ANTI-SEMITISM AND NUCLEAR IRAN
The world today is indeed on shaky grounds, and the Jewish state and Jews throughout the world are being once again targeted as an undesirable entity that needs to be obliterated. Injustices, lies and nefarious conspiracies are reaching new heights to delegitimize the only democratic country in the Middle East in the form of fictional accusations against the Jewish army who has been relentlessly provoked since 1948 to defend its citizens against wars, rockets, suicide bombings and despicable propaganda meant to portray Jews as an alien monstrosity. The Jewish army who has been praised by many respectable U.S. generals as the most moral army in the world, has been accused of such evil and absurd lies as harvesting organs from Palestinians and of indiscriminately killing harmless Palestinian children as depicted recently in a governmental run TV program in Turkey. In fact, blood libels reminiscent of medieval blood libel accusations are certainly meant to encourage hate crimes against Jews. As the former Canadian Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler described it, “it is a genocidal anti-semitism, the public calls for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people” wherever they may be.
Just as the Obama administration has strategically surrounded itself with Jew boys who couldn’t care less about their religion and the Jewish state to pressure Israel to make concessions to a fictional Palestinian entity, the Goldstone report, headed by a Jew from South Africa, is shamelessly parroting the tiresome resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council whose campaign is aimed at denigrating, delegitimizing and demonizing Israel without any shred of evidence and irrespective of the thousands of Hamas rockets hitting Israel for several years, a terrorist aggression which has no parallel elsewhere in the world.
The forces of evil are tirelessly working overtime to destroy Israel and encouraging anti-semitism throughout the world, nothing short of insanity. Although Jews have survived injustices and slaughter for millennia, this age old canard is once again raising its ugly head in spite of the horrors of the past. In parallel, Muslim extremists are determined to eliminate democratic values and replace them with Muslim caliphates based on Shariah law through mass inflows of Muslims to Western countries.
No one in this world today is immune to imminent catastrophes in the making. The leaders of the Free world are hesitant of taking strong measures to stop rogue states such as Iran to acquire nuclear weapons that could very well fall into terrorist hands in the waiting. They are afraid that attacking Iran may initiate the closure of the Strait of Hormuz which supplies 20% of the world’s oil and thus create an untenable world’s economic crisis. However, a nuclear threat from a country that is described as a “messianic apocalyptic cult” who believes that Allah and time is on their side would translate into a devastating catastrophe for the entire civilized world with horrific repercussions. Israel may have no choice but to obliterate this threat not only for its sake, but for the sake of the future safety and prosperity of the free world.
USEFUL HOME REMEDIES
September 14, 2009 by yipbop · Leave a Comment
Since this website is dedicated to a variety of subjects, this time I thought to offer some useful, inexpensive and probably unknown home remedies:
Burns:
When there is a burn, no matter how extensive it is, the first thing to do is to expose the wound under cold water until the heat stops burning the skin. Afterwards, take two eggs and separate the yolk from the egg white, and apply the egg white onto the wound. You should know that the egg white is natural collagen, a placenta rich in vitamins. After a few hours of egg white applications in the affected area, the pain should disappear and the burn should normally heal.
Vicks Vaporub:
This ointment, as you probably all know, has been used for many years as a remedy for several ailments such as a stuffy nose, chapped lips, among other things. But I have never heard of the following usefulness of Vicks Vaporub – It is effective 100% of the time, although scientists that discovered it cannot explain how it works. In order to stop the nocturnal cough in a child or an adult, spread Vick Vaporub generously on the sole of the feet and then cover them with socks. Even a most persistent cough can be stopped five minutes later with many hours of relief. This remedy is more effective in children than the powerful cough medicines prescribed by doctors. In addition, this remedy is extremely soothing and calming while stimulating a deep and pleasant sleep.
