February 2005 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Monday, February 28, 2005

Anti-semitism at Hunter college

This sign has been known to behanging inside the Palestinian Club of Hunter College for 3 months, and apparently it has been there for 10 years! During all of this time, there have been "negotiations" on how and when the sign should be taken down. Not surprisingly, the Palestinians who support terror have been coming up with excuse after excuse to avoid taking it down.Check...

Israeli cabinet approves "Big Brother" unit - against Jews

The cabinet has approved the establishment of a special unit to combat incitement and public disruptions in protest of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan. The unit is the idea of Justice Minister Tzippy Livni, who wants to ensure that the process of prosecuting protesters is streamlined ahead of the mass opposition to the implementation of the withdrawal from Gaza and the northern Shomron and the forced removal of the Jewish residents...

Website of the week - Jews in Green

There is a lot of great information on this site, both historical as well as ideas of how you can help Jewish servicemen today. What is "Jews in Green"? It is a website devoted to Jewish servicemembers: past, present, and future. Jews in Green (JIG) is an idea I have had for a few years now. After enlisting in the Marine Corps at 18, serving for 9+ years and then making the transition to the officer ranks, I've come to realize that being a Jew...

Trust America or Trust G-d?

A more religious-oriented post than normal:It seems to me that Israel has done the best for herself, historically, when she didn't rely on outside people or countries or institutions to help her out. 1948 and 1967 were miracles when Israelis felt most threatened; in 1956 Israel relied on France. In 1973 Israel thought she was secure and relied on her own reputation from 1967; during Oslo Israel relied on empty promises and words.Although I appreciate...

Pointing Fingers to Avoid the Subject

So now we are back to 1994, when Arabs bombed Israel and killed hundreds of Jews, but Israel didn't respond because of a "peace process." But this time, there is a twist.In the 90's, they blamed all the bombs on Hamas and Islamic Jihad, so the PA would be "off the hook" and world leaders could credibly lie that Arafat couldn't control the "militants." After all, the PA was a peace partner - they wouldn't sanction a bombing, right?Four years of the...

PA offers smoke and mirrors, Israel praises them

Aaaaargh! How blind can Sharon's government be??? Optimism is a great thing, but to base a country's security policy on nothing more substantial than wishful thinking is foolhardy at best, gross negligence at worst. It is deja vu - not too long ago, before the Oslo war, Arafat would institute cosmetic half-measures, just enough to get the international community off his back but nothing to change the status quo. Now we are treated to Abbas creating...

Iraqi students protest long weekend as Zionist plot

Too funny! Someone ought to tell them that Hummous is kosher! HUNDREDS of Iraqi students have demonstrated to protest a government decision to extend the weekend to include Saturday, denouncing the scheme as a "Zionist plot". Irate high school students marched through Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, denouncing outgoing Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's decision to extend the weekend from the traditional Islamic holy day of Friday to include Saturday. "We...

The Neturei Karta continues to support the murders of Jews

Sorry, I can't even quote the article, it is so sickening. The mamzerim of Neturei Karta held a press conference in Lebanon with Hizbollah. Just keep in mind - the terrorists that the NK's support also did this, in a neighborhood that has no real Zionists - just Jews who look the same as NK. Every single major Orthodox group, even the anti-Zionist ones, have condemned Neturei Karta....

The New York Sun editorial - hold Abbas accountable

Last week the New York Times headlined an interview: "Abbas Declares War With Israel Effectively Over." What Abbas actually said was that the war with Israel would be over "when the Israelis declare that they will comply with the agreement I made in Sharm el-Sheik." In other words, at best it was a conditional termination of hostilities. Declaring the "end of conflict" is a Palestinian concession that they are keeping up their sleeves for permanent...

Palestinian blood really is cheaper

The value of a human life is infinite, but any objective analysis would show that Palestinians regard the lives of their own people as quite cheap.Dozens of examples are easy to find, but just in today's news:A gunman celebrating the release of prisoners in the Jenin area accidentally shot and killed one person. Omar Saleh, 34, from Ejja village near Jenin, was killed when a local man fired into the air to celebrate the release of a prisoner from...

Hamas and Islamic Jihad using "calm" to plan attacks

Terror organizations are planning strategic attacks if the cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Authority breaks down, Military Intelligence research chief Brigadier-General Yossi Kuperwasser warned the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday. Kuperwasser said he believed that some attacks have already been planned down to the finest of details, and the groups are capable of launching the attacks almost immediately. He also...

