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Deliberate Palestinian policy to incite their followers to attack Israeli Jews and deny them any rights, not to sovereignty, not to heritage in Jerusalem, not even to life The old argument used to be that Palestinians were fighting and demonstrating to achieve a state of their own, and that it was Israeli obstinacy that was fermenting Arab violence against Jews. On top of that, a misinterpreted by much of the media positioned Palestinian rage being caused by excessive Israeli military attacks against defenseless Palestinians. This was also known as “disproportionate force.” Why wouldn’t a put-upon population rise up in anger...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the U.S. State Department’s allegations that Israel is using excessive force to fight terrorism Thursday, saying that the allegations are unfair, false, and justify Palestinian terrorism. “This allegation is totally false. It’s also utterly unfair, because it’s so obviously, patently false,” he said. When asked whether Israel was worried about losing the support of its allies because of the State Department’s concerns, Netanyahu said that Israel is using the amount of legitimate force necessary to protect its citizens against the threat of terrorism. “Israel is using exactly the kind and the amount of legitimate...

A Very Stubborn People Indeed By Ari Bussel 2011 was a very bad year for Israel, and thus, by association, for the Jews. Israel and the Jews are indistinguishable, and anyone with a mistaken notion that being a foreign national might save that person from the fate of Israel – as if the two are separable – may find reality a very rude awakening. For instance, many American Jews claim they are “Americans first.” Their children are raised far removed from Israel, and a recent poll indicates that Israel’s continued existence is no longer crucial for them, essentially no longer...

Iran flies Palestinian terrorists to Syria for raids into Israel DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 20, 2011, 8:01 AM (GMT+02:00) Under cover of its four-day military exercise starting Friday, Nov. 18, Iran is reported exclusively by debkafile to be transferring Palestinian terrorist units into Syria after training them at IRGC Al Qods facilities for cross-border raids into the West Bank and Israel. Iran and Syria are hitting back for the rebel Free Syrian Army-FSA's armed offensive on military installations and commands centers. Bashar Assad's cousin Rami Makhlouf warned last May: "Without stability in Syria, there will be no stability in Israel."

God Weeps and We with Him By Ari Bussel “There are some 5,000 more prisoners in Israeli prisons. We thus need to kidnap five more Israeli soldiers and every single one will be set free. This is our promise.” Hamas “You do not understand,” say parents to children who are below the age of mandatory draft, “if it were your son, you would stop at nothing to bring him back, even release all those terrorists.” They refer to Gilad Shalit who returned to Israel from Hamas captivity. They are right: I do not understand, why Israel ignored the warning calls...

You’re a “Foolish” Man, Charlie Brown By Norma Zager As Charlie Brown runs toward the waiting football held aloft by Lucy, he lifts his leg anticipating a kick that will hurl the ball into space when suddenly, Lucy grabs the ball and regales with laughter as poor Charlie Brown once again falls flat on his face. Watching terrorist events unfold in Israel leaves me with an unsettling feeling the United States is not far behind. One often ponders the acceptance with which Israelis move ahead so quickly following murder and mayhem, and yet we are beginning to see the very...

Modern Day Anti-Semitism By Norma Zager and Ari Bussel The Palestinians, concluded the Israeli Government after fifteen months of extensive research, are inciting hatred and terror against the citizens and Government of Israel. To track this “culture of death,” Israel has now established an Index of Incitement. The index was designed to motivate the Palestinian Authority to halt the incitement and promote a culture of peace. Its true importance is that it serves as a guide showing the harsh reality: Peace cannot be achieved when a “partner” for peace does not espouse peace but the other’s destruction. When the “partner”...

Ignorance of the Worst Kind by Ari Bussel “We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.” Golda Meir I was having dinner with an Ivy League graduate. As usual for me, the discussion diverted to Israel and the Palestinian terrorists’ attempts to destroy the only Jewish country. “I did not know that Palestine is not a country,” was the retort I received as we talked about the anticipated address by Netanyahu before both the Senate and the House. The clock is ticking as the days count down until the UN General...

The Usual Script by Ari Bussel Let me start at the end, for the script is always the same, the results expected, the behavior unaltered. Israel needs to make up her mind. It is not up to the American President, nor should American Jews or Israelis living outside of Israel have any say in this decision. It is likely the most important decision Israel will ever make, and it is time now to make it. No one can do it for her, since she alone will bear the consequences. Israelis need to decide, whether by a referendum or any other...

Israel Is a Sissy! Go Cry to Your Mommy! by Norma Zager “If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.” Marcus Tullius Cicero This morning I attended a Purim carnival with my precious grandson. Watching all the children dressed in their costumes, crafting and shaking their noisemakers and eating Hamentashen, I was struck by how beautiful it is to celebrate children. Hearing their joy at bouncing or climbing through the tunnels, painting their faces or riding the rides was music to the ear. The...

