March 2007 ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Qassam Calendar for March (final)

As with the February calendar, the numbers for each date represent the number of Qassams fired on that day. The numbers in parentheses are those I saw reported by Palestinian Arab media, outside of parentheses are those reported in Israeli media.The one day highlighted in red is the single day since the "cease-fire" started that Israel reacted to Qassams in Gaza.March Su Mo Tu We ...

Liberal admits leftist thinking encourages terror

I disagree with Ha'aretz' columnist Bradley Burston often, but he hit the nail on the head here. Excerpts:Not a simple issue. Especially for those of us Jews and leftists who were educated at places like Berkeley, where we received our degrees in Selective Blindness, with a minor in Understanding the Roots of Violence when practiced by Muslims.We were taught to sniff out, publicize, and condemn every instance of racism, violence, injustice, and humiliation...

Major Microsoft vulnerability

Sorry for being off-topic, but Microsoft yesterday announced a "zero-day" vulnerability (animated cursor files, .ANI) for Windows that is very, very nasty. I expect that this weekend there will be many attacks, and Microsoft does not yet have a patch available.It affects Windows Internet Explorer, including Vista. Even worse, it affects email, and just viewing an email message can allow someone to do anything they want to your machine.Every major...

Times-UK editor needs to learn English

Gerard Baker, US editor for the Times of London, writes about Barack Obama:Of much more interest is the flak that the Democratic senator is taking for some remarks he made about the Middle East. Hillary Clinton, his main opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination in next year’s election, has seized upon them as proof that the senator cannot be trusted with US national security nor as a true friend of Israel.What exactly, was the young senator’s...

PalArab self-death count methodology

Since late June, 2006, I have been keeping track of how many Palestinian Arabs have been violently killed in the territories by each other.For the purposes of this count, I include:Deaths in internal fightingDeaths in clan clashes"Honor killings"Accidental or negligent deaths from playing with weapons or explosivesDeaths during terror or criminal activities, such as while digging smuggling tunnelsDeaths from gunshots during weddings and funeralsExtrajudicial...

Terrorists killed in former Gaza settlement

At least one Hamas terrorist was killed and several more injured this morning in a large explosion. According to Ma'an English, it was in a Khan Younis "military post."Wafa (Arabic) adds that it was in a Hamas "training camp" in the former settlement of Netzar Hazani, and the early reports make it sound like the number of casualties may increase.This brings the number of PalArabs violently killed by each other in 2007 so far, by my count, up to 157.UPDATE:...

16 weeks in a row

Israel was more aggressive this week against terrorists, and the IDF killed three of them. PalArab sources blame settlers for another death, although I have seen no evidence of that.Even so, more PalArabs were killed this week by PalArabs than by Jews, for the 16th week in a row. (There were about 10 killed from Thursday to Wednesday, the time period that PCHR uses in calculating their weekly stats...

PA and Jordan arrest Arabs who sold Hebron building to Jews

Last week we mentioned the story about a building in Hebron that Jews moved into, where Arabs disputed that it was ever sold to Jews.Today, the PA arrested one man and Jordan arrested another man for selling that very building to Jews.The Palestinian Authority and Jordan earlier this week arrested two Palestinians suspected of selling a house in Hebron to settlers who have been occupying it since March 19.One of the suspects is being held in Jordan,...

How crowded is Gaza City?

In 2005, I posted an article that debunked the idea that Gaza was ridiculously overpopulated, comparing the population density of Gaza with Macau, Monaco, Singapore and other countries.In honor of "Land Day," the Palestinian Arab Central Bureau of Statistics came out with new statistics that showed that Gaza City itself is the most densely populated part of the PA.Let's see how badly overcrowded Gaza City is compared to a representative sampling...

US aid to Abbas earmarked for attacking Israel

Reuters reports that the US is trying hard not to make past mistakes with the new round of funding Abbas' Fatah terrorists:Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's presidential guard eligible for U.S.-funded training and equipment will be screened in advance for militant ties, U.S. documents showed on Wednesday.The Bush administration is trying to allay concerns raised by some U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials that a portion of the $59.4...

