Category Archives: Israel

Important: Who is behind this mock-humanitarian mission to Gaza?

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Gates of Vienna does some stellar detective work here.

Monday, May 31, 2010

The Milli Görüs Connection

by Baron Bodissey

“Democracy is a Western error.”

The world is aghast at what Israel did early this morning off the coast of Gaza. It is shocked — shocked! — at the indiscriminate slaughter of “unarmed civilians” in the Free Gaza Flotilla.

According to AKI, the Italian foreign minister is outraged:

“I strongly condemn the killing of civilians,” Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini said Monday in response to the incident. The Italian government asked the Israeli ambassador in Rome for an explanation about the attack. [emphasis added]

And the Turkish foreign ministry condemned Israel’s actions:

“Israel has once again clearly demonstrated that it does not value human lives and peaceful initiatives through targeting innocent civilians,” the statement said. [emphasis added]

Leaving aside for the moment the adjectives “innocent” and “unarmed” modifying the word “civilians” — how civilian were the operatives who attempted to run the blockade into Gaza?

The Israeli government insists that the organizers of the flotilla were no more “civilian” than terrorists are:

Deputy Israeli foreign minister Danny Ayalon on Monday sought to justify an attack on an aid flotilla bringing supplies to Gaza by saying the organisers of the blockade-breaking effort had ties to international terrorists…

“We couldn’t allow the opening of a corridor of smuggling arms and terrorists,” Ayalon said during a news conference at the foreign ministry.

But what were the specific connections between “Free Gaza” and Islamic terrorism?

Our Flemish correspondent VH has answered this question for us: the trail of breadcrumbs leads back to the militant Turkish Islamic organization Milli Görüs. Many thanks to VH for compiling the following report based on English-language articles and material translated from the Dutch:

First, from Trouw:

Turkish organization IHH linked to extremism

The Turkish organization IHH, also known as “Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief” [its German sister organization is “Internationale Humanitäre Hilfsorganisation”, and the Dutch branch is “Internationale Humanitaire Hulporganisatie”], is an international Turkish NGO operating in over a hundred countries and enjoying consultative membership status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council, which was present at one of the ships in “aid convoy” to Gaza, has two faces: a relief organization and friend of extremists. In Turkey the organization primarily enjoys support from “conservative” Muslims. Continue Reading →

Gaza aid ship protesters try to storm BBC Manchester

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Page last updated at 20:07 GMT, Monday, 31 May 2010 21:07 UK BBC:

BBC Gaza protest A protester placed a Palestinian flag on top of BBC ManchesterProtesters demonstrating against the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid ship have attempted to storm the BBC in Manchester.

More than 800 people marched through the city centre and down Oxford Road, where the crowd surged at the BBC’s entrance, smashing its front doors.

One man climbed to the top of the building to plant a Palestinian flag and there were at least three arrests.

Protesters said they were also angry about the BBC’s coverage of Israel.

Police officers formed a chain across the BBC’s Oxford Road entrance and surrounded the building with police vehicles and officers.

Protesters from the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, who organised the demonstration, chanted slogans including: “BBC tell the truth.”

BBC Protesters Protesters smashed glass doors and there were at least three arrestsThe demonstration followed the confirmed killings of nine humanitarian aid workers by Israeli soldiers, who stormed their ship as it approached Gaza.

Talat Ali, 40, organizer from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign said: “This is a peaceful demonstration against the attack that has taken place on the Gaza flotilla.

“We are not happy with the way commanders boarded vessels and butchered people.

“We are not happy with the biased news given by the BBC.”

A BBC spokesman said: “‘There was a protest outside the offices of BBC Manchester, however staff and visitors were safe and services were not interrupted.”

Greater Manchester Police were unavailable for comment.

More important information on the Flotilla to Gaza

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and here:

Lastly, its good to remember the root cause of this conflict as detailed below:

Palestinian TV preaching genocide: Jews are enemies of humanity from Palestinian Media Watch on Vimeo.

Thanks for the third vid to Bad Faun

More closeup footage of the attack on Israeli soldiers boarding the ships:

I think this is the same one as above but with subtitles

Here is an interesting comment under the BBC Israel defends itself video: Go to the point mentioned in the video and see for yourself:

Knives and metal bars kill. Throwing someone from 10 feet can kill.
The Israeli soldiers were using paintball guns (used for crowd control, 0:56), what other army in the world does that??
Their secondary weapons were handguns, and when (as you can see on the attached video) they were under heavy attack, with their lives at risk, they used them (1:05)

Reports: Israeli navy attacks Pro-Palestinian aid flotilla heading for Gaza, 2 killed

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FM Liberman talks with European FMs
31 May 2010

Communicated by Foreign Minister’s Bureau

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman is conducting a series of conversations with his counterparts from various countries. FM Liberman spoke a short time ago with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Baroness Catherine Ashton, and with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. The Israeli foreign minister told them that the passengers on the ships are not freedom fighters, but terrorist supporters who fired at IDF soldiers as soon as the latter boarded the ships.

FM Liberman explained to his colleagues that all Israeli attempts to enter into a dialogue at an earlier stage and reach an understanding with the organizers of the flotilla were rejected by them. Likewise, these “human rights knights” rejected an Israeli request to ask Hamas to allow the Red Cross to visit Gilad Shalit. What happened this morning was pre-planned violence and Israeli does not intend to allow any attack on its sovereignty by groups of terror-supporters and anarchists.

Liberman told Ashton and Westerwelle that Israel expects an objective approach that does not play into the hands of the planners of this violent provocation, who bear sole responsibility for the unfortunate consequences.

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May 31, 2010
Israeli security forces and Magen David Adom are on highest alert and preparing for the possibility of violence across the country after Israeli naval commandos raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla May 31, Israel National News reported. Hamas is calling on Arabs to “take revenge on Israel.”

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May 31, 2010
Israel has called on all Israeli nationals to leave Turkey immediately, Al Jazeera reported May 31

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Turkey: Protesters Clash With Police Outside Israeli Consulate
May 30, 2010 STRATFOR
Dozens of stone-throwing, shouting protesters clashed with Turkish police guarding the Israeli consulate building in Istanbul, Haaretz reported May 31.

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May 30, 2010 STRATFOR
Three Israeli navy missile boats intercepted the Gaza-bound aid flotilla May 30, killing at least two people and up to 50 more wounded, Haaretz reported. The boats had earlier left their base in Haifa to confront the flotilla, and issued a warning to the ships saying that if the order to avoid the blockade zone is ignored, the Israeli navy will take all necessary measures to enforce the blockade. The flotilla includes three passenger ships and three cargo ships.

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The article here does not mention the crucial fact that the Gaza bound flotilla refused orders to halt and turn back.

Eeyore:

From The Calgary Herald:

Reports: Israeli navy attacks Pro-Palestinian aid flotilla heading for Gaza, 2 killed

“TIA GOLDENBERG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS”,”TIA GOLDENBERG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 31, 2010 12:08 a.m.

HAIFA, Israel – Israeli warships attacked at least one of the six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid for blockaded Gaza, killing at least two and wounding an unknown number of people on board, an Arabic satellite service and a Turkish TV network reported early Monday.

The Israeli military denied that its forces attacked the boats but said they would enforce the decision to keep them away from Gaza.

The al-Jazeera satellite channel reported by telephone from the Turkish ship leading the flotilla that Israeli navy forces fired at the ship and boarded it, wounding the captain. The Turkish NTV network also reported an Israeli takeover with gunfire, and at least two people were killed.

The al-Jazeera broadcast ended with a voice shouting in Hebrew, “Everybody shut up!”

A Turkish website showed video of pandemonium on board one of the ships, with activists in orange life jackets running around as some tried to help an activist apparently unconscious on the deck. The site also showed video of an Israeli helicopter flying overhead and Israeli warships nearby.

The reports came just after daybreak, with the flotilla still well away from the Gaza shore. Israel had declared it would not allow the ships to reach Gaza.

The head of the Gaza Hamas government, Ismail Haniyeh, condemned the “brutal” Israeli attack.

“We call on the Secretary-General of the U.N., Ban Ki-moon, to shoulder his responsibilities to protect the safety of the solidarity groups who were on board these ships and to secure their way to Gaza,” Haniyeh told The Associated Press.

On Sunday, Huwaida Arraf, one of the organizers, said the six-ship flotilla began the journey from international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday afternoon after two days of delays. She said they expected to reach Gaza, about 250 miles (400 kilometres) away, on Monday afternoon, and that two more ships would follow in “a.  For page 2 please visit:

Syria using secret bases to arm Hizbulah against Israel

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From Israel Insider:

Israel is likely to send a “calibrated signal” to Hezbollah and Syria by launching a precise airstrike against a weapons convoy are increasing, the Times of London reported Friday, following reports of Israeli plans to bomb a Syrian arms convey as it crossed the border into Lebanon. The Israeli strike was reportedly called off at the last minute.

