You have to admire the ability of this type of media to be able to come up with inventive ways of blaming Israel and one-sided reporting. This sort of irresponsible journalism feeds the problem and muddies the facts.
The killing of four Israeli settlers, including a pregnant woman in the West Bank on Tuesday evening rattled Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the eve of peace talks in Washington and underscored the disruptive role that the issue of Jewish settlements could play in the already fragile negotiations....New York Times Draws Anti-Israel Lesson From Palestinian Attack
On Saturday (Aug. 28), a sermon by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas party, in which he dubbed Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas "evil" and called on God to strike "these Ishmaelites and Palestinians with a plague, these evil haters of Israel," sparked intensive media coverage. Major media outlets such as the New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Boston Globe, Daily Telegraph and Irish Times all covered the incident, some dedicating entire stories to it...The Incitement Double Standard: Ovadia Yosef vs PA Leadership
From FrontPageMag:
It’s been nearly two years since Palestinian representatives and Israelis sat across a table from each other to talk about peace. As the latest round of talks got under way yesterday, it’s hard to imagine that the results this time will be much different than any other time. Has anything changed that might lead to a different outcome? Gaza is still being run by Hamas. The “moderates” sitting across the table from Israel – Fatah, Egypt and Jordan – refuse to do to take any action that would delegitimize the group of terrorists who rule Gaza. The much vaunted “two state solution” can hardly work when half of the proposed Palestinian state refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist, sneers at peace talks involving their enemy and, just to emphasize their contempt, carries out terror attacks two days before those talks commence...The Peace Delusion
As President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas now assemble to try to make peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the 600 pound gorilla in the room will be Richard Goldstone. Although he was not invited to the meetings, his presence will be felt. It will send the following message to the Israeli government: If you end your military occupation of the West Bank, and the Palestinians use their new territory to launch rockets and other attacks against Israel, you will not be able to defend yourself, without Goldstone and the colleagues condemning you for taking actions in self defense...Undermining Peace
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. (Zec 12:3 KJV)
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Destroying Israel in Stages
From FrontPageMag:
The Oslo Accords signed on the White House lawn in September 1993 served Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) well. The Accords were the Trojan Horse that enabled Arafat to return to “Palestine” as a hero. Only a few years earlier, he had supported Saddam Hussein’s brutal occupation of Kuwait. But when the U.S.-led coalition pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, Palestinians living in the region paid the price for Arafat and Saddam’s alliance — half–a-million Palestinians were expelled by the Kuwaitis. Arafat’s fortunes had nose-dived. He was in exile in Tunisia, and the dream of expelling the Jews from “Palestine” seemed remote. Then, lo and behold, he was saved by Israel and the U.S...read more
Imam Feisal Abdel Rauf claims that the U.S. constitution is Sharia compliant. Now let us examine below a few laws of Sharia to see how truthful Imam Rauf is...Sharia for Dummies
From CAMERA:
The August 22, 2010 edition of CNN’s "Fareed Zakaria GPS" opened with a debate about the controversial mosque slated to be built in Manhattan. It ended with a monologue in which the host seemed to imply that Hezbollah’s "respect" for Jews could be a model for Americans concerned with the mosque plans...Fareed Zakaria Casts Hezbollah as a Model of Religious Tolerance
CAMERA staff elicited corrections in the New York Times Saturday and today in the International Herald Tribune concerning the number of Palestinian refugees from the 1948 and 1967 wars. The article by Nada Bakri, which appeared in both papers, grossly overstated the number of refugees...CAMERA Prompts Corrections on Palestinian Refugees
From American Thinker:
On November 9, 1938, nearly 200 synagogues were set afire throughout Germany under the direction of Josef Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister. Known as the "Night of Broken Glass" or Kristallnacht, it was a time of horror as thousand-year old Jewish houses of worship were destroyed and vicious planned acts of violence against Jews ensued...Synagogues Burning
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The Oslo Accords signed on the White House lawn in September 1993 served Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) well. The Accords were the Trojan Horse that enabled Arafat to return to “Palestine” as a hero. Only a few years earlier, he had supported Saddam Hussein’s brutal occupation of Kuwait. But when the U.S.-led coalition pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, Palestinians living in the region paid the price for Arafat and Saddam’s alliance — half–a-million Palestinians were expelled by the Kuwaitis. Arafat’s fortunes had nose-dived. He was in exile in Tunisia, and the dream of expelling the Jews from “Palestine” seemed remote. Then, lo and behold, he was saved by Israel and the U.S...read more
Imam Feisal Abdel Rauf claims that the U.S. constitution is Sharia compliant. Now let us examine below a few laws of Sharia to see how truthful Imam Rauf is...Sharia for Dummies
From CAMERA:
The August 22, 2010 edition of CNN’s "Fareed Zakaria GPS" opened with a debate about the controversial mosque slated to be built in Manhattan. It ended with a monologue in which the host seemed to imply that Hezbollah’s "respect" for Jews could be a model for Americans concerned with the mosque plans...Fareed Zakaria Casts Hezbollah as a Model of Religious Tolerance
CAMERA staff elicited corrections in the New York Times Saturday and today in the International Herald Tribune concerning the number of Palestinian refugees from the 1948 and 1967 wars. The article by Nada Bakri, which appeared in both papers, grossly overstated the number of refugees...CAMERA Prompts Corrections on Palestinian Refugees
From American Thinker:
On November 9, 1938, nearly 200 synagogues were set afire throughout Germany under the direction of Josef Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister. Known as the "Night of Broken Glass" or Kristallnacht, it was a time of horror as thousand-year old Jewish houses of worship were destroyed and vicious planned acts of violence against Jews ensued...Synagogues Burning
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Dodging the Anti-Semitism Bullet
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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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, November 3, 2009
Amnesty Water Report Waterboards the Truth
From CAMERA:
Amnesty International has issued a report, Troubled Waters Palestinians denied fair access to water, which condemns Israel’s supposed denial of water to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. According to Donatella Rovera, Amnesty’s researcher in the region and the lead author of the report:
Israel allows the Palestinians access to only a fraction of the shared water resources, which lie mostly in the occupied West Bank, while the unlawful Israeli settlements there receive virtually unlimited supplies. In Gaza the Israeli blockade has made an already dire situation worse.
