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Honor Killings" Triggers Palestinian Calls for Cultural Changes, New Laws
Bulletin – July 1, 2012 PA: Israel spreads drugs to destroy Palestinian society by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik One day after Iranian Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi was condemned internationally for saying that Jews and their Talmud are responsible for international drug trafficking, no less than five articles in the official PA daily cited different Palestinian Authority officials accusing Israel of having a policy to disseminate drugs among Palestinian youth. The Governor of Jericho said that Israel "is encouraging and turning a blind eye to [drug] dealers and their efforts to distribute drugs, through a systematic policy to destroy Palestinian society, targeting the youth." The District Governor of Jenin said Israel "seeks to harm the Palestinian people and to destroy it and its national enterprise [through drugs] as a continuation of its Zionist enterprise." The District Governor of Ramallah spoke about the drug problem, mentioning Israel's "efforts to humiliate our youth, to break their willpower, and to distance them from their [Palestinian] cause and their principles, by spreading drugs among them" and emphasized that "the occupation does not hesitate to exercise all forms of control over our youth, using dirty and inhuman methods." This is not the first time that Israel has been accused by the PA of intentionally spreading drugs. Advisor to Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has claimed that Israel "spreads prostitution and drugs" among Arab residents of Jerusalem. [PA TV (Fatah), June 23, 2010] The PA has also accused Israel of spreading AIDS among Palestinians: Similarly, at a seminar about drugs organized by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the head of the Palestinian Authority's drug fighting agency said: "This plague [AIDS] is a political problem which is nurtured by Israel." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 24, 2010] The official PA daily reported that a Health Ministry official blamed Israel for the spread of AIDS among Palestinians: "Director of Public Health in the Health Ministry, Dr. -
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A Guide to Understanding the Struggle for Palestinian Human Rights
A Guide to Understanding the Struggle for Palestinian Human Rights © Copyright 2010, The Veritas Handbook. 1st Edition: July 2010. Online PDF, Cost: $0.00 Cover Photo: Ahmad Mesleh This document may be reproduced and redistributed, in part, or in full, for educational and non- profit purposes only and cannot be used for fundraising or any monetary purposes. We encourage you to distribute the material and print it, while keeping the environment in mind. Photos by Ahmad Mesleh, Jon Elmer, and Zoriah are copyrighted by the authors and used with permission. Please see www.jonelmer.ca, www.ahmadmesleh.wordpress.com and www.zoriah.com for detailed copyright information and more information on these photographers. Excerpts from Rashid Khalidi’s Palestinian Identity, Ben White’s Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide and Norman Finkelstein’s This Time We Went Too Far are also taken with permission of the author and/or publishers and can only be used for the purposes of this handbook. Articles from The Electronic Intifada and PULSE Media have been used with written permission. We claim no rights to the images included or content that has been cited from other online resources. Contact: [email protected] Web: www.veritashandbook.blogspot.com T h e V E R I T A S H a n d b o o k 2 A Guide to Understanding the Struggle for Palestinian Human Rights To make this handbook possible, we would like to thank 1. The Hasbara Handbook and the Hasbara Fellowships 2. The Israel Project’s Global Language Dictionary Both of which served as great inspirations, convincing us of the necessity of this handbook in our plight to establish truth and justice. -
The Ongoing Battle for Beirut: Old Dynamics and New Trends Benedetta Berti
The Ongoing Battle for Beirut: Old Dynamics and New Trends Benedetta Berti Memorandum 111 המכון למחקרי ביטחון לאומי THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURcITY STUDIES INCORPORATING THE JAFFEE bd CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES The Ongoing Battle for Beirut: Old Dynamics and New Trends Benedetta Berti Institute for National Security Studies THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURcITY STUDIES INCORPORATING THE JAFFEE b d TheCENTER FOR STRA InstituteTEGIC STUDIES for National Security Studies (INSS), incorporating the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, was founded in 2006. The purpose of the Institute for National Security Studies is first, to conduct basic research that meets the highest academic standards on matters related to Israel’s national security as well as Middle East regional and international security affairs. Second, the Institute aims to contribute to the public debate and governmental deliberation of issues that are – or should be – at the top of Israel’s national security agenda. INSS seeks to address Israeli decision makers and policymakers, the defense establishment, public opinion makers, the academic community in Israel and abroad, and the general public. INSS publishes research that it deems worthy of public attention, while it maintains a strict policy of non-partisanship. The opinions expressed in this publication are the authors’ alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute, its trustees, boards, research staff, or the organization and individuals that support its research. Benedetta Berti The Ongoing Battle -
Freeing Gilad Shalit: the Cost to Israel | the Washington Institute
MENU Policy Analysis / PolicyWatch 1859 Freeing Gilad Shalit: The Cost to Israel by David Makovsky Oct 13, 2011 ABOUT THE AUTHORS David Makovsky David Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations. Brief Analysis Although the Shalit deal may help Netanyahu, the massive prisoner release will backfire on him if there is a spate of terrorist attacks. n Tuesday, Israel and Hamas announced a two-phase prisoner exchange that would secure the release of O Sgt. Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier kidnapped in 2006 and held for more than five years in Gaza. In return, Israel would release 1,027 prisoners, including 280 who are serving life sentences for their involvement in terrorist acts. The deal was initially mediated by Gerhard Conrad, a senior German official with expertise in the Middle East who has overseen prisoner swaps between Israel and Hizballah since the 1990s. But it was Egyptian intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Murad Muwafi who played the pivotal role in recent weeks. According to reports of the deal, Israel will first release the most controversial 450 prisoners, in exchange for which Hamas will hand over Shalit to Egypt. Israel will then choose an additional 550 or so ostensibly non-Hamas prisoners for release. The group's leader -- Khaled Mashal, based in Damascus -- has reported that the first release will occur within a week and the second within two months. After on-and-off negotiations since Shalit's capture, new circumstances have apparently made a deal possible. The Calculations of Hamas R ecently, Hamas has watched Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of its rival, Fatah, enjoy an enormous domestic boost as a result of his UN statehood bid. -
Reimagining the Character of Urban Operations for the U.S. Army: How the Past Can Inform the Present and Future
C O R P O R A T I O N Reimagining the Character of Urban Operations for the U.S. Army How the Past Can Inform the Present and Future Gian Gentile, David E. Johnson, Lisa Saum-Manning, Raphael S. Cohen, Shara Williams, Carrie Lee, Michael Shurkin, Brenna Allen, Sarah Soliman, James L. Doty III For more information on this publication, visit www.rand.org/t/RR1602 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available for this publication. ISBN: 978-0-8330-9607-4 Published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. © Copyright 2017 RAND Corporation R® is a registered trademark. Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited. Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions. The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax-deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute www.rand.org Preface The history of human conflict suggests that the U.S. -
PA Salaries to Terrorists
PA to pay salaries to all terrorists in Israeli prisons Financial aid from many donor countries goes directly to PA budget from which salaries are paid (May 20, 2011) Palestinian Authority glorification of terrorists and payment of salaries to terrorists and British funding (Sept. 13, 2011) Special Report to members of British Parliament PMW’s response to letter by Minister of State Alan Duncan to MP Robert Halfon, that rejected PMW’s report that exposed Palestinian Authority’s payment of salaries to terrorists with UK money (Oct. 30, 2012) Is the PA lying to European governments in order to receive European funding? PMW is releasing more documentation on PA salaries: European and US money donated to the PA’s general budget is paying salaries not only to all Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons but also to 4000 former security and terrorist prisoners (Feb. 14, 2013) by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik 1 May 20, 2011 PMW Special Report: PA to pay salaries to all terrorists in Israeli prisons Financial aid from many donor countries goes directly to PA budget from which salaries are paid by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik A law published in the official Palestinian Authority Registry last month grants all Palestinians and Israeli Arabs imprisoned in Israel for terror crimes a monthly salary from the PA. The Arabic word the PA uses for this payment is "ratib," meaning "salary." Palestinian Media Watch has reported numerous times on Palestinian Authority glorification of terrorists serving time in Israeli prisons. Following the signing of this new law, the PA is now paying a salary to these prisoners. -
