T. Belman. I believe him. The EU and the US are pressuring Netanyahu to cede some of the land and Netanyahu evidently made an offer. I think that is why Netanyahu never seriously stopped the EU from financing illegal construction in parts of area C nor has he demolished the illegal structures even when he had demolition permits.

By Tova Lazaroff, JPOST

During the 2013-23014 negotiations Israeli officials were willing to hand portions of Area C of the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority and freeze settlement building, Martin Indyk said on Thursday in Tel Aviv.

He served as the US special envoy to the nine months of Israeli-Palestinian talks that ended in failure in April 2014.

“In the last night of the negotiations that I was involved in, the Israeli negotiators came with an offer of tens of thousand of dunams of C Area, that they were prepared to give over to the Palestinian Authority’s control to build what they would want to on them without the permit regime and so on,” Indyk said on Thursday.
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The two expressions were coined by those who think that the real Islam is the moderate one and that the radicals hijacked it.

By Dr. Mordechai Kedar, INN

Beginning more or less with 9/11, the expression “radical Islam” became the accepted way for the media, politicians and public to define the religious and ideological foundations of Islam-based violence when referring to what the world calls “terror.” This expression was meant to be contrasted with “moderate Islam” which presents Muslims as ordinary people who wish to live in peace with all of mankind – Christians, Jews, Buddhists, unbelievers and the rest of us. The world created the image of two Islams, one radical and impossible to live with, and one moderate and “just like us.”

This differentiation between “radical” and “moderate” Islam is what gave rise to the claim that Islam had been “hijacked” by the radicals, implying that the real and original Islam is the moderate, not the false, radical one.
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According to Yachad UK-funded survey, nearly a quarter would support sanctions on Israel if it would pressure government to make concessions to Palestinians

BY JENNI FRAZER, TOI November 12, 2015,

In London, a face-off between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators, May 2013. (photo credit: courtesy of British Israel Coalition)NEWSROOM

LONDON — While a majority of British Jews say they are committed to Israel, nearly three-quarters of them believe Israel’s negative approach to peace is harmful and almost 24 percent would be prepared “to support some sanctions against Israel” if they thought it would encourage the Israeli government to act, a new survey has found.
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By Prof Avi Bell, TOI

At long last, the European Commission has published its long-threatened Interpretive Notice on labeling Israeli “settlement” products. Until its publication on November 11, Israeli sources had feared the anticipated Notice would impose trade sanctions and illegally discriminate against the Jewish state, but the Europeans jealously guarded the Notice’s secrecy.

The Notice is now out, and Israel’s worst fears have been realized. It does impose a form of trade sanction against the Jewish state—one that violates international law and discriminates against the Jewish state. It is also badly reasoned and badly drafted, and drips with condescension and contempt for Israel.
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DEBKA

After the downing of the Russian airliner over Sinai on Oct. 31, Moscow moved into position to lead the offensive against the Islamic State in Syria. The Russian air force transferred a large number of assault helicopters out of its enclave in Latakia province over to two Syrian air bases east of Homs on the front lines against ISIS, DEBKAfile’s military sources report.

From the T4 (Tiyas) and Shayrat Airbases, the Russian command will lead the battle against the Islamic State over Homs, a city of one million inhabitants and the hub of central-eastern Syria. As the Russians move over from air strikes to the offensive against ISIS, they know their combat helicopters are now exposed to being shot down.
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T. Belman. US policy prolongs the conflict. They could easily agree to this but they don’t. Similarly they could force the windup of UNRWA by cutting off the flow of money, but they don’t. They could demand that the PA stop incitement by cutting off the flow of money but they don’t.

By Barak Ravid, HAARETZ

Washington rejects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion to U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday to discuss the possibility of U.S. recognition of Israeli rule over the Golan Heights, a senior White House official said.

In making the suggestion, Netanyahu pointed to Syria’s growing destabilization from civil war. But the White House official said the U.S. position, which objects to Israel annexing the Golan Heights, remains unchanged, adding that Netanyahu’s proposal was unjustified and could even harm U.S.-backed Syrian opposition forces.
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Statistics published by the Shin Bet show the increase in terror throughout the last month. Ten Israelis and one foreign citizen paid with their lives, while 80 were injured. Jews carried out four attacks.

