From American Thinker:
The announcement that Helen Thomas has been sent to journalistic Valhalla is good news on several levels. Not only because it at last removes an erratic, out-of-control figure who has represented a political and social embarrassment for decades, but also because it signals that America has once again dodged the anti-Semitism bullet.
A country that accepts anti-Semitism is a country on its way to destruction. The historical record could not be clearer on this. Late 19th-century Germany was one of the leading states of the Western world, the heir of Beethoven and Goethe, a standard-setter for the sciences, the humanities, and education, a pioneer in social welfare and industrial-labor relations, with a vast influence across Europe and as far as the United States, Argentina, and Japan.
Less than half a century later, Germany was a ruin, a bombed-out wasteland split into several zones occupied by its enemies, its populace scrabbling for a living in the remains of its flattened cities. The obsessive anti-Semitism of its leadership played no small role in this outcome...Read more
From Pajamas Media:
The irrational slander and hatred of Israel is not destroying Israel. It is destroying the institutions — media and academic, especially — being driven to madness by this obsessive irrationality and decline from their own proper standards...Media, Academia Destroying Themselves Over Israel
From FrontPageMag:
Although many won’t admit it, we are in the midst of an ideological war with Islam. And since the advantage goes to the side that fully realizes they are at war, the West is losing. The propaganda war is going in favor of Islam precisely because the West doesn’t realize it is supposed to be fighting one. The ability of Islam to rally much of the world behind its hatred of Israel is a telling indication of who is winning the war of ideas. As for war aims, it’s not clear that there are any. Even those who see the danger clearly rarely talk in terms of victory; they talk mainly in terms of resisting cultural jihad. You know you’re in trouble when your ideological opponent is a primitive seventh-century belief system, and yet the best that your top strategists hope for is to put up a good resistance...Losing Their Religion
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism
From American Thinker:
In a recent Shabbat sermon, the senior rabbi at one of Baltimore's largest congregations explained why, whether he liked it or not, he felt compelled to talk about Israel. He suggested that due to the voluminous number of e-mails he received discussing an article written by Ed Koch and a sermon delivered by local rabbi Mark Wohlberg, he felt compelled to discuss the topic on everyone's mind.
The opening remarks of the sermon reminded me of Obama's recent statement that "... whether we like it or not, America remains a military superpower." And while Americans have come to expect Obama's ridiculous apologies for America's exceptional nature, American Jews do not and should not accept this attitude from anyone -- least of all our rabbis. Our history and faith dictate, and our survival depends upon, our leaders -- our rabbis -- celebrating Israel's greatness and the success of the Jewish people...Read more
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In a recent Shabbat sermon, the senior rabbi at one of Baltimore's largest congregations explained why, whether he liked it or not, he felt compelled to talk about Israel. He suggested that due to the voluminous number of e-mails he received discussing an article written by Ed Koch and a sermon delivered by local rabbi Mark Wohlberg, he felt compelled to discuss the topic on everyone's mind.
The opening remarks of the sermon reminded me of Obama's recent statement that "... whether we like it or not, America remains a military superpower." And while Americans have come to expect Obama's ridiculous apologies for America's exceptional nature, American Jews do not and should not accept this attitude from anyone -- least of all our rabbis. Our history and faith dictate, and our survival depends upon, our leaders -- our rabbis -- celebrating Israel's greatness and the success of the Jewish people...Read more
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Evangelical Left Targets Israel
From FrontPageMag:
Anti-Israel activists rightly see American evangelicals as key to U.S. support for Israel. That is why they are targeting evangelicals with messages of pro-Palestinian solidarity as supposedly central to Christian compassion. A new evangelical film, “With God on Our Side,” is coming out this month to rebut pro-Israel Christians and persuade them to champion the Palestinian cause...read more
Let there be no mistake: President Obama’s attack on Israel’s right to govern in eastern Jerusalem has nothing to do with American national interests, and nothing to do with a “peace process.” Other American leaders may have disagreed with Israeli policy, but none of them made it a casus belli.
No other prominent politician sought to impose the “two-state solution,” based on 60-year-old cease-fire lines with Jordan, instead of a negotiated agreement. Obama’s move leaps beyond all previous “accords,” plans and “road maps.” Never before has the United States sought to dictate the terms of Israeli surrender, thereby undermining its only reliable ally in the region...Obama’s Two-State Delusion
As U.S.-Israel tensions climb to unfamiliar heights, they recall a prior round of tensions nearly thirty years ago, when Menachem Begin and Ronald Reagan were in charge. In contrast to Binyamin Netanyahu’s repeated apologies, Begin adopted a quite different approach...When Israel Stood Up to Washington
From CAMERA:
As stated in other CAMERA reports, the Presbyterian Church will be voting on a number of issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict at its upcoming General Assembly scheduled to take place in early July. In addition to an overture accusing Israel of the crime of apartheid, and another calling on the PC(USA) to rebuke Caterpillar for selling products to Israel, delegates at the assembly will also decide whether or not to endorse a report about the Arab-Israeli conflict written by a partisan Middle East Study Committee established by the denomination's 2008 General Assembly...Presbyterian Peacemakers Omit Relevant Facts About Ghassan Kanafani
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Anti-Israel activists rightly see American evangelicals as key to U.S. support for Israel. That is why they are targeting evangelicals with messages of pro-Palestinian solidarity as supposedly central to Christian compassion. A new evangelical film, “With God on Our Side,” is coming out this month to rebut pro-Israel Christians and persuade them to champion the Palestinian cause...read more
Let there be no mistake: President Obama’s attack on Israel’s right to govern in eastern Jerusalem has nothing to do with American national interests, and nothing to do with a “peace process.” Other American leaders may have disagreed with Israeli policy, but none of them made it a casus belli.
No other prominent politician sought to impose the “two-state solution,” based on 60-year-old cease-fire lines with Jordan, instead of a negotiated agreement. Obama’s move leaps beyond all previous “accords,” plans and “road maps.” Never before has the United States sought to dictate the terms of Israeli surrender, thereby undermining its only reliable ally in the region...Obama’s Two-State Delusion
As U.S.-Israel tensions climb to unfamiliar heights, they recall a prior round of tensions nearly thirty years ago, when Menachem Begin and Ronald Reagan were in charge. In contrast to Binyamin Netanyahu’s repeated apologies, Begin adopted a quite different approach...When Israel Stood Up to Washington
From CAMERA:
As stated in other CAMERA reports, the Presbyterian Church will be voting on a number of issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict at its upcoming General Assembly scheduled to take place in early July. In addition to an overture accusing Israel of the crime of apartheid, and another calling on the PC(USA) to rebuke Caterpillar for selling products to Israel, delegates at the assembly will also decide whether or not to endorse a report about the Arab-Israeli conflict written by a partisan Middle East Study Committee established by the denomination's 2008 General Assembly...Presbyterian Peacemakers Omit Relevant Facts About Ghassan Kanafani
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Israel in the news...
