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Goldi: Only Reason To Support Israel Is So We Can Visit
Post Date: 2010-06-07 14:02:34 by Biff Tannen
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#38. To: JoeSnuffy (#17) Everyone should be patriotic to the nation they live in, and are a citizen of. However, ISRAEL is the HOLY LAND of Jews AND Christians, and it MUST be preserved for the Jews to live/rule there so that all other faiths can visit there in peace. When the Muslims held OUR Holy Land in the past, they prevented Jews AND Christians from visiting our most sacred places ther THAT cannot stand, and can never ever be allowed to happen again...and THAT alone is why the US must always support Israel. Goldi-Lox posted on 2010-06-04 14:10:26 ET
Poster Comment:If only because of the tourism.
Egypt: Gaza Blockade A Failure, Border Stays Open
Post Date: 2010-06-07 12:15:59 by Brian S
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) -- An Egyptian security official declared the blockade of Gaza a failure Monday and said his country will keep its border with the Palestinian territory open indefinitely. Keeping that crossing point open long term would ease the blockade imposed by Israel three years ago to isolate and punish Gaza's Hamas rulers. It also restores a link to the outside the world for some of Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinians. Egypt opened its border with Gaza soon after Israel's deadly raid on an international flotilla of activists trying to break the blockade a week ago. Israel has not publicly protested the Egyptian move, but officials declined to comment Monday. In ...
Activists: Israeli Boat Raiders Had ‘Assassination List’
Post Date: 2010-06-07 11:55:18 by Brian S
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Passengers aboard the Mavi Marmara, the ship raided by Israel Monday, claim they found what they say is a list of people the Israeli military intended to target during their raid, a news report out of Great Britain states.In an interview with the UK's Independent on Sunday, Al Jazeera reporter Jamal Elshayyal said passengers who rummaged through Israeli solders' belongings during the raid found a list of names, accompanied with pictures, of people aboard the flotilla that aimed to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.The Independent's Catrina Stewart reports:[T]he protesters rummaged through captured soldiers' belongings and claimed to unearth a document that they allege is a ...
Iran Red Crescent To Send Two Aid Ships To Gaza
Post Date: 2010-06-07 11:14:37 by Brian S
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TEHRAN — The Iranian Red Crescent has decided to send two aid ships to Gaza this week in the latest bid to break the blockade imposed on the Palestinian territory by Iran's regional archfoe Israel. Red Crescent director for international affairs Abdolrauf Adibzadeh told the state IRNA news agency late on Sunday that the decision to send the ships was taken after a meeting with the foreign ministry. "One ship will carry donations made by the people and the other will carry relief workers. The ships will be sent to Gaza by end of this week," Adibzadeh said. He said the Red Crescent has called for Iranian volunteers to act as relief workers and accompany the vessels. ...
Joint Chiefs Chair Says Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been 'Devastated'
Post Date: 2010-06-07 10:25:55 by Badeye
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Joint Chiefs Chair Says Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been 'Devastated' Published June 07, 2010 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. — A string of setbacks for Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq has left the insurgent group "devastated" and struggling to cope with a double whammy of a leadership vacuum and a money squeeze, the top U.S. military officer said Sunday. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he found it particularly encouraging that gains against Al Qaeda have been made in operations carried out jointly by U.S. and Iraqi military forces. That makes it more likely, Mullen said, that after U.S. troops leave in 2011 the Iraqi government will be able to ...
Gaza Is Israel
Post Date: 2010-06-07 07:52:37 by A K A Stone
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The Gaza strip is part of Israel. It is a fact. The West Bank is also part of Israel. Israel should take their land back. In fact part of Jordan is Israel. They should take that back too.
IDF foils attack - Five terrorists killed by Navy commando
Post Date: 2010-06-07 02:38:26 by A K A Stone
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Israeli Navy commando killed five armed Palestinian frogmen early Monday morning in the Nahal Aza area. The terrorists were wearing diving suits and were heavily armed, IDF spokesperson said. The terrorists were trying to swim to an Israeli city along the Mediterranean coast, when they were detected by the commandos and a firefight erupted. Five terrorists were killed and no commandos were hurt. According to IDF brass, this incident indicated that the terrorist unit was trying to carry out a large scale attack. Only the commandos' quick, effective response prevented a disaster. The boat was making its way from Gaza, north to Israel. According to the IDF Spokesperson, the members of ...
