From the New Yorker.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
More Peres Mess
His words:
Funny, if Peres was not living in the President's House, Israel would look different.
Very different.
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President Shim'on Peres said, Thursday evening, that if half the Jews living in Judea and Samaria (Shomron) lived in the Negev, the two regions would look different.
Funny, if Peres was not living in the President's House, Israel would look different.
Very different.
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On Size Increasers
I want to be sure and since I am not that worldly, this ad I seem to receive every now and again:
Free Sample
Herbal remedies that really do work,
see your size increase effortlessly
is not referring to any visions of the Greater Land of Israel, right?
It won't help keep Israel's borders extended as they should be based on historical right, international legal decisions and commitments as well as religious and cultural values, right?
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Akiva Eldar Opposes Territorial Compromise
Let's do a brief fisk on Akiva Eldar.
Eldar, I can but presume, left Haaretz and, seeking wider exposure, is now published in Al-Monitor.
Here is a snippet of his commentaty:
That, of course, sounds either evil, mean, unfair on Bennett's part or just plain cynical writing on Eldar's part.
But think, Jews have consistently had to reduce the territory of the Jewish National Home since 1915 on. The Zionist Movement accepted partition after partition after reduction after truncation multiple times.
Despite the fact that Arabs have consistently refused to agree to any of the lines, boundaries of borders and have time and again launched violence, terror and war to eradicate any Jewish presence anywhere, why cannot the demand of "territorial compromise" apply to the Arabs? Why are they the only ones who can attempt to take, grab and seize and never have to 'return' at all?
They aren't obligated to compromise?
Only the Jews have to compromise on territory?
P.S.
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Eldar, I can but presume, left Haaretz and, seeking wider exposure, is now published in Al-Monitor.
Here is a snippet of his commentaty:
The leader of HaBayit HaYehudi, Minister of Economy and Trade Naftali Bennett, outdid his colleagues. Bennett, whose interpretation of the “territory in exchange for peace” formula is that Israel takes control over the territories and gives the Palestinians peace in return...
That, of course, sounds either evil, mean, unfair on Bennett's part or just plain cynical writing on Eldar's part.
But think, Jews have consistently had to reduce the territory of the Jewish National Home since 1915 on. The Zionist Movement accepted partition after partition after reduction after truncation multiple times.
Despite the fact that Arabs have consistently refused to agree to any of the lines, boundaries of borders and have time and again launched violence, terror and war to eradicate any Jewish presence anywhere, why cannot the demand of "territorial compromise" apply to the Arabs? Why are they the only ones who can attempt to take, grab and seize and never have to 'return' at all?
They aren't obligated to compromise?
Only the Jews have to compromise on territory?
P.S.
...former Foreign Ministry legal adviser Alan Baker wrote...[a] letter on behalf of the Legal Forum for Israel, along with another attorney with the group, Yossi Fuchs...The group quotes from US president George W. Bush’s letter to Sharon on April 4, 2004, which it said was given as a political quid pro quo, in return for Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza.
According to that letter, “As part of a final peace settlement, Israel must have secure and recognized borders, which should emerge from negotiations between the parties in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338. In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli population centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of the final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion.”
These commitments were later affirmed by a large majority of the US House of Representatives...
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Kerry-Go-'Round Continues Its Spin
Reported
It's tough when you have to rely on Haaretz.
Unfortunately, we have to 'rely' on the Pals. for peace and the Americans to assist.
That's more of a problem.
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Israel will allow building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria during the first months of talks with the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reportedly told United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
According to Haaretz, Netanyahu revealed his plans to allow the tenders to Kerry in a recent meeting...Netanyahu may publish the new tenders as early as Sunday, in parallel to a government vote on the release of 82 PA Arab terrorists imprisoned in Israel...Netanyahu also hopes to make it clear that he has not agreed to a full ban on construction in Judea and Samaria, as a construction ban could put his coalition at risk. Leaders of the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) faction, the third-largest faction in Netanyahu's government, have expressed strong opposition to the idea of a new building freeze.