From American Thinker:
Barack Obama has achieved the impossible: He has managed to bring together secular Israelis and ultra-Orthodox Jews in a heated campaign against him. His administration's determination to use an Israeli housing construction project in Northern Jerusalem as the pretext for a diplomatic crisis has set him on a collision course not just with Israelis of all stripes, but even with American Jews, who are growing increasingly apprehensive of just where this president intends to lead them...The President's Middle East Playbook
At the Republican Jewish Coalition's recent leadership conference, President George W. Bush recalled his first official visit to Israel...The Exploitation of Israel's Vulnerability
The Bible says that the Jews are descended from twelve brothers, and they have always acted that way. Throughout recorded history, Jews have spent almost as much time fighting each other as they have fighting their enemies. Yet each time they are attacked from the outside, they coalesce and support their brothers like a close-knit family. And that pattern goes double for the multi-party world of Israeli politics...Obama and Israel: Making the Same Mistake Again and Again
From Pajamas Media:
Samau’ al al-Maghribi converted to Islam from Judaism in 1163 C.E., and shortly afterward wrote an anti-Jewish polemic entitled Silencing the Jews. Al-Maghribi’s “Silencing” — ostensibly a “philosophical” tract — employs Islamic Biblical criticism to characterize the Jews as ignorant, unreasonable, and hypocritical, complemented by their Koranic depiction as accursed prophet-killers who transgress Allah’s will, corrupt his message, and harbor the most intense hatred for the Muslims. Moshe Perlmann (d. 2001) translated al-Maghribi’s tract into English and was the preeminent scholar of Islam’s medieval polemic against the Jews. In his introduction to Silencing, Perlmann (in 1964) observed that this literature was redolent with motifs from the Muslim creed’s foundational texts...Silencing the Jews
For weeks newspapers across Europe and the Middle East have been obsessed with the January 19 assassination of Hamas terror chief Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Although he was a man whose hands were dripping with the blood of innocent victims including infants, the press corps was far more critical of what was described as an Israeli assassination team of 26 that used foreign passports to conceal their identities and commit the murder...Guilty Before Trial: The Mabhouh Assassination and the Incrimination of Israel
Any open-minded person who has either visited Israel, kept apace of the documentary evidence, or honestly examined the tainted “bona fides” of Israel’s accusers would realize that Israel has been set up as the target for what is nothing less than an illegitimate campaign of delegitimation. Orwell’s Hate Week has escaped the boundaries of the novel, whose “Enemy of the People” is someone with the surname — what else? — Goldstein. (Oddly, the enemy of the Jewish people is someone with the surname Goldstone.) And as Orwell writes about the Two Minutes Hate period instituted by the Party, “Before the Hate had proceeded for thirty seconds, uncontrollable exclamations of rage were breaking out from half the people in the room.”...Getting Israel Right
From The Christian Science Monitor:
Although the inevitable endpoint of anti-Zionism is not always openly expressed, Omar Barghouti, a star of last year’s Apartheid Week and a leader of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, described with chilling frankness that the goal is to replace Israel with “a unitary state, where, by definition, Jews will be a minority.”...Israeli Apartheid Week: a ritual of discrimination and incitement against Israel
From Joel Rosenberg:
AVERTING A TRAIN WRECK: PLEASE BLESS ISRAEL BY CONTACTING CONGRESS, CLINTON TODAY
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Barack Obama has achieved the impossible: He has managed to bring together secular Israelis and ultra-Orthodox Jews in a heated campaign against him. His administration's determination to use an Israeli housing construction project in Northern Jerusalem as the pretext for a diplomatic crisis has set him on a collision course not just with Israelis of all stripes, but even with American Jews, who are growing increasingly apprehensive of just where this president intends to lead them...The President's Middle East Playbook
At the Republican Jewish Coalition's recent leadership conference, President George W. Bush recalled his first official visit to Israel...The Exploitation of Israel's Vulnerability
The Bible says that the Jews are descended from twelve brothers, and they have always acted that way. Throughout recorded history, Jews have spent almost as much time fighting each other as they have fighting their enemies. Yet each time they are attacked from the outside, they coalesce and support their brothers like a close-knit family. And that pattern goes double for the multi-party world of Israeli politics...Obama and Israel: Making the Same Mistake Again and Again
From Pajamas Media:
Samau’ al al-Maghribi converted to Islam from Judaism in 1163 C.E., and shortly afterward wrote an anti-Jewish polemic entitled Silencing the Jews. Al-Maghribi’s “Silencing” — ostensibly a “philosophical” tract — employs Islamic Biblical criticism to characterize the Jews as ignorant, unreasonable, and hypocritical, complemented by their Koranic depiction as accursed prophet-killers who transgress Allah’s will, corrupt his message, and harbor the most intense hatred for the Muslims. Moshe Perlmann (d. 2001) translated al-Maghribi’s tract into English and was the preeminent scholar of Islam’s medieval polemic against the Jews. In his introduction to Silencing, Perlmann (in 1964) observed that this literature was redolent with motifs from the Muslim creed’s foundational texts...Silencing the Jews
For weeks newspapers across Europe and the Middle East have been obsessed with the January 19 assassination of Hamas terror chief Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Although he was a man whose hands were dripping with the blood of innocent victims including infants, the press corps was far more critical of what was described as an Israeli assassination team of 26 that used foreign passports to conceal their identities and commit the murder...Guilty Before Trial: The Mabhouh Assassination and the Incrimination of Israel
Any open-minded person who has either visited Israel, kept apace of the documentary evidence, or honestly examined the tainted “bona fides” of Israel’s accusers would realize that Israel has been set up as the target for what is nothing less than an illegitimate campaign of delegitimation. Orwell’s Hate Week has escaped the boundaries of the novel, whose “Enemy of the People” is someone with the surname — what else? — Goldstein. (Oddly, the enemy of the Jewish people is someone with the surname Goldstone.) And as Orwell writes about the Two Minutes Hate period instituted by the Party, “Before the Hate had proceeded for thirty seconds, uncontrollable exclamations of rage were breaking out from half the people in the room.”...Getting Israel Right
From The Christian Science Monitor:
Although the inevitable endpoint of anti-Zionism is not always openly expressed, Omar Barghouti, a star of last year’s Apartheid Week and a leader of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, described with chilling frankness that the goal is to replace Israel with “a unitary state, where, by definition, Jews will be a minority.”...Israeli Apartheid Week: a ritual of discrimination and incitement against Israel
From Joel Rosenberg:
AVERTING A TRAIN WRECK: PLEASE BLESS ISRAEL BY CONTACTING CONGRESS, CLINTON TODAY
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Monday, January 25, 2010
BBC Panorama Distorts the Facts About Jerusalem
From CAMERA:
"Finding a route to peace in [Jerusalem] is not exactly a walk in the park," says Jeremy Vine in a play on words to introduce the January 18th segment of BBC's "Panorama," entitled "A Walk in the Park." The segment presents alleged attempts by Israeli Jews to "change the demographics of East Jerusalem" and the title refers to the green areas being developed to link communities around Jerusalem. But viewers learn far less about the difficulty of "finding a route to peace" in Jerusalem than they do about the difficulty of finding objective information on the BBC.
Narrator Jane Corbin takes viewers on a "walking tour" of "what is happening on the ground" in eastern Jerusalem, scurrying from one "stop" to another to report on Israel's alleged misdeeds. Omitting essential facts and context that explain Israel's position, she provides a one-sided perspective that establishes Israelis as the villains and the Palestinians as their innocent victims...continue reading.
A phenomenon that continues to perplex me is that of Jews turning against Israel. One day I'd love to sit down with one and ask, WHY? Again from CAMERA:
In 1505, a Moravian Jew named Joseph Pfefferkorn denounced his faith and undertook a campaign to get the Talmud banned by claiming it blasphemed Christianity. Pfefferkorn was unschooled and a criminal, but that didn't stop the Dominicans in Cologne, who at the time were eager to cast aspersions on the Jews, from employing him. They recognized the value of a Jew accusing other Jews...Anna Baltzer - Jewish Defamer of Israel
CNN's Christiane Amanpour can't seem to help herself. Whatever the subject of the program, she's inclined to inject mention of Israel and its alleged myriad faults. An interview with Tibet's revered Dalai Lama prompted her to insert jarring comparisons of Tibet and the Palestinian "nakba." (Though with no musings on the absence of Tibetan suicide bombers.)...Amanpour's Impulse: Smear Israel
Throughout his years as a commentator on the Israeli-Arab conflict, Henry Siegman has consistently toed the Palestinian line that Israel is to blame for the failure to resolve the conflict. In a Jan. 25, 2010 article in The Nation, Siegman essentially promotes the current strategy of the Palestinian Authority leadership to bypass a negotiated settlement with Israel in favor of "forceful outside intervention." The purpose of this strategy is to compel Israel to accept a Palestinian state under the conditions demanded by the Palestinians...Henry Siegman Promotes Forceful Intervention Against Israel
From FrontPageMag:
The past year brought a fresh wave of anti-Israel rhetoric and accusations, most of which cited Israel’s “siege” of Gaza during last winter’s Operation Cast Lead as evidence of Israel’s injustice toward the Palestinians. The international press frequently echoed calls by human rights groups and activists to “end Israel’s illegal blockade” and “liberate Gaza.” Such messages have been conceived to undermine Israel and present a very misleading picture of the actual Gaza conflict...Eyeless in Gaza
From Asia Times:
(Perhaps BHO should be worrying about Biden)
DAMASCUS - United States President Joseph Biden landed in Baghdad on Friday amid speculation that he might help hammer out differences between Sunnis and Shi'ites ahead of Iraq's March 7 parliamentary elections...Sunnis scramble for allies
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"Finding a route to peace in [Jerusalem] is not exactly a walk in the park," says Jeremy Vine in a play on words to introduce the January 18th segment of BBC's "Panorama," entitled "A Walk in the Park." The segment presents alleged attempts by Israeli Jews to "change the demographics of East Jerusalem" and the title refers to the green areas being developed to link communities around Jerusalem. But viewers learn far less about the difficulty of "finding a route to peace" in Jerusalem than they do about the difficulty of finding objective information on the BBC.
