After being heckled by Pro-Palestinians during his last speech in Irvine university in California last November, Israel's ambassador to the USA, Michael Oren, offers to return and try again.
I'm not sure the ambassador will indeed get a second chance to speak to this audience, after his previous attempt was interrupted by professional shouters, calling him a murderer and a "war criminal", but I'm sure that if you are around, and if you want to get a better understanding of Israel's policy and plans - you would like to hear Mr. Oren.
Somehow, I tend to believe that if people there will be less focused on screaming and more focused on listening - a very interesting discussion can develop there.
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
March 9, 2010
March 8, 2010
Ajami
The Israeli movie Ajami was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for tonight's 2010 Oscar Awards.
This movie was written, directed, and played by Israelies - some Jews, some Muslims. It was written and directed by an Israeli Jew - Yaron Shani - and an Israeli Muslim - Scandar Copti. It speaks about Israeli issues, in Israel, by Israelies. It was heavility sponsored by Israeli foundations, some funded directly by the Israeli government. It was chosen as the Israeli nominee for the Oscars by an Israeli comittee.
After all of the above comes Scandar Copti and says that "he doesn't represent Israel" in tonight's ceremony in Holywood. He claims he "cannot represent a state that does not represent" him. He says that "technically" the movie represents Israel, but he doesn't.
Well, guess what, Mr. Copti? It just might be that you're the last Israeli Arab to be sponsored and nominated by the Israeli government, funds, and comittees, because if Israel is good enough for you to take money from, but not good enough for you to represent it - we don't really need your "service", but don't complain about "discrimination". When you spit into the well you've drank from - don't be surprised if next time you won't be allowed near the well...
This movie was written, directed, and played by Israelies - some Jews, some Muslims. It was written and directed by an Israeli Jew - Yaron Shani - and an Israeli Muslim - Scandar Copti. It speaks about Israeli issues, in Israel, by Israelies. It was heavility sponsored by Israeli foundations, some funded directly by the Israeli government. It was chosen as the Israeli nominee for the Oscars by an Israeli comittee.
After all of the above comes Scandar Copti and says that "he doesn't represent Israel" in tonight's ceremony in Holywood. He claims he "cannot represent a state that does not represent" him. He says that "technically" the movie represents Israel, but he doesn't.
Well, guess what, Mr. Copti? It just might be that you're the last Israeli Arab to be sponsored and nominated by the Israeli government, funds, and comittees, because if Israel is good enough for you to take money from, but not good enough for you to represent it - we don't really need your "service", but don't complain about "discrimination". When you spit into the well you've drank from - don't be surprised if next time you won't be allowed near the well...
March 6, 2010
Holy Crap
I just finished writing the previous post, and ran into this headline: "Three people were killed when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up near a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said".
Muslims killing Muslims, in a holy Muslim site, right?
And Israel is the cause of all evil, right?
Muslims killing Muslims, in a holy Muslim site, right?
And Israel is the cause of all evil, right?
Casus Belli
Representatives from multiple Arabs and Muslim countries said today that "Israel's actions" may lead to a "holy war", the ancient terminology for a religious war, also known as Jihad.
The things that outraged the Muslim countries were Israeli soldiers and police forces entering the Temple Mountain in Jersualem, known by the Muslims as Haram al-Sharif. The perpesentatives, as always, reacted in a reflex, after years of Pavlovian conditioning. The representatives, so eager to support their fellow-Muslims were very quick to condemn Israel for entering the holy site, forgetting the reason for this incident: Muslims throwing stones at Jews praying on the other side of the wall.
Muslims tend to say that Islam is a religion of peace, and that the Prophet Mohammed preached for peace, and therefore they find it very hard to explain why Mohammed initially tried to gain the trust of the Jews he lived among, and why - when they refused to follow his new religion - he decided to kill or enslave them all. They also find it hard to explain why is it that while the Kuran preaches for peace, but over 90% of the wars and killing around the world are done by Muslims.
It is a common habbit in Muslim countries to say that Israel is the cause of all evil, and whatever Israel is not responsible for, the USA is. We often hear about "how many Muslims or Arabs Israel killed today". We hear about this so often, we tend to forget that while only a couple of thousands of Palastinians were killed in all of the 60 years of fighting (and the Palastinians were fighting Israel from the day of its foundation), millions and millions of Muslims were murdered around the world by their own "Muslim Brothers".
How can you take these "representatives" seriously, when they attack Israel for sending forces to stop a stone-throwing mob, but ignore Muslim suicide bombers killing 33 Muslims in Iraq? Or when they ignore Taliban (Muslim exteremists) attacking Pakistan's capitol, leaving dozens dead?
