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March 8, 2013

Islamic Apartheid Week  

Dear Friend,

Earlier this week, I sent you an email about the advertisement the Freedom Center will be running in campus newspapers at Colleges and Universities around the country. Today, I wanted to share with you an article, written by the Center’s Daniel Greenfield, which illustrates why getting this ad distributed as far and wide as possible is so critical.

I hope you’ll take a moment to read this article, and if you haven’t already, make a generous, tax-deductible donation to support our efforts.

Thanks, David Horowitz, FRONT PAGE MAG

A Double Standard on Hate

By Daniel Greenfield

Every year college campuses across the country hold a festival of hatred aimed at Jews and the Jewish State. Israeli Apartheid Week has become notorious for the targeted harassment of Jewish students, support for Hamas and even physical violence.

This year the David Horowitz Freedom Center has responded to Israeli Apartheid Week with Islamic Apartheid Week. Unlike Israeli Apartheid Week, which is based on a lie, Islamic Apartheid Week addresses the sexism, homophobia and religious bigotry threatening minorities in the Muslim world. To promote Islamic Apartheid Week, the Freedom Center attempted to place an ad in forty college papers.
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March 8, 2013 | 9:45 pm | 4 Comments »

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Expert: U.S.Doing No Favors in Giving Israel Special Ally Status  

Gil Ronen, INN

The U.S. is not doing Israel any favors by granting it special status as a strategic ally, according to New York based strategy expert Mark Langfan. He predicts a domino effect in which other U.S. allies in the region would collapse, if, G-d forbid, Israel does..
“Without Israel, Cyprus and Saudi Arabia are toast,” Langfan told Arutz Sheva, “and they know it.”
“Without Israel, oil would be $1,000 a barrel. Without Israel, the US would have to fund an extra $200 billion yearly defense budget to defend southern NATO countries from a Muslim caliphate’s northward tsunami.”

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March 8, 2013 | 6:47 pm | 1 Comment »

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Getting Rich by Fighting for the Poor  

Obama and Chavez are birds-of-a feather

By Daniel Greenfield,

Hugo Chavez’s death was met with tributes from Iran, Bolivia, China and El Salvador. The Western left did not waste much time adding their withered roses to El Comandante’s coffin. George Galloway called him another Spartacus. Jimmy Carter described him as a leader who fought for the “neglected and trampled”. Michael Moore praised him for declaring that the oil belongs to the people.

Whether or not the oil belongs to the people is a matter of some debate considering how much of it seemed to end up in Chavez’s pocket. Read more…

March 8, 2013 | 4:16 pm | 3 Comments »

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IDF Most ‘Female Friendly’ Army in the World  

More than one third of the army’s “enlisted men” are women

By David Lev, INN

The IDF is the world’s most female-friendly army, statistics released Thursday showed. More than one third of the army’s “enlisted men” are women, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s office.

At 34%, the number of women in the IDF is the highest of any army in the world. The reason, of course, is because women are required to serve in the army, unless they serve in the National Service, as many girls from religious families do. According to many rabbinical sources, women are not permitted to serve as soldiers in uniform, and the National Service program gives them an opportunity to serve their country, working in hospitals, schools, and other institutions that are often short-handed.
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March 8, 2013 | 4:06 pm | 1 Comment »

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Coalition deal to require peace treaty referendum  

We are not near a peace treaty. What about interim agreements or unilateral actions, Ted Belman

By LAHAV HARKOV, JPOST

Coalition talks continued to inch forward on Thursday, with only nine days left until the deadline for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to form a government.

The Likud Beytenu and Bayit Yehudi negotiating teams met in the evening and agreed to some of the terms of their coalition agreement, foremost of which being that any peace treaty will be brought to a national referendum before being ratified by the Knesset.

In addition, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s June 2009 Bar-Ilan speech, in which he called for the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state, will not be mentioned in the coalition’s guidelines.
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March 8, 2013 | 8:26 am | 1 Comment »

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Obama. No ‘grand peace plan’… NOW  

Obama says he will deliver a plan of his own in 6 to 12 month. It will not vary from his ’67 lines with swaps. will he include Ariel or Maaleh in Israel? What about Area E1?” He certainly will divide Jerusalem. A divided Jerusalem has implications for E1. He will give it to the Palestinians. Will he be so stupid as to deliver such a plan. It will anger both sides. Ted Belman

Yitzhak Benhorin, YNET

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama said Thursday that his upcoming trip to Israel will serve to illustrate the United States’ unshakable commitment to Israel in the backdrop of the turmoil in the Middle East.