Narrator Jane Corbin takes viewers on a "walking tour" of "what is happening on the ground" in eastern Jerusalem, scurrying from one "stop" to another to report on Israel's alleged misdeeds. Omitting essential facts and context that explain Israel's position, she provides a one-sided perspective that establishes Israelis as the villains and the Palestinians as their innocent victims...continue reading.
A phenomenon that continues to perplex me is that of Jews turning against Israel. One day I'd love to sit down with one and ask, WHY? Again from CAMERA:
In 1505, a Moravian Jew named Joseph Pfefferkorn denounced his faith and undertook a campaign to get the Talmud banned by claiming it blasphemed Christianity. Pfefferkorn was unschooled and a criminal, but that didn't stop the Dominicans in Cologne, who at the time were eager to cast aspersions on the Jews, from employing him. They recognized the value of a Jew accusing other Jews...Anna Baltzer - Jewish Defamer of Israel
CNN's Christiane Amanpour can't seem to help herself. Whatever the subject of the program, she's inclined to inject mention of Israel and its alleged myriad faults. An interview with Tibet's revered Dalai Lama prompted her to insert jarring comparisons of Tibet and the Palestinian "nakba." (Though with no musings on the absence of Tibetan suicide bombers.)...Amanpour's Impulse: Smear Israel
Throughout his years as a commentator on the Israeli-Arab conflict, Henry Siegman has consistently toed the Palestinian line that Israel is to blame for the failure to resolve the conflict. In a Jan. 25, 2010 article in The Nation, Siegman essentially promotes the current strategy of the Palestinian Authority leadership to bypass a negotiated settlement with Israel in favor of "forceful outside intervention." The purpose of this strategy is to compel Israel to accept a Palestinian state under the conditions demanded by the Palestinians...Henry Siegman Promotes Forceful Intervention Against Israel
From FrontPageMag:
The past year brought a fresh wave of anti-Israel rhetoric and accusations, most of which cited Israel’s “siege” of Gaza during last winter’s Operation Cast Lead as evidence of Israel’s injustice toward the Palestinians. The international press frequently echoed calls by human rights groups and activists to “end Israel’s illegal blockade” and “liberate Gaza.” Such messages have been conceived to undermine Israel and present a very misleading picture of the actual Gaza conflict...Eyeless in Gaza
From Asia Times:
(Perhaps BHO should be worrying about Biden)
DAMASCUS - United States President Joseph Biden landed in Baghdad on Friday amid speculation that he might help hammer out differences between Sunnis and Shi'ites ahead of Iraq's March 7 parliamentary elections...Sunnis scramble for allies
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ahmadinejad: nuclear debate is over
Well, some of us knew it all along....
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Barack Obama’s hopes of persuading Iran to renounce its nuclear ambitions appeared to have been dashed yesterday after the UN watchdog admitted that it had reached a stalemate with Tehran, and President Ahmadinejad declared the nuclear debate over....nuclear debate is over
WHEN it comes to Iran, what lessons will the world draw?Following charges of bogus election results, the world watched with interest as Iranians beat, imprisoned, intimidated, harassed and allegedly tortured and murdered its citizens...Will White House accept premise Iran is evil?
FrontPageMag interviews George Gilder re Israel:
Gilder: Of all the nations in the world, Israel ranks first in per capita achievement and excellence. By any per capita measure it is preeminent, whether in technological innovation and invention, venture capital investment and creativity, share of GDP produced by technology companies, or number and quality of scientific papers. But even more impressive, Israel ranks second only to the U.S. in companies on the NASDAQ stock exchange and in achievements in such fields as telecom, microchips, software, biotech, medical instruments, and clean-tech. Israel today represents and symbolizes capitalist excellence and freedom...The Israel Test
From Palestinian Media Watch:
Hamas's demand that the UN not include Holocaust education in schools in Gaza drew widespread international criticism last week. But the refusal to educate children about the Holocaust is not unique to Hamas. It follows the Holocaust-denying precedent set by the Palestinian Authority under Fatah and articulated by numerous PA religious and political leaders, including Mahmoud Abbas.
In the latest news, Hamas demanded that the Jewish Holocaust be deleted from the UN-prepared human rights curriculum for 8th grade, according to the PA daily Al-Ayyam. The next day, PA TV reported that a UN representative "strongly denied rumors that UNRWA will be teaching the subject of the Holocaust as part of its curriculum." [PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 1, 2009]...read more
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For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Barack Obama’s hopes of persuading Iran to renounce its nuclear ambitions appeared to have been dashed yesterday after the UN watchdog admitted that it had reached a stalemate with Tehran, and President Ahmadinejad declared the nuclear debate over....nuclear debate is over
WHEN it comes to Iran, what lessons will the world draw?Following charges of bogus election results, the world watched with interest as Iranians beat, imprisoned, intimidated, harassed and allegedly tortured and murdered its citizens...Will White House accept premise Iran is evil?
FrontPageMag interviews George Gilder re Israel:
Gilder: Of all the nations in the world, Israel ranks first in per capita achievement and excellence. By any per capita measure it is preeminent, whether in technological innovation and invention, venture capital investment and creativity, share of GDP produced by technology companies, or number and quality of scientific papers. But even more impressive, Israel ranks second only to the U.S. in companies on the NASDAQ stock exchange and in achievements in such fields as telecom, microchips, software, biotech, medical instruments, and clean-tech. Israel today represents and symbolizes capitalist excellence and freedom...The Israel Test
From Palestinian Media Watch:
Hamas's demand that the UN not include Holocaust education in schools in Gaza drew widespread international criticism last week. But the refusal to educate children about the Holocaust is not unique to Hamas. It follows the Holocaust-denying precedent set by the Palestinian Authority under Fatah and articulated by numerous PA religious and political leaders, including Mahmoud Abbas.
In the latest news, Hamas demanded that the Jewish Holocaust be deleted from the UN-prepared human rights curriculum for 8th grade, according to the PA daily Al-Ayyam. The next day, PA TV reported that a UN representative "strongly denied rumors that UNRWA will be teaching the subject of the Holocaust as part of its curriculum." [PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 1, 2009]...read more
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Israel's Tamar gas reserve bigger than expected
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
The natural gas reserve discovered off the shores of Haifa is approximately 25 to 30 percent richer than previously assessed, US oil operator Noble Energy Inc., said after drilling to verify the find. The site, previously assessed to hold more than 142 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas, may in fact hold as much as 180 BCM. The potential revenue from selling gas from the offshore reserve may reach $30-35 billion...Read more
A quarry from the late Second Temple Period that produced stone to build the Temple Mount's supporting walls has been uncovered in central Jerusalem, the Antiquities Authority said this week...Ancient Temple Mount quarry found in Jerusalem
The Pope has called for the world economy to be restructured in line with the principles of "love, truth and charity" in a new encyclical issued today. He urges the reformation of the United Nations and economic institutions to address the global economic crisis, which he links to relativism, globalisation and the abuse of modern technologies...Pope calls for 'God-centered' global economy
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen spoke Tuesday about Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon in rare comments by a US official, acknowledging the possibility that Iran will succeed in acquiring a capability America has long termed unacceptable...Mullen: Iran focused on developing nuclear capability
CAMERA:
In its May/June issue, the Columbia Journalism Review published an article by J.J. Golberg about charges that Israeli soldiers shot unarmed Palestinian women during its operation against Hamas in Gaza. For most of the piece, Goldberg treated the unfounded allegations as if they were true. The fact that they almost certainly were not was buried and minimized — it wasn't until the article's fourth and final page that he admitted, albeit dismissively, that the charges were shown to be mere hearsay...Read more
Lori's Links:
Obama said US had "absolutely not" given Israel green light to attack Iran,
Euro nations divided over single IMF seat,
Israel fumes at EU settlement statement,
TransAtlantic Legislator's Dialog,
One president for 27 nations: Can Tony Blair lead Europe? ,
Abbas: We Left Galilee on Our Own,
Israel agrees delivery of assault rifles to Palestinians,
Arab Incitement Violating Roadmap Obligations,
Did Israel Sign a Deal With Turkey to Import Water? ,
US, Russia sign deal to cut nuclear weapons,
Zambia's defence minister resigns,
Thanks Lori!
PS Is it me or is BHO miffed regarding all that attention MJ is getting?