Kids die because of Arab pride (updated)

A cryptic article was posted to the Ma'an News website:Ramallah - Ma'an - A young Palestinian child has died in vague circumstances in a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah.The doctors of the hospital refused to speak to Ma'an about the case.However, Ma'an has learnt that a forensic doctor arrived at the hospital and took samples from the baby girl and another child who was also suffering from the same condition. The doctor will take the samples...

Explosion in Hamas official's house; 5-year old killed

The unity government continues to show real results.A 5-year old boy, Amir Killab (which gets auto-translated as "Amer struggle dogs") was killed and his 6-year old sister Fatima and 3-year old brother Ahmed were injured in their house in Khan Younis from an explosion there.There were a couple of other kidnappings and shootings this morning in that sewage-filled paradise known as Gaza.Things really improved there since those hated settlers left,...

Qassam Rocket calendar - March

Pride, Iran and the British prisoners

To understand what is going on in Iran, one needs to understand the psyche of Iran's leaders.A year ago, Iran was riding high - it was working hard at becoming the de facto leader of the Muslim world, and it seemed quite close to becoming a superpower, taking aim squarely at the United States.Since then, relations have cooled significantly between Iran and most Arab countries, internal criticism has increased, Ahmadinejad's list lost in an election...

I like to check the Arabic version of the Al Qassam (Hamas "military wing") website to see how much this group has moderated in recent months.Highlights from today's edition:Readers were asked if they thought the "unity government" would support the terrorists ("resistance option "): 67% said yes.They condemned an assassination attempt of one of their officials, presumably...

Gazans stealing sand led to sewage tragedy

From The Age:However, construction of a new plant did not appear to have been affected by year-old international sanctions on the Palestinian Authority. The Gaza City mayor blamed the collapse on local people digging dirt from an earthen embankment around the structure and selling it to building contractors.One can imagine that they were not selling shovelfuls of stolen dirt to these contractors. Almost certainly, since it is easier to get dirt that...

Saudi FM: Take our plan or face war

In an astonishing display of chutzpah, the Saudi Foreign Minister is telling Israel that the absurd "peace plan" that the Kingdom has been pushing is the only hope for peace and if Israel doesn't accept it, it has no interest in peace.Mahmoud Abbas said something similar.Remember, this plan says that the Arab world will accept Israel if Israel capitulates on every single issue (descendants of refugees, Jerusalem, 100% of territories.) And even if...

Hamas word games

From The New York Sun:The Word Games That Hamas PlaysThe MEMRI ReportBy STEVEN STALINSKYMarch 28, 2007"I am confident that the siege will be partially broken, which will give our people an opportunity to be prepared for the forthcoming stage." — Khaled Meshaal, Asharq Al-Awsat, February 2Has Hamas moderated? Or are the Palestinian Arab organization's leaders following in the footsteps of Yasser Arafat, discussing peaceful intentions in talks with...

UN invites terror bank to join

From NRO:Bank of the Intifada to Join the U.N.The U.N.’s legal body has recommended that the Islamic Development Bank be granted observer status.By Anne BayefskyThe United Nations’ nourishment of terrorism (a concept it has yet to define) reached a new low last Friday. On March 23, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly’s Sixth Committee — its lead legal body comprised of all 192 member states — recommended that observer status be granted to the...

The American Embassy in Palestine

The webpage of the "Consulate General of the United States - Jerusalem" seems to imply that Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.There are no activities I can find that take place on the Israeli side of the Green Line.For example, the Consulate in Jerusalem offers 25 Fulbright Scholarships - with the following condition: applicants must be "legal residents of Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem."Here is a list of events:# Burns and Hughes Co-host...

PalArabs in deep doo-doo

A sewage reservoir wall collapsed in Gaza, flooding the town of Umm Nasser with so far 9 dead and dozens missing and injured, and many homes under water.This is tragic enough, but the Palestinian Arab reaction to the event is as predictable as ever:The Palestinian Arab Interior Minister visited the site, to be greeted by gunfire (this is now being denied.)Israel offered to help, and was turned down (although they said they appreciated the offer.)Palestinian...

UN Watch slams UN in Geneva. UN closes their ears.

