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Skull-bashing child killer a celebrity in Arab world/other news
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Skull-bashing child killer a celebrity in Arab world
image("Anti-Zionists" : this is what YOU support.  Shame on you!!! MBS)
Samir Kuntar, who bashed in head of 4-year-old Israeli girl, welcomed as honored guest at presidential palace in Damascus; Kuntar has released a celebrated new book
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  (What I find most ironic is that when Israel kills even one Moslem in SELF DEFENSE, there is MORE world outrage than in all these DAILY multiple killings.  MBS)   "O Muslims! Do not forget that Allah has enjoined us to make provisions for fighting the disbelievers." They said it. They must be a gang of greasy Islamophobes. "Jos Bombings: Group Claims Responsibility," by Imam Imam and Seriki Adinoyi in This Day, December 27: A previously unknown group, Jama'atu ahlus-Sunnah...read more
Obama is on the Move  Dec 27, 2010 11:28 pm | Roland Shirk
Yesterday, I complained about President Obama's inertia, which I detected in his unwillingness to call upon the president of Pakistan--a multibillion dollar recipient of U.S. aid--to pardon Asia Bibi, the victim of an Islamic lynch mob, to prevent her execution under that country's archaic "blasphemy" laws. But now I see...read more
Merry Christmas, kuffar. More on this story. "Christmas bomb plot: nine men remanded over plan to 'blow up Big Ben and Westminster Abbey,'" by Caroline Gammell in the Telegraph, December 27 (thanks to David): Nine alleged terrorists plotted a Christmas bombing campaign targeting sites that included the London Stock Exchange...read more
Michael Vick is more important. "Bipartisan effort pressures Obama to help Iraq's Christians," by Bridget Johnson for The Hill, December 25 (thanks to Axel): Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are fervently pressing the White House to stem mounting attacks on Christians in Iraq. Fearful of fresh violence in Iraq,...read more
Dropping the ball Actually, Obama has done nothing whatsoever about Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who faces judicial murder for blasphemy in Pakistan. But he did find the time to call the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles to congratulate him for giving Michael Vick a second chance....read more
They've been targeted for kidnapping and murder by the Misunderstanders of the Religion of Peace and Tolerance. "Pak Hindu families seek political asylum in India," from Rediff, December 27 (thanks to Mathews): Twenty-seven Hindu families from Pakistan's Balochistan province have approached the Indian high commission in Islamabad for political asylum...read more
An update on this story. "9 charged in British terror case held without bail," from CNN, December 27: London (CNN) -- The alleged bombing targets of nine men arrested on terror charges in the United Kingdom a week ago included the London Stock Exchange and the U.S. embassy in London,...read more
Six "extremists." We're not told what they're being extreme about, but we can tell you they're extremely... extreme. Not "moderates." "Morocco arrests six planning terror attacks," from Agence France-Presse, December 27: RABAT -- Moroccan authorities said Monday they recently arrested six extremists suspected of using the Internet to plan acts...read more
Indeed, were it not for the dhimmi multiculturalists in Minnesota and elsewhere -- particularly in Britain -- Islamic supremacism would not have advanced nearly as far as it has. An update on this story. "Somalis: We didn't cause Santa flap," by Brian Ojanpa for the Mankato Free Press, December 22...read more
First, invite the unbelievers to accept Islam. Then, attack: "Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war...When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to...read more
Sharia forbids the construction of new churches, and Indonesia's permit system has become an informal, but highly effective means of preventing the building of non-Muslim houses of worship across the country (see our archives for years of stories on the permit system). This congregation appears to have defied the Catch-22...read more
Malaysian colleges hotbeds for jihad recruiting  Dec 27, 2010 10:16 am | Robert
