Archive for August 18th, 2009
Top Sweden newspaper says IDF kills Palestinians for their organs
General (Ret) James David is mentioned on the cover of the third edition of former Republican Congressman Paul Findley’s ‘They Dare to Speak Out’ book about the power/influence of the pro-Israel (AIPAC and similar) lobby on the US political system and media:
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:21 AM
From: General (Ret) James David
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The U.S. needs to act upon these allegations immediately and demand an independent investigation be conducted but we know that will never happen. After all, it’s not Israel’s crimes that our politicians fear to mention–it’s criticism of Israel that is feared the most. And it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if the allegations were true. If they can kill a 2 year old and a 7 year old girl in cold blood, then they can do this. Too many of Israel’s crimes go unreported in fear of this “anti-Semitism” charge. This is one of the few brave reporters, and one of the few newspapers that was not afraid.
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Israel Begins Sell-off of Refugees’ Land
Israel Begins Sell-off of Refugees’ Land
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15362
U.S. group invests tax-free millions in East Jerusalem land
General (Ret) James David is mentioned on the cover of former Republican Congressman Paul Findley’s ‘They Dare to Speak Out’ book about the power/influence of the pro-Israel (AIPAC and similar) lobby on the US political system and media:
U.S. group invests tax-free millions in East Jerusalem land
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| American Friends of Ateret Cohanim, a nonprofit organization that sends millions of shekels worth of donations to Israel every year for clearly political purposes, such as buying Arab properties in East Jerusalem, is registered in the United States as an organization that funds educational institutes in Israel.The U.S. tax code enables nonprofits to receive tax-exempt status if they engage in educational, charitable, religious or scientific activity. However, such organizations are forbidden to engage in any political activity. The latter is broadly defined as any action, even the promotion of certain ideas, that could have a political impact.Financing land purchases in East Jerusalem would, therefore, seem to violate the organization’s tax-exempt status.
Daniel Luria, chief fund-raiser for Ateret Cohanim in Israel, told Haaretz Sunday that the American organization’s registration as an educational entity stemmed from tax considerations.
“We are an umbrella organization that engages in redeeming land,” he said. “Our [fund-raising] activity in New York goes solely toward land redemption.”
Although Ateret Cohanim also operates a yeshiva, Ateret Yerushalayim, in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, fund-raising for the yeshiva is handled by a different organization: American Friends of Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim.”
American Friends of Ateret Cohanim was founded in New York in 1987. Like all tax-exempt organizations, it must file detailed annual returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. An examination of them reveals that the organization describes its “primary exempt purpose” as: “[to] provide funding for higher educational institutes in Israel.”
“That’s because of the tax issue,” Luria said, explaining that due to American law, the American Friends organization “has to be connected in some fashion with educational matters.”
He also estimated that 60 percent of Ateret Cohanim’s money is raised in the U.S. The Friends organization’s most recent return, filed in 2008 for fiscal 2007, shows that it raised $2.1 million in donations that year. Of this, $1.6 million was transferred to Ateret Cohanim in Israel. The remainder was used to cover administrative overhead, including fund-raising expenses and an $80,000 salary for Shoshana Hikind, the American organization’s vice president and de facto director, whose husband Dov is a New York state assemblyman and well-known supporter of the Israeli right. The organization also raised substantial sums in previous years: $1.3 million in 2006, $900,000 in 2005 and about $2 million in 2004. By comparison, American Friends of Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim raised only $189,000 in 2007. In its IRS returns, American Friends of Ateret Cohanim said its purpose is to “promote,” “publicize” and “raise funds for” Ateret Cohanim institutions in Israel. These institutions, it continued, “encourage and promote study and observance of Jewish religious traditions and culture.” In reality, Ateret Cohanim in Israel focuses mainly on purchasing Arab property in East Jerusalem. Since its founding in the 1970s, it has bought dozens of Arab buildings for Jews to reside in. Just this April, for instance, it moved Jewish families into an Arab house it purchased in the Muslim Quarter. One noteworthy donor to its Friends organization is casino magnate Irving Moskowitz, a well-known supporter of rightist causes, who also owns the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem. That hotel made headlines recently when Moskowitz obtained a permit to build 20 apartments for Jews there, sparking angry protests from the U.S. government. In response, Ateret Cohanim chairman Mati Dan insisted that the Friends organization “is an independent organization that decides for itself whom to fund.” Moreover, he added, “we engage in education constantly … I don’t know what Daniel Luria told you, but we are active in the field of [educational] institutions.” As of press time, no comment had been obtained from the Friends organization. Nir Hasson contributed to this report. |
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Bush is Intent on Painting Allies and Enemies in the Middle East as Evil (Irving Moskovitz who is mentioned in the above Haaretz article is mentioned in the following one as well)
US Turns Blind Eye to Israel’s New Separation Policy
US Turns Blind Eye to Israel’s New Separation Policy
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15367
Chutzpah levels increasing…..Israel Threatens Lebanon and Pres Obama
Chutzpah levels increasing…..Israel Threatens Lebanon and Pres Obama
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15366
AIPAC Sends in the Clowns!
http://intifada-palestine.com/2009/08/17/aipac-sends-in-the-clowns/
Israel going back into Lebanon after Hezbollah would be in accordance with the ‘A Clean Break’ agenda that the Iraq invasion (which has manifested in an utter quagmire!) was based on:
A Clean Break:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/02/clean-break.html
Obama: Afghan war secures America
Obama: Afghan war secures America:
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=103831§ionid=351020403
Majority of Americans oppose Afghan war
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=103997§ionid=3510203
AFGHANISTAN: Karzai and Warlords Mount Massive Vote Fraud Scheme
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48142
Pat Buchanan: Afghanistan an Unwinnable war?
http://america-hijacked.com/2009/08/17/pat-buchanan-unwinnable-war-patrick-j-buchanan-msnbc-com/
http://america-hijacked.com/2009/08/16/soldiers-death-brings-uk-afghanistan-toll-to-200/
The US/UK went into Afghanistan because of 9/11 as 9/11 (and the earlier tragic attack on the WTC in 1993) tragically took place because of US support for Israel’s brutal occupation of the Palestinians (look up ‘Israel as a terrorist’s motivation’ in the index of James Bamford’s ‘A Pretext for War’ book and take a look at the following ‘What Motivated the 9/11 Hijackers?’ youtube as well):