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1. Sbarro Terrorist gets Talk Show with Hamas
by Maayana Miskin
Hamas has decided to show its pride in terrorist Ahlam Tamimi by giving her a talk show. Tamimi now hosts the weekly program “Nassim al-Ahrar,” which focuses on terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
The show is broadcast on Al-Quds TV, and is heavily promoted by the channel.
Tamimi took part in the bombing at Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem in which 15 people were murdered -7 of them children - in August, 2001. She has expressed pride in her role in the attack, telling a Jordanian interviewer, “I dedicated myself to the path of jihad for the sake of Allah… I would do it again.”
She was freed in 2011 as part of the mass prisoner release in exchange for captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.
Tamimi was released on the condition that she not return to Judea, Samaria or Gaza. Instead, she lives in Jordan, and interviews terrorists from there.
In one of her first programs, Tamimi interviewed a Hamas official who took part in coordinating the prisoner exchange. He called to free more terrorists, and stated that kidnapping Israelis is the only way to do so.
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by Maayana Miskin
Hamas has decided to show its pride in terrorist Ahlam Tamimi by giving her a talk show. Tamimi now hosts the weekly program “Nassim al-Ahrar,” which focuses on terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
The show is broadcast on Al-Quds TV, and is heavily promoted by the channel.
Tamimi took part in the bombing at Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem in which 15 people were murdered -7 of them children - in August, 2001. She has expressed pride in her role in the attack, telling a Jordanian interviewer, “I dedicated myself to the path of jihad for the sake of Allah… I would do it again.”
She was freed in 2011 as part of the mass prisoner release in exchange for captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.
Tamimi was released on the condition that she not return to Judea, Samaria or Gaza. Instead, she lives in Jordan, and interviews terrorists from there.
In one of her first programs, Tamimi interviewed a Hamas official who took part in coordinating the prisoner exchange. He called to free more terrorists, and stated that kidnapping Israelis is the only way to do so.
Tags: Ahlam Tamimi ,terrorism ,Hamas ,Incitement
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2. Obama: US Support for Israel 'Sacrosanct'
by Gavriel Queenann
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called US support for Israel "sacrosanct" and vowed to ensure the Jewish state retains its "military superiority."
Obama's comments come ahead of a March 5 meeting at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is making a full court press to ensure US commitment to decisive action against Iran's nuclear program.
Netanyahu has gone on record saying Obama's sanctions regimine is "not working" to deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons, a sentiment echoed by senior US intelligence officials.
"One of our long-term goals in that region is to make sure that the sacrosanct commitment that we make to Israel's security is not only a matter of providing them the military capabilities they need, not only providing the sort of qualitative military edge that they need in a very tough neighborhood," Obama said on Thursday at a fund raiser in New York.
The United States also should co-operate with Israel "to try to bring about a peace in the region that can be lasting", Obama said. "And that is a challenge."
During Obama's speech a woman yelled, "Use your leadership! No war in Iran!"
Obama responded, "Nobody's announced a war, young lady. You're jumping the gun a little bit."
The Netanyahu-Obama meeting coincides with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, at which both leaders – and Obama's potential GOP rivals in the 2012 presidential elections – are expected to speak.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) earlier this week made an aggressive pre-buttal against potential attacks on President Barack Obama during the AIPAC conference, which analysts say is a part of Obama's push to shore up his weak Israel credentials.
The DNC is concerned that Obama's policy on Israel – with whom relations are at a startling nadir – will become a major point of contention and open the door to attacks by Republican candidates seeking to capitalize on Israel as a talking point in their campaigns.
America's Jewish vote, while small, is concentrated in key electoral college states where victory in previous elections has been hotly contested, or achieved by mere thousands of votes.
Israel has also become a major issue for pro-Israel Americans, with divisions between Washington and Jerusalem over Iran's nuclear program leading to sharp questioning of senior officials in the Obama administration by US lawmakers.
Leaks by the Obama administration compromising Israel's standing in its face-off with Iran, and potentially compromising Israeli military plans, have also backfired on the White House and created a perception of active hostility towards Jerusalem.
So has the growing perception that administration officials – seeking to break the ice with Tehran amid the nuclear standoff – are giving both Jerusalem and Riyadh the cold shoulder.
