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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday links. Come and get 'em!

From Ian:

Ignoring the real bloodshed in Syria by focusing on Israel by Alex Ryvchin - NGO Monitor
"This week, Oxfam, Crisis Action and other NGOs will send delegations to Brussels to lobby the European Parliament in the political campaign to single out Israel by labelling goods that originate from Israeli settlements on the eastern side of the “Green Line.” This is the 1949 armistice line that arbitrarily marked where Jordanian and Israeli forces were located at the end of the 1948 war, and has no legal significance. This political event is funded by the government of Denmark, whose support for boycotting Israel and failure to implement similar measures against Syrian products reveals the same hypocrisy and poor judgment as the NGOs it’s hosting in Brussels this week."

U.S. State Department Strengthening Hamas by Khaled Abu Toameh
"The Emir of Qatar's visit to the Gaza Strip is a huge diplomatic victory for Hamas and a severe blow to the moderate Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority. The emir did not come to the Gaza Strip to try to persuade Hamas to abandon terror and recognize Israel's right to exist. Nor did he come to the Gaza Strip to tell Hamas to endorse democracy and stop its oppressive measures against Palestinians, especially women."

America’s foes get away with murder
“So here are a few conclusions that should, by now, be apparent: 1) Iran’s rulers collaborate with al-Qaida, a terrorist organization with which the Obama administration says we are at war; 2) Iran’s rulers, the world’s leading sponsors of terrorism, do not hesitate to plot terrorism on American soil, confident they will pay no price; 3) Iran’s rulers are pursuing a nuclear weapons capability and, if they achieve that goal, will become much bolder and more dangerous.
It’s time we grasped this, too: Swatting mosquitoes and shooting the occasional crocodile takes you only so far. At some point it becomes necessary to devise a strategy to drain the swamp.”

Turkey: Another emerging Islamist autocracy By Isi Leibler
Candidly Speaking: Bernard Lewis predicted that Turkey would evolve into an aggressive Islamist dictatorship and could become the greatest threat to Israel. Alas, his prediction about Turkey is being realized.

UN Watch: UN’s 9/11 conspiracist calls for boycott of HP, Volvo, Motorola & Caterpillar
Falk was just condemned by the British government for his “anti-Semitic” remarks, with the Foreign Office delivering a protest to the U.N. that expressed London’s “serious concerns” over his “unacceptable” comments. UN Watch urged the U.S., France, Germany and other democracies to follow suit by taking the floor today to condemn Falk’s anti-Jewish remarks.

Silence on Gaza rockets gives terror a green light, Israeli envoy warns UN
"Ron Prosor warned Security Council members that if they don’t condemn the rocket attacks, “there could be tragic consequences” because Hamas and other terrorists will interpret the silence “as a green light for terror and provocation.”

Daphne Anson Angling For An Apology: Britons Battling The Balfour Declaration
"So runs a silly doomed-for-the-dustbin e-petition to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office concocted last year by an anti-Israel activist. Tweeted at intervals by its framer, who also happens to head a small Palestine Solidarity Campaign branch somewhere in the British boondocks, the e-petition closed in August this year, having attracted just 155 signatures."

Obama’s Benghazi Investigator: An Iran Sympathizer
"The problem is that Pickering has ties to the pro-Iran Islamist front group known as the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). NIAC lost an important defamation case in federal court last month in which it unsuccessfully argued the group was not a tool of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

SBS Dateline Tourism on Trial (Video)
As Egypt's tourist industry already struggles post-revolution, some Islamists want the Pyramids covered and people segregated.

MEMRI TV Host Yahya Abu Zakariya to Terrorists: No Black-Eyed Virgins Await You in Paradise.

The part where he reveals what the virgins look like is a LOL moment.



PMW Scriptwriter on PA TV: Israel is "foreign entity" implanted in Greater Syria



Jewish Schoolboy in France Attacked, Insulted in Arabic
Two men assaulted a Jewish schoolboy in Paris’ 19th arrondissement Monday. According to a report on JTA, the two men hurled insults in Arabic at the 12 year-old boy, whipped him with a belt and told him to remain silent.

Israeli flag burned in front of Budapest synagogue
Ultranationalist party suspected; Hungary issues statement condemning anti-Semitism

Hillary Sides With Anti-Semitic Ukrainian Opposition

Elbit Systems wins $25m Brazilian order
Brazilian subsidiary Ares will supply its Remax remote controlled weapons stations to the Brazilian Army over two years.
"Elbit System said that this was its second Brazilian contract in a month, after another Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas SA won a $15 million order to supply unmanned turrets to the Brazilian Army."

The Israeli company that clothes the world’s athletes
Tefron is now set to manufacture apparel for one of the most respected athletic gear brands in the world
"And XTS is just as impressed with Tefron, said CEO Bodo W. Lambertz. “Like XTS, we find Tefron to be among the most technologically advanced companies in the apparel industry. We, therefore, chose Tefron because they have the sophistication in their manufacturing to produce our unique sportswear products and because they have established a reputation for innovative athletic wear that we believe will best serve to develop the North American market” for XTS products, he said."

These are enough links for now...but stay tuned.