February 9, 2012 /16 Sh’vat, 5772 EWISHEPublication MailW Agreement #40011766ISH JJ JNF UNDER ATTACK –P. 5 TTLargest JeRIBUNERwish WeeIkly iBn CanadaUCNirculatioEn 60,490 ‘I am an IDF soldier like everyone else’: UWO STUDENTS DISRUPT blind terror victim JEWISH EVENT JERUSALEM – Oren Almog says he serves in the IDF Frustrated student warns ‘all hell will break loose’ “like everyone else.” How- ever, there are a few differ- if anti-Israel activists don’t face repercussions ences: Terror cost him his eyesight – and five relatives. A suicide bombing attack at Haifa’s Maxim restaurant in 2003 killed 16 people in addition to Oren’s father, brother and other family members. He went blind while being treated for his wounds. Oren Olmog: blind soldier He obviously is exempt from the draft but insisted on enlisting in the armed forced and being like most other Israelis – and now he is a soldier in the IDF. He is a volunteer soldier in an intelligence unit, the name of which cannot be disclosed. Last week he pledged his loyalty to the IDF while walking up to the ceremonial stage unassisted by either a walking cane or a seeing-eye dog. The audience applauded – and cried. “As someone who was hit pretty hard by terrorism I am proud to serve an organization that aims to protect the secu- A large group of anti-Israel activists showed up en masse, and without permission, to a non-political Israel On Campus Israel Day event last rity of Israel, to prevent terrorism and to protect its resi- week at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON. Although campus police were on the scene, the activists were allowed to block access to the Israel Day event for about an hour. Many of the protesters had duct tape over their mouths and carried signs with anti-Israel dents,” he said later. messages. Campus police did not act because interference will only inflame the situation and “create a huge scene.” “I want my father and grandfather to be proud of me,” he said. “I was raised by them to serve; if I had not enlisted I Joanne Hill students who disrupted an same standards that every strategic fashion.” would feel a very big missed opportunity. I am proud that Correspondent Israel On Campus (IOC) other club is subject to, all Beginning this week, I’ve decided to undertake this trying task, and contribute event don’t face repercus- hell is going to break out.” Austen said, campus police back to the state.” TORONTO – All hell will sions, warned a frustrated It’s too early to say if the will meet with students on Arutz-7 break loose at the University IOC member. protesters will face any both sides to collect infor- of Western Ontario if the Aubrey Chapnick, a third sanctions, according to Elgin mation, and then “discuss year student in the Business Austen, director of campus what the strategy should be Management & Organiza- police at UWO. to not let this happen Hamas, Fatah reconcile, but tional Studies program at Campus police arrived on again.” They will need to UWO, told the Jewish Trib- the scene quickly but did “assess the best courses of une he was enjoying the not intervene or make the action...because we haven’t some in Hamas angry non-political Israel Day dis- protesters leave because had this kind of situation JERUSALEM – Qatari mediation efforts prepare the groundwork for elections for the plays last Wednesday when “it’s better to observe occur before.” Any discipli- between rival PLO groups Fatah and Hamas presidency and for the legislative council. a large group of anti-Israel what’s happening, see nary action that might be have succeeded and the twin terror organi- These had been delayed for procedural rea- activists showed up en who’s actually there, and taken “will be decided at a zations have signed a reconciliation agree- sons. masse, without permission, then deal with it,” Elgin later point.” ment, it was reported Sunday. The impasse The ultra-leftist Geneva Initiative called and were allowed by cam- Austen, director of campus Jeremy Chad, a third-year over the identity of the interim prime minis- the reconciliation “a diplomatic opportunity pus police to block access to police at UWO, told the Jew- business and engineering ter has been solved – but there are already that may never be repeated” and called the event for about an hour. ish Tribune. Although “it’s student at UWO and IOC threats within Hamas to split the organiza- upon Israel to suggest “a serious plan that Many of the protesters had not acceptable for picketers member, told the Tribune tion. will test whether the united Palestinian duct tape over their mouths to come in and do that,” that the protest appeared to The Qatari suggestion, which was accept- leadership seeks peace.” and carried signs with anti- direct police interference have been planned. Shortly ed by both parties, was that Palestinian Al Arabiya news network reported Sunday Israel messages. will only inflame the situa- before 1:30 p.m., members Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas that senior officials in Hamas are threaten- If the rules aren’t enforced, tion and “create a huge of the student newspaper would head the temporary transition gov- ing to split the terror group in two, because Chapnick warned, “the Jew- scene.” arrived and were seen ernment until elections are held at a date they do not accept Mahmoud Abbas as ish community at Western Austen assured the Tribune watching from the balcony, that has yet to be set. prime minister, even in a transitional gov- will be in an uproar.... If that, “We don’t appreciate and others who looked like The transition government will be com- ernment. these individuals and groups what happened and we will posed of independent “technocrats.” It will – Arutz-7 aren’t being held to the be dealing with this in a See UWO, page 7. 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While Netanyahu did not concessions” whereby “Israel communities and carry out propose a final status solu- blocs would reportedly face Those principles are: specifically mention the Jor- will implement a large mass evictions in Judea and tion that would leave Israel destruction under the plan. • The Palestinians must dan Valley in his Bar Ilan retreat in many places in The report follows a report recognize Israel as the Jew- speech he did specify Israel Judea and Samaria – if the last Monday morning in the ish nation’s state; would retain the strategically PA returns to the table and Hebrew-language Ma’ariv • The treaty must be an critical region “regardless of negotiations gain momen- newspaper claiming that end to the conflict; whatever final status agree- tum.” Netanyahu has agreed to • The Arab refugee prob- ments are made with the According to the official, relinquish sovereignty over lem must be solved outside PA.” the idea was initially floated the Jordan Valley. of Israel’s borders; Even if the reports are true, during political talks A senior political source •A Palestinian state will it is expected that the PA will between Netanyahu’s envoy, told Arutz-7 that Netanyahu have to be demilitarized and reject the above principles attorney Yitzchak Molcho, will present the plan to a peace treaty must safe- and Netanyahu may be try- and PLO chief negotiator retreat from Judea and guard Israel’s security; and ing to show that the PA is Saeb Erekat. It echoes an earlier report from PLO officials that Israel Yeshiva University ranks as 4th was willing to cede as much as 94 per cent of Judea and most popular US college Samaria in exchange for the major settlement blocs and NEW YORK – Yeshiva University is the certain values and eastern Jerusalem. fourth most popular school in the United a certain belief sys- Aurtz-7 States, according to a recent US News and tem, and we CORRECTION World Report ranking. believe that those The annual rankings are based on the per- should not be Auschwitz was centage of students who attend a university compromised Nazi death camp out of the total number who are accepted to when they hit col- the school. According to the report, which lege,” said Yeshiva In the Feb. 2 issue of the was released last Tuesday, 70 per cent of the University Presi- YU President Richard Joel Jewish Tribune, an article accepted students enroll at Yeshiva Universi- dent Richard Joel. ty. “Our students are looking to continue misrepresented the descrip- Harvard, Brigham Young and Stanford uni- growing in their Jewish and secular studies, tion of Auschwitz.