tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62864985827441662482024-03-06T10:58:19.778+11:00TimG_Oz BlogThis is the blog of Commentator "TimG_Oz" from Kiwiblog.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-91066369674332928882016-03-14T20:52:00.000+11:002016-03-16T07:13:31.146+11:00Exclusive - John Key is related to Donald Trump!Wow, it's been a year since my last post, but this one is a doozy..<br />
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I got my regular weekly update from Geni - this is a family tree / ancestry service. Usually, just a mix of boring updates, and birthdays. This month had a treat - it told me that my cousin discovered that he was related to Donald Trump.<br />
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Could it be true? Am I related to Donald Trump? I had to check. Here were my search results:<br />
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Wow! I really am related to Donald Trump - and without going too many generations back either. His daughter Ivanka famously married a Jewish man in New York, and only a couple of marriages away, there I am.<br />
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This is important stuff! I mean, if elected he could change the world - could I as his first cousin once removed's wife's first cousin once removed's wife's second cousin's wife's father hold some sway?<br />
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So I got checking. How about some of the other Candidates? So I checked Bernie Sanders:<br />
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Thats a big Yes!! Do you know what this means?? That <b>Bernie is related to Trump</b>. Are they in collusion? This is some amazing conspiracy going on here.<br />
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How about Hillary?<br />
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That's a big nope. So Hillary is outside of the conspiracy. So Vote for Hillary!<br />
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I thought I'd try a little closer to home. So I tried John Key:<br />
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Wow! So Key is in on the conspiracy too! This means that Key is related to Trump AND Sanders. This is an exclusive! You heard it here first. Absolute proof that Key is part of the New World Order and secret society trying to take over the world.<br />
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Further searches turned up that I am also related to Harrison Ford, Golda Meir, Benjamin Netanyahu Madonna and Carrie Fisher. I'm not related to Prince, Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber. Phew!<br />
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Disclaimer: If you really think this is proof of anything you are a moron. All it proves is that Jewish people have lots of common ancestry and like to keep records of their family histories. And if you look the relationships are fairly remote.<br />
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Would be interested to see if this turns up on any of the tin-foil hat sites<br />
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What this does prove is that the world is a small place. Even those celebrities we only see on TV are just regular people with families and lives, who share a common heritage with many, many other people.<br />
<br />TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-72090765159731253802015-03-13T08:24:00.001+11:002015-03-13T08:24:19.176+11:00HashTag #AskHamasHamas are running a 5 day social media campaign with the Hashtag #AskHamas<br />
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Let's just say - it's not going quite as they intended.<br />
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https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AskHamas&src=hash&mode=photosTimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-52995171016212822282015-01-18T10:25:00.000+11:002015-01-18T10:25:35.812+11:00Dom Post Editorial Lies<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/65137062/Editorial-Terrorism-a-criminal-act-not-war"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">An absolutely terrible editorial in the Dom Post yesterday</span></a><br />
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<i>"<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Some of the politicians who marched in Paris are not a good advertisement for free speech and tolerance. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu launched an indefensible slaughter in Gaza that cost the lives of 2000 people. Britain's David Cameron is now proposing swingeing restrictions on freedom of the internet."</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">What a joke! Hamas launched the offensive, and ignored ceasefire after ceasefire. If Israel's goal was slaughter, the could have flattened the place in 24 hours. Israel forces went out of their way to avoid civilian casualties. 90% of Israelis supported the move to protect the millions in the direct line of fire</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">The majority killed have now been proven to be Hamas terrorists. The number is inflated by the Palestinians killed by Hamas either from friendly fire or executed as "collaborators".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">No mention either of the Terror tunnels, built with UN aid materials where 170 children were killed during construction, directly aimed at Israeli civilians. No mention of the kidnapping and murder of the three teenagers that started the entire offensive. </span></div>
TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-65806089309978695312014-07-23T21:47:00.000+10:002014-07-23T21:47:08.705+10:00John Minto is New Zealand's biggest toolIn case there was any doubt, it's now official. John Minto is New Zealand's biggest tool.<br />
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<a href="http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2014/07/forget-kristallnacht-pairs-check-flag-burning-auckland/">Whale Oil was the first to break full details of the Anti Israel rally in Auckland</a>. Flag burning, Swastikas and racist rhetoric all on offer.<br />
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But <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10301820/Israeli-flag-burning-defended">John Minto</a> and <a href="http://www.3news.co.nz/Mana-Party-condones-flag-burning-in-Auckland/tabid/1607/articleID/353903/Default.aspx">Mana </a>alone were the only politicians defending the flag burning.<br />
