Well it’s finally happened, for a very long time now, Lebanon has been holding her temper and hoping that the UN or someone would do something about Israel’s constant taunting.
Like the old reliable school yard bully, Israel has been doing everything to get a reaction from Lebanon (the school victim). Everything from constant fly overs which almost happen on a daily basis to increased activity on the southern Lebanon border, in or around the disputed blue line areas.
Israel has never fully gotten over the bloody nose that Hezbollah gave them in 2006; in the past 4 years Israel has done everything possible to get a reaction from either the government of Lebanon or directly from Hezbollah. There has been constant claims from Israel that Hezbollah were importing arms from Syria (never proven), that they were planning an attack on Israel with the assistance of Iran (never proven), in fact despite all the untruths which the Israeli propaganda machine has almost become totally synonymous with, not a thing has been proved beyond the word of the well-oiled and totally untrustworthy Israeli ministry.
What was different this time was the fact that it was the Army of Lebanon who reacted first. Ok, the debate as to whether Israel or Lebanon were at fault will go on for a long time, however what we all witnessed was the school yard bully getting a reaction they never expected. Chances are that it was a total mistake, it happens when a border is not totally set in stone, but the point is when Lebanon were almost on a daily basis pleading with the UN to do something about the fly over violations, nothing was done! When Israel (the school bully) was posturing and insulting towards Lebanon openly and in the world’s media, nobody would stand up and say, that’s enough! Just like all victims of bullies, Lebanon took it for as long as she could, yesterday was the last straw.
If the US and the UN are really interested in keeping the peace in the Middle East (M.E.), then they BOTH need to pull the reins hard when Israel steps out of line, If they are NOT then they need not be surprised when something like this happens.
The current situation in the middle East is a little like a piece of clear plastic sheeting, sure, It will bend and you can to a certain extent abuse it, however just like glass it will eventually break.
If the USA is serious about peace in the M.E. then it needs to at least be seen to be fair. Right now most M.E. experts would agree that in trying to play the Policeman or peace maker, America is failing badly because of the so called special relationship. They will openly and vehemently defend Israel, even when they know Israel is wrong, whilst at the same time they expect the rest of the M.E. to follow their rules, adhere to their requests and accept their openly biased criticism.
Would America have stayed silent about the passport situation if it were Iran, Turkey, Lebanon or Syria that had used false European and Australian passports?
Would they have stayed quiet if Iran had attacked the open concentration camp we call Gaza?
We all know the answer is NO!
100% Palestine blogger
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Rape or Racism?
An Arab-Israeli man was accused of rape despite the fact that the act was consensual.
The man in question is Sabbar Kashur, aged 30, an Arab-Israeli resident of Jerusalem, Mr Kashur told the Jewish-Israeli woman that he was a Jewish bachelor and the couple proceeded to have consensual sex. After the woman found out that Mr Kashur was in fact Arab and called the Israeli Police accusing the man of rape on grounds of deception.
Guys, be honest here, how many times have you told some young woman that you were a Pilot, Jockey or TV star, just to impress her?
Ladies, how many times have you told some guy that you were a model or a business executive or just simply fibbed about your age?
It happens,and we all did it at one time or another, maybe innocently trying to impress someone you really liked or maybe in the hope of a one night stand.
It has also been alleged by a UK newspaper that the Israeli woman first accused Mr Kashur of rape and indecent assault after finding out he was Arab, but later admitted that the sex was consensual.
Either way Kashur is now facing a prison term of 18 months and the stigma of being a rapist for the rest of his life.
This reminded me of a man I met in the southern United States in the early ‘90’s, he was a very happy, pleasant gentleman, who was at one time in his early 20’s, accused of rape by a white woman (despite it being consensual), he explained that the woman was married and they were discovered by her family. Anyway her husband told her to say she was raped, because a black man couldn’t have consensual sex with a white woman, you see no self-respecting white woman would have anything to do with a black man.
This fine well-mannered man in his 70’s was sent to prison for several years for a rape he did not commit.
This was in the dark ages of the 1940’s and thankfully things have changed for the better. However here we are in 2010 and an Arab is being sent to prison for raping a Jewish Israeli woman, not because she refused to have sex with him and he forced himself on her, not because she asked him to stop half way, but because he was an Arab.
It’s a simple case of RACISM, nothing more nothing less. Israel has again proved herself to be an openly racist state (that can get away with anything).