Amnesty portrays Rovera’s work as a “new extensive report” in which Amnesty International “revealed the extent to which Israel’s discriminatory water policies and practices are denying Palestinians their right to access to water.”...Continue Reading
What's the deal with the organization known as J Street?
From American Thinker:
J Street and Judge Goldstone: the plot thickens
From FrontPageMag:
While covering J-Street’s first annual national conference over the last three days, I think I recognized one of 1,000-plus attendees from television. Proudly wearing a Code Pink t-shirt, the woman was handing out cards advertising a December 31 march to “break the illegal Gaza siege.” If I am right in my recollection, I remember watching her being removed by Capitol Hill police officers with her Code Pink compatriots for protesting some congressional hearing I was watching on C-Span. She may not have been welcome on Capitol Hill, but she sure seemed in her element at J-Street...J-Street Exposed
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“To say that you have to love Israel or be pro-Israel to be part of J Street is a terrible mistake.”
Thus Judith Baker of the fringe-left Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (its English moniker is Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace), recently incorporated into J Street, told a reporter at the J Street conference on Tuesday. Indeed, “peace or Israel” seems to be the question. It’s also reported that “J Street’s university arm has dropped the ‘pro-Israel’ part of the left-wing US lobby’s ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ slogan to avoid alienating students.”
As a student involved with J Street explains, “We don’t want to isolate people because they don’t feel quite so comfortable with ‘pro-Israel,’ so we say ‘pro-peace,’ but behind that is ‘pro-Israel.’” ...J Street Dreams, Israeli Reality
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Amnesty International has issued a report, Troubled Waters Palestinians denied fair access to water, which condemns Israel’s supposed denial of water to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. According to Donatella Rovera, Amnesty’s researcher in the region and the lead author of the report:
Israel allows the Palestinians access to only a fraction of the shared water resources, which lie mostly in the occupied West Bank, while the unlawful Israeli settlements there receive virtually unlimited supplies. In Gaza the Israeli blockade has made an already dire situation worse.
Amnesty portrays Rovera’s work as a “new extensive report” in which Amnesty International “revealed the extent to which Israel’s discriminatory water policies and practices are denying Palestinians their right to access to water.”...Continue Reading
What's the deal with the organization known as J Street?
From American Thinker:
J Street and Judge Goldstone: the plot thickens
From FrontPageMag:
While covering J-Street’s first annual national conference over the last three days, I think I recognized one of 1,000-plus attendees from television. Proudly wearing a Code Pink t-shirt, the woman was handing out cards advertising a December 31 march to “break the illegal Gaza siege.” If I am right in my recollection, I remember watching her being removed by Capitol Hill police officers with her Code Pink compatriots for protesting some congressional hearing I was watching on C-Span. She may not have been welcome on Capitol Hill, but she sure seemed in her element at J-Street...J-Street Exposed
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“To say that you have to love Israel or be pro-Israel to be part of J Street is a terrible mistake.”
Thus Judith Baker of the fringe-left Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (its English moniker is Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace), recently incorporated into J Street, told a reporter at the J Street conference on Tuesday. Indeed, “peace or Israel” seems to be the question. It’s also reported that “J Street’s university arm has dropped the ‘pro-Israel’ part of the left-wing US lobby’s ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ slogan to avoid alienating students.”
As a student involved with J Street explains, “We don’t want to isolate people because they don’t feel quite so comfortable with ‘pro-Israel,’ so we say ‘pro-peace,’ but behind that is ‘pro-Israel.’” ...J Street Dreams, Israeli Reality
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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
Don't forget to check the latest headlines on Off The Wall News
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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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sixth Fatah Congress: The Myth of Moderation
From CAMERA:
The media has long promoted Fatah — in contrast to Hamas — as the party of Palestinian political moderates seeking peace with Israel, while glossing over evidence to the contrary. (See "Is Fatah Moderate?") An example of this was coverage by some media outlets of the Sixth Fatah General Congress, the first such conference in twenty years, which has just concluded...Read More
Despite a plea by an activist from the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, the General Council of United Church of Canada has voted down two proposals to boycott Israel, and denied approval to a third that was originally accompanied by background material that obliquely accused un-named Jewish members of the Canadian Parliament of being disloyal to Canada because of their support for Israel. The vote took place on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2009, shortly after the commission voted to repudiate the background material associated with these resolutions...Hijacking Interrupted: United Church of Canada Says No to Anti-Israel Boycott
Good to hear!
From Joel Rosenberg:
HUCKABEE VISITS EPICENTER: Supports Israelis right to build in east Jerusalem
3 TERROR PLOTS BY JIHADISTS AGAINST U.S., ISRAEL THWARTED: But Hezbollah threatens Tel Aviv
Good news that Joel is working on another book!
"....I’m home now and working on a new novel, due to be released in the fall of 2010."
Lori's News links
The media has long promoted Fatah — in contrast to Hamas — as the party of Palestinian political moderates seeking peace with Israel, while glossing over evidence to the contrary. (See "Is Fatah Moderate?") An example of this was coverage by some media outlets of the Sixth Fatah General Congress, the first such conference in twenty years, which has just concluded...Read More
Despite a plea by an activist from the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, the General Council of United Church of Canada has voted down two proposals to boycott Israel, and denied approval to a third that was originally accompanied by background material that obliquely accused un-named Jewish members of the Canadian Parliament of being disloyal to Canada because of their support for Israel. The vote took place on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2009, shortly after the commission voted to repudiate the background material associated with these resolutions...Hijacking Interrupted: United Church of Canada Says No to Anti-Israel Boycott
Good to hear!