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Wife Daw Mya Mya San Attend Presentation of Religious Titles to Monks Who Passed 59Th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Exam
Established 1914 Volume XV, Number 41 12th Waxing of Nayon 1369 ME Sunday, 27 May, 2007 Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, wife Daw Mya Mya San attend presentation of religious titles to monks who passed 59th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Exam YANGON, 26 May — A ceremony to honour 73 monks who had passed the 59th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs was held at Maha Pasana Cave Ordination Hall on Kaba Aye Hill, here, this morning, attended by Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander- in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San. Also present on the occasion were Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Magway Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Kumara and member Sayadaws, Ovadaçariya Sayadaws of the examination, Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws, examination supervisor Sayadaws and the monks who had passed the Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, wife Daw Mya Mya San and congregation taking Five Precepts from members of the Sangha. — MNA examination, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Develop- Mayor and their wives, deputy ministers, senior military Htay and Staff Officer U Aung Htwe also ushered the ment Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin officers, the director-general of the SPDC Office and monks who had passed the examination. Win, members of the SPDC Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung departmental heads, senior military officers of the While the State Orchestra played religious songs, Myint Oo and Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, members of religious associations, the congregation paid homage to members of the Sangha. -
Syrian Foreign Policy Towards Israel a Thesis
SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS ISRAEL A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY SELEN TONKUŞ IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FEBRUARY 2013 Approval of the Graduate School of Social Sciences ___________________ Prof. Dr. Meliha Altunışık Director I certify that this thesis satisfies all the requirements as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science. ___________________ Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bağcı Head of Department This is to certify that we have read this thesis and that in our opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science. ___________________ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Tür Supervisor Examining Committee Members Prof. Dr. Meliha Altunışık (METU IR) ___________________ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veysel Ayhan (AİBÜ IR) ___________________ Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Tür (METU IR) ___________________ I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name, Last Name: Selen Tonkuş Signature: iii ABSTRACT SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS ISRAEL Tonkuş, Selen M.Sc., Department of International Relations Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Tür February 2013, 157 pages In this thesis, Syrian foreign policy towards Israel between 1946 and March 2011 is analyzed. In this context the main aim of the thesis is to find out an answer to the question of how the domestic, regional and international factors play role in shaping in Syrian foreign policy towards Israel. -
LEBANON: at the EDGE of ANOTHER CIVIL WAR Almula
Almula Türedi LEBANON: AT THE EDGE OF ANOTHER CIVIL WAR Almula TÜREDİ* Abstract As the 2006 Israel attack divided Lebanese people into pro-Hezbollah and pro-Western lines, Lebanon has fallen into chaos among its sectarian groups for the first time after the 1975 Civil War. As the eruption of violence in May 2008 left at least 81 people dead and as Lebanon was politically paralysed, the opponent parties decided to withdraw from step back the Gulf Emirate of Qatar. To manage the inherent problems of a country having 17 religious minorities, a weak central state built on power-sharing and a violent history, it is essential to determine the internal and external factors influencing the country’s political situation. In this context, this article argues that any agreement reached by the outer forces for Lebanon’s peace and