The natural gas reserve discovered off the shores of Haifa is approximately 25 to 30 percent richer than previously assessed, US oil operator Noble Energy Inc., said after drilling to verify the find. The site, previously assessed to hold more than 142 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas, may in fact hold as much as 180 BCM. The potential revenue from selling gas from the offshore reserve may reach $30-35 billion...Read more
A quarry from the late Second Temple Period that produced stone to build the Temple Mount's supporting walls has been uncovered in central Jerusalem, the Antiquities Authority said this week...Ancient Temple Mount quarry found in Jerusalem
The Pope has called for the world economy to be restructured in line with the principles of "love, truth and charity" in a new encyclical issued today. He urges the reformation of the United Nations and economic institutions to address the global economic crisis, which he links to relativism, globalisation and the abuse of modern technologies...Pope calls for 'God-centered' global economy
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen spoke Tuesday about Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon in rare comments by a US official, acknowledging the possibility that Iran will succeed in acquiring a capability America has long termed unacceptable...Mullen: Iran focused on developing nuclear capability
CAMERA:
In its May/June issue, the Columbia Journalism Review published an article by J.J. Golberg about charges that Israeli soldiers shot unarmed Palestinian women during its operation against Hamas in Gaza. For most of the piece, Goldberg treated the unfounded allegations as if they were true. The fact that they almost certainly were not was buried and minimized — it wasn't until the article's fourth and final page that he admitted, albeit dismissively, that the charges were shown to be mere hearsay...Read more
Lori's Links:
Obama said US had "absolutely not" given Israel green light to attack Iran,
Euro nations divided over single IMF seat,
Israel fumes at EU settlement statement,
TransAtlantic Legislator's Dialog,
One president for 27 nations: Can Tony Blair lead Europe? ,
Abbas: We Left Galilee on Our Own,
Israel agrees delivery of assault rifles to Palestinians,
Arab Incitement Violating Roadmap Obligations,
Did Israel Sign a Deal With Turkey to Import Water? ,
US, Russia sign deal to cut nuclear weapons,
Zambia's defence minister resigns,
Thanks Lori!
PS Is it me or is BHO miffed regarding all that attention MJ is getting?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
HEZBOLLAH STRONGER THAN EVER
From Joel Rosenberg:
HEZBOLLAH STRONGER THAN EVER: Pray for Lebanon, and for Israel
ANALYSIS OF THE CAIRO SPEECH: Plus, Lebanon votes today
FrontPageMag:
The best that can be said about Monday’s victory for the moderate, pro-Western March 14 coalition in the Lebanese elections is that Hezbollah was concerned enough to warn, “The majority must commit not to question our role as a resistance party, the legitimacy of our weapons arsenal and the fact that Israel is an enemy state.” The worst that can be said is that few expect Hezbollah and the Iranian-Syrian axis it spearheads to be significantly weakened by the results...Lebanon: Stalemate With Terror
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Settlements established by Israel in territories captured in the 1967 war have become a matter of great controversy among pro- and anti-settlement advocates who debate the legality of such communities...The Debate About Israeli Settlements
In April 1945 camera crews from the British and American armies entered the Nazi Death Camps and filmed the horror they found there. For decades that film was stored in the archives of the Imperial War Museum in London..."For those who deny the Holocaust"
Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945), Hitler's notorious "Reichsführer SS" (Federal leader of the SS) and chief of the German police, is one of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th century. Not only was he directly responsible for the death of at least six million Jews but also for the death of countless others most of whom belonged to so-called "inferior races" or simply despised Nazism...Heinrich Himmler's Adoration of Islam
Israel voiced concern on Monday that Hizb'allah might try to regain its lost prestige in the Lebanese elections with an attack on the northern border... Israel wary of possible Hizb'allah attack
Lori's links and comments:
Netanyahu plans major policy speech next week,
Israeli Group Offers Alternative to 2-State Solution,
Israel: World can't trust UN to monitor Iran nukes,
Unilateralism,
US envoy: Talks must begin 'immediately' ,.
Clinton says U.S. mulls putting NKorea back on terror list,
Reining In Pyongyang,"The ultimate issue is not regional but concerns the prospects for world order..."
U.S. Weighs Intercepting NKorean Shipments,
Activity picks up at NKorea's missile site ,Although I read today that missile tracking radar hasn't been installed yet... something that would need to be done before launch
NKorea bans ships from coastal waters,
Boo seeks global uranium fuel bank,
Qatar`s ruler arrives in Jordan for official visit,
Iran, Belarus Agree to Promote Commercial Ties,
Belarus Pres. stresses EU partnership,
Chechen gov't official's aide killed in North Caucasus,
Russia "kills" Chechen leader Umarov,
Putin says Russia needs new rockets,
Conservatives sweep European elections,
EU's Solana heartened by Boo's Mideast speech,
In Mideast and Europe,
Boo debuts 'global populism',
Time to end UN's bias,
HEZBOLLAH STRONGER THAN EVER: Pray for Lebanon, and for Israel
ANALYSIS OF THE CAIRO SPEECH: Plus, Lebanon votes today
FrontPageMag:
The best that can be said about Monday’s victory for the moderate, pro-Western March 14 coalition in the Lebanese elections is that Hezbollah was concerned enough to warn, “The majority must commit not to question our role as a resistance party, the legitimacy of our weapons arsenal and the fact that Israel is an enemy state.” The worst that can be said is that few expect Hezbollah and the Iranian-Syrian axis it spearheads to be significantly weakened by the results...Lebanon: Stalemate With Terror
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Settlements established by Israel in territories captured in the 1967 war have become a matter of great controversy among pro- and anti-settlement advocates who debate the legality of such communities...The Debate About Israeli Settlements
In April 1945 camera crews from the British and American armies entered the Nazi Death Camps and filmed the horror they found there. For decades that film was stored in the archives of the Imperial War Museum in London..."For those who deny the Holocaust"
Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945), Hitler's notorious "Reichsführer SS" (Federal leader of the SS) and chief of the German police, is one of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th century. Not only was he directly responsible for the death of at least six million Jews but also for the death of countless others most of whom belonged to so-called "inferior races" or simply despised Nazism...Heinrich Himmler's Adoration of Islam
Israel voiced concern on Monday that Hizb'allah might try to regain its lost prestige in the Lebanese elections with an attack on the northern border... Israel wary of possible Hizb'allah attack
Lori's links and comments:
Netanyahu plans major policy speech next week,
Israeli Group Offers Alternative to 2-State Solution,
Israel: World can't trust UN to monitor Iran nukes,
Unilateralism,
US envoy: Talks must begin 'immediately' ,.
Clinton says U.S. mulls putting NKorea back on terror list,
Reining In Pyongyang,"The ultimate issue is not regional but concerns the prospects for world order..."
U.S. Weighs Intercepting NKorean Shipments,
Activity picks up at NKorea's missile site ,Although I read today that missile tracking radar hasn't been installed yet... something that would need to be done before launch
NKorea bans ships from coastal waters,
Boo seeks global uranium fuel bank,
Qatar`s ruler arrives in Jordan for official visit,
Iran, Belarus Agree to Promote Commercial Ties,
Belarus Pres. stresses EU partnership,
Chechen gov't official's aide killed in North Caucasus,
Russia "kills" Chechen leader Umarov,
Putin says Russia needs new rockets,
Conservatives sweep European elections,
EU's Solana heartened by Boo's Mideast speech,
In Mideast and Europe,
Boo debuts 'global populism',
Time to end UN's bias,
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Battle Over the Temple Mount
Zec 12:3 "It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.
One of the main obstacles in previous peace-making efforts has been the issue of dividing Jerusalem and control over the Temple Mount. Muslim denial of Judaism's historical and religious ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the Waqf's illegal construction there, and the violent response to Jewish activities there present an obstacle to peace-making efforts...Read more
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Axis Of Evil: Did U.S. weakness invite North Korea's nuclear provocations? Like Tehran, Pyongyang has rejected Obama administration diplomatic overtures. Are these rogue states seizing a new opportunity? Talked To Death
Paradoxically, despite the alarming ongoing surge of Islamic religious and political extremism in Europe, the European Union and individual European countries seem poised for what could become the ugliest confrontation with Israel since the creation of the Jewish state. Crude threats are being conveyed to the Netanyahu government, making it clear that unless it capitulates to a series of demands, relations will be downgraded and boycotts may even be instituted. Unconfirmed rumors are circulating that the US State Department does not object to these European initiatives. Ugly vibes from Europe
FrontPageMag:
"In the Obama Administration ... It's Easy Being Palestinian"
North Korea and the Real Nuclear Option
Driving Our Allies into Bomb Shelters
Joel Rosenberg:
WILL AHMADINEJAD STAY?