Yoav Zitun, YNET

Eleven people were killed and 80 wounded during a bloody month that also saw 609 attacks carried out, according to data on the wave of terror published by the Shin Bet on Wednesday.

According to the statistics, which cover the month of October, the deadly terror attacks took place in Jerusalem, the West Bank and areas inside the Green Line. Among the dead were 10 Israelis and one foreign citizen.

Among the wounded, 26 were Israelis (18 civilians and 18 members of security forces) who were moderately injured or worse.
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According to unconfirmed reports by opposition groups, target was a weapons shipment intended for Hezbollah

TIMES OF ISRAEL 9:00 pm

Israel has reportedly carried out an airstrike near the airport in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to Israel’s Channel 2 TV, which cited Syrian media reports.

The reports are unconfirmed at this time but according to Syrian opposition groups, the target was a weapons shipments likely intended for Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, Israeli Channel 10 said.
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T. Belman. For about 1500 years, Europe hounded Jews telling them what they could and could not do. Eventually it brought on the holocaust. They obviously can’t break the habit. The fact that trying to force Israel back to the Auschwitz borders will bring on a second Holocaust is of no moment to them.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says European Union’s move to label products from Judea and Samaria is “highly discriminatory,” could undermine EU-Israel relations • 36 U.S. senators protest, saying plan could “promote a de facto boycott of Israel.”

Shlomo Cesana, Mati Tuchfeld, Edna Adato, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

EU has approved new labeling guidelines for Israeli settlement products | Photo credit: Reuters

The European Union’s executive on Wednesday approved new guidelines for labeling products manufactured in Judea and Samaria differently than those produced in other parts of Israel, a decision it says is technical but which many in Israel say is unacceptable discrimination.

The European Commission “adopted this morning the Interpretative Notice on indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967,” said an EU official.
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DON’T MISS SHMUELY BOTEACH WHO FOLLOWS UP AFTER HIM.

Bloody Battle for Israel at Oxford University

Rabbi Shmuley and Dennis Prager Face Ferocious Anti-Israel Advocacy at the Oxford Union Debating Society

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, THE OBSERVER, • 11/28/14

Oxford, England, 5 am – I’m trying to get two hours sleep tonight prior to my flight back to America, but cannot. I am supercharged from tonight’s debate at the Oxford Union on Israel versus Hamas. It was easily the most hard-fought debate on Israel I have ever participated in. It was ferocious, exhilarating, vicious, electrifying, and disturbing.
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JEWISH PRESS

During a meeting between Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) and her British counterpart, Michael Gove (Conservatives), this week, Shaked said that she hopes in the future Israeli Supreme Court justices won’t be able to overturn law, in order to maintain the “delicate balance between the branches of government and the sovereignty of the legislature,” NRG reported.

In the 1980s and the 1990s, under then Chief Justice Aharon Barak, the Israeli Supreme Court established its role as a protector of human rights, intervening to secure freedom of speech and the freedom to demonstrate, reduce military censorship, limit use of certain military methods and promote equality between various sectors of the population. During his time as President of the Supreme Court, Barak advanced a judicial activist approach, whereby the court was not required to limit itself to judicial interpretation, but rather usurped the right to fill the gaps in the law through judicial legislation. This approach was highly controversial and was met with much opposition, including by some politicians. Israeli legal commentator Ze’ev Segal wrote in 2004, “Barak sees the Supreme Court as a [force for societal change], far beyond the primary role as a decisor in disputes. The Supreme Court under his leadership is fulfilling a central role in the shaping of Israeli law, not much less than [the role of] the Knesset.”
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JEWISH PRESS

(JNi.media) Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) said she was pleased with a court ruling on a modified government plan dealing with illegal migrants from Africa and said that “Israel’s hands used to be tied when it came to solving the difficult problem of infiltration. Today we’ve reached a breakthrough that will allow for the State of Israel to act openly in passing infiltrators to third countries.”

