll tip my hat, this once, to whomever handled this situation on their side; I can appreciate Olympic-caliber gymnastics. Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • 8 hour jam session Image taken on 2007-05-23 01:19:14 by Katie Spence.... • Unloading of Humanitarian Aid from the Flotilla Continues, 3 June 2010 The spokesman for the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announces that the unloading of humanitarian aid from the flotilla continued during the day. Up Until now, 30 truc... • Defending Yourself Only Makes Us Hate You More The underlying narrative of just about every liberal attack on Israel has been this. Defending yourself only makes us hate you more. This cynical sleight of hand is of course an old trick used by bigo... Original post source
Libya discovers UNRWA by Elder of Ziyon (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 3:35:00 AM
From YNet: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, chairman of the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation which tried to send an aid vessel to Gaza, says he reached an Egyptian-mediated agreement with Israel on Wednesday, allowing him to infuse $50 million for the restoration of the Strip and transfer construction materials to Gaza. “We will soon start funneling $50 million in coordination with UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) to begin rebuilding Gaza and transfer humanitarian aid and construction materials, without any objection on the part of the Israeli government.” According to Gaddafi Jr., “This is an agreement we never expected or
dreamed of. UNRWA informed us that it has failed to receive one dollar for the restoration of Gaza so far, and was therefore unsuccessful in bringing in even one iron skewer or sack of cement. UNRWA’s 2009 budget shows that it did not receive a single cent from Libya. Apparently, Libya never gave any money to UNRWA over the sixty years it has existed. All of a sudden, Libya became aware of UNRWA’s existence – and is happy to funnel money there? Arab nations are fairly consistent in spurning UNRWA. Their (public) attitude has always been that the West is responsible for the existence of Palestinian Arab refugees by allowing Israel to be created, so therefore the West should pay for their basic needs forever – even as they are hosted in Arab countries who have adamantly refused to give them equal rights. Only last year, when UNRWA asked for emergency funds to help Gaza,
did a couple of oil-rich Arab countries pledge one-time contributions – $25M from Saudi Arabia and $35M from Kuwait. Arab governments’ annual cash contributions to UNRWA are pitiably small, about $7M out of the $470M total last year. Arab nations have consistently spurned UNRWA appeals for cash and have equally consistently failed to pay on their pledges to UNRWA. In fact, Luxembourg has given more cash to UNRWA’s annual budget than any Arab country. If Libya decides to give $50 million to UNRWA, it will suddenly become UNRWA’s biggest Arab supporter, and it might be the biggest single contribution ever from an Arab country in UNRWA’s history. Compare that to the $267M the US gave in 2009, or the $48M that was given to UNRWA by – Sweden. It seems a bit cynical for Libya to crow over how it will now give all
this money to Gazans when, up until now, it has shown utter indifference towards the major international organization that supports them. Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Flotilla 2: Where is Mariam? I believe the Free Gaza movement deliberately tries to add confusion to their next Gaza mission. Either to try to mislead the Israeli authorities, or to hide the fact that they cannot find or afford a... • shavuot 2010 for Tzefat Eizer L'Shabbos gives out food for the poor of Tzefat. Please help us help them... • Part 1: The Book of Zohar – Selections, chapter "Bechukotai", item 42, lesson 4 Lecturer: Rav Michael LaitmanDate: 2010-0316Text: ENG 0.09MB... Original post source
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Goldstone II by Carl in Jerusalem (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 5:45:00 AM
Goldstone II The UN ‘Human Rights Council’ has appointed a second commission whose job is to look into the implementation of the Goldstone Report from last fall. I guess you will all be shocked to hear that the outcome of this commission’s report has been predetermined just like the original Goldstone Commission was. This second rendition of Goldstone was crafted by a March 2010 resolution of the Human Rights Council. That resolution first declares that Israel – and only Israel – committed “unlawful acts” in the Gaza war. And then it establishes a committee of experts to monitor and assess all judicial and other proceedings taken by Israel to respond to the General Assembly’s endorsement of the Goldstone report and its long list of supposed Israeli crimes. The mandate also asks the new committee to assess the proceedings of the enigmatic “Palestinian side.” In the many resolutions on the Gaza war from the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council no mention is ever made of “Hamas,” which keeps with the UN fiction that the war entailed wanton Israeli aggression in a vacuum. Instead of eight years of rocket attacks on Israel’s civilian population and an elected government that openly advocates genocide, the resolution creating the Goldstone inquiry describes the problem with the Palestinian side as “crude
