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| October 30, 2016
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US Sec. of State John Kerry admonishes UN Human Rights Council

 

After US is re-elected to UN Human Rights Council, John Kerry on Saturday tells council members to end its ‘excessive and biased focus on Israel.’

By i24new

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday admonished the UN Human Rights Council for what he said was an unfair focus on Israel, the Times of Israel reports.

Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room of the Palace of Nations, Geneva (Switzerland) is the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council. - Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Commons

Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room of the Palace of Nations, Geneva (Switzerland) is the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council. – Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Commons

“While important challenges remain, including ending the Council’s excessive and biased focus on Israel, we look forward to cooperating with other Council members to address human rights concerns, advance human rights around the world, and ensure the Council fully realizes its purpose,” Kerry said after the US was re-elected as a member. Continue Reading »

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| October 26, 2016
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Ancient papyrus scroll dating from 7th century BCE mentions Jerusalem in ancient Hebrew script

 

Israel Antiquities Authority presents evidence that refutes UNESCO resolution that rejects Jewish ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
• The stolen papyrus document from a Judean Desert cave, records a shipment to a First Temple period king, in ancient Hebrew script.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

The UNESCO decision passed Wednesday declaring the Temple Mount to be a Muslim site of worship was immediately countered by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which presented a document dating from the seventh century BCE — the First Temple period — in which the name “Jerusalem” clearly appears in ancient Hebrew script.

The ancient papyrus that mentions Jerusalem - Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Channel 2 

The ancient papyrus that mentions Jerusalem – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Channel 2

According to the authority, the papyrus document, which had been among the antiquities robbed from caves in the Judean Desert, represents the oldest external source found to date that cites Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| October 18, 2016
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Youtube deems pro-Israel videos as ‘restricted’ due to its objectionable content

 

view videoYoutube now included at least 21 pro-Israel educational videos in “restricted mode,” the same category as videos parents would filter for their children that contain objectionable or adult content.
WATCH: 3 examples included; decide for yourselves.

Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Youtube, owned by Google, has placed 21 videos of non-profit educational organization “Prager University,” run by conservative talk-show host Dennis Prager, on “restricted mode.” Among these are three pro-Israel videos relating to the founding of Israel, the IDF, and Palestinian refugees.

Restricted mode allows guardians to protect children from objectionable content by filtering out “restricted” videos in Youtube searches. “PragerU” videos are designed to be viewed by all ages.
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| October 16, 2016
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UK Parliamentary report on anti-Semitism criticizes Labour Party, Twitter, Jeremy Corby

 

view videoWide-ranging Home Affairs Committee report on antisemitism stridently criticizes Jeremy Corby, Labour Party and suggests ‘Zionist’ must not be used as derogatory term.

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

 

LONDON: The influential, cross-party Home Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament has published a report which details failings in the way antisemitism is investigated and dealt with within the UK. The report says that all political parties and media giants must address “pernicious” antisemitic hate.

UK PM David Cameron tells Jeremy Corbyn to ‘sort out’ Labour’s antisemitism problem – YouTube Screenshot (video below)

The importance of this report should not be underestimated. For a long time, many Jews in the UK have expressed deep concern about antisemitism. Continue Reading »

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| October 13, 2016
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UNESCO Passes Resolution: Temple Mount and Western Wall exclusively Muslim

 

Only 6, the US, UK, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Germany & Estonia, of the 58 members of UNESCO, voted against the anti-Jewish, anti-Christian resolution.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

In a 24-6 vote, UNESCO on Thursday gave its preliminary approval to a resolution that ignores Jewish ties to its most holy religious sites: the Temple Mount and the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Temple Mount - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Temple Mount – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Another 26 nations abstained and two were absent all together.

Those countries who voted in support of Israel were: the United States, Great Britain, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Germany and Estonia.

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| September 26, 2016
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Presidential error at the UN, politicly motivated in anti-Israel bias

 

President Obama could have said ‘West Bank’, but calling Judea & Samaria “Palestinian lands,” in his UNGA address “prejudges the issue of sovereignty & borders and is not accordance with int’l law” or in accordance with the Oslo Accords, to whom the United States is a signatory.

By Yoel Domb,

 

Despite Barak Obama’s speech last week at the UN being endlessly analyzed, there has been no meaningful reference to the way in which the president referred to Judea and Samaria. The president remarked parenthetically that Judea and Samaria are “Palestinian lands”. Only the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has responded and protested the inaccuracy in Obama’s words. Continue Reading »

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| September 23, 2016
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Israeli Minister unamused at Facebook’s reasons for suspending Israelis’ accounts

 

Israel’s Public Security Minister says Facebook’s recent decision to suspend 3 Israeli public figures’ accounts “illustrates just how flippant & unserious” the social media giant’s monitoring is.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

After agreeing to partner with Israel in the war against online incitement to terrorism, Facebook has blocked the accounts of three Israeli public figures for allegedly violating the social media platform’s policy by posting “content that does not meet community standards.”

Phillip Pasmanick demonstrates against Facebook's disregard to incitement - Photo: IsraelandStuff:PP

Demonstrating against Facebook’s disregard to incitement and bias judgements against Zionists – Photo: IsraelandStuff:PP

The Facebook account of Israeli radio personality Yotam Zimri was blocked for 24 hours following a cynical post reading, “Hey, stupid Palestinians, if you want to kill us, it would be best to wait until after the holidays. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2016
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UN Chief rebukes Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark as “unacceptable & outrageous”

 

UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon rejects PM Netanyahu’s claim that Abbas is seeking ‘ethnic cleansing,’ saying that it is in fact the settlements that are the major obstacle to peace.

