Citing Washington sources, the leading daily Corriere della Sera reported that the May 26 bomb in Istanbul’s busy Etiler district was aimed at Moshe Kamhi, Israel’s consul general to Istanbul, in retaliation for the 2010 assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Masoud Alimohammadi in Tehran. Iran blamed the strike on the US and Israel, a charge the US State Department dismissed as “absurd.” After tracing the Istanbul attack to the PKK, Turkey’s national intelligence... Sarah Palin has been laying low for a few weeks and I have not mentioned her. Michelle Bachmann was given some attention. But something happenned last weekend that made it almost certain the Sarah Palin will be the next President of the US. “The Undefeated”, a domumentary by Steve Bannon, about Palin’s political career, received its first public showing in ten theaters, to packed houses and standing ovations. It was second only to a new Harry Potter movie, in gross take per theater. And this was with no paid promotion. The distributor immediately announced a nationwide rollout. Here is one of the best reviews which was done by a Pennsylvania blogger When Sarah Palin jumps into the presidential fray, The Undefeated may just be her secret weapon. The film chronicles Palin’s entry into the world of politics, her time as a mayor and a governor, her run for the vice presidency, and the remarkable reactions she continues to draw from The Right, The Left,... David Mamet’s Tragic Vision By Lou Marano, Jewish World Review The price of admission to the extravaganza is indictment of the State of Israel, which is condemned and scorned regardless of the facts of history, the exercise of reason, or the recognition of cultural affinity. David Mamet’s understanding of drama unlocked secrets unrelated to the theater. ... The NYT had an article on this, yesterday, titled Not Befitting a Democracy. Here’s a strong rejoinder. Also how about the anti blasphemy laws the UN is asking all their members to pass and many western countries are complying. Does that not limit free speech? Ted Belman By EUGENE KONTOROVICH, POST Israel’s parliament passed a law this week prohibiting economic boycotts against this nation. Since before the creation of the Jewish state, boycotts have been a major part of the Arabs’ war against any Jewish presence in the Holy Land. Today, economic boycotts have become one of the main tools for delegitimizing, intimidating, undermining and unfairly singling out Israel. Rubio will be president one year. Watch video. NGO Monitor Background and Analysis Regarding Knesset “Anti-Boycott Law” In a recent Jerusalem Post interview, former deputy secretary of state Elliot Abrams said President Barack Obama “sees Israel as a problem,” reminding us of the question that won’t go away. It’s a question being asked by many a political pundit, and not just on the island of Manhattan or in Israel. As an American-Israeli who is often interviewed by perplexed conservative talk show hosts, and having written extensively about this president’s relationship with Israel, the recurring question of American Jewish support for Israel has become one I can no longer avoid. Many commentators on the right have said that the UN vote will change nothing. Israeli Ministers have even said they will consider it a breach of Oslo entitling Israel to its own unilateral moves. I disagreed. First I asked why the Government of Israel is trying so hard to weaken support for the PA move. Obviously it doesn’t want to make its own unilateral move. Secondly I said that the PA will take the position that going to the UN for recognition isn’t a violation of Oslo and it doesn’t mean that negotiations have been abandonned. This article confirms that as their position. Ted Belman ‘Despite Hamas opposition, PA to go to UN September’ The Palestinian Authority will ask the Security Council in September to recognize a Palestinian state as a full member of the UN, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Sunday. Hamas, meanwhile, announced its opposition to the PA plan and said it had not been consulted... A missile failure could result from defective products from China WorldNetDaily Editor’s Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, Sources have confirmed that the U.S. Department of Defense over recent months purchased 59,000 microchips to use in Navy equipment that control everything from missiles to transponders, according to report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. But all of the chips turned out to be cheap knock-offs from China, and they ultimately were not installed, according to sources. Had the flaw not been detected, the chips could have shut down U.S. warships, aircraft, advanced weapons systems and encoded transponders that distinguish friendly aircraft from hostile attackers. The revelation is only the latest...
Istanbul bombing was Hezbollah strike on Israeli envoy’
By OREN KESSLER
18/07/2011
May explosion attributed to PKK was meant to be retaliation for Mossad’s alleged hit on Iranian nuclear physicist, Italian newspaper reports.
A bomb in Istanbul that injured eight people in May was not organized by the Kurdish militant group PKK but was an attempt by Hezbollah to kill Israel’s consul in the city, an Italian newspaper reported Monday.The Undefeated
Mamet:”The price of admission…is indictment of the State of Israel”
During a lifetime of creative achievement, the acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and film director had seen how an audience could surrender part of its rationality for two hours in order to enjoy an illusion. But as he began reading and thinking about politics, he was horrified to learn how people also could surrender themselves into a mob. This epiphany was one factor in moving him from the political left to conservatism, a transition he expounds upon in his new book, “The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture.” (Purchase the book, at a 40% discount by clicking HERE)Does the new anti-boycott law harm free speech?
Today’s champions of free speech are yesterday’s censors.
Israel’s new anti-boycott law immediately met with complaints that it violates free speech and is inconsistent with democratic values. Critics say the law itself will delegitimize Israel and alienate its supporters in Western democracies. ...Rubio: America’s problem is debt, not debt limit
NGO Monitor: not “appropriate means to combat the BDS movement.”
Why do US Jews still vote for Obama?
It goes something like this: – Is Obama really hostile to Israel, and if he is, why does he still have massive Jewish support? Furthermore, will there be a lateral shift in 2012? Concerning the first question, I believe the answer is clear to almost all Israelis. Three major opinion surveys taken in Israel in the past two years have posed the question, “Is President Obama...PA wants to have its cake and eat it too
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND HERB KEINON, JPOSTU.S. military could be shut down by secret ‘back door’
Besides being subject to failure, the chips also were designed with a “back door” which would have allowed the chip, and the device it controlled, to be shut down remotely at any time, sources report.More Recent Articles
Ted Belman
Jerusalem, Israel
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Overview
On Monday, July 11, the Knesset passed the “anti-boycott” bill, which allows “citizens to bring civil suits against persons and organizations that call for economic, cultural or academic boycotts against Israel, Israeli institutions or regions under Israeli control.”
As explained below, NGO Monitor does not see this legislation as the appropriate means to combat the BDS movement. However, numerous NGOs have released misleading and false statements about the new law, including the New Israel Fund, which wrongly claimed that the bill “criminalizes freedom of speech,” and Gush Shalom, which says the law is “a death sentence for the right to freedom of expression.”
The anti-boycott law does not specifically address boycotts of “settlements;” it is meant to address calls for boycotts anywhere in and against Israel. The global BDS movement targets all of Israel, even within the...
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