stability ignores the Lebanese reality and lacks an enduring solution to the long unresolved conflicts in the country. To understand the underlying factors causing conflicts in the country, it is crucial to note internal and external dynamics constituting modern Lebanon’s politic structures’ weaknesses. Key Words The 1943 National Pact, the 1975 Lebanon Civil War, the 1989 Taif Agreement, the 2006 Israel attack, Syria, Hezbollah. Introduction The conflicts that had left Lebanon politically paralysed and without a head of state were ended with a deal reached on 21 May 2008 in the Gulf Emirate of Qatar. Both parties now declare that the real winner of this deal was Lebanon and the agreement was welcomed by Syria. Yet many observers agree that most of the gains in the Qatar talks seem to have been won by the opposition, an alliance led by Hezbollah, the Shia party-cum- militia, but also including a powerful Christian party and pro-Syrian leftists.1 In order to reach an enduring peace and to find a lasting solution for the conflicts that may spark civil war again, it is necessary to evaluate Lebanon’s * Almula Türedi is an MA student in Middle East Technical University, Graduate School of Social Science European Studies. -
Jewish Journal Creates Endowment Fund by Michael Wittner JOURNAL STAFF
FEBRUARY 21, 2019 – 16 ADAR 5779 JEWISHVOL 43, NO 14 JOURNALJEWISHJOURNAL.ORG Jewish Journal creates endowment fund By Michael Wittner JOURNAL STAFF The Jewish Journal, the largest free Jewish publication in New England, has established an endowment to ensure its future. The newspaper plans to raise $500,000 in the next five years. “As a community and as stewards of this paper, we must make sure that this publication will continue to link Greater Boston Jewry,” said Steven Temple Emanu-El of Marblehead has a $2 million renovation fund. A. Rosenberg, the Journal’s publisher and editor. Bob Rose, a former president of the North Shore Jewish institutions Journal’s Board of Overseers, believes the Journal will find creative ways Neil Donnenfeld, president of the to navigate the ever-changing land- Jewish Journal Board of Overseers investing for the future scape for small community news- made a pledge to put $10,000 in my papers. That is why he and his wife estate planning for this fund, is that I By Michael Wittner Synagogues and Money.” However, Judson Martha donated $20,000 to start the don’t know what the future’s going to JOURNAL STAFF noted that in recent years, synagogues – like Jewish Journal Continuity Fund, an bring,” said Donnenfeld. many other nonprofits – have set up funds in endowment fund that will allow the “I want future boards to inherit a The Talmud advises that a person should hopes of emulating the incredible success of Journal to grow. financially sound organization that “divide his money into three: one third in university endowments, which can amass to “You have to find a way to try not only has working capital for day- land, one third in commerce, and one third billions of dollars. -
Order Denying Summary Judgment
Case 1:04-cv-00397-GBD-RLE Document 646 Filed 11/19/14 Page 1 of 23 """--"'~ --·- If 1jsri~· SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT '!D9CUMENT I ; , 1 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ·i E'·E·cr~oN~C"/11v- •.,JL.. , a.'\ . .. t · 1 '-' li... ..:I ------------------------------------ x :one#: FILEDjlI ' MARK I. SOKOLOW, et al., w~~·i: n::_~~I ~~.r!: N,Q_:t_U-10 l i ...... '"'"' , ..., ,._, ____ ,,.__~ ..... ~--,_,, ... __ ~, .. Plaintiffs, ' -against- ORDER THE PALESTINE LIBERATION 04 Civ. 397 (GBD) ORGANIZATION, THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. ------------------------------------ x GEORGE B. DANIELS, United States District Judge: Plaintiffs brought this case pursuant to the Antiterrorism Act of 1992, 18 U.S.C. § 2331, et. seq. ("ATA"), as well as several non-federal causes of action. Defendants, the Palestine Liberation Organization ("PLO") and the Palestinian Authority ("PA"), move for summary judgment in their favor to dismiss all of the counts in the First Amended Complaint. (Def. Mem., ECF No. 497.) Plaintiffs are United States citizens and the guardians, family members, and personal representatives of the estates of United States citizens who were killed or injured during terrorist attacks that occurred between January 8, 2001 and January 29, 2004 in or near Jerusalem. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is DENIED with respect to the ATA claims of vicarious liability against the PA, except it is GRANTED as to the Mandelkorn Plaintiffs' ATA claim of vicarious liability. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED with respect to the ATA claims of vicarious liability against the PLO. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is DENIED with respect to the ATA claims 1 Case 1:04-cv-00397-GBD-RLE Document 646 Filed 11/19/14 Page 2 of 23 of direct liability.