It's tough when you have to rely on Haaretz.
Unfortunately, we have to 'rely' on the Pals. for peace and the Americans to assist.
That's more of a problem.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
No "Jewish ritual in front of the "Wailing Wall"
Now asserted
No Jewish ritual presence in front of the "Wailing Wall"
That isn't very nice.
Let me know when some moderate Muslim condemns this.
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No Jewish ritual presence in front of the "Wailing Wall"
It is known that the "Wailing Wall" is a chapel in accordance with the law of the Jews, and one of their sacred monuments, where attending to the practice of ritual mourning for the destruction of the structure of the Prophet Solomon, peace be upon him. While he calls Muslims to "Wailing Wall", where linking the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his mount "Buraq". When this wall the night of Ascension, and then entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque and prayed prophets peace be upon them, to the effect that this wall is part of the heritage of Muslims, before falling town the whole in the hands of the scum of the Jews.
That isn't very nice.
Let me know when some moderate Muslim condemns this.
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Retiring American General Calls Arabs "Settlers"
According to Jeffrey Goldberg's report, there is this development:
And explains:
But didn't Obama and Kerry say that bit about "running out of time" in the last year and it has been said multiple times? And wasn't Israel forthcoming and wasn't Abbas a Mr-Hang-Back?
And he said this, too:
That, of course, is not only incorrect but highly inflammable.
Goldberg is also a bit upset:
JJ Goldberg added this
So, America "was seen". So? That makes it right?
And what did the Joint Chiefs of Staff think about Israel's security needs?
Well, well. is Mattis a Mad-Hatter, or just a Mad Hater?
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And explains:
Last weekend, Marine Corps General James Mattis, the recently retired leader of U.S. Central Command and a man known inside the White House for his sharp opinions (which is one reason he’s no longer leading Central Command) issued a very sharp opinion about Israel’s future.
Speaking at a security conference in Aspen, Colorado, Mattis (who will be going academic at Dartmouth) warned Israel that time was running out for it to reverse its West Bank settlement project.
But didn't Obama and Kerry say that bit about "running out of time" in the last year and it has been said multiple times? And wasn't Israel forthcoming and wasn't Abbas a Mr-Hang-Back?
And he said this, too:
“Certainly, it can be delayed a month, six months, 18 months. What do you do with the delay is the question,” he said.
“We have got to find a way to make the two-state solution that Democrat and Republican administrations have supported, we’ve got to get there,” he said. “And the chances for it, as the king of Jordan has pointed out, are starting to ebb because of the settlements and where they’re at, are going to make it impossible to maintain the two-state option.”
After blaming the lack of peace squarely on the settlements, he went a step further, and raised the incendiary question of apartheid: “If I’m Jerusalem and I put 500 Jewish settlers out here to the east and there’s 10,000 Arab settlers[????] in here, if we draw the border to include them, either it ceases to be a Jewish state or you say the Arabs don’t get to vote -- apartheid. That didn’t work too well the last time I saw that practiced in a country.”
That, of course, is not only incorrect but highly inflammable.
Goldberg is also a bit upset:
He was wrong to blame the lack of peace solely on Israel -- the Palestinians have rejected one compromise offer after another, and the Gaza Strip, which would make up about half the future Palestinian state, is under the control of Hamas, which seeks Israel’s elimination...
Mattis went on to make another assertion that Netanyahu’s cabinet ought to heed: “I paid a military security price every day as the commander of Centcom because the Americans were seen as biased in support of Israel and that moderates all the moderate Arabs who want to be with us, because they can’t come out publicly in support of people who don’t show respect for the Arab Palestinians." He went on to say that John Kerry, the U.S. secretary of state who's trying to restart peace talks, "is right on target with what he’s doing. And I just hope the protagonists want peace and a two-state solution as much as he does.”
