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Gaza Misery – fault of Hamas
Blame Hamas more than Israel for Gazans’ plightDecember 25, 2009|By Joel Brinkley Washington – — While Palestinian Christians in the West Bank celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem today, Palestinians in Gaza, no matter their religious affiliation or political bent, are suffering in squalor and growing ignorance. Thousands are trying to flee. Read More »
Palestinians Refuse to Resume Talks with Israel
Posted: Monday, 04 January 2010 11:57AM Palestinians Refuse to Resume Talks with Israel by KYW’s Mideast Bureau chief Jay Bushinsky Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 10-month freeze on new housing construction in the West Bank’s Jewish settlements is not bringing the Palestinian Authority back to the negotiating table. Read More »
Israeli airport security – an example for the rest of the world
Israelis have long been horrified at foreign security procedures or lack of them at airports. Open pilot cabins (that was stopped after 9-11) and lack of elementary checks made every flight a target. What the article does not say, but everyone knows, is that passengers must report to Ben-Gurion airport about two hours ahead of every flight. Read More »
Pianist Kissin protests against BBC anti-Israel bias
A famous Jewish artist who is not anti-Israel and who is not afraid to speak out for Israel. This is so exceptional it should be page one news in the New York Times. Read More »
CFWME on The Kairos Palestine Document
FAIR Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East WITNESS 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1960 New York, New York 10115 (212) 870-2320 www.christianfairwitness.com The Kairos Palestine Document On December 11, 2009, a group of Palestinian Christian leaders issued the ” Kairos Palestine” document. Read More »
Neturai Karteh Support Hamas
Anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Sabbath in Gaza By The Associated Press and Haaretz Service http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1139332.htmlA small group of ultra-Orthodox Jews were preparing Friday to celebrate the Jewish Sabbath in Gaza, in an unlikely show of support for Palestinians in the Hamas-run coastal territory. Read More »
Immigration to Israel rises – comparatively
It is doubtful if the number of immigrants exceeds the number of emigrants, which is generally in the neighborhood of about 17,000. Read More »
Rabbi Riskin retracts Rabbi Jesus remarks
Nothing is more certain to arouse the ire of religious fanatics than a comment that gets too close to the truth. Read More »
Netanyahu proposes Egyptian hosted peace summit with Abbas
This proposal sounds like it was made in order to be refused. Benjamin Netanyahu must realize that an Egyptian-hosted peace summit is not the ideal thing for Israel, but it is certainly tempting bait. Mahmoud Abbas for his part, cannot negotiate with Israel seriously because of the reaction it would provoke from the Hamas and from his own camp. Read More »
Netanyahu proposes Egyptian hosted peace summit with Abbas
This proposal sounds like it was made in order to be refused. Benjamin Netanyahu must realize that an Egyptian-hosted peace summit is not the ideal thing for Israel, but it is certainly tempting bait. Mahmoud Abbas for his part, cannot negotiate with Israel seriously because of the reaction it would provoke from the Hamas and from his own camp. Read More »
Happy New Year from Iran to Israel
Evidently a mistake. In Iran, good things happen only by mistake. Last update – 14:42 31/12/2009 Iran soccer body sends Israeli team New Year`s greetingBy Haaretz Service The Iranian football federation sent its Israeli counterpart Read More »
“Youth” arrested and then freed over West Bank Mosque attack
A youth identified initially by Israeli TV channel 1 as the grandson of rabbi Meir Kahaneh, founder of the Kach movement, was earlier arrested for the outrageous arson attack on the West Bank mosue in Yasuf. He has now been released. Read More »
Iraqis will have a blast (or two or three) for New Year
Iraq has become invisible to most of the world – a hole in the map of foreign offices, especially the US State Department. But people live there, and they are getting killed pretty regularly. Hey Barack, are you listening? USA will make peace between Israelis and Palestinians just like they did in Iraq. Read More »
Egypt: Magdi Hamdi Saqr, denied medical care in prison, life in danger
Egypt: Magdi Hamdi Saqr, denied medical care inside prison, life in danger08 December 2009 The State of Emergency law is often used by the Egyptian security services as a pretext for arbitrary arrests of dissident groups or those believed to be members of such groups. Read More »
Rights Group: Syrian prisoner under arbitrary detention for two years
Syria: Update – Ziad Ramadan is allowed first family visit in two years – reports indicate severe health problems 16 December 2009 Alkarama has received an important update regarding Ziad Wasef Ramadan, a Syrian arrested in 2005. Read More »