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"I can't see what the problem is," Minto said. "Flags have been burnt in demonstrations and protests for hundreds of years so it's no big deal."</div>
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Burning the flag is not just an insult - it represents the destruction of the nation and its people, violently. <br />
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As well as glorifying violence from Hamas, John Minto is happy to promote violence. <br />
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One of my greatest wishes is to see the New Zealand people reject such behaviour at the ballot box in September. TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-70825510410914337762014-07-20T09:04:00.003+10:002014-07-21T22:27:08.340+10:00How to criticise Israel without being anti-semitic<a href="http://kyriarchy.tumblr.com/post/91909762972/how-to-criticize-israel-without-being-anti-semitic">This link</a> was posted by some Left Wing Jews who were sick of marching with Swastikas at peace rallies<br />
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I don't agree with much they say, but it highlights a lot about what they are faced with!<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">One point - should people criticize Israel in it's entirety? I think not - you can criticise the government, but not a wide stereotype of the entire country. e.g. If you don't like the policy of the Abbott government on say climate change or some such, you criticise the government, not the entire nation and it's people.</span> TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-88141630384770545002014-07-07T06:21:00.003+10:002014-07-07T06:21:50.667+10:00An open condemnation of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">We unequivocally condemn the horrific murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir. It was unjustifiable under any circumstances. The killing was reprehensible and we hope that the criminals who did this sickening act are found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Israel is a country run by the rule of law. There are reports that Jews have been arrested for this crime. If a trial finds that Jews are indeed guilty of this unconscionable killing, our condemnation is redoubled. The idea that Jews could do such an act fills us with shame and horror.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The people who murdered Mohammed do not represent us in any way. It is not enough to dissociate ourselves from the dreadful act; we must also ensure that crimes like this are never repeated.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Just as the appalling murders of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gilad Shaar do not in any way justify the hideous murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, neither does Khdeir's murder justify the violence, terrorism, destruction and incitement we have seen over the past few days against Israelis and Jews.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">We hope and pray that everyone, Arab and Jew, lives in peace and security in the region.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Signed,</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fefaef; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.940000534057617px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">TimG_OZ totally endorses this letter from<a href="http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.il/2014/07/an-open-condemnation-of-murder-of.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.U7murPmSx8F"> Elder of Ziyyon</a> and his invitation to any blogger, columnist or pundit to sign on to this letter in the comments section of his blog so he can add to the signature list. Bloggers are also encouraged to reproduce this letter on their own blogs.</span>TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-84991434746511412212014-06-29T06:34:00.002+10:002014-06-29T06:34:31.021+10:00Correction to maps showing the last 70 years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-64652263531998923582014-06-15T12:21:00.001+10:002014-06-15T12:21:39.823+10:00Can Stuff get their headlines correctThis headline appears in Stuff today "Israeli leader wants 'war'"<br />
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But, hang on - read the article.<br />
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This is not the statement of an Israeli leader, but a statement from a Palestinian "Official".<br />
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Can we get a correct headline please. How about "Israeli leaders want their boys back". This is in response to a terrible kidnapping, which Palestinian leadership is showing extreme recalcitrance.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-53093694515398019992014-05-08T20:06:00.002+10:002014-05-08T20:06:45.055+10:00Israelis / Palestinians - Who is Indigenous?In Australia and New Zealand, the far left wing activists have tried to change the Palestinian narrative by using the word "Indigenous". But who is Indigenous?<br />
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<a href="http://www.israellycool.com/2014/01/09/israel-palestine-whos-indigenous/">This article from IsreallyCool</a>, makes an answer.<br />
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The argument that Palestinians are indigenous is incorrect for several reasons.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: disc outside none; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Approximately 50% percent of Palestinian Arabs can track their ancestors back farther than their great-grandparents. Many are descended from Arabs brought to the Levant by the British to build infrastructure after<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>World War I.</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: disc outside none; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The vast majority of Palestinians are Arabic speaking Muslims; the Arabic language is indigenous to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Arabian Peninsula, as is the Muslim religion. The Muslim religion’s holiest places are not in the Levant, but in the city of Mecca, located in the Arabian Peninsula. They have no specifically Palestinian culture that is completely Palestinian dating before the 1960s; in fact, prior to that, the majority identified as “greater Syrians.”</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: disc outside none; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Some Palestinians share common ancestry with indigenous peoples, but they neither follow indigenous traditions nor do they self-identify as those indigenous peoples. They share neither religion nor language with them. Blood quantum alone is insufficient to transmit indigenous status.</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: disc outside none; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Arabs of the Middle East subsumed several indigenous populations, but no group can become indigenous through subsuming indigenous peoples. Rather, they conquered the entire region and spread their own language, customs, and religion. This is historical fact.</li>
