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The Muslim world is exploding in a series of protests against the "heartless" Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, even though (a) the blockade is entirely justified (and largely self-inflicted), and (b) Israel has already chickened out and partially re-opened the borders. Here's a round-up of the raging peacefulness of the international ummah, just for the record. Feel their rage! After all, it is all they have to offer the world.



I'll be rounding up these pictures as the day progresses. There'll undoubtedly be an excess of rage that'll need to be burned through before news of Israel's capitulation puts the kibbosh on these little outbursts of peace and tolerance.

Update: Here's some sheer brilliance on the notion of "humanitarianism," courtesy the ever-eloquent Soccer Dad. Continue reading »

It would seem that the entire ummah is on fire in protest against the farce of a conference in Annapolis. Finally, I am in agreement with the ummah on something (though I'd imagine for far different reasons). The highlight of today's protests? Perhaps the coolest portrait of Condoleeza Rice ever published, even outshining my previous fave:



I'll be rounding up the other highlights from around the world following the fold. Stay tuned for more!

Update: Someone has definitely been very busy spreading the propaganda about the Annapolis conference. Notice how all of these protests suggest that somehow, the United States and Israel are either conspiring to revoke the "right" of return, or how we're conspiring to seize Al-Aqsa. Very interesting coincidences, no?

(Regarding the "right" of return:—Keep in mind that with respect to any "peace" conference assembled, Palestinians demand an independent state of their own on one hand, yet they demand that Palestinian "refugees" maintain the "right" to return to Israel on the other. Sound confusing? Yeah, it might be—until you take a look at which map they are working from... It's all about "conquest," people. Nothing more, nothing less.)

UPDATE: According to the latest captions coming in, a man has been killed by Fatah security forces in Hebron, after being shot point-blank in the chest. Reports are that 15 other protesters have also been injured in the area—no specifics or details on them yet. Continue reading »

Earlier this year, there were worldwide (and totally orchestrated) protests against Israel's "destruction" of the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam—which does not appear once in the Qu'ran—even though Israeli excavations were being performed to preserve archaeological evidence before official Palestinian construction destroyed it. The press, in its endless exuberance for anything anti-Western, presented these protests as fact, not once attempting to understand the Israeli side of the issue.



Fast-forward to yesterday, where Israeli citizens were protesting their own government's plan to give the Temple Mount—which incidentally is the single-most holiest site in Judaism, mentioned in the Torah and Talmud hundreds of times—are tarred and smeared as "right-wing" extremists.



There's that good old-fashioned fairness and balance for you: "Curse those dastardly right-wingers."

Full coverage of yesterday's Radical Right Wing Israeli Protest can be found beyond the fold.

Update: Wow, here are some genuine words of "wisdom" from Ehud "The Dunce" Olmert:

Israeli PM Olmert slams right-wing extremists over 'flood of hatred'

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert launched a vitriolic attack on extreme right-wingers on Monday, amid a campaign to release a political assassin and incitement against talks with the Palestinians.

Olmert, who on Sunday said he may be able to conclude a peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of next year, vowed that such behaviour would not dissuade him from persevering with negotiations.

"We are prepared to make compromises because security is based on peace and peace requires painful compromises," he said in a speech to a managers' conference in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv.

Okay, here's a "flood of hatred" for you, Eddy Boy:—if you're so set against the Jewish people that you do not wish to hear what the Jewish people have to say about the future of Israel—the ancestral home of said Jewish people—then why in the devil do you allow yourself to remain as President? If genuine Judaism disgusts you so much, why not just pack up and move over to your best buddy's little tinpot regime?

After all, if your "counterparts" at the peace conference deny your right to exist, as the savages have done on every occasion they've been given, why do you suppose that "peace" somehow depends on giving them more land, you traitorous coward?!

Is Israel really so self-destructive now that they allow scum like this to remain in power?

Soccer Dad writes to remind me that Olmert used to be one of we dreaded "right-wingers", back before political expediency necessitated the abandonment of his core beliefs. How times change!

I dream of the day in which spinelessness will no longer be a requirement for public office in the West.

Update: The Elder has more thoughts on extremism.

