Archive for January 23, 2013

Much of What You Think You Know about Islam Isn’t So

Here in is A Response to an Antisemitic Video (below) of Egyptian Cleric Mahmoud Al-Masri.

By: Sinem Tezyapar

 

It is important for people to understand the context of the verses and hadiths regarding the Jews, and it is particularly important for Muslims to understand them properly. Taking verses or hadiths out of context leads not only to poor understanding, it leads to prejudicial attitudes and outright hatred of people who have done nothing wrong. Perhaps even worse is the hypocrisy of those who wish to impose their extremist views by selecting particular verses and hadiths and deliberately distorting the meaning. Continue Reading »

Op-Ed: He Who Lives in the Stolen Homes of European Jews

Like Hitler, the Arabs have learned how to exploit the much-admired European notion of national self determination as a means of extending hegemony over all of Israel.

If Hitler’s club was the threat of war, the Arabs’ weapon is terrorism.

By Giulio Meotti

 

Why do the worst anti-Semites come from Europe?

All the recent surveys and reports are telling it: the world’s worst anti-Semites come from Europe. 6 of the 10 entries in the new Simon Wiesenthal anti-Semitism black list are based in Europe. The first two countries where monitor groups found the highest number of anti-Semite attacks in 2012 were France and the UK. Continue Reading »

BREAKING NEWS: Election shocker: Likud 31, Lapid 19

Predictions:
Likud-Beiteinu win with 31 mandates; Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party comes in 2nd with 18-19 Knesset seats; record number of voters surged to polling stations to make mark on 19th Knesset

Ynet reporters

 

Exit polls marking the conclusion of the 2013 national elections are predicting re-election for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the big surprise was Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party, which, according to the polls, won 18-19 mandates.

Israel’s news networks projected the joint Likud-Yisrael Beteinu to have won 31 Knesset seats – a sharp drop from the 42 mandates that two parties currently hold.

The winner of the day was Yesh Atid, whose projected number of mandates was almost double what the final pre-election polls predicted. Continue Reading »

Area PFLP head survives assassination attempt

Pro-Assad Palestinian terrorist group calls on PA to arrest the unidentified gunmen who fired on gang’s Nablus chief.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

A pro-Syrian Palestinian terrorist group claimed Tuesday that one of its leaders in the West Bank escaped an assassination attempt on Monday night.

PFLPIt said that unidentified gunmen opened fire at the car of Mohamed Jibril, a senior member of the group, in Nablus.It said that Jibril was not hurt in the attack.

The group, whose members have been fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces against the rebels over the past two years, called on the Palestinian Authority to capture the perpetrators and bring them to trial.

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Gazan PM Haniyeh: Israel electing even more extreme gov’t

Hamas’ leader urges Arabs to devise united strategy to fight ‘Israeli extremism’ at a joint press conference with visiting Malaysian premier.

Yonatan Gonen, Reuters

 

Tuesday’s elections in Israel will result in “an even more extreme government,” Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh said. He called on Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims to devise a united strategy to fight “Israeli extremism.”

Mohamed Kamel Amr with Gaza's  Ismail Haniyeh

Mohamed Kamel Amr with Gaza’s Ismail Haniyeh

Haniyeh spoke during a joint press conference in Gaza City with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is visiting the coastal enclave for the first time. The visit is seen as a political boost for the territory’s once internationally isolated rulers from Hamas. Continue Reading »

UK: Israel’s next gov’t must understand 2-state solution is almost dead

Foreign Secretary Hague condemns settlement expansion, says U.S. & EU still need to establish ‘incentives & disincentives’ in regard to any further negotiations.

By Reuters

 

Britain’s foreign secretary said on Tuesday that prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are almost dead because of expanding settlements in occupied territory, and warned Israel it was losing international support.

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague met Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Nov ’10 – Photo: AP

Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke as Israelis voted in an election likely to yield a hardline rightist government keener to thicken settlement on land where Palestinians want to establish statehood than seek peace. Continue Reading »

Messianic-led forum inaugurates ‘Palestinian Human Rights Week’

Israel is attacked with outrageously erroneous accusations in int’l ‘journalism’ & academia, & our response to these assaults is too often unconvincing explanations.
“We are taking the battle right back to the Palestinians. Israel needs to stop trying to defend itself and start taking the initiate,”

By David Lazarus

 

As anti-Israel organizations from around the world prepare for the annual Israeli Apartheid Week in February, the Jerusalem Institute for Justice is fighting back. The Jerusalem-based institute is organizing the first annual “Palestinian Human Rights Week” in an attempt to draw international attention to the horrendous human rights record of the Palestinian Authority. Continue Reading »

Re-elected Obama’s anti-Zionism

Since November, Obama’s anti-Israel steps raise worries because they jibe with Obama’s early anti-Zionist views. We lack specifics, but we know that he studied with, befriended, socialized, and encouraged Palestinian extremists.

By Daniel Pipes

 

I predicted two months before the November 2012 presidential vote that, should Barack Obama be re-elected, “the coldest treatment of Israel ever by a U.S. president will follow.”

