International recognition of a "Palestinian" state is illegal.

I hold no stock in international law. Instead of acting as a bastion of power against dictatorship, it is abused by dictators to protect themselves from international reprisal. International law is also consistently ignored when it has anything to do with Israel. Case in point, according to international law, recognition of a "Palestinian" state is illegal. The following is a letter drafted by international lawyers, addressed to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

Excellency,

Re:  The Proposed General Assembly Resolution to Recognize a Palestinian State "within 1967 Borders" - An Illegal Action

We, the undersigned, attorneys from across the world who are involved in general matters of international law, as well as being closely concerned with the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, appeal to you to use your influence and authority among the member states of the UN, with a view to preventing the adoption of the resolution that the Palestinian delegation intends to table at the forthcoming session of the General Assembly, to recognize a Palestinian state "within the 1967 borders."

By all standards and criteria, such a resolution, if adopted, would be in stark violation of all the agreements between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as contravening UN Security Council Resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and those other resolutions based thereon.

Our reasoning is as follows:

1. The legal basis for the establishment of the State of Israel was the resolution unanimously adopted by the League of Nations in 1922, affirming the establishment of a national home for the Jewish People in the historical area of the Land of Israel. This included the areas of Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem, and close Jewish settlement throughout. This was subsequently affirmed by both houses of the U.S. Congress. 2. Article 80 of the UN Charter determines the continued validity of the rights granted to all states or peoples, or already existing international instruments (including those adopted by the League of Nations). Accordingly, the above-noted League resolution remains valid, and the 650,000 Jews presently resident in the areas of Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem reside there legitimately. 3. "The 1967 borders" do not exist, and have never existed. The 1949 Armistice Agreements entered into by Israel and its Arab neighbors, establishing the Armistice Demarcation Lines, clearly stated that these lines "are without prejudice to future territorial settlements or boundary lines or to claims of either Party relating thereto." Accordingly, they cannot be accepted or declared to be the international boundaries of a Palestinian state. 4. UN Security Council Resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) called upon the parties to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East and specifically stressed the need to negotiate in order to achieve "secure and recognized boundaries." 5. The Palestinian proposal, in attempting to unilaterally change the status of the territory and determine the "1967 borders" as its recognized borders, in addition to running squarely against Resolutions 242 and 338, would be a fundamental breach of the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in which the parties undertook to negotiate the issue of borders and not act to change the status of the territories pending outcome of the permanent status negotiations. 6. The Palestinians entered into the various agreements constituting what is known as the "Oslo Accords" in the full knowledge that Israel's settlements existed in the areas, and that settlements would be one of the issues to be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations. Furthermore, the Oslo Accords impose no limitation on Israel's settlement activity in those areas that the Palestinians agreed would continue to be under Israel's jurisdiction and control pending the outcome of the permanent status negotiations. 7. While the Interim Agreement was signed by Israel and the PLO, it was witnessed by the UN together with the EU, the Russian Federation, the U.S., Egypt, and Norway. It is thus inconceivable that such witnesses, including first and foremost the UN, would now give license to a measure in the UN aimed at violating this agreement and undermining major resolutions of the Security Council. 8. While the UN has maintained a persistent policy of non-recognition of Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem pending a negotiated solution, despite Israel's historic rights to the city, it is inconceivable that the UN would now recognize a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, the borders of which would include eastern Jerusalem. This would represent the ultimate in hypocrisy, double standards, and discrimination, as well as an utter disregard of the rights of Israel and the Jewish People. 9. Such unilateral action by the Palestinians could give rise to reciprocal initiatives in the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) which could include proposed legislation to declare Israel's sovereignty over extensive parts of Judea and Samaria, if and when the Palestinians carry out their unilateral action.

Excellency,

It appears to be patently clear to all that the Palestinian exercise, aimed at advancing their political claims, represents a cynical abuse of the UN Organization and of the members of the General Assembly. Its aim is to bypass the negotiation process called for by the Security Council.

Regrettably, this abuse of the UN and its integrity, in addition to undermining international law, has the potential to derail the Middle East peace process.

We trust that you will use your authority to protect the UN and its integrity from this abuse, and act to prevent any affirmation or recognition of this dangerous Palestinian initiative.

The United Nations will not listen to these facts. International law is consistently ignored when Israel is involved, and is consistently misquoted in order to delegitimize and demonize the sole Jewish State.

East Jerusalem's Arabs want to remain in Israel.

The so-called "Palestinians" demand that the creation of a "Palestinian" state include "East Jerusalem" (Jerusalem is a single city, there is no "East" and "West" Jerusalem) as the national capital. There is one inherent problem with this.

The Arabs that inhabit the Arab communities in the Eastern section of Jerusalem do not want to be a part of a "Palestinian" state. They want their area to remain under Israeli control and want to remain Israeli citizens. A full 40% of those Arabs would move if the Eastern half of Jerusalem were to become a part of a new "Palestinian" state.

