28 January 2012 — VTJP
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Netanyahu Seeks A Broad Coalition Government
IMEMC – Senior officials in the Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Netanyahu intends to form a broad coalition cabinet that also includes the Jewish Home fundamentalist party. …
Settlers Install An Illegal Outpost Near Qalqilia
IMEMC – Head of the Jayyous village council, Ghassan Khreisha, stated that a number of extremist Israeli settlers installed a new illegal outpost near the Al-Yobik area, West of Jayyous, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. …
Soldiers Invade Mosque In East Jerusalem
IMEMC – Sunday at night – January 27, Israeli soldiers broke into a mosque in the Al-Ezariyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, searched it and detained dozens of worshipers. …
Detainees Denied Access To Books
IMEMC – The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights reported that the Israeli Prison Administration is denying the Palestinian political prisoners access to books and educational materials. …
Israeli forces demolish buildings in East Jerusalem
1/28/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces demolished at least four buildings and a sewage network in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan early Monday, locals said. Bulldozers leveled land and uprooted olive trees in order to access the demolition sites, closing all the surrounding roads, witnesses told Ma’an. The raid, shortly after the….
Relatives of hunger strikers call for solidarity
1/28/2013 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Relatives of Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails on Monday called for solidarity at a protest in Ramallah.” I will not forgive any human who was able to help my brother and didn’t. History will record that,” said the brother of Tareq Qaadan at a demonstration outside the….
Watchdog: Israel using deadly force on unarmed protesters
1/28/2013 – RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Israel is breaking its own rules of engagement by using deadly force to disperse unarmed Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli rights group B’Tselem reported on Monday. Israeli forces have killed 56 people since 2005 in clashes with rock-throwing Palestinians, said B’Tselem, which accused the military…. Related: B’Tselem
Israel army says arrested ‘terror squad’
1/28/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s army said Monday it arrested members of a Palestinian militant group in 2012 responsible for attacks against Israeli targets.” A terror squad responsible for executing terror attacks was arrested over the course of November and December 2012. The squad members are operatives of the Tanzim and Fatah organizations….
MADA urges end to newspaper bans in West Bank, Gaza
1/28/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian press freedom group on Monday called for Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and Gaza to lift bans on newspapers regarded as sympathetic to the rival party, as pledged in a 2011 reconciliation deal. The reconciliation deal established a freedoms committee, which decided to end the bans as of…. Related: Official: Gaza security to release detained journalists and Haniyeh orders release of journalists from Gaza jails
Official: Gaza security to release detained journalists
1/28/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The public freedoms committee, a body set up to implement national reconciliation, has secured an agreement from Gaza’s security services to free journalists recently detained in the coastal strip, a representative said Monday. The detention of six reporters in Gaza over two days last week raised concerns about…. Related: MADA urges end to newspaper bans in West Bank, Gaza and Haniyeh orders release of journalists from Gaza jails
Israel reviews contraceptive use for Ethiopian immigrants
1/28/2013 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel’s Health Ministry has ordered doctors to review how they prescribe a birth control drug, after accusations it was being used to control the population of Ethiopian immigrants. Suspicions that Ethiopian women had been coerced into receiving Depo-Provera arose in Israeli media a few years ago and most recently in a….
Iran denies explosion at underground uranium facility
1/28/2013 – DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran has denied media reports of a major explosion at one of its uranium enrichment sites, describing them as “Western propaganda” designed to influence upcoming nuclear negotiations. Reuters has been unable to verify reports since Friday of an explosion at the underground Fordow bunker, near the religious city of Qom, that some Israeli….
Mashaal to meet Jordan king, sources say
1/28/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hamas’ chief-in-exile Khalid Mashaal will meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday, Jordanian sources said. Senior Hamas leader Izzat al-Rishiq told Ma’an Sunday that Mashaal had arrived in Amman for an official visit to Jordan, without providing further details. Jordanian sources told Ma’an that…. Related: Hamas chief holds talks with Jordan king
Ending settlements key to peace, PLO official says
1/28/2013 – JERICHO (Ma’an) — Ending Israeli settlement expansion is the key to peace between Palestinians and Israelis, PLO official Saeb Erekat said Monday. The Palestinian negotiator said the requirements for peace will remain the same regardless of which political parties become part of the next Israeli coalition government. Erekat made the comments during two separate….
Hamas chief holds talks with Jordan king
1/28/2013 – AMMAN (Ma’an) — Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal on Monday rejected talks on confederation with Jordan before the establishment of a Palestinian state, official Jordanian media reported.” Talking about the confederation with Jordan before the establishment of a Palestinian state is unacceptable,” Mashaal told reporters after a meeting in Amman with Jordan’s King…. Related:Mashaal to meet Jordan king, sources say
White House says Obama congratulates Netanyahu on election win
1/28/2013 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his party’s victory in last week’s Israeli elections and pledged to work closely with the country’s new government on Middle East peace, the White House said.” The president indicated that the United States looks forward….
DFLP: Party chief will not return to Palestine
1/28/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The secretary-general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Nayif Hawatmah will not return from Syria to the West Bank, despite reports to this effect, his party said on Sunday. Hawatmah is the last veteran PLO leader still in exile. Israel stipulated that the DFLP renounce armed struggle in….
Comatose Ariel Sharon shows signs of consciousness
1/28/2013 – JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Seven years after suffering a massive stroke comatose ex- Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has surprised his doctors by displaying “a certain degree of consciousness,” an expert who examined him using an MRI scan said on Sunday. The results of tests conducted by a joint Israeli-American team did not mean the former general….
Haniyeh orders release of journalists from Gaza jails
1/28/2013 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has ordered the release of journalists recently detained in the Gaza Strip, a government official said Monday. Ihab al-Ghussain, head of the government information office, said in a statement that security services would release the journalists on Monday. On Sunday, Haniyeh had asked for the…. Related: MADA urges end to newspaper bans in West Bank, Gaza and Official: Gaza security to release detained journalists
Bethlehem police arrest 3 women accused of stealing jewelry
1/28/2013 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Police in Bethlehem arrested three women on Monday accused of stealing jewelry from a home in Beit Jala, a statement said. Over $14,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from a woman in Beit Jala by three women working in a team, police said. One woman confessed to police that she had….
