From time to time (since the 1920’s) Palestinians have been moved to violence over Jewish activities near the Temple mount.
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Temple Mount incitement again
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007FresnoZionism’s Index (with apologies to Harper’s Magazine)
Monday, February 5th, 2007The following statistics are taken from Israeli General Security Services head Yuval Diskin’s press briefing on Monday:
Number of tons of explosives smuggled into the Gaza strip in 2006: 28
Number of assault rifles smuggled: 14,000
Number of ‘armament accessories’ smuggled: 5,000,000
Number of RPGs smuggled: 150
Number of grenade launchers smuggled: 65
Number of upgraded antitank missiles smuggled: 10
Number of antiaircraft missles smuggled: 10
Number of tunnels currently being dug towards Israel from Gaza with the intention of carrying out attacks against IDF forces in the communities adjacent to the border: 10
Number of terrorists arrested in 2006 after trying to enter Israel unlawfully, having left Gaza for Egypt with the intention of entering Israel through Egypt: 43
Number of Kassam (or Qassam) missiles that fell in Israel in 2006: 1726
Number of potential suicide bombers arrested in the West Bank in 2006: 279
Percent increase in the number of terror groups being guided by Hezbollah over the course of the first half of 2006: 150
Technorati Tags: Israel, terrorism, Gaza strip
Muslim unity
Monday, February 5th, 2007Iran’s top spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Monday that the Zionist regime was preventing unity in the Muslim world.
And all this time I thought that we were the only thing they agreed about!
The same old Jewish voices against Israel
Monday, February 5th, 2007By Vic RosenthalÂ
A group calling itself ‘Independent Jewish Voices’ has made a splash today in the Guardian and elsewehere calling on UK Jews to disavow pro-Israel statements made by the British ‘Jewish establishment’, personified by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
Palestinians ashamed of murder
Sunday, February 4th, 2007Here are some statements made by Palestinians about the fighting in Gaza, quoted by Khaled abu Toameh in the Jerusalem Post:
“Everyone here is disgusted by what’s happening in the Gaza Strip,” said Shireen Atiyeh, a 30-year-old mother of three working in one of the Palestinian Authority ministries. “We are telling the world that we don’t deserve a state because we are murdering each other and destroying our universities, colleges, mosques and hospitals. Today I’m ashamed to say that I’m a Palestinian.”
Hafez Barghouti, editor of the PA-funded daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda, said he was concerned that the fighting would tarnish the image of the Palestinians. “Tens of millions of people now look at us as worthless gangsters with no values,” he complained.
[Mahmoud Habash said] “The world is watching how the Palestinians are destroying their institutions and achievements with their own hands. They see how we are mercilessly slaughtering innocent people. We are losing the sympathy of the world. I’m afraid the world will now view us differently.”
Political analyst Ikrimah Thabet said: “…the bloody events have caused enormous damage to the reputation of the Palestinians, especially in light of the filthy and painful violence that has claimed the lives of children, activists, leaders and innocent civilians.”
Suddenly they are ashamed of murder. “The world will now view [them] differently” because they have taken a break from killing Jews and are now killing Arabs. The Palestinian image has been tarnished.
This is really breathtaking. It shows their one-sided understanding of what has been going on until now. It explains why one never heard expressions of conscience or regret for Arab terrorism against Jews. Sure, from time to time a Palestinian will say that their activities are ‘not productive’ or ‘not good for the cause’, the way Abbas spoke against the Kassam bombardment or Sari Nusseibeh deplored suicide bombings. But never, ever have we heard even a whisper of moral condemnation of the most horrible killings of Israeli “children, activists, leaders and innocent civilians.”
Shireen Atiyeh is correct, they don’t deserve a state.
Technorati Tags: Palestinians, Gaza, Palestinian civil war