As a result – with Obama’s re-election anxieties running high – Netanyahu is seen as being in a rare power position as he heads to Washington.
Iran is expected to be the central issue in Netanyahu’s talks with Obama on Monday.
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by Gavriel Queenann
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called US support for Israel "sacrosanct" and vowed to ensure the Jewish state retains its "military superiority."
Obama's comments come ahead of a March 5 meeting at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is making a full court press to ensure US commitment to decisive action against Iran's nuclear program.
Netanyahu has gone on record saying Obama's sanctions regimine is "not working" to deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons, a sentiment echoed by senior US intelligence officials.
"One of our long-term goals in that region is to make sure that the sacrosanct commitment that we make to Israel's security is not only a matter of providing them the military capabilities they need, not only providing the sort of qualitative military edge that they need in a very tough neighborhood," Obama said on Thursday at a fund raiser in New York.
The United States also should co-operate with Israel "to try to bring about a peace in the region that can be lasting", Obama said. "And that is a challenge."
During Obama's speech a woman yelled, "Use your leadership! No war in Iran!"
Obama responded, "Nobody's announced a war, young lady. You're jumping the gun a little bit."
The Netanyahu-Obama meeting coincides with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, at which both leaders – and Obama's potential GOP rivals in the 2012 presidential elections – are expected to speak.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) earlier this week made an aggressive pre-buttal against potential attacks on President Barack Obama during the AIPAC conference, which analysts say is a part of Obama's push to shore up his weak Israel credentials.
The DNC is concerned that Obama's policy on Israel – with whom relations are at a startling nadir – will become a major point of contention and open the door to attacks by Republican candidates seeking to capitalize on Israel as a talking point in their campaigns.
America's Jewish vote, while small, is concentrated in key electoral college states where victory in previous elections has been hotly contested, or achieved by mere thousands of votes.
Israel has also become a major issue for pro-Israel Americans, with divisions between Washington and Jerusalem over Iran's nuclear program leading to sharp questioning of senior officials in the Obama administration by US lawmakers.
Leaks by the Obama administration compromising Israel's standing in its face-off with Iran, and potentially compromising Israeli military plans, have also backfired on the White House and created a perception of active hostility towards Jerusalem.
So has the growing perception that administration officials – seeking to break the ice with Tehran amid the nuclear standoff – are giving both Jerusalem and Riyadh the cold shoulder.
As a result – with Obama’s re-election anxieties running high – Netanyahu is seen as being in a rare power position as he heads to Washington.
Iran is expected to be the central issue in Netanyahu’s talks with Obama on Monday.
Tags: US ,Israel ,Iran ,Iran nuclear ,AIPAC ,Barack Obama ,Binyamin Netanyahu
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3. Member of Knesset Einat Wilf Calls Arab Refugees "Manufactured"
by Ben Bresky
Member of Knesset Einat Wilf (Independence Party) is calling for "restructuring UNRWA on the road to peace." In an interview with Israel National Radio's Josh Hasten she stated, "The continued existence of this organization and its operation to continue to manufacture refugees from the same old war doesn't signal peace."
The interview was conducted live on Hasten's Reality Bytes podcast.
UNRWA is the the "United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East." According to its website, the organization "provides assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states."
MK Wilf stated, "babies in Gaza are getting refugees status. They are under their own government. Why are we collaborating with the Arab desire to perpetuate the conflict?" MK Wilf said the desire for a "right of return" of refugees to enter within Israel's borders is contrary to the "two state solution." Such a solution calls for a separate State of Israel for those of Jewish ethnicity and a State of Palestine for those of Arab ethnicity. She commented that those who considered Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to be an obstacles to peace should at least equally consider UNRWA's refugee camps to be so as well.
MK Wilf noted sarcastically the breakdown in amount of money that countries donate to UNRWA. "I love the fact that out of UNRWA's billion dollar budget the Islamic Bank, which represents the 56 Islamic states, gives $7 million," she said. "Those are countries that are helping their Arab brethren. The United States gives $250 million. The remainder of that budget is funded by various European countries, Australia, and Japan."
As far as the actual number of Arabs that left Israel during the war that lasted from 1948-1949, MK Wilf questioned that statistic as well. "We calculated 300,000," she asserted. "Today there would be about 300,000 living people who lived in what is today Israel before 1948 that could get the title of refugee."