The visit will also provide him with an opportunity to send Iran a message that the US will not back out of its commitment to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

The president noted that he will pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to enter into dialogue but stressed he will not introduce a “grand peace plan” during the visit, but rather in another six to 12 months.
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March 8, 2013 | 8:03 am | 1 Comment »

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March 7, 2013

PA Official: I Hate ‘Women in Green,’ But Love the Way They Work  

By David Lev, Arutz7

Women in Green group at Netzer

Women in Green group at Netzer
The work of Israeli group Women inGreen, which lobbies for the rights of Jews in Judea and Samaria, has apparently upset several top officials in the Palestinian Authority. Abdul Fatah Amayel, governor of Bethlehem, launched an extremely harsh verbal attack against the activities of the Women in Green movement, while focusing personally on Nadia Matar. Amayel defines the movement’s tree-planting operations as “aggressive and racist,” changing “policy and facts on the ground.”

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March 7, 2013 | 6:47 pm | 19 Comments »

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Lapid sets out what he wants  

Arutz Sheva

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Lapid, for his part, denies that it is a dispute as to which ministry he is awarded that is holding up the deal – and accused the Likud of cynicism for trying to spin the issue as such. “For two days they have been claiming that we are arguing over ministries, with the Likud claiming that Naftali Bennett and I are setting ‘ultimatums’ as our price for entering the coalition.

“This is incorrect, and it’s unworthy for the Likud to act in such a manner,” Lapid wrote on his Facebook page. The reason he has refused to join so far, he wrote, is because of the Likud’s insistence on adding “make-work” ministry jobs to satisfy the political ambitions of members of his party and Yisrael Beiteinu. Lapid has demanded that the government be limited to no more than 20 ministers, instead of the 33 in the current government.
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March 7, 2013 | 1:23 pm | 6 Comments »

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Very Good News, Israel  

By Michael Ordman

In the 3rd March 2013 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
·        Turkey’s ex-Finance Minister received stem cell treatment in Tel Aviv.
·        An Israeli organization is working under cover to bring aid to Syrian refugees.
·        The new Miss Israel is an Ethiopian immigrant.
·        Israel’s Waze won the MWC Barcelona prize for the best mobile application in the world.
·        Israel has launched the project to send another Israeli astronaut into outer space.
·        A new section of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway will include an eco-bridge for wildlife to cross.
·        Iranian-born Israeli superstar Rita will perform Iranian songs at the United Nations.
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March 7, 2013 | 1:13 pm | 2 Comments »

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The U.S. is not a superpower any more  

By Mordecahi ben Menachem

The definition of a “Superpower” is a nation that can project power, anywhere in the world, at short notice.  To differentiate, the definition of a “Regional Power” is a nation that can project power within its region (the notion of ‘notice’ is one measure of its degree of power within that region, relative to rival powers).

Previously, at least from the time of Eisenhower until the time of George W. Bush, the US was clearly a Superpower, with the Russian Empire (USSR) as a rival power for part of that time.  History showed that the US was the superior superpower with the collapse of the USSR and formation of the existing Russian state.  Geographic size is not a prime factor, access to resources is.  Power takes many forms, not all military, but military power must empower others for affectivity; “… carry a big stick” as international relations’ key.   Read more…

March 7, 2013 | 8:49 am | 5 Comments »

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‘If Iran reaches critical point in nuke drive, Israel will attack’  

At an ABC News interview in Doha, Qatar, John Kerry said:

    “I’m not going to get into red lines and timing publicly except to reiterate what the president has said again and again, which is he prefers to have a diplomatic solution.

    “He would like to see the P5+1 process, the negotiation process, be able to work, and avoid any consideration of any military action.”

He and Mattis are clearly not on the same page.

By AARON KALMAN March 6, 2013, TOI

In a little-noticed exchange Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, a top US general said he had no doubt Israel would attack Iran if the Islamic Republic reached a critical point in its nuclear weapons drive. Furthermore, said General James Mattis, Israel could so without the assistance of the United States.

Mattis, who is retiring this month as head of the US army’s Central Command, which includes the Middle East and North Africa, was responding to questions from Sen. Lindsey Graham, who asked him whether he believed Israel would strike at Iran if the regime “reached a critical point in terms of nuclear capability.”

Responded Mattis: “The Israelis have said so; I take them at their word.” Read more…

March 7, 2013 | 7:28 am | 2 Comments »

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March 6, 2013

Sen. Menendez speech at AIPAC  

By Arsen Ostrovsky

The entire speech was brilliant. But I wanted to highlight a particular section, starting at 31.10 mins in. It is quite possibly the single most passionate, eloquent justification I have ever heard for Israel’s existence and the Jewish people’s historical and biblical connection to the land of Israel.

This quote was not in his original prepared remarks (I’ve double checked). He said it on the spot and clearly spoke from the heart. It is not just the words which are important, but also the manner in which he delivered them. I would strongly urge you all to watch.

