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January 14, 2013

The Vatican Slams Israel’s Right to Life  

What does the Vatican want? Hard to believe that they have gone back to blaming the Jews.

By Giulio Meotti, Arutz Sheva

“Mandated by the Vatican, a special delegation of Catholic bishops from Europe and North America pledged to press their governments to act against the “injustice” of “Israel’s West Bank separation barrier”.

Eight high ranking prelates visited Christians in the Gaza Strip, Bethlehem and Beit Jala. The Vatican envoys called the world to address the “tragic situation” faced by Palestinian Christian Arabs of Beit Jala, not because of Islamist threats, but because Arabs were “displaced” by the Israeli barrier, despite the fact that in constructing the security barrier no land has been annexed by Israel, no houses have been demolished, and no-one has been required to leave their home.
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January 14, 2013 | 7:53 am | 21 Comments »

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European governments funding Palestinian annihilation campaign against State of Israel  

By Eldad Beck, YNET

BERLIN – Before going on their end-of-the-year vacation, the heads of the Dutch Foreign Ministry were asked to respond to a series of questions from members of parliament’s foreign affairs committee regarding their office’s budget for 2013. The procedure is routine, but this time the members of parliament asked questions regarding the essence of the financial aid the Dutch government has been granting the Palestinian Authority and the refugee organization UNRWA for decades.

The Foreign Ministry heads managed to dodge the questions about the continued funneling of funds collected from the tax payers to the Palestinians, through various channels, despite the continued terror activity and anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incitement. They also avoided answering questions regarding the perpetuation of the refugee problem by assisting UNRWA.
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January 14, 2013 | 7:30 am | 15 Comments »

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January 13, 2013

Sovereignty Conference now on YouTube  

The 3rd Annual conference for the Application of Israeli Sovereignty over Judea and Samaria has been posted on YouTube.

Below are all the links to the different speakers, translated into English.

The links to the lectures in Hebrew can be found on Women in Green website.

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I highly recommend the talk by Alan Baker and the last two panels which are crucial.

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January 13, 2013 | 6:56 am | 11 Comments »

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January 12, 2013

Anti-Zionism by stealth  

By DAVID MATAS, JPOST

The recent decision of the European Court of Justice is not an isolated incident. It is just the most recent example of the continuing global pattern of anti-Zionism by stealth.
The European Parliament building in Strasbourg

The European Parliament building in Strasbourg Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Anti-Zionism corrupts democratic institutions because it works in secrecy. Canada lived through the experience with Rights and Democracy, a now defunct government-created NGO.

A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice reminds us that the Canadian experience was part of a global pattern of non-disclosure of information about taxpayer funded grants to anti-Zionist NGOs.
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January 12, 2013 | 5:36 pm | 13 Comments »

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IDF set to evacuate Palestinian ‘outpost’ built in E1  

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Security forces deliver evacuation notice to some 200 Palestinians in Bab al-Shams, an “outpost” constructed on Friday in the sensitive E1 corridor in protest of preliminary Israeli plans to develop the area.

Palestinian activists erect tents in E1 (Jan 11)

Palestinian activists erect tents in E1 (Jan 11) Photo: REUTERS

Security forces on Saturday initiated the evacuation of the Bab al-Shams “outpost,” Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported, constructed by Palestinians in protest of preliminary Israeli plans to develop Jerusalem’s sensitive E1 corridor.

On Friday, approximately 200 Palestinians from villages in the West Bank erected about 20 large, steel-framed tents on the disputed land, in order to prevent Israel from building thousands of new housing units in the area.
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January 12, 2013 | 5:24 pm | 37 Comments »

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Sherman: Stop ad hominem attacks on Netanyahu  

Into The Fray: The venomous ad hominem attacks on the PM by his political opponents have long exceeded the limits of rational criticism and reasoned dissent.

By MARTIN SHERMAN, JPOST

    Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu calls early elec Photo: Marc Israel SellemLeah Rabin said yesterday that she preferred to shake the hand of PLO chief Yasser Arafat rather than that of Likud Party chairman Binyamin Netanyahu
    –The Jerusalem Post, November 16, 1995
    Binyamin Netanyahu is a corrupt individual, a contentious liar who is ruining everything that is good about our society (November 1998)… We all want this nightmare to end, that this monstrosity called Netanyahu will get lost (March 1999)…
    – Leah Rabin, in letters published by Haaretz, October 26, 2009
    In the 37 months that Netanyahu held office, Israeli citizens enjoyed one of the safest and quietest periods with regards to terrorism in 20 years… Of the five Israeli leaders examined [Rabin, Peres, Netanyahu, Barak, Sharon], Netanyahu’s policies with regards to the prevention and deterrence of terrorism…were the most effective
    – Study by The Institute of Policy and Strategy, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, 2002.

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January 12, 2013 | 8:02 am | 8 Comments »

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January 11, 2013

Abbas Reinstates a Radical Political Doctrine  

By Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, JCPA

Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Authority and leader of the PLO and the Fatah movement, presented a radical political doctrine in his speech on January 4, 2013, honoring the anniversary of Fatah’s establishment. The messages Abbas conveys express the political and national vision that he bequeaths to the Palestinian people.

