Below find a roundup of this weeks WTF (pardon my French) stories that you might have missed in the more popular papers or TV news programs. Some surprises include the UN criticizing the Palestinians and Muslim officials in France calling to honor human life. Then of course there's the continuing campaign to delegitimize Israel by the PA.
France
French city grants honorary citizenship to murderer of Israeli minister - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Peres meets with imams to mark Toulouse massacre - Adiv Sterman (Times of Israel) One year after attack, Muslim officials offer their condolences to the victims’ families and call to honor human life.
Peres meets with imams to mark Toulouse massacre - Adiv Sterman (Times of Israel) One year after attack, Muslim officials offer their condolences to the victims’ families and call to honor human life.
Greece
Iran and Hungarian party form anti-Semitic alliance - Cnaan Liphshitz (Times of Israel)
Iraq
U.S. pledge to help Iraqis who aided occupation largely unfulfilled - Hannah Allam (McClatchy Newspapers) Of the legislated allotment of about 25,000 “special immigrant visas” – which offer permanent residency as a reward to Iraqis who worked with the U.S. government – just 4,669 cases have been approved since 2008, and the program is scheduled to end in September.
Israel
While we don't here much about the Jonathan Pollard case in the US, it continues to stir Israelis. More than 150,000 Israelis, including Miss Israel and Gilad Schalit have signed a petition to free him. Miss Israel to tell Obama - Free Pollard (video)
Iraq
U.S. pledge to help Iraqis who aided occupation largely unfulfilled - Hannah Allam (McClatchy Newspapers) Of the legislated allotment of about 25,000 “special immigrant visas” – which offer permanent residency as a reward to Iraqis who worked with the U.S. government – just 4,669 cases have been approved since 2008, and the program is scheduled to end in September.
Israel
While we don't here much about the Jonathan Pollard case in the US, it continues to stir Israelis. More than 150,000 Israelis, including Miss Israel and Gilad Schalit have signed a petition to free him. Miss Israel to tell Obama - Free Pollard (video)
Gaza Child Death: Israel Exonerated by UN, Media Ignores - Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting) Thanks to his father's BBC links, baby Omar Misharawi became Gaza's highest profile civilian death. The UN now reports the 11 month-old was killed by a Palestinian rocket. So where's the coverage?
The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem: Why Continued Israeli Control Is Vital - Nadav Shragai (ICA-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Palestinians: Fatah, Hamas, etc.
Crossword puzzles in official PA daily: Haifa and Safed are Palestinian cities - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Palestinian children taught to anticipate end of Israel on PA TV - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW) The PA claims in its international diplomacy that it recognizes Israel's right to exist and that it only considers land under Israeli administration since 1967 "occupied." However, as Palestinian Media Watch has documented, the PA adamantly denies Israel's right to exist within any borders and often refers to all of Israel as an "occupation."
shocking UN Human Rights Report Criticizes Palestinians (UN Human Rights Council)
Gaza to Reduce Import of Cars Due to Oversupply (Ma'an News-PA)
Syria
Meet Israel's New Neighbors in Syria - Eyal Zisser (Israel Hayom) A significant number of the rebels in the Golan Heights area belong to the al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate, but alongside that group are a whole host of other armed militias. These groups lack a central leadership and are mainly composed of outlaws and bandits out for a fight. These gangs seek control of the rural regions and the Syrian periphery.
When an Arab Kills an Arab It Is Not News - Douglas Murray (Gatestone Institute) It has been estimated that the number of people killed in Syria since the uprising began now stands at more than 90,000.
When an Arab Kills an Arab It Is Not News - Douglas Murray (Gatestone Institute) It has been estimated that the number of people killed in Syria since the uprising began now stands at more than 90,000.
United States
State Department Halts Award for Egyptian Accused of Anti-Semitic Remarks - Guy Taylor (Washington Times) The Obama administration reversed course Thursday and said it no longer would give a prestigious international women's award to Egyptian political activist Samira Ibrahim after she was accused of posting anti-Semitic and pro-terrorist comments on Twitter. Hours after a terrorist attack in Bulgaria in July killed five Israeli tourists, Ibrahim said: "Today is a very sweet day with a lot of very sweet news," the Weekly Standard reported. See also: Award canceled, Egyptian activist acknowledges anti-Semitism (Times of Israel) How could the State Dept. not have known about Ms. Ibrahim's history - crazy Tweets from July and August, including describing the Saudi royals as “dirtier than the Jews.”. Don't they do any vetting?
