Can You Be Both Pro-Palestinian AND Pro-Israel?

Iceland seems to think so.

That would be the implication of Iceland recognizing the "state" of Palestine.

In an effort to woo the uncommitted, pro-Palestinian advocates frequently insist that one can be pro-Palestinian without being anti-Israel. In theory, that seems self-evident. But in practice, it’s often false. Just consider the parliament of Iceland, which on Tuesday became the first Western parliament to officially call for Israel’s eradication.

Arlene Kushner On Aftermath Of IAEA Report On Iran

From Arlene Kushner


November 19, 2011
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)

"The More Things Change..."

It was, admittedly, only during the course of the past 1-1/2 weeks that I was focused on family matters intensively enough so that I was prevented from posting.  But now that I have returned  to normal posting (and am so happy be back to doing so), I ask how things have changed in the course of those ten days.  And the answer is that not much has changed.  The same irritating and worrisome themes persist.  The same world stupidity endures.  Hadn't expected anything else.

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In my book, no issue trumps that of the threat of Iran -- even if much of the world still chooses, obtusely and at its own peril, to remain oblivious to this.

Back on November 8, the Israeli government was still expressing hope that once the IAEA report on Iran was released -- that very day -- the world would sit up and take notice.

The report -- who contents had already been leaked -- for the first time made it clear that Iran is secretly working towards the development of atomic weaponry: "Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device."  A 14-page annex to the report provides a detailed description of the ways in which Iranian scientists have sought to develop the relevant skills and secure highly specific information and materials used in nuclear warhead design.  Iran would require about six months to enrich the quantity of uranium necessary for building a weapon.

You can see the report here: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Within a day,

Video: Pat Condell on "The Palestinian Lie" and "Let's Blame The Jews"

The outspoken Pat Condell has come out with a new video on YouTube today on the Palestinian State and the peace process:

Arlene Kushner: Has The PA Backed Itself Into A Corner?

From Arlene Kushner:

October 3, 2011

"That Corner"

It's the corner that Prime Minister Netanyahu hopes to see the PA backed into.  Today I write with the sense that they are headed towards it, but not because they are being backed into it by forces around them. Rather, they are backing into it of their own volition. 

You know what is said about the Arabs: They never miss a chance to miss a chance.  And they are doing a splendid job here.  Baruch Hashem.

Eli Hertz: There Has Never Been a Sovereign Arab State in Palestine

The following is reposted with permission.

There Has Never Been a Sovereign Arab State in Palestine –
The Area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea

October 3, 2011 | Eli. E. Hertz

A Palestinian state now has a good chance of becoming a rogue state – the kind of polity the United States is currently grappling with in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran and elsewhere

The artificiality of a Palestinian identity is reflected in the attitudes and actions of neighboring Arab nations who never established a Palestinian state themselves.

Why Is The Palestinian Cause Sexier Than The Kurds'?

What is it that makes the self-appointed humanitarian activists swoon over the cause of the Palestinian Arabs but pass over the suffering of the Kurds?

Think about it for a moment.

Evelyn Gordon has, and notes how the suffering of the Kurds easily outweighs what the Palestinian Arabs have gone through.

If Palestinians Can't Pay Salaries, Who Will Foot The Tab For UN Recognition Protests?

We do not know why they are imposing this siege on us
Anonymous Palestinian official--referring to Arab states

Life is difficult when you are forced to accept responsibility for your own actions.
That is why life continues to be easy for the Arabs living in Judea and Samaria, who think it is their inherent right to live on handouts:

The Palestinian Authority will pay only half wages this month, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Tuesday, the second time in three months it has taken such a step because of a financial crisis it blames on donors failing to provide promised funds.

Video: Palestinian Authority Honors Terrorism

This is nothing new. Just what you would expect from a Palestinian "state" that wants to be recognized by the UN this month:

Barry Rubin: Why Supporting Unilateral Palestinian Independence Is A Deadly Mistake

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Why Supporting Unilateral Palestinian Independence
Is A Deadly Mistake

This article is published today in the Ottawa Citizen as A Deadly Mistake

By Barry Rubin

Marwan Barghouti, leader of the Fatah West Bank grassroots' (Tanzim) group and under a life sentence in an Israel prison, has said that if the United States vetoes a unilateral Palestinian statehood proposal at the UN, there will be massive riots. To underline the point, he called such a decision a “historic, deadly mistake.”

When he says, “deadly,” he means it. Indeed, Barghouti, the leader of the Fatah grassroots' (Tanzim) organization on the West Bank, is in prison precisely because he organized massive deadly riots after the Palestinian Authority (PA) rejected a compromise peace with Israel that would have given them a state in 2000. In other words, they’re intransigent and then start a war when they don’t get everything they want.

It’s the basic tactic in the terrorist playbook: Give me everything I want so I can better destroy you in the long run or I will kill you in the short-run.

Arlene Kushner On Terrorism This Week -- And Latest On Palestinian Statehood Initiative

From Arlene Kushner:

August 31, 2011

"A Time of Turmoil"

Well, Kaitana Savta (Grandma Camp), which was great, is over.  I am back to normal -- whatever that means -- and prepared to resume more frequent postings.  The questions then are where to begin and what to focus on during this upside-down time.

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Of primary importance is terrorism, attempted terrorism, and the threat of even more terrorism.

Late Sunday, Israel received concrete intelligence regarding Islamic Jihad plans for a second attack involving infiltration from Gaza into southern Israel via the Sinai; the plans reportedly are for the attack to be executed (once more!) along one of the roads running near the border with Sinai and to involve abduction of Israelis.  More than 10 terrorists were said to be already in Sinai, preparing.

Several actions were then taken: 

Photo: Poster About Palestinian Empty Chair For The UN

To dramatize their attempt to be recognized as a state by the United Nations, the world's most popular kleptocracy is making the rounds with a chair symbolizing what they consider their right to be seated with actual countries.

Of course, there is more than mere incompetence and corruption to the Palestinian Authority, which brings us to Elder of Zion's poster: