Jews are Indigenous Nation!
After years of being labelled a
"non-Zionist" party, Shas – which represents a largely hareidi-religious Sephardic constituency – stunned many
this year by officially defining itself as Zionist and requesting to join the
World Zionist Organization, founded by Herzl in 1897…
Nissim Ze'ev, a Shas MK, said, "the Jewish
people have the right to live in all parts of their indigenous homeland and to
maintain and develop their religious and cultural identity as indigenous to the
land. Our efforts will be implemented within Jewish communities in Israel and in the Diaspora…”
The United Nations currently recognizes as
indigenous any nation that declares itself as such, and according to section 10
of the UN General Assembly's 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
People, "indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands
or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed
consent of the indigenous peoples concerned…”
The United Nations currently recognizes as
indigenous any nation that declares itself as such, and according to section 10
of the UN General Assembly's 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
People, "indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands
or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and
informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on
just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of
return."
Israel fits all the criteria to be recognized
internationally as indigenous natives to the Land of Israel, and the only current requirement is a
public declaration from a representative body of the Jewish people, whether it be from Israel's Knesset, the WZO or even the Council of
Jewish Communities in Judea and
Samaria.
"This is very significant with regard
to the rights of all Jews in relation to their ancestral homeland," said Ze'ev. "It is especially significant for the Jewish
residents of Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights who are constantly under the threat of
forced expulsions from their lands."
Israel, and the only current requirement is a
public declaration from a representative body of the Jewish people, whether it
be from Israel's Knesset, the WZO or even the Council of
Jewish Communities in Judea and
Samaria.
"This is very significant with regard
to the rights of all Jews in relation to their ancestral homeland," said Ze'ev. "It is especially significant for the Jewish
residents of Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights who are constantly under the threat of
forced expulsions from their lands."
Food for
Thought. by Steven Shamrak
Easing blocked of Gaza by Israeli government is the
dismal mistake! Concessions made by Israel have never been appreciated
by so-called Palestinians and their anti-Semitic supporters, but just encouraged
them to perform more anti-Israel stunts - like ‘humanitarian’ flotilla.
Peace Partner is Non-medicated Schizophrenic. Palestinian
Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with U.S.
President Barack Obama on
June 9 and spoke in favor of negotiations with Israel and “the path of peace.” However, just
two weeks earlier, Abbas told Vietnamese President Nyugen
Minh Triet, “we are comrades in struggle and fighting.”
Beehives from Biblical Israel. Recently discovered beehives from ancient Israel 3,000 years ago appear to be the oldest
evidence for beekeeping ever found, scientists reported. Archaeologists
identified the remains of honeybees inside about 30 clay cylinders thought to
have been used as beehives at the site of Tel Rehov
in the Jordan valley in northern Israel.
'Poor Palestinians' Armed with Rockets. Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin said terror
organizations in the Gaza Strip "continue to arm themselves, both through
production and smuggling" and have some 5,000 rockets with a range of up
to 40 km. Diskin warned that the steps embarked on by Binyamin Netanyahu and
defense minister Ehud Barak to ease the Gaza siege gravely imperilled Israel's security.
Is it Time of Reckoning for Iran? An armada of 11 US warships and one
Israeli vessel passed through the Suez Canal Friday June 18 on
their way to the Persian Gulf. The fleet was
led by the USS Harry Truman carrier and its Strike
Group.
Another 'Friend' with 'Peaceful' Nuclear
Ambition. King Abdullah of Jordan tells the Wall Street Journal that Israel is thwarting Jordan's nuclear goals in order to economically
dwarf his country.
Weak Leadership is result of No Vision. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu,
submitted to US pressure for establishing an independent
public probe of the flotilla incident and is also quietly falling back under
the international clamour to ease the sea and land siege of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip by installing international
supervisory mechanisms in place of the Israeli military and navy.
We Told you so. France has instructed the European satellite
television company to prevent Hamas television to use its facilities because of
inciteful programming against Israel (and Islamist
propaganda). France is following a step taken by the United States.