From Joel Rosenberg:
HUCKABEE VISITS EPICENTER: Supports Israelis right to build in east Jerusalem
3 TERROR PLOTS BY JIHADISTS AGAINST U.S., ISRAEL THWARTED: But Hezbollah threatens Tel Aviv
Good news that Joel is working on another book!
"....I’m home now and working on a new novel, due to be released in the fall of 2010."
Lori's News links
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Palestinians: Bide Your Time, Israel Will Crack
By: MEMRI FrontPageMagazine.com Tuesday, July 14, 2009
In a June 25, 2009 interview with the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, Palestinian Authority negotiations department head Saeb Ereqat said that the previous Israeli government, under Ehud Olmert, had offered PA President Mahmoud 'Abbas territory equal in size to 100% of the land occupied in 1967, by means of a land swap. Ereqat explained, however, that the PA would not agree to a land swap before Israel recognized the Palestinians' right to sovereignty over all the territory occupied in 1967. He added that there had been a steady erosion in Israel's position over the years, to the point that it had recently offered the Palestinians 100% of the territory; therefore, the Palestinians had no reason to rush into accepting the Israeli proposals. He stressed that the Right of Return and monetary compensation for the refugees were not mutually exclusive, and that the Palestinians would insist on receiving both.
Addressing the issue of Hamas, he said that nobody was asking it to recognize Israel, but that any government in which Hamas was a partner would have to recognize Israel and the commitments undertaken by the PLO.
Ereqat stated further that the Palestinians were acting in full coordination with Jordan and keeping it informed of all Israeli proposals and of their replies to these proposals. Regarding Iran, he said that it did not pose a threat, as was frequently claimed.
Following are excerpts from the interview:
"Once [the Palestinians] Establish Sovereignty, We Will Start Exchanging Land"...Read more
In an interview with Britain's Sky News over the weekend, US President Barack Obama was asked whether he is planning to accept Syrian President Bashar Assad's invitation to visit Damascus. The very fact that an American presidential visit to the Syrian capital is on the international agenda demonstrates how radically US foreign policy has shifted...Syria's Hour of Triumph
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Palestinian Authority (PA) senior official and head of its negotiations department, Saeb Erekat, has said in a detailed interview with an Arabic newspaper that no Jews should be permitted to stay in a Palestinian state, that Palestinians have an “absolute right” to the eastern half of Jerusalem and that, as Israel’s negotiating positions have weakened and been concessionary over the years, the Palestinians should agree to nothing now and allow Israel to concede still more...PA's Erekat: No Jews Allowed In Palestinian State
The PA will resume violence and terror against Israel when Fatah is "capable," and "according to what seems right," Fatah Jerusalem Regional Committee member Kifah Radaydeh says in a PA TV interview. She states openly that peace is not a goal for Fatah: "It has been said that we are negotiating for peace, but our goal has never been peace. Peace is a means; the goal is Palestine."...Fatah official: Our goal has never been peace
Of course, BHO feels that Israel must engage in self reflection. Really?
Lori's links and comments:
Int'l project seeks to inscribe Bible in 100 languages,
Sr. PLO: Mahmoud Abbas Helped Kill Arafat,
Israeli warships head from Med. to Red Sea,
Russia: Israelis & Palestinians must settle conflict alone ,
Abbas says he won't meet Netanyahu,
Senior KKK member arrested in Tel Aviv apartment,
Russian leaders snub Boo,
Russia says no Iran sanctions for START deal,
Russia: confirms test-launch of Sineva ballistic missile,
EU should cooperate with Russia for common good,
Solana waits too long for creation of 1st multi-nat'l foreign service,
"If the Lisbon Treaty is ratified towards the end of the year, it will create for Solana’s successor a much greater status than he has enjoyed. "
1. European Commission VP
2. Chairman of Foreign Affairs Minister meetings
3. Head up EU's External Actions Service"This week he promised to “keep his boots on”. What next? Best to discover what still has his antipathy – and then watch out."
3rd Council on World Religions: The Vision of Shared Moral Values,
"The current crisis offers a unique opportunity to realise the dream of a new world order," he pointed out. To pass up such a chance would be inexcusable. "
Gore: Cap & Trade Will Bring Global Gov't ,
US State Department under cyberattack for fourth day,
Ingush Pres. who was badly injured in assassination attempt, recovering,
In a June 25, 2009 interview with the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, Palestinian Authority negotiations department head Saeb Ereqat said that the previous Israeli government, under Ehud Olmert, had offered PA President Mahmoud 'Abbas territory equal in size to 100% of the land occupied in 1967, by means of a land swap. Ereqat explained, however, that the PA would not agree to a land swap before Israel recognized the Palestinians' right to sovereignty over all the territory occupied in 1967. He added that there had been a steady erosion in Israel's position over the years, to the point that it had recently offered the Palestinians 100% of the territory; therefore, the Palestinians had no reason to rush into accepting the Israeli proposals. He stressed that the Right of Return and monetary compensation for the refugees were not mutually exclusive, and that the Palestinians would insist on receiving both.
Addressing the issue of Hamas, he said that nobody was asking it to recognize Israel, but that any government in which Hamas was a partner would have to recognize Israel and the commitments undertaken by the PLO.
Ereqat stated further that the Palestinians were acting in full coordination with Jordan and keeping it informed of all Israeli proposals and of their replies to these proposals. Regarding Iran, he said that it did not pose a threat, as was frequently claimed.