OBAMA HEADED TO EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA: Plans to skip Israel
Lori's links and comments:
Boo chose the wrong venue,"By addressing the "Islamic world" from Cairo, Obama lends credibility to the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and other advocates of political Islam who demand that Muslims be addressed globally and on religious terms..... Rather than buttress a loyal ally, Obama's speech undermines him on his home ground. That is a lose-lose proposition. For his trouble, Obama will get more bloodshed in Pakistan, more megalomania from Iran, more triumphalism from the Palestinians, and less control over Iraq and Afghanistan. Of all the available bad choices, Obama has taken the worst. It is hard to imagine any consequence except a steep diminution of American influence.
"NKorea steps up coastal drills amid fears of naval provocation ,
Israeli Reaction To North Korea: ‘We Told You So’ ,
Missing dimension in Middle East peace process,Although I don't agree with the author, he reveals some interesting points: One being... "The current efforts led by President Obama, former Prime Minister Blair, and King Abdullah could hold great new promise in these regards.
"Bibi: Israel won't put settlement life on hold,
Tony Blair flags 'way forward' in Middle East peace process,
Blair: June will be Critical in Arab-Israel Peace,
US administration blocks sale of 6 AH-64D helicopters to Israel - approves 12 to Egypt,
Op Piece: Hillary's Kiss is Still a Kiss, this article doesn't really match the title
'US may reduce Israel support in UN' ,
What will happen if Israel 'defeats' Boo? ,
Boo Backfires: Media Raise Doubts, Egypt Snubs ‘Instant Peace' ,Congress backs Israel
Egypt rejects U.S. plan for Arab-Israel normalization,
Israeli FM To Russia, Belarus Monday,
Russia creates its own version of NATO in Central Asia to be prepared for big war,
What are the powers of the European Parliament? ,"If the EU's stalled Lisbon Treaty is finally agreed on by all 27-member states, the EU Parliament will gain powers over the entire EU budget, many areas of justice policy, and the appointment of the High Representative, the EU's top diplomat."
One of the main obstacles in previous peace-making efforts has been the issue of dividing Jerusalem and control over the Temple Mount. Muslim denial of Judaism's historical and religious ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the Waqf's illegal construction there, and the violent response to Jewish activities there present an obstacle to peace-making efforts...Read more
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Axis Of Evil: Did U.S. weakness invite North Korea's nuclear provocations? Like Tehran, Pyongyang has rejected Obama administration diplomatic overtures. Are these rogue states seizing a new opportunity? Talked To Death
Paradoxically, despite the alarming ongoing surge of Islamic religious and political extremism in Europe, the European Union and individual European countries seem poised for what could become the ugliest confrontation with Israel since the creation of the Jewish state. Crude threats are being conveyed to the Netanyahu government, making it clear that unless it capitulates to a series of demands, relations will be downgraded and boycotts may even be instituted. Unconfirmed rumors are circulating that the US State Department does not object to these European initiatives. Ugly vibes from Europe
FrontPageMag:
"In the Obama Administration ... It's Easy Being Palestinian"
North Korea and the Real Nuclear Option
Driving Our Allies into Bomb Shelters
Joel Rosenberg:
WILL AHMADINEJAD STAY?
OBAMA HEADED TO EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA: Plans to skip Israel
Lori's links and comments:
Boo chose the wrong venue,"By addressing the "Islamic world" from Cairo, Obama lends credibility to the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and other advocates of political Islam who demand that Muslims be addressed globally and on religious terms..... Rather than buttress a loyal ally, Obama's speech undermines him on his home ground. That is a lose-lose proposition. For his trouble, Obama will get more bloodshed in Pakistan, more megalomania from Iran, more triumphalism from the Palestinians, and less control over Iraq and Afghanistan. Of all the available bad choices, Obama has taken the worst. It is hard to imagine any consequence except a steep diminution of American influence.
"NKorea steps up coastal drills amid fears of naval provocation ,
Israeli Reaction To North Korea: ‘We Told You So’ ,
Missing dimension in Middle East peace process,Although I don't agree with the author, he reveals some interesting points: One being... "The current efforts led by President Obama, former Prime Minister Blair, and King Abdullah could hold great new promise in these regards.
"Bibi: Israel won't put settlement life on hold,
Tony Blair flags 'way forward' in Middle East peace process,
Blair: June will be Critical in Arab-Israel Peace,
US administration blocks sale of 6 AH-64D helicopters to Israel - approves 12 to Egypt,
Op Piece: Hillary's Kiss is Still a Kiss, this article doesn't really match the title
'US may reduce Israel support in UN' ,
What will happen if Israel 'defeats' Boo? ,
Boo Backfires: Media Raise Doubts, Egypt Snubs ‘Instant Peace' ,Congress backs Israel
Egypt rejects U.S. plan for Arab-Israel normalization,
Israeli FM To Russia, Belarus Monday,
Russia creates its own version of NATO in Central Asia to be prepared for big war,
What are the powers of the European Parliament? ,"If the EU's stalled Lisbon Treaty is finally agreed on by all 27-member states, the EU Parliament will gain powers over the entire EU budget, many areas of justice policy, and the appointment of the High Representative, the EU's top diplomat."
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Iran's Annihilation of Israel: Made in America
By: Dick Morris and Eileen McGann FrontPageMagazine.com Tuesday, May 26, 2009
From Caroline Glick, deputy editor and op-ed writer for the Jerusalem Post, comes alarming news. An expert on Arab-Israeli relations with excellent sources deep inside Netanyahu's government, she reports that CIA chief Leon Panetta, who recently took time out from his day job (feuding with Nancy Pelosi) to travel to Israel "read the riot act" to the government warning against an attack on Iran.More ominously, Glick reports (likely from sources high up in the Israeli government) that the Obama administration has all but accepted as irreversible and unavoidable fact that Iran will soon develop nuclear weapons. She writes, "...we have learned that the [Obama] administration has made its peace with Iran's nuclear aspirations. Senior administration officials acknowledge as much in off-record briefings. It is true, they say, that Iran may exploit its future talks with the U.S. to run down the clock before they test a nuclear weapon. But, they add, if that happens, the U.S. will simply have to live with a nuclear-armed mullocracy." Read more...
Copious amounts of ink were expended warning about the Religious Right theocracy supposedly threatening America during the Bush administration, when church-going evangelicals and Roman Catholics elected conservative governing majorities. Yet the whippings, heresy trials, and burnings never got underway. However, if the speakers at a mass rally of religious leftists led by the founder of Sojourners magazine is any indication, the Religious Left intends to make the Obama administration a time to implement its own agenda. Al-Qaeda Terrorists=The Prophet Jeremiah?
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
"Israel is not like other countries," Netanyahu told his Likud faction in a meeting which came one week after his meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. "We are faced with security challenges that no other country faces, and our need to provide a response to these is critical, and we are answering the call." 'If Israel doesn't remove Iranian threat, no one will'
During the Gaza war this year, Schmuel Kaufman, a military rabbi from a West Bank settlement, used to stride between the Israeli soldiers’ tents and urge them to fight what he deemed an “obligatory war” ordained by ancient scripture. Israel's war effort gains religious imperative
From CAMERA - "BACKGROUNDER: History of Jerusalem"
Latest from Joel Rosenberg:
NORTH KOREA TESTS A NUCLEAR WEAPON: How close is Iran?
Lori's links & comments:
Boo-Bibi summit: Yes to six-month limit for Iran dialogue, no to Palestinian state now,
Boo admin. sees Jerusalem as divided,
IAF planes drop warning pamphlets over Gaza,
Barak Declares War against Hilltop Communities,
'Israel will suffer terror, missiles in future war' ,
PA envoy says Israel will collapse under two-state solution,
Russia pledges to work with Lebanon's next government,
NKorea confirms 'successful' nuclear test,
N. Korea conducts 3 missile trials after nuke test,
Iran sends six warships to international waters,
Iran's Ahmadinejad rejects Western nuclear proposal,
Hate crimes? 500,000 letters sent to Senate,
China warns Federal Reserve over 'printing money' ,
Church enters the fray in European elections,
From Caroline Glick, deputy editor and op-ed writer for the Jerusalem Post, comes alarming news. An expert on Arab-Israeli relations with excellent sources deep inside Netanyahu's government, she reports that CIA chief Leon Panetta, who recently took time out from his day job (feuding with Nancy Pelosi) to travel to Israel "read the riot act" to the government warning against an attack on Iran.More ominously, Glick reports (likely from sources high up in the Israeli government) that the Obama administration has all but accepted as irreversible and unavoidable fact that Iran will soon develop nuclear weapons. She writes, "...we have learned that the [Obama] administration has made its peace with Iran's nuclear aspirations. Senior administration officials acknowledge as much in off-record briefings. It is true, they say, that Iran may exploit its future talks with the U.S. to run down the clock before they test a nuclear weapon. But, they add, if that happens, the U.S. will simply have to live with a nuclear-armed mullocracy." Read more...