Israel’s ‘Audience of One’ is Much Less of a Captive
Post Date: 2010-06-07 00:25:55 by Brian S
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Israel may accept its isolation from the world community but the US has found its ally’s position in maintaining a blockade of Gaza “untenable” and has agreed that an “impartial inquiry” into the deadly raid is needed, says James Zogby. As expected, Israel matched its use of overwhelming force against the passengers on the Mavi Marmara with an equally vigorous attempt to shape both how the story played out in the US media and the official response from the US government. To that end, the Israeli government prepared talking points, enlisted the efforts of their lobby, and mobilised a virtual army of activists to monitor, respond to and pressure the press as ...
Catholic bishop murdered by his assistant in Turkey [ Turkey makes shift to radical Islam ]
Post Date: 2010-06-06 23:59:58 by WhiteSands
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Ankara, Turkey, Jun 3, 2010 / 10:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia, was reportedly stabbed to death in Iskendurun, Turkey on Thursday by his driver, who also served as his aide. According to Italy's ANSA news agency, Turkish police have detained the alleged killer and have not yet established a motive. Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey, Archbishop Antonio Lucibello told the news agency that "from what I've learned, Bishop Padovese's driver, Murat, admitted his responsibility. It's strange because I've always seen this man as a very devoted person to Padovese and always obliging." Fr. Federico Lombardi said through Vatican ...
Gunmen raid girl's party in Mexico; 3 men killed
Post Date: 2010-06-06 20:34:20 by WhiteSands
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ACAPULCO, Mexico — A team of gunmen has burst into a girl's coming-out party in Mexico, and three men have been killed. Guerrero state police say the attackers arrived in two cars early Sunday in Coyuca de Catalan and opened fire at a party celebrating a girl's 15th birthday. Police say some of those at the party were armed and fired back at the attackers. Two of the people at the party and one attacker died. Police say they have not yet determined a motive, but the area is plagued by drug trafficking.
Israel's Reputation In Tatters As EU, World Powers Review Relations
Post Date: 2010-06-06 20:33:56 by Brian S
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Israel's relations with the European Union were already fragile before Israeli commandoes killed at least nine people in a pre-dawn raid on an aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip on Monday. The relationship between the EU and Israel, which was severely damaged by Israel's execution of the 2008 Gaza war, had been recovering slowly despite on-going concerns over Israel's plans to build some 1600 settlements on occupied Palestinian land. Now the naval operation against the Gaza aid flotilla, which has drawn international condemnation, may have irrevocably damaged ties between the two sides. The EU was joined by Russia in calling for an impartial probe into the Israeli operation ...
New Zealand: Hundreds Of Anti-Israel Protesters Hurled Old Shoes At The US Consulate In Auckland
Post Date: 2010-06-06 19:08:40 by Brian S
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Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters hurled old shoes at the US consulate in Auckland on Saturday in an "expression of outrage and anger" over clashes between Israeli armed forces and Gaza-bound aid workers. The demonstration, organised by Global Peace and Justice Auckland, called for sanctions against the Israeli government after nine humanitarian aid workers were killed when Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla of boats travelling to Gaza with aid on Monday, protest organiser Mike Treen said. Protests also took place in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. In Auckland the protesters marched from Aotea Square to the US consulate where they threw the shoes before listening to ...
Rightists Slam 'Stinking Tel Avivians'
Post Date: 2010-06-06 17:46:03 by Brian S
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Jew against Jew: Right-wing activists angry over leftist rally in Tel Aviv clash with coffee shop goers, shout insults at locals; police rush leftist activist Uri Avnery away from scene after rightists charge at him Yoav Zitun Published: 06.05.10, 23:03 / Israel News Jew against Jew: Dozens of rightist activists, including fans of the Betar Jerusalem Soccer Club, clashed with locals in Tel Aviv Saturday in the wake of the leftist rally in the city. Earlier, thousands of leftists marched through the city to mark "43 years of occupation" and express their displeasure with the lethal IDF raid on a Gaza-bound ship earlier this week. Uri Avnery rushed away from scene (Photo: ...