Following are excerpts from the interview:
"Once [the Palestinians] Establish Sovereignty, We Will Start Exchanging Land"...Read more
In an interview with Britain's Sky News over the weekend, US President Barack Obama was asked whether he is planning to accept Syrian President Bashar Assad's invitation to visit Damascus. The very fact that an American presidential visit to the Syrian capital is on the international agenda demonstrates how radically US foreign policy has shifted...Syria's Hour of Triumph
For Zion's Sake Ministries:
Palestinian Authority (PA) senior official and head of its negotiations department, Saeb Erekat, has said in a detailed interview with an Arabic newspaper that no Jews should be permitted to stay in a Palestinian state, that Palestinians have an “absolute right” to the eastern half of Jerusalem and that, as Israel’s negotiating positions have weakened and been concessionary over the years, the Palestinians should agree to nothing now and allow Israel to concede still more...PA's Erekat: No Jews Allowed In Palestinian State
The PA will resume violence and terror against Israel when Fatah is "capable," and "according to what seems right," Fatah Jerusalem Regional Committee member Kifah Radaydeh says in a PA TV interview. She states openly that peace is not a goal for Fatah: "It has been said that we are negotiating for peace, but our goal has never been peace. Peace is a means; the goal is Palestine."...Fatah official: Our goal has never been peace
Of course, BHO feels that Israel must engage in self reflection. Really?
Lori's links and comments:
Int'l project seeks to inscribe Bible in 100 languages,
Sr. PLO: Mahmoud Abbas Helped Kill Arafat,
Israeli warships head from Med. to Red Sea,
Russia: Israelis & Palestinians must settle conflict alone ,
Abbas says he won't meet Netanyahu,
Senior KKK member arrested in Tel Aviv apartment,
Russian leaders snub Boo,
Russia says no Iran sanctions for START deal,
Russia: confirms test-launch of Sineva ballistic missile,
EU should cooperate with Russia for common good,
Solana waits too long for creation of 1st multi-nat'l foreign service,
"If the Lisbon Treaty is ratified towards the end of the year, it will create for Solana’s successor a much greater status than he has enjoyed. "
1. European Commission VP
2. Chairman of Foreign Affairs Minister meetings
3. Head up EU's External Actions Service"This week he promised to “keep his boots on”. What next? Best to discover what still has his antipathy – and then watch out."
3rd Council on World Religions: The Vision of Shared Moral Values,
"The current crisis offers a unique opportunity to realise the dream of a new world order," he pointed out. To pass up such a chance would be inexcusable. "
Gore: Cap & Trade Will Bring Global Gov't ,
US State Department under cyberattack for fourth day,
Ingush Pres. who was badly injured in assassination attempt, recovering,
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, 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,
Monday, April 20, 2009
“Peace” Imam Calls for Extermination of Jews
A Hamas cleric who once participated in an international conference of "Imams and Rabbis for Peace" -- whose delegates vowed to "condemn any negative representation" of each other's religions -- has wholeheartedly espoused Hamas's racist ideology in a recent Friday sermon on Hamas TV. ..read more
Rashid Khalidi, the former PLO spokesman-turned Columbia University professor, is convinced that Israel has constructed a "matrix of control" in the Middle East. Khalidi once cited books and articles to back up his skewed views of Middle East history. Now he cites obscure Internet claims of an "occupation settlement industrial complex." ...The Professor's Paranoia
In a significant ruling, the BBC's highest body has substantially upheld CAMERA's complaint that BBC News's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen violated the broadcaster's guidelines that require impartiality and accuracy. Below is CAMERA's press release on the breaking development...read more
Ahmadinejad Attacks Israel, U.S. at U.N. Racism Conference
Lori's links and comments
Conference details: Adapting to a New World Order,
BO gets friendly with Chavez,
BO: Durban 2 Making 'Hypocritical Allegations' vs. Israel,
New Zealand pulls out of UN racism conference,
U.S.: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before talks,
BO's stance worries Israelis,
Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites,
Israel preparing to attack on Iran within days, claims The Times,
Ahmadinejad: 'Iran is like a train with no brakes' ,
Washington Wants Six Months to Talk to Iran, "nuclear issues will remain in the hands of EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana"
Mitchell: Egypt vital in ME peace plan,
Russia, China stage war games in Central Asia,
Russia’s Restless Muslim Republics,
12 Russian targets for U.S. nuclear missiles,
Radical cleric wants Islamic rule across the world,
Somali parliament approves Islamic law,
Cast of Characters in Bolivia plot,
Rashid Khalidi, the former PLO spokesman-turned Columbia University professor, is convinced that Israel has constructed a "matrix of control" in the Middle East. Khalidi once cited books and articles to back up his skewed views of Middle East history. Now he cites obscure Internet claims of an "occupation settlement industrial complex." ...The Professor's Paranoia
In a significant ruling, the BBC's highest body has substantially upheld CAMERA's complaint that BBC News's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen violated the broadcaster's guidelines that require impartiality and accuracy. Below is CAMERA's press release on the breaking development...read more
Ahmadinejad Attacks Israel, U.S. at U.N. Racism Conference
Lori's links and comments
Conference details: Adapting to a New World Order,
BO gets friendly with Chavez,
BO: Durban 2 Making 'Hypocritical Allegations' vs. Israel,
New Zealand pulls out of UN racism conference,
U.S.: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before talks,
BO's stance worries Israelis,
Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites,
Israel preparing to attack on Iran within days, claims The Times,
Ahmadinejad: 'Iran is like a train with no brakes' ,
Washington Wants Six Months to Talk to Iran, "nuclear issues will remain in the hands of EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana"
Mitchell: Egypt vital in ME peace plan,
Russia, China stage war games in Central Asia,
Russia’s Restless Muslim Republics,
12 Russian targets for U.S. nuclear missiles,
Radical cleric wants Islamic rule across the world,
Somali parliament approves Islamic law,
Cast of Characters in Bolivia plot,
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Obama’s Two-State Delusion
Straight from the clueless department...