Why Should the World Condemn? by Ari Bussel “We will not rest until we lay our hands on the murderers. This incident is atrocious, its perpetrators capable of beastly crimes. Its scenes are horrific, the viewer unable to really grasp what happened. “Israel expects the world to condemn the Palestinian incitement to terror and hatred in the strongest terms.” Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Israel’s Chief of Staff Israel expects the world to focus its attention on five members of one family who were murdered on Shabbat evening in their home by a Palestinian Terrorist. Israel is apparently in shock, but...

A Mass Grave NO MORE by Ari Bussel Like an ancient song, the melody has not changed: a group of Palestinians, armed and trained by the USA with Israeli consent, target a single driver in Judea and Samaria. He was just 45 when his life was taken. His only fault: being Jewish. He dies, leaving a wife and seven children behind. A senseless act of murdering another human being is “heroism” to a barbarian. We, the Jewish People, cannot comprehend this murder. Everything we believe points to holding the sanctity of life above all else. Our enemies, animals of the...

Obama Drags America Into the Darkness Monumental Meeting Tonight Goodbye, Jerusalem? Hello “Al Quds”? thelastcrusade.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet this evening with President Obama this evening to discuss the immediate formation of a Palestinian State, with [East] Jerusalem as its capital. The meeting comes on the heels of reports that President Obama has pledged his support to Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad for a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence and the confinement of Israel to its 1967 borders. At the meeting, Mr. Obama is expected to employ a carrot and stick technique to exact Mr....

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The Dirty Picnic of the Washington Post What happens when (a typical lefty Arabist media like) the Washington Post "reports" "Palestinian" dirty propaganda as a "fact" and "quotes" a low-blogger to "back" it's point... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/worldopinionroundup/2006/06/the_hostage_and_the_picnic_1.htmlThe Hostage and the PicnicWashington Post, United States - Jun 29, 2006The US media coverage of the ongoing Israel incursion into Gaza "has been irresponsible ... civilians on a Gaza beach earlier in the month," says blogger Juan Cole ... As if we haven't had enough of the PALLYWOOD & "Palestinian" dirty tricks past & present, their continuously making themselves THE bitter joke on the entire...

09:54 Jun 09, '06 (IsraelNN.com) The world became a whole lot safer yesterday, after the US took out Iraqi terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Israel eliminated his Palestinian counterpart, Jamal Abu Samhadana. In both instances, solid intelligence backed by a healthy dose of airpower neutralized these two evil men, whose daily regimens consisted of trying to figure out how to murder as many innocent human beings as possible. Samhadana was far less well-known in the West than al-Zarqawi, but that does not take away from his heinous record of bloodshed, which included attacks on Israeli soldiers and involvement in the...

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed on Friday after being shot in the head in renewed clashes outside a police station in Gaza, Palestinian police said. Fathy Mushtaha was caught in a gun battle as members of a powerful Gaza family tried to storm the police station to free an incarcerated relative. In the exchange of gunfire, the boy was mistakenly shot in the head and died instantly, the police said. An attempt by the same family to free their relative sparked a deadly exchange on Thursday that killed a police officer and a civilian.

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $116 million judgment against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the deaths of a Jewish couple near the West Bank. The PLO, and the Palestinian Authority had been sued in federal court in Rhode Island over the 1996 drive-by shooting of Yaron Ungar, an American citizen, and his Israeli wife, Efrat, as the couple returned home from a wedding. The family's relatives argued that the PLO and Palestinian Authority provided a safe haven and operational base for the terrorist group Hamas, which was responsible for the attack. A...

In announcing last week a sweeping crackdown in Britain on the "evil ideology" of coming to be known as Islamofascism, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared that "the rules of the game have changed." So, it would appear has he. In fact, Mr. Blair has become an exemplar of the old adage that a "conservative is a liberal who has been mugged." The two bombing attacks on London's mass-transit systems, perpetrated mostly by home-grown Islamist suicide bombers (actual or would-be), not only mugged Britain's recently reelected leader, but his country, as well.

Title IX for Jihadi Chicks and Billionatrix Golfers April 12, 2005 By Debbie Schlussel The strange new equality of the Islamic jihad has arrived on our shores. Yet, feminist Martha Burk is complaining about women wearing pink. Thursday, The New York Times reported that two 16-year-old girls from New York City were arrested in March because they planned homicide bombings. Saying they are “from New York City” is kind of a stretch. The girls were actually from Bangladesh and Guinea and are in the U.S. illegally, as are their families. Both families have overstayed their visas—and welcomes—by more than a...