World Council of Churches bends over for Islamic world

[Ecumenical News International] The World Council of Churches (WCC) on February 21 urged its members to consider economic measures to oppose Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and praised the action of a U.S. denomination that has started a process of selective divestment from companies linked to the occupation. 'Multinational corporations have been involved in the demolition of Palestinian homes,' the WCC's main governing body said in...

Interview with Sharansky (Jerusalem Post)

Why can't Israel elect this guy as prime minister? Few people can claim to have left as impressive, varied and indelible an imprint on postwar Jewish history as Natan Sharansky. The man who won fame for having stood up to an evil superpower armed with nothing but conviction, poise and resolve has not only endured lengthy years in prison and solitary confinement, but has also become an icon of the West's victory over Soviet totalitarianism. Sharansky's...

Israeli government to destroy 25 Jewish communities

Might as well call a spade a spade. This isn't "disengagement"; this is the destruction of Jewish communities. This is Israel doing what generations of Arabs failed to do, not for lack of trying. This is a plan that is based on nothing but wishful thinking.This is possibly the biggest disaster to befall Israel since the 1973 war. This is not Yamit. Abbas is not Sadat. Hamas and Hizbollah are not going to be fought against by the PA or PLO. This...

Anti-Semitism, Qatar-style

So what else is new? Another US "ally."Television show aired in Persian Gulf country replete with anti-Israel sentiments, Holocaust denialTEL AVIV - A Qatari television show currently airing in the Persian Gulf state features virulent anti-Israel sentiments and Holocaust denial.The show, which is based on a book by late Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani, was slated to air in Syria and on Hizbullah's television channel, but in light of international...

There is a solution

There is an organization that is trying to do exactly this. The only people that would be against this idea are those for whom destroying Israel is more important than helping Palestinians. It is a nice litmus test to ask people who claim to love the Palestinians - would you be for or against Palestinians voluntarily relocating to any other country?An interesting sidenote: The latest estimate of the cost to evacuate Gaza stands at NIS 4.3 billion,...

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Iraq leader under threat for Israel views

Sigh. Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- After three new attempts on his life, including a firefight in front of his house Wednesday, outspoken Mithal al-Alusi, a Sunni Muslim, is sure insurgents are still out to get him for his views on peace and tolerance. Al-Alusi's sons were gunned down one week ago in a car in which he decided not to get in at the last minute. Since then, he said his house has been attacked three times, including a fierce firefight...

Freed terrorist tries to attack Jews

Let's release 500 more! An IDF force yesterday spotted two armed terrorists approaching the Jewish community of Bracha, overlooking Shechem in the Shomron. The soldiers opened fire, killing both terrorists. One of the two would-be murderers was Atzam Mantzur, 29. He was apprehended by Israel in October 2001, but was later freed from prison in January 2004 by the Sharon government as part of an exchange for captured Israeli Elchanan Tenenbaum and...

Algerian terrorists targeted Eiffel Tower

Here's how the French love affair with terrorists gets rewarded: PARIS (AP) - Islamic militants under investigation for allegedly planning an attack on the Russian Embassy in Paris had other targets on their list, including the Eiffel Tower, police and judicial officials said Wednesday. Three men, all Algerians, were detained Jan. 11 in connection with an investigation into a network of Islamic radicals supporting Chechen rebels, the officials said...

French more pro-terror than Abbas?

Ah, the French. I like this latest excuse, using recent problems in Lebanon as an excuse for their decades-old policy of embracing terrorists. C'est la vie. In the past two weeks, the officials said, France has rebuffed appeals by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom, to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, which would prevent it from raising money in Europe through charity groups. The United...

More moderation from Abbas: Execute "collaborators", reward terrorists

Let's see what we have here: - Abbas decides that those who helped fight against terror in Gaza should be killed. - Yesterday, Abbas decided that those who tried to kill Jews should be rewarded with jobs and pay and protection from Israel. - A death penalty - will the American and European left make a statement condemning this? - A mufti who decides on who can be killed, with no separation of the "secular" Palestinian government and Islam - will...

Hamas terrorists to join PA "police"

OK, let me get this straight. Instead of the PA arresting known and wanted terrorists, named by Israel - they are paying them and giving them guns and protection from Israel. Sounds like a great confidence-building measure to me! Fugitives to join PA security forces By KHALED ABU TOAMEH About 350 Palestinian gunmen will be incorporated into the Palestinian Authority security forces soon as part of a deal reached between PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas...