By P. David Hornik
“In the Middle East,” President Obama told the Turkish parliament on Monday, “we share the goal of a lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors. Let me be clear: the United States strongly supports the goal of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.”
He added: “That is a goal shared by Palestinians (Hamas too?), Israelis, and people of good will around the world. That is a goal that the parties agreed to in the road map and at Annapolis. And that is a goal that I will actively pursue as president.”
His words give rise to a few responses...read more
According to the FBI Biased Motivated crimes in the U.S. for 2007 by religion a total of 1477 such bias crimes were committed, of that 1010 were committed against Jews, 65 against Catholics, 59 against Protestants, and 133 against Muslims. Jews were targeted almost 10 times more than Muslims...From the Holocaust to Decimating Israel
US to attend group nuclear talks with Iran
Latest from Joel Rosenberg
HAPPY PASSOVER: Come with us to Israel and bless the Jewish people
UPDATED: MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPATE IN EPICENTER CONFERENCE: Excerpts from address on the global economic crisis
Lori's links and comments (thanks again, Lori!)
The US puts Turkey on center stage
Leaders call for tolerance, respect
EU-US summit exposes divisions over Turkey
Obama praises Islam, calls for Mideast peace
BO Asks Muslims to Accept Israel, to Visit Jerusalem in June He also invited the Organization of the Islamic Conference to Washington, DC
BO team readying for confrontation with Netanyahu
Biden: New Israel would be 'ill-advised' to attack Iran
Germany, EU Cooling Relations with Israel
Italy's Frattini, Syria's Assad discuss Golan talks
Hamas Seeks Advanced Weapons through New Tunnels
Hamas at Int'l meeting, Israel walks out
Iran set to say mastering final stage of enrichment
Iran buying nuclear equipment from China
Iran poses no threat to US: Russia
6 powers invite Iran to sit down and talk"Six major powers said on Wednesday they would invite Iran for talks to seek a diplomatic solution to the dispute over its nuclear programme. The United States, Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain said in a statement they would ask European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana to invite Iran to a meeting "so that together we may find a diplomatic solution to this critical issue."
Chavez says US empire has collapsed, China part of 'new world order
ASEAN union seeks to create one big village
Manila chopper with Philippine President aides crashes, no survivors
Renowned Apologist and Atheist Debate 'Does God Exist?'
Israeli Science Breakthrough Extracts Fuel from Water
By P. David Hornik
“In the Middle East,” President Obama told the Turkish parliament on Monday, “we share the goal of a lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors. Let me be clear: the United States strongly supports the goal of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.”
He added: “That is a goal shared by Palestinians (Hamas too?), Israelis, and people of good will around the world. That is a goal that the parties agreed to in the road map and at Annapolis. And that is a goal that I will actively pursue as president.”
His words give rise to a few responses...read more
According to the FBI Biased Motivated crimes in the U.S. for 2007 by religion a total of 1477 such bias crimes were committed, of that 1010 were committed against Jews, 65 against Catholics, 59 against Protestants, and 133 against Muslims. Jews were targeted almost 10 times more than Muslims...From the Holocaust to Decimating Israel
US to attend group nuclear talks with Iran
Latest from Joel Rosenberg
HAPPY PASSOVER: Come with us to Israel and bless the Jewish people
UPDATED: MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPATE IN EPICENTER CONFERENCE: Excerpts from address on the global economic crisis
Lori's links and comments (thanks again, Lori!)
The US puts Turkey on center stage
Leaders call for tolerance, respect
EU-US summit exposes divisions over Turkey
Obama praises Islam, calls for Mideast peace
BO Asks Muslims to Accept Israel, to Visit Jerusalem in June He also invited the Organization of the Islamic Conference to Washington, DC
BO team readying for confrontation with Netanyahu
Biden: New Israel would be 'ill-advised' to attack Iran
Germany, EU Cooling Relations with Israel
Italy's Frattini, Syria's Assad discuss Golan talks
Hamas Seeks Advanced Weapons through New Tunnels
Hamas at Int'l meeting, Israel walks out
Iran set to say mastering final stage of enrichment
Iran buying nuclear equipment from China
Iran poses no threat to US: Russia
6 powers invite Iran to sit down and talk"Six major powers said on Wednesday they would invite Iran for talks to seek a diplomatic solution to the dispute over its nuclear programme. The United States, Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain said in a statement they would ask European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana to invite Iran to a meeting "so that together we may find a diplomatic solution to this critical issue."
Chavez says US empire has collapsed, China part of 'new world order
ASEAN union seeks to create one big village
Manila chopper with Philippine President aides crashes, no survivors
Renowned Apologist and Atheist Debate 'Does God Exist?'
Israeli Science Breakthrough Extracts Fuel from Water
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Reconstructing Hamas
No matter what Hamas does, the world forgives it. No matter what Israel does, the world hates her. Israel is hampered by its own indecisiveness, unbelief in her Lord and the world’s meddling.
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.
Reconstructing Hamas
By P. David Hornik
Against the backdrop of even worse news about Iran’s inching toward nuclearization, the news about Iran’s vanguard on the southwestern border of Israel—Hamas—also isn’t good.