Hebron shoe industry battling against Chinese products
1/28/2013 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — The city of Hebron in the southern West Bank has long been famous for the production of high quality leather shoes. However in the last two decades, dozens of factories have closed as they struggle with Israeli restrictions on the city, but also a new threat: Chinese imports. Hebron’s….
Iran cracks down on media before election
1/28/2013 – DUBAI (Reuters) — Iranian authorities have arrested more than a dozen journalists in the past two days over their links to “anti-revolutionary” media, Iranian media reported, in what appeared to be a coordinated crackdown on the press. With a presidential election five months away, Iran‘s clerical leadership appears to be tightening its grip on….
Source: 1 man killed in clashes in Egypt’s capital
1/28/2013 – CAIRO (Reuters) — A bystander was shot dead in Egypt‘s capital on Monday where clashes between police and protesters extended to a fifth day, a security source in the Interior Ministry said. The 46-year-old man was not taking part in the protest but was hit by a gunshot early on Monday on the….
State news agency: Iran launches monkey into space
1/28/2013 – DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran has successfully launched a live monkey into space, the state news agency IRNA said on Monday, touting it as an advance in a missile and space program that has alarmed the West and Israel. There was no independent confirmation of the report, which quoted a defense ministry statement. It said the launch….
Egypt’s opposition spurns talks with Islamist leader
1/28/2013 – CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt‘s main opposition coalition will not join a national dialogue on Monday called by President Mohamed Mursi because the proposal was not genuine and the group will only attend future talks if a list of conditions are met, members said. Mursi invited his allies and rivals to talks at 6 p….
White House condemns violence in Egypt
1/28/2013 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States condemned on Monday the deadly violence that has swept Egypt in recent days and called on Egyptian leaders to make clear violence is not acceptable. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the United States welcomed calls for a national dialogue and urged all Egyptians to peacefully use the democratic process….
Hundreds defy Egyptian curfew to rally against president
1/28/2013 – CAIRO (Reuters) — Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Egyptian cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez late on Monday in defiance of President Mohamed Mursi’s declaration of a curfew and a state of emergency after days of deadly unrest. The crowds shouted “Down down with Mohamed Mursi, down down….
Israeli Court Ceases a House Demolition Order in East Jerusalem
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Dr. Erekat: Unchanging Peace Requirements Regardless of Next Israeli Coalition
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UNRWA Praises Kuwait, Calls on Donors to Support Palestine Refugees
Palestine News Network
TulKarem Released Prisoners Refuse to End Their Hunger Strike
Palestine News Network
B’Tselem: IOF Use Deadly Force on Palestinian Protesters
Palestine News Network
IOF Troops Arrest Student, Several Cases of Suffocation in Jenin
Palestine News Network
The Stupidity of Counting on Outcome of Israeli Polls
Palestine News Network
Beitar Jerusalem Football Fans Chant Against Club’s Muslim Signings
Palestine News Network
MADA: Decision to Allow Newspapers to Circulate in the West Bank, Gaza Must Be Activated
Palestine News Network
India Reiterates Solidarity with Palestine
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Relief Web
Syrian Arab Republic: Syria humanitarian needs growing more acute, UN official stresses ahead of donor forum
Relief Web 28 Jan 2013 – Source: UN News Service Country: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic 28 January 2013 – Ahead of a major humanitarian pledging conference for Syria, a senior United Nations relief official today urged greater funding to assist millions of…
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Relief Web 28 Jan 2013 – Source: Assessment Capacities Project Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger,…
occupied Palestinian territory: Palestinians: Simple Gifts, Big Impact
Relief Web 28 Jan 2013 – Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Country: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic by David Tereshchuk* January 28, 2013—As the world looks on at a troubled Middle East, there is agonizingly little change for the vulnerable Palestinian communities….
occupied Palestinian territory: Crowd Control: Israel’s Use of Crowd Control Weapons in the West Bank
Relief Web 28 Jan 2013 – Source: Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Country: occupied Palestinian territory Crowd control weapons are supposed to be non-lethal, enabling authorities to enforce the law without endangering human life. In fact, however, they are dangerous weapons…
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Relief Web 27 Jan 2013 – Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Iraq, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic SITUATION OVERVIEW The UN estimates that 4 million people – nearly one in five of the pre-crisis population – are in need of…
Mali: Ban calls on African leaders to end cycle of poverty and violence
Relief Web 27 Jan 2013 – Source: UN News Service Country: Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of) 27 January 2013 – Speaking at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…
Middle East snow, extreme heatwaves and UAE fog: what’s going on with the weather?
The National 28 Jan 2013 – Around the world, wild weather has been the first big breaking story of 2013, bringing misery, suffering and sometimes death across continents.
Sharjah to set up dispute-resolution panel for Al Dhaid
The National 28 Jan 2013 – The move was ordered by the Minister of Justice following pressure from the FNC.
UAE is a great business destination, says US ambassador
The National 28 Jan 2013 – The ambassador also outlined the importance of the Arab Health conference to the US.
UAE motorists urged to take extra caution as fog returns
The National 28 Jan 2013 – UAE motorists have been warned to drive carefully as more fog is expected in the coming days.
Morsi declares a state of emergency in three cities
The National 28 Jan 2013 – Military given power of arrest in echoes of the Mubarak regime, as the death toll in five days of violence reaches 47. Bradley Hope reports from Cairo
Dutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of son
The National 28 Jan 2013 – Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced yesterday that she would abdicate in favour of her son Crown Prince Willem Alexander at the end of April after 33 years in power.