rockets…result[ing] in the loss of four civilian lives and some injuries.” The fact that the mandate of the Goldstone inquiry was tainted from the outset, and that its successor is cut from the same cloth, did not deter three more lawyers from taking this latest UN job. They are German Christian Tomuschat (chair), Malaysian Param Cumaraswamy, and American Mary Davis. As it turns out, the takers and their UN associates have more in common than first meets the eye. The members of the new committee were appointed on June 14 by the UN high commissioner for human rights, South African Navi Pillay. One of Pillay’s two legal advisers, and chief of her office’s “rule of law” branch, is Palestinian Mona Rishmawi, former executive director of the Palestinian NGO al-Haq and until 2000 a prominent director of a unit of the International Commission of Jurists
(ICJ). All three of the new committee members are affiliated with the ICJ. Committee members Christian Tomuschat and Param Cumaraswamy were members of the ICJ’s executive committee during Rishmawi’s term at the ICJ. Cumaraswamy was ICJ’s vice president until 2006. Currently both are honorary members. Mary Davis is currently on the board of the American Association for the ICJ. The ICJ has been closely connected with the Human Rights Council’s campaign to vilify Israel over the Gaza war, and in particular, the Goldstone report and its follow-up. In January 2009 the Council held a special session to denounce Israeli actions and adopt the resolution that gave rise to the Goldstone inquiry. Of the thousands of UN-accredited NGOs, the ICJ was one of two-dozen that spoke. It claimed Israel had violated international law during the
conflict and called for the inquiry’s creation. Then, on October 16, 2009, when the Council held a special session to endorse the Goldstone report, the ICJ was again one of the few NGO speakers. This time it specifically called the Israeli investigations into the Gaza conflict “ineffective as they lack safeguards of independence and impartiality…” On June 24, 2010, soon after the appointment of the three senior ICJ members to the Goldstone follow-up committee, the ICJ issued a public statement coming to the defense of Goldstone, his apartheid-era past, and his report. Read the whole thing. What could go wrong? I suppose if the ICJ weren’t doing it, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty and the New Israel Fund would do it anyway. posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:45 PM Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Holocaust – 1/59"Holocaust" (1978) mini-series. Directed by Marvin Chomsky. With James Woods, Meryl Streep and Michael Moriarty. Holocaust follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss ... • Koch Keeps Up Campaign For Israel Last night on Shmuley Boteach's radio show on 770 WABC, Democratic Mayor Ed Koch continued to criticize Obama for his treatment of his Israel. We could not find a transcript of the interview and... • I am a Jew – Music Video... Original post source
US networks reject Ground Zero mosque ad by Carl in Jerusalem (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 4:51:00 AM
US networks reject Ground Zero mosque ad Many of my non-US readers may not even be aware that an effort is afoot to build a 13-story mosque on ‘Ground Zero,’ the site of the former World Trade Center. Here’s a television ad in opposition to the mosque. Let’s go to the videotape and then I’ll have more. Two of the major US television networks – NBC and CBS – are refusing to run the ad. In her letter rejecting the spot, NBC Universal advertising standards manager Jennifer Riley wrote: “An ad questioning the wisdom of building a mosque at ground zero would meet our issues of public controversy advertising criteria. However, this ad which ambiguously defines ‘they’ as referenced in the spot makes it unclear as to whether the reference is to terrorists or to the Islamic religious organization that is
sponsoring the building of the mosque. Consequently, the ad is not acceptable under our guidelines for broadcast.” A CBS official, Marty Daly, also rejected the ad, according to e-mails shared by NRT PAC executive director Scott Wheeler. “They have very selective standards — they’ll run anything MoveOn.org throws out there,” said Wheeler, also citing a controversial 2004 NAACP ad invoking the slain James Byrd. The word “they,” he said, “is a reference to the people who are putting up the money with the intent of provoking us.” Sorry, but that’s ridiculous. Unless there’s actionable libel involved (which this wasn’t) or incitement to criminal activity (none of that either) there is no reason for a major network to refuse a political ad. This strikes me as yet another instance of preemptive political correctness. On Wednesday, Pam Geller of Atlas Shrugs appeared on CNN to debate the mosque with Ibrahim Ramey of the Muslim Society of America.