Copious amounts of ink were expended warning about the Religious Right theocracy supposedly threatening America during the Bush administration, when church-going evangelicals and Roman Catholics elected conservative governing majorities. Yet the whippings, heresy trials, and burnings never got underway. However, if the speakers at a mass rally of religious leftists led by the founder of Sojourners magazine is any indication, the Religious Left intends to make the Obama administration a time to implement its own agenda. Al-Qaeda Terrorists=The Prophet Jeremiah?
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
"Israel is not like other countries," Netanyahu told his Likud faction in a meeting which came one week after his meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. "We are faced with security challenges that no other country faces, and our need to provide a response to these is critical, and we are answering the call." 'If Israel doesn't remove Iranian threat, no one will'
During the Gaza war this year, Schmuel Kaufman, a military rabbi from a West Bank settlement, used to stride between the Israeli soldiers’ tents and urge them to fight what he deemed an “obligatory war” ordained by ancient scripture. Israel's war effort gains religious imperative
From CAMERA - "BACKGROUNDER: History of Jerusalem"
Latest from Joel Rosenberg:
NORTH KOREA TESTS A NUCLEAR WEAPON: How close is Iran?
Lori's links & comments:
Boo-Bibi summit: Yes to six-month limit for Iran dialogue, no to Palestinian state now,
Boo admin. sees Jerusalem as divided,
IAF planes drop warning pamphlets over Gaza,
Barak Declares War against Hilltop Communities,
'Israel will suffer terror, missiles in future war' ,
PA envoy says Israel will collapse under two-state solution,
Russia pledges to work with Lebanon's next government,
NKorea confirms 'successful' nuclear test,
N. Korea conducts 3 missile trials after nuke test,
Iran sends six warships to international waters,
Iran's Ahmadinejad rejects Western nuclear proposal,
Hate crimes? 500,000 letters sent to Senate,
China warns Federal Reserve over 'printing money' ,
Church enters the fray in European elections,
Sunday, May 17, 2009
British Journalists March for Palestine
From Pajamas Media:
Did you like the film Groundhog Day? Well, even if you didn’t you will know what I mean by a “Groundhog Day” sequence of events. Two years ago I wrote in my diary about my anguish and hurt over the behavior of my fellow journalists at an NUJ (National Union of Journalists) magazine branch meeting. You may ask, “What is a good conservative lass doing hanging out with a trade union crowd?” Okay, I admit: I am a union member in Britain because I do think we workers need protection. In fact, that is why I think the NUJ exists, but every time I go to a meeting the obsession is not jobs or wages but — you guessed it — evil Israel!..Read More
...One has to be struck by the remarkable animus toward Israel demonstrated by some of the leaders of this administration, as by various pundits and politicians. It is quite astonishing to see the Obama White House dispatch waves of diplomats to make nice to Iranians–at the very moment that Tehran is stepping up the violence against Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan–while sternly warning Israel not to “surprise” us by taking action against the fanatical ayatollahs who have vowed to destroy the Jewish state....The Ancient Evil
A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
FrontPageMag:
Muslim Persecution of Christians
Joel Rosenberg:
THE BIG DAY
Lori's Links & comments:
Thirteen Ton Temple Corner Stone to Be Presented to the People of Israel ,
Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement Documentary 34:42 min,
Attention English speakers: Israel wants you to teach their over-crowded classes ,
Pope: Christians, Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land must make peace,
Roman mayor visits Israel,
ElBaradei: Israel would be 'utterly insane' to attack Iran,
Turkish PM: Islamophobia is a crime against humanity,
Turkish president urges Israel to accept Syria's overtures,
Pentagon Preparing For War With The Enemy: Russia,"Withdrawal from the 1972 ABM Treaty signified a switch to the testing and deployment of a global missile defense system, with a view to fully removing the deterrent potential of China, and partially that of Russia.
Boo: Iran existential threat to Israel,
Hamas reiterates its refusal to recognize Israel,
IAF Chief: 'Iron Dome' Price Tag 'Not So Terrible' ,
US declines to disclose Middle East peace plan,
Deal or no deal: Israel will go it's own way,
How does an Israeli diplomatic visit to the U.S. work? ,
Netanyahu 'won't back Palestinian state' in US,
Assad doesn't want actual peace,
Peres: Time is ripe to advance Mideast peace,
Boo urged to speak from Mosque,
US has new Mideast peace plan: Jordan king,
US to Israel: Tone down rhetoric on Iran,
Whose side is Boo on? ,
Pakistan vows to attack Bin Laden lair ,
GPS-linked lethal security device,
European countries sign gas pipeline deals with Russia,
Putin urges Turkey to maintain high levels of trade,
Russia ready to help build 4 nuclear plants in Turkey,
EU regions do not beg for funds,
EU seeks to extend global reach,"...Solana is ... EU's veteran High Representative for Foreign Policy. Members of his team talk confidently of the EU as an indispensible power, whose crisis management is needed to deal with the world's big conflicts and disputes, wherever they occur.
The 10 Regions according to EU,
Around the globe, religious freedom under assault,
Did you like the film Groundhog Day? Well, even if you didn’t you will know what I mean by a “Groundhog Day” sequence of events. Two years ago I wrote in my diary about my anguish and hurt over the behavior of my fellow journalists at an NUJ (National Union of Journalists) magazine branch meeting. You may ask, “What is a good conservative lass doing hanging out with a trade union crowd?” Okay, I admit: I am a union member in Britain because I do think we workers need protection. In fact, that is why I think the NUJ exists, but every time I go to a meeting the obsession is not jobs or wages but — you guessed it — evil Israel!..Read More
...One has to be struck by the remarkable animus toward Israel demonstrated by some of the leaders of this administration, as by various pundits and politicians. It is quite astonishing to see the Obama White House dispatch waves of diplomats to make nice to Iranians–at the very moment that Tehran is stepping up the violence against Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan–while sternly warning Israel not to “surprise” us by taking action against the fanatical ayatollahs who have vowed to destroy the Jewish state....The Ancient Evil
A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
FrontPageMag:
Muslim Persecution of Christians
Joel Rosenberg:
THE BIG DAY
Lori's Links & comments:
Thirteen Ton Temple Corner Stone to Be Presented to the People of Israel ,
Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement Documentary 34:42 min,
Attention English speakers: Israel wants you to teach their over-crowded classes ,
Pope: Christians, Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land must make peace,
Roman mayor visits Israel,
ElBaradei: Israel would be 'utterly insane' to attack Iran,
Turkish PM: Islamophobia is a crime against humanity,
Turkish president urges Israel to accept Syria's overtures,
Pentagon Preparing For War With The Enemy: Russia,"Withdrawal from the 1972 ABM Treaty signified a switch to the testing and deployment of a global missile defense system, with a view to fully removing the deterrent potential of China, and partially that of Russia.
Boo: Iran existential threat to Israel,
Hamas reiterates its refusal to recognize Israel,
IAF Chief: 'Iron Dome' Price Tag 'Not So Terrible' ,
US declines to disclose Middle East peace plan,
Deal or no deal: Israel will go it's own way,
How does an Israeli diplomatic visit to the U.S. work? ,
Netanyahu 'won't back Palestinian state' in US,
Assad doesn't want actual peace,
Peres: Time is ripe to advance Mideast peace,
Boo urged to speak from Mosque,
US has new Mideast peace plan: Jordan king,
US to Israel: Tone down rhetoric on Iran,
Whose side is Boo on? ,
Pakistan vows to attack Bin Laden lair ,
GPS-linked lethal security device,
European countries sign gas pipeline deals with Russia,
Putin urges Turkey to maintain high levels of trade,
Russia ready to help build 4 nuclear plants in Turkey,
EU regions do not beg for funds,
EU seeks to extend global reach,"...Solana is ... EU's veteran High Representative for Foreign Policy. Members of his team talk confidently of the EU as an indispensible power, whose crisis management is needed to deal with the world's big conflicts and disputes, wherever they occur.