Full quote below (but starts at 31.10 min in the video link above):
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March 6, 2013 | 5:00 pm | 7 Comments »

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The Road To Iran Runs Through Kurdistan – And Starts In Syria  

By: Sherkoh Abbas and Robert B. Sklaroff, For The Bulletin

The major remaining obstacle to Iraq’s achieving political and military surcease is Iranian-backed Muqtada al-Sadr, and the major obstacle to Israeli-Arab peacemaking is Syrian-backed terrorism. The Iranian octopus funds unrest throughout the Middle East, and Syrian tentacles have strangled Democracy from Lebanon to Gaza to Iraq’s al-Anbar Province to the Sudan.

But Syria’s hegemony is also inward-directed, targeting its largest ethnic minority, the Kurds. Lacking representation in this Ba’athist regime, Kurdistan of Syria (its capital is Qamishlo) needs international support to replicate Iraq’s success in meshing tripartite ethnicity (Shiite, Sunni, Kurd), itself mirroring the inherent strength of America’s “melting pot” legacy.
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March 6, 2013 | 4:10 pm | 12 Comments »

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Maybe things aren’t so bad.  

By Ted Belman

I had a conversation today with a highly placed individual in the Israel government and knows whereof he speaks.

He is close friends with Michael Oren and Ron Dermer. Although he hasn’t spoken to either of them in the last few weeks, the impression he got from them is that Obama is not coming here to break Israel’s balls. He believes that the two state solution is not a high priority for the beleaguered Obama or his State Dept.

He also warned not to follow the story lines reported by left wing media here and in the US. They are trying to generate momentum to in furtherance of their agenda.

Besides he says, so what if Obama comes here and makes demands, Bibi will just file them away with his other demands and life will go on. I am not so sanguine.
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March 6, 2013 | 12:06 pm | 26 Comments »

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Will there be a military coup in Egypt?  

MORSI AND THE GENERAL
Daniel Nisman, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 28, 2013

In August 2012, it seemed as though Egypt’s once-omnipotent military generals had been all but neutered. After a devastating militant attack killed dozens of troops in the Sinai Peninsula, a newly-elected President Mohammed Morsi seized the opportunity to fire Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and a number of other generals. President Morsi was empowered by popular anger following 17 months of incompetent military rule over post-revolution Egypt. But now, six months later, the generals of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) have returned to challenge an increasingly loathed President Morsi—quite possibly laying the groundwork to bring Egypt back under military rule.
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March 6, 2013 | 4:53 am | 4 Comments »

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March 5, 2013

Netanyahu Gesture to Obama: Territory Giveaway to Palestinians  

[AND NOTHING IN RETURN]

Obama has demanded a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria.
By: Yori Yanover, JEWISH PRESS

In anticipation of U.S. President Barack Obama visit to Israel at the end of this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a significant package of gestures to the Palestinians, Maariv reports. The security system has submitted to Netanyahu its recommendations for goodwill gestures, with the stated proviso that these would not endanger the PM’s own political future.

Sources in Netanyahu’s circle explained that the gestures are of a political nature, intended to ease the hardships the Palestinian Authority is facing, generating a positive public image for Israel at a relatively low political cost.
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March 5, 2013 | 7:44 pm | 33 Comments »

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R. Dov Lipman, YA, makes inspiring speech in Knesset  

Tamar Yonah took a second look at Yesh Atid and likes what she sees though she suggests caution. But she recommends this maiden speech by Rabbi Dov Lipman who is 17th on their list.

    Rabbi Lipman gave a speech at the knesset, and let me say, I was extremely moved and touched by his words, spirit, and idealism. Though I may not agree with everything his party stands for, I could very much relate to his idealism, desire for Jewish unity, and the concept of Torah V’Avodah (Torah study and working). I urge you all to watch this video below and pass it on, because whether you voted for his party or not, you will be inspired and impressed by his speech, as the other knesset members who came up afterwards (even from other political parties) to shake his hand and congratulate him.

March 5, 2013 | 7:03 pm | 3 Comments »

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Jordan’s king, Assad and Iran  

By Mudar ZAHRAN, JPOST

When the revolution was still raging in Egypt, I wrote an article calling on the world to support Egypt’s secularists.

It was they and the leftists that ignited and sustained the revolution which toppled Hosni Mubarak; the Islamists waited until Mubarak was about to fall, and then joined.

When the Egyptian presidential elections took place, the Islamists had the money, the media and the global connections and therefore got one of their own in the presidential palace.

Today, Egypt is in turmoil as the secularists and non-Islamists refuse to accept the fact that the Islamists have hijacked their revolution, all while those concerned about Middle East peace and security stood watching. Now, those who have failed Egypt’s secularists are repeating the same mistake in Syria and Jordan.
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March 5, 2013 | 12:37 pm | 4 Comments »

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