How can those Arabs and Muslim representatives take themselves seriously, when they blame Israel for everything, and are not able to understand, that by giving an OK for terror against Israel, they are giving an OK for terror against themselves?
Either way, I say - if those countries want to start a war over the Temple Mountain, I say "Bring it on". Maybe it will give Israel the chance to destory the musques there, revealing the only true holy sites ever built there: the Jewish Temples.
But that - that is a topic for a different post...
The things that outraged the Muslim countries were Israeli soldiers and police forces entering the Temple Mountain in Jersualem, known by the Muslims as Haram al-Sharif. The perpesentatives, as always, reacted in a reflex, after years of Pavlovian conditioning. The representatives, so eager to support their fellow-Muslims were very quick to condemn Israel for entering the holy site, forgetting the reason for this incident: Muslims throwing stones at Jews praying on the other side of the wall.
Muslims tend to say that Islam is a religion of peace, and that the Prophet Mohammed preached for peace, and therefore they find it very hard to explain why Mohammed initially tried to gain the trust of the Jews he lived among, and why - when they refused to follow his new religion - he decided to kill or enslave them all. They also find it hard to explain why is it that while the Kuran preaches for peace, but over 90% of the wars and killing around the world are done by Muslims.
It is a common habbit in Muslim countries to say that Israel is the cause of all evil, and whatever Israel is not responsible for, the USA is. We often hear about "how many Muslims or Arabs Israel killed today". We hear about this so often, we tend to forget that while only a couple of thousands of Palastinians were killed in all of the 60 years of fighting (and the Palastinians were fighting Israel from the day of its foundation), millions and millions of Muslims were murdered around the world by their own "Muslim Brothers".
How can you take these "representatives" seriously, when they attack Israel for sending forces to stop a stone-throwing mob, but ignore Muslim suicide bombers killing 33 Muslims in Iraq? Or when they ignore Taliban (Muslim exteremists) attacking Pakistan's capitol, leaving dozens dead?
How can those Arabs and Muslim representatives take themselves seriously, when they blame Israel for everything, and are not able to understand, that by giving an OK for terror against Israel, they are giving an OK for terror against themselves?
Either way, I say - if those countries want to start a war over the Temple Mountain, I say "Bring it on". Maybe it will give Israel the chance to destory the musques there, revealing the only true holy sites ever built there: the Jewish Temples.
But that - that is a topic for a different post...
March 5, 2010
Thanksgiving Turkey
Obama's administration has called on a Congressional panel not to describe the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide.
Apparently Obama, who is seeking to make peace with the entire world, at the cost of ignoring what is right or just, is affraid that such a move - declaring that the killing of 1.5 million Armenians is a genocide - might "upset" Turkey.
Apparently, Obama is okay with Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saying that Israel is commiting genocide in Gaza, but he's not okay with saying that a genocide can also be a case where Turks slaughter 1.5 million Armenians. It just might be that genocide, according to President Barack Hussein Obama is a matter of geography: When you kill in gaza - it is a genocide, when you kill in Europe - it's not. On the other hand, it might be President Barack Hussein Obama considers this as a matter of religion - when you kill hundreds of Muslims (during a war you were forced into) it is a genocide, but when you kill 1.5 million Christians in a war you started - that's not a genocide.
What can I say - I guess it is all a matter of perception and proprtions, but it is up to the Americans to decide whether they agree to be led by a man with such perception and proprtions, and it is up to the United Nations, and to the whole world, to decide whether they are going to continue following Obama light blind sheep, trying to please Muslims and Arabs, all in the name of "global peace", something which is nice for beauty pageants, but not something to rule the world by.
Apparently Obama, who is seeking to make peace with the entire world, at the cost of ignoring what is right or just, is affraid that such a move - declaring that the killing of 1.5 million Armenians is a genocide - might "upset" Turkey.
Apparently, Obama is okay with Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saying that Israel is commiting genocide in Gaza, but he's not okay with saying that a genocide can also be a case where Turks slaughter 1.5 million Armenians. It just might be that genocide, according to President Barack Hussein Obama is a matter of geography: When you kill in gaza - it is a genocide, when you kill in Europe - it's not. On the other hand, it might be President Barack Hussein Obama considers this as a matter of religion - when you kill hundreds of Muslims (during a war you were forced into) it is a genocide, but when you kill 1.5 million Christians in a war you started - that's not a genocide.
What can I say - I guess it is all a matter of perception and proprtions, but it is up to the Americans to decide whether they agree to be led by a man with such perception and proprtions, and it is up to the United Nations, and to the whole world, to decide whether they are going to continue following Obama light blind sheep, trying to please Muslims and Arabs, all in the name of "global peace", something which is nice for beauty pageants, but not something to rule the world by.
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