Nips, tucks shift to the Gulf to allay kidnapping fears
The National 28 Jan 2013 – Many of Lebanon’s plastic surgeons have moved their base of operations after foreign clients steer clear of perceived kidnapping threat. Hadeel Al Sayegh reports
Bahrain’s missing men leave families behind, equally punished
The National 28 Jan 2013 – All but 23 of the 662 Bahrainis arrested in unrest-related circumstances have been men, according to the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights. But the women left on the outside feel the punishment, too. Elizabeth Dickinson reports from Muhuzza
Palestinian villagers take IDF to High Court over military drills
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Lapid: Next election will make me prime minister
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Divorce rate jump 28% in Petah Tikva, Tiberias rabbinical court
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
As fertility treatments in Israel increase, rate of births falls, study
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
As long as Netanyahu is prime minister, Eshel will be there too
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
IDF suicides fall, but still top cause of soldier deaths in 2012
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Israel’s warning on Syria’s WMD awaits Assad’s reply
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
PMO legal advisor okays Eshel to head Likud Beitenu negotiation team
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Will Yair Lapid divide Jerusalem?
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Obama calls Netanyahu to congratulate him on Israeli election results
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Israeli court convicts first suspect in Jerusalem pedophile ring case
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Study: Israel’s much-vaunted middle class is poor
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
At least 166 homes in Israeli settlement built on private Palestinian land
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Four Israeli activists charged for refusing to pay full bus fare to protest cost of living
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Former U.S. envoy confirms ‘bad chemistry’ between Obama and Netanyahu
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
10 Palestinians killed by ‘less lethal’ IDF weapons since 2005, B’Tselem reports
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
Amid Facebook campaign, Yesh Atid refuses coalition talks with ex-Netanyahu aide accused of sexual harassment
Ha’aretz – 28 Jan 2013
9 nabbed in alleged NIS 100m. tax evasion scam
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – For over a year, a group of men in the Negev allegedly filed bogus tax receipts on gasoline shipments in Israel.
Analysis: Is Egypt facing another revolution?
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – It is the West helping keep an anti-Western, anti-Israel and anti-Semitic organization in power.
Hamas agrees to release journalists after protests
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Gaza group claimed journalists had plotted to foil attempts to achieve reconciliation between the Islamist movement and Fatah.
Beduin man indicted for spying for Hamas
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Kaisi Hamamada allegedly gave information to Hamas regarding the impact of its attacks on Israel during Pillar of Defense.
High Court rejects Rabbinate, keeps husband in jail
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – husband refusing to grant his wife a divorce will remain in prison until the court hears a full petition filed by the wife.
Israeli water firm launches US subsidiary
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Tel Aviv-based “smart water” network software management firm, the Whitewater Group has established a subsidiary in the US.
Violence flares in Egypt after emergency law imposed
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Thousands ignore curfew in cities along Suez canal; one man killed amid violence in Port Said, another shot dead in Cairo.
Argentinian ambassador to be summoned to Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Israel says it had no idea about decision to set up joint panel on 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
Barack Obama: Address the decline of values
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Having run as a Republican for Congress, it is unlikely that I will be invited to serve as a presidential speechwriter. But that shouldn’t stop me from suggesting the speech the president ought to give.
Analysis: Israel on high alert over Syrian chemical weapons
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Neither radical Shi’ite nor extremist Sunni groups will be permitted to lay hands on unconventional weapons in Syria. In such cases, Israel may inject special forces into the area, but either way, Israel is taking no chances.
Analysis: Israel on high alert over Syrian WMDs
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Neither radical Shi’ite nor extremist Sunni groups will be permitted to lay hands on unconventional weapons in Syria.
Intelligence cooperation in counterterrorism
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Terrorism was not born in the 20th century; it has existed for thousands of years in every place where people live.
NGO decries ‘cover-up culture’ in sex abuse cases
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Head of Beit Shemesh group: Case of UK rabbi recorded discouraging reporting on molestation not uncommon.
Polish Left tries to ban religious animal slaughter
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Parliamentarians, NGOs call on Polish PM Tusk to support efforts to stop Jewish and Muslim religious slaughter.
FIFA could demand Betar Jerusalem be shut down
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – IFA chairman says if anti-Muslim bigotry continues, UEFA will demand closure; state cup match to be held at empty stadium.
Netanyahu on Syrian options: ‘Bad, bad and worse’
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – PM tells Congressional delegation that fate of Syria‘s chemical weapons foremost in everyone’s mind.
Passivity against racism
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Just as eight decades ago the Nazi ideology was able to take advantage of a financial recession, so we face similar economic challenges once again.
Original Thinking: Misuse of Holocaust to slander Israel
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day should serve as a reminder that, unless we maintain our alertness and prevent the spread of anti-Israel libel couched in Holocaust terms, the same threat that consumed our forebears in Europe could consume us in our homeland in the deadly realization of delegitimization.
‘Switzerland ousted Jews despite knowing Nazi plan’
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – German station SRF reports Swiss government knew about Final Solution in 1942, but still threw out asylum seekers.
Encountering Peace: Good governments make peace
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – The next government of Israel could so quickly find itself the most respected and admired among the nations. But that is not the reason to advance peace – that will be one of the many benefits.
More than 68 gravestones vandalized in Tunisia
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Only a few Jewish families now live in Sousse, which had a Jewish community of nearly 6,000 at the time of Tunisia’s independence in 1956.
Candidly Speaking: Anglo-Jewish leaders partner with Oxfam
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – British Jews who are passionate supporters of Israel and at the forefront of Jewish activity will not easily forgive their leaders for shamefully linking them with an organization consistently displaying double standards and bias against Israel.
Yesh Atid leader vows to be next prime minister
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Lapid unsure what portfolio to accept in gov’t, but is “sure” he will be future PM; UTJ calls on Netanyahu to be part of coalition.
Stopping Syria
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Thankfully, there is a broad consensus that resorting to chemical weapons is a red line that must not be crossed, and that the Syrian regime must be stopped before it does. Less clear are the means that need to be taken to achieve that end.
Tourism Ministry: Gaza operation damaged industry
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – At annual conference in Herzliya, ministry presents data claiming Operation Pillar of Defense cost Israel over 250,000 tourists.
Kinneret rises to near full capacity
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – With stormy weather on the horizon, Water Authority spokesman says encouraging water levels doesn’t “mean we can splurge.”
Obama congratulates PM amid alleged tension
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – US president tells Netanyahu he looks forward to “working closely” with new gov’t; Martin Indyk says two leaders have “bad chemistry.”