Let’s go to the videotape. Ramey’s attempt to make the 9/11 attacks something other than Islamic is totally disingenuous. There is no way that a mosque belongs at Ground Zero. Why should Ground Zero be turned into an Islamic Holy Site as happened in Nazareth and as nearly happened in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity? The amount of political correctness in America today is appalling. I read Pam’s blog fairly regularly and I am amazed at how difficult she’s finding it to get the message out regarding militant Islam. I’m not suggesting that people don’t have a right to disagree with her – I’m suggesting that it’s amazing how many entities are not willing to run her ads. Wake up America, before it’s too late. Your mainstream media is clearly on the wrong side. I don’t care how ‘divisive’ the fight is – if militant Islam is not fought, you will end up like Europe. P.S. Extreme Leftist Eric Bohlert’s Media Matters site used the occasion to argue against allowing Pam to
appear on American television (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). I wonder if there are any spokespeople for the Right that Media Matters would find acceptable. I suspect not. posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:51 PM Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • _DSC1796full Image taken on 2006 -06-15 09:08:27 by sneakymoose.... • Scotland: Muslims tackle Islamic far-right Scotland: Muslims tackle Islamic far-rightThe British National Party and the Scottish Defence League often portray Islam as a separatist Trojan horse inside Britain – a religion of shadowy conspirator... • Magen David Stainless Steel Judaica Pendant Product DescriptionMagen David Stainless Steel Judaica Pendant "Shema Israel" are the first two words of the most holy Jewish prayeris inscribed in Hebrew on this pendant. Magen David is a Jewish ... Original post source
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Continuing in Arafat’s tradition by Carl in Jerusalem (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 2:27:00 AM
Continuing in Arafat’s tradition The PLO’s first leader, Yasser Arafat, was notorious for saying one thing in English to western audiences and another in Arabic to Arabs. Until organizations like Palestinian Media Watch and MEMRI came along, most of the world wasn’t even aware that Arafat was talking out of both sides of his mouth. Now, with those fine organizations making material available to us, we are all aware of what Arafat’s successor,‘moderate’ ‘ Palestinian’ President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen says in Arabic. Elliott Abrams argues that if President Obama is as serious about peace as he claims to be, Abu Mazen’s continuing incitement in Arabic has to be met head on and stopped. Why should Israelis, or Americans for that matter, believe his commitment to peace in English, when in Arabic he treats war as an acceptable option? President Obama is well aware that popular incitement remains a thorn in the side of serious talks. In May, the President said that he had “mentioned
to President Abbas in a frank exchange that it was very important to continue to make progress in reducing the incitement and antiIsrael sentiments that are sometimes expressed in schools and mosques and in the public square, because all those things are impediments to peace.” At a dinner for Abbas during his Washington visit, I confronted him with several recent examples of incitement, as well as the denial that he made to the President. His reply was that of a bureaucrat, not a peacemaker: He did not deny the allegations, but said that if true they should be raised at a tripartite committee (the United States, the Palestinian Authority and Israel) that had been established by the Oslo Accords. If peace is our goal, such a response is deeply inadequate. Abbas should handle incitement by stopping it, not seeking committee meetings – and especially not by denying that incitement occurs in the first place. Of course, it’s easy to see why, politically, Abbas and others in the PLO and Fatah leadership avoid confronting these organizations’ long involvement in terrorism, but if they cannot do so, the chances for real peace are slim. A leadership whose maps do not even show an entity
called Israel is unlikely to tell Palestinian refugees that it has given up their “right of return” or that their long-hoped-for Palestinian state within the 1967 borders will not include control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. … Obama is right to keep raising this subject with Abbas, but Presidents have been raising it for years. As the Palestinian leadership never seems to pay any penalty for its words, America’s seriousness about the peace process is in doubt. If the Obama administration is dedicated to a major peace effort in the coming year, the incitement issue