President Barack Obama

Well, the elections are over and that cold treatment is firmly in place. Obama has signaled in the past two months what lies ahead by:

  • Choosing three senior figures — John Kerry for secretary of state, John Brennan for CIA director, and Chuck Hagel for defense secretary — who range from clueless to hostile about Israel.
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Palestinian engineer: Allow Gaza’s population to expand into Sinai

Palestinian study recommends solving “population explosion” by leasing land from Egypt, transferring residents to West Bank & setting birth control rules.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

A study published Monday by a Palestinian engineer recommends solving the Gaza Strip’s “population explosion” by allowing the enclave to expand into the Sinai Peninsula.

gazaThe study also recommends transferring some of the Gaza Strip’s residents to the West Bank and setting rules for birth control as a way of solving the problem.

The study was prepared by engineer Mustafa al-Farra and published in the daily Al- Quds newspaper.

He also suggested vertical construction and filling parts of the sea as possible methods to solve the problems facing the residents of the Gaza Strip.

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Israelis vote, enjoy the ‘day off’ & fantastic weather

Whether it’s Labor or Likud-Beiteinu, Israelis descend on polling stations to exercise their right to vote, then enjoy the day off from work in the mall or at the beach.

Ynet

 

The celebration of democracy is underway and Israelis are voting en mass: 10,132 ballot boxes are waiting on Tuesday across Israel for 5,656,705 eligible voters to exercise their voting right.

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Polling station in Tel Aviv, today – Photo: Moti Kimchi

The Tel Aviv polling station in Geula Street was buzzing in anticipation for Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich’s vote. Nevertheless, the ballot box was quickly filled with Likud-Beiteinu and Yesh Atid tickets. Continue Reading »

The Washington Post to Obama: Welcome the PM’s re-election, urge him to form centrist gov’t

 

The Washington Post calls on both leaders to ‘reset their relationship’ as they each begin new terms this week.

By Haaretz

 

“Mr. Netanyahu hasn’t been afraid to play up his notoriously bad relations with President Obama,” wrote the Post’s editorial board, stating that in the past, a prime minister’s poor relations with the President of the United States would amount to political failure.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama meeting at the White House

The Post’s editorial described the recent comments made by President Obama to Bloomberg Columnist Jeffrey Goldberg, that Israel “doesn’t know what its own best interests are.”

According to the Post, Netanyahu’s response, that only Israelis can determine their own best interests, was received warmly by the Israeli public. Continue Reading »

Video: Scary Truth about Israel’s ‘Partner’ in Judea & Samaria

News interview by Channel 2 from Shechem shows the ‘hidden’ face of Hamas, waiting to take over Judea & Samaria…..and all of Israel.

By Gil Ronen

 

The elections taking place Tuesday will decide how tough Israel will be in the face of pressure to cede land in Judea and Samaria to the “Palestinians.”

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What will happen to Israel if it cedes control of Judea and Samaria to the Palestinian Authority? Experts agree that a Hamas takeover, like the one that took place in Gaza when Israel withdrew, is extremely likely.

Israel’s Channel 2 spoke to Hamas activists in Shechem last month – and the report is available online with English subtitles. Continue Reading »

Report: 27% of Israelis struggle with Hebrew

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics finds that Hebrew is native tongue of only 49% of Israelis, with  26% of Russians, & 12% of Arabs don’t speak any Hebrew at all.

By Yaron Druckman

 

Hebrew as a foreign language? More than six decades after the establishment of the State of Israel and more than a century after the revival of the Hebrew language as a spoken vernacular, data indicate that the language is not as culturally solid in Israel as one might expect. According to information released Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Hebrew is the native tongue of only 49% of Israelis over the age of 20. Continue Reading »

Over 5.6 million Israelis will go to the polls today

In electing Israel’s 19th gov’t, approximately 1,000 polling stations will open at 7 A.M. Tuesday in towns, cities, hospitals, & prisons through out the country.

 

The polls will open at 7 A.M. on Tuesday for Israel to elect its 19th Knesset, with more than 5.65 million Israelis eligible to vote.

Golani soldiers voting on the snowbound Mount Hermon Monday.

Golani soldiers voting on the snowbound Mount Hermon Monday. – Photo: AFP

The approximately 1,000 polling stations located in towns, hospitals and prisons around the country will stay open until 10 P.M. in most locales, but will close at 8 P.M. in small towns and hospitals.

To cast a ballot, voters will need to present an Israeli ID card, a valid passport or a valid driver’s license. Continue Reading »

Schwarzenegger Seeks Assistance from Simon Wiesenthal Center

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California Governor, has gained the assistance of a prominent Jewish group upon hearing news of name added to ‘Hitler poster.’

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has sought the assistance of the Jewish rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the organization had alerted the acclaimed celebrity that his name is being displayed on a poster of historical figures and celebrities at a prominent mall in Istanbul, Turkey, that also prominently displays Adolf Hitler.

Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe poster, titled “Who Would You Like to Meet if You Could?” can be seen at the Sapphire Mall, an upscale mall in Istanbul. Continue Reading »