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.

כלב מי שלא מצביע. תל-אביב, הבוקר (צילום: מוטי קמחי)

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 »

Abbas boasts Nazis & Zionist were linked before WWII

In an interview on Lebanon TV, PA president Abbas was quoted as saying Israel’s PM agreed to allow Palestinian refugees to flee Syria to W. Bank on condition they relinquish right of return. Abbas also linked Zionism to Nazism.

Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office official said Abbas’ statements were “full of inaccuracies.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted Monday as saying that the Zionist movement had links with the Nazis before World War Two.

Mahmoud Abbas Photo by Marc Israël SellemAbbas was speaking during a lengthy interview with Al-Mayadeen, a Beirut-based TV station that is affiliated with Hezbollah and Iran.

Asked about allegations that he was a Holocaust denier, Abbas said that he had “70 more books that I still haven’t published” about the alleged link between the Zionist movement and the Nazis.

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Lebanon catches ‘highly-paid spy for Israel’

Al-Manar TV reports that the Lebanese army arrested local man who was paid $600,000 to pass on intel on Hezbollah & the military to his Mossad handler.

By Roi Kais

 

The Lebanese army has arrested a citizen suspected of collaborating with Israel, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV reported on Monday.

"מתקן ריגול" שחשפה חיזבאללה בעבר (צילום: AFP)

‘Israeli spy site’ found by Hezbollah – Archive photo: AFP

Ali Taufiq Yari, a former member of the Baalbek City Council, was branded as the highest paid spy to date, as he was said to have received $600,000 for his service to the Jewish state.

According to the report, Yari began working with Israel’s Mossad in 1990, and had undergone intelligence training that taught him to use invisible ink, concealed radio devices and other means of communication. Continue Reading »

Judaism’s Temple makes appearance as election topic

Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute wrote: Gimpel and other Jews longing for the day the Temple will be rebuilt shouldn’t have to apologize.

By  Israel Today Staff

 

Amid all the pre-election arguing over diplomatic, security and economic issues, the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem made a brief appearance as a topic of fiery debate between two Israeli candidates.

The episode began when Israel’s Channel 2 News in its Friday evening coverage of the election aired a video showing a member of the right-wing Jewish Home party purportedly stating that it “would be incredible” if the Dome of the Rock were to be blown up and a Jewish Temple rebuilt in its place. Continue Reading »

Italian students go to Poland to study the Holocaust

More than 700 students from 60 high schools & universities in southern Italy’s Puglia region made the trip.

Italy mandates Holocaust education in its public schools, and hundreds of students take part in educational trips to Auschwitz throughout the year.

By JTA

 

ROME  – Hundreds of Italian students traveled to Poland on special trips organized to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day.

Participants on a Holocaust educational trip set placards in memory of loved ones who perished in the Holocaust, Auschwitz, Poland. – Photo: Reuters

Some 130 high school students from all over Italy flew to Poland Sunday on the annual “Voyage of Memory” to Auschwitz and Krakow sponsored by the Italian Education Ministry in collaboration with the Union of Italian Jewish Communities.
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IDF Bulldoze Second Palestinian Outpost Near Jerusalem

IDF reports 4 tents & 1 building dismantled at the illegal Al-Karamah outpost erected in protest of Jewish housing construction.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

The IDF dismantled a Palestinian tent outpost northwest of Jerusalem on Monday, which had been erected in protest of Israeli settlement construction plans in the area.

Police prepare to evacuate Palestinian E1 outpost

Police prepare to evacuate Palestinian E-1 outpost – Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

A military source said that four tents were dismantled and one building bulldozed. The source also said that the IDF removed equipment from the area. Palestinians said that a large contingent of Israeli security personnel accompanied bulldozers to the site, and activists were prevented from reaching the area, according to Palestinian news agency Ma’an.

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Indeed, Israel Is The Good Enemy

In Arab countries where Palestinians make up a good percentage of the population; they are deprived of all basic necessities, starting with education, down to basic healthcare.

Israel has welcomed Palestinians as visitors, patients & even as investors. This generosity was only limited when Hamas started bombing Israeli civilians with no signs of an end in sight.

By Mudar Zahran

 

Israel’s relationship to the Palestinians has always been globally approached with standardized heavy criticism made to Israel.  The main charges waved in Israel’s face have always been “the Disproportionate use of force” and “discrimination”.

Flag of the State of IsraelIsrael’s critics, either willingly or out of ignorance, choose to overlook the way many Arab countries mistreat Palestinians. Continue Reading »

Judaica Collection Extraordinaire to be Auctioned in NY

Sotheby’s to conduct a public auction of more than 500 manuscripts, textiles & art collected by philanthropist & former Wall Street tycoon Michael Steinhardt. His collection is estimated to net approximately $11 million at the April 29th auction.

By the Associated Press

 

Philanthropist and former Wall Street money manager Michael Steinhardt began collecting objects of Jewish history and culture three decades ago, eventually amassing a collection of manuscripts, textiles and art worth millions of dollars.

Item carrying pre-sale estimate of $4.5-6 million by Sotheby's Photo: AP

Item carrying pre-sale estimate of $4.5-6 million by Sotheby’s – Photo: AP

Now, the 72-year-old wants to sell his more than 500-piece collection so others can enjoy it. Continue Reading »