(This story does NOT surprise me.  However, recruiting for Jihad is going on in US campuses right now and that IS NEWS.  MBS)  Now wait a minute. I thought that jihad terrorism was a product of poverty and ignorance of the true, peaceful teachings of Islam. Don't these universities in a country that is overwhelmingly Muslim teach any courses about Islam? Isn't education supposed to be a hedge against "radicalization"? Or maybe what...read more
"As people gathered to observe the destruction" after the first bomb, "another suicide attacker detonated his explosive vest in their midst, said police and hospital officials." Feel the love. "Twin suicide blasts targeting government compound in western Iraq kill 9 people," by Hamid Ahmed for The Associated Press, December 27...read more
Apparently the bomber somehow got the crazy idea that the Qur'an's promise of Paradise to those who "kill and are killed" for Allah (9:111) meant that Paradise was promised to those who "kill and are killed" for Allah. "Suicide car bomb kills 3 in south Afghan city," by Mirwais Khan...read more
They are "thought to have roots in Britain's Bangladeshi community." Will the Islamophobia never end? "UK terror suspects in London court," from Newscore, December 27 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Nine terror suspects appeared in court Monday in London charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in the UK and other terrorism...read more
(Poor poor widdle Pike has his nose so far up the asses of Jews and Israelis that he has very little time to devote to matters of Christians.  I got news for him.  Jesus was a JEW JEW JEW. It must suck that Pike will NEVER EVER be close to Jesus considering how HATEFUL he is.  By the way, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS is a sin, and that includes twisting and distorting the TRUTH!!   I got a headline for Pike, too.  "MOST CHRISTIANS DISAPPROVE OF JEW HATING PREACHERS LIKE PIKE.  MBS)


MOST ISRAELIS APPROVE RACIST RABBIS
By Rev. Ted Pike
27 Dec 10

A recent poll in Israel showed a majority of Israelis (51%) support the racism of 50 top rabbis. Agreeing that "racism originates in the Torah," the rabbis signed a declaration banning Arabs from renting or buying real estate from Jews in Israel. A staggering 41% of secular Israelis, 64% of Orthodox, and 88% of Ultra-Orthodox agree with these rabbis (See, 50 Top Israeli Rabbis: Proud to be Racists).
Most "Israel-first" evangelicals have argued that the people of Israel are remarkably peace-loving and generous constituents of the Mideast's only democracy, even if their former leaders may have done violence to the Palestinians. But past and current events contradict this.
In the spring of 1948, Menachem Begin's terrorists massacred more than a hundred Arab inhabitants of the sleeping town of Deir Yassin. Afterward, they stripped the surviving women and girls naked and paraded them in open trucks in triumphal procession through the Jewish section of Jerusalem, "where they were subject to the mockery and insults of the onlookers." (1) In the weeks following, such violent animosity toward Arabs increased.
The Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem extensively quotes the acknowledged Israeli expert on this period, historian Benny Morris. In 1948, according to Morris, hundreds of Arab towns and cities were attacked by the Zionists, their occupants forcefully evicted. The expulsion often began with artillery shelling and even aerial attack. Many Arabs were tortured or massacred by the Israelis in order to further terrorize. Those who fled were not allowed to take any possessions with them. The Zionists bulldozed their homes to prevent return. Arabs were attacked and robbed by Jewish soldiers en route to concentration camps. Even future Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, who authorized the expulsion, was concerned about incidents of rape of Arab women (2). Forbidden to ever return, and receiving no compensation, they and their posterity have little hope of ever regaining their lost dignity, property, and autonomy.
And then there is the ultimate insult: Israel, the nation founded on terror, has convinced the world that the Palestinian dream of returning to their homes is now the very definition of "terrorism" in the Mid-East!
Was an evil government alone to blame for such injustice? Immediately after the Arabs fled their businesses, orchards, factories, towns, and villages (even luxurious villas), Zionist troops and the people of Israel flooded in to seize the spoils. In fact, the sale of Palestinian property flourished as a small industry in Israel for several years.