Health Ministry: Halt Ethiopian ‘birth-control shot’
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Clinics ordered to stop giving women long-acting contraception injections after report claims immigrants coerced into taking shots.
‘Times’ editor to meet Jewish leaders over cartoon
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Martin Ivens tells ‘Post’ he will meet with community leaders to repair fallout after publication of cartoon using anti-Semitic tropes.
Abdullah, Mashaal discuss stalled peace process
Jerusalem Post 28 Jan 2013 – Jordan’s king briefs Hamas chief on efforts to implement two-state solution; both voice opposition to confederation.
Murdoch apologises for Sunday Times’ cartoon depicting Binyamin Netanyahu
The Guardian 28 Jan 2013 – Rupert Murdoch issues apology for ‘offensive cartoon’ after depiction of Israeli leader accused of reviving antisemitic libel Rupert Murdoch has apologised for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting the Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu building a wall using…
Israeli football fans protest at arrival of two Chechen Muslim players – video
The Guardian 28 Jan 2013 – Fans of Beitar Jerusalem protest the imminent arrival of two Chechen Muslim players, holding up banners reading ‘Beitar pure forever’ and ’70 years of principles’
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The Guardian 28 Jan 2013 – Follow how the day unfolded after Egypt‘s opposition insisted that its demands be met before entering dialogue with the government Matthew Weaver
Sunday Times denies antisemitism in Israeli election cartoon
The Guardian 28 Jan 2013 – Paper defends ‘typically robust’ Gerald Scarfe image after Jewish group complains to Press Complaints Commission The Sunday Times has defended a cartoon by Gerald Scarfe about the Israeli elections after it was compared to imagery in “…
Palestinian deaths raise concern over Israeli army use of live fire
The Guardian 28 Jan 2013 – At least five young unarmed people shot by soldiers despite rules permitting live fire only in extreme circumstances At least five unarmed young Palestinians, including a 21-year-old woman, have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in…
OP-ED: How Deep Are Azerbaijan-Israel Relations?
IPS There has been much speculation surrounding Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel, including reports that Israeli warplanes might use Azerbaijani airfields as support bases during a potential attack against Iran. The reality of the bilateral relationship is not so dramatic, as it is pragmatic. We must keep in mind that neither country…
Military Resistance 11A23: The Citizens Of Maarat
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A grenade here, a grenade there – so they’ll learn
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Tariq Aziz desperate and appeals the Pope to end his suffering
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Buried two young
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Palestinians Preparing to Take Israel to International Criminal Court (Video )
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Palestinian prisoner minister warns of mass hunger strike
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The Afghan End Game?
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Obama’s War on Whistleblowers
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Dead Children and Arrested Babies: Palestinian Life under Israeli Colonialism
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Israel’s Left Turn to the Far Right
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Masked ‘Black Bloc’ a mystery in Egypt unrest
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt‘s wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present themselves as the defenders of protesters opposed to the Islamist president’s rule.
Paris urges Syrian opposition to stop extremists
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 France warned Monday that extremists could prevail in Syria if nations fail to support the opposition coalition and don’t deliver promised funds and political support soon.
Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine line between acting as a moderate peace broker and keeping…
Saudi shops told to build sex-segregation walls
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 Saudi authorities have ordered shops employing both men and women to build separation walls to enforce the strict segregation laws of the ultra-conservative kingdom, local press reported Monday.
Iran launches monkey into space, showing missile progress
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.
Small bomb rocks Beirut’s southern suburb, 2 wounded
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 An explosion rocks Beirut’s southern suburb of Hay al-Selloum, destroying a car and wounding two people, witnesses and security sources say.
US condemns Egypt violence
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 The White House on Monday condemned the unrest shaking Egypt‘s fragile peace and called on the country’s leaders to make clear that violence is never acceptable.
Violence flares in Egypt after emergency law imposed
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 A man was shot dead in a fifth day of violence that has killed 50 Egyptians and prompted the Islamist president to declare a state of emergency in an attempt to end a wave of unrest…
UK: Reports of threat against Tripoli embassy
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 Britain’s Foreign Office says it is aware of reports about a potential threat against the U.K. embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya.
Rebels seeks funds and arms, Syria’s Assad says winning
Daily Star 28 Jan 2013 The Syrian opposition appealed Monday for hundreds of millions of dollars (euros) to step up the revolt against Bashar al-Assad, as the president asserted his forces had made “significant gains” in the conflict.
Probe sought over Berlusconi’s praise of Mussolini
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28-year-old woman dies from swine flu
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Murdoch apologizes for Sunday Times’ Netanyahu cartoon
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Texas woman’s execution 1st in US since 2010
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Bomb explodes south of Beirut
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Dangerous mix of anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism
YNet News, 28 Jan 2013 – Op-ed: Americans, Israelis and Jews find themselves insulted in pages of one of Germany’s most respected magazines ….
Israel’s red line
YNet News, 28 Jan 2013 – Analysis: Israel won’t hesitate to attack should Syrian chemical weapons reach Hezbollah ….
Palestinian Information Center
Musawa warns of scheme to displace 30,000 Palestinians
PIC – The Musawa center for Palestinians’ rights in 1948 occupied Palestine warned of an Israeli government scheme that plans the displacement of 30,000 Palestinians.
Solidarity sit-in with the prisoners in Israeli jails
PIC – Dozens of people and national and human rights institutions have organized a sit-in in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails particularly the hunger strikers..
8 liberated prisoners protest in Tulkarem
PIC – Eight liberated prisoners continued their sit-in and hunger strike outside the department of liberated prisoners in Tulkarm since 5 days, protesting against PA neglect of them.
Israeli raids and arrests in al-Khalil and Jenin
PIC – Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn Monday two Palestinian minors during raids in the town of Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil.
Radwan checks on Palestinian refugees’ conditions in Galilee camp
PIC – Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Dr. Ismail Radwan, has visited Galilee refugee camp near the city of Baalbek to check on the Palestinian refugees displaced from Syria.
MP Hassan Yousef’s family denies his trial
PIC – The family of prisoner in Israeli jails MP Hassan Yousef denied the validity of news reports concerning Yousef’s sentence to 30 months imprisonment by an Israeli court.
