Kislev 23, 5777
December 23, 2016
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
There have been an extraordinary number (40+) of Palestinian terror incidents. Shootings, “rock” attacks, Molotov firebombs, and an attempted stabbing have punctuated the day.
Molotov and “rock” assaults on Israeli security personnel occurred at Shuafat, Dura al-Kara, A-Tur, Silwan, Rachel’s Tomb, Nabi Saleh, Ofra, Kiryat Arba, Hevron, Jalazun, and other locations.
“Rock” attacks against Israeli motorists took place at Ateret, Neve Dvash, Beit Einun, Turmus’ayya, Hizma, Gush Etzion, Mt. Hebron Bypass road, Dir Nizam, Al-Khader, Al-Sharqiya, Beit Ur al Tahta, and Nebi Elias among other places.
Shootings took place at an IDF post near Tulkarm where a soldier was wounded, and at the Balata Palestinian settlement where another soldier was wounded by gunfire.
An attempted stabbing took place at the Iron Intersection. The terrorist was shot and killed.
Biting the hand that feeds you . . .
By any estimate the two countries that have provided the most support to the Palestinian terrorists in Gaza are Qatar and Turkey. In recent months, the Turks have taken the lead in promoting Gazan “reconstruction.”
So the Turks received a wake-up call yesterday when a Palestinian suicide bomber from Gaza, Abu Osama, walked up to a Turkish Army post in Al-Bab Syria and detonated himself.
The blast killed 10 Turkish soldiers and wounded 33 more.
The outrageous Israel Supreme Court discriminates again . . .
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling concerning a Palestinian family living in the Old City of Jerusalem was egregiously outrageous.
Prior to 1948, a Jewish Endowment Fund bought a residential building in the Muslim Quarter to help poor Jews. In 1948-9, the Jews in the building were kicked out by the Jordanian Army who occupied the Old City.
From 1949 to 1966 the building–as many other Jewish owned properties in the Old City–remained empty. However, in 1966, the Jordanians began moving Palestinians into the Jewish owned buildings.
One family that moved in (in 1966) was the Barakat family. However, one year later, Israel regained the Old City in the 1967 war. The Endowment Fund immediately initiated legal proceedings to get the building back. Those proceedings dragged on from 1967 until 2010–for 43 years.
All the while the squatting Barakats remained in the building and their family grew (now a husband, wife, adult children, children’s families).
Finally, in 2010, after decades of legal struggles, the Endowment regained the title to the property. Immediately, the Endowment had an eviction notice issued to the Barkat family.
But they refused to leave despite losing their case at the Magistrate and District Court level.
Yesterday, unbelievably, the Supreme Court reversed the eviction order–sort of.
It ruled that the Barakat family can remain in the building for 10 more years–at which time the eviction notice will be enforced. The Court used the principle of “equitable relief” to justify its absurd ruling.
10 years.
Contrast the Barakat decision with the Amona decision.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court extended by 45 days (until February 8) the date of the forced evacuation of Amona. This extension only came after the Court forced Amona residents to sign a promise to evacuate the community peacefully. Remember that the community is being forced to evacuate on the basis of what can only be described as “specious”, highly contested Palestinian land claims.
No one, not even the Barakats are contesting who owns the building they live in.
But once again, the Israel Supreme Court, which is completely out of touch with the people of Israel, has issued a highly discriminatory ruling against Jews in the country.
Piercing the Leftist wall of Israeli media . . .
The Israel Cable and Satellite Council has finally approved Israel Channel 20’s application to have a nightly news broadcast.
According to the approval, Channel 20 can broadcast one hour of “prime time” news per day, and 30 minutes of news bulletins per day.
Channel 20’s request has been in the pipeline for several years. Why has it taken so long to receive even this limited approval?
Because Channel 20 will present news from the perspective of the Israeli “right.”
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TODAY’S BLOG:
The Saga of the Security Council Resolution Continues
So now we have the timeline of what has happened the last two days. According to multiple reports:
1. Egypt blindsided Israel by announcing it would bring a proposal to the Security Council which condemns Israeli “settlements.”
2. A draft of the resolution was circulated.
3. PM Netanyahu made a video plea to the U.S. to veto the resolution.
4. It quickly became apparent that President Obama had no intention of vetoing. Instead, the U.S. was going to abstain from the vote thereby, in effect, supporting the resolution.
5. President-elect Trump then announced by tweet and comment that he felt the U.S. should exercise its veto.
6. PM Netanyahu called President-elect Trump and asked him to contact President Sisi.
7. Trump subsequently called Sisi and asked him to pull the resolution. At the same time, Trump and Sisi discussed how to further the peace process.
8. The Egyptians pulled the resolution. Several countries including Malaysia, Singapore, and Venezuela immediately announced that if the Egyptians were not going to proceed with the resolution, they would.
That is where we stand at this hour.
The resolution will almost certainly be introduced. The U.S. will almost certainly abstain. Israel will be hung out to dry.
And what was gained by Netanyahu’s involvement of Trump?
What looks like a positive result, may lead to very negative repercussions if Trump uses this event to wade deeply into the Israel-Palestinian “peace process.” Your humble servant had hoped that we could go for four years without the U.S. breathing down our necks.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.