[Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News] 11/13 Links Pt2: Kristallnacht as a political instrument, Updates on IDF's Philippine Rescue Mission ~ EoZ

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

[Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News] 11/13 Links Pt2: Kristallnacht as a political instrument, Updates on IDF's Philippine Rescue Mission

From Ian:

This year, as has often occurred in the past, some Kristallnacht memorial meetings in Europe were abused as political instruments rather than serving to memorialize Jewish victims.
Memorial-day manipulation in Germany goes back many years. In 1969 on the date marking Kristallnacht, an anarchist-leftist group painted graffiti on Jewish memorials stating, "Shalom and Napalm" or "El Fatah." Additionally, a firebomb was thrown at the Jewish community center in Berlin. The leftist groups' common perception was that "Jews who were expelled by fascism became fascists themselves, who in collaboration with American capitalism, want to annihilate the Palestinian people."

Dialogue junkie priest dons a Palestinian scarf for the Kristallnacht memorial, can't fathom the fury he raised

Sometimes you simply don't know if you should cry or laugh. Or just cringe… Apparently this is what happens to the brain of people who have sniffed too much of the dialogue glue…

UN Watch: Black Day for Human Rights: Worst Abusers Sweep Top UN Rights Posts -- France 24

What the Falk is King's College London doing inviting a 9/11 truther?

In a rather quiet corner of the Strand lies King's College London's (KCL) rather elegant baroque style campus. On Monday, this beautiful complex was host to a rather ugly personality. Richard Falk, a notable member of the United Nations' Human Rights' Council and Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories, was invited by the University itself to give a lecture on 'state crime.'
It was compulsory for certain undergraduate law students, and while advertised as a leading international jurist, Falk is nothing more than a rabid conspiracy theorist.

Al Jazeera delivered Arafat's gym bag to Swiss scientists

As well as the polonium naturally produced by Arafat's body, much of the evidence used by the Swiss scientists was from Arafat's clothes as found in a gym bag.
And how did that gym bag get to Switzerland? Al Jazeera explains:

Suha Arafat stated that the bag was kept in safely custody for the past eight years, primarily with her lawyer and in a safe room on the fourth floor of a building in Paris. She did not elaborate on the precise address. She stated that it was kept there until it was retrieved in late January 2012 for Clayton Swisher to deliver to the Swiss laboratory.

Satire: George Galloway "reveals" who really killed Yasser Arafat

DISCLAIMER: Before the lawyers get their ledgers out, let's be very clear… this is obviously a parody. In no way does this website of any of its staff, authors, or owners believe that George Galloway was responsible for the murder of Yasser Arafat. The video below is strictly satire.
Now that that's taken care of… watch this hilarious video of the anti-Israel Member of Parliament George Galloway reveal who "really" killed Yasser Arafat…

CIF Watch: Jewish Daily Forward 'Top 50′ list includes "journalist" who promotes antisemitism

As we've demonstrated continually, it is not at all an exaggeration to characterize Greenwald's hostility to Israel (and the U.S.) as similar to the hate rhetoric of Islamist extremists – a fact which may in part explain Greenwald's defense of Hamas, Hezbollah and even, on at least one occasion, an American Al Qaeda operative.
Additionally, to get a sense of The Jewish Daily Forward's ideological airbrush of Greenwald – employing the Guardian tactic of characterizing commentators who engage in antisemitism as merely "critical of Israel" – here is a collection passages from his columns which 'deal with Jews in a critical way'.

Another thinly-veiled BBC accusation of war crimes

Finally, Abualouf presents a thinly veiled insinuation of a war crime having been carried out by Israel by using third party characterisations of the partial blockade as 'collective punishment'. Naturally, he refrains from naming the "human rights groups" he ostensibly cites or from informing BBC audiences of the political motivations behind those unproven accusations.

Why we need to talk about the BBC's promotion of Middle East conspiracy theories

Members of the media in general would do well at this point to devote some thought to the subject of the trickle-down effects of irresponsible, inaccurate coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a catalyst for increased antisemitism both in Europe and beyond.
But another of the BBC's public purposes – going under the title of "sustaining citizenship and civil society" – obliges BBC management in particular to consider this subject very seriously, with its recent amplification of Arafat-related conspiracy theories (by no means limited to the programme in which David Aaronovitch took part) being a good place to start.