See-also:

Israel Matzav

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I think this bunch of pro-Israeli protesters have finally found a way to get the press to take them seriously:



Word has it that their competitors are somewhat unhappy with this new situation:



Feel free to peruse my Thug Conferences category for more examples of this phenomenon. And while you're doing so, try to imagine the press taking this group as seriously as they take these terrorist thugs.

The Palestinians are celebrating a ruling by the Israeli Supreme Court today, which forces the Israeli government to re-evaluate the route (aka "border") being selected for its defence barrier. The site affected has been the target of fairly constant protest over the past 6 months, with a group of somewhat eclectic individuals (and the usual stone-throwing terrorists) showing up there every Friday to "protest" the "unjust" actions represented by the wall.



Anyone else want to bet that this ruling will have no effect on the regular anti-Israeli protests held at the "Apartheid" wall? Personally, I expect that the "spontaneously" well-organized protests will continue apace, with nothing more than a slight change in backgrounds... Continue reading »

I bring good tidings from the "Palestinian" territories: The citizens of "Occupied" Palestine are marking the Naqba, commemorating and mourning the day in which Israel was founded in 1948. This would be Snapped Shot's first chance to cover this annual event, so if you already know the background of Naqba, please be sure to skip ahead and celebrate the "mourning."

For those of you who are new to Naqba, let me start by presenting the Palestinian party line, as dutifully parroted by our mindless "guardians" of truth in the press:



Notice two things: The "Palestinians" are mourning the establishment of Israel, and shortly after this establishment occurred, an Arab-Israeli war brought the "displacement" of hundreds of thousands of "Palestinians." Continue reading »

It must be a slow news Friday. Here's yet another tiresome instance of selective photography for your consideration, with the Israeli army depicted as a bunch of evil Zionist oppressors, while the Palestinians are incapable of doing any wrong.

From the looks of the wires, it seems that the Palestinian Territories celebrated "Prisoner Day" over the past few days, organizing protests demanding the release of their "relatives," who are currently jailed in Israel for the mere crime of plotting for the death of the Jews and the destruction of the evil, Zionist, Apartheeeeeeid Israeli state.

To a "progressive" and wholly sympathetic press, this obviously doesn't arise to the horror of detention.

Perhaps I'm too much of a Neanderthal to understand the "nuance."

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Rumour has it that there's a massive DAY OF ANGER!! (now where have I seen this before?) planned to protest the Israeli "destruction" of the al-Aqsa mosque. I haven't seen any photos of it yet, but considering that today is Friday, the Muslim holy day—and traditionally the day of the largest organized worldwide protests—I expect we'll be seeing quite a bit of action on the wires shortly.

Plenty of "anger" and "rage" are evident in the photographs, following the break. I ask you: Aside from "anger" and "rage," what else is there in the Muslim world?

Update: From what I can tell, there are two separate efforts underway. The primary is a large, "peaceful" protest, with plenty of flag-waving, propaganda posters, and other traditional elements of jihadi misinformation. The secondary seems to be an effort to goad the Israeli police into a firefight using "stone throwers" and other violent elements.

We shall see which side gets the greater coverage...

Previously on Snapped Shot: Selective Outrage Syndrome, Selective Outrage Syndrome, Day 2

Update: Here's the background on why all of this inflamed "protest" is genuinely fake. Thanks to LGF commenter BabbaZee for the link!

Update: In a rather interesting twist, it seems that this is a Palestinian day of RAGE, considering we haven't seen any action on the wires from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, or any of the other usual hot spots. I'll keep an eye on the wires, of course, but I find it interesting that nothing's come across yet. Continue reading »

... this way comes. Without any prior warning from the photo wires, we're treated to a series of photographs of a funeral procession for a ten-year-old girl, reported to have been killed by a rubber bullet fired by IDF soldiers. But, as with many reports originating from the region, the lines are somewhat unclear. For instance, the first story I see about it is from yesterday, even though the event was reported by the photo wires to have happened on Tuesday. To make matters worse, there are only a handful of stories about it, at the time of this writing, it being worth only 8 stories. (And yes, I tried alternate searches as well.)

What really stinks to high heaven about this story, though, is a fact that none of these reports conveys: Much like their anti-war counterparts here in the United States, not a single one of these anti-"Apartheid" wall protests happens without being covered by any number of photographers. So why is it that after a girl is injured at such a protest, is there not a single photograph of her on the wires from the protest itself? Surely, the photographers would've noticed such a young girl being treated brutally, and would have proceeded to take hundreds of sympathetic pictures!