JJ Goldberg added this
...If [America] fails, he said, the result will be “apartheid.” And then this bombshell:
I paid a military-security price every day as the commander of CentCom because the Americans were seen as biased in support of Israel.
So, America "was seen". So? That makes it right?
And what did the Joint Chiefs of Staff think about Israel's security needs?
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From a strictly military point of view, Israel would require the retention of some captured territory in order to provide militarily defensible borders. [emphasis added] Determination of territory to be retained should be based on accepted tactical principles such as control of commanding terrain, use of natural obstacles, elimination of enemy-held salients, and provision of defense in-depth for important facilities and installations. More detailed discussions of the key border areas mentioned in the reference are contained in the Appendix hereto. In summary, the views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding these areas are as follows:
a. The Jordanian West Bank. Control of the prominent high ground running north-south through the middle of West Jordan generally east of the main north-south highway along the axis Jennin-Nablus-Bira-Jerusalem and then southeast to a junction with the Dead Sea at the Wadi el Daraja would provide Israel with a militarily defensible border. The envisioned defensive line would run just east of Jerusalem....
Well, well. is Mattis a Mad-Hatter, or just a Mad Hater?
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Think About This About Anthony Weiner
The real issue isn't Weiner's clownish "Carlos Danger" sexting or Abedin's Hillary-redux stand-Just think about it.by-her-man maneuver. It's the fact that the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runnner's top staffer and possible mistress is a Muslim Brotherhood mole operating at the highest level of American government and politics.
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Wednesday's Storming Extremists
You shouldn't think the "Jewish storming extremists" aren't active:-
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UPDATE
Another extremist:
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Jewish extremist groups, guarded by Israeli policemen, stormed on Wednesday morning the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate. Local sources said that about 32 settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning hours, and toured around its courtyards guarded by the occupation forces. They noted that the Israeli occupation forces surrounded hundreds of students who were present in the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards in rejection of the raid [here is a previous incident with the Wicked Witches of the Waqf]. The locals added that the Israeli police checked the identities of the students at the gates of the Mosque, and tried to arrest one of them.
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UPDATE
Another extremist:
The imam, Ismat Al-Hammouri, said a number of times, with the crowd repeating after him:
“Allah is Greater! Let America be destroyed!”
“The Caliphate is the answer!”
“Listen, Obama, we are a nation that does not bow down, and the Caliphate will return!”
“Listen, Obama, and the Caliphate will return!
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Gaza Is Suffering But Not Israel's Fault
From the NYTimes:
Finally, it's not Israel's fault.
Gaza’s Economy Suffers From Egyptian Crackdown
By FARES AKRAM
As Egypt’s military steps up its campaign against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula, the closure of tunnels into Gaza has meant hardship for Palestinians.
Finally, it's not Israel's fault.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
It's The Kerry-Go-'Round
Remember the term "revolving door policy"?
It's
So, I think we now have the
It's
the name for an alleged policy of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Under this policy, the PA would arrest terror suspects in order to appease the international community and Israel, but then either release them, facilitate their escape, or move them to very comfortable conditions. The term was used by the Israeli, British, and United States governments.
So, I think we now have the
Kerry-Go-'Round
P.S.
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A Tower Is at Tel Shiloh
The project was a contribution of the Falic Family in honor of their patriarch, Fima, and here are some snaps of the plaque unveiling:
Inside, soon to be a museum/exhibition hall:
and also, some pictures of the new excavations on the eastern section of the Tel:
And don't forget the upcoming event of Channah's Prayer:
US Supreme Court Opposes Undervaluing "Palestinian, Arab and Islamic Rights in Jerusalem
From the decision, in this article:
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why is the Executive branch so dead set against recognizing that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel? That question is answered in Tuesday’s Opinion, as well. The Secretary of State responded to questioning during the discovery phase of the litigation. The Secretary addressed the reason the Foreign Affairs Manual is so explicit and so emphatic about not including Israel as the country in which Jerusalem is located:
andAny unilateral action by the Untied States that would signal, symbolically or concretely, that it recognizes that Jerusalem is a city that is located within the sovereign territory of Israel would critically compromise the ability of the United States to work with Israelis, Palestinians and others in the region to further the peace process.
