Imagine that George Bush and Nancy Pelosi had private armies. Mostly, they shoot at Canadians, but every once in awhile they shoot at each other. Can you imagine that it would be a good idea to give “security” — military — aid to one side or the other? Even if one side promised that they really wanted peace with the Canadians (but still shoot at them)?
The US prepares to help Palestinians become more ‘secure’
March 21st, 2007UK Muslim opposes antisemitism
March 20th, 2007A British Muslim has called for reconciliation between Jews and Muslims:
One of Britain’s most controversial Muslim leaders has declared that there is “an enormous amount” that Muslims could learn from the way Jews have integrated into the UK.
[Inayat Bunglawala, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)] also has demanded an end to Islamic anti-Semitism, in what is being viewed as a remarkable move towards reconciliation between the two communities. — European Jewish Press
Bunglawala has previously made comments to the effect that the British media is controlled by Jews and similar statements. He indicated that the MCB’s policy of boycotting Holocaust Rememberance Day was under consideration (!) and might be changed.
Bunglawala…said his organization’s ties with the Muslim Brotherhood shouldn’t be a barrier to ties between the two communities, as they don’t seek to undermine Jews in the UK. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood believes the creation of Israel was a tragic mistake. — Jerusalem Post
The Muslim Brotherhood, an extremist Sunni organization, is the ‘parent’ of Hamas (Sheik Ahmed Yassin, a Hamas founder was a MB activist). It is characterized by extreme antisemitism as well as anti-Zionism; so I think Bunglawala’s statement is just a little misleading.
Of course any reduction of antisemitism is to be welcomed, but from my point of view, it’s strange to imagine Jews who could overlook Bunglawala’s position on Israel.
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Payday for the Palestinian Authority draws near
March 20th, 2007There’s no doubt that all of the ‘donors’ to the Palestinian enterprise will soon be on board. Norway (not an EU member) has announced a resumption of aid, and Sweden, Ireland, and Italy have made official comments that indicate approval of the new Hamas-dominated PA unity government. The stance of the US is critical, and it seems as though we are moving in the same direction:
The United States made its first contact with the new Hamas- Fatah coalition Tuesday, ending a yearlong diplomatic boycott of the Palestinian government.
The meeting between a U.S. diplomat and the Palestinian finance minister signaled a break in policy between Israel and its closest ally, and could mark a significant step toward ending a painful aid cutoff to the Palestinian government. — AP (Yahoo)
They are out there
March 20th, 2007
In a sense, I appreciate people like Sylvia Stolz and Hamas. I don’t have to waste time proving that they are antisemitic. I don’t have to show that Hamas incites and commits murder or that Stolz is insane. They do this themselves by word and deed.
German prosecutors on Tuesday charged the former lawyer for far-right activist Ernst Zündel with incitement, accusing her of denying the Holocaust and ending one of her legal filings with “Heil Hitler”…
During Zündel’s trial, Stolz repeatedly disputed the Nazis’ mass murder of Jews, called for hatred of the Jewish population and ended a legal document with the words “Heil Hitler,” the [prosecution] statement said…
“We are under foreign occupation, and this foreign occupation has portrayed Adolf Hitler as a devil for 60 years, but that is not true,” she said. “But the real truth can only be told when someone attempts to break this taboo.” — Jerusalem Post
Right. A class-A nutter (I wrote previously about Zündel himself here).
Manchester University twins with An-Najah murder majors
March 19th, 2007Manchester University in the UK has 26,000 students. A student organization managed to orchestrate the passage of a motion by the Student Union that affirmed solidarity with the students of a Palestinian university that apparently specializes in murder:
Jewish students were this week left reeling after the Student Union at Manchester University passed a motion twinning it with a West Bank university which has glorified suicide bombing and the massacre of innocent Israelis.