should be at the top of its agenda. Because when direct negotiations do finally begin, the key test of Palestinian commitment to peace will not be what Abbas and his colleagues say to Americans in English, but what they say in Arabic to Palestinians – about Israel, about terrorism and about real peace. Read the whole thing. posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:27 PM Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • The Legacy of Richard Goldstone http://www.acus.org/files/images/ Goldstone.preview.jpg One wonders if the Creed of Nicaea worked a little like a #Goldstone Report. Choosing such words they felt were convenient. Arguments based o... • US, UK indifferent to Iraq’s jihad against gays US, UK indifferent to Iraq's jihad against gays ... • Parents of accused New Jersey jihadist blame FBI for son’s interest in jihad Parents of accused New Jersey jihadist blame FBI for son's i n t e r e s t i n j i h a d . . . Original post source
Lebanese ‘postpone’ vote on ‘Palestinian’ rights by Carl in Jerusalem (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 12:40:00 AM
Lebanese ‘postpone’ vote on ‘Palestinian’ rights While the world berates Israel for the plight of the ‘Palestinians,’ it pays no heed to the hundreds of thousands of ‘Palestinians’ living as refugees hostages in ‘refugee camps’ in Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and other places throughout the Arab world. These hostages – whose Arab brethren seek to prevent them from getting on with their lives or moving elsewhere so that instead they will maintain the false hope of returning to homes abandoned by their grandparents and great grandparents more than sixty years ago – are the true tragedy of the ‘Palestinians.’ Most of these people would be happy for the opportunity to own home and have a job that provides a normal living, whether where they are currently living or in other countries. Most ‘Palestinian refugees’ in the Arab world do not have the financial wherewithal to pick up and move. So they remain in captivity in their Arab host countries, living the false dream that the keys that they hold will open
up their great grandparents’ nonexistent homes. In Lebanon, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has introduced legislation to grant the ‘Palestinians’ some limited form of civil rights – after 62 years. It’s not clear to me what motivates Jumblatt – I don’t read enough Lebanese blogs and media to be sure. But what is clear – and stunning – from this ‘Palestinian’ blog is the extent to which the feeling that ‘it’s not time yet’ to give the ‘Palestinians’ rights is across the board, and how the great motivating fear is to make sure that the hundreds of thousands of ‘Palestinians’ who live in Lebanon are never naturalized there. As you read this, please keep in mind that for the last 62 years, the ‘Palestinians’ have had no right to own land in Lebanon or work in most professions. As a result, many of them are dirt poor and trapped in a situation from which they cannot escape. The bill was presented by progressive MP Walid Jumblatt, the Druze leader of the Democratic Gathering bloc. An-Nahar reported Jumblatt is aware of the possibility of postponing debate on the proposals, and he ‘does not mind’,” Ma’an said. According to the report, Hariri would
make the request of Berri so the proposal can be further discussed among the various blocs. MPs from the March 14 bloc, spearheaded by the Christian Phalangist and Maronite parties, have introduced their own, weaker refugee rights bill. This bill grants refugees humanitarian and social rights but not civil rights. Lebanon’s the Daily Star reported Tuesday that their law would “provide refugees with a work and residency permit exempted from fees allowing refugees the right to employment as well as the right to a passport in line with Lebanese laws,” though many professions would remain off limits to Palestinians. The Star further said parties are closer to reaching a consensus on the March 14 bill. Jumblatt said Wednesday that he would withdraw his bill if a separate
motion granting refugees the right to own property is passed, according to the report. Read the whole thing. Why doesn’t the world care? It should be obvious: There’s no way to blame this on the Jews. posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:40 AM Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Good news Na lokalnim izborima u Nizozemskoj Stranka slobode na celu sa Geertom Wildersom u Haagu je zauzela drugo mjesto, dok je u Almerei osvojla uvjerljivo prvo mjesto - Mazel tov! (Parlamentarni izbori bit... • ‘Smart diplomacy’: Turkey still opposes sanctions'Smart diplomacy': Turkey still opposes sanctions President Obama may have met with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Washington this week... • You Are Parts Of My Soul – Kabbalah Moments – June 25, 2010 Tweet This Post Delicious Facebook Stumble It... Original post source
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Germany: Anonymous Mosque Watchers by Esther (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 1:32:00 AM
