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The UN acts in violation of International Law while claiming to uphold it (13335)
Can the UN impose a solution on Israel? (31097)
Long standing US Policy on Jerusalem is anti-Israel and pro-Arab. (16842)
The "peace process" is not dead (4240)
The Church planted the seeds of the Holocaust (50939)
The conspiracy to shrink Israel (44021)
"The UN Charter is a war document, not a peace document." (28613)
Trump calls Muslim migration “the all-time biggest Trojan Horse”. (60218)
Since when did the Palestinians become entitled to a state? (52969)
The 100 year betrayal of Israel by the West (43025)
Tiny Qatar casts a giant shadow. (9262)
The Historical Jesus  (50289)
International law and the State of Israel (27619)
The truth about UNRWA (25744)
Saudi Arabia and the Peace Process (19311)
Israel Should Declare Three Nos (25035)
The West should make amends to the Jewish people for this historical injustice. (22556)
Two-State Solution or Jordan Option? Your choice. (17504)
Israel is the legal owner of all lands west of the Jordan R. (38405)
In praise of Israpundit and Ted Belman (8774)
The US and the UK cannot be trusted. (11850)
In the International Arena there is no Rule of Law, only the Rule of Power (8735)
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October 11, 2012

Jews and American Conservatism  

By Dov Fischer, AMERICAN THINKER

Last year, when voters in the Queens-Brooklyn Ninth Congressional District of New York elected Bob Turner, a solid Republican conservative, to the seat abandoned by disgraced Anthony Weiner, it marked a watershed moment in American Jewish history, as Orthodox Jews finally flexed some muscle alongside Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union. That seat had not left the Democrats since 1923, and it seems that Jewish voters have been liberal Democrat as long, if not longer.

Alongside African-Americans, Jewish Americans traditionally have been the Democrats’ most reliable voting bloc. In that way, rather than advancing legitimate interests, Jews effectively throw away their voting influence, year after year, as do African-Americans.
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October 11, 2012 | 2:57 pm | 5 Comments »

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Will the Left unite to defeat Netanyahu?  

By Ted Belman

Recent polls suggest Likud will win 27 mandates compared to present 27 and that the center/right coalition will go from 66 to 68 seats.

But Efforts to form ‘Center-Left mega-party’ gain steam

    If Olmert heads a Center-Left bloc he would be able to form a coalition with religious parties and with Yisrael Beytenu, whose leader, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, met with Olmert this week.

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October 11, 2012 | 10:48 am | 7 Comments »

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Egypt Mulls Arming Sinai Bedouin Security Force  

NEWSMAX WORLD

CAIRO — In Egypt’s restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen by creating a local security force in the peninsula, where the state is struggling to impose its authority and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked Egyptian troops and neighboring Israel.

But the proposal, which the government says it is considering, raises fears that the Bedouin could become a new militia, only adding to the turmoil in the peninsula.
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October 11, 2012 | 10:31 am | Comments »

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Political Standoff in Jordan  

INSS Insight No. 373, October 11, 2012
Eran, Oded

The demonstration of Friday, October 5, 2012 in front of the Husseini Mosque in Amman was the biggest demonstration in Jordan since the Arab uprising began. For the time being, that is a piece of good news for the Jordanian opposition, maybe the only one. Under the banner of “Save the Nation,” the organizers, mostly the Islamic Action Front, which encompasses the Muslim Brotherhood and some seventy different opposition groups, cannot be satisfied with 10,000 participants, once they publicly raised the bar, working for weeks to hold a demonstration of 50,000 people in the spirit of the Egyptian “Millioniya.”
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October 11, 2012 | 9:57 am | Comments »

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The Launch of BBC Watch  

By Adam Levick

Fans of CiF Watch – a blog which monitors the Guardian and its blog ‘Comment is Free’ for antisemitism and the assault on Israel’s legitimacy – often asked why British media institutions other than the Guardian aren’t also similarly monitored – a query to which we have not had an answer.

Until now.

Recognizing the importance of the BBC in shaping world-wide opinion, a new site, BBC Watch, has been launched which will monitor BBC coverage of Israel and the Middle East.

BBC Watch – a sister project of CiF Watch with the independent support of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) – will provide comprehensive monitoring of the BBC’s coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict in order to ensure adherence to the BBC’s own editorial guidelines.
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October 11, 2012 | 9:43 am | 1 Comment »

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October 10, 2012

Letting Mitt be Mitt  

By Ted Belman

Politico – The Romney Family Rebellion

    For months, Ann Romney and her eldest son, Tagg, were dutifully supportive of the political professionals running Mitt Romney’s campaign. All the while, their private frustration was mounting.
    Shortly before the first debate, it finally boiled over. What followed was a family intervention. The candidate’s family prevailed on Mitt Romney, and the campaign operation, to shake things up dramatically, according to campaign insiders.