Hydrogen Peroxide:
Everyone knows about hydrogen peroxide; it is cheap and does not have any side effects. At a 3% solution, it is one of the most potent disinfectants in the market. You may wonder why it is not used so commonly? The reason is that there is hardly any profitability. It competes with expensive products developed by pharmaceutical companies and disinfectant companies. One teaspoon can be used to gargle for a few minutes to kill germs while whitening the teeth. It can be also used to clean the toothbrushes leaving them germ-free. A little hydrogen peroxide on a cloth can be used to clean and disinfect surfaces better than any other products, especially in bathrooms and kitchens. Oxygen peroxide kills germs, bacteria, including salmonella. If you apply this product to the feet, it prevents the development of fungi. When applied to wounds, it coagulates hemorrhages, prevents infections and facilitates healing. It should be used moderately.
These recommendations have been passed on by word of mouth by many people who have used these remedies successfully and should not preclude doctor’s consultations.
ISRAEL – HOME OF SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS
September 7, 2009 by yipbop · Leave a Comment
In this essay, I will abstain from the customary political indignation in view of the latest biased Jew bashing and anti-Semitism analogous to that of the medieval and World War II events, and focus instead on the steady medical breakthroughs emanating from Israel, the home of innovation.
Although at some point, the use of gene therapy seemed to fade the radar when researchers realized just how great a distance stretched from the concept of using genes for therapy to translating that concept into clinical practice, lately, despite significant hurdles, gene therapy remains alive and steadily under very active investigation, especially by a distinguished team of investigators in Israel. This community of scientists, albeit underfunded when compared to other scientists in the U.S. and Europe, has managed to be a major driver of productivity and innovation.
One such discovery involves the use of a molecule to regenerate dying cells. What does this mean in lay terms? This outstanding clinical application gives the potential to reverse what is now irreversible, liver and kidney failure. In addition, this extraordinary molecule is being tested with great success in animal models to reverse the side-effect known as “dry mouth syndrome” or non functioning salivary glands experienced by patients suffering from cancers of the head and neck undergoing radiation. This medical breakthrough can be interpreted as sparing such patients from severe and ongoing suffering while allowing higher doses of radiation to increase their chances of cure.
Another medical innovation emanating from Israel, while having no impact on patient survival, contributes massively to cancer patients’ moral and psychological well being. The Israeli investigators discovered that this same molecule prevented animal models from losing their hair or fur when undergoing irradiation. They found that a protein plays a central role in hair loss. They applied an antibody to this protein and administered it prior to radiotherapy in animal models. These animals kept their hair throughout radiotherapy. Clinical trials are underway and Israeli scientists are looking into the prevention of hair loss from chemotherapy as well as radiotherapy in patients undergoing cancer treatments, a leading cause of psychological distress.
Many more medical innovations emanating from Israel are in progress such as the use of gene therapy based on RNA interference (RNAi) referred to in a previous essay for curing cancer without the customary invasive use of chemotherapy and radiation, and I intend to keep you posted on this major innovation in future essays. It is a shame that the world which will ultimately benefit from these medical innovations originating from Israel, are instead making the lives of Israelis insufferable through unjustified bias and even medieval anti-Semitic accusations. Could one imagine what additional stellar contributions might be made if Israel in particular and Jews in general were not the victims of unjustified accusations and harassment by the world community, especially when Israel stands among the giants in new technologies and medical discoveries that enhance our everyday lives?
MATERIAL FOR REFLECTION – A PANDEMIC OF PROFIT?
September 2, 2009 by yipbop · Leave a Comment
This information has been recently floating around the internet with a request to divulge it. This information does not originate from newsbeyondnews and is a translation from French.
For the past months we have been ravaged by an unprecedented amount of news on the swine flu. When you realize that each year one million people die of malaria, a disease that can be easily prevented by insecticide-treated bed nets, yet, the media is silent. Each year, two million children die from diarrhea, although this could also be prevented by a very inexpensive and banal serum, yet, the media is silent. Each year, 10 million people die of chicken pox, pneumonia and infirmities which could be cured by vaccines, yet the media is silent. In contrast, about a decade ago when the famous bird flu appeared, the international media continuously poured information onto us on this particular threat. They claimed: “A pandemic!” Interestingly, bird flu caused the death of some 250 people in 10 years, or 25 deaths per year. However, the common flu kills half a million people each year worldwide, meaning, half a million against 25!
Hold on, please, hold on! Then, why you may wonder there was such a commotion on the bird flu? We’ll tell you why; behind each chicken, there is a rooster with a very large comb on its head. The giant pharmaceutical company Roche with its famous Tamiflu has sold millions and millions of doses to Asian countries. Although the efficacy of Tamiflu is doubtful, the British government has purchased 14 millions of doses to protect its population. Thus, thanks to the bird flu, Roche and Relenza, the two major pharmaceutical companies have pocketed millions of dollars in profits.
Now, here comes the media commotion about the swine flu! And the media all over the world can’t stop talking about it. We wonder; if behind each chicken is a rooster, wouldn’t it be a large swine behind a pig? The North American company Gilead Sciences holds the patent on Tamiflu, and the major stock holder is no less than Donald Rumsfeld, the former Minister of Defense of the Bush administration and architect of the war with Iraq.
The stockholders of the pharmaceutical giants Roche and Relenza must relish at the prospect of selling millions of Tamiflu doses worldwide. In fact, the real pandemic is that of money and the enormous profits that can be had on account of health. I am not denying taking precautions; however, if this pandemic looks as terrible as pictured in the media, why not undertake the production of a generic medication to combat it, and distribute it free of charge around the world, especially to poor countries? In spite of the risk posed by the proliferation of this disease, no precaution has been taken with regard to destinations at risk. What is being done to combat the pandemic risk? Nothing. Why? Due to the worldwide financial crisis, what better tool to distract people’s attention than a good pandemic!
The new anti-Semitism and its political roots
August 31, 2009 by yipbop · Leave a Comment
By S.B. (Ontario, Canada)
Anti-Semitism has a long history, often written in blood. Rather than dwelling on past tragedies, we should learn from the dynamics that led to them and try to identify shifting patterns at an early stage.
Traditional anti-Semitism originated in Church teachings and propagated itself up to the Nazi period. The anti-Jewish edicts, ranging from the earlier Church synods of the 4th century to the councils of the 15th century, and the striking parallels found in the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 and later Nazi ordinances are chilling. Traditional anti-Semitism is different from all other hatreds in that it is entirely irrational: based on wild accusations, often self-contradictory (Jews are too powerful; Jews are a miserable vermin), or on hereditary and collective guilt (Jews are Christ killers) in defiance of the most basic logical principles. Thankfully, this form of virulent anti-Semitism has been largely stamped out and is no longer a main concern.
The new anti-Semitism is of a different nature. It is essentially fuelled by anti-Zionism and the main difference with the old brand is that it presents itself as convincingly rational. This pseudo-rational narrative can be summarized as follows:
“Israel has been illegally occupying foreign lands since 1967, if not since 1948, and the Palestinian indigenous population are the victims of this relentless occupation, oppression, colonization, spoliation, racism, Nazi-like treatment and apartheid practices at the hands of foreign Jewish settlers who stole their lands and make Arab lives miserable in spite of their courageous resistance.”
The cornerstone of this web of lies is the notion of “illegal occupation.” As long as this notion remains unchallenged, whatever is built upon it will stand because “occupation” is vilified all over the world and all occupied territories have been liberated from their colonial powers in the past century. “Occupation” has no redeeming value. Persistent occupiers are bound to be pilloried, mercilessly. And the blemish of “occupation” will not be circumscribed to political leaders and their government policies; the blemish will naturally spread to all “Zionists” and, by extension, to all Jews.
The falsehood of this “occupation narrative” has been crawling, spreading and bursting with the same tenacity and the same slanderous fury as the famous “calumny” tirade in the Figaro of Beaumarchais. Surprisingly, Israelis and Jews have remained inexplicably passive to this deadly onslaught, while pouring a few buckets of water on the raging forest fire. But now that this evil has turned into a “universal chorus of hatred and exclusion” in universities, in the media, in boycott campaigns, in Islamist calls for genocide, in UN resolutions, and in threatening policy shifts from our most trusted allies, it would be suicidal not to react. And react forcefully.