Biggest children's book publisher erases Israel from map

"Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt," part of the popular Geronimo Stilton children's series translated from Italian and published by Scholastic in 2012, tells the story of a group of investigative journalists involved in a treasure hunt in Egypt.
The story commences with a map of modern Egypt and its neighboring countries. While Sudan, Libya and Saudi Arabia appear clearly on the map, the territory of Israel is completely covered by Jordan, painted red. A line indicating the Israeli border with the Sinai Peninsula does appear in the book.

Man with knife arrested at Israeli embassy in Brussels

The man, a Belgian converted to Islam and who appeared to be mentally unstable, was stopped by security agents and later turned to the Belgian police for questioning.
A second man, of Iranian citizenship, was also arrested when he appeared to be monitoring activities around the embassy building located in Uccle, a Brussels municipality.

Fourth man arrested in suspected Sydney anti-Semitic attack

The 26-year-old appeared in court on Tuesday and was denied bail after being arrested the previous day. Among the charges are possessing a knife in a public place and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He and three others are accused verbally abusing and physically beating four members of the Behar family and Shlomo Ben-Haiem, the educational emissary for the Jewish National Fund, on October 25.

Argentine Official Charged After Praising Hitler

The lead spokesman for the mayor of Argentina's capital is facing criminal charges after saying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "was a spectacular guy," a court source told AFP Tuesday.
The man, Ecuadoran-born Jaime Duran Barba, has been charged by federal prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan with voicing approval of a criminal act, the source told the news agency.

Philippine envoy thanks Israeli government, NGOs as aid and assistance continues

Philippine Ambassador to Israel Generoso D.G. Calonge expressed appreciation on Tuesday for the assistance Israel has offered to his storm-ravaged country, saying it made him "so happy."
"I can't describe the feeling right now... that my host country cares about our stricken people," he told The Jerusalem Post. "I hope the people of Israel will maintain their attitude of people who are stricken with this crisis and who are on the losing end of natural disasters."

Live Updates: #IDFinPhilippines Rescue Mission

In the wake of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the IDF is carrying out "Operation Islands of Hope": A 150 member is set to leave for the Philippines today, November 13, 2013, in order to provide search & rescue, and medical services.
This post will provide updates as they become available. All times are Israeli time (GMT +2). Times are approximate.
For live tweets of Operation Islands of Hope, see: https://twitter.com/IDFrescue

Ban to become first UN chief to visit Auschwitz

UN spokesman Martin Nesirky announced that Ban will visit the camp on Monday "to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and to stress the importance of the UN's work for genocide prevention, tolerance and peace."

DC intersection renamed for Bulgarian who saved Jews

A street intersection outside the Bulgarian Embassy in Washington was renamed Tuesday in honor of a lawmaker from that country who is credited with helping spare the lives of tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
The intersection in the city's Dupont Circle neighborhood will now be known as Dimitar Peshev Plaza, a recognition approved by the D.C. Council following a campaign by Peshev's supporters.

Israel May Become First Non-European Member of CERN Nuclear Research Facility

Located on the Swiss-French border, CERN is most famous for its 27-kilometer Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator, which scientists used to discover the famous Higgs Boson or "God particle" last year.
CERN's governing council of 20 European nations will vote on Israel's membership when it meets Dec. 12.

Israelis set Guinness record for donating hair to cancer patients

Zichron Menachem- the Israeli association for the support of children with cancer and their families – set a Guinness World Record for donating the most hair to cancer victims in a single day drive. Some 250 women – some of them cancer survivors – cut 53.1 kilograms (117 lbs) of their locks for wigs for cancer patients. The previous record was 48.7 kilograms (107 pounds).

Start-Up Nation: Israeli Hi-Tech Exits at $4 Billion So Far in 2013

The year 2013 has proven to be lucrative so far for high-tech and life sciences companies in Israel. According to Globes, 20 such companies at varying degrees of maturity have been sold for a total of $4 billion thus far.
Just as surprising, 2013 is not even a record year; 2006 holds that distinction, with $10.1 billion in exits. This year's biggest winner was traffic app Waze, which sold to Google for nearly $1 billion.