"The traditional equation is the following," MK Wilk stated. "UNRWA will be dismantled after we have a comprehensive and final peace agreement. I say we need to change this equation. UNRWA needs to be restructured now if we are ever to make peace possible in the future."
MK Wilf proposes that Israel convince donor countries to no longer list their donations as money given to refugees. "They believe they are providing humanitarian assistance," MK Wilf commented. "By all means continue giving the money, but disconnect it from a refugee status."
For the full interview with MK Einat Wilf, click here.
Josh Hasten hosts Reality Bytes live every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon Israel time on Arutz Sheva's live streaming internet radio station. For free podcast archives click here.
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by Ben Bresky
Member of Knesset Einat Wilf (Independence Party) is calling for "restructuring UNRWA on the road to peace." In an interview with Israel National Radio's Josh Hasten she stated, "The continued existence of this organization and its operation to continue to manufacture refugees from the same old war doesn't signal peace."
The interview was conducted live on Hasten's Reality Bytes podcast.
Click to listenUNRWA is the the "United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East." According to its website, the organization "provides assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states."
MK Wilf stated, "babies in Gaza are getting refugees status. They are under their own government. Why are we collaborating with the Arab desire to perpetuate the conflict?" MK Wilf said the desire for a "right of return" of refugees to enter within Israel's borders is contrary to the "two state solution." Such a solution calls for a separate State of Israel for those of Jewish ethnicity and a State of Palestine for those of Arab ethnicity. She commented that those who considered Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to be an obstacles to peace should at least equally consider UNRWA's refugee camps to be so as well.
MK Wilf noted sarcastically the breakdown in amount of money that countries donate to UNRWA. "I love the fact that out of UNRWA's billion dollar budget the Islamic Bank, which represents the 56 Islamic states, gives $7 million," she said. "Those are countries that are helping their Arab brethren. The United States gives $250 million. The remainder of that budget is funded by various European countries, Australia, and Japan."
As far as the actual number of Arabs that left Israel during the war that lasted from 1948-1949, MK Wilf questioned that statistic as well. "We calculated 300,000," she asserted. "Today there would be about 300,000 living people who lived in what is today Israel before 1948 that could get the title of refugee."
"The traditional equation is the following," MK Wilk stated. "UNRWA will be dismantled after we have a comprehensive and final peace agreement. I say we need to change this equation. UNRWA needs to be restructured now if we are ever to make peace possible in the future."
MK Wilf proposes that Israel convince donor countries to no longer list their donations as money given to refugees. "They believe they are providing humanitarian assistance," MK Wilf commented. "By all means continue giving the money, but disconnect it from a refugee status."
For the full interview with MK Einat Wilf, click here.
Josh Hasten hosts Reality Bytes live every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon Israel time on Arutz Sheva's live streaming internet radio station. For free podcast archives click here.
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4. Prosecutors to Probe 'Illegal Construction' in Shilo
by Gavriel Queenann
State prosecutors on Thursday informed the Supreme Court on Thursday they would open a probe into "illegal construction" in Shilo.
Previously, the left-wing Peace Now organization had filed a petition with the Supreme Court demanding the government open a criminal probe into illegal construction in and around the Shilo.
Three neighborhoods in Shilo, as well as Shvut Rachel, were built with government assistance despite the lack of formal permits from the Defense Ministry.
The government initially responded that, in light of plans to legalize the neighborhoods, they had yet to decide if they would open an investigation. The Supreme Court, dissatisfied, asked the government to give a "clear response."
Following consultations with Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and the head of the Israel Police criminal investigation division, state prosecutors decided to open a criminal probe.
However, prosecutors also informed the Supreme Court that the government planned to simultaneously move forward with plans to legalize the very structures whose "illegal" construction they are now investigating.
The IDF Civil Administration's High Planning Council for Judea and Samaria has already publicized plans to retroactively authorize Shvut Rachel, and two other disputed neighborhoods. Plans to normalize the third are expected to be publicized in the near future, when they are complete.
A legal source close to the case who spoke to Arutz Sheva on condition of anonymity said the state prosecutor’s decision appeared to be designed to put an end to the case.
"If the government said no, they aren't investigating, the court would have to decide whether that was reasonable," the source explained. "Saying yes means the court closes the file. Its not the court's job to follow up on the results of the investigation."