Video: Jerusalem: 4000 years in 5 minutes.

The importance of Jewish control of the Holy City cannot be understated. Jerusalem will never be divided.

Rafah border crossing opens, no one monitoring.

The new Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing, and no one is monitoring it.

Egypt opened the Rafah crossing on the Sinai-Gaza border after four years, allowing 300 Palestinians to pass through in the first hour.

Hamas and Fatah on Saturday welcomed the reopening of the crossing, praising Egypt for its “brave decision.”

Palestinians who crossed the terminal expressed relief over the absence of Egyptian intelligence officers on the Egyptian side. They said that in the past the intelligence officers used to either arrest residents of the Gaza Strip who wished to travel to Egypt or turn them back.

Egyptian authorities said that the border crossing would stay open permanently for the first time since it was closed nearly four years ago.

The Egyptians also assigned two medical teams to examine travelers and facilitate the hospitalization of patients in Egyptian hospitals.

And for the first time ever, the Egyptians decided that Palestinian males under the age of 18 and over 40 do not need visas to enter Egypt. All women are also exempt from acquiring a visa to enter Egypt.

Hamas representative Ghazi Hamad said that EU monitors who used to work at the Rafah terminal would not return to their jobs.

The monitors were stationed at the terminal as part of an agreement between the Palestinian Authority, the EU and Israel in 2005.

The monitors left the terminal after Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2007. Fatah security forces were also forced to leave the border crossing then.

Of course, Hamas is offering to monitor it.

“The Egyptians haven’t told us anything yet about the EU monitors,” Hamad said. “We prefer that the terminal remain under the exclusive control of Palestinians and Egyptians.”

He said that the Hamas government was capable of running the border crossing in a “professional and legal way in accordance with international standards.”

Netanyahu has failed again. As our enemies get stronger, our government refuses to act, instead preferring to kiss the feet of international powers who don't care whether we live or die.

The proper response here would be military intervention along the border, and damn the Egyptians and international community.

Out of town.

I'll be out of town for a few days and likely won't post anything in that time frame. I'll be back as soon as I can.

In the meantime, Am Yisrael Chai!

Iranian nuclear plant powers up.

The Iranian nuclear power plant is now online.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that the Bushehr power plant is operational, Press TV reported on Wednesday.

"As we have previously announced, Bushehr power plant has reached the criticality stage, meaning it has been successfully launched," Salehi reportedly said.

Criticality is the stage in a nuclear reaction when the fissile material is self-sustaining.

"This stage lasts for two months. We hope the plant will gain some 40 percent of its power within the next one or two months," Salehi added.

The Iranian foreign minister also said that the Bushehr plant is one of the safest in the world.

Last week, a senior Russian diplomat said that the Bushehr, a Russian-built plant, will be fully operational within weeks.

Israel is running out of time. Will our feckless leaders lead us to the slaughter the way they did in the Shoah? Iran is gaining new allies with the so-called "Arab Spring", and will be more powerful than ever before long. We must strike now!

Glenn Beck - Friend of Israel

Love him or hate him, Glenn Beck is an ally of Israel. He knows exactly what is going on, regardless of his religious beliefs. As our so-called "friends" turn against us, we must hold on to the friends we have, regardless of their beliefs.

Netanyahu a failure.

Previously, the Israeli government withheld taxes collected on behalf of the "Palestinian" Authority in order to prevent money from falling into the hands of terrorists. This money should have been permanently withheld and tax collections halted. Instead, Netanyah has released the funding.

The Palestinian Authority on Monday confirmed that it received from Israel about NIS 370 million which were previously frozen by the Israeli government after Hamas and Fatah signed their reconciliation agreement.

PA spokesperson Ghassan Khatib said that the transfer of money from is a "success of the Palestinian campaign that called on the international community to pressure Israel to transfer the funds."

Netanyahu is a failure. That money should never have been released. By allying and unifying with Hamas, Abbas has proven that there are no peace partners.

Nakba Day and the Fraud

An interesting document was sent my way via Israel Fans, a Facebook community page. This document spells out, with references, why Nakba day is fraudulent and only harms the "Palestinian" position.

Read the text here: Nakba Day and the Fraud

So-called "Nakba day" begins.

May 15th of every year is the day that "Palestinians" and many left wing racists around the world mark the "catastrophe" that was the creation of Israel. Being unable to stand that Jews built their own homeland and a safe place to live, the racist left and the racist Arabs mourn.

In light of the so-called "Arab Spring", Israel is expecting larger than usual demonstrations and potentially the opening salvo in the Third Terror War.

To non-racists, the only catastrophe that occurred in the Middle East was when every single Arab nation declared war on the newly created State of Israel in 1948 and invaded. Outmanned, outgunned, we hung on, and today we have a thriving homeland that we will never give up.