Friday’s report covered tensions in the region, and cited satellite images of secret arms depots in Syria, in which surface-to-surface missiles destined for Hezbollah are stored. The report said the Times has been shown images of one such site, located in a compound near the town of Adra, northeast of Damascus. The site reportedly includes living quarters for Hezbollah fighters, arms sheds and a fleet of trucks used for transferring weapons. The facility is believed to be one of several used as a base for weapons deliveries.

“Hezbollah is allowed to operate this site freely,” a security source told the paper. “They often move the arms in bad weather when Israeli satellites are unable to track them.” The weapons in question are either of Syrian origin, or are delivered from Iran by sea or by air. A UN report obtained by the AP indicated that North Korea is supplying nuclear and other military technology in large quantities to Syria and Iran. Continue Reading →

I’m all for a Jewish joke but…

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**** UPDATE **** A commenter below explains that this was some anonymous person out there who did a voice over on scenes from Drawn Together, and not the actual movie or show at all. I am much relieved if this is the case. Please read the comment below this post.

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comment is wrong, clips authentic

This seems to be more of a political statement along with a grotesque misrepresentation of history.

The show claims to be ‘Drawn Together’ but I thought I had every episode of that and never saw anything like this. I suspect it’s from a Movie from the show.

In the show, they take shots at Jews being cheap and all the usual stereotypes and frankly, I have no problem if the stuff is funny. They take shots at everything in Drawn Together. But this is politics and venom through thin, inaccurate analogy.

drawn together movie israel 2 from Person on Vimeo.

drawn together movie israel 1 from Person on Vimeo.

David G. Littman: 25 years at the UN Human Rights bodies. A retrospective:

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This is some compelling watching. David G. Littman himself speaks on some of his impressions in new interviews on his eperiences in the UN Human Rights Council and other UN bodies, and the extraordinary degree of obfuscation and other tactics used by the various members of the UN to avoid any discussion of actual human rights.

This is some compelling watching. There is more interviews on this with Mr. Littman to come, but this is the second in his retrospective on the UN.

Enjoy

Untitled from Vlad Tepes on Vimeo.

Iran: Jewish state could be ‘destroyed in a week’

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This story and the previous one I found on the crucially important website, The Religion of Peace.

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Iran: Jewish state could be ‘destroyed in a week’

Tehran, 20 May (AKI) – If Israel attacked Iran it would be destroyed within a week, hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, has said. He issued the warning in an address to an ultra-conservative conference in northern Iran.

“If the Zionist regime attacks Iran, the Zionists will have no longer than a week to live,” Israel’s YNetNews cited Mashaei as saying.

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency quoted Mashaei as saying that the Islamic Republic would destroy Israel “in less than 10 days”.

Mashaei, a former vice-president of Iran and political ally of Ahmadinejad, added that any new sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme would only harm western countries.

A United States-prepared draft resolution against Iran was made public on Wednesday, prompting Tehran to accuse the West of inventing excuses to exert political pressure.

The new draft resolution calls on Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities or face further UN Security Council sanctions.

If ratified, the draft will ban countries from selling new categories of heavy weaponry to Iran.

Iran, Turkey, Israel, Brazil, enriching uranium and three card monty

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1st: From STRATFOR

Iran Nuclear Swap Deal Signed – Original Document
May 17, 2010 | 0944 GMT
Final document as obtained by CNNTurk from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

JOINT DECLARATION BY IRAN, TURKEY AND BRAZIL
(17 May 2010)
Having met in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, the undersigned have agreed on the
following Declaration:
1. We reaffirm our commitment to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons and in accordance with the related articles of the NPT, recall the right of all
State Parties, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, to develop research, production
and use of nuclear energy (as well as nuclear fuel cycle including enrichment
activities) for peaceful purposes without discrimination.
2. We express our strong conviction that we have the opportunity now to begin a forward
looking process that will create a positive, constructive, non-confrontational
atmosphere leading to an era of interaction and cooperation.
3. We believe that the nuclear fuel exchange is instrumental in initiating cooperation in
different areas, especially with regard to peaceful nuclear cooperation including
nuclear power plant and research reactors construction.
4. Based on this point the nuclear fuel exchange is a starting point to begin cooperation
and a positive constructive move forward among nations. Such a move should lead to
positive interaction and cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear activities replacing
and avoiding all kinds of confrontation through refraining from measures, actions and
rhetorical statements that would jeopardize Iran’s rights and obligations under the
NPT.

The other two stories which reveal the game are below the readmore

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David Horowitz: A breath of fresh air.

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Damn its nice to hear such simple facts and truth so well presented.

Thank you to KitmanTV, a tireless worker for rational thought and the fight against tyranny, political and religious