"By the time they are done investigating, these communities will already be fully legal. At that point, there won't be any point in prosecuting anyone," he added.
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by Gavriel Queenann
State prosecutors on Thursday informed the Supreme Court on Thursday they would open a probe into "illegal construction" in Shilo.
Previously, the left-wing Peace Now organization had filed a petition with the Supreme Court demanding the government open a criminal probe into illegal construction in and around the Shilo.
Three neighborhoods in Shilo, as well as Shvut Rachel, were built with government assistance despite the lack of formal permits from the Defense Ministry.
The government initially responded that, in light of plans to legalize the neighborhoods, they had yet to decide if they would open an investigation. The Supreme Court, dissatisfied, asked the government to give a "clear response."
Following consultations with Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and the head of the Israel Police criminal investigation division, state prosecutors decided to open a criminal probe.
However, prosecutors also informed the Supreme Court that the government planned to simultaneously move forward with plans to legalize the very structures whose "illegal" construction they are now investigating.
The IDF Civil Administration's High Planning Council for Judea and Samaria has already publicized plans to retroactively authorize Shvut Rachel, and two other disputed neighborhoods. Plans to normalize the third are expected to be publicized in the near future, when they are complete.
A legal source close to the case who spoke to Arutz Sheva on condition of anonymity said the state prosecutor’s decision appeared to be designed to put an end to the case.
"If the government said no, they aren't investigating, the court would have to decide whether that was reasonable," the source explained. "Saying yes means the court closes the file. Its not the court's job to follow up on the results of the investigation."
"By the time they are done investigating, these communities will already be fully legal. At that point, there won't be any point in prosecuting anyone," he added.
Tags: Shilo ,Peace Now ,Supreme Court ,Shvut Rachel
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5. Migron Residents, Government Reach Agreement -- Again
by Gil Ronen
Residents of Migron have reached agreement with the government about relocation, Channel 2 television reported Thursday. Residents confirmed to Arutz Sheva that the agreement is "more or less a done deal."
According to the report, the residents' legal representative, Attorney Yaakov Weinrot, informed the State Attorney's Office that the residents accept the conditions presented by Minister Benny Begin.
The government had already reached a deal with the residents but it was struck down by the State Attorney's Office, prompting anger among the pioneers.
The agreement calls for the community to be relocated to its permanent location, near the Psagot Winery, in two years' time. The present site will be handed over to the Civil Administration. The existing structures at the site will be torn down but a "public site" may be established at the location instead of a residential community.
In any case, the location of the present Migron will remain Jewish and will not be handed over to Arab control.
Planning for the new site will be completed in a year's time so that developers can begin constructing the permanent homes.
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by Gil Ronen
Residents of Migron have reached agreement with the government about relocation, Channel 2 television reported Thursday. Residents confirmed to Arutz Sheva that the agreement is "more or less a done deal."
According to the report, the residents' legal representative, Attorney Yaakov Weinrot, informed the State Attorney's Office that the residents accept the conditions presented by Minister Benny Begin.
The government had already reached a deal with the residents but it was struck down by the State Attorney's Office, prompting anger among the pioneers.
The agreement calls for the community to be relocated to its permanent location, near the Psagot Winery, in two years' time. The present site will be handed over to the Civil Administration. The existing structures at the site will be torn down but a "public site" may be established at the location instead of a residential community.
In any case, the location of the present Migron will remain Jewish and will not be handed over to Arab control.
Planning for the new site will be completed in a year's time so that developers can begin constructing the permanent homes.
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6. A-Jad Tested as Iran Votes
by Gavriel Queenann
Polls have opened in Iran's parliamentary elections, the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.
More than 3,400 candidates are competing for the 290 seats in the legislative body.
The vote is widely regarded as a political battleground for competing conservative factions in the absence of major reformist parties, who lost power over the 2009 post-election riots.
However, following the crackdowns, mass arrests, executions, and reports of systemic rape and torture by security forces following the 2009 protests, turnout is expected to be low and the vote isn't expected to change Iran's course.
The real race is between the so-called principalists, the conservative faction loyal to the Islamic establishment, and the wing close to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The establishment blames the Ahmadinejad wing for poor economic policies and for having distanced itself from the Islamic system with nationalistic slogans, which could well render Ahmadinejad a lame duck for the rest of his presidency.
