Column One: The Haaretz spy scandal
By CAROLINE GLICK, The Jerusalem Post
April 16, 2010
Haaretz provides Israeli affirmation for anti-Israel attitudes.
Over the past two weeks Israel has been rocked by a major espionage
scandal in which the Haaretz newspaper plays a central role. To
understand the significance of the scandal, it is worthwhile to
preface a discussion of it with a look at a smaller story Haaretz
developed this week.
On Sunday, Haaretz’s Amira Hass reported that in January, the IDF
published a new military order that paves the way for the mass
expulsion of illegal aliens from Judea and Samaria. The story sported
the disturbing headline, “IDF order will enable mass deportation from
West Bank.”
In a follow-up on Monday, Hass reported that 10 self-described human
rights organizations (all funded by the New Israel Fund) sent a joint
letter to Defense Minister Ehud Barak asking him to rescind the order.
She noted, too, that, “the international media also has taken great
interest in the story.”
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On Wednesday, Haaretz reported that Jordan had joined it in condemning Israel.
That’s quite an accomplishment for an Israeli newspaper with a
negligible share of the domestic market.
The only problem is that the order Hass reported on is 41 years old.
After creating an international scandal, on Wednesday Haaretz
acknowledged that the supposedly new order has been in place since
1969. What changed in January is that the IDF decided to expand the
rights of illegal aliens in Judea and Samaria to pre-deportation
hearings.
snip
HAARETZ’S MANIPULATION of the deportation story bears a striking
similarity to the way it manipulated its own spy scandal. That scandal
was under a total court-issued gag order that barred the local media
from reporting on it until last Thursday.
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http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=173305
April 18, 2010 - UnitedStatesAction.com Newslinks
(Pakistan) Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan’s northwest
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6364J320100418
— Kohat struck by another suicide attack, seven dead
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/19-three-people-dead-in-fresh-bomb-attack-in-kohat-on-sunday-hh-01
(Pakistan/U.S.) NY Times report on Ramy Zamzam background: “A Thanksgiving Meal, Then Charges of Jihad: A Mother’s Tale”
— Zamzam’s mother Amal Khalifa is being supported by CAIR
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18mother.html?ref=asia
— January 4, 2010: Ramy Zamzam (DC Howard University student): “We are not terrorists. We are jihadists, and jihad is not terrorism”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6975973.ece
(India) Mumbai Attacks - 26/11 attackers trained in Afghan Taliban camps?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/26/11-attackers-trained-in-Afghan-Taliban-camps/articleshow/5826880.cms
(Afghanistan) London Times: “Taliban’s supreme leader signals willingness to talk peace”
— London Times: “The supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has indicated that he and his followers may be willing to hold peace talks with western politicians.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7100889.ece
-— This is the same Taliban Terrorist leader Mullah Omar for whom the U.S. Government’s “Rewards for Justice” Offers a $10 Million Reward.
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=MullahOmar
http://www.realcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rewards_for_justice_mullah_omar.jpg
(Afghanistan) More than 100 die in week of Afghan violence: govt
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100418/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistannatounrest
(Afghanistan) 20 Taliban militants killed in N. Afghanistan
http://bit.ly/8Zz6m2
(Afghanistan) Shock in Germany at Taliban attack
http://bit.ly/bCRDXH
Iraq: Al-Qaeda in Iraq using new bomb tactics
— HBIED (house-borne improvised explosive device)
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38478
(Iran) Ahmadinejad: No One Would Dare Attack Iran
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/18/ahmadinejad-extolls-irans-military-263023253/
(Iran) Ahmadinejad extolls Iran’s military might
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixeFBxfLzaSjs8Mb8cuFmtPOT6-wD9F5CC482
(Iran) Gates Says US Lacks Policy to Curb Iran’s Nuclear Drive
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63H01V20100418?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
— White House ‘not ready’ for nuclear Iran
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7101161.ece
— Gates mulls ‘secret’ military operation against Iran
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38481
Iran News: “Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon have expressed support for Iran’s nuclear program and stated that Israel should be forced to dismantle its nuclear weapons.”
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=123619§ionid=351020104
(UK) Home Office security breach at terror court
— Daily Telegraph: “Secret documents containing intelligence reports and details of highly sensitive diplomatic negotiations have been mistakenly released by the Home Office to a suspected terrorist’s solicitor”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7601790/Home-Office-security-breach-at-terror-court.html
(U.S.) Michigan/Ohio: Ohioan unaware of any Christian militia plots to kill
— Kristopher Sickles interviewed in jail
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2010/04/18/ohioan-unaware-of-any-plots-to-kill.html?sid=101
(Israel/Syria) ‘Hizbullah a division of Syrian army’
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=173420
— Syria warned over Hezbollah attacks
— London Times: “Israel has delivered a secret warning to Syria that it will respond to Hezbollah missile attacks by retaliating against Syria”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7101106.ece
Gaza: 2 armed men killed in explosion in Gaza Strip
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3877311,00.html
Israeli vehicles pelted with stones in West Bank
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3877588,00.html
Somalia violence kills 14, parliament fails to meet
http://bit.ly/d9enoD
“Somalia, allies recruiting refugees to fight Islamists”
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2010/04/18/somali_refugees_recruited_to_fight_islamists/
Russia: 20-year-old woman detained in connection with Moscow blasts
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/20-year-old-woman-detained-in-connection-with-Moscow-blasts/articleshow/5828327.cms
Greece: Explosives found at suspected Greek militant hideout — Revolutionary Struggle
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Explosives-found-at-suspected-Greek-militant-hideout/articleshow/5827472.cms
Other News:
(U.S.) Los Angeles: Nazi White Supremacists Rally, Counterprotests Get Violent — R.E.A.L. Condemns Hate and Violence
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/los-angeles-nazi-rally/
“Saudis to build nuclear, renewable energy centre”
— Middle East Online”Oil giant Saudi Arabia on Saturday gave its strongest signal yet that it wants to develop atomic power by announcing a new centre for nuclear and alternative energy technologies.”