Quote of the
Week: "There are 1.5 million people living in Gaza and ONLY ONE
of them really needs humanitarian aid; ONLY ONE of them is locked in a tiny
room and never sees the light of day; ONLY ONE of them is not allowed visits
and is uncertain health. His name is GILAD SHALIT!” – Defense Minister Ehud Barak - ONLY
ONE of them is not able to have freedom!
Saudi
Arabia may Allow Israeli Jets to Pass. Sources in Saudi Arabia told The Times that Saudi defence
officials had agreed that tensions between the two countries would be softened
if Israel decided to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities, as both
governments share a mutual loathing of the regime in Teheran and a fear of a
possible build up of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. (They hate and afraid of each other more than Jews!)
Time for Payback. A number of local supermarket chains are taking a
political stand: They have decided to boycott products manufactured in Turkey. Rami Levy, owner of the chain of
supermarkets, also decided to cut off ties: "For reasons of ideology and
conscience, it would be unacceptable for us to do nothing when the Turkish
people behave this way. This is the minimum that we can do."
Pakistan is an Integral part of Taliban. Pakistani military intelligence not only funds and
trains Taliban fighters in Afghanistan but is officially represented on the
movement's leadership council, giving it significant influence over operations.
Nevertheless, senior Western officials have been reluctant to talk publicly on
the subject for fear of damaging possible cooperation from Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state Washington has propped up with billions of dollars (bribe) in military and economic aid.
Paralised by Fear of International Backlash. 1) PM Ordered Us Not to Demolish Illegal
Arab Buildings. Yair Ma'ayan, the General Manager of
the Jerusalem Municipality, said that the reason demolition orders
had not been carried out against dozens of illegally built Arab structures in
the city was due to demands by the office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
to ignore the orders. 2) Jewish residents of eastern Jerusalem say police are not enforcing
law and order in their neighbourhoods. One victim said that police told him that Arabs
attacks are often for the purpose of forcing police to enter their
neighbourhoods, and therefore police have been ordered not to be drawn into such areas.
Fatah is Against Lifting Gaza Blockade. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is opposed to lifting the naval blockade of
the Gaza Strip because this would bolster Hamas.
Legality of Israel’s Naval Blockade of
Gaza.
Ed Morgan
A consolidated set
of rules was issued in 1994 by the San Remo Institute
of International Law in co-operation with the International Committee of the
Red Cross and several national humanitarian law societies...
A naval blockade
is defined in Article 7.71 of the U.S. Naval Handbook as “a belligerent
operation to prevent vessels and/or aircraft of all nations, enemy as well as
neutral, from entering or exiting specified ports, airfields, or coastal areas
belonging to, occupied by, or under the control of an enemy nation (governing entity of Gaza - Hamas).” It is designed to stop ships from crossing a cordon
separating the enemy’s coast from the high seas. It is therefore often enforced in what would otherwise be
international waters approaching, but not necessarily inside, the
territorial sea of the blockaded party.
The San Remo conference set the specific
rules for implementing a blockade. It must be publicly declared and
notification sent to all states whose vessels are likely to be nearby. Further,
the blockade must be effective. International law permits no fictitious
blockade designed to frighten away third-party ships. The San Remo rules also specify that a
blockade be applied with impartiality to all states whose flagged ships enter
the blockaded area. (The Turkish Jahadists of IHH
not exception to the rule!)
A maritime
blockade is for security purposes only, and must allow humanitarian assistance
to the civilian population. Since the ships sailing for Gaza were on a
declared humanitarian mission, those on board had the right to expect that any
humanitarian goods would ultimately find their way to their intended recipients.
On the other hand, having announced its blockade, Israel had no obligation to take the ships’ crew at their
word as to the nature of the cargo.
Finally, the rule
of proportionate force, applicable to all armed conflict, applies equally to a
naval blockade. Blockading navies are obliged to arrest a ship rather than
simply fire on it, and once its soldiers are on board an arrested ship their
actions must be proportionate to the threat that they meet. (Being attacked with metal rods and knives IDF commandos
could not use paint-ball guns they had in hands in order to protect their own
lives, could they?)