For the past 62 years, Jews occupied one of those cities, Safed, after its Arab inhabitants suffered horrendous atrocities. The Encyclopedia presents testimony by a Jewish witness of the siege of Safed. "In one case she saw an intelligence officer torture about ten Arab prisoners with a hoe until they bled to death." [Jewish witness Netiva Ben Yehuda said:] 'He beat these wounded men, burnt men who had not slept for days with their lips swollen from lack of water.' The intelligence officer refused to allow the accumulated bodies to be carried out of the interrogation room since he wished to frighten the other Arabs who were brought in." The Encyclopedia continues, describing Zionist attack upon a village near to Safed: "An Arab member of the Knesset later noted: 'W hen the people who were being robbed insisted on being given receipts, they were taken to a remote place and shot dead.'" In a nearby village, an Arab eyewitness testified: "As we lined up, a few Jewish soldiers ordered four girls to accompany them to carry water for the soldiers. Instead, they took them to our empty houses and raped them. About 70 of our men were blindfolded and shot to death, one after the other, in front of us."(3) Deir Yassin was actually only the first of many massacres designed by the Zionists to create terror. In Duwayma, in the Hebron district: "They killed some 80 to 100 Arabs, women and children. They were killed by smashing their skulls with clubs…In the village there remained Arab men and women who were put in the houses without food. Then the sappers came to blow up the houses."(4)
There were 25,000 Arabs expelled from Safed on May 7, 1948, 98% of its former population. Living in this city today is the aged chief rabbi of Safed, Shmuel Eliyahu, who authored the recent controversial ruling against Arabs. Eliyahu, like most Jews of Safed, believes theirs is an unquestionably Jewish city—it is unthinkable that an Arab should even be allowed to rent an apartment there. Rabbi Eliyahu, as a leading Orthodox Talmudic authority in Israel, actually ruled that the duty to discriminate against Arabs is now "Halacha," or binding Jewish law. Any Jew who violates his ruling and allows Arabs to regain a foothold should, according to Eliyahu, be collectively punished by the Orthodox community including being forbidden to read the Torah (Talmud).
Eliyahu says Arabs should not be allowed to rent because Arabs "meddle" in the affairs of Jews. I wonder what term he uses to describe the violent expulsion of Safed's formerly Arab population into concentration camps. The United Nations defines such not as "meddling" but genocide.
Western Jews Protest Rabbi's Racism
Last week more than 900 Western, primarily "secular" Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis signed a statement condemning the Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox rabbis who agreed with Eliyahu. Their protest seems impressive. In reality, it is held in contempt by Eliyahu and his followers. Orthodox Judaism is the official religious position of the state of Israel, and its Chief Rabbinate is controlled by the burgeoning Ultra-Orthodox "Haredim." It does not honor the spiritual legitimacy of liberal clergy or recognize marriages or conversions approved by them.
With hard-line Talmudic extremism threatening to spread to as many as 500 Israeli rabbis, Israel faces an important question. Where is this tidal wave of religious extremism taking the nation? Will it make Israel an even more segregationist, aggressive, pariah state?
In the Jerusalem Post, Isi Leibler warns: "Candidly speaking: If efforts are not made to stem extremist trends and promote moderate Zionist streams, the time is looming when the state will fall under extremist control."
Zionist leaders in 1948 needed Jewish terrorists to sabotage and destroy British control (and thus covertly supported Urgun and the Stern Gang). So today the Netanyahu government is unmistakably coddling the Ultra-Orthodox element in Israel. Not a week passes that Ha'aretz does not complain of discrimination against Arabs as the government fails to punish violent or abusive settlers and IDF soldiers guilty of the most abusive actions against Palestinians and their property. Ha'aretz routinely itemizes every kind of perversion of authority by local governing bodies against Arabs. These include denial of water rights and well drilling, issuance of building permits, transportation blockage toward Arabs and movement of their goods and services (including exclusion from Jewish-only highways), and chronic failure to address acts of violence and vandalism by settlers against Arab landowners. Just last week Jewish settlers set on fire a flock of Palestinian-owned sheep, to the torment of the sheep and financial loss of their owner, a farmer with a wife and eight daughters. The script can be written, as in hundreds of other cases, that nothing significant will be done to apprehend or punish the offenders. The same is true of IDF soldiers guilty of obeying orders to persecute and humiliate Palestinians, in and out of wartime.