If the "Palestinians" want peace, they can come to the negotiating table without preconditions, the same as Israel is willing to do. The fact that they always find excuses to leave the negotiating table proves that it is Israel that is interested in peace and the "Palestinians" who are interested in nothing but the destruction of Israel.

Prepare for a new terror war.

A new terror war is coming. Buoyed by the so-called "Arab Spring" and the terrorist alliance, the terrorist "Palestinian" government is deliberately pushing for a third terror war.

The “revolutionary council” issued a statement at the end of the meeting in which it backed Abbas’s plan to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state and sign a reconciliation accord with Hamas.

The council also urged Palestinians to escalate “popular resistance” against Israel, especially in Jerusalem neighborhoods like Silwan, Issawiya, Sheikh Jarrah and the Old City.

The Fatah council also urged Palestinians to take part in events marking Nakba Day, or Israel’s independence, by participating in marches and rallies.

The chances of this being peaceful are slim to nill. This is going to get ugly, and people are going to die.

Always remember who's fault it is. "Palestinians" don't want peace.

New terror flotilla being pressured by European right wing.

Many likely already know that there are plans for a second terrorist flotilla to Gaza. The flotilla is now being pressured from Europe's right wing.

Plans for a new protest flotilla to Gaza are “an act of provocation” against the State of Israel and should be strongly condemned by the European Union, two prominent members of the European Parliament said on Wednesday.

MEPs Charles Tannock and Peter van Dalen from the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament both condemned the initiative, which is being planned for the end of May, to coincide with the anniversary of last year’s flotilla incident, but which may be delayed.

Anti-Israel activists plan to join the Turkish Islamist IHH organization in another attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. It is believed that they plan to embark from a Mediterranean country other than Turkey, with up to 15 vessels and 1,500 people from an array of countries.

“This flotilla is deliberately intended to provoke Israel into a response,” Dr. Tannock, a British MEP and the European Conservatives and Reformists’ foreign affairs spokesman, said. “Given that Israel faces a daily threat from terrorist attacks by Hamas, it is well within its rights to take necessary action and impose a naval blockade to prevent weapons and other terrorist resources from entering the Gaza Strip.

“The international community was very swift to chastise Israel for its actions against the Mavi Marmara last year.

This flotilla is deliberately intending to again provoke a response from Israel, and this incredibly irresponsible and hostile action must be condemned by the EU and High Representative Baroness [Catherine] Ashton,” Tannock said.

Van Dalen, whose party in the Dutch parliament has called for the Dutch government to take action at EU level, said: “A peaceful settlement in the Middle East will not be assisted by deliberately provocative and incendiary acts from left-wing groups intent on making a political point.

“Israel has already eased the blockade on Gaza and there is evidence that it has taken steps to ensure the passage of humanitarian assistance to those who need it,” he said.

“If these groups attempt to run the blockade, then they should not be surprised by the response they will receive. Israel has a right to defend itself,” van Dalen said.

While trust of Europeans in general should not be given freely, there are those that seem to be our friends. Just remember who we can trust. The National Socialist German Workers Party was a far left wing party, almost identical to communism. The right wing will always be where our friends are. Never believe the lie that the Nazis were a far right wing party.

Further reading:
The Mavi Marmara

More Independence Day videos!

One of the many street parties.


Some traditional dancing and fireworks in Rabin Square.


Fireworks!


G-d bless Israel!

Happy Birthday, Israel!

Celebrations for Israel's 63rd birthday kicked off several hours ago. Sixty three years since the end of our exile. I'm posting a few videos of the celebrations that I have found on YouTube, and I'll post some more tomorrow. Tomorrow evening, I will be joining in the celebrations with my local Jewish community.







Happy birthday, Israel!

Yom Hazikaron

Almost 60,000 people have given their lives to protect the rights to life and liberty of the Jewish people since the end of the exile. The safest time in all of Jewish history has been the last 63 years. The price for that safety is paid in blood.

And the land grows still, the red eye of the sky  slowly dimming over smoking frontiers

As the nation arises, Torn at heart but breathing, To receive its miracle, the only miracle

As the ceremony draws near,  it will rise, standing erect in the moonlight in terror and joy

When across from it will step out a youth and a lass and slowly march toward the nation

Dressed in battle gear, dirty, Shoes heavy with grime, they ascend the path quietly

To change garb, to wipe their brow
They have not yet found time. Still bone weary from days and from nights in the field

Full of endless fatigue and unrested,
Yet the dew of their youth. Is still seen on their head

Thus they stand at attention, giving no sign of life or death 


Then a nation in tears and amazement
will ask: "Who are you?"

And they will answer quietly, "We Are the silver platter on which the Jewish state was given."


Thus they will say and fall back in shadows
And the rest will be told In the chronicles of Israel

 - Nathan Alterman

Masada shall not fall again.