Intelligence: Iran smuggling 1,350 tons of purified uranium pre
Report: Iran Seeking to Smuggle Raw UraniumInteligence Report Says Iran Is Seeking to Smuggle 1,350 Tons of Uranium From KazakhstanBy GEORGE JAHNThe Associated PressVIENNA Diplomats are concerned about an intelligence report that says Iran is trying to import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan in violation of U.N. Read More »
American Jewish immigration to Israel peaked in 2009 – but it is just a trickle
U.S. aliyah highest in 36 yearsDecember 29, 2009 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Aliyah to Israel from the United States rose by 19 percent this year over 2008, setting a 36-year record. Some 3,324 immigrants to Israel in 2009 came from the United States. Some 3,767 came from all of North America, compared with 3,124 in 2008. Read More »
The Israeli simulation of US-Iran negotiations
This simulation made headlines recently, because it resulted in a scenario where the US was trying to cut a deal with Iran at the expense of Israel. The simulation is only as good as the information that is fed into it and it reflects the assumptions and perceptions and information of the participants, not necessarily reality. Read More »
Israeli officials: Iran close to A-Bomb
Israel Says Iran Close to Nuclear CapabilityIsrael also alarmed by Iran’s recent test firing of its longest-range missile, previous threats by Iran’s president Robert Berger | Jerusalem 28 December 2009 Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Iran is moving quickly toward the “point of no return. Read More »
Why is Abbas stonewalling?
The answer to the question is self-evident. He didn’t climb a high tree accidentally. He made a condition that he knew Israel would not be able to meet. Ami Isseroff Palestinian Affairs: Why is Abbas stonewalling? Dec. Read More »
Report: US-Israel agreement on peace talks with Palestinians
Last update – 12:21 28/12/2009 Netanyahu: No more excuses – time is ripe for Mideast peaceBy Barak Ravid Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the “time is ripe” for renewing peace negotiations with the Palestinians, adding Read More »
Zionism vs Zealotry
It really is time for religious Zionists to do something about the crazies who blacken Zionism. Isi Leibler is right. But more than that, it is long past time for the rest of the Zionst movement and the Israeli government to take effective and vigorous action to stamp out fanaticism, violence and lawlessness in the West Bank (”Judea and Samaria”). Read More »
(Some) Iranians finally understand Mullahs are worse than Shah; Reuters fantasizes
It took Iranians a long time to figure out that a regime that murders people, dictates how they dress, hangs Bahai and homosexuals and risks military confrontation with the US just might be worse than the regime of the Shah. Latest reports claim as many as ten were killed in the recent demonstrations. Read More »
Reports: 9 dead in Iran protests, Khatami Speech stopped
Quite a day in Iran. New York Times reports that Basiji militia stopped a speech by former President Khatam, and Guardian reports that nine people in total were killed in protests in Tehran and other cities. Read More »
Israeli believe it or not, 2009
Obama trying to have a dialogue with Ahmadinejad beats any of these stories…. Weird and Funny Stories From ‘09 Date Posted: 2009-12-22 19:39:16 Israel is not just the place of stories about settlement freezes and army operations. This unique country of 7 million people has its fair share of zany tales; here are a few from 2009. Read More »
Accidents can happen…
Explosion Rocks Hezbollah Stronghold Near BeirutBlast rocks Hezbollah stronghold south of Beirut, 2 reported woundedBy ZEINA KARAMThe Associated PressBEIRUT Three bombs planted under a car exploded south of Beirut on Saturday, wounding two Read More »
Why Carter “apologized” to the Jews – a lesson in cynicism
Jimmy Carter should get a Nobel prize for cynicism. His unbridled attack on Israel and the Jews was the result of Saudi bribes evidently. His half-hearted apology was due to his son’s political career. And all of it is wrapped in an aura of sainthood. . Read More »
Guardian admits “error” in slanderous headline about Israel
Guardian headline: “Israel admits harvesting Palestinian organs” There were many things wrong with the Guardian headline. It implied that the Israeli government made an official admission of a crime knowingly committed by the government – that is false. Read More »
Former Haaretz Editor on Al-Dura Massacre
Chanoch Marmory, former editor of Ha’aretz, discusses how he was taken in by the Pallywood Muhammad al-Dura fabrication. The supposed murder of Al-Dura by Israeli soldiers, broadcast around the world, sparked the major violence of the so called Second Intifada. Marmory He was not the only one who “bought” the Muhammad al-Dura fabrication. Read More »