Next Big Wave: Expulsion of Palestinians
The hard-core Zionist leadership in Tel Aviv knows there is no Jewish fanatic as extreme as a literal interpreter of the Talmud. With no conception of tolerance toward those who disagree with them, they are capable of the worst kinds of violence. The underlying purpose of the government's indulgence of the Ultra-Orthodoxy sweeping Israel today is to create a generation of terrorists empowered to accomplish Arab expulsion. Already, Ultra-Orthodox leaders candidly and publicly encourage their followers toward that goal.
Of course, evangelical mouthpieces of Israel, such as Pastor John Hagee, WorldNetDaily, and tens of millions of "Israel-first" followers, will go along with anything Israel does. Evangelical media will cooperate to edit the worst abuses rising from the "final solution" of the Arab question, rationalizing even violent expulsion as part of Israel's timeless, God-given mandate to subdue and occupy Canaan.
Yet, evangelicals should beware. Ultra-Orthodox Judaism proclaims that, according to the Talmud and Zohar (Kabbalah), the greatest enemies of Judaism are not Arabs but followers of the false prophet, Jesus. Having subdued the Middle East, the Zohar commands Jews to exterminate "Amalek" - all Gentiles who resist conversion to Judaism throughout the world. The Talmud says unless the "Goyim" follow the seven "Noahide" laws, which include forsaking idolatry (worship of the false prophet Jesus), they must also be killed. (See, Coming Jewish 'Utopia' Ruled by Noahide Laws)
In a remarkable book, The Jewish Utopia, published in 1932 by Talmudic scholar Dr. Michael Higger and endorsed by the founder of Conservative Judaism, Solomon Schechter, Dr. Higger says of the Messianic (anti-Christ) age to come:
In general, the peoples of the world will be divided into two main groups, the Israelitic and the non-Israelitic. The former will be righteous; they will live in accordance with the wishes of one universal God; they will be thirsty for knowledge, and willing, even to the point of martyrdom, to spread ethical truths to the world. All the other peoples, on the other hand, will be known for their detestable practices, idolatry, and similar acts of wickedness. They will be destroyed and will disappear from earth before the ushering in of the ideal era. (5)
In short, Ultra-Orthodox rabbis, under tacit approval by the government, are preparing the next generation of religious Israelis to become exterminators of Arabs - and after that, homicidal persecutors of Christians. Dozens of Israeli rabbis now agree that Israel must end "the Arab problem" immediately, by violence if necessary. (See, Homicidal Rabbi Finds Wide Support in Israel and Top Rabbi: 'Gentiles Exist to Serve Jews')
Meanwhile, evangelical Christians contribute tens of millions of dollars annually to the very Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox groups who alarm more moderate Jews worldwide. They morally and financially "bless" those who literally believe that someday they will do God a service by not just biting the hand that has fed them (evangelicals) but by actually killing Christians.
During the recent forest fires in Israel, evangelical hands were outstretched in kindness to Israel. But they were bitten by one highly influential Ultra-Orthodox leader, Shas Interior Minister Eli Yishai. Approached during Israel's emergency by evangelicals offering firefighting equipment and help, he refused, evidently believing God could preserve His Holy Land without pollution by gifts from the idolatrous Goyim.
Is the church offended? Hardly. Already forbidden to witness for Christ in Israel and mortally threatened by international Jewish supremacism in myriad ways, evangelicals cannot be alienated by Jewish insults, ingratitude or attack.
