Tuesday Links Part 2

From Ian:

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Shocking Israeli documentary about modern anti-Semitism

Israeli anchor man Ya’acov Eilon produced a shocking documentary film for Channel 10 about the rising Anti-Semitism in the world.
The movie was aired on the eve of Holocaust day in Israel.

New Anti-Semitism (English Subtitles)


Law Against Soldier Libel Would Prevent "Jenin, Jenin" Syndrome

For those tired of the bad rap IDF soldiers often get: The Ministerial Law Committee on Monday approved for legislation a law that would allow soldiers or citizens to file complaints against individuals or groups who disseminated libelous information or lies about IDF soldiers. The complaints can be made by anyone on behalf of any soldier, or on behalf of the army itself.

The Attacks the Media Forgot

Life in the Talmonim bloc, in the Binyamin region north of Jerusalem, is becoming a nightmare, due to ongoing Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist attacks, a resident of the region told Arutz Sheva. Many of the attacks were ignored completely by the media, he said.

If Abbas and Haniyeh Turn to The Hague, They Will be Met With Thousands of Countersuits

The only way to protect IDF soldiers from international prosecution is to deter the PA from turning to The Hague, and this is by threatening to submit thousands of countersuits against it on behalf of terror victims.
Subsequently, the Israeli-based civil rights organization Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center) has in recent days commenced with a pre-emptive attack. We are collecting testimonies from any Israeli who was a victim of terrorism and are asking that these testimonies be posted to our Facebook page as evidence that can be used in countersuits against leaders of the Palestinian Authority for their roles in the perpetration of war crimes.
If Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh want to go to The Hague — we will be there to meet them.

Raoul Wallenberg named Australia’s first honorary citizen

Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, was made Australia’s first honorary citizen.
At a ceremony Monday at Government House in Canberra, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said it was “entirely fitting” that “this man of moral courage and heroic example” be named as Australia’s first honorary citizen.

Israel and Australia in joint stamp issue

Stamps bearing tribute to the heroic Australian Light Horse Brigade and the monumental battle fought by the ANZACs in Beersheba in 1917 will be jointly issued by Israel and Australia on 10 May.
The release of the stamps serves as a celebration of the enduring friendship between Australia and Israel that dates back 96 years to the Battle of Beersheba.

New era in Cyprus Israel relations

President Nicos Anastasiades has described his three-day working visit to Israel as the “start of a new era in bilateral relations,” saying he is “absolutely satisfied” with the talks he had on Sunday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Taking public transport? Israel’s Moovit app gets you there faster.

Getting the public more involved in public transportation is a motto of the new Israeli app developed by Moovit. The 20-person company based in Nes Ziona is financed with more than enough bus fare: Some $3.5 million is fueling the company that wants to change the way you ride the bus, take the train and get to point A to point B using the heel-toe-express.

France thanks Sephardic Jews for chocolate, 500 years too late

Were it not for the Jews, France’s trademark pain au chocolat wouldn’t exist.
Fleeing the Inquisition, Portuguese Jews settled in nearby Bayonne in southwestern France in the early 16th century and established there the country’s first chocolate factories. The region’s residents quickly learnt the trade, and by the 17th century the Jews would be evicted again from what was by then France’s chocolate capital.