Despite Israel’s attempt, during and immediately after Operation Cast Lead, to focus U.S. and European attention on the problem of Hamas’s arms smuggling under Egypt’s none too watchful gaze, that problem continues unabated and the rocket attacks are steadily mounting again. And not only is it militarily recovering, the terror group is making diplomatic progress as well....Read More
Lori's news links
Ukraine fires FM
European chiefs propose global rules
NKorea turns down SKorea president’s call for resuming dialogue
Tokyo may down N Korea satellite if it threatens security-DM
Push for single African currency begins
H. Clinton offers handshake of friendship to Syria
H. Clinton meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem
US Administration Double-Deals On Israel (Durban 2)
Israeli Gov't Suspends Retaliation to Rocket Attacks, Turns to UN
Israel has already forfeited Jerusalem
US Offered shield Deal to Russia in Secret Letter
Russia to Send Armored Vehicles to PA
Russian general says U.S. may have planned satellite collision
United Russia, party of Putin, cruises in regional elections
Iran Hosts Conference for PA Arabs
Iran signals it is open to int’l dialogue on the basis of mutual benefits
Iran giving missiles to Taliban?
Upcoming Swedish EU presidency launches logo hmm
I agree with the hmm, Lori!
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.
Reconstructing Hamas
By P. David Hornik
Against the backdrop of even worse news about Iran’s inching toward nuclearization, the news about Iran’s vanguard on the southwestern border of Israel—Hamas—also isn’t good.
Despite Israel’s attempt, during and immediately after Operation Cast Lead, to focus U.S. and European attention on the problem of Hamas’s arms smuggling under Egypt’s none too watchful gaze, that problem continues unabated and the rocket attacks are steadily mounting again. And not only is it militarily recovering, the terror group is making diplomatic progress as well....Read More
Lori's news links
Ukraine fires FM
European chiefs propose global rules
NKorea turns down SKorea president’s call for resuming dialogue
Tokyo may down N Korea satellite if it threatens security-DM
Push for single African currency begins
H. Clinton offers handshake of friendship to Syria
H. Clinton meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem
US Administration Double-Deals On Israel (Durban 2)
Israeli Gov't Suspends Retaliation to Rocket Attacks, Turns to UN
Israel has already forfeited Jerusalem
US Offered shield Deal to Russia in Secret Letter
Russia to Send Armored Vehicles to PA
Russian general says U.S. may have planned satellite collision
United Russia, party of Putin, cruises in regional elections
Iran Hosts Conference for PA Arabs
Iran signals it is open to int’l dialogue on the basis of mutual benefits
Iran giving missiles to Taliban?
Upcoming Swedish EU presidency launches logo hmm
I agree with the hmm, Lori!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Action Alert -- Help Support Pro-Israel Legislation!
A word from Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein at International Fellowship of Christians and Jews:
Dear Friend of Israel,
We have all heard the saying, “The road to ruin is paved with good intentions.” The message is clear. While good intentions may provide the starting point for our efforts, they mean little – and can, in fact, have an opposite effect – if they are not translated into positive deeds.
Today I want to tell you about one organization, founded with a noble purpose, that has strayed far from that original purpose – and tell you what you can do to help set it back on its proper path.
In 1949, the United Nations formed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The original purpose of this agency was to provide emergency aid to the few hundred thousand Arab refugees who had fled their homes or been displaced in 1948 due the ongoing war waged by Arab nations upon the newly-formed state of Israel.
Sixty years later, UNRWA’s reach and budget has expanded exponentially. Unlike every other instance of refugee relief, in this case care of all descendants of the original refugees is also provided by UNRWA. Today the agency provides for more than 4 million people, both those living in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, and those who live in established communities but are nonetheless considered “refugees” by UNRWA’s definition.
While its stated purpose is humanitarian, UNRWA has evolved into an organization that many say perpetuates, rather than eases, the plight of Palestinian refugees and the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict in general. For instance, UNRWA often plays an indirect role in supporting Hamas and other terrorist organizations. Hamas members have been found on the agency’s payroll, a fact that did not seem to bother UNRWA Commissioner-General in 2004 Peter Hansen, when he told a reporter, “I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime.” More recently, the agency revealed that it has no screening system in place to exclude members of terrorist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad from working in its schools.
A couple of high-profile cases have brought to the world’s attention the connection between Hamas and various other terror groups and UNRWA. It was revealed recently that Awad Al-Qiq, chief rocket-maker for the Islamic Jihad terror group, worked as a science instructor at an UNRWA school in Gaza. Said Siyam, a senior Hamas leader targeted and killed by an Israeli air strike during last month’s Gaza war, was on the UNRWA payroll for years, also working as a teacher. These are only two of the most glaring examples.
And if terrorists are the teachers, what is being taught in UNRWA-funded schools? It has been found that textbooks used in UNRWA schools often reinforce a point of view that is deeply hostile to Israel. One book obtained by Israeli officials at an UNRWA school glorified terrorists and anyone who died during armed struggle with Israel as “martyrs.”
To address this problem, a bi-partisan group of Congressmen, lead by Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), are reviving a bill (H. Con. Res. 29) they originally proposed several years ago. This bill would require that UNRWA operate in compliance with existing U.S. laws to ensure that no American taxpayer dollars are being directed to terrorists or to further terrorist propaganda. In addition, it would call on UNRWA to publish online copies of all the education material used in its schools, and urge the agency to adopt strict screening procedures to ensure that no terrorists are included among UNRWA staff.
Let’s challenge UNRWA to make sure that its good intentions truly ease suffering and further the cause of peace in the Middle East. Join the fight for fairness for Israel by responding to our Action Alert and urging your Congressman to support this bill that calls on UNRWA to reform. And, after you have done so, please help us spread the word on this important legislation by forwarding the alert to your friends. Thank you, my friends, for making your voice heard!
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Dear Friend of Israel,
We have all heard the saying, “The road to ruin is paved with good intentions.” The message is clear. While good intentions may provide the starting point for our efforts, they mean little – and can, in fact, have an opposite effect – if they are not translated into positive deeds.