Ultimate power remains in the hands of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who'se influence is so deep that some commentators have referred to Iran as being a single party system with the party being Khamenei himself.
Ahmadinejad's inner circle has angered Khamenei and other senior Shiite clerics for promoting a "deviant current" that they see as threatening to those principles and to their own dominance.
Khamenei last year referred to Ahmadinejad as the leader of a "deviant movement" after the Iranian president reportedly said he believed the 12th Imam - the final Imam and final savior of mankind - would reveal himself on June 5.
While some 85% of Iranian Shiite Muslims are "twelvers" – adherents of the 12th Imam doctrine – most, including Khameini, object to ascribing a specific date to the event and instead maintain the 12th Imam is "occluded".
He and his followers have also accused Ahmadinejad and his followers of "tainting" Islam with Iranian nationalism.
The struggle between master and student began early in 2011 when Ahmadinejad attempted to sack powerful intelligence minister, Heidar Moslehi, a move Khamenei blocked. That provoked Ahmadinejad into a bizarre 11-day refusal to appear in public or carry out any duties.
Although Ahmadinejad publicly backed down in the confrontation with Khamenei, it emboldened his hardliner rivals in parliament who are expected to grill the president in the near future. .
They say his cuts in food and fuel subsidies, replaced with direct monthly stipends of around $38 per person, have fuelled inflation. Iran's inflation is officially 20 percent, but some economists estimate it is closer to 50 percent.
Ahmadinejad's government has been also hit by fraud allegations, including $2.6 billion of state funds that were illegally diverted. Dozens have been arrested in the scandal, which was disclosed with Khamenei's approval. The president denies any government wrongdoing.
The 56-year-old Ahmadinejad may have hoped to secure the election of a protégé to succeed him in 2013, but that would require a revival of his drooping political fortunes.
However, Ahmadinejad, an engineer and former Revolutionary Guard officer, has upset predictions before. A political unknown prior to 2003, he defeated Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a powerful former president, in the 2005 presidential vote.
Polling stations are set to close by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, but voting could be extended by up to four hours.
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by Gavriel Queenann
Polls have opened in Iran's parliamentary elections, the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.
More than 3,400 candidates are competing for the 290 seats in the legislative body.
The vote is widely regarded as a political battleground for competing conservative factions in the absence of major reformist parties, who lost power over the 2009 post-election riots.
However, following the crackdowns, mass arrests, executions, and reports of systemic rape and torture by security forces following the 2009 protests, turnout is expected to be low and the vote isn't expected to change Iran's course.
The real race is between the so-called principalists, the conservative faction loyal to the Islamic establishment, and the wing close to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The establishment blames the Ahmadinejad wing for poor economic policies and for having distanced itself from the Islamic system with nationalistic slogans, which could well render Ahmadinejad a lame duck for the rest of his presidency.
Ultimate power remains in the hands of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who'se influence is so deep that some commentators have referred to Iran as being a single party system with the party being Khamenei himself.
Ahmadinejad's inner circle has angered Khamenei and other senior Shiite clerics for promoting a "deviant current" that they see as threatening to those principles and to their own dominance.
Khamenei last year referred to Ahmadinejad as the leader of a "deviant movement" after the Iranian president reportedly said he believed the 12th Imam - the final Imam and final savior of mankind - would reveal himself on June 5.
While some 85% of Iranian Shiite Muslims are "twelvers" – adherents of the 12th Imam doctrine – most, including Khameini, object to ascribing a specific date to the event and instead maintain the 12th Imam is "occluded".
He and his followers have also accused Ahmadinejad and his followers of "tainting" Islam with Iranian nationalism.
The struggle between master and student began early in 2011 when Ahmadinejad attempted to sack powerful intelligence minister, Heidar Moslehi, a move Khamenei blocked. That provoked Ahmadinejad into a bizarre 11-day refusal to appear in public or carry out any duties.
Although Ahmadinejad publicly backed down in the confrontation with Khamenei, it emboldened his hardliner rivals in parliament who are expected to grill the president in the near future. .
They say his cuts in food and fuel subsidies, replaced with direct monthly stipends of around $38 per person, have fuelled inflation. Iran's inflation is officially 20 percent, but some economists estimate it is closer to 50 percent.