I have always believed that should a man be accused and proved beyond a doubt, to have raped a woman, then that man must face the harshest penalty. Equally if a woman accuses an innocent man of rape, then she must face the harshest penalty. Simply because so many women suffer this terrible crime every day, very often they don’t report the crime or it doesn’t even make it to court for lack of evidence. Worst of all victims of rape are made to relive the actual rape in the presence of the man accused of the crime, in court.
It is without doubt the most heinous, degrading and disabling crime, as victims often spend the rest of their lives living and reliving the original rape.
As someone who was raped as a very young boy several decades ago now, I find the cheapening of the crime of rape by the Israeli judicial system to be morally offensive and a belittling of the pain and anguish that ALL rape victims suffer all of their lives.
Every Rape Crisis Center and agency should unite in condemnation of this abuse of all rape victims by the Israeli judicial system, simply to hide their racist motives.
The man in question is Sabbar Kashur, aged 30, an Arab-Israeli resident of Jerusalem, Mr Kashur told the Jewish-Israeli woman that he was a Jewish bachelor and the couple proceeded to have consensual sex. After the woman found out that Mr Kashur was in fact Arab and called the Israeli Police accusing the man of rape on grounds of deception.
Guys, be honest here, how many times have you told some young woman that you were a Pilot, Jockey or TV star, just to impress her?
Ladies, how many times have you told some guy that you were a model or a business executive or just simply fibbed about your age?
It happens,and we all did it at one time or another, maybe innocently trying to impress someone you really liked or maybe in the hope of a one night stand.
It has also been alleged by a UK newspaper that the Israeli woman first accused Mr Kashur of rape and indecent assault after finding out he was Arab, but later admitted that the sex was consensual.
Either way Kashur is now facing a prison term of 18 months and the stigma of being a rapist for the rest of his life.
This reminded me of a man I met in the southern United States in the early ‘90’s, he was a very happy, pleasant gentleman, who was at one time in his early 20’s, accused of rape by a white woman (despite it being consensual), he explained that the woman was married and they were discovered by her family. Anyway her husband told her to say she was raped, because a black man couldn’t have consensual sex with a white woman, you see no self-respecting white woman would have anything to do with a black man.
This fine well-mannered man in his 70’s was sent to prison for several years for a rape he did not commit.
This was in the dark ages of the 1940’s and thankfully things have changed for the better. However here we are in 2010 and an Arab is being sent to prison for raping a Jewish Israeli woman, not because she refused to have sex with him and he forced himself on her, not because she asked him to stop half way, but because he was an Arab.
It’s a simple case of RACISM, nothing more nothing less. Israel has again proved herself to be an openly racist state (that can get away with anything).
I have always believed that should a man be accused and proved beyond a doubt, to have raped a woman, then that man must face the harshest penalty. Equally if a woman accuses an innocent man of rape, then she must face the harshest penalty. Simply because so many women suffer this terrible crime every day, very often they don’t report the crime or it doesn’t even make it to court for lack of evidence. Worst of all victims of rape are made to relive the actual rape in the presence of the man accused of the crime, in court.
It is without doubt the most heinous, degrading and disabling crime, as victims often spend the rest of their lives living and reliving the original rape.
As someone who was raped as a very young boy several decades ago now, I find the cheapening of the crime of rape by the Israeli judicial system to be morally offensive and a belittling of the pain and anguish that ALL rape victims suffer all of their lives.
Every Rape Crisis Center and agency should unite in condemnation of this abuse of all rape victims by the Israeli judicial system, simply to hide their racist motives.
Monday, July 12, 2010
The Great Israeli cover up begins
Well as predicted, it has happened. The great Israeli cover up has begun.
Despite the MURDER of 9 innocent Turkish people on the Freedom flotilla by State sponsored Israeli pirates. The first investigation sponsored by our friends in the USA, has proved yet again to be NOTHING more than a complete COVER UP!
Guess what? Sky News, BBC and Fox are lining up to tell the sorry tale, Israeli got their intelligence wrong (hard to say Intelligence and Israel in the same sentence) but their media buddies in the UK and the USA are doing EVERYTHING possible to come to their defense. Sky goes even further by showing the following headlines together:
Israeli Raid On Gaza Aid Flotilla 'Flawed' AND (wait for it) Israel will relax Gaza blockade further....
Can Mr Murdoch actually go any lower on this issue? and has HE never wondered, why he and the BBC lost their real journalists to ALJAZEERA ??