The Be’er Sheva District Court on Sunday rejected a petition filed by refugee rights groups, against the arrangement that allows indefinite confinement in the Saharonim detention center for individuals “who refuse to leave to a third country,” NRG reported. Judge Rachel Barkai ruled that “after its revisions, the new outline regarding procedures for monitoring and supervising the implementation of the arrangements by third countries stand the test of integrity and is free from defects and flaws.”
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Ladies and Gentlemen,

I’m delighted to be here today with you, the leaders of Jewish communities across North America. You work tirelessly to strengthen Jewish identity and you work tirelessly to support the State of Israel. You are Israel’s partners, you are my partners in building the Jewish future.

Now, this past year has not been simple. Great issues were debated. Passions ran high and the stakes were even higher. But we must always remember two simple truths. The first one is that no matter what disagreements there are between Israel and the United States, Israel has no better friend than America and America has no better friend than Israel.
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In an interview, Roger Helmer, leader of UKIP, Britain’s far-right political party, and his deputy, Paul Nuttall, reaffirm support for Israel, suspicion of Muslims.

By Anshel Pfeffer, HAARETZ

Roger Helmer, the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party in the European Parliament kept smiling throughout the interview. But the question of why UKIP is widely seen in Britain as a “white men’s party” obviously irritated him. He took a postcard-size business card from his blazer pocket and said “I wasn’t going to do this but let me introduce you to my PA (personal assistant).” He pointed to the picture on one side of the card, featuring himself and party leader Nigel Farage flanked by two young women. “She works for me, she’s Italian, she works for me she’s English but she’s black.” It was the classic “some of my best friends” maneuver but Helmer didn’t seem aware. Asides from that faux pas, throughout the interview, he presented, along with his colleague, UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall a very polished presentation.
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T. Belman. Just yesterday Netanyahu repeated that the root cause of the conflict was the refusal by the PA to recognize the Jewish state of Israel.This article contains links to the two great speeches defending Zionism, one by Chaim Herzog and the other by Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

By Ted Belman (Originally published in Dec 2007))

Post Annapolis, the Palestinian Authority made it crystal clear that it will never recognize Israel as a “Jewish state”. Furthermore, it made it crystal clear that it will not compromise on Jerusalem making it a capital offense to do so. Yet negotiations continue. Either Olmert doesn’t believe the PA or what is more likely, he will still cut a deal where Israel is denied that recognition and will divide Jerusalem according to Arab demands.

Do not think for a moment that these entrenched Arab positions are negotiable. They aren’t and never have been.

Ever since Theodor Herzl wrote The Jewish State in 1896, the Arabs, with one exception, Faisal ibn Hussein, have opposed it.
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THE NETANYAHU BOMBSHELL:
Founder of Palestinian movement instigated the Holocaust

By Francisco Gil-White, HISTORICAL INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a speech to the World Zionist Congress, stated that Hajj Amin al Husseini, the founding father of the Palestinian movement, had convinced the Nazis to exterminate the European Jews. There followed numerous ‘outraged’ reactions by ‘authorities’ of all sorts. We examine here these reactions, and what they mean.

Did Hajj Amin al Husseini, father of the Palestinian movement, convince the Nazis to create death camps to murder every last living Jew? In a recent speech, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‘yes.’ Is he right? In my previous piece I argued that the historical documentation supports Netanyahu’s claim [1]; here, I am interested in the media controversy.
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DEBKAfile Special Report

After the Islamic State succeeded in downing a Russian airliner that took off from Sharm El-Sheikh on October 31, causing the deaths of all 224 passengers and crew, the terrorist organization Monday, Nov. 9, put a US military target in its crosshairs. A captain in the Jordanian police opened fire in the cafeteria of the Special Operations Training Center outside the Jordanian capital, Amman, where American instructors train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS. Two trainers from the US and one from South Africa were initially reported killed and another six wounded, including two more Americans and four Jordanians.

A Jordanian government spokesman said later Monday that the number of fatalities had risen to eight, without specifying how many foreigners.

The gunman did not survive. He was variously reported to have committee suicide after the assault or killed by Jordanian troops.
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