B’Tselem: The Israeli army uses lethal force against Palestinian protestors
PIC – B’Tselem said the Israeli army systematically violates international rules of engagement in the West Bank and allows its soldiers to use deadly force against the Palestinian protestors.
Seven Palestinian refugees including three women killed in Syria on Sunday
PIC – Seven Palestinian refugees were killed in Syria on Sunday in renewed shelling of Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus and other areas in war-plagued Syria.
Unchanging Peace Requirements Regardless of Israeli Coalition, says Official
WAFA – 28 Jan 2013
Court Order Stops East Jerusalem House Demolition
WAFA – 28 Jan 2013
PEX Report: Al Quds Index Continues Up Trend
WAFA – 28 Jan 2013
Newspapers Review: Seizure of Naqab Land Focus of Daily
WAFA – 28 Jan 2013
PEX Report: Al Quds Index Up
WAFA – 27 Jan 2013
Egypt’s Port Said now a pivotal test for President Mohamed Morsi
LA Times 28 Jan 2013 – Morsi has deployed the army and imposed emergency law as the death toll rises in rioting. But neither the troops nor the curfew has quelled the rage. PORT SAID, Egypt — This shipping city of factory men, with its whispers of colonial-era architecture, was once…
Egypt president invokes emergency powers in 3 cities
LA Times 27 Jan 2013 – Morsi cracks down as Egypt‘s death toll rises in rioting over security and economic issues, as well as death sentences in a case involving 21 soccer fans. PORT SAID, Egypt — President Mohamed Morsi invoked emergency powers in three cities Sunday night to stem riots…
Iranian-American Pastor Given 8-Year Term by Iran
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – The pastor, Saeed Abedini, was sentenced on charges of disturbing national security by creating a network of Christian churches in private homes.
The Lede Blog: Syria President’s Wife Pregnant, Lebanese Newspaper Says
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – As an increasingly bloody insurgency persists in the country, the Assads will apparently have their fourth child.
France Asks Nations to Honor Aid Pledges to Syrian Rebels
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – At a Paris meeting of the Friends of Syria, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned that without the aid promised, control of Syria could fall to militant Islamists.
Protests Grow on Fifth Day of Unrest in Egypt
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – Protests in the Suez Canal city of Port Said and new clashes in Cairo on Monday came a day after President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emergency and a curfew in three cities.
Israeli Secularists Find Their Voice in Yair Lapid
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – The stunning success of Yair Lapid and his Yesh Atid Party in last week’s election is being viewed as a victory for the secular mainstream in the identity battle gripping Israel.
Iran Says it Launched Monkey Into Space
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – Iranian state television said on Monday that the country’s scientists had succeeded in sending a monkey into space “as a prelude to sending humans.”
Yemen Seizes Boat Suspected of Smuggling Iranian Arms
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – American officials said there were indications that explosives, weapons and money found in a boat seized in Yemen’s waters were contraband that Iran was smuggling to insurgents inside Yemen.
The Lede Blog: Images of New Clashes in Egypt, Two Years After the Revolution’s ‘Day of Rage’
New York Times 28 Jan 2013 – Video and images posted online by bloggers and reporters in Egypt showed new clashes, two years after the revolution’s “Day of Rage.”
Gasoline price to rise NIS 0.23 per liter Thursday night
Globes Energy & Water – The price of self-service 95 octane gasoline will rise from NIS 7.52 per liter to NIS 7.70-7.75 per liter.
IEC mulls leasing 2nd LNG tanker
Globes Energy & Water – Energy Minister Uzi Landau and IEC want to increase the use of LNG before the Tamar field comes on line.
Doron, Leora Ofer near settlement
Globes Main News – The children of the late Yuli Ofer are close to agreements that will settle Doron Ofer’s lawsuit against Ofer Investments over their father’s will.
Waze president: Google is our only rival
Globes Main News – Uri Levine: Google is our main threat, because if it does what we are doing faster, then it will win in the end.
Mon: Mellanox claws back more losses as market rises
Globes Main News – Mellanox enjoyed the biggest gain on the Tel Aviv 25 Index, while telcos and energy exploration companies were the biggest losers.
Hadera Paper closes Karmiel factory
Globes Main News – This latest streamlining move will cost 40 jobs and is supposed to save NIS 7 million annually.
The military must play its part
Globes Macro Economics – The costs and benefits of the new government’s unappealing fiscal options.
Treasury budget division number 2 ousted
Globes Macro Economics – Eyal Epstein was considered the most experienced man in the department.
Treasury seeks to raise at least $1b in o’seas offering
Globes Macro Economics – Accountant General Michal Abadi-Boiangiu: The Finance Ministry will hold an offering of 10 and 30-year dollar-denominated bonds.
Shlomo Maoz: Israeli economy headed for serious slowdown
Globes Macro Economics – “The strengthening of the shekel has reduced Israelis’ competitiveness.”
Steinitz: Election results reasonable for economy
Globes Macro Economics – “Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett refrained from socialist populism.”
Gov’t to invest NIS 30m in dual-use R&D
Globes Aerospace & Defense – The Finance Ministry, Defense Ministry, and Industry Ministry will jointly budget a new program to finance R&D for technologies with both military and civilian applications.
Was Fordo a Hoax? If So, Why?