The good old BBC goes one step further in assisting Israel spread their lies, with their report, which claims that those MURDERED on the Mavi Marmara were killed in self defense, you see those armed hit men of the IDF, the BBC claims had to deal with bad people who had bars and knives (on a vessel imagine that) and a gun??
This despite the fact that NOT one piece of evidence has been produced to show that even a single shot was fired by the pro-Palestinian, human rights activists on the vessel. OK, I will admit the BBC go on to cover their collective Arses by adding the following near this report: "The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites" Which is like saying we report lies but it not our fault if they are indeed lies.
It looks like the decent, even handed reporting has been AGAIN, left to the Guardian. Simply because the Guardian have not prostituted themselves to the great USA and their war mongering best buddies Israel.
Throughout the War on Gaza and the Flotilla Murders, the Guardian has lived up to it's name The GUARDIAN.
Below is their link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/12/gaza-flotilla-report-israeli-military.
Unlike others media groups mentioned, who act as the only testicle of an impotent Israel, the Guardian has shown clearly what free press means.
Despite the MURDER of 9 innocent Turkish people on the Freedom flotilla by State sponsored Israeli pirates. The first investigation sponsored by our friends in the USA, has proved yet again to be NOTHING more than a complete COVER UP!
Guess what? Sky News, BBC and Fox are lining up to tell the sorry tale, Israeli got their intelligence wrong (hard to say Intelligence and Israel in the same sentence) but their media buddies in the UK and the USA are doing EVERYTHING possible to come to their defense. Sky goes even further by showing the following headlines together:
Israeli Raid On Gaza Aid Flotilla 'Flawed' AND (wait for it) Israel will relax Gaza blockade further....
Can Mr Murdoch actually go any lower on this issue? and has HE never wondered, why he and the BBC lost their real journalists to ALJAZEERA ??
The good old BBC goes one step further in assisting Israel spread their lies, with their report, which claims that those MURDERED on the Mavi Marmara were killed in self defense, you see those armed hit men of the IDF, the BBC claims had to deal with bad people who had bars and knives (on a vessel imagine that) and a gun??
This despite the fact that NOT one piece of evidence has been produced to show that even a single shot was fired by the pro-Palestinian, human rights activists on the vessel. OK, I will admit the BBC go on to cover their collective Arses by adding the following near this report: "The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites" Which is like saying we report lies but it not our fault if they are indeed lies.
It looks like the decent, even handed reporting has been AGAIN, left to the Guardian. Simply because the Guardian have not prostituted themselves to the great USA and their war mongering best buddies Israel.
Throughout the War on Gaza and the Flotilla Murders, the Guardian has lived up to it's name The GUARDIAN.
Below is their link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/12/gaza-flotilla-report-israeli-military.
Unlike others media groups mentioned, who act as the only testicle of an impotent Israel, the Guardian has shown clearly what free press means.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Israel: land thefts to go ahead
Mr Netanyahu declared today that construction of further settlements in the Palestinian lands, of the West Bank will continue as of mid-September 2010.
Last year Netanyahu, made an agreement with the US to freeze all settlements in the Palestinian lands, however the freeze ends in September and the construction of 3,000 units has already been earmarked by the Israeli government, as was approved by the Knesset only Yesterday.
This is a new opportunity for End Timers to buy stolen lands in what is to be the new Israel, (Ethnically cleansed Palestine), what is even more surprising is that the American government actually give Tax Exemptions to these so called evangelist crackpots.
In other words YOUR TAX dollars are going directly to Israel, to steal lands belonging to the Palestinian people. Oppression dollars are by no means a new thing of course, America has been sending millions to secure the Zionist state for many years now. But this is different, do Americans really want their tax dollars spent on the ethnic cleansing of an entire population? Just because End Timers believe Arabs are in the way and until the Zionist state is fully realised, they (End Timers) can't achieve salvation.
You see, End Timers believe until the Zionist state (all of Palestine)is realised and the Jewish temple is fully rebuilt (at the expense of the Al-Aqsa mosque), then and only then, will the world come to an end. Yep, these are adults!
The really scary thing is that these nutcases are in an almighty hurry to see the world end, this must call into question their collective sanity! After all, any adult who looks upon his children and does not wish them a very long and healthy life, must surely be lacking in common sense at the very least.
You see both sides (Zionists & End Timers) are actually playing a game with each other, the ET's believe that the world will end and regardless of what you are doing at the time, you will be somehow morphed up to heaven, leaving all your clothes and belongings behind (must make sure I have clean underwear that day). In other words to the ET's the Jewish people of Israel is just a means to an end. However, the Zionists are happy to let these nuts believe what they want, after all they are sending Israel and in particular Israeli settlers millions every year.
