Israeli news and conflicts

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A Coptic Christian in Egypt was murdered in public by a Muslim man over a rumor. Copt Shihata Sabri was said to be having a relationship with the sister of a Muslim named Yasser Ahmed Qasim. In more normal parts of the world, Yasser would have a word with Shihata or even a fistfight, but not on the Muslim side of the planet. No, Yasser decided to do things the Islamic way and settled the supposed issue with gasoline and a match, killing Shihata in one of the most horrific ways possible.
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As bad as that action was, the situation got worse. When Shihata’s father arrived on the scene, a Muslim mob attacked with knives and daggers, stabbing him to death. Shitata’s brother was then found and beaten but he is still alive. The violence ended when security forces arrived and arrested the criminals, charging them with deliberate homicide.
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This terrible crime took place in the village of Dmas, which has 1000 Copts and roughly 59,000 Muslims. A local Muslim villager was quoted as saying that this was an ‘honor killing’ based on the victim’s supposed teasing of the murderer over the alleged relationship with his sister. He claimed the crimes will have no effect on the relations between the Copt and Muslim communities in the village.
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I don’t know how this Muslim Einstein figures that. This wasn’t just about a guy avenging the so-called honor of his sister; the Muslim community participated in the killing of the father and the beating of the brother. I am willing to bet that life will never be the same now that these crimes have taken place. The Copt community is horrified and outraged, the Muslims are in justification mode and they will soon get pissed off when Yasser and his other soon-to-be fresh meat are sent to prison to suffer the tender mercies of much bigger and tougher buys than themselves.
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Since Muslims like honor killing so much, I would like to see some of it going the other way. Maybe some Copts will avenge poor Shihata and his father. Gasoline would be a good choice of weapon, if just to make a point, but in the end anything will do. The Muslims should understand that vengeance is a two-way street, but somehow, I believe such realization is beyond them.

Here is Hillary being interview on Palestinian TV. Besides pandering to the hosts and audience in the first couple of questions with vague doublespeak, she outright shows her reptilian side when lying about her views on the rights of girls and women (see bolded sentences). This is the same Hillary who a couple of weeks ago supported Pakistan’s giving in to the Taliban in Swat and allowing the introduction of Sharia law, which includes the closure of ALL girls’ schools, the enforcement of modest female dress (by Islamic standards), and the ordering of all unmarried women and girls of age (Muslims have a very flexible definition of this) to turn up at local mosques so they can be paired up with chosen single lads for marriage.
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Good going Hillary. If you think it is so good, then why don’t you put your money where your big fat mouth is and send Chelsea there? Maybe she will find a good man there.
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Girl host:
“We have taken our cameras to the streets and asked many young Palestinians about questions they want to ask you. A little young girl from a village in Ramallah wants to know what you would do if your daughter Chelsea was unfortunate enough to have been born under occupation, to be born deprived of freedom and liberty?”
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:
“Well, I would do what so many parents here in the West Bank and in Gaza do. I would love her, I would take care of her, I would get the best education I could for her, and I would never lose hope, I would never give up on the dream of a Palestinian State. No matter what happens, no matter what people do to try and derail that dream. I would tell my daughter and I would hope my daughter would believe with all of her heart that she has the same opportunities for the best future that any child anywhere in the world does, and that’s what my goal will be.”
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Boy host:
“Many of our viewers are young Palestinians. What message would you deliver to young Palestinians, many of whom have lost hope in justice and can no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel?”
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:
“I understand the frustration and sense of hopelessness that can sometimes affect people’s thinking and feeling but I believe that with all my heart that there is no excuse for hopelessness. There is always the possibility of the human spirit that can overcome any barrier. Not violence, not rejectionism and despair but constantly making it clear that human beings deserve the same rights no matter who you are and what you are and where you live; that’s why getting an education is so important. That’s why meeting these young students in Access and talking to the two of you fills me with hope. Now there have to be changes, and the United States is committed to a two-state solution. I met with Palestinian leaders, I met with Israeli leaders, I have delivered the same message to everyone I met with. We are committed to working towards a two-state solution and I have to say that the work that President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayad have done have given every young Palestinian not just hope, but conviction that it is possible, because you should have seen the presentation that President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayad gave in Sharm El Sheikh; among the best I have ever seen from anyone. The written materials, the specifics. People came to Sharem El Sheikh willing to give money to help the people in Gaza. But after hearing that they nearly doubled their commitment. Because it is not just a question of hope. You have to have a clear program. You can’t just say, “Here I am, help me.” You have to say “Here’s what I’m doing to help myself, here’s what I’ve accomplished, now it’s your turn.” You shift the burden and that’s what president Abbas and Prime Minister Fayad have done and that is what the United States is committed to doing. Both Israelis and Palestinians are looking towards the day when Israelis can live in security, because that’s of course a very legitimate concern, and the Palestinian people can live in security in their own state and shape their own destiny.”
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Boy host:
“The 8th of March is international women’s day. Your Excellency has become a role model for many women around the world. Do you have any plan to empower women on the level of political participation, negotiations, and peace making? ”
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:
“Yes, I am all of that. I am committed to the rights of girls and women to live up to their God given potential. When I see a young woman like you sitting next to an impressive young man, I see the future and I see that we are using the talents of everyone. Any country that does not utilize the talents of half the population will never be as successful as they could be, and that’s just I think an obvious fact. So I am going to do as Secretary of State what I have done all my life. I will stand up for women’s rights. Stand up for women to have the same chances as boys, for daughters to have the same support as sons, because we all have different talents, we have all been endowed with different talents and society must recognize that so that’s my goal. I will work very very hard towards that.” [Expresses thanks for being invited.]
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Yeah, right.