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Now you might ask, why is this important? It is important to indigenous people because we cannot allow the argument that conquerors can become indigenous. If we, as other indigenous people, allow that argument to be made, then we are delegitimising our own rights.</div>
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If conquerors can become indigenous, then the white Europeans who came to my indigenous lands in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>North America<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>could now claim to be indigenous. The white Europeans who went toAustralia and New Zealand<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>could now claim to be indigenous. If we, even once, allow that argument to be made, indigenous rights are suddenly devalued and meaningless. This is somewhat peculiar, as those who are arguing for Palestinian “indigenous rights” are usually those who have little grasp of the history, and no understanding of the truth behind indigenous rights.</div>
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If you should encounter the argument that conquerors may themselves become indigenous to a region by virtue of conquering, direct those who assert the argument to this article, and help them understand not only is the argument wrong – it is dangerous to Indigenous people everywhere.</div>
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I remember reading that only the Nomadic tribes - i.e. Bedouin can be considered indigenous in the area. Very interesting. <br />
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TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-11738389777107266262014-04-01T20:34:00.000+11:002014-04-01T20:34:02.541+11:00Are they serious?Sadly this appears to not be an April Fools Joke.<br />
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An activist company called "Toothfish" have created a poster of John Key in Nazi uniform. They want it published throughout the country before the September 2014 election.<br />
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It's very important to state how offensive this is. The uniform still shows a skull and crossbones. If these "activists" seriously think New Zealand is anything like the Genocidal state of Nazi Germany they need their heads read. If they don't, then they should stand up and acknowledge how ridiculous and offensive this is.<br />
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If I was a National supporter, I'd be quietly happy. It's so laughable and polarising, it's more likely to turn people off their cause.<br />
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<br />TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-3975855826212650552014-03-12T22:33:00.000+11:002014-03-12T22:33:03.247+11:00Helen Clark impressed on first visit to IsraelIt was good to see a lot of positive reports from Helen Clark's first visit as the UN Development Program. <br />
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She visited both Israeli and Palestinian representatives, and generally held herself well.<br />
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I didn't see too much political comment, but lots of positive things like <a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/former-nz-pm-helen-clark-blown-away-by-israeli-creativity/">this article telling about how she was blown away by Israeli innovation.</a> From a former NZ PM, she would be very familiar with NZ innovation, so this is a big statement.<br />
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Given people are suggesting her as a possible head of the UN, it is good to see her not pulling political sides, as many in the past have suggested she may be anti Israel.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-26566297552578878312014-02-26T19:54:00.001+11:002014-02-26T19:54:52.960+11:00NZ Labour Party appoints Matt McCarten as Chief of StaffThe New Zealand Labour party has strangely appointed Matt McCarten as Chief of Staff. This is a bizarre move if they actually plan to win government - surely they would need to chase the center vote. This appears to be a move aimed at winning back the Green vote, maybe to shore up a shot at the 2017 election.<br />
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Chances are it may have the opposite effect, in that it drives the center left away. <br />
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Given Matt McCarten's outwardly hostile and offensive comments towards Jews and Israel, I can only hope that Labour never get close to power while he is around. While he is, the Green party are looking more centrist - especially when you consider he last came from Mana.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-75216330730118936692014-02-26T19:50:00.002+11:002014-03-12T22:33:45.764+11:00No evidence in Khazar theoryThere's no chance this will convince people, <a href="http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/study-finds-no-evidence-of-khazar-origin-for-ashkenazi-jews/2014/02/23/">but a study shows there is no evidence in the theory that Ahkenazi Jews are descended from Khazars</a>.<br />
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The most important quote of course is this:<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: sitefont, Arial, Calibri, 'Myriad Pro', Myriad, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Of course, the fact that a major study finds no basis to the Khazar theory won’t make it go away. But next time you run into some academic promoting it, check their motives. they should be worn visibly on their sleeve.</span></blockquote>
TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-78603519821472190782014-02-24T19:55:00.000+11:002014-02-26T19:59:36.086+11:00Some of Auckland's gay community support their own persecutionThis is really strange. You think a Gay Pride march would be supportive of countries which support freedoms and equality, whilst against those which are against.<br />
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<a href="http://www.israellycool.com/2014/02/25/queers-against-israeli-apartheid-try-to-stop-the-music/">Not so a group in Auckland</a>. Someone compared "Queers for Palestine" a bit like "Turkeys for Thanksgiving". It doesn't make sense.<br />
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Anyway, I look forward to them attending Gay Pride week in Gaza City. I hope they like motorcycle rides, but it might not be quite what they expect.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-90661406765558404232014-01-27T08:01:00.000+11:002014-01-27T08:01:07.508+11:00Palestinians that are also Egyptian and SyrianA lot of commentators, especially in Australia and New Zealand, like to refer to Palestinians as "indigenous". This seems strange, when many come from other Arab countries. <a href="http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/egypt-to-strip-palestinian-hamas-leaders-of-egyptian-citizenship/"> This article has some interesting points.</a><br />
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<li>Arafat was born in Egypt</li>
<li>Hamas Minister with large amount of Egyptian family wished to vote in Egyptian election</li>
<li>Large influx of Egyptians in the 1800s</li>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The (1831-1840) conquest, by Egypt’s Mohammed Ali, was solidified by a flow of Egyptian and Sudanese migrants settling empty spaces between Gaza and Tul-Karem up to the Hula Valley. They followed in the footsteps of thousands of Egyptian draft dodgers, who fled Egypt before 1831 and settled in Acre. The British traveler, H.B. Tristram, identified, in his 1865 The Land of Israel: a journal of travels in Palestine (p. 495), Egyptian migrants in the Beit-Shean Valley, Acre, Hadera, Netanya and Jaffa.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The British Palestine Exploration Fund documented that Egyptian neighborhoods proliferated in the Jaffa area: Saknet el-Mussariya, Abu Kebir, Abu Derwish, Sumeil, Sheikh Muwanis, Salame’, Fejja, etc. In 1917, the Arabs of Jaffa represented at least 25 nationalities, including Persians, Afghanis, Hindus and Balochis. Hundreds of Egyptian families settled in Ara’ Arara’, Kafer Qassem, Taiyiba and Qalansawa.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The position that settlements breach international law — adopted by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union and many other states and international bodies, but rejected by Israel — is based on an interpretation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Article 49, paragraph 6, states that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-is-this-occupation-different-from-all-other-occupations" style="border: 0px none; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: medium none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">an occupying power</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” Violations of the convention are considered war crimes under international law. Israel is a party to the convention and therefore bound by it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Our interest is in a negotiated peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians and we believe that every opportunity should be given to those negotiations to proceed to its solution,” said Bishop, who came to Israel on Monday to attend the funeral of former prime minister Ariel Sharon. “I don’t think it’s helpful to prejudge the settlement issue if you’re trying to get a negotiated solution. And by deeming the activity as a war crime, it’s unlikely to engender a negotiated solution.”</span></div>
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Her aim is a negotiated peace agreement. <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/labor-fails-to-support-greens-motion-against-israeli-expansion">Thankfully there seems to be unilateral support by the major parties in Australia,</a><br />
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Much has been said about his legacy - he managed to defend Israel from annihilation, and was well on the road to creating peace with his Kadima party.<br />
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After 8 years in a coma, it seems he is at rest. The world is a better place for his legacy.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-23227921626034654902014-01-10T07:28:00.000+11:002014-01-27T07:34:07.847+11:00Israel Pro-Palestinians rescued from Palestinians<a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/israel-targets-gaza-militants-after-mortar-attack">A group of Pro-Palestinian Israelis needed to be rescued in the West Bank from a violent attack by Palestinians</a><br />
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians threw rocks Thursday at a West Bank hotel, shattering windows and breaking up a meeting of Israeli and Palestinian peace activists.</div>
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The conference was cut short and three dozen Israeli participants were rushed out the back door, put on Palestinian police buses and driven to safety, organizers said.</div>
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The gathering was to have marked the start of two days of meetings by a grassroots group bringing ordinary Israelis and Palestinians together for mock peace talks, organizers said.</div>
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Protesters said they object to attempts at normalizing Israeli-Palestinian relations at a time when Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands continues.</div>
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The anti-normalization movement of Palestinians is totally against any existence of a Zionist state, and violence is their accepted means <br />
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About 35 Israelis and 50 Palestinians participated in Thursday's gathering, the first the group has held in the West Bank, said Palestinian organizer Ibrahim Enbawi.</div>
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After word of the gathering got out, about 30 protesters showed up outside the hotel. Protesters tried to enter the hotel, but found the doors locked, and then began throwing stones that shattered several windows and glass doors.</div>