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38475
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\18\story_18-4-2010_pg7_5
(Saudi Arabia) “Top Saudi clerics finally take stand on terrorism”
— article makes no mention of “jihad”
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/features/article_1548982.php/Top-Saudi-clerics-finally-take-stand-on-terrorism-Feature
Brunei: “Warning on anti-Islamic entertainment”
— Borneo Bulletin: “Public entertainment producers, providers and managers were urged to take proactive steps to curb any forms of entertainment that are reckless and extravagant.”
— “Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman made the call yesterday at the Tafsir Al-Qur’an lecture held at Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah.”
— “He said some forms of entertainment contain elements that could influence the public to forget about religious etiquette and customs.”
http://news.brunei.fm/2010/04/18/warning-on-anti-islamic-entertainment/
Brunei: “Curb over-the-top entertainment: MoRA”
http://news.brunei.fm/2010/04/18/curb-over-the-top-entertainment-mora/
http://www.bt.com.bn/en/news-national/2010/04/18/curb-over-top-entertainment-mora
Brunei: “First home-grown Syariah-compliant investment fund”
http://news.brunei.fm/2010/04/16/first-home-grown-syariah-compliant-investment-fund/
(Pakistan) Karo-Kari: Youths asked to play role to eliminate karo-kari
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\18\story_18-4-2010_pg12_9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karo-kari
EU woes laughable: Islamic finance chief Tun Musa
— Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/business/08-eu-woes-laughable-islamic-finance-chief-ts-04
— Tun Musa Hitam: “Just consider me Islam’s marketing officer”
http://www.iabrotterdam.com/#pagina=1065
— “The sukuk market in Malaysia is now the biggest and most developed in the world. It accounts for more than 60% of total outstanding sukuk globally which is valued at approximately US$66 billion.”
http://www.forbescustom.com/EconomicDevelopmentPgs/MalaysiaSafeHarborP2.html
“Switzerland: Young converts could pose national security threat”
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/switzerland-young-converts-could-pose.html
Africa: “Christians, Muslims almost equal in numbers in Africa”
— WT views as “flashpoint” area
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/16/christians-muslims-almost-equal-in-numbers-in-afri/
Sudan votes, and stands on the brink of splitting in two
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/18/sudan-election-north-south-independence
(U.S.) FOX News: “Church Status Allows Funeral Protesters to Avoid Taxes — Westboro Baptist Church”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/17/church-status-allows-funeral-protesters-avoid-taxes/
— Father Of Dead Marine Ordered To Pay Legal Fees Of Westboro Baptist Church “Hate Group” Protesters
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/father-of-dead-marine-ordered-to-pay-legal-fees-of-westboro-baptist-church-protesters/
— Hate Group “Westboro Baptist Church” Cheers on Shooting of NYC Police Officer
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/westboro-hate-group-cheers-police-shooting/
— Kansas: “Westboro Baptist Church” Promotes Anti-Semitic Hate Videos – Promotes Holocaust Denial
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/kansas-westboro-baptist-church-promotes-anti-semitic-hate-videos-promotes-holocaust-denial/
— NYC: “Westboro Baptist” Hate Group to Protest New York Area Synagogues
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/09/nyc-westboro-baptist-hate-group-to-protest-new-york-area-synagogues/
— NYC: “Westboro Baptist Church” Hate Group Spreads Anti-Semitic Hate
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/nyc-westboro-baptist-church-hate-group/
Against Totalitarianism News:
Communist China: Facebook to launch operations in China
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Facebook-to-launch-operations-in-China/articleshow/5827730.cms
Against Racial Supremacism News:
Los Angeles: Nazi White Supremacists Rally, Counterprotests Get Violent — R.E.A.L. Condemns Hate and Violence
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/los-angeles-nazi-rally/
New Hampshire: In New Hampshire newspaper Pat Buchanan states Confederate States of America “vilified” because Confederate supporters “are Southern white Christian men”
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Pat+Buchanan%3A+Intolerance%2C+terrorism+and+our+memory+of+the+Civil+War&articleId=3cc3bf55-6b0e-4ac6-a6b3-b574e7042ec7
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