Today I want to tell you about one organization, founded with a noble purpose, that has strayed far from that original purpose – and tell you what you can do to help set it back on its proper path.
In 1949, the United Nations formed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The original purpose of this agency was to provide emergency aid to the few hundred thousand Arab refugees who had fled their homes or been displaced in 1948 due the ongoing war waged by Arab nations upon the newly-formed state of Israel.
Sixty years later, UNRWA’s reach and budget has expanded exponentially. Unlike every other instance of refugee relief, in this case care of all descendants of the original refugees is also provided by UNRWA. Today the agency provides for more than 4 million people, both those living in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, and those who live in established communities but are nonetheless considered “refugees” by UNRWA’s definition.
While its stated purpose is humanitarian, UNRWA has evolved into an organization that many say perpetuates, rather than eases, the plight of Palestinian refugees and the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict in general. For instance, UNRWA often plays an indirect role in supporting Hamas and other terrorist organizations. Hamas members have been found on the agency’s payroll, a fact that did not seem to bother UNRWA Commissioner-General in 2004 Peter Hansen, when he told a reporter, “I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime.” More recently, the agency revealed that it has no screening system in place to exclude members of terrorist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad from working in its schools.
A couple of high-profile cases have brought to the world’s attention the connection between Hamas and various other terror groups and UNRWA. It was revealed recently that Awad Al-Qiq, chief rocket-maker for the Islamic Jihad terror group, worked as a science instructor at an UNRWA school in Gaza. Said Siyam, a senior Hamas leader targeted and killed by an Israeli air strike during last month’s Gaza war, was on the UNRWA payroll for years, also working as a teacher. These are only two of the most glaring examples.
And if terrorists are the teachers, what is being taught in UNRWA-funded schools? It has been found that textbooks used in UNRWA schools often reinforce a point of view that is deeply hostile to Israel. One book obtained by Israeli officials at an UNRWA school glorified terrorists and anyone who died during armed struggle with Israel as “martyrs.”
To address this problem, a bi-partisan group of Congressmen, lead by Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), are reviving a bill (H. Con. Res. 29) they originally proposed several years ago. This bill would require that UNRWA operate in compliance with existing U.S. laws to ensure that no American taxpayer dollars are being directed to terrorists or to further terrorist propaganda. In addition, it would call on UNRWA to publish online copies of all the education material used in its schools, and urge the agency to adopt strict screening procedures to ensure that no terrorists are included among UNRWA staff.
Let’s challenge UNRWA to make sure that its good intentions truly ease suffering and further the cause of peace in the Middle East. Join the fight for fairness for Israel by responding to our Action Alert and urging your Congressman to support this bill that calls on UNRWA to reform. And, after you have done so, please help us spread the word on this important legislation by forwarding the alert to your friends. Thank you, my friends, for making your voice heard!
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Thursday, January 29, 2009
What really happened in the Middle East.
Terrorism Awareness Project has a presentation that puts the current and historical issues of the Middle East into perspective. It helps to dispel some common myths such as the one that Israel somehow stole the land from the Palestinians.
Be aware, however, that some of the photos are quite graphic. Watch it HERE
Be aware, however, that some of the photos are quite graphic. Watch it HERE
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Bibi’s Bold Message
Bibi’s Bold Message
By P. David Hornik
FrontPageMagazine.com Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Israeli papers carried reports on Monday (here, for instance) about an article in the London-based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat claiming Egypt was warning Hamas to strike a deal with Israel before Binyamin Netanyahu forms the next government. Otherwise, the Egyptian officials are supposed to have said, Hamas stands to “lose everything.” Read more...
Gaza Doctor Says Death Toll Inflated
Some of Lori's news links:
Analysis: Testing Israel's deterrence
U.S. Consulate Mistakenly Sells US Secret Files in Jerusalem
Abbas blames Hamas for Gaza destruction
Jerusalem Conference: 'Jerusalem Was Always a Jewish City'
R&R from the Rockets Suggests the Resilience of Israeli Youth
Netanyahu: 'Sooner or later we'll have to finish the job in Gaza'
IDF struck tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border
US president: We must talk to Iran
Netanyahu: Obama Will Try to Internationalize Jerusalem Sites
Obama hails 'anti-Israel' Arab plan
Charge: Ahmadinejad Rants to Hide His Jewish Roots
Hamas armed wing clashes with Israeli troops in central Gaza
Netanyahu: A divided J'lem would mean Iranian base mere meters away
Thanks Lori!
By P. David Hornik
FrontPageMagazine.com Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Israeli papers carried reports on Monday (here, for instance) about an article in the London-based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat claiming Egypt was warning Hamas to strike a deal with Israel before Binyamin Netanyahu forms the next government. Otherwise, the Egyptian officials are supposed to have said, Hamas stands to “lose everything.” Read more...
Gaza Doctor Says Death Toll Inflated
Some of Lori's news links:
Analysis: Testing Israel's deterrence
U.S. Consulate Mistakenly Sells US Secret Files in Jerusalem
Abbas blames Hamas for Gaza destruction
Jerusalem Conference: 'Jerusalem Was Always a Jewish City'
R&R from the Rockets Suggests the Resilience of Israeli Youth
Netanyahu: 'Sooner or later we'll have to finish the job in Gaza'
IDF struck tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border
US president: We must talk to Iran
Netanyahu: Obama Will Try to Internationalize Jerusalem Sites
Obama hails 'anti-Israel' Arab plan
Charge: Ahmadinejad Rants to Hide His Jewish Roots
Hamas armed wing clashes with Israeli troops in central Gaza
Netanyahu: A divided J'lem would mean Iranian base mere meters away
Thanks Lori!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Myths and Facts about the Fighting in Gaza
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) takes a look at some Myths and Facts related to the Gaza conflict...