I mean, it's possible to explain it away by suggesting that the IDF confiscated film from every photographer on-site, but based on the photographic coverage we've seen from that area over the past 6 years, do you really think that's what's going on? Perhaps it was the Palestinians who confiscated the film, but really -- wouldn't that have merited at least a story about the event?

Finally, check out the professionally-printed "funeral" photograph on the gravesite. One doesn't usually find such detail, mere days after a little girl's life is abruptly ended--that is, unless one is intent on trying to score a very cynical political point.

There's definitely something very wrong with this story. I'll be keeping an eye on things to see what kind of reaction it gets in the international press. Keep reading below the fold for the handful of photos on the wire about this so far.

Update: The story is gaining traction, being featured on the front page of the "moderate" English-language Palestine Times.

Not to be too conspiratorial, but do y'all think there's any chance that the Palestinian government (or rather, a group of Palestinians, be it Fatah or Hamas) did this? It seems to be an awfully efficient way to try and re-direct some of the current fratricidal violence in the region back to the "evil Zionists," doesn't it?

Update: The more I see the "posterized" memorial photograph of this girl, the more convinced I am that this is heartless propaganda. The IDF has opened an investigation into her death, so we'll just have to wait and see what the truth is. I'm still scanning the wires, though, so we'll see if there are any pictures of the actual protest.

CAMERA reports some details on this case, including the blockbuster, "Police sources said on Sunday that autopsy findings indicated Aramin could have been killed by concussion from a shock grenade or by a thrown rock. However, they said, the findings were inconsistent with her having been killed by a rubber bullet: No bullet wounds were found on her body, and the skull injury that caused her death was a large one, whereas rubber bullets, even if they do not penetrate, usually make small wounds."

With that, I think I finally have enough of a story to cross-post this over at NewsBusters. Fair NB readers, I hope that you will not be disappointed by my work so far! Continue reading »

Seriously, I have no idea what it is about this particular pose that's so funny, but it is, so here ya go.


My suggested caption: "Praise be to GUNS!!"

More pictures of this Fatah anniversary celebration following the break. These celebrations are always a hoot. Continue reading »

... or, if you prefer, Two-Party Democracy, Palestinian-Style!

There seem to be some reports of some cross-fighting between Fatah and Hamas today, as forces loyal to Fatah have reportedly tried to prevent Hamas from holding a "rally" in Gaza City and Ramallah. This rally reportedly follows an attempted assassination attempt (h/t Gateway Pundit) on Hamas leader and Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh.

My favourite picture from the event:


Update: We might have a couple of events being jumbled on the photo wires here. There is some "clashing" going on between the Fatah-led security forces, and "followers of" Hamas (which I'll interpret as "Hamas Thugs," as redundant as that may be. Not to preclude Fatah from being called the same, either!). Separately, Haniyeh is hosting a "celebration" of the 19-year anniversary of the FOUNDING of Hamas.

Founded, of course, by the repugnant Jew-killer Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. (Ed.: Make that ex-Jew-killer... )

Funny, I don't recall hearing anything about Hamas being a "terrorist group" from the CNN International coverage on the boob tube over here. Imagine that!

Hamas: Celebrated in newsrooms around the world!

Update: Allah brings the details. This is, as he says, what happens when one "declares war on Allah." Ace speculates that this might be part of a larger Sunni-vs-Shi'ite war. The enemy of my enemy and all? Who's to say...

Update again: Is there a chance that all of this has been organized as a sleight of hand? I.e., are we being misdirected into watching these protests in order to facilitate Hamas smuggling the suitcase of cash-ola into the territories? Continue reading »

Either these signs are really railing against corruption in the mob-run Palestinian Authority, or they are genuinely anti-Condi.

We won't know for sure until we see the Incredible Burning Condi Effigy.



Update: The Incredible Burning Condi Effigy has finally made its appearance! Oh the joy! Of course, the effigy made its appearance at a Hamas rally, not this one. I still haven't seen any additional shots of the signs above, so perhaps their message wasn't "coherent" enough for the press to continue to report on. And by "coherent," I mean "blatantly leftist." As usual. Continue reading »