Tikun Olam – A few days ago I published a post based on an Israeli source who told me there had been sabotage at the Fordo uranium enrichment plant. Just before I decided to publish I wrestled with whether to go forward or to wait till journalists I knew…
SocialTV Video Segment on Transforming Political Power of Israeli Palestinians
Tikun Olam – SocialTV has just uploaded my new video segment which is my analysis of the Israeli election. I reject the widespread claim that the election is a triumph of the Israeli center and a rebuke to the far-right. I also suggest a path toward fully realizing the…
Legal initiative launched to fight back against harassment of Palestine solidarity activists
Mondoweiss – A security officer removes a student who disrupted the Israeli ambassador’s speech at the Irvine campus of the University of California (Photo: UprisingRadio.org) Legal help for Palestine solidarity activists facing harassment and repression in the U.S. is on the way. Two leading civil liberties groups in…
Obama in Tehran
Mondoweiss – Obama in Tehran A friend sent this picture along from Tehran. Obama wears a shiny grey suit straight out of an 80s movie, and is pictured with Shemr Yazid , a legendary villain in Shia lore, the general of a usurping caliph in the 7th century. The…
Kentucky paper publishes piece describing Palestinians as ‘chosen people’
Mondoweiss – “The ‘chosen people’ are the oppressed,” is the title of a piece in today’s Kentucky.com, which is published by the Lexington Herald-Leader. The piece is pegged to Israel lobbyists’ opposition to Chuck Hagel, and is notable for its Christian anti-Zionism. Maybe this is a trend in…
‘Must-see’ documentary on occupation, ‘Budrus’ is now being live-streamed
Mondoweiss – With all the talk of documentaries on the site today, we should note that you can now live-stream the great documentary of anti-occupation protest, Budrus, thanks to a Sundance program. We published a couple of reviews of this excellent film two years back: “Please see Budrus,”…
Obama congratulates Netanyahu, but without enthusiasm
Mondoweiss – From the White House press office today shortly after noon, “Readout of the President’s Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.” I guess we should be grateful that this is so short and cool; though it doesn’t say who called who: President Obama spoke today by telephone…
Israeli Finance Minister Expects Defense Cuts
The Foward Breaking News 28 Jan 2013 – Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, fresh from a record-setting sale of Israeli bonds to investors in Florida, said on Monday that balancing the government budget will require “moderate but still significant” cuts to the defense sector. Click here for the rest of the article…
Rupert Murdoch Says Sorry for Netanyahu Cartoon
The Foward Breaking News 28 Jan 2013 – Rupert Murdoch apologised on Monday for a “grotesque” cartoon in his London-based Sunday Times newspaper depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a bloody wall trapping the bodies of Palestinians, after complaints from Jewish groups. Click here for the rest of the article…
Barack Obama Calls To Congratulate Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel Vote Win
The Foward Breaking News 28 Jan 2013 – President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his party’s victory in last week’s Israeli elections and pledged to work closely with the country’s new government on Middle East peace, the White House said. Click here for the rest of the article……
Jewish Groups Slam New Argentina Bombing Panel
The Foward Breaking News 28 Jan 2013 – World Jewish groups denounced plans by Argentina and Iran to form a truth commission to investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that Argentine courts say was sponsored by Iran. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt: Egypt Seeks Ensuring Israeli Commitment to Shalit Deal
allAfrica.com 28 Jan 2013 – [Egypt Online]Egypt‘s Ambassador to Palestine Yasser Osman asserted Saturday 27/1/2013 that Cairo continues its efforts to ensure Israel’s commitment to the Gilad Shalit swap deal.
Egypt protests defy night curfew
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – Protests and violence continue into the night in Egypt as thousands defied overnight curfews imposed by President Mohammed Morsi.
Iran denies blast at nuclear site
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – Iran denies foreign media reports of a major explosion at its Fordo underground uranium enrichment site.
Eleven journalists ‘held in Iran’
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – The Iranian authorities have arrested 11 journalists accused of co-operating with foreign Persian-language media organisations, local media report.
Iran ‘sends monkey into space’
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – Iran‘s defence ministry announces that it has successfully launched a monkey into space.
Stephen Lendman: Medical Negligence Kill Palestinians in Israeli Prisons
Sabbah report 28 Jan 2013 – Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners suffer needlessly. Many are disabled. Some are paralyzed. Prison authorities don’t help. Israel is a serial abuser. Palestinians suffer most. Murder by medical neglect is policy. Gulag prison hell enforces it. Justice is systematically denied. Read More: Stephen Lendman: Medical Negligence Kill…
Elias Akleh: Israeli Election; Fake Democracy
Sabbah report 28 Jan 2013 – A lot had been written about last week’s Israeli election. Unfortunately, most of these writings lack real substance and discuss only results, political parties, personality profiles, anticipated future coalition partners, and unrealistic delusional predicted effects on peace process and on the Palestinians. All these writings gave…
Jonathan Cook: Israel’s left turn to the far right
Sabbah report 28 Jan 2013 – This election has been a personal blow to Netanyahu, but not to the right. Netanyahu misread the public mood, but not on the central issues that should define the left-right divide in Israel: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and decades of belligerent Israeli occupation. Far from a collapse…
William A. Cook: Verbal Defecation Buries Jews Truth
Sabbah report 28 Jan 2013 – If truth be told, it did not take “a few years” for the Jews to inflict “unbelievable levels of persecution” on the indigenous people of Mandate Palestine; the persecution began in earnest in 1939 against the British, the British Mandate Government established in 1922 by the…
If Only Georges Abdallah’s Freedom were Contagious
Al-Akhbar Opinion 28 Jan 2013 – They have realized that keeping Georges hostage has become more costly than to release him. (Photo: Alia Haju) They have realized that keeping Georges hostage has become more costly than to release him. (Photo: Alia Haju) The French government decided to submit to US and Israeli…
Another Lebanese Farce, Brought to Us by the Snowman
Al-Akhbar Opinion 28 Jan 2013 – It took a military deployment to enable the band of tourists to reach their destination. (Photo: Alia Haju) It took a military deployment to enable the band of tourists to reach their destination. (Photo: Alia Haju) It was a holiday. The weather was fine. The air…
US drone war may expand to northwest Africa: report
Al-Akhbar News 28 Jan 2013 – A picture taken on 13 June 2010 shows a US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile standing on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP – Massoud Hossaini) The US military plans to expand its drone program to northwest Africa to bolster…
