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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Amnesty's position on "freedom of expression" in films is curiously one-sided

Today, Amnesty International tweeted this:Amnesty is saying that banning a movie is a violation of freedom of expression. Amnesty is against all forms of censorship - the allegation that the movie promotes homosexuality does not seem to be the issue at all, just freedom of expression.However, when Lebanon bans movies for having Israeli actors or producers, Amnesty has not...

Islamic Jihad threatens reporters who take photos of terrorists

The Al Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad - Jenin Brigade today issued a warning, and a not so veiled threat, to any media that reports things it doesn't like:In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful* Notice issued by the Jenin Battalion - Military Media *Media brothers, institutions and individuals,We note to you that it is forbidden to carry out any media activity...

Gazans plan a major anti-Hamas protest on Sunday

Last night there were anti-Hamas demonstrations in various locations in Gaza.The protesters reject the disastrous conditions that the Gaza Strip is going through, and demand as good a life as the children of Hamas leaders enjoy.Here's one that was posted on TikTok this week although I don't know when it occurred:There are actually two stories here. One is that there are demonstrations...

Arabic language media deliberately hiding the truth of the PFLP-GC "work accident" that killed 5

This morning, there was a large explosion in a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command location in the Bekaa region in southern Lebanon, near the Syrian border.The PFLP-GC immediately issued a press release saying that this was an IDF airstrike.Arabic-language media spread the word about the Israeli aggreesion.Since then, two things happened:- The IDF...

He wrote an op-ed supporting judicial reform. So Haaretz fired him.

Earlier this week, Daled Amos wrote about how Haaretz has dropped all pretense of journalism and objectivity, based on my tweet of a letter from Haaretz's publisher Amos Schocken:Dear Haaretz reader,Despite the hopes – and votes – of nearly half of Israel's electorate, Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel's last election and, since taking office as prime minister, he has spun into...

Someone complained about one of my @KenRoth tweets to Twitter in Germany (update)

Ken Roth, formerly of Human Rights Watch, has been having a meltdown lately. Over the summer, Harvard's Kennedy School did not offer him a fellowship, reportedly because rich Zionists who fund the school didn't like his record of crazed anti-Israel tweets and reports.We have no information about whether this is really the reason. But Roth is pushing that narrative as...

Palestinian prime minister insists that Palestinian films must be anti-Israel propaganda - and soon it will be policy

Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh met with Palestinian filmmakers on Tuesday and gave them one message: produce pro-Palestinian propaganda.He stated, "The strength of our narrative in the face of poisonous funding lies in its sincerity, and every Palestinian has a narrative that must be told, and supporting the cinema sector in Palestine is one form of steadfastness....

Were there explosions heard in Tel Aviv and Haifa on Friday night?

Iran's Tasnim News Agency reports:The residents of Tel Aviv and Haifa in the occupied territories left their houses a few days ago after a massive explosion sound and a power outage. The people fleeing in panic were told that the blast sound was caused by the sonic boom of fighter jets during a military drill.The residents of Tel Aviv and Haifa districts (the Sharon plain)...

Amnesty report again accusing Israel of war crimes based on nothing but their hate for Israel (update)

Amnesty International has released a report on the August mini-war in Gaza where they say that Israel should be investigated for war crimes. (Unusually, they also accuse Islamic Jihad of possible war crimes for a single rocket misfire.)Amnesty investigated three incidents, two of which are from Israeli fire. The first one:Amnesty International has examined in detail two Israeli...

German Twitter censors EoZ tweet spoofing Nazi propaganda

Twitter's algorithms don't understand irony.I recently re-posted on Twitter a poster of mine showing how there is little difference between classic antisemitism and modern anti-Zionism:I then received a notice from Twitter:Hello, We have received a complaint regarding your account, @elderofziyon, for the following content: Content ID: 1575269945289719813Reported...

Times of Israel reports:A gay Palestinian man living under asylum in Israel was murdered and beheaded Wednesday in the West Bank city of Hebron. The unnamed suspect, who was arrested by Palestinian Authority police near the scene of the crime soon after committing it, recorded the act in a video that he uploaded to social media before his capture.The victim was 25-year-old...

Palestinians know their leaders are corrupt - but Western media keeps downplaying it

The full results of the latest PCPSR poll of Palestinians has been published, and it finds a consistent pattern.86% of Palestinians say there is corruption in the Palestinian Authority and 73% say there is corruption in institutions under Hamas’ control in the Gaza Strip.That is truly overwhelming majority - and it is a story that the Western media continuously downplays....

09/25 Links: Welcoming the year of 5783; Glick: Booking.com and the Anti-Semitic Zeitgeist; Polish venue cancels Roger Waters gigs after Ukraine comments

From Ian: JPost Editorial: Welcoming the year of 5783 Rosh Hashanah 5783 begins at sundown this evening, September 25, and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, September 27. The holiday celebrates not only the Jewish New Year, but also the birth of the universe and the beginning of the Days of Awe – 10 days of repentance and renewal that culminate in Yom Kippur, the holiest day...

Palestinian media ignoring HRW report that PA, Hamas engage in torture

Human Rights Watch issued a press release describing how Hamas and the Palestinian Authority engage in torturing prisoners that haven't been charged with any crime.As of this writing, I cannot find a single Palestinian news site covering this story.Israeli Arab sites have the story. Pan Arab news sites have it. But Palestinian media - nothing.Usually, Hamas media would highlight...

Canadian Arab lawyers create a ridiculous definition of "anti-Palestinian racism"

The Arab Canadians Lawyers Association is planning to release a paper on May 9 where they will define what they call "anti-Palestinian racism."According to the ACLA, “Anti-Palestinian racism operates to silence the Palestinian experience and expressions of solidarity with Palestinians, including characterizing those who defend Palestinians and are critical of Israel’s...

Arab antisemites following their Nazi forebears

It has been widely reported that some Arab countries like Kuwait and Lebanon are banning the film "Death on the Nile" because it stars Israeli Gal Gadot. Anti-Israel groups in other countries like Jordan and Egypt are calling to ban the film as well.This is not the first time Arab nations have banned films of Israelis, Zionists or Jews. Lebanon had previously banned Schindler's...

Should Twitter remove Trump's tweets?

As a publisher who has had my own materials removed from social media, I am very sensitive to freedom of speech issues.And I'm sensitive from both sides of the issue, since I am certainly against antisemitic and other hate speech.The topic is fraught with emotion, as it should be. We should get emotional both about defending our freedoms and also against those who abuse their...