The 10 Regions according to EU,
Around the globe, religious freedom under assault,
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Landmark Decision in Iraq
...For years, Kurdish officials and Baghdad’s central government have fought over the right do develop oil in the north of Iraq. As Iraq’s federalists struggled to come up with a national oil policy, Kurdish officials entered into contracts with foreign firms seeking to strike it rich in the northern part of the country. After Baghdad drew up its policy, the national oil industry said that Kurdistan’s contracts were null and void, claiming that the individual state had no authority to sell these contracts without federal approval. As a result, no oil has been pumped from Iraq’s Kurdish regions...Read More
Please note that the term Christian in the following article is sometimes used loosely:
Palestinian and other Arab Christians are a perennial political football, especially with Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land.. Seen by some as the epitome of what happens to minorities under Islamist rule when their shops are firebombed in Hamas-ruled Gaza, they are also continually used by the Western media to show how the Israeli security fence divides those in Bethlehem from Jerusalem. Even as their community shrinks, they seem to get more and more attention. They were a centerpiece of Jimmy Carter’s Palestine: Peace not Apartheid...Israel's Christian Beneficiaries
A Jewish couple with five children had tried to make a reservation by email at the Haus Sonnenhof hotel in the Tyrolean village of Serfaus, in western Austria...'No Jews' policy employed at Austria hotel
In early April, Vice President Biden was asked if the administration was concerned that Israel might strike at Iran's nuclear facilities. "I don't believe Prime Minister Netanyahu would do that," Mr. Biden replied. "I think he would be ill advised to do that."...Obama's Signal to Israel: Submit
Saudi media quotes top Iranian official as confirming Revolutionary Guard has recently deployed anti-aircraft missile batteries in Persian Gulf following reports of imminent US-Israeli attack on country's nuclear facilities...Tehran preparing for attack on its nuclear sites
From Joel Rosenberg:
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER HINTS: VOTE FOR AHMADINEJAD
THE POPE VISITS THE EPICENTER: “I am certain that this will be a continuation of the dialogue between Judaism and Christianity in the spirit of the Prophets,” says President Peres
Lori's links:
Sheikh attacks Israel, Pope walks out,
Vatican vowed to stop missionary activity to Jews,
Chief Rabbi to Pope: Tell the world Jews belong in Israel,
Benedict XVI, the first pope to enter the mosque of the Dome of the Rock,
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Sharm el-Sheikh,
Jordan's King Abdullah woos Assad in peace push,
UN Security Council calls for a Palestinian state,
'Iran deploys missiles in Persian Gulf',
Ahmedinajad to Iran/Syria delegates: We should look for new world order,
Killing Civilians: A Muslim View ,
Jordan king woos Syria in Mideast peace push,
Netanyahu: Peace talks to begin 'soon',
Boo's new Middle East Policy,
A growing divergence between J'lem and Washington? ,
Signs Point Toward ‘Cataclysmic’ War in Middle East,
Boo to visit Russia ,
Russia plays up its international role – especially in Mideast peace,
Russia, Japan looking to resolve disputes through economic ties,
Russia waits for U.S. proposals on stored nuclear warheads,
Gas deal between Turkey and European Union breaks Russian stranglehold ,
Angel or Demon? In the Vatican, Boo Is Both ,
Colombian president's ally arrested,
UAE ruler replaces top posts in cabinet reshuffle,
Iraq arrests minister's brother,
Turkey's prime minister reshuffles his Cabinet,
EU talks with Cuban foreign minister,
zerbaijani Foreign Minister Meets with U.S. Secretary of State,
Please note that the term Christian in the following article is sometimes used loosely:
Palestinian and other Arab Christians are a perennial political football, especially with Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land.. Seen by some as the epitome of what happens to minorities under Islamist rule when their shops are firebombed in Hamas-ruled Gaza, they are also continually used by the Western media to show how the Israeli security fence divides those in Bethlehem from Jerusalem. Even as their community shrinks, they seem to get more and more attention. They were a centerpiece of Jimmy Carter’s Palestine: Peace not Apartheid...Israel's Christian Beneficiaries
A Jewish couple with five children had tried to make a reservation by email at the Haus Sonnenhof hotel in the Tyrolean village of Serfaus, in western Austria...'No Jews' policy employed at Austria hotel
In early April, Vice President Biden was asked if the administration was concerned that Israel might strike at Iran's nuclear facilities. "I don't believe Prime Minister Netanyahu would do that," Mr. Biden replied. "I think he would be ill advised to do that."...Obama's Signal to Israel: Submit
Saudi media quotes top Iranian official as confirming Revolutionary Guard has recently deployed anti-aircraft missile batteries in Persian Gulf following reports of imminent US-Israeli attack on country's nuclear facilities...Tehran preparing for attack on its nuclear sites
From Joel Rosenberg:
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER HINTS: VOTE FOR AHMADINEJAD
THE POPE VISITS THE EPICENTER: “I am certain that this will be a continuation of the dialogue between Judaism and Christianity in the spirit of the Prophets,” says President Peres
Lori's links:
Sheikh attacks Israel, Pope walks out,
Vatican vowed to stop missionary activity to Jews,
Chief Rabbi to Pope: Tell the world Jews belong in Israel,
Benedict XVI, the first pope to enter the mosque of the Dome of the Rock,
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Sharm el-Sheikh,
Jordan's King Abdullah woos Assad in peace push,
UN Security Council calls for a Palestinian state,
'Iran deploys missiles in Persian Gulf',
Ahmedinajad to Iran/Syria delegates: We should look for new world order,
Killing Civilians: A Muslim View ,
Jordan king woos Syria in Mideast peace push,
Netanyahu: Peace talks to begin 'soon',
Boo's new Middle East Policy,
A growing divergence between J'lem and Washington? ,
Signs Point Toward ‘Cataclysmic’ War in Middle East,
Boo to visit Russia ,
Russia plays up its international role – especially in Mideast peace,
Russia, Japan looking to resolve disputes through economic ties,
Russia waits for U.S. proposals on stored nuclear warheads,
Gas deal between Turkey and European Union breaks Russian stranglehold ,
Angel or Demon? In the Vatican, Boo Is Both ,
Colombian president's ally arrested,
UAE ruler replaces top posts in cabinet reshuffle,
Iraq arrests minister's brother,
Turkey's prime minister reshuffles his Cabinet,
EU talks with Cuban foreign minister,
zerbaijani Foreign Minister Meets with U.S. Secretary of State,
Friday, May 1, 2009
Headlines: Joel Rosenberg etc
From Joel Rosenberg:
ON THE BRINK OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: “ALL OF HUMANITY UNDER THREAT”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISRAEL: Fascinating inside story of how Truman recognized the new Jewish state in ‘48 despite intense opposition within his own Cabinet
FrontPageMag:
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the new leaders of their respective democratic nations, are like two horses bound to a carriage, each pulling in a different direction as it relates to Middle East policy. For Netanyahu however, the Middle East is home turf, and any wrong move might have critical if not existential consequences. For Obama on the other hand, half the world away, a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians based on a Two-State solution, would bring him and his administration prestige, and perhaps Arab triumphalism, but little more...The Obama-Netanyahu Schism
The case of a University of California-Santa Barbara professor who sent his students an email equating Israeli soldiers in Gaza with the Nazis who laid siege to Warsaw has been making headlines in recent days. The University is investigating sociology professor William Robinson who on Martin Luther King Day of this year sent approximately 80 students in a Globalization course which he teaches an extremist anti-Israel email...Academic Freedom: The Same as Free Speech?
CAMERA:
With the steady decline of traditional newspapers, emerging Internet news sites are poised to assume a more prominent role in delivering news to the computer-savvy public. While providing instant accessibility to an array of news reports and diverse commentary, Internet journalism — though still in its infancy — has shown itself to have serious shortcomings with regard to accuracy and overall reliability...Has the Huffington Post Become a Magnet for Israel Haters?
Hal Lindsey:
The Pakistani Taliban, even while continuing their penetration of central Pakistan, have begun mobilizing fresh recruits from all over the country to go help their Afghan Taliban brothers resist the newly arriving Western troops. The Taliban now control the tribal regions of Pakistan, huge sections of the Swat Valley and have just consolidated their control over the district of Buner, just 60 miles from Islamabad. They've set up checkpoints while the government negotiates a Swat Valley-like truce aimed at holding back the insurgency by ceding territory to them....A nuclear Taliban?