This is a time for action for both Jews and non-Jews. Manifestations of anti-Semitism are the proverbial canary in the mine: they are a harbinger of deep social and political upheavals which affect all sections of the community. Even though everyone should be concerned, the Jewish community ought to be particularly vigilant and proactive in fighting this scourge. Jewish leaders should first recognize the problem and fully appreciate its ramifications and its magnitude. They should set aside any trivial, internal divergences and speak with a unified voice. And they should not be bashful in attacking the cornerstone of the anti-Zionist propaganda machine which fuels the new anti-Semitism. Demolish the myth of “occupation” and the whole edifice of hateful propaganda will start to crumble.
For this to happen, Jews around the world together with their non-Jewish friends must be aware of the assault on the truth that a masterful Arab propaganda has been conducting for the past decades. Distorted narratives and intentional omissions of fundamental historic and legal facts have gradually led to false accusations, delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish State of Israel. If the Arabs have been able to peddle these lies and to drag public opinion to their side, especially the left-leaning advocates of social justice and human rights, why would the Jews and their allies be incapable of restoring factual truths?
For too long, Israel has demonstrated her desire for peace by offering concession upon concession in a “peace process” that all but ignored her legal rights as they have been recognized in international law since 1920. Israel’s peace driven approach has boomeranged in the most vicious ways, turning a political stalemate into racial hatred and growing anti-Semitism. Even the so-called “moderate” Fatah faction of the Palestinian Authority is openly intransigent to any Jewish national presence in the region. It is high time to say “enough is enough.”
A broad effort aimed at restoring the truth is required. It should be carried out on many fronts. At the international level, Israel should put an end to the charade of the “two-state solution” as it has been defined in the Oslo process, and come up with a made-in-Israel plan that accounts for her acquired rights in international law and her strategic needs of self-defence. Diaspora Jews and community leaders of all political hues should embark on a proactive campaign of education/information targeting students, academics, the media and political figures in a pattern faithful to factual events of recent history and consonant with the renewed position of the Israeli government.
We should understand that the current wave of the new anti-Semitism has not only political overtones but is largely fuelled by Middle East politics, the Palestinian construct and, ironically, the ongoing “peace process.” Those who believe that this process should be pursued, in the way it has been shaped since 1993, will encourage the creation of a new sovereign Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria with Jerusalem as its capital and will usher, perhaps unwittingly, the demise of Israel. Those who oppose pursuing such a process that flies in the face of international law; that makes a mockery of the legal rights of Israel to the lands that harbour 90% of the Jewish historic patrimony; and that places Israel in existential danger, should stand firm and make their voices heard. The former will hope in vain to appease the anti-Semites. The latter will stand for truth and justice as prerequisites of a lasting peace.
S.B. is a guest writer from Toronto, Canada for our site.
THE WORLD’S HIDDEN POLITICAL AGENDA WITH ISRAEL
August 26, 2009 by yipbop · Leave a Comment
It appears that peace in the Holy Land, above all other conflicts in the world, is at the heart of most anti-Semitic people in the world, including the Arabs, Europeans and recently Barack Hussein Obama’s new policies. You may wonder why so? The answer is very clear; a flimsy peace between Israel and the bogus Palestinians which would entail ejecting half a million Jews from their homes and forcing Israel to withdraw to indefensible borders, could answer their prayers of eventually obliterating the Jewish state and what it represents. The so-called Palestinian people whose entity suddenly appeared when the arch-terrorist Yassir Arafat and his ilk came to Israel from Tunis and the rabid and anti-semitic Palestinian propaganda machinery that ensued claiming their right to the entire Palestine as their legal patrimony, are all working together in harmony to eliminate Israel’s existence.