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Whenever I hear some BS propagandistic statement about Israel having committed genocide in Gaza during the latest conflict, I have to wonder about the educational level (or lack thereof) of those who sputter forth such drivel in their utter contempt of the Jewish state.
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It is almost useless to tell such history-challenged individuals to compare the Palestinians’ recent 1300 deaths to the 6 million Jews killed off by the Nazis. There is always some kind of retort that seeks to lessen, nullify or even deny the Holocaust.
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What these Neanderthals should be pointed to is a genocidal event much closer in time and one that does not involve Jews or Palestinians: I am talking about Rwanda, 1994. The 100-day slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutus by more extreme Hutus resulted in 800,000 to 1,000,000 deaths. What makes this terrible chapter of history even worse is that virtually all of the killings were carried out with simple hand weapons: no gas chambers, bombs, machine guns, etc. They did it the old-fashioned way with clubs, sharp instruments and lots of hate.
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I want the Palestinians, all of their Muslim brothers and sisters, and all the Muslim apologists out there to take a good look at what happened in Rwanda 15 years ago and tell me if what happened in Gaza in any way even remotely resembles the same. Good luck. Even world-class bullshit artists cannot manage it.
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The only reason the general public buys into this Israel-committed-genocide nonsense at all is due to a sad ignorance of history more than anything else. Most people seem to have slept through their high school history classes or skipped on the relevant days because they don’t seem to know very much about the events I have mentioned above without running to Wikipedia. That is sad and the result is that the world is full of sad people. Those of us who are actually educated in the matter have to react accordingly.

DEBKA reports that Israel has developed a new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) called the Harop.  This is what is called a loiter drone which flies to a designated area and ‘loiters’ around looking for a target, in this case the formidable S-300.

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The S-300 is one of the most advanced anti-air defense systems in the world being able to track up to 100 targets at a time and having a radar unit that is supposedly immune to jamming.  It is generally regarded that going up against it will result in heavy casualties in aircraft and missiles.  Israel and the US are extremely worried that Russia will break its word not to sell the system to Iran and do so in the near future since Iran’s nuclear reactor is nearing completion and Tehran fears an Israeli air strike will take it out.  A lot of behind-the-scenes negotiating is going on right now to try and prevent such an event, but this new development seems to be Jerusalem’s ace in the hole.

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DEBKA states that Iran has 5 S-300 batteries on order in a deal worth $800 million.  So far, they have not been delivered.  However, Iran is now urgently pushing Moscow to hurry up because the news of the Harop has got them in a panic.  That is because it is designed to take out both radar installations and anti-air units.  It has a 1000 km range and can remain over its target area for several hours looking for its prey.

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One of the Harop’s best features is that it can detect enemy weapons’ systems even when they are in inert mode, on the move and when radar units are turned off to avoid detection.  This will give Israel the ability to clear out the S-300 and other defenses ahead of any potential Israeli and/or US air strikes.

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This new UAV is so powerful that both India and Turkey are currently interested in buying it.  The fact that Israel is already willing to sell it on the open market shows how much confidence they have in the system as well as sending another of many messages to Iran.

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The Harop couldn’t have been developed a minute too soon since today (25 February 2009) Iran is running the first test of its reactor.  Iran is hell-bent on continuing its nuclear program at any cost and that has got Israel and much of the world very worried.  Sanctions and embargoes have not helped much, leaving force as the only option.  Iran sought to cut off that possibility with the S-300 but now that too seems to be a pipe dream.

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Hopefully, the Harop is everything the Israelis say it is so that when the time comes, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) can do to Iran what it did to Syria and Iraq: turned their nuclear reactors into so much expensive dust.