The family pushed for a new message, putting an emphasis on a softer and more moderate image for the GOP nominee — a “let Mitt be Mitt” approach they believed more accurately reflected the looser, generous and more approachable man they knew.

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October 10, 2012 | 9:36 pm | 4 Comments »

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Bat Ye’or explains Eurabia  

My friend Bat Ye’or explains Eurabia:

    I didn’t invent the term. It was the title of a journal that foreshadowed the situation today. Eurabia is an ideology that seeks to promote the fusion of the two shores of the Mediterranean and to eradicate the identity of the European peoples. Eurabia is two combats. One is the desire of the European Union to extend its power. When I speak of the European Union, I mean a whole system of functionaries who aim to abolish the European nations in order to construct a European Empire. This is an absurdity because this empire contains several languages, several histories, several identities, and you cannot destroy that. It is too rich too important, it would be a terrible impoverishment.
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October 10, 2012 | 6:10 pm | 9 Comments »

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The Bitter Truth About Multiculturalism  

By Heinz Buschkowsky, Gates of Vienna 10 October 2012

This is the first in a five-part series of articles from the German news site Bild based on excerpts from Heinz Buschkowsky’s new book, Neukölln ist Überall (“Neukölln is everywhere”), and interviews with the author.

Part 1

Heinz Buschkowsky, mayor of the conflict-ridden Neukölln district in Berlin (41% immigrants) has written a book which will stir up a lot of debate. Bild is publishing exclusive excerpts.

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By Heinz Buschkowsky

At this point I want to highlight the daily powerlessness in a world where somebody walks in the supermarket, picks products from the shelves, goes past the cash desk without paying, and makes clear to the cashier what she would risk by calling the police.
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October 10, 2012 | 6:05 pm | 2 Comments »

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Are the Negev Bedouin an Indigenous People?  

Fabricating Palestinian History

by Havatzelet Yahel, Ruth Kark, and Seth J. Frantzman
Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2012, pp. 3-14 (view PDF)

In the last two decades, there has been widespread application of the term “indigenous” in relation to various groups worldwide. However, the meaning of this term and its uses tend to be inconsistent and variable. The expression derives from the interaction of different cultures—the meeting between the original inhabitants of a specific region (known variously as “first nations,” “natives,” “indigenes,” or “aborigines”) and new, foreign “settlers” or “colonizers,” who imposed their alien value systems and way of life on the indigenous populations.[1]

In Israel, the indigenousness claim has been raised over the past few years by the country’s Bedouin citizens, a formerly nomadic, Arabic-speaking group centered in the southern arid part of the country, the Negev. They argue that Israel denies their basic indigenous rights such as maintaining their traditions and owning their own lands.

Does this claim hold water? What are its implications for Israel as well as for other nations?

CONTINUE

October 10, 2012 | 4:14 pm | 2 Comments »

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Is democracy an impediment to Zionism  

By Ted Belman

[This is not a polished article but an email I sent to two people; one of whom is behind the annexation of J&S and the other at the head of a Democracy institute in Israel]

I believe democracy is an impediment to Israel being the country most Jews want it to be. By that I mean that virtually all countries are forged in conquest. In such cases the natives have to be subdued and or expelled.

Israel is greatly constrained in what it does because we don’t have the stomach (especially with the World watching and chastising us) to do what is necessary.

Not only do we have the problem of J&S and the Arabs living there but we also have the problem of the Palestinian identity that we have allowed the Arab Israelis to foster.
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October 10, 2012 | 2:44 pm | 12 Comments »

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October 9, 2012

Will Obama save his ass and Israel’s this month  

The Israelis and the Americans are zeroing in on a strike option that has a real chance of deterring the mullahs — and defusing Mitt Romney’s attacks.

FOREIGN POLICY

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Indeed, according to a source close to the discussions, the action that participants currently see as most likely is a joint U.S.-Israeli surgical strike targeting Iranian enrichment facilities. The strike might take only “a couple of hours” in the best case and only would involve a “day or two” overall, the source said, and would be conducted by air, using primarily bombers and drone support.

Advocates for this approach argue that not only is it likely to be more politically palatable in the United States but, were it to be successful — meaning knocking out enrichment facilities, setting the Iranian nuclear program back many years, and doing so without civilian casualties — it would have regionwide benefits. One advocate asserts it would have a “transformative outcome: saving Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, reanimating the peace process, securing the Gulf, sending an unequivocal message to Russia and China, and assuring American ascendancy in the region for a decade to come.”
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October 9, 2012 | 8:45 pm | 27 Comments »

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Obama’s October Surprise: Bombing Iran  

By Ted Belman

In Aug of 2012, The National Interest reported:

    President Obama could bomb Iran in late October to try and ensure that it does not develop nuclear weapons. A devastating strike would create an upsurge of patriotism in America and fully neutralize Mitt Romney’s contention that Obama is a foreign-policy wimp. It could allow Obama to sweep to victory in November.