In his speech Abbas avoids all mention of a historic compromise with Israel that would bring the conflict to an end. Nor does he mention the land-for-peace formula or the establishment of a Palestinian state beside Israel. Instead, Abbas chose to reemphasize that the Palestinian people remain on the path of struggle to realize “the dream of return” of the Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants.
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January 11, 2013 | 2:25 pm | 13 Comments »

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The American-Israeli alliance is not a one-way street.  

Evelyn Gordon, Commentary/Contentions

A front-page story in the New York Times this week provides a reminder of something too often forgotten: The American-Israeli alliance is not a one-way street. While Israel obviously derives numerous benefits from the alliance, it also plays an important role in furthering American interests in the Middle East. And one way it does so is through its impressive intelligence capabilities.

The Times report opens with Israeli military commanders calling the Pentagon in late November “to discuss troubling intelligence that was showing up on satellite imagery: Syrian troops appeared to be mixing chemicals at two storage sites, probably the deadly nerve gas sarin, and filling dozens of 500-pounds bombs that could be loaded on airplanes.” The Pentagon promptly notified President Barack Obama, warning that should Syrian President Bashar Assad decide to use them, the weapons could “be airborne in less than two hours — too fast for the United States to act.” Obama responded with a global diplomatic push to stop the weapons from being used, and so far, the effort has succeeded. But it never could have happened had Israel not provided that initial intelligence.
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January 11, 2013 | 1:52 pm | 10 Comments »

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Why her neighbors fear a more Jewish Israel  

The State of the Jewish Brotherhood

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Israel against Terror Blogspot
Middle East and Terrorism..

The elections are approaching in Israel, and polls are predicting what the Arab media calls, with great dread, “the meteoric rise of the radical right in Israel”. Every article about the Israeli political map has the latest polls, showing the obvious trend that all of us here are aware of. In recent days this writer’s telephone has been ringing constantly, with a representative of one Arab media outlet or another on the other end, all of whom are absorbed by one great concern: the strengthening of the Jewish spirit in Israel. The radio stations in the Palestinian Authority, where – I must admit – I am often interviewed, express the most apprehension.
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January 11, 2013 | 1:41 pm | 39 Comments »

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A Talk With MK David Rotem, Head of Knesset’s Law Comm.  

Arutz Sheva

Yisrael Beytenu MK David (Dudu to his friends) Rotem is a doer, a rightist and an observant Jew who lives in Efrat.  He is in a secure spot on the joint Likud Beytenu list for the coming Knesset as well, with a strong record of accomplishment in his first term as MK.  Arutz Shevaspoke to him about his accomplishments, frustrations and  plans for his next term as a lawmaker.

Formerly the legal advisor to much of Judea and Samaria’s regional authorities and municipalities, he was known for getting things done and not mincing words about what he thinks. His legal experience and sharp mind made him a natural for the Knesset Law Committee which he headed in the outgoing Knesset and he worked hard to introduce new legistlation on burning issues such as conversion and marriage in Israel, the draft, loyalty oaths, – especially when Israeli Arab Supreme Court Justice Joubran refused to sing Hatikva –  transparency for NGO contributions and more.

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January 11, 2013 | 10:28 am | 1 Comment »

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Abbas, Mashaal Agree to Implement 2011 Deal  

Jewish Policy Centre

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal (L) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal met in Cairo on Wednesday and agreed to “call on all Palestinian factions to implement the reconciliation agreement” signed by the two in May 2011, according to Hamas politburo member Izzat al-Rishq. Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency reported that a meeting is planned for the first week of February in which the factions will set a timeline for implementing the deal.
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January 11, 2013 | 7:32 am | Comments »

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So much for the Obama/Morsi commitment to stop smuggling  

Terrorists Restocking Arsenal to Pre-Operation “Pillar of Defense” Levels, Officials Say

bY Zach Pontz, ALGEMEINER

Despite the relative calm in Israel since the end of Operation “Pillar of Defense” ended in November, officials in Israel believe that attempts by Hamas in Gaza to restock its arsenal–heavily depleted during the operation–have been highly effective. According to Israel’s Channel 2, IDF officials believe that Hamas has almost replenished its arsenal to levels seen before an Israeli offensive in November targeted terrorist weapon caches. The officials furthermore believe that this rearmament represents an inevitable confrontation with terrorist organizations in Gaza in the near future.
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January 11, 2013 | 6:56 am | 1 Comment »

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January 10, 2013

Where social problems and business solutions meet  

BY NIV ELIS, JPOST

Israeli entrepreneurs seek to lure companies into the nascent field of development technology.
Robot
Cultivating consumers from the world’s poorest people may sound like the business model of an exploitative corporation, but that’s exactly what Aliza Belman Inbal wants Israeli businesses to do.