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Israeli participant Rami Cohen, a former air force pilot, said he felt uncomfortable after the stone-throwing, but expressed understanding for the protesters.</div>
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"There is more anger here than in Israel because the Palestinians suffer more than us," said Cohen, 56, who works for a high tech company in Tel Aviv. "One day, I hope it will be safe for us here in Ramallah as it is safe for us in Tel Aviv."</div>
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Jamal Jumaa, a leading Palestinian activist, said he joined the protest because he believes such gatherings distort reality, but said he was not among those throwing stones.</div>
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"When they (Israelis) come like this to the middle of Ramallah, they have another agenda, which is to clean up the face of the occupation, to show that Palestinians and Israelis are co-existing when in fact they are not," he said in a telephone interview.</div>
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The invitation to the event had said each delegation would include 20 people reflecting the entire political spectrum. It said the objective was to produce a peace agreement in five sessions over two days. It was not clear if the meetings would continue.</div>
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been trying to forge agreement on the outlines of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, but more than five months after the start of the current round of talks, gaps remain wide.</div>
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If the two groups are serious about peace, then actually living together safely is key. TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-84558245053299362252013-12-16T07:23:00.000+11:002014-01-27T07:26:26.078+11:00Abbas crushes BDSWell it seems that Abbas has "officially" crushed the BDS. In his official statement on 11th December, he recognises Israel and promotes Trade, excluding those manufactured in the West Bank.<br />
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<br />TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-5374522839778444712013-11-11T06:49:00.000+11:002013-11-11T06:49:46.602+11:00Settlements proven not to be "illegal"I <a href="http://unitedwithisrael.org/international-law-officially-recognizes-jewish-claims-in-judea-and-samaria/">was shown this great article showing that "illegality" of West Bank settlements is not the cas</a>e.<br />
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Contrary to claims made by Palestinian leadership and others in the international community, international law fully recognizes Jewish claims in Judea and Samaria. These areas were part of the Palestine Mandate, which granted Jews the right to settle anywhere west of the Jordan River and to establish a national home there.</div>
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History reminds us that the Palestine Mandate, supported by all 51 members of the League of Nations at the time, and codified in international law, is recognized as legally valid by the United Nations in Article 80 of the UN Charter. In addition, the International Court of Justice has reaffirmed this on three different occasions.</div>
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While some people argue that the Palestine Mandate became obsolete following its termination in 1947, international legal scholars claim otherwise. According to Eugene Rostow, a Dean of Yale Law School, “A trust never terminates when a trustee dies, resigns, embezzles the trust property, or is dismissed. The authority responsible for the trust appoints a new trustee, or otherwise arranges for the fulfillment of its purpose.” While the Palestine Mandate ceased to exist in Israel and Jordan when Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom obtained independence, Rostow maintains that “its rules apply still to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which have not yet been allocated either to Israel or to Jordan or become an independent state.”</div>
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TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-79022872970045178592013-09-14T22:07:00.000+10:002013-09-14T22:07:08.246+10:00Iranian conterfeiter caught with New Zealand passportsWell, well, well - <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/9165956/Iranian-counterfeiter-had-19-NZ-passports">an Iranian counterfeiter has been caught with New Zealand passports</a><br />
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I doubt we will get any outrage from the left on this one.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-31512786530661677802013-08-18T20:17:00.001+10:002013-08-18T20:17:41.193+10:00Massive BDS Fail in ParramattaWell the Facebook page was being hammered, they were posting everywhere, had a massive list of speakers. It was going to be a big fest against Max Brenners in Parramatta yesterday. They even organised it to be on the Jewish Sabbath to keep opposition numbers.<br />
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The Parramatta council warned there would be fines for not obeying the rules. "Freedom of Speech" they shouted. "You can't stop us!!"<br />
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<a href="http://jewsdownunder.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/rally-free-palestine-boycott-max-brenner-2/">They got 20 people. Yep, that's it. 20. </a><br />
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This campaign is doing wonders for Max Brenners publicity, and they are laughing all the way to the bank. I went to the Melbourne Central shop today. The queues to order were out the door. And yes, as always, there were many hijabs prominent. <br />
