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Monday, March 11, 2013

Monday Links Part 2

From Ian:

Co-existence workshop ends with rock hurling
Students from Sakhnin throw stones at a Yokneam school bus, ending Arab-Jewish cooperation project on a sour note
A group of young students from a school in the Western Galilee city of Sakhnin threw stones at a bus full of students from an elementary school in Yokneam, after the two groups concluded a co-existence project in Sakhnin aimed at encouraging Arabs and Jews to live harmoniously.
No one was injured in the incident, but a number of Yokneam parents told Channel 10 News that they did not intend to allow their children to take part in the project again anytime soon.
Lesson plan for Israeli Apartheid Week won’t include the truth
It’s Israeli Apartheid Week in Canada, but perhaps the ignoramuses who waste their time protesting the non-existent apartheid in Israel could add a Gender Apartheid Week to their busy schedules, as well.
After all, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has just announced it’s cancelling the annual marathon in Gaza because Hamas refuses to let women run in the race.
Huckabee: Israelis Have Made Many Sacrifices for Peace
Former governor Mike Huckabee at the Gush Katif Museum Dinner: You don’t negotiate with those who don't believe you have the right to exist.
Huckabee said that instead of asking the Israelis to stop building bedrooms for their children in Judea and Samaria, the President should “demand that the Iranians stop building bombs” that threaten Israel.
French town honors killer of Israeli minister
A suburb of Paris made the killer of Israeli minister Rehavam Ze’evi an honorary resident.
Bezons awarded the title last month to Majdi Al-Rimawi, according to the March edition of its official newsletter, Bezons Infos. The motion to recognize Rimawi passed unanimously at a special council vote of the municipality, which is northwest of Paris and nearly eight miles from the city's center.
Historians: Former Vienna Philharmonic Chief was SS Member
A former head of Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra was a member of Nazi Germany's SS, historians say.
Helmut Wobisch, a member of the Nazi party since 1933 when it was still illegal in Austria, was the orchestra's managing director between 1954 and 1968 even though he had been dismissed at the end of World War II because of his ties to the Nazi regime.
Greek Neo-Nazis Set Sights on Indoctrinating Preschoolers
The Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, which already has a presence in the country’s elementary and high schools, is planning to open nursery schools aimed at indoctrinating toddlers with vehemently anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant and ultra-nationalistic views.
Volunteer who Opposed Dutch Hitler Admirers in Hiding
Mehmet Sahin, a doctoral student, has had to go into hiding with his family after he received death threats.
A few weeks ago, he interviewed several Dutch-Turkish youngsters on the Nederland 2 TV station. They said that they admired Hitler and the Holocaust and regretted that Hitler had not finished exterminating the Jews. Sahin reprimanded them. Apparently, people in the neighborhood where he lives are collecting signatures to make Sahin leave the area. The municipality has announced that the prosecution is investigating the matter.
The first time Hollywood exposed the Holocaust
Exactly 70 years ago, Hollywood’s top stars got together to expose the Holocaust.
Claiming “frustration over American policy and outrage at Hollywood’s fear of offending its European markets,” Hecht spent one month scripting a Hollywood extravaganza to expose the Holocaust and urge rescue action.
Evoking the Hebrew prophet Habakkuk’s “They shall never die” prophecy, Hecht called his show We Will Never Die. Featuring hundreds of performers and a 50-piece NBC orchestra, the production’s six-city tour was Hollywood’s first political protest en masse.
Keeping your mobile virus-free
A hacker sitting just a table away could be hopping onto your device as you check your email, but Israel’s Skycure has you covered.
And then, one by one, members of the audience discovered that their smartphones and tablets were being hacked in real time – in plain sight. Their screens were suddenly swiping without their control; emails were being written without permission; apps opened and photos changed.
Amit and Sharabani were the benign perpetrators and no data was stolen or deleted. Still, the audience learned an unforgettable lesson about just how vulnerable mobile networks can be.