Germany: Anonymous Mosque Watchers Via Spiegel: Reinhard Werner doesn’t trust Islam. The 70-year-old German is part of a group which keeps tabs on mosques across Germany, monitoring them for what he calls an “intolerant Islam of terror.” Over the years, he has gained a certain amount of notoriety. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com Reinhard Werner is a few minutes early, but because he doesn’t want to be noticed, he stands outside on the sidewalk in front of the mosque, trying to look as inconspicuous as possible. It’s Friday afternoon in Munich’s Pasing neighborhood and men are scurrying past Werner on their way to Friday prayers. All of them, in Werner’s eyes, are enemies. He claims that the mosque is spreading what he calls an “intolerant Islam of terror.” “Do you see the sign over the entrance?” he says. The letters “DITIB” are printed on the sign. DITIB, an acronym for the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, is the umbrella organization
for roughly 900 mosque congregations in Germany. It is controlled by a Turkish government organization based in Ankara, the Office for Religious Affairs, making it indirectly answerable to the Turkish prime minister. “A military mosque,” says Werner. “Do you see that the letter ‘I’ in DITIB resembles a minaret? And that the minarets look like missiles?” he asks, beseechingly. It isn’t always easy for Werner to make himself understood. Werner is a member of the “Anonymous Mosque Observers,” a group of Muslims who fled to Germany from Muslim countries because they came into conflict with religious rules. Although Werner is not a Muslim himself, nor is he fleeing anything, he feels a kinship with Muslims who have fled their native countries. These Muslims trust their more settled Muslim counterparts about as much as former US President George W. Bush trusted terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. They keep tabs on what goes on in mosques because they want to be sure that they are still safe in Germany. (…) Of the 36 mosques in Munich, nine are in Werner’s “observation area.” He reports everything he sees and hears to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV),
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. The BfV, however, doesn’t seem to be taking him very seriously, or at least it hasn’t found his reports to be sufficiently convincing to take any action. ( more) Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Dresden: City commemorates ‘veil martyr’ Dresden: City commemorates 'veil martyr'The city of Dresden on Thursday paid its respects to a pregnant Egyptian woman who was stabbed to death in a courtroom one year ago in a racially motivated crim... • Germany: ‘Immigrants making Germany dumber’ Germany: 'Immigrants making Germany dumber'A controversial board member of Bundesbank has come under fire for claiming immigrants are making Germany ‘dumber in a simple way’. Thilo Sarrazin told a bus... • Berlin: New mosque opens Berlin: New mosque opensA new mosque that is one of the largest in Germany was officially opened in Berlin's Kreuzberg quarter, which has a strong Turkish presence. The mosque, which can hold aroun... Original post source
Israel should swap land for peace, say three-quarters of British Jews by World news: Israel | guardian.co.uk (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 12:02:45 AM
Survey finds UK’s Jewish community supports Israel’s right to defend itself but should now help create Palestinian state The majority of British Jews think Israel should give up some of its land in return for peace and more than half would support negotiations with Hamas, according to research published today. The study carried out by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) found Jews in Britain strongly identify with and support Israel, with nine out of 10 having visited the country. Nearly three quarters (72%) agreed Israel’s action in Gaza in 2008 and 2009 was “a legitimate act of selfdefence”. But more than three-quarters (77%) favour a “two state solution”, which would see the creation of a Palestinian state, as the “only way” to
make peace in the Middle East. Just over half (52%) said they would support Israeli government negotiations with Hamas. JPR’s executive director, Jonathan Boyd, said: “Fundamentally, we found that most Jews feel a strong sense of connection to Israel, and for many it forms an important, and even central, part of their Jewish identity. “Jews in Britain are pro-Israel and pro-peace. Their hawkishness on some issues is typically motivated by a clear concern for Israel’s security, while their dovishness on others reflects a deep-set desire to see the country at peace, both with itself and with its neighbours.” • Researchers spoke to more than 4,000 people earlier this year for the study, entitled Committed, concerned and conciliatory: The attitudes of Jews in Britain towards Israel. • Israel • Judaism • Middle East • Palestinian territories • Hamas • Religion
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Wed at 14, ‘adulterous’ girl, Azar Bagheri, awaits stoning in Iran by Roni (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 4:37:52 AM
