Newt Gingrich calls the Palestinians an "invented" people who want to destroy Israel.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

So is depression, coal mines and kittens. Red herring much?

Farfur was real, the fact that other things are or aren't real doesn't change the fact that Farfur was real.

You fished the red herring and served it up on a plate. I just gave you a taste of your own mindless, pro-Israel hypocrisy.

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The Hama-mouse was real. Remember Farfur - the Mickey Mouse lookalike that was beaten to death by an "Israeli agent, a killer of children"?

But the translation wasn't.

So Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti who called for the show to be stopped and said "it was wrong to use a program directed at children to convey political messages" was confused by the translation?

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So Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti who called for the show to be stopped and said "it was wrong to use a program directed at children to convey political messages" was confused by the translation?

he was probably a joo

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

So Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti who called for the show to be stopped and said "it was wrong to use a program directed at children to convey political messages" was confused by the translation?

The translation presented on the clip was inaccurate, as you already know because we already discussed it:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67521-hamas-jihad-mouse/

"It's like deja vu all over again."

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Israel lobby empowers Palestinian solidarity

by Kristen Szremski, October 15, 2011

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is at it again.

On Wednesday, October 13, the ADL issued its latest report on student activism, trying this time to reframe all work in support of Palestinian human rights as being “anti-Israel”.

The ADL report targets pro-Palestinian student groups and warns college presidents they could lose funding for protests.

The report, Emerging Anti-Israel Trends and Tactics on Campus, targets Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a national, grassroots nonprofit based near Chicago. Released a few days before the first national SJP conference at Columbia University in New York was set to take place, it accuses SJP chapters of fomenting “anti-Israel” programming on their respective campuses, while charging AMP facilitates the growth and deve­­­­lopment of these students’ groups. All of this combines to create an atmosphere in which Jewish students feel “insecure and unsafe”, the ADL claims.

It is important to note that SJPs are autonomous units and completely independent of AMP. Though our chairman, Berkeley professor Dr Hatem Bazian co-founded the first chapter in 1992, the student groups are not part of AMP. We offer SJPs the same help we offer others planning events about Palestine: Free materials, speakers and training.

The ADL’s 12-page report and subsequent 57-page book Fighting Back: A Handbook for Responding to Anti-Israel Campaigns on College and University Campuses equates working for Palestinian rights with “delegitimising Israel”.

The ADL is trying to put activists on the defensive by shifting the argument away from Israel’s violation of international law and human rights to whether we do or do not support the state of Israel.

Evidence belies ADL’s claim to protect civil rights for all

As media director for AMP, I conducted months-long research for an educational booklet on the ADL. What I found belies the organization’s claim that it works to protect civil rights for all.

ADL stifles criticism of Israel policies — It is true that some ADL work is positive and directly benefits society. But over the years, the organization that was formed to fight anti-Semitism has morphed into an agency that advocates first and foremost for Israel by lobbying Congress and the media and by using intimidation and smear tactics to stifle any meaningful discourse critical of Israeli policies.

ADL influences US police — It also has a huge influence on security in this country and how law enforcement officials potentially view Arabs and Muslims by training hundreds of US police officers ever year. At least 44,000 law enforcement officers receive regular bulletins and newsletters from the ADL.

ADL caught spying on US citizens — Probably most stigmatising, the ADL was caught spying on nearly 2,000 US citizens and organisations in 1993 when federal agents raided its West Coast offices and found hundreds of confidential files – many of them obtained illegally.

ADL’s long history of domestic espionage — The ADL’s history of domestic espionage dates back to the 1930s and is still ongoing. As recently as its 2009 annual report, the ADL lauds itself on its “vast data collection” on groups and individuals with whom it does not agree.

Increasing Zionist attacks on academic freedom and attempts to criminalize pro-Palestinian activism

The ADL’s report comes amid the larger context of increasing incidents of Zionist attacks on academic freedom on America’s campuses and the criminalisation of pro-Palestinian activism.

Reinterpretation of Civil Rights Act strengthens Zionist influence — Earlier this year, the US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights began investigating charges of anti-Semitism at two or more universities, charges made possible by the October 2010 reinterpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The ADL and other Zionist organizations had lobbied for this reinterpretation for seven years. If found in violation, the universities could lose their federal funding, a precedent that would have a chilling impact on Palestinian human rights advocacy on campuses across the country.

Loss of funding letters sent to university presidents — At the start of the academic year, an Israeli organisation, Shurat HaDin, sent letters to hundreds of university presidents warning them they could lose federal funding if they allow pro-Palestinian events on campus.