Last year Netanyahu, made an agreement with the US to freeze all settlements in the Palestinian lands, however the freeze ends in September and the construction of 3,000 units has already been earmarked by the Israeli government, as was approved by the Knesset only Yesterday.
This is a new opportunity for End Timers to buy stolen lands in what is to be the new Israel, (Ethnically cleansed Palestine), what is even more surprising is that the American government actually give Tax Exemptions to these so called evangelist crackpots.
In other words YOUR TAX dollars are going directly to Israel, to steal lands belonging to the Palestinian people. Oppression dollars are by no means a new thing of course, America has been sending millions to secure the Zionist state for many years now. But this is different, do Americans really want their tax dollars spent on the ethnic cleansing of an entire population? Just because End Timers believe Arabs are in the way and until the Zionist state is fully realised, they (End Timers) can't achieve salvation.
You see, End Timers believe until the Zionist state (all of Palestine)is realised and the Jewish temple is fully rebuilt (at the expense of the Al-Aqsa mosque), then and only then, will the world come to an end. Yep, these are adults!
The really scary thing is that these nutcases are in an almighty hurry to see the world end, this must call into question their collective sanity! After all, any adult who looks upon his children and does not wish them a very long and healthy life, must surely be lacking in common sense at the very least.
You see both sides (Zionists & End Timers) are actually playing a game with each other, the ET's believe that the world will end and regardless of what you are doing at the time, you will be somehow morphed up to heaven, leaving all your clothes and belongings behind (must make sure I have clean underwear that day). In other words to the ET's the Jewish people of Israel is just a means to an end. However, the Zionists are happy to let these nuts believe what they want, after all they are sending Israel and in particular Israeli settlers millions every year.
Ease on Gaza won't help suffering population.
Despite claims to the contrary, Israel’s alleged easing of the illegal blockade on the Gaza strip WILL NOT alleviate the suffering of the general population within Gaza.
In simple terms, hospitals, schools, Mosques and other general municipal buildings destroyed by the Israeli military during the war on Gaza cannot be rebuilt, as Israel forbids building materials being given to the general municipal council in Gaza.
Along with the obvious banned goods like weapons and munitions etc. are what is described by Israel as “dual use goods”, which include everyday items such as sealants, fibres and animal hair (for furniture construction), carbons and glass variants (sand papers etc.) ball bearings (washing machines and general machinery), fertilisers (even those noted as being unusable in the construction of explosive devices), and many other cleaners and general chemicals, computers and general communications equipment.
To define "dual use items," the statement references the Wasenaar Arrangement, an international arms control model. The Wasenaar Arrangement defines as "dual use" hundreds of items, which are detailed in a 208 page document.
This is the link to the dual use lists: http://www.wassenaar.org/controllists/index.html
All (cleared) goods will be made available via the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) and international bodies for general building purposes only.
Furthermore, Waterford IPSC notes the REFUSAL of the Quartet representative Tony Blair, to declare or even state, that the blockade on Gaza is an ILLEGAL blockade. Instead Mr Blair stated “that’s not an important point”. We would suggest that it’s a very important point to the people of Gaza.
In simple terms, hospitals, schools, Mosques and other general municipal buildings destroyed by the Israeli military during the war on Gaza cannot be rebuilt, as Israel forbids building materials being given to the general municipal council in Gaza.
Along with the obvious banned goods like weapons and munitions etc. are what is described by Israel as “dual use goods”, which include everyday items such as sealants, fibres and animal hair (for furniture construction), carbons and glass variants (sand papers etc.) ball bearings (washing machines and general machinery), fertilisers (even those noted as being unusable in the construction of explosive devices), and many other cleaners and general chemicals, computers and general communications equipment.
To define "dual use items," the statement references the Wasenaar Arrangement, an international arms control model. The Wasenaar Arrangement defines as "dual use" hundreds of items, which are detailed in a 208 page document.
This is the link to the dual use lists: http://www.wassenaar.org/controllists/index.html
All (cleared) goods will be made available via the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) and international bodies for general building purposes only.
Furthermore, Waterford IPSC notes the REFUSAL of the Quartet representative Tony Blair, to declare or even state, that the blockade on Gaza is an ILLEGAL blockade. Instead Mr Blair stated “that’s not an important point”. We would suggest that it’s a very important point to the people of Gaza.
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