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Thanks to Shirlee Finn for the write up and the photos.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-60306640556985457862013-08-18T19:12:00.001+10:002013-08-18T19:12:27.003+10:00Moon admits UN Bias against IsraelWell, surprise, surprise, Ban Ki Moon has finally admitted what was in plain sight - <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4418776,00.html">The UN is biased against Israel</a><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Addressing the attitude towards Israel, Ban said that the Jewish state was a UN member and should therefore be treated equally like all other 192 member states. Unfortunately, he added, Israel has been criticized and sometimes discriminated against because of the Mideast conflict.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A peace process is just a piece of paper, he said, adding that the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a class="bluelink" href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3064378,00.html%20" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">Oslo Agreement</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>was never implemented and remained a piece of paper. "This time I expect real peace," he said. "The Israeli and Palestinian people are neighbors and have no choice but to live in harmony and peace side by side."</span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Asked about the split between<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a class="bluelink" href="http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3678223,00.html%20" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">Fatah</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a class="bluelink" href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4132952,00.html%20" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">Hamas</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Arial (Hebrew)', 'David (Hebrew)', 'Courier New (Hebrew)'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">, the UN chief responded that reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians was highly important. "There can be no solution of three states – the State of Israel and two Palestinian states. The vision is of a two-state solution, and that's the reason we are trying to advance a Palestinian reconciliation process," he said.</span></blockquote>
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This is important - he has acknowledged that there is only a two state solution to peace. Not a one state or three state solution. At least they are honest when not playing politics. TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-84209082530298176392013-08-04T20:04:00.000+10:002013-08-18T20:06:42.259+10:00Tom Scott doesn't understand Peace TalksTom Scott's latest effort on the current peace talks<br />
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So its clear Tom is trying to show bias by the US, and blaming Israel for something.<br />
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Maybe he could have drawn something that demonstrates Palestinian violence and recalcitrance, but this would be inconsistent with his usual bias. At least he wasn't anti-semitic this time, I would have hated to complain to the HRC.<br />
<br />TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286498582744166248.post-1958055371684506612013-06-30T20:24:00.000+10:002013-08-18T20:34:21.458+10:00Matt McCarten subverts Mandela for his own liesHow low can a person go? Matt McCarten has no morals, and has shown that there are no depths that he will not plunge.<br />
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With Nelson Mandela gravely ill in hospital, <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10893787">McCarten chooses to exploit this to push his political agenda</a>. An agenda to villify an entire nation of people.<br />
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Nelson Mandela lies on his deathbed, rightly honoured for his sacrifice in fighting the evil of apartheid.</div>
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Unfortunately that doctrine still lingers - in Israel. It's a pity we in New Zealand were reminded of that in the week Mandela started to slip away.</div>
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Two events highlight the plight of the Palestinians. A Palestinian from Gaza, Mohammed Assaf, won the Arab Idol singing contest. He had trouble crossing borders and arrived late, but climbed a fence and convinced someone else to let him take their place. On news of his victory, jubilant crowds took to the streets throughout the Occupied Territories. Even fun-hating Hamas saluted him.</div>
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Assaf used his 15 minutes of fame by naming himself an international ambassador, calling for an end to the split between Hamas and the secularist Fatah Party. He also called for the end to Israel's occupation.</div>
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I suspect the Israelis feel deeply guilty about their abusive role and but just can't confront the reality that their treatment of the Palestinian people is similar to how their forbears were treated by others.</div>
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Israel resigns itself to blaming the victims and walling off the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and pretending they don't exist.</div>
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Mandela called it for what it is, a form of apartheid. How else would you describe a land of 11.5 million people where 6.5 million with a certain bloodline get full citizen privileges, the few Palestinians living within Israel's recognised borders live under separate laws, and the remaining millions banished to the Occupied Territories get no rights?</div>
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Well, for a start there is no apartheid in Israel. No separate bus stations or bus stops for Arabs and Jews. Jews aren't allowed in other Arab countries, but McCarten neglects to acknowledge this.<br />
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Suggesting Israelis have guilt? For what, allowing their children to be murdered in the name of Allah? He supports anti-semitism from extremists like Hamas. <br />
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And what a lie it is. Here's a quote from Mandela himself:<br />
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He visited Israel, and even recognises the right of Israelis to live securely in their borders. Again, McCarten chooses to subvert this for his own lies.<br />
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I just wonder if why New Zealand Herald continue to employ him. They must be so desperate to sell papers that they can print this kind of unsubstantiate rubbish as 'opinion'. Since the Press dumped John Minto, how long before they realise that this weekly rubbish actually drives paying customers away, and brings down the tone of the entire paper.TimG_Ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463384799997954441noreply@blogger.com0