03/22 Links: J Street Endorses Palestinian Refusal to Recognize Jewish State;...
From Ian:J Street Endorses Palestinian Refusal to Recognize Israel as Jewish StateIn a development that is not sending shockwaves through the pro-Israel community, the “pro-Israel, pro-peace” advocacy...
View ArticleEgypt excludes Turkey. Qatar from Islamic summit
From Al Arabiya:Turkish and Qatari delegates have been excluded from attending an upcoming Islamic affairs summit in Egypt, a minister said on Saturday, citing the two nations’ foreign policies towards...
View ArticleNGO counts 38% of rockets exploding in Gaza
The Gaza NGO Safety Office tries to keep a count of rocket fire. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be accurate, but its tallies are still notable.Islamic Jihad claimed to shoot some 120 rockets at...
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Unity! Fatah, Islamic Jihad and Hamas terrorist joint funeral
Today there was a large funeral in Jenin for the three terrorists killed by Israel yesterday.[T]he soldiers were greeted with gunfire from [Hamas leader] Al-Haija when they entered the compound. The...
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Abbas' latest threat (ElderToons)
From AFP:Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demanded in talks with US President Barack Obama that Israel free key Palestinian prisoners, including Marwan Barghuti, a Palestinian official said...
View Article03/23 Links: Israel Trek Sponsor 'Shocked' by Arafat Grave Visit, Hamas Spams...
From Ian:Richard Millett: Boycotted at Ben White Amnesty event as David Hearst announces “I know who you write for”.Last night (shabbat) I was at Amnesty International’s London HQ for the launch of Ben...
View ArticleHamas MP: "We Must Massacre Jews"
From MEMRI:In a recent address, Hamas cleric and MP Yunis Al-Astal said that the Koran indicates that “we must massacre [the Jews]... to prevent them from sowing corruption in the world.” Al-Astal...
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EU stupidity beyond parody, courtesy of Emer Costello (ElderToons)
From the same AFP article I quoted earlier today:On Thursday, an EU parliamentary delegation urged Israel to release long-term Palestinian prisoners, saying it was crucial to move a fragile Middle East...
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Antisemitic clothing theme at H&M in Birmingham? (UPDATE x3 - pulled from...
A reader sent me this photo of a vest for sale, Sunday, at an H&M department store in Birmingham, England. I depicts a skull inside a Star of David.She complained to the store manager, who didn't...
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Iran fumes as Canada seizes Iranian assets for terror victims
From Iran's PressTV:Iran has rejected a politically-motivated ruling by a Canadian court to seize more than USD 7 million of the Islamic Republic’s assets and properties. Iranian Foreign Ministry...
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Israel is just too darn democratic for the Left
John Podhoretz wrote a great article in Commentary this month that was paywalled, but the Jewish Press republished it:David Landau, one of the lions of Israeli journalism, published a stunningly...
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Forward article justifies smiley photos at Arafat's grave
Elisheva Goldberg at The Forward says "Harvard Group Was Right To Visit Arafat's Grave."After dismissing critics of the trip, including me, as "far right blogs," she misses the point completely:The...
View Article03/24 Links Pt1: Abbas Rules Out End-of-Conflict Clause; PA TV Suicide...
From Ian:Report: Abbas Rules Out End-of-Conflict Clause in Any DealSkeptics of Palestinian intentions have long turned to the first two rejections — made consistently by Palestinian leaders over the...
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Racist Israelis and equally indigenous Palestinians (updated)
From AFP:The head of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, inaugurated Israel's largest mosque on Sunday, in a village near Jerusalem whose inhabitants claim descent from Muslim migrants...
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Desperate Egypt may buy Israeli gas at 4x what it used to sell it for
This is more proof that a strong economy is just as important for Israel's security as the IDF. Al Monitor reports:Egypt is plunging into darkness every day. Across the country, authorities are...
View Article03/24 Links Pt2: Double Trouble- The Leftist Threat and the Islamist Threat;...
From Ian:Double Trouble: The Leftist Threat and the Islamist ThreatFocusing on Islam, however, does not preclude worrying about the left. Both are worrisome. More to the point, they are not unrelated...
View ArticleInteractive map of Israeli startups
Here is a neat interactive map of Israel's startups, as well as other relevant contacts for those who want to create/invest in/research startups in Israel.
View ArticleJimmy Carter thinks "Jewish State" means Muslims must convert!
It is mind-boggling that this man was once president.From AP:“I don’t see how the Palestinians or the Arab world can accept that premise, that Israel is an exclusively Jewish state,” Carter said.“This...
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New pro-terror rally at Al Quds University
Remember last November when students at Al Quds University held a fascist-style terror rally?Brandeis University cut ties and then seemed to have reinstated them when the university said it would offer...
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Turkish writer says it's time for Muslims to take responsibility - and accept...
Sinem TezyaparThis article by Turkish writer and TV producer Sinem Tezyapar, written last October, was just translated to Arabic and published in Al Quds.Whenever a calamity falls upon Muslim-majority...
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