Israel outraged over Argentine-Iranian truth commission
Al-Akhbar News 28 Jan 2013 – Israel on Monday expressed outrage by Argentina’s agreement with Iran to create an independent commission to investigate a 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires. “The agreement between Argentina and Iran is received in Israel with astonishment and provoked deep disappointment,” the foreign ministry…
Small bomb detonated in Beirut suburb
Al-Akhbar News 28 Jan 2013 – Updated 11:01pm: A small bomb was detonated in a southern suburb of Beirut Monday night causing no injuries, media reported. The National News Agency said a bomb was placed near a car on Abbas Street in the Amal-controlled area of Hay al-Sellom. TV footage showed the…
Qaeda-linked group claims Syria suicide attack
Al-Akhbar News 28 Jan 2013 – Residents drive motorcycles and cars to flee during fighting between rebels and government forces in the village of Kurnaz, close to the western city of Hama, on 27 January 2013. (Photo: AFP – Aamir Qureshi) An al-Qaida-linked group fighting alongside Syrian rebels claimed responsibility Monday for…
Kuwaitis rally for ex-MP charged with “insulting” the emir
Al-Akhbar News 28 Jan 2013 – Dozens of Kuwaitis staged an unprecedented protest Monday outside the courtroom where opposition leader and former MP Musallam al-Barrak was being tried on charges of insulting the emir. “Jail us in place of Musallam al-Barrak,” chanted the activists who were prevented entry into the small courtroom…
The Impossible Works of Raed Yassin
Al-Akhbar News 28 Jan 2013 – The Impossible Works of Raed Yassin as brought to live by five curators. (photo: Tony Elieh) The Impossible Works of Raed Yassin as brought to live by five curators. (photo: Tony Elieh) “Blowback” is a work of performance art in which a full-scale replica of Dubai’s…
Assad: We Regained the Upper Hand
Al-Akhbar Politics 28 Jan 2013 – Pupils saluting prior to enter classrooms at a school in Damascus on 27 January 2013. Syrian students start the second term of the school-year despite of the ongoing conflict in the country (Photo: AFP – HO/SANA) Pupils saluting prior to enter classrooms at a school in…
Israel’s Left Turn to the Far Right
Al-Akhbar Politics 27 Jan 2013 – An Israeli soldier aims at Palestinian youth during a protest against the war on Gaza, at the Qalandia checkpoint, in the occupied West Bank, on 16 November 2012. (Photo: AFP – Abbas Momani) An Israeli soldier aims at Palestinian youth during a protest against the war…
Egypt protests defy night curfew
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – Protests and violence continue into the night in Egypt as thousands defied overnight curfews imposed by President Mohammed Morsi.
UAE ‘coup plotters’ to be tried
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – The United Arab Emirates orders 94 people to be tried on charges of trying to seize power, accusing them of links to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Iran denies blast at nuclear site
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – Iran denies foreign media reports of a major explosion at its Fordo underground uranium enrichment site.
Eleven journalists ‘held in Iran’
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – The Iranian authorities have arrested 11 journalists accused of co-operating with foreign Persian-language media organisations, local media report.
Iran ‘sends monkey into space’
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – Iran‘s defence ministry announces that it has successfully launched a monkey into space.
‘Threat’ to UK embassy in Tripoli
BBC 28 Jan 2013 – The British embassy in Libyan capital, Tripoli, says it is aware of “a potential threat” against it, and is liaising with the Libyan government.
Articles
New book by Tel Aviv historian uncovers ‘Land of Israel’ myths
Asa Winstanley, London, Electronic Intifada 1/28/2013
Shlomo Sand is a history professor at Tel Aviv University. His charismatic, readable style was evident in his previous book The Invention of the Jewish People, the English edition of which kicked up quite a controversy in 2009. The title alone seemed designed to shock.
But in fact Sand was arguing a fairly banal truism: there is no such thing as a unified, national “Jewish people.” As a globalized religious community (due to proselytizing before the rise to power of Christianity in the fourth century) there are instead multiple different Jewish communities across the world.
A Jew from Yemen would have no distinctive secular points of reference in common with a Jew from France, Russia or Poland. For example: before Zionist reinvention from the end of the 19th century, Hebrew was a purely liturgical language. Jews from different countries naturally spoke in local languages.
That book was a fascinating journey through centuries of Jewish history, much of it swept under the carpet by Zionist historiography. Sand’s new book, The Invention of the Land of Israel, is essentially a direct sequel, focusing on the nature of an idea central to Zionism: the “Land of Israel” — Eretz Israel in Hebrew.
Sand explains that in Israel, “in the Hebrew-language edition of foreign books, the word ‘Palestine’ is systematically replaced with the words Eretz Israel … Even when the writings of important Zionist figures such as Theodor Herzl, Max Nordau, Ber Borochov and many others [who also used ‘Palestine’] … are translated into Hebrew” (23). — See also: The Invention of the Jewish People more.. e-mail
Israel’s left turn to the far right
Jonathan Cook, Israeli Occupation Archive 1/28/2013
Much of Israeli politics is myth-making – the creation of narratives based on illusions – and the country’s election last week was no exception. Commentators have been quick to characterize the result as a dramatic upset, with the right-wing led by Benjamin Netanyahu locked in a dead-heat with the left.
In this narrative, Yair Lapid, a TV personality whose Yesh Atid party constitutes part of what Israelis describe as the “center-left bloc,” came from nowhere to win 19 seats, making his the second largest party. He took many votes, it seems, from Netanyahu’s Likud party, which won 31 seats in an an electoral pact with the far-right party of Yisrael Beiteinu. In the outgoing parliament, they had 42 seats between them.
Lapid is now the expected kingmaker. According to the mythical narrative, it lies in his hands to either join a right-wing coalition government under Benjamin Netanyahu and moderate it, or refuse the invitation and remain in a center-left opposition that will harry Netanyahu at every turn.
This was the interpretation promoted, for example, by Ari Shavit, a leading commentator with the Haaretz newspaper: “Netanyahu, it seems, will win a third term as prime minister, but he will not rule the country. His life will not be easy, not politically and not in terms of policy…This week the idiotic march of the right to the right wing of the right came to an end, and the renewed march of the right toward the center began.”
Blow to Netanyahu
The reality is rather different. This election has been a personal blow to Netanyahu, no doubt, but not to the right…. more.. e-mail
On International Holocaust Day, reminders of local racism are abundant
Ami Kaufman, +972 Magazine 1/27/2013
Imagine this:
You’re sitting in the bleachers at a Yankee game. You brought The New York Times with you, just in case things get slow. Or at least for the seventh-inning stretch. You read about how Steinbrenner is considering buying a new player from Haiti, or the Dominican Republic.
