By Ari Shavit, HAARETZ 

By Taieb Mahjoub (AFP)

DUBAI — Qatar, a key supporter of Islamists who rose to power in Arab Spring countries, is losing ground in regional politics to Saudi Arabia which appears to have seized the reins on key issues, notably Egypt and Syria.
The decline in Qatar’s regional diplomacy comes as its powerful emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani unexpectedly abdicated in favour of his son Tamim last month.

The wealthy Gulf state had transformed itself into a key regional player but began to retreat as heavyweight Saudi Arabia re-entered the political arena after lagging behind in the immediate period following the eruption of the Arab Spring uprisings in December 2010.
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This article is written by two notorious anti-Zionists and was published by Al Jazeera. The authors explain a lot but leave out the most crucial part. The Bedouin have placed their structures on land they don’t own. The Jews aren’t allowed to do that either.  It is the prerogative of the state to decide where communities are to be built and according to what building standards. The Arabs ignore this prerogative and illegally squat where they like on land they don’t own.  In so doing they occupy many times more land per person then properly planned communities do. The Bedouin are the fastest growing population in the world.

Be sure to read all articles on this subject by Regavim. And read: Amid global focus on Jewish construction, NGO counters illegal Arab building and ‘There is No More Negev – the Bedouins Took It’

The authors consider the Bedouin to be indigenous . Not so, Are the Negev Bedouin an Indigenous People?
Ted Belman

On June 24th the “Prawer Plan for the Arrangement of Bedouin-Palestinian Settlement in the Negev” passed its first reading in the Israeli parliament. If implemented, the Plan will constitute “the largest single act of forced displacement of Arab citizens of Israel since the 1950s”, expelling an estimated forty thousand Palestinian Bedouin from their current dwellings.
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By TOVAH LAZAROFF, LAHAV HARKOV, JPOST

Now is the time to step up the fight against a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi) said on Wednesday night at a meeting of the settler leadership in Jerusalem.

Transportation Minister Israel Katz (Likud) said he believed Palestinians should be autonomous in the West Bank and should affiliate with Jordan.

“I am opposed to a Palestinian state,” Katz said at the start of an executive meeting of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip.

“It is unacceptable, mainly because of our rights to this land,’ Katz said. “In my eyes, the right diplomatic solution is an autonomous Palestinian entity, but with Jordanian civilian and political affiliation.”
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by Andrew Bostom

It is common knowledge to every schoolboy and even every Bachelor of Arts,
That all sin is divided into two parts.

One kind of sin is called a sin of commission, and that is very important,
And it is what you are doing when you are doing something you ortant,
And the other kind of sin is just the opposite and is called a sin of omission

and is equally bad in the eyes of all right-thinking people, from
Billy Sunday to Buddha,
And it consists of not having done something you shuddha

—Ogden Nash

Writing in the Toronto Sun (published 5/16/13)  Farzana Hassan claimed Daniel Pipes’ most recent pronouncement on the subject, ostensibly, of “Islamic Antisemitism,” was as follows:

He said the religion of Islam itself is not inherently hostile to Jews, and Muslim Antisemitism scarcely existed before the establishment of the state of Israel.  Read more…

By LAHAV HARKOV, JPOST

Legislation meant to severely limit funding of left-wing organizations is back on the Knesset’s agenda, with Bayit Yehudi faction chairwoman Ayelet Shaked and Yisrael Beytenu faction chairman Robert Ilatov submitting a new version of the controversial bill Tuesday.

According to the bill, NGOs may not receive contributions of over NIS 20,000 from a “foreign political entity” if the organization, its members, a member of its management or one of its employees calls for IDF soldiers to be brought to international courts, calls for boycotts, divestment or sanctions (BDS) of Israel or its citizens, denies Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state, incites to racism or support armed combat by an enemy state or terrorist organization against Israel.
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Itamar Eichner, YNET

Israel is close to signing a deal with several African countries who will accept tens of thousands of African migrants currently residing in Israel in exchange for a benefits package including security, economic and agricultural aid.

According to a senior official, the security aid will include Israeli arms and military knowledge and training.

Such deals are close to being finalized with at least three African countries, the official said. Israel’s chief negotiator in the talks was Hagai Hadas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s special advisor.
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Curiously, a massive wave of anti-Obama sentiment in Egypt has been utterly ignored by vintage media, even though the protests may be the largest in all of human history.

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Sympathetic MB Coverage Triggers Al Jazeera Backlash, Resignations
by IPT News

The Muslim Brotherhood isn’t the only entity to see its popular support bottom out in Egypt. Al Jazeera, the Qatari-financed international news network, has become a pariah in Cairo, triggering cheers among other journalists when its correspondents were booted from a news conference Monday.