Wed at 14, ‘adulterous’ girl, Azar Bagheri, awaits stoning in Iran SHE was only 14, a child bride, when she was forced into marriage with an older man. Yet within a year of her wedding, Azar Bagheri was charged with adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death. In the past 4 years she has been languishing on death row while the courts waited for her to reach maturity so she could be put to death. She had been subjected to two mock stonings. http:// www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ world/wed-at-14-adulterous-girl-azarbagheri-awaits-stoning/story-e6frg6so -1225890469172 Hija del Zion para Israel Support Israel • Letter: Hamas must be part of a peaceful solution It is not correct that the 1980 Venice declaration of the European Community called for the creation of a -Palestinian state (Troubled alliance: Period of crisis worsens already strained relation... • Seder Moed: Rosh Hashana/Yoma/ Succah Seder Moed: Rosh Hashana/ Yoma/Succah ... • Johann Hari: The Movement to Smother Solidarity — From Israel to E… The Movement to Smother Solidarity -- From Israel to Ethiopia to Honduras Should you shut up about human rights abuses because they are happening far away, to p... ... Original post source
UNIFIL agrees to stop doing its job by Carl in Jerusalem (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 1:05:00 AM
UNIFIL agrees to stop doing its job You may recall that I reported last week that French UNIFIL troops had been attacked by Hezbullah supporters in southern Lebanon and that the Lebanese Armed Forces had agreed to ‘ protect’ the French troops. UNIFIL page 9
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Oklahoma congressional candidate Kevin Calvey turns down money from Hamas-linked CAIR: "CAIR is the moral equivalent of the Ku Klux Klan" by Robert (Hija del Zion para Israel - Daughter of Zion for Israel) Submitted at 7/15/2010 12:31:41 AM
Oklahoma congressional candidate Kevin Calvey turns down money from Hamas-linked CAIR: “CAIR is the moral equivalent of the Ku Klux Klan” Bravo. “Oklahoma congressional candidate says he will not accept money from an Islamic group,” by Julie Bisbee for the Oklahoman, July 15: A congressional candidate has refused a campaign donation from the executive director of an IslamicAmerican association, saying the group has ties to terrorist groups. Kevin Calvey, a candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat, said Wednesday he refused a $25 online donation from Razi Hashim, the executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations, or CAIR. Hashim said his donation was a personal contribution and not meant
to be affiliated with the nonprofit group that employs him. “I thought on a personal level, we could talk as two men, as people of God,” Hashim said. “Jesus said to love your neighbor; we have similar teachings in Islam as well.”… “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Those who follow him are merciful to one another but ruthless to the unbelievers” — Qur’an 48:29. Calvey, an attorney who helped prosecute terrorism suspects in the Iraqi court system, said he had no problem with the Muslim faith, but he could not support the council. “I worked alongside Muslims every day who were fighting against terrorism,” Calvey said. Calvey said he would have no problem meeting with members of the council, if they left the organization. “I haven’t met with them, nor will I,” Calvey said. “CAIR is the moral equivalent of the Ku Klux Klan. I wouldn’t meet with them either.”… Posted by Robert on July 15, 2010
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Alberto Asarta Cuevas, followed that up with a fawning apology for the “mistakes,” published in the Lebanese press as an open letter to the Lebanese people. In fairness, you can’t really blame UNIFIL. Soldiers are expected to risk their lives to defend their own countries and their own people, but it’s quite understandable that they are less enthusiastic about risking their lives to defend someone else’s country and someone else’s people unless their own country sees a vital national interest in so doing (as the U.S. does in Afghanistan). And the risks are real: in 2007, for instance, six Spanish UNIFIL members whom Israel considered particularly effective were killed by a roadside bomb in what appeared to be a clear message from Hezbollah. Indeed. And the fact that we are still depending on UNIFIL for security along our Lebanese border is a severe and immediate problem.
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Evelyn Gordon updates us on what has happened since. But a few weeks ago, something dreadful happened: a French contingent of UNIFIL actually tried to carry out this mission. It began using sniffer dogs to detect illegal weapons and explosives and insisted on searching homes and yards where it had reason to believe Hezbollah was stockpiling such arms. The immediate result was a series of clashes apparently either staged or encouraged by Hezbollah between Lebanese villagers and UNIFIL troops. In the most serious incident, villagers hurled stones at the peacekeepers, seized their weapons, and vandalized their vehicle. The second result was that, at the end of last week, UNIFIL agreed to stop using sniffer dogs and refrain from entering homes and yards – or, in other words, to stop carrying out its mission of detecting illegal Hezbollah weapons. Its commander, Maj. Gen.
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