By Itamar Eichner & Reuters

 

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed his deep concern over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks, in which he described Palestinian President Mahnoud Abbas’ refusal to allow Jews to live in a future Palestinian state as “ethnic cleansing”.

Interpreting abbas-advocating-apartheidNetanyahu’s words to mean that anyone who opposes expanding the settlements supports the ethnic cleansing of Israelis, Ban stated that his response to Abbas was “unacceptable and outrageous,”.

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| September 12, 2016
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Facebook cooperates with Israeli officials, removes 95% of terror incitement

 

Israel’s Ministers Shaked & Erdan and representatives from Facebook agreed to form a task force to fight online hate & incitement – but Israel’s option of legislation forcing social networks’ total cooperation is till on table.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

Facebook cooperates with the authorities the vast majority of the time the government asks the network to remove content inciting to terrorism, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Monday, shortly after she and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan met with a senior delegation from the social media giant.

Facebook – Photo: FACEBOOK

According to Shaked, Facebook removed 95 percent of 158 inciting posts, and YouTube, owned by Google, removed 80% of 13 videos, at the government’s request. Continue Reading »

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| September 12, 2016
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Facebook sends officials to meet with Israeli lawmakers about online incitement

 

Delegation arrives due to charges of Facebook’s indifference to online incitement, and both, Israel’s Justice Minister & Internal Security Minister’s plans to propose legislation banning the use of Facebook to advance “terror” and outlawing its incitement on the Internet.

By i24news

 

Facebook reports that its quarterly profit tripled to $1.5 billion as the ranks of people using the leading social network continued to climb, on April 27, 2016

Anti-Semitism and Incitement to violence flourishes on Facebook - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Anti-Semitism and Incitement to violence flourishes on Facebook – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Israel has slammed Facebook for allowing online incitement it claims leads to terror activities

A delegation of senior Facebook officials have arrived in Israel for a series of meetings with government representatives and civil servants to discuss the issue of incitement on the social media platform, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. Continue Reading »

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| September 6, 2016
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World oblivious to current Arab genocide of indigenous in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon

 

Because the world & mainstream media are on constant alert to accuse Israel for its next reaction to violence against its citizens, Egyptian Copts, Lebanon’s Maronites, Iraq’s & Syria’s Assyrians/Chaldeans, Kurds, Berbers, Yazidis etc. (all also) – the indigenous people of the area – are victims of genocides by the area’s Arab invaders and are given little to zero attention.

The Occupier and the Occupied by David Marc Silon

 

Consider the following scenario: Violent settlers clash with the indigenous people. They take away their property and drive them off their land. Murders and kidnappings occur daily. There is no judicial recourse. Continue Reading »

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| August 31, 2016
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#BDSfail: California state Assembly passed anti-BDS bill

 

In a major move to stop singling out just Israel, the California Combating BDS Act of 2016 was “overwhelmingly passed” in the state Assembly by the unanimous vote of 60-0.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The State of California dealt another blow to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement Wednesday following the passage of a bill aimed at hampering businesses from participating in “discriminatory boycotts” against Israel, according to weekly publication The Jewish Journal.

California state legislature ‏- Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The California Combating BDS Act of 2016, also known as Assembly Bill 2844, was “overwhelmingly passed” by a vote of 60-0 in the state Assembly, which is now expected to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in the coming weeks. Continue Reading »

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| August 30, 2016
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NGO Watchdog says Norway funds groups that finance BDS activities

NGO Monitor reports Norway has been funding groups that contributed millions to Palestinian NGOs that support anti-Israel activity and maintain relationships with recognized illegal terrorist organization.

By i24news

 

Norway’s government has donating to an organization that gives millions to groups supporting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports, citing NGO Monitor.

BDS supporters, London 2009 – Photo: CLAUDIA GABRIELA MARQUES VIEIRA/ WIKIPEDIA

Norway allocated more than $600,000 to the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat for the second half of 2016, according to the report.

The Secretariat has over the past four years contributed $5.78 million to NGOs that support BDS – over half of its operating budget. Continue Reading »

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| August 6, 2016
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Obama invokes Israel in a fib, Israeli Defense Ministry responds with truth

 

In yet another inaccurate ‘official statement’ concerning Israel that originated from the White House, Israel’s defense ministry on Friday fired back with an analogy putting things in a more honest light.

By i24news

 

The defense ministry fired back at Obama’s remarks that ‘Israel is now behind the Iran deal’

Israel’s defense ministry on Friday fired back at comments made by US President Barack Obama over the Iran nuclear deal, saying that the agreement is “harmful, just like the Munich agreement with Hitler.” Obama on Thursday said that even Israel now acknowledges Iran’s adherence to the international nuclear accord as he staunchly denied that a $400 million payment to Iran earlier this year was ransom for the release of American prisoners. Continue Reading »

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| August 5, 2016
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Obama’s legacy: Predicated on unabashed anti-Jewish discrimination

 

Obama’s regular discriminatory attacks on Israel has manifested into a policy toward Israel that’s based neither on US interests nor on American values.

By CAROLINE B. GLICK

 

Why did the Obama administration decide to escalate its attacks against Israel last week? What was the purpose of the State Department’s shockingly hostile assault last Wednesday following the Israel Land’s Authority’s announcement that it is publishing tenders to build 323 apartment units in Jerusalem’s Gilo, Har Homa, Pisgat Zeev and Neveh Ya’acov neighborhoods? The statement needs to be seen to be believed.

US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at the Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

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