Don't dare say hello to your `infidel' neighbor

WASHINGTON - When a believing Muslim is summoned to the United States due to life's circumstances, Saudi Arabian authorities disseminate through a network of major American mosques, like other religious directives, clear ways as to how one should act in his new surroundings. Take, for example, a document signed by the cultural attache at the Saudi embassy in Washington that instructs Muslims arriving in the United States not to initiate a greeting...

US taught Palestinians how to be better terrorists

And now it is happening again. I'm not the type of person who likes to make predictions, but it is so blindingly obvious that the current "peace" initiative is at best a temporary cease-fire. It is a repeat of Oslo, full of optimism and wishful thinking and very short on long-term responsibility on the part of the Palestinians. As I pointed out before, all of Israel's concessions have long-term effects and are hard to reverse; all of the Palestinians'...

More Palestinian ingenuity on how to kill Jews

They're like the Hong Kong of murder! (Except that Hong Kong has a higher population density.) Even as it announced it would maintain the current relative calm, Hamas was using the lull in Israel's offensive actions to stock up on Kassam rockets, mines and mortar shells in the Gaza Strip, defense sources said Sunday. To overcome a lack of raw materials, Kassam rocket makers have begun using pipes that held up street signs. Because of this there...

Sunday, February 13, 2005

Whining, Lying Palestinian Complains

An amazing fact: every time the Palestinians accuse Israel of something, you can always translate it is "You are not letting us kill you as easily as we want to!" This one is classic. Israel opens the crossings as it promised, and he is saying because Palestinian terrorists can't walk into Israel without being checked, Israel is violating its agreements! Ya gotta love the accusation about the x-ray machine "used to check metal objects." Those...

A short break

I probably won't be able to post anything until Monday. But feel free to carry on without me, with comments, voting on the poll, and tagboard messages...

PA TV: Goal is Israel's Destruction (IMRA)

Something to keep in mind during all of the optimism. But I suppose that a promise that "Our kids will destroy your kids" is considered "moderate." The Palestinian Authority, in its Arabic messages to its people, has always denied Israel's right to exist and has often presented the peace process as a tactic leading to Israel's destruction. This goal was repeated Friday, on the Palestinian Authority television, in the official sermon. Senior religious...

Denying Terrorism, by Daniel Pipes

Denying Terrorism By Daniel Pipes, February 8, 2005 New York Sun* February 8, 2005 http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2396 * Cross-posted with permission Editor's note: Readers may also be interested in New Jersey: An Islamic Murder of Coptic Christians?. Anyone following the investigation into the mid-January slaughter of the Armanious family (husband, wife, two young daughters), Copts living in Jersey City, N.J., knows...

MEMRI: Saudi TV continues to demonize Christians, Jews

MEMRI emphasizes that this broadcast came a couple of days before Saudi Arabia's "anti-terrorism" conference. But calls to kill Jews and Christians via Jihad isn't terror - it is only a religious obligation, that should be protected by Freedom of Religion! Saudi Preacher Musa Al-Qarni: 'The Jews and Christians are Allah's Enemies... We Ask Allah to Strengthen the Jihad Fighters in Iraq' 'The Jews and Christians are Allah's Enemies' Al-Qarni: "The...

Accusers of IDF captain: We lied - he didn't shoot the Arab girl point blank

The soldiers who slimed the IDF captain did more damage to the IDF reputation than anybody. Shame on these losers. Accuser of 'Confirmed Kill' IDF Captain: We Lied Captain "R." is on his way to aquittal following a major breakthrough in the trial of the IDF commander accused of intentionally killing an Arab girl. The prosecution's key witness admitted Sunday to having lied during the investigation. Two soldiers in R.'s unit had testified that...

More on Columbia professor's anti-Israel bias

Kudos the the New York Sun for bringing Massad's teachings to light outside his insular world where he can bully his students. Bias of Massad Is Being Noted in His Classes Crisis At Columbia BY JACOB GERSHMAN - Staff Reporter of the Sun February 7, 2005 Here's a quiz. Israel is: a) a Jewish supremacist state, b) the worst human-rights abuser in the Middle East, c) a major factor preventing the democratization of the Arab region, or d)...

Excusing Terror

I happened upon this essay, written in the month after 9/11, by what appears to be a fairly liberal professor (I saw other articles by Walzer highly critical of the current administration.) The Left needs far more voices like this one. What is sad is that all of the arguments he brings here used to justify terror are applied, successfully, to Palestinian terror. After all, the only reason why Palestinians remain front and center on the world stage...