Showing posts with label Javier Solana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Javier Solana. Show all posts

Saturday, July 31, 2010

On Fisk and Israel

The Fulfilled Prophecy website recently posted a link to an article by Robert Fisk. Presumably the intent of the post was to draw attention to deeper connections between Solana, the EU and Israel. I would have liked for FP to have commented on some of Fisk’s bias in the article.

Specifically this:

“All in all, it's good to have such a stout ally as Israel on our side, even if its army is a rabble and some of its men war criminals. Come to that, why don't we ask Hizbollah to join Nato as well – just imagine how its guerrilla tactics would benefit our chaps in Helmand. And since Israel's Apache helicopters often kill Lebanese civilians….”

Israel’s killing of Lebanese citizens was not intentional. Hezbollah made it a practice (as do Hamas) to hide behind citizens while firing rockets upon Israel. Fisk would serve the Lebanese citizens better by pointing that out. Unfortunately, throw away statements like these by biased and irresponsible reporters only foster anti-Israelism.

Regarding the Solana, EU and Israel connection – it should be obvious by now that the popular expectations in some circles that the ENP1 treaty had prophetic significance and relevance to Daniel’s 70th week have failed. Solana has retired but even while he had his finger in a number of pies – and may still have - he was rarely able to exert the extraordinary political influence of Rev 6:2.

If the signing of the ENP treaty back in Jan 07 was the commencement of Daniel’s 70th week and the tribulation, we should have seen progressive confirmation of that in relation to the opening of the seals in Revelation 6. Despite all the justifications regarding the number 666, mid-week has come and gone; there is no Temple in Jerusalem and no Abomination of Desolation has occurred. We are not in Daniel’s 70th week yet.

Back to Fisk:

Just who is Mr Fisk?


Fisk consistently denounces Israel and the United States as oppressive exploiters that provoke the enmity of other nations around the world. While he condemned the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as a “hideous crime against humanity,” he immediately called for an “honest discussion” about the motives behind those attacks -- a discussion which he said was lacking in the Western press. For his part, Fisk ascribed the attacks chiefly to legitimate Arab anger over U.S. policies in the Middle East, particularly America’s support for Israel...Discover The Networks


An older article from CAMERA:

Usual fare on cable TV's Discovery Channel — documentaries about inventions, nature, and archeology — gave way recently to an unabashedly anti-Israel series entitled "Beirut to Bosnia" and reported by British journalist Robert Fisk. The three films ostensibly examine "why fundamentalist Muslims feel the West has betrayed them." Discovery host John Palmer explains at the outset of the first hour, devoted to Lebanon, that Muslim animosity is a consequence of America having "supported the Balfour Declaration which led to the creation of the state of Israel out of Palestinian land in 1948." The charge of Jewish usurpation of Arab land is Fisk's incessant theme, reiterated by speakers throughout the series and accompanied by vivid images of Arab suffering...The Anti-Israel Rant of Robert Fisk

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Friday, October 23, 2009

PA still teaches kids that all of Israel is occupied

"Allah willing, the day will come when we'll return to Lodand all the areas they [Israel] have occupied."[PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 22, 2009]

PA TV continues to teach Palestinian children that all of Israel is "occupied Palestine." Despite continued pledges to change this message and to recognize Israel and its right to exist, the PA has not progressed...read more

EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana said the European Union's goal is to establish a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders...Solana: Palestinian state in 1967 borders


American Thinker:

In its Oct. 22 edition, the New York Times publishes an article by its Gaza correspondent, Taghreed El-Khodari, about the lively commerce that moves into Gaza from Egypt via smuggling tunnels, which are designed to overcome an economic embargo by Cairo and Jerusalem against the Hamas-ruled territory ("Goods Flood Gaza's Tunnels, Turning Border With Egypt Into a Shopping Mecca" page A10)...Distorted picture of Gaza imports in NYT


FrontPageMag:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has fallen for Iran’s line that it is not developing nuclear weapons, but only wants the ability to develop one to achieve its place in the sun among the great nations of the earth...The Mullahs’ Useful Idiot – by Dick Morris


Here's two different perspectives on the Goldstone Report:

Goldstone as a touchstone for Obama

The Goldstone Report: A Study in Duplicity


Jewish Voice:

Is Yeshua the Messiah? Can you trust what He said in the Scriptures? Can you truly find salvation if you believe in Him?...read more


And, whatever you do, don't forget to get the latest Off The Wall News!

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,


Thursday, June 11, 2009

Iranian elections update from Joel Rosenberg

AHMADINEJAD COULD LOSE ON FRIDAY: WHAT TO WATCH FOR DURING THE IRANIAN “ELECTIONS”


From IFCJ:

Israel Tests Her Defenses in "Turning Point 3"


Moriel Ministries:

President Obama’s Cairo speech was nothing short of an earthquake — a distortion of history, an insult to the Jewish people, and an abandonment of very real human-rights victims in the Arab and Muslim worlds...President yet again makes his intentions clear

A Christian analysis of BHO's speech in Cairo


For Zion's Sake Ministries:

More than 100,000 Arabs living illegally on Jewish-owned land.In an unusual move, Arabs who built illegally on Jewish-owned property in key sections of Jerusalem have been hand delivered eviction notices, WND has learned...Jews working to halt division of Jerusalem


Lori's links and comments:

