Temple Mount news: firework weapons, menorah freak-out and unmolested girls...
From Times of Israel:The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was closed to visitors on Wednesday after Arab youths shot fireworks at policemen out of the al-Aqsa Mosque.The youths were said to have attacked the...
View ArticleAmnesty's incitement against Israel (UPDATED)
I have noted here many times that Israel has no restrictions of diesel and petroleum into Gaza, outside of the physical amount that can be transferred via the pipeline at Kerem Shalom. (As far as I can...
View Article12/04 Links Pt1: Hamas Leader's Son Arrested for Rock Attack on Child -...
From Ian:Motive in Rock Throwing Attack That Injured 2-Year-Old Was ‘Hatred of Jews,’ Hamas Leader Son ArrestedFive men were arrested on Monday and held for questioning on suspicion of throwing stones...
View ArticleMy conversation with an anti-Israel Amnesty spokesperson
I called Amnesty this morning to ask about the outrageous report they issued that I discussed earlier today. I waited about five hours for a response before posting my article.I then received a phone...
View ArticleSuha Arafat's lawyer says they'll ignore French, Russian reports
From Al Jazeera:French investigators have concluded in a report that Yasser Arafat died of natural causes and ruled out the possibility that he was poisoned, a source told Al Jazeera."The analysis...
View ArticleChanukah video post #8: Julie Geller, "I Believe in Miracles"
An appropriate way to end the series, with an original song:
View Article12/04 Links Pt2: UK should expel Richard Falk, Norwegian Group apologizes to...
From Ian:Hillel Neuer: Why the UK should expel UN official Richard FalkThis evening in Britain, Richard Falk – the UN official whose mandate is to investigate “Israel’s violations of the principles and...
View ArticleAmerican Studies Association endorses BDS (poster)
We reported on the American Studies Association debates on boycotting Israel. They are now recommending an academic boycott.From the ASA:(1) Whereas the American Studies Association is committed to the...
View ArticleIDF helps arrange day trips for Palestinian Arab kids with cancer
From COGAT:Last Friday (22.11.13), Palestinian children with cancer were treated to a daylong outing with their families in Tel Aviv. The day was organized by the organization Salemetcom as well as the...
View Article"Human rights organizations" ignoring Rafah crossing
Maher Abu Sabha, Hamas' director of the Rafah crossing into Egypt, said that Egypt promised to open the crossing next week, although it was unclear exactly when or for how many days. The crossing, the...
View ArticlePA arrests prominent businessman who insulted Abbas
From Khaled Abu Toameh at Gatestone:Palestinian businessmen planning to invest in the West Bank economy have once again been reminded of the challenges facing anyone who wants to do business with the...
View Article"Sharia the source of all legislation" in Libya
And it was the "moderates"who pushed it through!Libya’s national assembly voted on Wednesday to make Islamic law, or sharia, the source of all legislation, in an apparent bid by moderate Islamists to...
View Article12/05 Links Pt1: Pallywood: How Palestinians turn stone throwers into...
From Ian:NYT: U.S., Stepping Up Role, Will Present West Bank Security Proposal to IsraelAmerican officials plan to present the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, with detailed ideas about...
View ArticleRadio Canada ombudsman admits anti-Israel bias
From the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (Canada):Radio-Canada’s news department should “change its attitude towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” says the Ombudsman of the CBC’s...
View Article12/05 Links Pt2: Ending academic prejudice against Israel, NY councilor...
From Ian:Top Clinton Associate Ducks Questions at Anti-Israel Book EventThe Clinton Global Initiative and a spokesperson for Bill Clinton did not respond to emailed requests for comment about...
View ArticlePost Chanukah anti-semitism from Iran and Gaza
Iran's PressTV reported last month:An exhibition of various forms of art created by the Iranian artists has kicked off in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, Press TV has reported.Many Palestinian artists and...
View ArticleIs Iran preparing Islamic Jihad to run Gaza?
Reuters reported on Wednesday:A Hezbollah commander who fought in Syria's civil war was shot dead outside his home in Lebanon on Wednesday in a killing which the militant Shi'ite Muslim group blamed on...
View ArticleNow Israel is blamed for potholes and cracks in the street
There have been torrential rains in Israel over the past couple of days (interestingly, immediately after Jews started adding an annual request for rain into their prayers.)Gaza streets are...
View ArticleBelgian minister equates funding the PA to opening a local Holocaust museum
From the Antisemitism in Europe blog:The Joods Actueel news site reports that in a speech given by Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters, he indicated that the Flemish government opened the Kazerne...
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