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Yesterday (22 February 2009), a bomb went off in a popular tourist zone in Cairo killing one and wounding at least 23 others. The dead and wounded were mostly French students aged 13 to 18 on a class trip. The breakdown is as follows: 19 French, 3 Saudis, a German and an Egyptian. Three of the French children are still in intensive care.
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The bomb was composed of TNT and black powder and was placed under a bench in a busy market frequented by tourists. A second bomb was found by police and successfully detonated away from any people. To date, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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This is a despicable, cowardly attack that involved children in some sicko’s jihad against something or other. What I want to know is where is all the outrage? Where are all those hypocritical Muslim liars who claim that they are not anti-Semitic when they condemn Israel for the latest Gaza War, saying they are only concerned for the children that were killed and injured and acting out of their humane feelings? Where are your humane feelings now? Where are your protests? Aren’t children, children everywhere?
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This incident proves what lying scumbags all those protesting Muslims around the world really are. They don’t care about these French children being blasted. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if they are secretly cheering the attack. Humane for them means humane only for other Muslims.
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The French should organize their own protests against Muslims and march in the streets screaming anti-Islamic slogans and trashing Muslim-owned businesses just like Muslims have been doing to Jews all over the world since December. They need to see what it is like on the other end of all that hate and violence. Naturally, Muslims are all for it when they are doing the hating and attacking. It is time for them to feel the other side.
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I hope the French have the anger and pride the Italians are showing and do something about this tragedy in a forceful and meaningful way.

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(The picture above shows Syria’s nuclear plant. Notice how the central building is totally gone in the right picture. That is more from the Syrian ‘clean-up’ than the Israeli bombing.)
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New traces of processed uranium were found from samples taken last year from the one-off visit to the Al-Kibar site.  This is the location where Israel bombed and destroyed Syria’s secret nuclear plant being built with help from North Korea.  Processed uranium particles were previously found late last year, but more were found recently.

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Of course, Syria denied everything and blamed Israel for the traces of uranium discovered by saying the IAF (Israeli Air Force) used depleted uranium munitions in their air strike.  Of course, the anti-Israel crowd was eager to go along with this laughable line, but other evidence has just arisen to prove Damascus to be the liars that they actually are.

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Graphite was also found in the same sample that the uranium particles came from.  This is significant because the North Korean model of nuclear reactor uses graphite.  This is a non-natural material that just can’t be found lying around in the desert, so Assad and his cronies will have to work overtime to create a lie to explain that away.

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Now that Syria has been caught yet again in a deception of such magnitude and international importance, I would like to see what the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) will do about it.  I won’t hold my breath over it though because the IAEA has shown little courage or will to tackle nuclear cheating anywhere in the world, but even more so with Muslim countries (Syria, Libya, Iran).

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People wonder why Israel takes violent, unilateral actions such as the air strike at Al-Kibar.  When the international agency tasked with pursuing and doing something about secret nuclear projects, especially involving rogue states, isn’t effectively doing its job, then something else needs to be done.  Once a nuclear plant is up and operating, it is too late to do much.  Ideally, everything has to be stopped in the planning stage, but if it comes down to it, then taking out a plant in mid-construction is the only other option.

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Israel won’t hesitate to protect itself from what it sees as a critical threat as it proved at Al-Kibar and more currently in Gaza.  Iran should pay strong attention.

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This is a long video but it has some important elements. It shows a speech given by Kuwaiti Professor Abdallah Nafisi. In it he talks about an anthrax attack against the US (though he has his facts wrong), calls terrorists the most ‘God-fearing’ people in the world, says dialogue with Jews (and thus Israel) is against the Koran and thus impossible, and calls for the silencing of journalists who oppose jihad.
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Perhaps someone should tell Professor Dip Shit that the use of biological agents (which are weapons of mass destruction) allows for a nuclear response. He said 9/11 would be small change compared to an anthrax attack and he is right. On the other hand, Iraq and Afghanistan would be small change compared to the nuking of Iran and, hopefully, his small pathetic Kuwait who couldn’t even stop Saddam’s soldiers from gang raping its women.
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What Westerners should pay the most attention to is the statement about how it is against the Koran (and thus Allah) to have dialogue with the Jews. His logic is as interesting as it is telling: He says dialogue with the Jews is against the Koran so anyone who talks about this dialogue is against the Koran and thus a heretic (and we all know what Muslims think about heretics).
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This statement of Nafisi is yet another proof that lasting peace with the Muslim world is not going to be easy if it is possible at all. This is a Kuwaiti speaking, not a Palestinian. It is a powerful sign of how the Muslim community at large is against Israel no matter what it does. According to this professor, all overtures of peace are meaningless and doomed to failure. Israel should take note of that and formulate its policy accordingly.