In the interest of full disclosure, she’ll tell you, there is a dual purpose: While private-sector-driven technology has fertile ground for turning a profit in the developing world, it’s also the best way to help bring people out of poverty. Read more…

January 10, 2013 | 11:02 pm | 7 Comments »

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On the Brink: Decline of US trained Palestinian Security Forces  

Israel Behind the News


US-trained Palestinian Security Force under General Dayton November 2009

David Blumenfield

 

Prepared with a research grant from the Middle East Forum

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

After nearly 20 years, the Palestinian Authority, the PA, has achieved the dubious reputation of being one of the largest recipients of foreign aid per capita in modern times. However, the PA has not achieved stability, democracy, transparency, or accountability. One the most corrupt regimes in the Middle East, the PA remains a fiefdom, at this point in time under the control of chairman Mahmoud Abbas, his sons, and his cronies.

 

The security forces established by the PA, unsurprisingly, share a similarly dubious reputation. Despite decades of money, training and equipment from western democracies, the PA armed forces-more than 30,000 PA security and intelligence person­nel-have in the main behaved little better than militias and are marked by considerable corruption. Rather than improving over the years, however, the forces have becoming increasingly problematic: Read more…

January 10, 2013 | 5:08 am | 17 Comments »

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January 9, 2013

2013 is the time for some Clear Thinking  

Michael Ordman, JPOST

As the world begins another calendar year, I urge all readers to try to open the minds of the international community to the momentous work that Israel is doing.  Israelis certainly have been using their brains and also focusing on making a clean start to 2013.

Beginning with the brain itself, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, together with the Max Planck Society of Germany, is to build a 3 million euro Brain Research Center in the nation’s capital, Jerusalem.  When complete, it should initiate new treatments for destructive neurological diseases.  Even before the new center is complete, Hebrew Uni researchers have discovered a key protein, Calphotin, whose absence can cause Alzheimer’s. Calphotin regulates the amount of Calcium contained in the body’s cells.  Loss of Calphotin (e.g. due to aging) causes Calcium levels to rise and accelerates cell death.  Finally, a study by Israeli neurologist Dr. Rivka Inzelberg has identified an interesting side effect of dopamine-stimulating medication to control symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Patients have contracted artistic or literary creative skills that they never had previously.  Reducing the medication suppresses these new skills. Read more…

January 9, 2013 | 4:42 pm | 17 Comments »

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Why Lifting the Israeli ‘Occupation’ Won’t Stop Violence  

    The simple truth of the matter is that almost all Israelis by now
    understand clearly that removal of Israeli occupation does not reduce
    violence, but rather it escalates violence.

Posted By Steven Plaut, FRONT PAGE MAG

There seems to be a wide misconception that the Middle East conflict
is complicated. In fact it is really rather simple. Indeed, one can
basically summarize and explain the entire conflict within the context
of the words “occupation” or “occupied territories” and with respect
to beliefs about the effects of such “occupation.”

Let me explain. For most of the past 46 years (since 1967), there has
been something of a universal consensus among those agreeing that
removing or eliminating the Israeli “occupation” over the West Bank
and Gaza, areas dubbed “The Occupied Palestinian Territories,” would
reduce tensions and make the region more tranquil, possibly leading to
full peace between Israel and its neighbors. Let us dub this theory
the Removal of Occupation Lowers Violence (henceforth the ROLV) Axiom.
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January 9, 2013 | 9:34 am | 15 Comments »

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Poll: Most Israelis Don’t Believe Peace is Possible  

Peace Index poll indicates most Israelis believe that it will be impossible to achieve peace no matter who wins the election.

By Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva

Most Israelis believe that it will be impossible to achieve peace with the Palestinian Authority in the foreseeable future – no matter who wins the election on January 22.

According to the latest poll by the Peace Index, some 67% of Israeli Jews agree with the assertion that no matter which parties prevail in the elections, the peace process with the PA will remain at a standstill for reasons not connected to Israel, and there is no chance of progress in the foreseeable future.
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January 9, 2013 | 8:25 am | 8 Comments »

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Haetzni: Only autonomy for Arabs  

Who’s afraid of autonomy?
Op-ed: New Mideast only has room for one state for Jews, another state plus autonomy for Palestinians
Elyakim Haetzni, YNET

The political map of the Middle East was drawn shortly after World War One and following 400 years of Ottoman rule. Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and “Palestine” – the Land of Israel – were established out of nothing as “mandates” – territories that were administered on behalf of the League of Nations for the benefit of the local Arabs and to secure the establishment of the “national home of the Jewish nation.” This home stretched to the Iraqi border, from both banks of the Jordan River. Within these territories the world powers only recognized ethnic groups (apart from the Jewish nation) and secured their religious and civil rights. The south-Syria ethnic groups had no idea they were the “nation” known as “Palestinian.” Only when their king, Faisal, was expelled from Syria by the French and the Mandate for Palestine was established in the Land of Israel did they reinvent themselves as a “Palestinian nation” that has a right to a national home of its own.
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January 9, 2013 | 7:43 am | 86 Comments »

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