Ahmadinejad's government has been also hit by fraud allegations, including $2.6 billion of state funds that were illegally diverted. Dozens have been arrested in the scandal, which was disclosed with Khamenei's approval. The president denies any government wrongdoing.
The 56-year-old Ahmadinejad may have hoped to secure the election of a protégé to succeed him in 2013, but that would require a revival of his drooping political fortunes.
However, Ahmadinejad, an engineer and former Revolutionary Guard officer, has upset predictions before. A political unknown prior to 2003, he defeated Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a powerful former president, in the 2005 presidential vote.
Polling stations are set to close by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, but voting could be extended by up to four hours.
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7. GOP Congressional Candidate: 'Holocaust Never Happened'
by Rachel Hirshfeld
A Republican congressional candidate in the upcoming Illinois primary blatantly denies the Holocaust, calling it “the blackest lie in history.”
Arthur Jones, 64, who hopes to be the Republican nominee against Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski in the Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, claimed that the “Holocaust never happened” and said that, “As far as [he is] concerned, the Holocaust is nothing more than an international extortion racket by the Jews.”
While Jones claims that “Philosophically, [he is] a National Socialist,” he says that “[o]fficially” he does not “belong to any party except [his] own, the America First Committee.”
However, his claims seem lack validity, as he has held past membership in the Nationalist Socialist Party, took part in Nazi marches on Chicago’s Marquette Park in 1978, and has been known to organize “family-friendly, neo-Nazi events around Adolf Hitler’s birthday,” the Oak Lawn Patch reported.
Jones alleged that, “Millions of dollars are being made by Jews telling this tale of woe and misfortune in books, movies, plays and TV. The more survivors, the more lies that are told."
The Republican Congressional nominee hopes to counter Lipinsky’s affiliation with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Jones has also lashed out against the leading Republican presidential nominees for their support from Israel. “These war-mongering fools in congress like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney—we can’t let Iran have one nuclear weapon but we let Israel have all the nuclear weapons they want. This is ridiculous,” he stated.
Jones’ official website alleges that an “Israeli tank fired away at this statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on top of the Catholic Church in Bethlehem hitting her 69 times and in the process mutilating her face and severing her hands.”
“This deliberate terrorist attack on a Christian Church symbolizes the extreme hatred of anti-Christ Israel for Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother,” he asserts. “This is UNACCEPTABLE. This cannot go on, but it is going on -- subsidized by U.S. tax dollars. And Israel is supposed to be our best friend?!”
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by Rachel Hirshfeld
A Republican congressional candidate in the upcoming Illinois primary blatantly denies the Holocaust, calling it “the blackest lie in history.”
Arthur Jones, 64, who hopes to be the Republican nominee against Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski in the Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, claimed that the “Holocaust never happened” and said that, “As far as [he is] concerned, the Holocaust is nothing more than an international extortion racket by the Jews.”
While Jones claims that “Philosophically, [he is] a National Socialist,” he says that “[o]fficially” he does not “belong to any party except [his] own, the America First Committee.”
However, his claims seem lack validity, as he has held past membership in the Nationalist Socialist Party, took part in Nazi marches on Chicago’s Marquette Park in 1978, and has been known to organize “family-friendly, neo-Nazi events around Adolf Hitler’s birthday,” the Oak Lawn Patch reported.
Jones alleged that, “Millions of dollars are being made by Jews telling this tale of woe and misfortune in books, movies, plays and TV. The more survivors, the more lies that are told."
The Republican Congressional nominee hopes to counter Lipinsky’s affiliation with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Jones has also lashed out against the leading Republican presidential nominees for their support from Israel. “These war-mongering fools in congress like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney—we can’t let Iran have one nuclear weapon but we let Israel have all the nuclear weapons they want. This is ridiculous,” he stated.
Jones’ official website alleges that an “Israeli tank fired away at this statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on top of the Catholic Church in Bethlehem hitting her 69 times and in the process mutilating her face and severing her hands.”
“This deliberate terrorist attack on a Christian Church symbolizes the extreme hatred of anti-Christ Israel for Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother,” he asserts. “This is UNACCEPTABLE. This cannot go on, but it is going on -- subsidized by U.S. tax dollars. And Israel is supposed to be our best friend?!”