The pressure that is put on Israel to go through dismemberment and make peace with proven terrorists is not only due to anti-semitism; we also have to acknowledge that the Arab world which occupies 22 countries and controls the largest reserves of natural oil, also comes into play. But Jew-hatred is a deadly virus to be reckoned with; it has caused atrocious genocide for many centuries and is again showing its ugly head even in the 21st century. It is evident that world leaders are conspiring through subterfuge and appeasement of the Arabs to destroy Israel even though they are cognizant of the fact that this tiny piece of land is the only democracy in the Middle East. They also know that in spite of its defensive wars against Arab armies bent on its destruction, Jews have managed to be among the world leaders in medical, scientific and technological breakthroughs contributing to the well-being of the world at large. Yet, it appears that these wise leaders, including self-hating Jews are concocting a harmful peace with Israel’s enemies whose charter of destroying Israel has not been and will never be amended.
The universality of renewed anti-semitism can be attested by recent events, the most striking of which has appeared recently in the Swedish media accusing Jewish soldiers of snatching young Palestinian organs for transplantation. This anti-semitic canard which depicts Jews as ritual murderers brings to mind the medieval accusations portrayed in Chaucer’s “Prioress’s Tale” claiming that Jews used the blood of young Christian children to bake their Passover matza (unleaved bread). Just this week, the former President Carter and author of his biased book calling Israel an apartheid state, is joining other illustrious Jew bashers such as Desmond Tutu who calls for international campaigners to treat Israel as they treated apartheid South Africa, and Mary Robinson who allowed the Durban conference to become a global platform for Israel venting. This “respectful” trio who call themselves “the elders” reminiscent of the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” are campaigning to impose peace unilaterally through the Quartet, without Israel.
World leaders’ gagged and blindfolded strategy of schmoozing with terrorists and appeasing the Arab street by imposing a dangerous peace treaty between Israel and a terrorist entity, are shooting themselves in the foot, since their Machiavellian stratagem will imperil not only Israel, but also the rest of the world. Moreover, global anti-semitism at these times, as opposed to the Nazi years, will only benefit Israel by attracting millions of Jews to Israel’s shores, fulfilling biblical prophesies of the ingathering of the exiles and the eventual redemption. Peace in the Middle East will only come through a higher power and not through the imposition of leaders who only look after their own interests.
VOICE OF AMERICA: WORLDWIDE NEWS ALERT
“This is a world-wide news alert! Everyone should pay attention to what is happening with regard to settlement activity in Israel! NO, I repeat, NO settlement construction should be allowed in the West Bank even for natural growth. It is a matter of critical importance for the well-being and safety of everyone in this planet that extra bedrooms and bathrooms are not built within the Green Line so that a Palestinian State can be established within the heart of Israel with Jerusalem as its capital.”
The news alert continues every hour on the hour throughout the major world media:
We continue our coverage of our most imminent danger looming upon our lives. You should all know that the settlers in the West Bank are usurpers of the Land of Palestine and that continued construction of homes, including extra toilets and bedrooms, should not be allowed. President Barack Hussein Obama considers this matter to be of the utmost importance and in spite of his heavy schedule such as the worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression, the controversial healthcare issue, and terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, he is meeting around-the-clock with top leaders of the world and advisors to fulfill this mandate. All leaders agreed that continued pressure has to be exercised upon Israel so that they get on their bandwagon and dismantle illegal outposts and stop building homes for Israeli citizens. In addition, these world leaders are wisely demanding that no Jews should be allowed to live beyond Israel’s temporary Green Line. Several well funded NGOs are keeping a tight watch on settlement activities throughout Israel and President Obama is being updated on its progress 24-hours a day.
The news continues without breaks: These matters should take precedence over others because continued settlement construction beyond the Green Line in Israel can affect all of our lives. Thus, although dangerous news such as unremitting suicide bombings and the killing of hundreds of civilians in Iraq; the threat of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the looming threat of a Nuclear Iran and their fanatical Islamic ambitions, worldwide bioterrorism, mass starvation in Sudan, and many more threats meant to de-stabilize the world, nothing compares to settlement construction and it is by far the most dangerous obstacle to peace in the world today. The most acclaimed U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Barack Hussein Obama, who leads the pack of worldwide leaders to tackle this issue, is very confident that freezing construction in the West Bank en route to the establishment of a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital will solve all of the looming dangers threatening the world.