So great is their infatuation with the "Beast," with whom they have rolled in bed for more than a century, that evangelicals seem willing not only to be repeatedly bitten by this "Beast" but also to be devoured by it.
FOOTNOTES
1. The Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem, page 271. Intercontinental Books, P.O. Box 756, Grand Central Station, NY, NY 10163-0756. edited by Palestinian Christian barrister and diplomat, Dr. Issa Nakhleh. The Encyclopedia is available in most university libraries or online at www.palestine-encyclopedia.com.
2. Ibid, page 261. Ben Gurion wrote in his diary at that time: "The bitter question has arisen regarding acts of robbery and rape in the conquered towns."
3. Ibid, page 262.
4. Ibid, page 265. Quoted from David Gilmour, Dispossessed The Ordeal of the Palestinians, London, Sphere Books, 1980, pages 68 and 69.
5. The Jewish Utopia, Michael Higger, Ph.D., The Lord Baltimore Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1932. This book is available from Emissary Publications, 503-824-2050.
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WikiLeaks: Syria Helped Orchestrate 2006 Mohammed Cartoon Riots (DPA-Ha'aretz)
    The government of Syria was active in organizing the 2006 riots that erupted across the Arab world following the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the Oslo daily Aftenposten reported Monday, quoting U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Embassies targeted included those of Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
    A diplomatic cable said the Syrian premier had, "several days before the demonstrations, instructed the Grand Mufti Sheikh Hassoun to issue a strongly worded directive to the imams delivering Friday sermons in the mosques of Damascus."
    The riots ended when Syria "felt that ' the message had been delivered'."
    The incident resulted in the evacuation of Norwegian diplomats and demands for compensation.




Israel's Islamic Movement in Holy Battle or Scam? - Nechama Duek (Ynet News)
    About two months ago, Jerusalem municipality employees were stunned to discover 250 new tombstones in the ancient Muslim cemetery in the capital's Independence Park.
    Municipality employees removed 150 of the fictitious tombstones, most of which had nothing underneath them but weeds and dirt.
    The tombstones that doubled overnight in the Jerusalem cemetery is only one example of a wider trend.
    "Placing the tombstones there is part of the Islamic Movement's attempt to take over state-owned land," said Israel Land Administration Spokeswoman Ortal Tzabar.
    Islamic Movement activists are also demanding to reclaim the mosque in Caesarea - which is currently a restaurant; the mosque in Ashkelon - which has been converted into a museum; as well as additional mosques in Jerusalem and Tiberias, in addition to thousands of other sites.
    In certain cases, the activists simply take over a site; they fence it, paint the ruins and even reinstate prayer services.
    A brochure published by the Al-Aqsa Foundation stated: "The properties of the Muslim waqf are numerous and varied. Research shows that they are spread over an area equal to a sixth of the size of the State of Israel."
    Government consultant Dr. Yechiel Shavi says the Islamic Movement's struggle over holy sites "is part of an extensive campaign aimed at securing an Islamic-Palestinian foothold within the boundaries of the State of Israel."




Useful Reference:

New Jewish Press Website Opens - (Ha'aretz)
    The Historical Jewish Press website, launched on Monday, currently holds more than 400,000 pages from 20 Hebrew, French, Ladino, English and Hungarian-language newspapers.
    Visit the Historical Jewish Press Website (Israel National Library-Tel Aviv University)



News Resources - North America, Europe, and Asia:
  • Islamist Terrorists Plotted Christmas Bombing Campaign in London - Caroline Gammell
    Nine alleged terrorists of Bangladeshi origin were charged on Sunday with plotting a Christmas bombing campaign in London, targeting sites that included the Stock Exchange, Big Ben, the Mayor's Office, and the U.S. Embassy.