Students found guilty of misdemeanour charges — In September, ten California students were found guilty on misdemeanour charges of disrupting a public meeting for their role in protesting a speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren; and several pro-Palestinian activists were subpoenaed by the US Justice Department last year. They have refused to appear before a grand jury that is secretly investigating such activism.

Other Jewish groups seek to broaden support for Israeli occupation — Finally, the Jewish Federations of North America will be discussing its campus outreach initiative - named the Israel Action Network – in a special session with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu during its annual conference in November. The Israel Action Network is an off-shoot of the Israeli Advocacy Initiative, a program by the Federation and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs that seeks to garner support for maintaining the occupation by establishing relationships in the US government and also with other faith communalities through “interfaith cooperation”.

These are just a few examples that illustrate how difficult it has become to work in Palestinian advocacy in the United States.

Efforts to silence pro-Palestinian student voices attest to Israeli concerns about pro-Palestinian movement on campuses

But instead of demoralising us, attacks such as the ADL’s deepen our commitment for peace and strengthen our resolve for justice in Palestine – because it lets us know we’re making a difference. The movement for justice in Palestine is growing louder every day and that’s why Zionists who want to maintain the occupation are trying everything to silence it.

Has ADL lost its moral compass?

The ADL was once a highly respected organisation. But, sadly, today it has lost most of its credibility. The organisation can no longer be taken seriously as a protector of rights when, in its quest to support the occupation, it turns a blind eye to Israel’s rampant violations of international law and its human rights abuses of Palestinians and then vilifies anyone working to right those injustices.

Kristin Szremski is an award-winning journalist, with more than 20 years as an investigative newspaper reporter and editor. Currently, she is the director of media and communications for the American Muslims for Palestine.

Edited December 13, 2011 by Sofiyya

[mawilson 2,133]

The translation presented on the clip was inaccurate, as you already know because we already discussed it:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/67521-hamas-jihad-mouse/

"It's like deja vu all over again."

Where? All I see are more red herrings (pictures of girls signing rockets).

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Where? All I see are more red herrings (pictures of girls signing rockets).

Mark, why do you bother? You have no idea what you're talking about; that's been proven time and time again. Why are you so hyper-partisan for something you're so demonstrably clueless about? It appears to be for the post counts and hearts.

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Where? All I see are more red herrings (pictures of girls signing rockets).

MEMRI's Doctored Mickey Mouse-Hamas Story and How it Suckered the MSM

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MEMRI's Doctored Mickey Mouse-Hamas Story and How it Suckered the MSM

Pressed further by the mouse – “What are we going to do?” – the girl replies in Arabic: “Bidna nqawim.” The normal translation of this would be “We’re going to [or want to] resist” but Memri’s translation puts a more aggressive spin on it: “We want to fight.”

The mouse continues: “What then?”

According to Memri, the child replies: “We will annihilate the Jews.”

The sound quality on the clip is not very good, but I have listened to it several times (as have a number of native Arabic speakers) and we can hear no word that might correspond to “annihilate”.

What the girl seems to say is: “Bitokhoona al-yahood” – “The Jews will shoot us” or “The Jews are shooting us.”

This is followed by further prompting – “We are going to defend al-Aqsa with our souls and blood, or are we not?”

Again, the girl’s reply is not very clear, but it’s either: “I’ll become a martyr” or “We’ll become martyrs.”

Tomato, tomahto.

Mark, why do you bother? You have no idea what you're talking about; that's been proven time and time again. Why are you so hyper-partisan for something you're so demonstrably clueless about? It appears to be for the post counts and hearts.

Proven only in your delusional mind. I have lived/worked in Israel and have been to Gaza and the West Bank. Can you say the same?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Tomato, tomahto.

Another one bites the dust.

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Tomato, tomahto.

If you were Palestinan, the MEMRI translation would be: "I will explode the Jews along with their tomato gardens."

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Tomato, tomahto.

Proven only in your delusional mind. I have lived/worked in Israel and have been to Gaza and the West Bank. Can you say the same?

Yes, in fact, I can say that, and more. You missed a lot, I see. My family is from Haifa and I'm an Israeli citizen. I own a flat in Tel Aviv and have been engaged with the Israeli government to recover family assets lost in 1948.

Notice the nifkadim nohahim under my avatar, Mark. Do you know what that means?

Edited December 13, 2011 by Sofiyya

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I guess I shut that down.

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I guess I shut that down.

Or maybe he has work to do? Or possibly realized how futile it is to argue with a self deluded hyperpartisan like you.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Or maybe he has work to do? Or possibly realized how futile it is to argue with a self deluded hyperpartisan like you.

He's not up to the task, neither are you.