Suddenly, you lift your head and see a huge flag hovering over the fans, written in large black print: “NO SPICKS!”
You drop your beer, right?
Well, that’s pretty much what happened during a Beitar Jerusalem game. During a league game last night, Beitar fans rolled out a sign saying, “Beitar, pure forever,” in response to the team’s intention to hire two Muslim players from Chechnya.
Of course, the usual condemnations of politicians and other public figures came. They’re just as useful as U.S. condemnations of settlement expansions. (Even Kahanist Baruch Marzel condemned the act, showing basically any racist can hide behind kind words. Although, in his same Facebook message he promised to come to Beitar’s next game in the Arab city of Umm el Fahm. We’ll be very lucky if this goes by quietly).
I’ve written a few times about the racism of the capital city team, so it’s not really that surprising.
I guess what touches a nerve with most people is the coincidental timing of it all – today being the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. more.. e-mail
Neither one nor two states, but a federation of the Arab East
Hannu Reime, Kansan Uutiset/Viikkolehti (Finnish, Israeli Occupation Archive 1/28/2013
013, translation by Hannu Reime – Hannu Reime reviews Moshé Machover’s Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Resolution, Haymarket Books 2012.
Readers of Viikkolehti might remember the article-portrait of the Israeli-British mathematician and socialist dissident Moshé Machover when he visited Finland for a scientific conference more than three years ago (VL, Oct. 20, 2009). Last year, the Chicago-based progressive publisher Haymarket Books put out a collection of writings by Dr. Machover on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its various aspects. The book also presents an internationalist and socialist program that would lead to real and lasting reconciliation between Hebrew speaking Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs.
Moshé Machover belonged to the small, but “notorious” Matzpen group whose founders – Dr. Machover among them – had been thrown out of the Israeli Communist Party fifty years ago. They were accused of fractional activity, which was a code-word that covered various sins, among them a radical critique of the Soviet Union from the left, which was regarded as the worst kind of blasphemy in the Stalinist CPs at the time. The group began to publish a Hebrew monthly Matzpen (compass), and a few months later established the Israeli Socialist Organization, which came to be known by the name of its paper. Matzpen was soon joined by other Israeli citizens, both Jews and Arabs, altogether less than a hundred.
As an organization and a monthly, Matzpen existed for twenty years. People who belonged to its non-Leninist mainstream are still trying to keep up the legacy of international socialism in surroundings ruled mainly by US imperialism and poisoned internally by chauvinism and other reactionary ideas. As a channel to make Matzpen’s views known, the group’s former activists use, for example, a website in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. — See also: Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Resolution, Haymarket Books more.. e-mail
New book by Tel Aviv historian uncovers “Land of Israel” myths
Electronic Intifada: 28 Jan 2013 – Asa Winstanley 28 January 2013 Shlomo Sand documents Zionism’s invention of “Eretz Israel” as a national homeland.more
Haj Sami Sadeq and the struggle for Al Aqaba
Palestine Monitor: 28 Jan 2013 – Al Aqaba is a small Palestinian village located in the northern Jordan Valley, home to around 300 residents. Since 1999 Haj Sami Sadeq has been the mayor of this town, facing a constant struggle…more
Nearly ten years after store closures, old city of Hebron still suffering
Palestine Monitor: 28 Jan 2013 – This report is the second in a new Palestine Monitor series on life in the Old City of Hebron (known in Arabic as Khalil). The Palestine Monitor will publish one report a week on…more
Another Better Way for Mahmoud Abbas
Palestine Chronicle: 28 Jan 2013 – By Rima Merriman “The clearest distinction between [Mahmoud] Abbas’s Fatah and their main competitor, Hamas, is that Fatah argues for negotiations as the only way to resolve the conflict, and Hamas argues for violent resistance (or “popular resistance” as they are now describing it). Every time negotiations fail, Abbas loses credibility and Hamas gains. This is particularly true when Abbas draws a line in the sand (in this case, his demand for a settlement freeze) and then is forced to proceed anyway.” This is from an article written in the Atlantic almost a year ago. “Why Won’t Abbas Negotiate”? Zvika Kriege, senior vice president at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, asked and concluded that “Abbas is justified in being hesitant to re-enter negotiations once again unless there is a high chance of success.” Since January 2012, much has happened in Palestine. Yet it is clear Israel…more
Time for UK Liberal Democrats to Re-connect with Their Principles
Palestine Chronicle: 28 Jan 2013 – By Stuart Littlewood Alistair Carmichael is the Liberal Democrats’ Chief Whip. His letter to Karen Pollock of the Holocaust Educational Trust about MP David Ward’s remarks just before Holocaust Memorial Day is now in the public domain. When I read it I hoped it was a hoax. It is shameful. And I say so as someone whose links with the Liberal Democrats go back to the old Liberal Party under the leadership of Jo Grimond, one of Carmichael’s predecessors in his parliamentary constituency of Orkney & Shetland and a man of great principle. What David Ward said on his website, which caused such an uproar, was simply this: “Having visited Auschwitz twice – once with my family and once with local schools – I am saddened that the Jews, who suffered unbelievable levels of persecution during the Holocaust, could within a few years of liberation from the death camps be…more
The Times Does Gaza: Oh, No You Don’t, Ismail Haniya
Palestine Chronicle: 28 Jan 2013 – By Steve Breyman It’s a news article! It’s a news analysis! It’s an op-ed! The Times’ is at it again in Gaza. Fares Akram’s recent piece about Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to the Strip can’t quite make up its mind about what it is. It’s clear, however, what it isn’t: straight-up reportage of a foreign leader’s visit to the world’s largest open-air prison. Akram tells us that Razak came to Gaza for a few hours (along with his wife and foreign minister) in order to lay the cornerstone of a technical college his government is funding, and to sign an agreement to rebuild the prime minister’s office, bombed to smithereens by Israel last November. So far, so good (if you ignore Akram’s description of the November slaughter as a “bloody conflict;” bloody for whom?). But Akram can’t simply report this, and move on to his next assignment. He…more
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