The International Olympic Committee has rejected a proposal by Israel for a moment of silence at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in honor of the eleven Israeli athletes and coaches?murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Summer Games in Munich. I cannot say this comes as a fantastic shock. The IOC is probably no different than the UN. If the IOC were to have honored the fallen Israelis in this way then the Arab/Muslim bloc would have either threatened to boycott the ceremony or the Olympic Games altogether. The truth of the matter is that most of the Arab/Muslim bloc is delighted the Israelis were murdered?forty years ago?and would probably celebrate?if the entire Israeli delegation were to be slaughtered again this summer.
See the article here: No Moment of Silence for Murdered Israeli Athletes at London Olympicswatched 60 Minutes and saw Bob Simon's tale on the exodus of Christians from Israel and the West Bank and thought it was a complete load of rubbish. Simon blamed Israel's security fence and checkpoints for this exodus. His sanctimony was unbearable whether he was berating Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren for calling the President of CBS about the segment or when he questioned left-wing Israeli journalist Ari Shavit, "Do you reckon the Israeli government ever thinks of the fact that if Christians aren't being treated well here, and America is an overwhelmingly Christian country, that this could have consequences?" Well, I reckon of a majority of American Christians believe that Christians are being treated far more harshly in Iraq, Syria and Egypt than in Israel. How many Christian churches have been burned down by Israelis? How many Christians have been murdered inside Israel? And yet 60 Minutes singles out Israel for scorn. Well, it's not the first time. In a 2009 tale about Jewish settlements, Simon described Israel as an Apartheid state. Any segment 60 Minutes does on Israel (and for that matter the Middle East) should be looked upon with the sternest possible skepticism.
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Another 60 Minutes Hatchet Job on Israel
Earlier this week, Tzipi Livni was ousted as leader of Israel's Official Opposition. Members of the Kadima Party decisively voted for former IDF Chief of Staff and former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz by a margin of 62% to 38%. To read the rest of this post, please check out The Spectacle Blog .
More here: Mofaz Ousts Livni in Israel's Official Opposition
Social scientist James Q. Wilson passed away this morning at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital here in Boston of leukemia. He was 80. To read the rest of this obituary, please check out The Spectacle Blog .
See more here: James Q. Wilson, 1931-2012. R.I.P.Well, that was a quite a discussion on Israel. To read the rest of this post, please check out The Spectacle Blog .
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