Joel's post Ahmadinejad could lose his re-election bid in Iran on Friday,

Bye-bye Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, roar Iran crowds,

Ahmadinejad lashes out at rival just before vote ,

Hong Kong: The race for cheerleader-in-chief ,

China calls for 'balanced' UN resolution on N.Korea ,

North, South Korea hold rare talks amid nuclear tension,

Egypt's Mubarak says BO has new approach to Islam&sp=true,

Dark Horse seeks Afghan presidency,

Jimmy Carter hopeful for Mideast peace by 2012 ,

Carter: Mideast peace not possible without Hamas,

Israel Ninth Most Innovative Country,

Likud MKs to Netanyahu: No PA State! ,

Netanyahu's speech: Yes to road map, no to settlement freeze,

Peres calls for Palestinian state with provisional borders,

Turkey Prepared to Mediate between Israel and Syria,

Israel limits military ties with Georgia due to 'Russian pressure,

Solana to EJP: In the Middle East, the EU has to build on the momentum generated by US President ,

Livni to Solana: We expect world to back Israel's stance in peace talks,

EU should play key role in US negotiations with Iran, experts say ,

US Administration Pushes Corporatist Globalization,

Libyan wins post of UN General Assembly president,

Putin could imagine a Russia with no nuclear weapons,

Russia tells US to drop missile shield to help ties,

IS A supervolcano brewing beneath Mount St Helens? ,

PENTAGON LOOKING AT TRANSFORMERS-TYPE TECHNOLOGY,

NOT my pocketknife!!! ,

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,

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


Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Joel Rosenberg's latest and Lori's links

Keep an eye on this one; it may be prophetically significant:

U.S. TO HELP REBUILD CITY OF BABYLON IN IRAQ

Lori's links and commentary:

Large swath of Palestine land seized

Global financial crisis hits hard in Dubai

Non-State Actors vs. the Westphalian Model

Japanese Finance Minister Resigns After Seeming to Be Drunk at G-7 Summit News Conference

Financial crisis tests European Commission authority

Prague courts Obama for April visit

Russia, China sign energy accords

Russian missile defence to Iran on hold till meeting with Obama

Iran minister seeks missles on Russian trip

ElBaradei says Iran, Syria not cooperating enough

IAEA Chief: Israel Impedes Nuclear Disarmament

Israel's Peres to meet parties before naming premier

Arab Secy Gen: Arab initiative won't last if Israel continues foot-dragging

Jordan Turns Against Israel in Hague

'Jordan's bid for IDF war crimes petition comes from kingdom opponents'

Mashaal: 'Israel responsible for blocking Egypt's effort's to broker truce'

Israel assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists in a covert war

Israel's last ditch effort to destroy ... itself

Obama promises Palestinians he'll protect 'biblical heartland' ends with a history lesson

Egyptian army, air force conducts Sinai war games

Delegation of US senators arrives in Syria to meet with Assad

Revival or Rapture and Israel’s Leadership Precariously Perched

SOLANA met US Secretary of State Hilary RODHAM CLINTON

Babylon's future written in its ruins

AoC discusses Turkey's global importance

AoC plans 2nd forum

The new world order "Biden entered to a standing ovation, paused to engulf Javier Solana, the European Union’s foreign policy representative, in a bear hug, and chatted for long minutes with Henry Kissinger. Then he headed to the podium to deliver a basic message: Obama wants to make America a more deserving partner for its traditional allies.""If you control the oil you control the country; if you control the food you control the population." -- Henry Kissinger

Doomsday seed vault's stores are growing

Thank you, Lori!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

More headlines on the current conflict...

Once again, no surprises. It seems that the world looks the other way whenever Hamas or the PA attacks Israel and then retreats to hide among their own people (making it difficult to weed them out). But as soon as Israel defends herself the vocal critics find a stage.

UN condemns 'disproportionate' Israeli airstrikes in Gaza:

Mr Ban said he condemned excessive use of force which resulted in the killing and injuring of civilians.

The Security Council called for the restoration of calm to "open the way for finding a political solution to the problems existing in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli settlement".

The White House statement is notably more astute:

The White House however, put the main responsiblity for the violence on the Hamas government in Gaza.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the US strongly condemned the repeated rocket attacks against Israel, and held Hamas responsible for breaking the ceasefire, which she said should be restored immediately.

The problem is that the UN han't got any solutions, and either has anyone else for that matter.

This includes JAVIER SOLANA who always seems to find voice at times such as this, yet lacks any answers:

'The current Israeli strikes are inflicting an unacceptable toll on Palestinian civilians and will only worsen the humanitarian crisis as well as complicate the search for a peaceful solution,' EU High Representative Javier Solana said in a statement.

'I call for an immediate cessation of military actions on both sides. The EU has repeatedly condemned rocket attacks against Israel,' the statement said.

Solana's comment came hours after the French government, which holds the EU's rotating presidency until the end of the year, condemned a series of rocket attacks on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip as an 'unjustifiable provocation' and the Israeli response as 'disproportionate.'

Déjà vu? It seems like only yesterday that the "powers" that be were striving to force the division of Jerusalem.

Thanks to Lori for the following news items:

Israel tanks mass near Gaza as jets again pound Hamas

IDF Releases Photos of Hamas Targets, Terror Training Facilities

IAF Destroys 40 Tunnels in 270 Seconds

IAF Warplanes Seen Flying Over Lebanon

Iranian Red Crescent vessel heads to Gaza

Syria, Turkey Break Off Talks with Israel Because of Gaza Op.

Pray for the inoccent Palestinians caught up in this war and pray for Israel.