[Elder of Ziyon] Tuesday Links Part 2

From Ian:

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LATMA: An Israeli Soldier's song to the world for Passover



Alan Baker: Biased, Prejudiced, and Unprofessional: The UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission Report on Israeli Settlements

Issuing such a slanted and biased report implants within the international community an incorrect and inaccurate view of a complex reality, in a manner that inevitably steers the debate away from practical or fruitful directions and in fact assists in entrenching the beliefs of the more extreme elements on all sides. It serves to mobilize the international community in a manner prejudicial to any future prospect of agreement and settlement of the dispute.
In short, this report is nothing more than an insult to the UN as a whole and to its Human Rights Council, as well as an insult to the intellect of all those who read it in the false expectation that it is authoritative and credible.

Lord David Trimble Nobel Peace Laureate addressed UN debate on settlements

Nobel Peace Laureate David Trimble, member of the British House of Lords, took the floor in this morning's UN Human Rights Council debate on a new report by a fact-finding mission on Israeli settlements, to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Geneva non-governmental organization UN Watch.

Pakistan arrests suspect in Daniel Pearl murder

Pakistan arrested a suspect in connection with the 2002 kidnapping and brutal murder of Daniel Pearl, a journalist for The Wall Street Journal.
The paramilitary unit Pakistani Rangers captured Qari Abdul Hayee in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, on Sunday. CNN cited a senior Pakistani official as saying that Hayee is suspected of having facilitated Pearl's kidnapping on January 23, 2002, in Karachi.

George Galloway Banned from University of Chester

An invitation for George Galloway MP to speak at an event organised by the University of Chester's Debating Society has been revoked by the Student Union, after it upheld the National Union of Students' no-platform order against Galloway — a consequence of Galloway's recent bigoted behaviour.

Don't be surprised by Lord Ahmed's anti-Semitic rant

Lord Ahmed's comments did not appear in a vacuum. They reflect a dangerous indulgence for conspiracy theory and Jew baiting in significant sections of the Islamic world

Obama and Netanyahu: Reboot

In their second act, will Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama find happiness, and cooperate on policies that will best serve both Israeli and American interests?
The answer does not depend on psychology or individual personalities. Serious leaders leave their private likes and dislikes behind when it comes to serious issues – Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin did what they had to, despite the deep animosities. And Sadat and Begin did not need to play golf in order to negotiate peace.

Barry Rubin: The Region: Note to Obama

Current US strategy is to support anti-American, anti-Semitic radicals, with even arms and money, believing that "it pays off in the end."
The nonsense here should be obvious: Why put into power people who hate you, lie about you and want to destroy you? What is the payoff? That if you help your ideologically motivated enemies into power they will then like you? That being in power will make them moderates, an idea that notably failed in the Israel-Palestinian "peace process" and on many other occasions? More accurately, today you give them guns, tomorrow they use those weapons to murder the US ambassador in Benghazi.

Poll: Most Israeli Jews don't trust Obama to safeguard country's interests

Ahead of visit, 62% of Israelis say US president is incapable of bringing about a breakthrough in peace talks

Israelis give video welcome to Obama

US Embassy in Tel Aviv hits the streets with cardboard cutout of the President so that locals can say a big 'hello'
In addition to personal video clips that people made at home, embassy staff also patrolled the streets armed with a life-size cardboard cutout of the president so that locals could get up close and personal while giving a big "welcome" in a multitude of languages.

Netanyahu's tiny gift to Obama: A marvel of Israeli nanotech VIDEO

Prime minister to present the US president with a minuscule version of both countries' declarations of independence

'Our Christmas dinners with the pope'
Argentina's Jewish leaders describe an extraordinary relationship with Francis I, who comes to synagogue for 'selichot' and loaned out a cathedral for a Shoah event

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina made history last week by becoming the first pope from Latin America and the first from the Jesuit order. This week, Argentine Jewish leaders, attending a World Jewish Congress meeting in Greece, predicted a new era for Catholic-Jewish relations and described a man who is very close to the Jewish community, who regularly visits synagogues and has invited Jewish friends to Christmas dinner.

Israel's iOnRoad wins top new mobile app prize
Qualcomm grants Israeli-created safety road app a total of $250,000 in venture capital, after it beat out apps from around the world

As far as international telecom giant Qualcomm is concerned, Israeli-created road safety app iOnRoad is the best new mobile app in the world. That's why Qualcomm awarded iOnRoad a total of $250,000 in funding and assistance, as the winner of its third annual QPrize international venture investment competition.

Surgery without scars or scalpels
Israel's InSightec is transforming the operating room with a new ultrasound technology that enables surgeons to destroy tumors and cysts without incisions.

Surgery without scalpels and scars? It's not science fiction. Israel's InSightec is in the midst of transforming the operating room with its ExAblate MRI-guided high-intensity ultrasound technology.
The ExAblate O.R. system uses interchangeable "cradles" set on a regular MRI treatment table. The tool allows doctors to destroy targets, such as tumors and uterine fibroid cysts, deep inside the body without incisions. The alert patient is monitored in real time, and changes in treatment parameters can be made instantly.

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Posted By Ian to Elder of Ziyon at 3/19/2013 03:15:00 PM