        Police searches uncovered two issues of the al-Qaeda extremist magazine Inspire. An article in one issue was entitled "How to make a pipe bomb in the kitchen of your mom," while another included "What to expect in jihad." Other extremist material found was entitled "39 Ways," which said it was intended to help people "serve and participate in jihad." Anwar Al-Awlaki, the extremist Yemeni preacher whose teachings support and encourage violent jihad< /I> against the West, is alleged to be the inspiration for the plot, the court heard. (Telegraph-UK)
  • Iran Hangs Man Convicted of Spying for Israel
    Iran's official IRNA news agency said Ali Akbar Siadati, an Iranian man convicted of spying for Israel, was hanged on Tuesday in Tehran's Evin prison. Siadati was arrested in 2008 and accused of providing Israel with classified information on Iran's military capabilities. In 2008, Iran hanged another Iranian convicted of spying for Israel. (AP)
  • Boom Times in Ramallah - Maher Abukhater
    The recent groundbreaking for a new Palestinian Authority presidential headquarters in Ramallah underscored an unprecedented building and investment boom in the West Bank city. Land prices have tripled. International hotel chains are arriving. And master-planned housing projects are underway around town.
        Overseeing Ramallah's expansion is Mayor Janet Mikhail, a Christian independent whose slate won six seats on the 15-member City Council and formed a coalition with Islamist Hamas against Fatah, the West Bank's dominant political party. (Los Angeles Times)
News Resources - Israel and the Mideast:
  • Netanyahu: Israel Won't Apologize to Turkey for Gaza Flotilla Raid - Barak Ravid
    (Good for Netanyahu.  The next thing to do is to retaliate EACH and EVERY time Qassams and Katyushas are hurled at Israel instead of waiting months or years.  Israel needs to bring attention to these daily bombings since the media ignores this NEWS.  MBS) In an interview on Israel's Channel 10 on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We do not want to apologize to Turkey but we are ready to express sorrow, as we have expressed, over the loss of life....But first we want to protect our soldiers. We demand that Turkey recognize that Israel did not act maliciously and that our soldiers acted in self-defense." Netanyahu said a compromise had not yet been found in the effort to patch up diplomatic ties with Turkey, but that it was in Israel's interest to resolve the issue. (Ha'aretz)
        See also Text of Netanyahu Interview (Prime Minister's Office)
  • PA Reconsiders Ban on Palestinian Labor in West Bank Settlements - Avi Issacharoff
    The Palestinian Authority has reconsidered a proposal that would have barred Palestinian laborers from working in West Bank settlements after Jan. 1 because it is unable to offer the workers alternative employment. The number of Palestinians employed in settlements has grown to nearly 35,000 and they support a Palestinian population of more than 200,000. PA legislation barring employment in settlements would be an economic blow to Palestinians in the West Bank. (Ha'aretz)
  • Report: Egypt Seizes Gaza-Bound Anti-Aircraft Missiles in Sinai
    Egyptian security forces in Sinai recently seized a large store of weapons and explosives that were to be smuggled into Gaza including dozens of anti-aircraft artillery shells and several anti-aircraft missiles, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported Tuesday. (Jerusalem Post)
Global Commentary and Think-Tank Analysis (Best of U.S., UK, and Israel):
  • President Obama's First Two Years in the Middle East - David Schenker
    Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking has been the most obvious of the Administration's regional setbacks. Regardless of how one regards Israeli settlements in the West Bank, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that President Obama's approach has been counterproductive, resulting in the first cessation of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in more than 15 years.
        In addition, the decision to renew diplomatic dialogue with Iran and Syria has proven a predictable, though real, disappointment, despite unprecedented goodwill gestures. The Administration has persisted with its efforts to entice Syria out of the Iranian orbit, a tack that has confirmed the Assad regime's longstanding conceit that "no problems can be solved in the Middle East without Syria." This in turn has emboldened the anti-Western alliance of Damascus, Tehran, and Hizbullah, undermining other U.S. interests and allies in the region.
