Wednesday Links

From Ian:

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IDF Soldiers Wish You A Happy Passover!


Palestinians Impose Severe Restrictions on Foreign Media by Khaled Abu Toameh

It's official: the Palestinian Authority does not want foreign journalists to work in territories under its control in the West Bank unless they receive permission in advance from the Palestinian Ministry of Information.
The decision was taken earlier this week by the Palestinian Ministry of Information and the Palestinian Journalist's Syndicate -- a body controlled by Fatah-affiliated journalists.

Another 'Pallywood' propaganda fail as boy with hurt leg gets arm bandaged

Regardless of that, the ending of the video is somewhat bemusing. A boy who has been complaining about his leg and his stomach for the entire video somehow ends up in an arm sling in an ambulance. Very odd - and reminds us of the epic Pallywood propaganda fail in November last year.

Palestinian 'journalist' calls Obama 'Uncle Tom'

Imagine the furore if anyone else had attacked a black president with such a heinous racial slur...

Caroline Glick: The Meaning and Consequences of Israel’s Apology to Turkey

On Saturday, the Arab League convened in Doha, Qatar and discussed Israel’s apology to Turkey and its ramifications for pan-Arab policy. The Arab League member states considered the prospect of demanding similar apologies for its military operations in Lebanon, Judea, Samaria and Gaza.

Ankara billboard thanks Erdogan for Netanyahu apology

Turkish authorities have been quick to design and post billboards thanking their prime minister for the "pride" experienced after Israel's apology

Erdogan: Homosexuality ‘contrary to Islam’

Speaking in the Netherlands, Turkish PM fiercely objected to Dutch lesbian couple adopting a nine-year-old Turkish boy.

Morsi issues ominous warning to Egypt opposition

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi threatened on Sunday to take unspecified steps to "protect this nation" after violent demonstrations against his Muslim Brotherhood, using vague but severe language that the opposition said heralded a crackdown.

Settlers give pre-Passover bread to nearby Palestinians

3rd year of symbolic goodwill program; ‘why burn good bread when you can distribute it to your neighbors?’ asks Yaki Fried from the settlement of Ofra

Egyptian Jews record more recent ‘second Exodus’

Fearing new Islamist leaders are trying to blot out their history, authors of a new book compile their own story

Imagine a land where even one Jew is one Jew too many

There will be no Passover Seder in Libya tonight.

IDF Blog: A 21st Century Exodus: Dina’s Journey From Alexandria to Jerusalem

PASSOVER INTERVIEW: Dina Ovadia has come a long way from her childhood in an Arab country, with no knowledge of her Jewish heritage. Today, she serves in the IDF. There are Cinderella stories and there’s the Passover Haggadah – but Dina’s story is a bit of both.