Stay tuned for the latest developments in Israel. Let’s hope that no additional additions to existing homes, including children playgrounds, bathrooms, balconies and other structures take place. This alarming danger, when solved and it will be, courtesy of our wise great leaders, will save our world from imminent catastrophes that may impact our very lives in the years to come.
THE U.N.’s SCAPEGOAT SYNDROME
August 17, 2009 by yipbop · Leave a Comment
Fresh news substantiates my earlier essay on the U.N.’s flagrant and obsessive bias towards the State of Israel. This time, to continue the trend of relentless Israel bashing, a report was written by Navi Pillay, the new High Commissioner for Human Rights and substitute of Marie Robinson, equally, a vicious anti-Israel promoter. As you may know, the U.N. Human Rights Council is controlled by Arabs and their allies and is apparently given free reign by the U.N. Chief, Ban Ki-moon to perpetuate vilification and isolation of Israel, a sovereign and democratic country. Furthermore, Israel is the only country in the world that is not eligible to sit on the Security Council. This situation violates the principle of the “sovereign equality of all member states” of the U.N. under Article 2 of the U.N. Charter. This new Human Rights’ report accuses Israel of “grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian territories, particularly due to the recent Israeli military attacks against the occupied Gaza Strip.”
I beg to analyze this so-called utterly institutionalized bias and deliberate “Human Rights” claim. When you realize that Syria can be a member of the Security Council and when the U.N. Commissioner can be appointed by Lybia’s Ghaddafi, you may question whether this U.N. body is indeed exercising honorable and impartial edicts. The word “occupation” is mentioned twice in just two liners. The first one accuses Israel of human rights abuses in the “Occupied” Palestinian territories. The U.N. deliberately ignores the fact that Judea and Samaria, now substituted by the term “West Bank” was under the cruel and unauthorized control of Jordan, not a sovereign Palestinian entity. In addition, this organization is actually using double standards by conferring legitimacy to despots and terrorists and deliberately ignoring Israel’s inherent right to security and self-defense. Moreover, the word “occupation” is illicit since the U.N.’s Security Council 242 was never promised to a State of Palestine, since it never existed. And, how can the Arab leadership now claim that Israel should conform to UN 194, 242, and/or 338, when the Arabs then rejected these resolutions and expressed their rejection in war and terrorism? The second mention of “occupation” by the U.N. Commissioner refers to the military attacks against the “occupied” Gaza Strip. The U.N. premeditatedly ignores the 2005 unilateral disengagement from Gaza, an area which has become an enclave of terrorism, Hamastan, whose goal is to annihilate the Jewish State.
To add salt to the wound, the U.N. High Commissioner, accuses Israel of harming unarmed civilians through the blockade of Gaza and of the illegality of the security barrier, inevitable deterrents that have successfully reduced the spate of terrorist attacks against innocent Israeli civilians by over 98%. This report unapologetically and blatantly violates Israel’s inherent rights to defend its citizens against terrorists who are plentiful and waiting to strike from both Fatah’ and Gaza’s terrorist infrastructures.
This writer, and I imagine that those who care for justice and unbiased resolutions among all nations, wonders whether the U.N. is an impartial peace-keeping institution whose legacy is designed to resolve conflicts, or is it a racist, prejudicial and politically opportunistic vehicle whose aim is to isolate and undermine Israel, a member state, just because the majority of its members belong to Arab and third world or ex-communist countries who use oil as a weapon and dictate the international arena?
We need to proclaim loud and clear that the U.N. Commission denies Israel due process and equality under the law. This flagrant and overt bias against Israel affects all citizens of the world since it is a violation of the quality principles guaranteed by the UN charter and cripples the functioning of the UN Commission on Human Rights. For this reason, the U.N. as a whole lacks credibility and integrity and warrants an urgent overhaul before claiming to profess “to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights.”