        The writer is director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. From 2002 to 2006 he was Levant director to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. (Al-Hayat-UK)
  • Iran's President Nuked by the Economy? - Xan Smiley
    It is the economy that could lead to Ahmadinejad's downfall. Unemployment has been rising inexorably. The official rate of 15% is surely an underestimate; the official figure for the jobless young was 29% and rising. The production of oil, the country's main source of income, has been steadily falling due to a lack of technology and investment. In 1978 Iran produced 6m barrels a day; in 2000, 4.5m; most recently, 3.5m. This will fall further in 2011. The official inflation rate is 9%; the unofficial figure is at least 30%. Meanwhile, sanctions are biting, making it ever harder for the country to get credit or foreign investment. (Economist-UK)
  • Islamists Slaughter Christians, and Jews Are Blamed - Evelyn Gordon
    Two months ago a synod of Middle East bishops proclaimed Israel the main source of Middle East Christians' woes, blaming the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for spurring the flight of Christians from the Middle East. In reality, more than half of Iraq's Christians - hundreds of thousands in all - have fled their country since 2003 after being targeted in numerous deadly attacks. Compare this to the scene in Bethlehem, where tourism is up 60% over 2009 despite Israeli "oppression." Or compare Iraq's Christian crisis to the fivefold increase in Israel's Christian population, from 34,000 in 1949 to 152,000 in 2009. (Commentary)
  • U.S.-Trained Palestinian Policemen Escalate Repression, Brutality - Khaled Abu Toameh
    Over the past two years, Palestinians who protested in public against the policies of the Palestinian Authority have been assaulted and beaten by U.S.-trained Palestinian policemen. Palestinian journalists and human rights activists who tried to document these assaults have also been beaten. Abbas and Fayyad have not hesitated to use violence against their critics. Many of those who spent time in Palestinian prisons and detention centers in the West Bank say they were subjected to various methods of torture.
        It is hard to understand why the Palestinian Authority, which relies heavily on U.S. and EU taxpayer money for its survival, is allowed to get away with human rights violations. In recent weeks, several Palestinian government employees said they received warnings from the Palestinian security services and senior Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah not to meet with "Jewish correspondents" or any other foreign journalist suspected of being "pro-Israel."  (Hudson Institute-New York)
Observations:
"How Can You Defend Israel?" - David Harris (Huffington Post)
  • After a lecture at a British university, an old acquaintance said to me: "I read the things you write about Israel. I hate them. How can you defend that country? What happened to the good liberal boy I knew 30 years ago?" I replied: "That good liberal boy hasn't changed his view. Israel is a liberal cause, and I am proud to speak up for it."
  • Sometimes it's the small things, the driving lesson in Jerusalem, with the student behind the wheel a devout Muslim woman, and the teacher an Israeli with a skullcap. It's the two gay men walking hand-in-hand along the Tel Aviv beachfront and no one looked at them. It's the Friday crowd at a mosque in Jaffa.
  • It's the central bus station in Tel Aviv where a free health clinic was set up for the thousands of Africans who have entered Israel, some illegally. While tiny Israel wonders how many such refugees it can absorb, Israeli medical professionals volunteer their time in the clinic.
  • It's Save a Child's Heart, an Israeli institution providing children from Iraq, the West Bank, Gaza, and other Arab places with world-class cardiac care for free.
  • It's the Israelis who, with quiet resolve and courage, are determined to defend their small sliver of land against every conceivable threat - the growing Hamas arsenal in Gaza; the dangerous build-up of missiles by Hizbullah in Lebanon; nuclear-aspiring Iran's calls for a world without Israel; Syria's hospitality to Hamas leaders and transshipment of weapons to Hizbullah; and enemies that shamelessly use civilians as human shields.

    The writer is executive director of the American Jewish Committee.

        See also Merry Christmas from Jerusalem - Jeffrey Goldberg (Atlantic Monthly)

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