One important additional note - I recently attended a talk given by a non-Jewish media personality who recently visited Israel for the first time. Among the many things that impressed him, and one could easily sense the emotion with which he said this, was the maturity and sense of purpose he observed in the young male and female soldiers his group met at Har Bental (in the Golan, overlooking the "Valley of Tears" and the Syrian border. Thinking of that reminds me to add this special prayer for the members of the Israel Defense Forces, who protect Israel in extremely difficult circumstances from the Galil and the Golan to Eilat and all points in between.
Here's another prayer - Column One: A prayer for 5772 - JPost - Opinion - Columnists
2. Palestinian Statehood - Anyone who has paid even the least attention to the international news of the last week or so should be well aware of the Palestinian bid to the United Nations to be recognized as the 194th member of that (cough, cough) "august" body. I have posted comments about this before, so I will simply refer you to the following variety of links to bring you up to date - read one, read a few, read 'em all - you pick.
- Blog: In UN speech, Abbas adopts Arafat's blood-soaked legacy
- No to statehood
- The surprise factor of Palestinian sovereignty - The Globe and Mail
- What Will the New Palestinian State Look Like? | FrontPage Magazine
- George Jonas: Putting Palestine back in the bottle World Politics Full Comment National Post
- Palestinian U.N. Statehood Bid -- More Broadway Theater Than A Serious Effort To Achieve Middle East Peace | Fox News
- The Terrorist State in Gaza Looms Over Abbas and the UN Debate
- Jordan is Palestine: Arieh Eldad’s Two-State Solution | FrontPage Magazine
- ‘If Palestinians want peace,... JPost - Features - Week in review
- How Could the Flat Earth Society Do That?
- Israel at the U.N.: A Sucker’s Game - By Caroline Glick - The Corner - National Review Online
- Blog: Abbas arrives at the UN with a bang, leaves NY with a whimper
- Abbas Strikes Out - Elliott Abrams - National Review Online
- Obama's Focus At the UN - Getting Passionate About Israel
- The United Nations Should Not Recognize an Apartheid, Judenrein, Islamic Palestine
3. The PLO - (The Palestinian Lies Organization) - One of the things that really strikes me about the Palestinian ploy at the UN is the complete contempt with which they regard recognized facts of history about Israel (and anything else that is an inconvenient truth).
I have no issue with the idea that two people can look at a historical event and have different interpretations of its significance. So, to use a non-Jewish example, one can have various interpretations of the significance of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. But you can't deny that the event occurred.
Apparently, unless you are Palestinian (or one of their blind, usually left-wing, supporters). In which case, you have no problem stating any number of outright lies in support of your "case". The idiots who swallow this crap should realize 2 things - (a) denying Jewish history in Israel also denies Christian history in Israel, and (b) it won't be long before they and their radical Islamic brethren deny any history but their own. Sounds like a Stalinist approach to history.
So better get ready to hear that when Winston Churchill (who apparently was a Muslim, just like Abraham (see if you can even bear to read this)) famously said that "never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few" he was not referring to the brave British (and Canadian, Polish, etc.) pilots of the RAF, but to the Muslim pilots of the RAF. Further - The New York Yankees teams that won all the World Series titles were composed of Muslims. Well, they are right in one instant - Babe Ruth was the "Sultan of Swat". Or was he?
"It's exactly what the organization needed ... We wanna look to the future, we gotta tear down the past. Babe Ruth was nothing more than a fat old man, with little-girl legs. And here's something I just found out recently. He wasn't really a sultan. Ah, what d'you make of that? " (from The Millennium episode of Seinfeld)
Back to business - after all, if you can assert that Jesus was the first Palestinian shahid (martyr) - you know, like the "martyrs" who blow up buses, pizza joints, shopping centers and Passover seders - you can pretty much assert anything.
Here are some good links on this point:
And if you think I'm kidding about this - check this out - Immigrants Want Cross Removed from Swiss Flag
4. I Suppose He Will Say He Was Misquoted - from the lips of Abbas Zaki, a Fatah Central Committee member, being interviewed on al-Jazeera - Clip Transcript
5. Outrageous Claims Are Nothing New For Arab Leaders - AFP: Israeli PM slams 'outrageous' Erdogan remarks
6. Or Their Idiotic Followers - I read this article last week in the National Post. I then made the error of reading the comments posted by other readers, which included this little gem from someone named "anthonio" (copied exactly from the comment page, though the added emphasis is mine):
"what about the THOUSANDS OF INNOCENTS israel murders every day in gaza, pfft failure zionist clowns like you only make me laugh . Palestine will be free :) deal with it. i dont kno which faction is more morally repugnant , israeli zionism or american zionism, both counts have been heavily discrediate and lambasted for there aggression towards any and all supposed 'enemy combatants' ie: innocent palestinians. Zionism fails, Hate fails, The author of this joke of an article Fails. but mostly importantly, the zionist media fails hardest above all others, as has been graphically apparent."
