Friday, August 26, 2022

Taliban Make Millions From Passports Issued to Fleeing Afghans (VOA) ...getting a new passport remains mired in bribery and administrative corruption.




Palestinian Textbooks Rife with Holocaust Denial - Itamar Eichner  (Ynet News)  Previous attempts to reach peace with Israel, such as the Oslo Accords, have been deliberately omitted from the new textbooks. The Holocaust was completely omitted from the history books that teach about World War II.   The 1972 Munich Olympics massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists is presented as an example of a legitimate Palestinian struggle. Dalal Mughrabi, who led the attack on an Israeli bus in 1978 that ended with the murder of 38 Israelis - including 13 children - is idolized as a role model in a 5th grade textbook.
Palestinian Tourists Arrive in Cyprus on First Direct Flight from Israel - Iole Damaskinos (Cyprus Mail)
Who is enforcing the PA’s antisemitic land laws? (PMW)


Turkey and the German Dream (Gatestone) Instead of negotiating a fair share of newly found oil and gas reserves in the Aegean Sea with Cyprus and Greece, Erdogan has opted for pseudo-nationalistic saber-rattling that drives away would-be investors.
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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Woke up Sunday morning and didn't hear a word about a terrorist attack in Jerusalem last night. I don't believe Israel should be the focus of our news, but the fact that the leader of the "moderate" *Palestinian Authority, Abbas, on Facebook praised and incited a terrorist who shot a pregnant women and Americans, should  be newsworthy. See Fatah praises shooting of pregnant woman and 7 others: “Praise to the one whose rifle only speaks against his enemy!” from PMW. By Monday, there were reports about the shooting, but still no mention of Fatah's praise. 

 
Contending with Iranian Plots Against the West - Matthew Levitt  (Lawfare)




Islamic Jihad Rocket Killed Hamas Policeman and His Three Children - Avi Issacharoff (Ynet News).... In the third incident, a rocket hit a Hamas policeman and his three children, killing them in the area of the Bureij refugee camp.  From that moment, Hamas' leadership, including those residing abroad, made it clear to PIJ that it must agree to a truce.
Beat the press Reporters in Gaza have never been free and aren’t now (FDD)
PA continues to celebrate the most heinous murderers who participated in the 1929 Arab massacre of the Jews (PMW) Sadly ironic add'l proof that Jews have always been in the area.

Turkey, Israel Agree to Restore Full Diplomatic Ties - Diyar Guldogan (Anadolu-Turkey)

The Compendium of World Condemnations of Antisemitic UN Investigator Miloon Kothari (UN Watch) Unlike the UN Official who condemned PIJ, Kothari still has his job.

Why Was Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitism Erased by the New York Times and Washington Post? (Honest Reporting) Note: She won the primary with 90% less support than her previous election. Omar ignited controversy by objecting to US sanctions on Iran while simultaneously supporting placing them on Israel. And while the papers noted AIPAC's support for her opponent, there was little mention that she actually out-raised her opponent by more than $1.3 million.
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Friday, August 12, 2022

Iran and Its Proxy Militias Entrench in Syria (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights-UK)

While PIJ indiscriminately and without warning launched over 1100 rockets at Israel with tacit support from Hamas, Israel took extraordinary steps to try and prevent non-combatant Palestinian deaths. PIJ fired rockets from civilian sites, further endangering civilians with numerous misfires. Bomb shelters, sirens, and Iron Dome saved many Israeli lives.  LISTEN: Israel warns Gazan civilians to flee to safety 4 minutes before Israel destroys a terror target (PMW) 



Meanwhile, at the UN
… A dozen nations, most of which condemned or criticized only Israel for aggression, disproportionate attacks, and fully blaming the Jewish State for the deaths of 46 Palestinian civilians and 15 children

… US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield fully supported Israel’s right to defend itself, criticized nations for accusing Israel of responsibility before the facts are in… and added that Islamic Jihad, a designated terrorist organization by many countries and a proxy of Iran, should be repudiated by the UN Security Council

… The Israel military strike was done “solely to protect our citizens and defend our country” Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan told the gathering

Gaza: The Usual Suspects Condemn Israel - Col. Richard Kemp (Gatestone Institute)
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Friday, August 5, 2022

Amnesty Int'l changed the definition of apartheid see this twitter thread

Iran Steps Up Bahai Persecution with Wave of Arrests - Stuart Williams (AFP-Barron's)


Green Peace: How Israel and Its Neighbors Are Fighting to Save the Environment Together (Honest Reporting) Israel and the Palestinians: Cooperating Despite Conflict

How Norway and the EU Are Undermining the Oslo Accords - Amb. Alan Baker  (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Gazans Revive Popular Online Campaign Against Hamas - Sally Ibrahim (Al-Araby al-Jadeed-UK) Under the hashtag "We Want To Live," thousands of Gazans have revived a three-year-old digital campaign to hold Hamas mainly responsible for the economic, political and social problems in Gaza.



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