Myth: Israel’s attacks against Hamas are illegal since Israel is still occupying Gaza through its control of Gaza’s borders and airspace, and it is therefore bound to protect the civilian population under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Israel has control over Gaza’s air space and sea coast, and its forces enter the area at will. As the occupying power, Israel has the responsibility under the Fourth Geneva Convention to see to the welfare of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. (Rashid Khalidi, What You Don’t Know About Gaza , New York Times Op-Ed, Jan. 8, 2009)
Read more HERE
Recently, several papers and the UN have variously inferred, and accused, Israel of using White Phosphorous in its incursion into Gaza. Camera takes a look at some of the claims HERE
Myth: Israel’s attacks against Hamas are illegal since Israel is still occupying Gaza through its control of Gaza’s borders and airspace, and it is therefore bound to protect the civilian population under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Israel has control over Gaza’s air space and sea coast, and its forces enter the area at will. As the occupying power, Israel has the responsibility under the Fourth Geneva Convention to see to the welfare of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. (Rashid Khalidi, What You Don’t Know About Gaza , New York Times Op-Ed, Jan. 8, 2009)
Read more HERE
Recently, several papers and the UN have variously inferred, and accused, Israel of using White Phosphorous in its incursion into Gaza. Camera takes a look at some of the claims HERE
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Israel implements unilateral Gaza cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel implemented a unilateral cease-fire early Sunday in its 22-day offensive that turned Gaza neighborhoods into battlegrounds and dealt a stinging blow to the Islamic militants of Hamas. But Israeli troops will stay in the Palestinian territory for now and Hamas threatened to keep fighting until they leave...Read more
Thanks Lori!
Update from Joel Rosenberg
Thanks Lori!
Update from Joel Rosenberg
Friday, January 16, 2009
U.N. outrage – but only when it's safe
Article by Hal Lindsey at WorldNetDaily.
According to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters and elsewhere, Israeli forces deliberately shelled a United Nations compound filled with "hundreds of refugees" and buildings filled with "humanitarian supplies."
"The U.N. compound in Gaza had only that morning become a makeshift shelter for hundreds of Gaza City residents seeking sanctuary from relentless Israeli shelling," said a U.N. official in Gaza. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media.
The official claimed that shortly afterwards a shell hit one of the U.N. schools used as a sanctuary. Three people were wounded. He also said that two other shells hit a warehouse that contained humanitarian supplies and a U.N. parking lot.
A school. A warehouse housing humanitarian supplies. Three Israeli shells also hit a hospital in the al Quds neighborhood, setting its pharmacy afire. It couldn't sound any worse.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the damage caused to the al Quds hospital was "completely and utterly unacceptable based on every known standard of international humanitarian law."
U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon thundered into the region to express his outrage at the targeting of the U.N. school and compound being used to shelter hundreds of refugees. He expressed "strong protest and outrage" at the shelling of the compound and demanded an investigation...Read MORE
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According to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters and elsewhere, Israeli forces deliberately shelled a United Nations compound filled with "hundreds of refugees" and buildings filled with "humanitarian supplies."
"The U.N. compound in Gaza had only that morning become a makeshift shelter for hundreds of Gaza City residents seeking sanctuary from relentless Israeli shelling," said a U.N. official in Gaza. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media.
The official claimed that shortly afterwards a shell hit one of the U.N. schools used as a sanctuary. Three people were wounded. He also said that two other shells hit a warehouse that contained humanitarian supplies and a U.N. parking lot.
A school. A warehouse housing humanitarian supplies. Three Israeli shells also hit a hospital in the al Quds neighborhood, setting its pharmacy afire. It couldn't sound any worse.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the damage caused to the al Quds hospital was "completely and utterly unacceptable based on every known standard of international humanitarian law."
U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon thundered into the region to express his outrage at the targeting of the U.N. school and compound being used to shelter hundreds of refugees. He expressed "strong protest and outrage" at the shelling of the compound and demanded an investigation...Read MORE
More articles and news:
Academic Jew-Hater
Israel Must Defeat Hamas
A Petition to the U.N. on Hamas’s Crimes
IAF Pounds Hamas; 40 Targets Hit
Monday, January 12, 2009
More from Joel Rosenberg plus some more headlines
NOTES FROM CONFERENCE CALL WITH BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Warns of Iran’s “nightmare scenario”
Iran warns Hamas not to accept truce
Gaza economy grinds to a standstill
Dr. Gary Frazier and Jan Markell talk about the war in Israel HERE
Iran warns Hamas not to accept truce
Gaza economy grinds to a standstill
Dr. Gary Frazier and Jan Markell talk about the war in Israel HERE
Friday, January 9, 2009
THE TRUTH OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ISRAEL
Here is a personal perspective from someone who has lived in fear under constant missile attacks in Israel. Grab a coffee, get comfortable in a nice cosy chair; then read it and put yourself in their position. What if it happened in your town or street...on a daily basis?
Dear Friends,
As you all know, Israel is in a middle of a war. First, we would like to thank you for your prayers and to tell you that we are doing fine. I know that the news broadcast picture the Palestinians as the victims and us as the aggressors. But the truth must be said. In the last eight years… eight years! The cities in the south west side of Israel suffer from attacks by the Hamas…
Read it HERE at Overcomer’s blog.
Something else to think about:
Dear Friends,
As you all know, Israel is in a middle of a war. First, we would like to thank you for your prayers and to tell you that we are doing fine. I know that the news broadcast picture the Palestinians as the victims and us as the aggressors. But the truth must be said. In the last eight years… eight years! The cities in the south west side of Israel suffer from attacks by the Hamas…
Read it HERE at Overcomer’s blog.
Something else to think about:
Europe's Rampant Muslim Jew-Hatred, and Absent Jewish 'Islamophobia'
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