"Thousand of innocents" Israel murders ever day in Gaza???? Are you kidding me? And someone really believes this trash? I posted this comment in reply (the typos are mine):
"anthonio - I totally defy you to prove that Israel murders 'THOUSANDS OF INNOCENTS" every day in Gaza - that is the most uninformed and ignorant of facts comment I have read in quite some time. And if hate will fail, then that means that Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah and IRan are doomed - have you ever read the Hams Charter (http://middleeast.about.com/od... or the Hezbollah Manifesto? Ever seen video of Fatah leaders speaking in Arabic to their own people? Ever herad anything that Mhmoud Ahmadinejad has had to say? Forget that - did you see the vidoe of the Al-Quds rally on ther steps of Queen's Park in Toronto?http://youtu.be/-Sbm00mCPPc - how's that for Hate? Get your facts straight!!"
And while on the topic of idiots:
7. Often (OK, Pretty Much Always) Wrong....But Never In Doubt - Rubin Reports - To Those Always Wrong About the Middle East and Who Never Lose A Gram of Arrogance or A Moment of Sleep Over the Tragedies They Create.
And to the same end - Spengler - Why Won’t Liberals Listen to Reason?
Maybe the tide will turn - Pajamas Media - Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism Is Finally Pushing Jews to the Right - though I doubt it.
8. Durban III - Another wonderful event brought to you by the good folks at the (Absolutely) Useless Nations:
Couldn't find any other excuse to prolong your annual excursion out of your corrupt, racist and murderous countries? Well, you are a true hero - having to wallow in New York City - the heart of the imperialist and capitalist world - boy, talk about taking one for the team!
Why don't you hold one these events in your own little rat's nests? And why not give the money spent to ferry you to New York, feed you, provide accommodations for you, as well as security (after all, the Mossad is everywhere......) to the people in your own countries that you oppress, torture and persecute. It's probably not even your own money.
I've got a better idea. Why not go to hell? Nice place - though warm - but you'll know the characters there and you'll fit right in.....
Want to meet some real heroes who are truly concerned about human rights? Then check out these links - UN Briefing and We Have A Dream.
9. "Settlements" - So when the Israelis aren't murdering thousands of Gazans every day, or any of the countless other things they are accused of by antisemites - apartheid, occupation, and so on - they are further vilified for underlying a non-existent peace process by allegedly "building settlements". Check out these articles for the truth.
- Merkel chides Netanyahu ... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
- Administration Refights the Battle of Gilo
- 'Gilo a neighborhood in heart of ... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
- (from a very surprising source) - Palestinian officials who decry Gilo colony in public, offered it to Israel in negotiations | The Electronic Intifada
- Ron Radosh - John B. Judis of The New Republic Joins the Israel-Bashers
- Today’s letters: Jewish settlements vs. Palestinian statehood | Letters | Full Comment | National Post
10. Another One Bites The Dust - and to whom I extend my usual farewell - I hope he died in excruciating pain, crying for his mommy as he soiled his pants, though I rather doubt that death is slow when one's vehicle is hit by a Hellfire Missile - well, at least the bastard is dead.
- Justice Brought to Awlaki - Commentary Magazine
- Anwar al-Awlaki: The Death of Jihad's English-Language Mouthpiece - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
- The PJ Tatler - Breaking: Terrorist Imam Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in Drone Air Strike
- National Post editorial board: Another al-Qaeda leader meets a fitting end | World Politics | Full Comment | National Post
- With the death of Awlaki, Al-Qaeda nears its tipping point | World | News | National Post
11. Too Bad He Wasn't Holding Chavez' Hand - but maybe it won't matter - Hugo Chavez in hospital 'for kidney failure' - Telegraph - I also wish him a painful and excruciating death - with lots of time to think about the people he's befriended (Castro, Ahmadinejad, ...) and the people he's repressed and tortured (Venezuelans).
12. The Saudis - another group of progressive lovelies - oh, did you say they have oil? Never mind.....
- Saudis export anti-Christian and anti-Jewish textbooks across the world: report | Holy Post | National Post
- Saudi Arabian Women Will Be Allowed to Vote, Run in Elections (Lord have mercy...)
13. Turkey - Erdogan must have some sort of mental condition:
- Turkish Prime Minister Cuts All Ties with Syria
- Turkey denies Israeli aircraft harassed ... JPost - International
- TIME Exclusive Interview: Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Global Spin - TIME.com
- Erdogan Creates International Complications for Turkey | Dore Gold :: Iran, Mid-East Strategy & Arab-Israeli Diplomacy
- ekathimerini.com | Stepping on the gas toward a Cyprus partition
14. Provocative - Pajamas Media - The Return of the Prodigal Son
15. Not A Word About This In The Western Media - The Killing of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani | FrontPage Magazine
16. First Jewish President - yeah, right.
17. Rosh Hashanah Stuff
18. More Rosh Hashanah Stuff - some great videos. Before I post them, however, let me wish my Jewish readers "Gmar Chatimah Tovah" and an easy fast on Yom Kippur.














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