The Palestinians would view any United States change with respect to Jerusalem as an endorsement of Israel’s claim to Jerusalem and a rejection of their own. [emphasis added by the court] Thus, ‘within the framework of this highly sensitive, and potentially volatile mix of political, juridical and religious considerations, U.S. Presidents have consistently endeavored to maintain a strict policy of not prejudging the Jerusalem status issue and this not engaging in official actions that would recognize, or might be perceived as constituting a recognition of, Jerusalem as either the capital city of Israel, or as a city located within the sovereign territory of Israel.” [emphasis added by the court]
And just to be clear about which party is the one the Executive branch is fearful of offending, the court again quotes testimony provided by the Secretary of State at an earlier stage of the litigation, who reported that “various Palestinian groups issued statements asserting that Section 214(d) ‘undermined the role of the U.S. as a sponsor of the peace process,”undervalued … Palestinian, Arab and Islamic rights in Jerusalem” and”raised questions about the real position of the U.S. administration vis-Ã -vis Jerusalem.’ And with that, the court rejects the relevant portion of the FRAA as a conscious effort of the congress to usurp a “considered exercise of the Executive branch’s recognition power.”
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Was This Another Price-Tag Act?
Is this another price-tag act of vandalism by young extreme vigilante Jewish youngsters who hate Arabs?
I guess not.
In happened in Arlington County, USA.
Can't be too careful in apportioning blame.
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At least 15 Toyota Priuses have their tires slashed
I guess not.
In happened in Arlington County, USA.
Police said the vandalism was discovered Monday morning. They said the incidents had occurred across the county, but it appeared that the Cherrydale and Waverly Hills neighborhoods of North Arlington were the sites of the greatest number of the incidents. The Prius is a popular hybrid vehicle.
No motive was disclosed in the vandalism, and it was not clear how many people carried it out. Police said they had no suspects.
Can't be too careful in apportioning blame.
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Anti-Boycott Labels For Your Use
EOZ has one already:
My working text is:
My working text is:
You Have Purchased a Product
Grown/Fashioned/Created
In Judea and Samaria,
The Heartland of the
Jewish National Home.
Enjoy!
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Another Argument on the Jerusalem Registration
My comment on the US Supreme Court Jerusalem decision:
News item here and an explanation here.
To my mind, an argument that was not used but, perhaps, has legal relevance, may have helped.
In short, the lack of specific identification of "country/state" (btw, for birth registration of American citizens in the area east of the Green Line and west of the Jordan River, the first choice as country is "West Bank", a geo-political entity that doesn't exist) causes an administrative bureaucratic mess-up for if a state is not appended to Jerusalem then it could be interpreted that the child was born, say, in the United States or New Zealand, countries which have cities/locations called "Jerusalem", and then, at the age of 18, he might become eligible for a military draft or social security payments or such simply because the state was not identified. Nothing political, nothing constitutional, just bureaucracy.
Shouldn't clarity by part of the law?
This argument, at the least, could have forced the justices to at least order a correction in the procedure.
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News item here and an explanation here.
To my mind, an argument that was not used but, perhaps, has legal relevance, may have helped.
In short, the lack of specific identification of "country/state" (btw, for birth registration of American citizens in the area east of the Green Line and west of the Jordan River, the first choice as country is "West Bank", a geo-political entity that doesn't exist) causes an administrative bureaucratic mess-up for if a state is not appended to Jerusalem then it could be interpreted that the child was born, say, in the United States or New Zealand, countries which have cities/locations called "Jerusalem", and then, at the age of 18, he might become eligible for a military draft or social security payments or such simply because the state was not identified. Nothing political, nothing constitutional, just bureaucracy.
Shouldn't clarity by part of the law?
This argument, at the least, could have forced the justices to at least order a correction in the procedure.
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