Qatar, which finances Al Jazeera, is a strong supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsi, and critics believe the network provided the Egyptian government with sympathetic coverage. According to a Russia Today report, a journalist demanded Al Jazeera’s crew be kicked out of the news conference, called to discussMonday’s violence that left more than 50 Morsi supporters dead.

Other reporters expressed agreement with the demand and chanted “Out! Out!” as the Al Jazeera crew left the room. Read more…

By Daren Jonescu, AMERICAN THINKER

Barack Obama’s administration is the best American friend the global caliphate movement has ever had. Obama, a notorious backstabber of accomplices who have outlived their usefulness, is now demonstrating that he is capable of steadfast comradeship when his heart is in it, responding to the mass uprising and military coup that has toppled Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood regime by demanding that the Brotherhood be allowed to participate in whatever form of government comes next.

From Bloomberg News, we get this:

While President Barack Obama’s administration has stopped short of condemning the July 3 military takeover, it has called on Egyptian leaders to pursue “a transparent political process that is inclusive of all parties and groups,” including “avoiding any arbitrary arrests of Morsi and his supporters,” Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said July 4 in a statement.

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CBS report: There are 158,000 Christians in Israel, 80% are Arab; The level of Christian education is notable, with 64% of Christian high school students earning a high school diploma, compared to 59% for Jewish Israelis and 48% for Muslims.
Christians in Israel Well-Off
Israeli Christian woman defends allegiance to Jewish state and military service

“The New Alliance” supports national service, including in the military, and recognizes Israel as the home of the Jewish people • “We are completely Israeli, and then comes religion,” says party founder Bashara Shlayan of Nazareth.

By Dror Eydar, ISRAEL HAYOM

Bashara Shlayan: “Israel’s first demand, which I support — and which needs to be understood — is that Israel is the home of the Jewish people.”
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Free Syrian Army alleges an Israel Air Force strike destroyed a warehouse holding Russian anti-aircraft missiles, launchers • Syria’s al-Haqiqa website says blast at Latakia arms depot was also Israel’s doing, destroyed Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles.

Daniel Siryoti, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

The Free Syrian Army claimed Monday that the Israel Air Force had destroyed a warehouse holding Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles east of the city of Homs in western Syria. The rebels’ claim has not been corroborated by any other independent source.

In a Facebook post titled “The new Israeli strike,” the rebels alleged that “the brave Syrian regime has conceded that a new Israeli strike targeted a warehouse containing Russian S-300 missiles and launchers. The facility was located in the al-Qassia camp, near the town of al-Hafa, east of Homs.”
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by Frank Spano  
http://www.investigativeproject.org/4073/brotherhood-incitement-increases-after-deadly

Tensions in Egypt continue to escalate as Muslim Brotherhood members fight back against last week’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi.

More than 50 people were reported killed and hundreds wounded Monday in clashes between Egyptian military and Morsi supporters. Army officials say troops opened fire only after they were attacked by protesters, but protesters claim some of the killings took place during prayer. Muslim Brotherhood officials are increasing the intensity of the rhetoric, as its political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, called for the great Egyptian people to rise up against those who want to steal their revolution with tanks and armored vehicles, even over the dead bodies of the people.”

Speaking to a rally of Morsi supporters in Cairo’s Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque, Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, pledged that they “will not leave the streets until president Morsi is reinstated” promising that they will “sacrifice our souls for him.” Read more…

Fresno Zionism

Palestinians often complain that the US is “biased” toward Israel. This could be because their fundamental belief is that all of the land between the Jordan and the Mediterranean belongs to them. So they see any recognition of Israel’s legitimacy as ‘biased’.

But if we stipulate that Israel is is not going away, then we can make a good argument that the US position — particularly as articulated by the Obama Administration — is strongly biased toward the Arabs.

Here’s a recent account of Secretary of State Kerry’s diplomatic effort:
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by Michael Freund, The Jerusalem Post

It is simply unthinkable that Israel should be expected to pay a price in order to get a meeting with Mahmoud Abbas.

Six weeks ago, a remarkable scene played out at the US National Defense University in Washington.

In the middle of President Barack Obama’s much-anticipated speech on US counterterrorism policy, a protester from a far-left group interrupted the commander in chief and repeatedly heckled him, calling for the immediate release of terror suspects being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Clearly perturbed, Obama attempted to silence the troublemaker while sticking to his remarks, in which he sought to emphasize that only after a case by- case review would the US release detainees who had been cleared of terrorist involvement.
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