Fox News:
Venezuela, Iran Agree to Strengthen Military Ties
Lori's links and comments:
Russia: "Not planning" to increase armed forces presence in Arctic,
Russia-NATO Council to hold official meeting in Brussels,
Russian official says Iran, Russia are regional powers,
Medvedev says NATO exercises in Georgia 'open provocation',
White House rejects Irans deadlines,
Hamas Army Preparing for New War ,
Islamic Scholars Wrestle With Death-For-Apostasy Issue,
Turkey drops probe into Israel's alleged crimes in Gaza,
Did U.K. airline cater to Muslims by wiping Israel off map? ,
The last man who witnessed Israel's declaration of independence,
Older article of old guy,
Good Op piece: The Gathering Storm ,
Israel threatens to end EU diplomatic role,
Bibi in 2002: Why We Must Oppose a Palestinian State,
Israeli PM may accept 'some form' of Arab plan,
Boo and ACORN GPS Marking EVERY Front Door in America?,
Global Warming ruled a religion by British Judge
ON THE BRINK OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: “ALL OF HUMANITY UNDER THREAT”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISRAEL: Fascinating inside story of how Truman recognized the new Jewish state in ‘48 despite intense opposition within his own Cabinet
FrontPageMag:
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the new leaders of their respective democratic nations, are like two horses bound to a carriage, each pulling in a different direction as it relates to Middle East policy. For Netanyahu however, the Middle East is home turf, and any wrong move might have critical if not existential consequences. For Obama on the other hand, half the world away, a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians based on a Two-State solution, would bring him and his administration prestige, and perhaps Arab triumphalism, but little more...The Obama-Netanyahu Schism
The case of a University of California-Santa Barbara professor who sent his students an email equating Israeli soldiers in Gaza with the Nazis who laid siege to Warsaw has been making headlines in recent days. The University is investigating sociology professor William Robinson who on Martin Luther King Day of this year sent approximately 80 students in a Globalization course which he teaches an extremist anti-Israel email...Academic Freedom: The Same as Free Speech?
CAMERA:
With the steady decline of traditional newspapers, emerging Internet news sites are poised to assume a more prominent role in delivering news to the computer-savvy public. While providing instant accessibility to an array of news reports and diverse commentary, Internet journalism — though still in its infancy — has shown itself to have serious shortcomings with regard to accuracy and overall reliability...Has the Huffington Post Become a Magnet for Israel Haters?
Hal Lindsey:
The Pakistani Taliban, even while continuing their penetration of central Pakistan, have begun mobilizing fresh recruits from all over the country to go help their Afghan Taliban brothers resist the newly arriving Western troops. The Taliban now control the tribal regions of Pakistan, huge sections of the Swat Valley and have just consolidated their control over the district of Buner, just 60 miles from Islamabad. They've set up checkpoints while the government negotiates a Swat Valley-like truce aimed at holding back the insurgency by ceding territory to them....A nuclear Taliban?
Fox News:
Venezuela, Iran Agree to Strengthen Military Ties
Lori's links and comments:
Russia: "Not planning" to increase armed forces presence in Arctic,
Russia-NATO Council to hold official meeting in Brussels,
Russian official says Iran, Russia are regional powers,
Medvedev says NATO exercises in Georgia 'open provocation',
White House rejects Irans deadlines,
Hamas Army Preparing for New War ,
Islamic Scholars Wrestle With Death-For-Apostasy Issue,
Turkey drops probe into Israel's alleged crimes in Gaza,
Did U.K. airline cater to Muslims by wiping Israel off map? ,
The last man who witnessed Israel's declaration of independence,
Older article of old guy,
Good Op piece: The Gathering Storm ,
Israel threatens to end EU diplomatic role,
Bibi in 2002: Why We Must Oppose a Palestinian State,
Israeli PM may accept 'some form' of Arab plan,
Boo and ACORN GPS Marking EVERY Front Door in America?,
Global Warming ruled a religion by British Judge
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Must Israel Make Peace with Rocket Fire?
FrontPageMagazine.com Tuesday, April 28, 2009
In an insightful, idol-smashing article in the currently Atlantic Monthly, Robert Kaplan proposes that the reason the “two-state solution” keeps being frustrated is that the Palestinians don’t actually want the state that’s being offered them. But Kaplan also castigates Israeli leaders who are closer to that level of insight and calls for harsh U.S. pressure on them...read more
“Insanity,” Albert Einstein advised us, “is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Rarely has this quote been more apt than now, as Barack Obama attempts to do what his predecessor, George Bush, attempted to do and could not, following the failed attempts of his predecessor, Bill Clinton...Two States: A Figment of Obama’s Imagination
Democrats in Congress are joining Republicans in calling for tough new sanctions on Iran and warning the Obama administration that its policy of engagement shouldn’t last too long before turning to harsher steps aimed at halting Tehran’s nuclear program...More Dems call for tough Iran sanctions
A tough talking article:
Why We Need Germany
Joel Rosenberg on Dobson:
UNDERSTANDING THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION: Part 1 of the Dobson broadcasts
Lori's links and comments:
White House miscalculations linger,
China calls for reform of global monetary system,
IMF, World Bank prepare global stimulus measures,
Jordan sees new war if US does not act quickly ,
Jordan: Israel Faces War If It Does not Agree to Arab Terms,
Iceland closer to joining EU after left-wing victory,
European Neighborhood Policy with Israel,
Israel's population climbs to 7,411,000,
Abbas: "I Don't Accept" Israel As Jewish State,
Palestinians must recognize Israel as Jewish state,
Time to wipe our hands of a two-state solution,
Boo asks Congress to allow funds for Hamas-Fatah gov't,
Taliban suspends regional peace talks,
Turkish-Syrian drill 'disturbing' ,
Netanyahu calls to strengthen Israel,
Diaspora bonds in message,
Czech EU presidency splits with commission over Israel,
The ‘Secret’ Terrorist Attack Media Ignored,
'Rising Mideast arms imports may stoke Iran fears of attack' ,
Iranian Weapons Ship Sunk near Sudan,
EU hails new US openness to Iran ,
Iran ready to back Palestinian deal with Israel: Ahmadinejad,
Turkey may buy Russian air defense systems, combat helicopters,
In an insightful, idol-smashing article in the currently Atlantic Monthly, Robert Kaplan proposes that the reason the “two-state solution” keeps being frustrated is that the Palestinians don’t actually want the state that’s being offered them. But Kaplan also castigates Israeli leaders who are closer to that level of insight and calls for harsh U.S. pressure on them...read more
“Insanity,” Albert Einstein advised us, “is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Rarely has this quote been more apt than now, as Barack Obama attempts to do what his predecessor, George Bush, attempted to do and could not, following the failed attempts of his predecessor, Bill Clinton...Two States: A Figment of Obama’s Imagination
Democrats in Congress are joining Republicans in calling for tough new sanctions on Iran and warning the Obama administration that its policy of engagement shouldn’t last too long before turning to harsher steps aimed at halting Tehran’s nuclear program...More Dems call for tough Iran sanctions
A tough talking article:
Why We Need Germany
Joel Rosenberg on Dobson:
UNDERSTANDING THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION: Part 1 of the Dobson broadcasts
Lori's links and comments:
White House miscalculations linger,
China calls for reform of global monetary system,
IMF, World Bank prepare global stimulus measures,
Jordan sees new war if US does not act quickly ,
Jordan: Israel Faces War If It Does not Agree to Arab Terms,
Iceland closer to joining EU after left-wing victory,
European Neighborhood Policy with Israel,
Israel's population climbs to 7,411,000,
Abbas: "I Don't Accept" Israel As Jewish State,
Palestinians must recognize Israel as Jewish state,
Time to wipe our hands of a two-state solution,
Boo asks Congress to allow funds for Hamas-Fatah gov't,
Taliban suspends regional peace talks,
Turkish-Syrian drill 'disturbing' ,
Netanyahu calls to strengthen Israel,
Diaspora bonds in message,
Czech EU presidency splits with commission over Israel,
The ‘Secret’ Terrorist Attack Media Ignored,
'Rising Mideast arms imports may stoke Iran fears of attack' ,
Iranian Weapons Ship Sunk near Sudan,
EU hails new US openness to Iran ,
Iran ready to back Palestinian deal with Israel: Ahmadinejad,
Turkey may buy Russian air defense systems, combat helicopters,
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