A brilliant speech by Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, at th UN Human Rights Council 4th Session on March 23. It is amazing that the UN allowed UN Watch to address the council, but even more amazing was the angry reaction by the UN Human Rights President to the speech, not even acknowledging the issues Neuer brought up:Mr. President,Six decades ago, in the aftermath of the Nazi horrors, Eleanor Roosevelt, Réné Cassin and other eminent...

Some hypocrisy from Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud Al-Faisal said Monday that the Palestinian cause is the first of Arab cause and the axis of the problems that plague our region.It warms my heart to know that Saudi Arabia is so concerned with the welfare of Palestinian Arabs.Especially since Palestinian Arabs are the single exception to a 2004 Saudi naturalization law:JEDDAH, 21 October 2004 — Expatriates of all nationalities are entitled to apply for Saudi...

Liking Israel despite themselves

The Guardian "Comment if Free" column has an article by Alex Stein, clearly not a fan of Israeli policies, who was impressed with the welcome that English fans received from Israelis:Normalisation is the desire to be a country like any other. Israelis are fiends for it. Whatever the circumstances, they see it as their birthright - the final piece in the Zionist jigsaw. Israel's most virulent critics take the opposite view. Whatever the circumstances,...

An interesting reaction to the Rachel Corrie play

The Jerusalem Post reports that the Portland pro-Israel community responded to the play "My Name is Rachel Corrie" in an interesting way: by setting up a website of facts about Corrie and the ISM, and buying ads in the playbill.The website, rachelcorriefacts.org, is low-key and filled with context and links to show the context about Corrie. It meant to be used where ever the play is staged. It synopsizes the facts nicely:My Name is Rachel Corrie...

Peaceful PalArab Poll

There were some interesting results in the latest An-Najah poll of Palestinian Arabs: (h/t Barak)Do you support or reject concentrating Palestinian resistance within the1967 borders alongside with political negotiations?24.5%-I strongly support43.7%-I support22.4%-I reject3.4%-I strongly reject6.1%-No opinion/I do not knowDo support or reject firing rockets by Palestinian factions from the Stripagainst Israel?19.7%-I strongly support29.9%-I support37.5%-I...

100K

I just received my 100,000th hit.Thanks to all my readers!(For those interested, number 100,000 was from San Francisco, running Firefox on Windows XP, who has visited me 31 times and who linked to me from Israellycool.com ....

Open season on women in Gaza

The Australian has a highly disturbing story about "honor killings" in Gaza. Apparently, there are many that never get reported by any Palestinian Arab media or "human rights" organization. (Hat tip: Kalen)Hunted women of the GazaON a windswept winter day last week, just before afternoon prayers, three gunshots rang out across the damp sand dunes of northern Gaza. Mohammed Yousef was just about to climb the minaret of the beach mosque to summon the...

HH CXI

Haveil Havalim #111 is now up at Dafnotes.It is a low-key but quite comprehensive roundup of the JBlogosphere for this week. (My post on the Hadassah Hospital attacks of 1948 is listed.)Check it ou...

Your tax dollars at work

AP has some somewhat homoerotic pictures of Fatah's Force 17 terrorists training:Masked members of the Palestinian Force 17, an elite secuity unit linked to President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement train in the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip Saturday, March 24, 2007.It is not unusual to see wire service photos of masked Fatah terrorists.What makes this noteworthy is...

Two Palestinian Arabs riddled with bullets. Ain't unity great?

Just another peaceful weekend in the unoccupied Gaza Strip:Palestinian medical sources stated that the corpses of two Palestinians were found on Friday evening.The sources added that the corpses are a Palestinian teacher and a preventive security officer.The teacher was found in the area of Salateen street in the north of the Gaza Strip, the officer was found in Al Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip.Sources from Ash Shifa hospital said that the teacher,...

Neturei Karta nut wants to be a minister in PalArab unity gov't

Ma'an (Arabic) published an interview with Israel Hirsch, the anti-Zionist self-styled "rabbi" from Neturei Karta who is the son of the equally deranged Moshe Hirsch.It includes the usual drivel but here are some gems from the Jew that the terrorists love to pretend to love:Q : You have representation in the Legislative Council?A: We are working on that we have representation in the government of National Unity.Q: Do you prefer Fatah or Hamas?A:...