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Here is the fourth in a series of Hamas puppet hosts for its children’s TV program: Nassur the Teddy Bear.  After killing off their rip-off Mickey Mouse, a Bee and Rabbit, they have unveiled the Teddy Bear to encourage Palestinian children to carry out the struggle against Israel.

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I would love to hear the Palestinian/Hamas/terrorist apologists try to justify and defend this one.  To all those who claim to criticize Israel out of your humanity over the deaths of Palestinian children, where is your humanity now?  Where is your outrage?

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Again, Hamas is showing its true colors and abusing its children, and the worst thing about it is that the world is okay with it because it is not Jews doing it.  If Israeli TV had a children’s program calling for children to become warriors to kill off the Palestinians, we would be hearing about it in the UN Security Council.  The hypocrisy stinks to high heaven.

Two rulings coming out of Saudi Arabian courts on the same day have even Saudis wondering what goes on in the heads of judges; in these cases, their own.

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The first case involved the theft of two rams by two thieves (ram rustlers?).  They were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and 1000 lashes each (These are given out at some number per week so the criminal is not crippled or killed.).

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The second dealt with a man who beat his wife so severely that she swallowed her tongue and died as a result.  He got two years and 200 lashes.  The news article didn’t say whether he was charged with manslaughter or second degree murder, but in either case, the penalty is insanely light.

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The article’s author wonders rightly if the judges relied more on their personal ideas and whims rather than the Shariah law that should have been their guide in making their rulings.

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For foreigners who read such news stories, it is easy to conclude that a woman is not worth even two rams in Saudi Arabia, that the Saudis value their animals much more than their own women.  This is extremely degrading because the message is that a woman is actually less than an animal, and by extension, can be treated as such.  Is it a mystery then that we read so many stories about wife beating, honor killings, forced sex (marital rape), etc.?

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To be fair, we have our own share of loony judgments in the West.  Sometimes it seems as if one can get in more trouble for killing a dog on the street than a human being in some countries, or that abusing one’s pets is worse than abusing one’s children.

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This leads me to believe that the criminal justice systems in all countries still have a long way to go to ensure fairness, impartiality and consistency.  The law in any country is not ideal and never will be, but more effort needs to be put into getting it as close to perfection as possible.

MEMRI (The Middle East Media Research Institute) reports on an interview of Dr. Ibtihal Al-Qassam shown on Al-Quds TV on 7 January 2009. A quote is given below.
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Dr. Ibtihal Al-Qassam: ‘The Qassam missile means a great deal to me, as the granddaughter of the martyr Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam. Just as I am proud of my ancestry, I am humbled by the blood being spilled in Palestine. I am humbled by the true descendants of Al-Qassam, who are inscribing, with their pure blood, the victory of this nation, which will be achieved soon, Allah willing.’
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Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam (1882-1935) was a Sunni preacher who founded the Black Hand (Palestinian) military group. This was a terrorist organization that fought against the British in Palestine and as well as assaulting Jews there. He became a hero of the Palestinians for his anti-Jewish attacks and the way he died fighting British forces after being cornered in a cave.
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Dr. Ibtihal Al-Qassam is proud that the handmade missiles Hamas is making to fire at Israel have been named after her grandfather. It actually makes sense since both were/are murderous instruments of war. Of course, more perceptive observers will note the ineffectualness of both also, neither being capable of actually accomplishing very much.
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‘I consider the Qassam missile to be a fetus in the womb of the resistance. This fetus will soon be born in the form of a great victory for the resistance. This resistance is honed by the blood of the martyrs - the children, the women, the elderly, and the men.’
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This is where Dr. Ibtihal tries to get poetic but just manages to exhibit her sickness instead. Is this the kind of stuff that really turns Palestinians on? They keep talking about death, sacrifice and struggle all the time. You never hear anything about peace, prosperity and happiness. It is all killing, destruction and martyrdom.
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The final sentence of the quote is telling. Dr. Ibtihal considers the entire Palestinian population as warriors to be used against the Israelis, a Muslim form of total war. The outside world, especially those in the West who are so quick to criticize Israel for defending itself, needs to realize that if women, children and the elderly are going to be used in the struggle against Israel, then they are going to get killed and wounded as a result. That is what happens to combatants in war, they get hurt and killed. Why is that such a surprise to most people?
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The Palestinians are part of a Cult of Death in that they glorify death, want to inflict death on others, and want to die themselves. When death becomes the goal and epitome of life, then you have a seriously sick society. How can one make peace with such people? How can they be trusted when negotiating truces and treaties? Israel must consign itself to constant warfare with the Palestinians punctuated with periods of calm (mostly so the Palestinians can lick their wounds and rearm). It doesn’t bode well for the future.