IDF Admits Doctoring Audio Of Raid On Gaza Flotilla (silent parts removed)
Post Date: 2010-06-06 17:31:52 by Brian S
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The Israeli Defense Force has issued a "clarification" admitting it manipulated audio of its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla
On Friday, the IDF released audio of what it said was an exchange between Israel Navy officers and the crew of the Mavi Marmara, the main vessel in the flotilla. In it, voices could be heard telling the Israeli soldiers to "go back to Auschwitz" and "we're helping Arabs go against the US -- don't forget 9/11, guys."
But flotilla passengers quickly began disputing the veracity of the audio clip
Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal reports that the head of the Free Gaza movement, Huwaida Arraf, could be heard on the videotape asserting the flotilla's right ...
Sweden, Norway Act Against Israel
Post Date: 2010-06-05 12:55:02 by Brian S
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International fallout from Israel's bloody boarding of a flotilla offshore Gaza intensified, moving beyond angry denunciation from Israel's foes to protest measures in some Western countries. In Sweden, dockworkers are set to launch a weeklong boycott of Israeli ships and goods, a union spokesman said Saturday according to Associated Press. Peter Annerback, a spokesman for the Swedish Port Workers Union which has around 1,500 members, said workers are urged to refuse handling of Israeli goods and ships during the June 15-24 boycott. Norway's military says it has canceled a special operations seminar because the Defense Ministry objected to the inclusion of an Israeli army ...
'Guns may have been thrown overboard'
Post Date: 2010-06-04 16:26:34 by Badeye
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'Guns may have been thrown overboard' By JPOST.COM STAFF 06/04/2010 12:43 Gun-sights, cartridges and coded plans found on 'Marmara.' Firearms may have been thrown overboard by passengers of the Mavi Marmara, Israel Radio reported Friday, citing IDF sources. According to the report, gun-sights and rifle cartridges not fitting IDF weapons were discovered upon inspection of the ship, leading defense officials to believe that there may have been weapons on board when the ship set out from Turkey aside from the knifes, rocks and slingshots found in the search. Coded messages apparently alluding to scenarios of soldier-kidnapping and soldier fatalities were also found on board ...
Gaza Flotilla Group Part of U.N. NGO Branch
Post Date: 2010-06-04 16:17:05 by Badeye
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Gaza Flotilla Group Part of U.N. NGO Branch June 4, 2010 - 11:29 AM | by: Ben Evansky The Turkish group at the center of this week's deadly high-seas clash with Israel has been a member of a hard-to-access U.N. organization since 2004, which has given the group special access to the U.N. system. The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) branch of U.N.'s Department of Economic and Social Affairs invites in NGOs from around the globe, including the Turkish-based Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH). Earlier this week Fox News reported that the IHH has links to terrorist groups including Hamas and Al Qaeda. Indeed, the IHH was described in federal ...
Thomas Friedman and Jeffrey Goldberg are both suggesting that the flotilla was not a humanitarian mission, but a political setup. How would you respond?
Post Date: 2010-06-04 11:15:23 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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Thomas Friedman and Jeffrey Goldberg are both suggesting that the flotilla was not a humanitarian mission, but a political setup. How would you respond? I would have to ask you, How the hell would they know? Sitting behind their desks, wherever it was. And the second question I would ask is, Are they known as critics of Israel? And the anwer to that question is no, they are not. I don't fault them for this. But they are known as card-carrying supporters of Israel. OK, you're allowed to do that. But don't expect me to take what you have to say as necessarily the unquestionable truth. Both of these are intelligent journalists and honorable men and all that, but their views are ...
David Carradine's Widow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against French Company
Post Date: 2010-06-04 09:50:13 by Badeye
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David Carradine's Widow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against French Company Published June 03, 2010 | Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- David Carradine's widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against a French company handling the actor's last film, claiming it failed to provide proper services to protect him. The lawsuit is against MS2 S.A., a French company responsible for the production of the movie "Stretch." The lawsuit claims the company promised to provide Carradine the best possible amenities and an assistant to help him navigate Bangkok but left him behind for dinner on the night before the actor was found dead. "Defendants were negligent in ...