Today Debka Reported:
US sources: US, Israel plan October Surprise. Others: Israel can do it alone

    DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis October 9, 2012, 1:53 PM

    Four facts deserve attention with regard to a potential attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The first is that the Iranian-Israeli war is already at hand. Iran launched it by sending an unmanned drone into Israeli air space Saturday, Oct. 6, breaking new ground in belligerence with a cyber attack.
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October 9, 2012 | 8:24 pm | 17 Comments »

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The Obama Doctrine Exposed  

By Daniel Greenfield, FPM

On Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took President Obama to task for his administration’s disastrous handling of American foreign policy, which has had catastrophic consequences — most recently in the form of the heinous attacks against our embassies in Libya and Egypt. To understand what happened in Benghazi or in Cairo requires more than poking around the rubble, wiping off some of the ashes and pronouncing the whole thing a tragedy. The German invasion of Poland wasn’t the tragedy; the Munich Agreement was. Similarly the tragedy wasn’t the consulate and embassy attacks, but the foreign policy that caused them to happen.
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October 9, 2012 | 11:31 am | Comments »

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Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah now coordinating attacks  

Israeli air, tanks pound Gaza after massive Palestinian barrage. Hamas, Jihad threaten to broaden attacks

DEBKAfile Special Report October 8, 2012, 11:04 AM

Israeli warplanes, self-propelled artillery and short-range missiles attacked Hamas and Jihad Islami positions and command posts in the Gaza Strip early Monday, Oct. 8, shortly after Palestinians loosed a barrage of 55 missiles and mortar shells on the Eshkol district. Both terrorist organizations claimed they were responsible for the barrage, which caused no casualties only heavy damage to property. Israelis living within range of the Gaza Strip are warned to stay 15 seconds away from protected shelters.
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October 9, 2012 | 10:42 am | Comments »

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October 8, 2012

What I Miss About America (a book review)  

by Eileen Toplansky, AMERICAN THINKER

Humor is often used to mask pain, to give hope, and to “momentarily extract ourselves from the misfortunes of existence.”  In order to understand the joke, irony or satire, it is necessary to put the situation in context.

Enter Stella Paul, author of the newly published gem of an e-book entitled What I Miss About America: Reflections from the Golden Age of Hope and Change.  Stella’s pithy sayings capture the angst of Americans who are angry and terrified at what President Barack Hussein Obama has wrought during his first term.

A writer for American Thinker and PJ Media, Stella Paul explains in her e-book’s introduction that “…ever since we entered the [Obama] Golden Age of Hope and Change in 2009, it feels as if the bounce and sparkle have left town.  What’s moved in is fear and all its clammy cousins, like anxiety, panic, and dread.  We’re afraid of the future [and we’re] in debt and going broke and everybody’s riled up and nervous.” Read more…
October 8, 2012 | 9:51 pm | 1 Comment »

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Romney’s text on today’s foreign policy speech  

“I particularly appreciate the introduction from my good friend and tireless campaign companion, Gov. Bob McDonnell. He is showing what conservative leadership can do to build a stronger economy. Thank you also Congressman Goodlatte for joining us today. And particular thanks to Gen. Peay. I appreciate your invitation to be with you today at the Virginia Military Institute. It is a great privilege to be here at an Institution that has done so much for our nation, both in war and in peace.

For more than 170 years, VMI has done more than educate students. It has guided their transformation into citizens, and warriors, and leaders. VMI graduates have served with honor in our nation’s defense, just as many are doing today in Afghanistan and other lands. Since the September 11th attacks, many of VMI’s sons and daughters have defended America, and I mourn with you the 15 brave souls who have been lost. I join you in praying for the many VMI graduates and all Americans who are now serving in harm’s way. May God bless all who serve, and all who have served.
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October 8, 2012 | 6:52 pm | 11 Comments »

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UAV intrusion: Iranian act of belligerence against US and Israeli military targets  

DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis October 7, 2012,

However Israeli official spokesmen present the incident of Saturday, Oct. 6, the penetration of Israeli air space by a large unmanned helicopter should not have been allowed to happen. The surprise interloper should have been shot down before spending nearly half an hour over southern Israel. The incident showed ID intelligence and command not up to handling enemy surprises, even after countless drills and exercises.

Four months ago, on July 20, Hizballah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech, “The resistance movement will surprise Tel Aviv in any future war.”
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October 8, 2012 | 5:01 pm | 6 Comments »

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Romney to deliver foreign policy speech tonight  

By JPOST.COM STAFF

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to declare his commitment to the notion of “a democratic, prosperous Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the Jewish state of Israel,” according to advance excerpts of his remarks provided by his campaign released on Sunday.

“In this old conflict, as in every challenge we face in the Middle East, only a new president will bring the chance to begin anew,” Romney is billed to say. “It is time to change course in the Middle East.”

The speech marks an attempt to soften his stance on the peace process following leaked video footage last month where the presidential candidate questioned the feasibility of the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank.
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October 8, 2012 | 4:39 pm | 15 Comments »

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