Tags: GOP ,Republican ,congress ,Illinois ,Anti-Semitism
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8. Video and Photos: Snowy Morning in Israel
by Maayana Miskin
Snow fell overnight and is still falling in Jerusalem, the Hevron hills, Samaria and much of the north. School has been cancelled in Tzfat, Samaria, and Gush Etzion. Schools opened in the Shilo bloc of the Binyamin region but shortly after 8:00, the Binyamin Regional Council announced that schools would disband at 9:00 a.m.
School was announced as on in Jerusalem, where municipal authorities were more than prepared for snowfall. The city had 50 snow plows and 40 tons of salt on hand to get roads cleared. However, not very many parents allowed their children to travel or walk to school, as the snow is still falling in mid-morning and Israeli drivers do not have snow tires and are inexperienced in driving through snow.
School or no school, Israel's children lucky enough to live in the storm area are out in full force near their homes, throwing snowballs and building snowmen while the powdery white stuff lasts. Ethiopian immigrants have never, for the most part, seen snow - the Russians, however, don't understand how people can get excited about 4 inches of snow - and lots of Israelis in the rest of the country are trying to figure out a way to get to see the snow. For some, it will also be for the first time in their lives.
The snowy roads in Judea and Samaria led Egged to cancel some bus lines as well. The 170 bus from Jerusalem to Beit El, the 179 from Jerusalem to Psagot were grounded, as were the 148 to Ariel and the 143 to Tal Zion.
Roads have been closed in Gush Etzion, and in Kiryat Arba-Hevron, where the snow has reached a height of 4 inches so far. Local stores remain open, and have for sale food products for the Sabbath that were brought in before the storm. The Golan Heights are blanketed in snow.
Video - Snow in Hevron, filmed by David Wilder:
Weather forecasters predict that snowfall will continue Friday in Jerusalem, the north, and hilly regions throughout the country, including the Negev. Elsewhere, there will be rain and strong wind.
On the Sabbath light local rainfall is expected, coupled with cold weather and cloudy skies.
Arutz Sheva reminds drivers that it can be dangerous to drive in snow, especially when there may be ice patches underneath it.
Photos and Video: KuvienImages.com
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by Maayana Miskin
Snow fell overnight and is still falling in Jerusalem, the Hevron hills, Samaria and much of the north. School has been cancelled in Tzfat, Samaria, and Gush Etzion. Schools opened in the Shilo bloc of the Binyamin region but shortly after 8:00, the Binyamin Regional Council announced that schools would disband at 9:00 a.m.
School was announced as on in Jerusalem, where municipal authorities were more than prepared for snowfall. The city had 50 snow plows and 40 tons of salt on hand to get roads cleared. However, not very many parents allowed their children to travel or walk to school, as the snow is still falling in mid-morning and Israeli drivers do not have snow tires and are inexperienced in driving through snow.
School or no school, Israel's children lucky enough to live in the storm area are out in full force near their homes, throwing snowballs and building snowmen while the powdery white stuff lasts. Ethiopian immigrants have never, for the most part, seen snow - the Russians, however, don't understand how people can get excited about 4 inches of snow - and lots of Israelis in the rest of the country are trying to figure out a way to get to see the snow. For some, it will also be for the first time in their lives.
The snowy roads in Judea and Samaria led Egged to cancel some bus lines as well. The 170 bus from Jerusalem to Beit El, the 179 from Jerusalem to Psagot were grounded, as were the 148 to Ariel and the 143 to Tal Zion.
Roads have been closed in Gush Etzion, and in Kiryat Arba-Hevron, where the snow has reached a height of 4 inches so far. Local stores remain open, and have for sale food products for the Sabbath that were brought in before the storm. The Golan Heights are blanketed in snow.
Video - Snow in Hevron, filmed by David Wilder:
Weather forecasters predict that snowfall will continue Friday in Jerusalem, the north, and hilly regions throughout the country, including the Negev. Elsewhere, there will be rain and strong wind.
On the Sabbath light local rainfall is expected, coupled with cold weather and cloudy skies.
Arutz Sheva reminds drivers that it can be dangerous to drive in snow, especially when there may be ice patches underneath it.
Photos and Video: KuvienImages.com
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