Lift the Siege of Gaza
Post Date: 2010-06-04 07:56:19 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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Lift the Siege of GazaPat BuchananFriday, June 04, 2010In June 1948, our wartime ally imposed a blockade on Berlin, cutting off and condemning to death or Stalinist domination 2 million Germans, most of whom, not long before, had cheered Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman responded with the Berlin airlift, in perhaps the most magnanimous act of the Cold War. For nine months, U.S. pilots flew into Tempelhof, carrying everything from candy to coal, saving a city and earning the eternal gratitude of the people of Berlin, and admiration everywhere that moral courage is admired. That was an America that lived its values. And today, President Obama should end his and his country's shameful silence ...
Israel Use of "Captured" Video Draws Criticism
Post Date: 2010-06-03 16:04:41 by Badeye
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Israel Use of "Captured" Video Draws Criticism Some Video Confiscated from People on the Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla Shot by Journalists, Critics Say Israel abandoned plans to prosecute its prisoners, while another aid ship, currently docked in Greece, is expected to challenge the Gaza blockade. Richard Roth reports. This image made from video provided by the Israeli Defence Force on shows men throwing objects and firing slingshots at what the IDF claimed was its approaching soldiers. (AP Photo) (CBS/ AP) Israel's military is using video confiscated from people on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla to justify opening fire during its deadly raid on the ships, drawing sharp criticism ...
Holloway suspect detained in Peru killing , Woman slain exactly 5 years after U.S. teen's disappearance in Aruba
Post Date: 2010-06-03 15:22:42 by WhiteSands
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NBC, msnbc.com and news services updated 1 hour, 7 minutes ago SANTIAGO, Chile - A Dutch man long suspected in the disappearance of an Alabama teen in Aruba was detained Thursday in Chile in the murder of a young woman in Peru. Stephany Flores, 21, was killed in a Lima hotel on Sunday, five years to the day after Holloway disappeared. The suspect, Joran van der Sloot, was in a taxi apparently headed to Vina del Mar, a coastal city in central Chile, when he was taken into custody, the El Comercio newspaper in Peru reported. He was brought back to Santiago, the newspaper said. Van der sloot was escorted by three police officers as he was taken from a dark vehicle into a police office in ...
North Korean envoy warns war could erupt soon
Post Date: 2010-06-03 14:17:33 by Badeye
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North Korean envoy warns war could erupt soon Image Caption: North Korean soldier keeps watch over South Korea while wearing a battle helmet at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy said on Thursday that war could erupt at any time on the divided Korean peninsula because of tension with Seoul over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March. "The present situation of the Korean peninsula is so grave that a war may break out any moment," Ri Jang Gon, North Korea's deputy ambassador in Geneva, told the United Nations-sponsored Conference on ...
Hamas blocking entry of flotilla aid into Gaza
Post Date: 2010-06-03 14:07:57 by Badeye
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Hamas blocking entry of flotilla aid into Gaza Islamist groups says Israel must free all activists and agree to deliver the cargo in full before it will allow in any of the aid. By DPA Hamas will not allow goods from an aid flotilla raided by Israel to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Islamist organization said Thursday. Ahmed al-Kurd, Social Welfare Minister in the Hamas government which rules Gaza, said Hamas would block the aid cargo until Israel met all of the group's conditions. Israel must release all of the activists detained after Israel's interception of the Gaza-bound convoy and transfer all, not just part, of the seized cargo, Kurd said. He added ...
UK Discusses With U.S. Ways To Ease Gaza Blockade
Post Date: 2010-06-03 13:09:40 by Brian S
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(Reuters) - Britain and the United States have discussed what can be done to ease the Israeli blockade on Gaza after Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday. Hague told parliament that the incident, in which nine civilians died, arose "from the unacceptable and unsustainable situation in Gaza." "We will ... continue to press the Israeli government to lift the closure of Gaza, and plan early discussions with Israel as well as our other international partners about what more can be done to ensure an unfettered flow of aid while ensuring that aid reaches those who need it and is not abused," he said. "I ...
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