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Haley Tells Abbas: US Recognition of Jerusalem As Israel's Capital Will SARAH Opinion. Tradition. SILVERMAN THE LIES CRUSHED FACES OF AMNESTY FOR THE TWITTER INTERNATIONAL LIGHT REBUKE A2. A10. A 11. THE algemeiner JOURNAL $1.00 - PRINTED IN NEW YORK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018 | 8 ADAR 5778 VOL. XLVI NO. 2345 Haley Tells Abbas: Netanyahu Confidants Named US Recognition of as Suspects in New Jerusalem as Israel’s Corruption Probe Capital Will Not Change BY REUTERS & ALGEMEINER STAFF Israeli police revealed on Tuesday they had arrested the controlling shareholder and CEO of the country’s biggest telecoms company, as well as two former officials with close ties to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a corruption case. The arrests in the investigation dubbed “Case 4000” came just days after police recommended Netanyahu himself be indicted for bribery and fraud in other cases, known as “1000” and “2000.” Shaul Elovitch, a family friend of Netanyahu’s who US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, senior adviser Jared Kushner, Feb. 20, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters / Amir Cohen. lengthy speech by Abbas in which phrase “our embassy.” BY BENJAMIN controls telecoms firm Bezeq through his Eurocom holding he denounced the US Jerusalem Nonetheless, Haley said that company, was arrested along with his wife, his son and KERSTEIN move as a violation of international the US was determined to pursue Bezeq’s CEO Stella Handler. law and demanded it be suspended. peace, telling Abbas, “I sit here today US Ambassador to the UN Former Netanyahu spokesman Nir Hefetz and former “You don’t have to like that offering the outstretched hand,” Nikki Haley upbraided Palestinian Communications Ministry Director-General Shlomo Filber, decision,” Haley said, addressing and noted that American negotia- Authority President Mahmoud both known as close confidants of the prime minister, were Abbas, who was absent from the tors were sitting right behind her, Abbas at the UN Security Council also arrested. chamber, “but know this, that referring to White House senior on Tuesday, saying, “I will not All the arrests took place on Sunday, but the identities decision will not change.” adviser Jared Kushner and Middle shut up,” and vowing American of the suspects were withheld for two days under standard She emphasized that the US East envoy Jason Greenblatt, both recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Israeli criminal procedure. capital “will not change.” had a right to make its own decisions of whom attended the Security Continued on Page A3 Haley spoke following a on the location of its embassy by Council session. repeatedly emphasizing “our” in the Continued on Page A4 Poland ShabbatCalendar Parshat TETZAVEH Times for New York City, Friday Candle Lighting Shabbat Begins: 5:22pm | Shabbat Ends: 6:22pm פרשת תצוה and Its Jews P.O.B. 250746, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3203 Tel: (718) 771.0400 | Fax: (718) 771.0308 page A8 Email: [email protected] www.algemeiner.com © Copyright 2018 The Algemeiner Journal - All Rights Reserved. A2 | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018 Opinion. Dear Sarah Silverman: Amnesty Is Lying About the Tamimis Jewish state. And for years, Ahed’s family has existence as a Jewish state by declaring: “The demonstrated their support for terrorism, and occupation is not only the theft of land. We PETRA MARQUARDT their ardent Jew-hatred. oppose racism, Zionism, the entire system of BIGMAN While I have documented all this in great occupation and not only the settlements.” HAIFA, ISRAEL detail, it’s worthwhile adding a few updates that Together with her father, Bassem Tamimi, illustrate just how brazen the Tamimis are in their Ahed also campaigned during this event for open support for terrorism — even when they the release of Georges Abdallah, a Lebanese know full well that the media spotlight is on them. terrorist who has been serving a life sentence Dear Sarah Silverman — it seems that On February 6, Ahed’s father Bassem in France since 1987, when he was found guilty you have been taken in by Amnesty Interna- Tamimi responded to the news that Israeli of the murder of a US official and an Israeli tional’s cynical campaign for Ahed Tamimi. security forces had killed the Hamas terrorist diplomat — as well as involvement in another A few days ago, you linked to Amnesty’s responsible for the murder of Rabbi Raziel attempt to assassinate an American diplomat. “urgent” demand to “release Palestinian teen Shevach four weeks earlier, by posting a The fact of the matter is that Ahed has activist Ahed Tamimi,” and told your more tribute to the terrorist on Facebook: “Glory, grown up being taught that terrorists don’t than 12 million followers on Twitter: “Jews mercy, and peace on your soul in Heaven.” deserve to be imprisoned for their crimes, have to stand up EVEN when — especially Praising murderous terrorists is presum- but that they should be admired as heroes Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a when — the wrongdoing is BY Jews/the Israeli ably what qualifies as ‘bravely standing up to the devoted to the Palestinian cause. After all, military courtroom escorted by Israeli security government.” Israeli occupation’ for Amnesty International. her own family includes several murderous personnel at Ofer Prison, near Ramallah, Jan. To make matters worse, you then And the tribute Ahed’s father paid to the terrorists. 15, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad. re-tweeted a reply that invoked the Holocaust: murderer of Rabbi Raziel Shevach is just the Ahed’s uncle Nizar Tamimi and another Tamimi was on the agency’s list of Most “Amen! My grandparents did not survive the latest example of the Tamimis’ unwavering Tamimi family member were involved in the Wanted Terrorists, Nariman Tamimi shared a atrocities of the holocaust for me to be silent support for terrorism. stabbing and burning of an Israeli back in 1993 poster showing the Sbarro massacre master- about injustice.” Last September, Ahed attended an event — a murder that was seen as an attempt to mind flashing a victory sign; the text on the Perhaps you don’t know much about the at the European Parliament in Brussels that derail the Oslo peace process. Nizar Tamimi is poster praised Ahlam Tamimi’s “sacrifices” Tamimis, and believe Amnesty’s mendacious prompted the endorsement of a proposal married to Ahlam Tamimi, the proud master- and emphasized “her right to wage resistance claim that Ahed Tamimi is just a “17-year-old “to systematically deny access to all persons, mind and facilitator of a suicide bombing against the plundering occupier.” Palestinian activist” who deserves to be called groups, or entities involved in terrorist acts.” that caused carnage at a crowded Jerusalem The “US demand to hand her over” the “Rosa Parks of Palestine” — because “she Among Ahed Tamimi’s co-panelists Sbarro restaurant in August 2001. was rejected with the slogan “#All of us are_ and her family have bravely stood up against at this event was the notorious Palestinian Among Ahlam Tamimi’s most ardent Ahlam_Tamimi” — a cynical repurposing the Israeli occupation” for years. airline hijacker Leila Khaled, who reportedly admirers is Ahed’s mother Nariman Tamimi. of a familiar expression of solidarity with Well, Amnesty is lying about the denounced Israel as the Nazi Germany of our Her support for the Sbarro massacre master- victims of terrorism, which Nariman Tamimi Tamimis. As Amnesty knows full well, Ahed’s time, and urged the audience to demand that mind is clearly reflected in numerous posts reaffirmed to show her support: “#All of us family has emphasized in media interviews their governments “cease all cooperation with on her Facebook page. One of the recent are_Ahlam_Tamimi.” for years, that they hope to instigate a “third the Zionist state.” Ahed used the occasion to examples is from last spring. intifada” that would end Israel’s existence as a faithfully echo her family’s rejection of Israel’s When the FBI announced that Ahlam Continued on Page A3 No Hate of Halimi? The French Won’t See Antisemitism for What It Is based on interviews that a court-appointed Mali. Halimi did not know Traore, but she was the psychiatrist conducted with the accused understandably frightened of a man who had Algemeiner Journal BEN COHEN/JNS.ORG murderer, 27-year-old Kobili Traore. once called her, as her daughter later revealed, NEW YORK Pitifully, that is no longer the case. The a “dirty Jew” as he passed her by. (USPS 927800) is published weekly examining magistrate in the trial of Traore, At 4 a.m. on April 4, 2017, Traore went (except for the week of Passover Anne Ihuellou, whose job is to prepare the to visit relatives who lived in the adjoining and Succos) indictments, announced at the end of January building. Having apparently consumed Subscription rate $40 per year Flush from his victory over far-right that based on the same interviews, the large quantities of cannabis and other recre- Algemeiner Journal candidate Marine Le Pen in the French assailant would no longer face a hate crime ational drugs, he evidently behaved in such a charge. Her decision is now, in turn, being way as to terrify his own family, who locked 508 Montgomery Street elections last July, President Emmanuel appealed by the public prosecutor’s office. The themselves in a room and called the police at Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225-3023 Macron decided to address head-on the horrific murder of a Jewish pensioner in Paris entire French judiciary is aware that a final 4:25. The unit that arrived at the family’s apart- Periodicals Postage three months earlier. decision that leaves the hate-crime element ment could hear Traore reciting verses from Paid at Brooklyn, N.Y.
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