Creating – and funding – a terrorist state
Latifa Abu Hmeid delivering a letter to the U.N. seeking official Palestinian statehood (AP Photo)
Latifa Abu Hmeid, who is the mother of four Palestinian terrorists, one of whom killed seven Israeli citizens, has been “honored” as the person who launched the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral statehood bid at the U.N. General Assembly. In a public event covered only by Arabic media outlets, Latifa lead a procession of Palestinians to the U.N. offices in Ramallah and handed over the official request.
Of course, the territories which are currently under the control of the Palestinian Authority are funded by the E.U. and the U.S. The Palestinians receive more aid per capita than any other people. Yet their government is more concerned with destroying Israel than it is with building the institutions and developing the infrastructure needed for a healthy, working state.
I guess the Palestinian Authority believes – with good reason – that the international community will continue to pour money into their coffers unconditionally. Unfortunately, it seems they’re correct – in the new “Palestine,” money will keep flowing in despite Palestinian aggression and the Palestinian Authority’s well-documented incompetence and corruption.
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at 10:30 AM | Amichai Farkas
Israel’s largest demonstration ever
An aerial shot of the more than 400,000 demonstrators in Israel. Photo by: Marc Israel Sellem
Last Saturday night marked the largest demonstration ever held in Israel’s 63-year existence. More than 400,000 protesters rallied in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and other cities to demand that the Israeli government take measures to alleviate the economic burdens the majority of the population faces due to the increasingly high cost of living.
Given the number of people who participated in this demonstration, it’s clear that Israelis are just as concerned about their economy as they are about the Palestinian Authority’s bid to gain recognition of a Palestinian state in the U.N. General Assembly later this month.
Considering that Israel’s population is about 8 million, the 400,000 who came out on Saturday night to demonstrate would be the roughly the equivalent of 15 million protesters at one rally in the United States. The magnitude of Saturday night’s protests could have easily led to civil unrest, yet not one incident of violence or arrest was reported.
In Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Libya, thousands of lives have been lost the past few months in protests against repressive governments. Meanwhile, in Israel, our people joined hands in protest without lifting a hand in violence, demonstrating how a free and united people can gather peacefully to voice our concerns.
Comments (2) »Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at 1:48 PM | Amichai Farkas
PM promises reforms amidst social protests
As demonstrations continue across Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges further action to curb high housing prices and the soaring cost of living:
Comments (5) »Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the current social unrest over affordable housing and the rising cost of living, saying that “the issues arising from the street are justified. We must tend do them without causing damage to the business sector.”
Speaking at the Likud faction meeting, the prime minister added that the current government is “accomplishing things that haven’t been done in decades. We have succeeded in lowering unemployment to it’s lowest level in 30 years,” which was at a record low of 5.7 percent in May.
Netanyahu continued to outline the way in which the government is addressing complaints about the soaring cost of living in Israel, explaining “We are tackling these issues in two ways: The first thing being addressed are cartels, as well as government and private monopolies. The other issue lies in the taxation system. It’s good that [this social movement is] happening now, these important issues deserve our attention.”
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 at 1:52 PM | David Kuner
Former VP Gore invests in Israeli “green” company
Former Vice President Al Gore may have his hands full dealing with ongoing controversies arising from climategate, but his “green” venture capital fund is up to productive work: It just announced $10 million in funding for GreenRoad Technologies, an Israeli start-up company with technology that promotes safe driving.
Gore’s cleantech fund Generation Investment Management LLP announced the funding this week, joining other funders, including Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Green Ventures, Israeli business daily Globes reported Monday.
Founded in 2002, GreenRoad technology helps “drivers and fleets to reduce crashes, improve fuel economy and reduce overall vehicle operating costs,” according to the company’s website.
The company says that customers can realize a 50 percent reduction in accident-related costs and a 10 percent reduction in gas usage in the first year, Globes reported:
Like many Israeli high-tech firms, GreenRoad is headquartered near San Francisco but its research and development center is in Or Yehuda, a city near Tel Aviv. It also has sales offices throughout the US and UK.
Many firms choose to move headquarters overseas due to Israel’s prohibitively high taxes and difficult bureaucracy, but keep their research and development divisions in Israel.
Comments (0) »Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 12:55 PM | Stand For Israel
$7.5 billion more of natural gas found off Israel’s shore
Canada’s Bontan Oil and Gas Exploration announced this week that its “Mira” and “Sarah” prospect areas in patches of ocean off Israel’s shore contain up to 6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, worth up to $7.54 billion at current prices, Israel’s business daily Globes reported.
The prospects are located just south of the “Tamar” and “Dalit” prospect areas where natural gas estimated to be worth up to $40 billion was found last year.
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