Hate Week-Ben White at UC Irvine

Gary Fouse
fousesquawk
http://garyfouse.blogspot.com

On  March 7,  the UC Irvine Muslim Student Union initiated their week-long Israel Apartheid week.  The first speaker was British freelance journalist Ben White. White has written a couple of books condemning  Israel  for its “maltreatment “ of  Palestinians (which get rave reviews from Iran’s Press TV), and Israel is pretty much the only issue in his life  as he travels around giving anti-Israel   speeches.  On this occasion, he pretty much gave his “off-the-shelf” speech  about  the  “injustices”  Israel commits against the  Palestinians. He spoke of the restrictions  on movement of the Palestinians . However, he did not  dwell  on the reasons for those controls. Naturally, it was not his wont to discuss minor little issues like Palestinian terrorism, suicide bombers,   rockets  being  lobbed  into Southern Israel from Gaza-just Israel controlling what kinds of goods could be allowed into Gaza.  White also spoke of the “illegal settlements “  in the West Bank  but never, of course, mentioned the murders of Israeli settlers by Palestinians.  There was, of course, no mention of the slaughter of the Fogel family in 2011.

In the question and answer session,  I reminded White of his previous speaking appearance at UCI in 2010, when an audience member questioned him about the then recent murder of an Israeli family living in one of the West Bank settlements.  In White's response, he had dismissed them as "illegal settlers.” The woman responded that they were “Jewish human beings”, at which point, White said, “OK. They were illegal Jewish human being settlers”.  (A real wide guy.) I then told him that since that last appearnce at UCI,  there had been another murder of an Israeli family, this time the Fogel family in Itimar.  I described the murder of the five family members including three children-also including a months-old infant in its crib who had its throat slashed.  I also mentioned that the reaction of many Palestinians was to hand out candy in the streets in celebration. I asked why he never condemned those things.

In his answer, White gave the standard “I condemn all murder of innocents” response then compared it to the civilians killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes. Of course, I could have come back with the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah use civilians as human shields, but the ground rules for questions was to ask your question then return to your seat before the question would be answered. (The obvious reason for that is to eliminate follow-up responses to bad answers.)
White is typical of the anti-Israel crowd. They will talk forever about Israel’s so–called “crimes”, but never mention the atrocities by Palestinians or other Arab states.  It is only when bothersome questioners bring them out that they will of course “condemn all acts of violence against innocents” and immediately change the  subject to those who get killed in the cross-fire between the Israeli army and the terrorists who hide behind human shields.

There wasn’t that much of crowd to hear White-perhaps 50 people.  Even his supporters in the audience looked bored.  He lost them early on in the speak because he is a pedantic and boring speaker. He speaks again Monday evening. That’s double punishment for the MSU members who feel  obligated  to come out and support the event.  In contrast, on Tuesday, we will have the fiery Amir Abdel  Malik Ali.

Hate Week Returns to UC Irvine May 7-10

Gary Fouse
fousesquawk
http://garyfouse.blogspot.com




Terrorism                              Religious persecution     Jew hatred      Persecution of gays

"Elephants? I don't see any elephants."


The Greatest Show on Earth returns to UC Irvine May 7-10 as the Muslim Student Union puts on its annual bash-Israel week of sideshow attractions. Notwithstanding all the horrible things that are occurring in the Middle East and nearby regions, once again, the focus will be on tiny Israel. Forget about Egypt, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan and all the other dysfunctional, despotic regimes aligned against her  It is Israel that is the problem in the region.

Here is the tired old line-up of  “distinguished” speakers. Most of them we know because they have spoken at UCI before-some many times. Can you say, “retreads”?

Monday’s speaker will be the arrogant little British journalist and Doogie Howser look-a-like Ben White.   He is also speaking at eight the same night. He's apparently going to disprove the idea that Israel is a democracy. I guess he prefers the Syrian model.

On Tuesday, it’s the main attraction, none other than our old friend, Amir Abdel Malik Ali. He missed last year’s event, but he will be back once again to insult the Jews and glorify suicide bombings. In 2010, he was so bad, UCI’s chancellor Michael Drake was finally moved to condemn his statements-even though he never identified Ali by name. He also neglected to mention the MSU as bringing him to campus; nor did he repeat what Ali had said. For all the campus knew (those who were not present), Ali might have denied Global Warming. The fact that Ali is back rebuts the claim by Olive Tree Initiative supporters that OTI has “made the situation better”.  This time, the title of his speech is, "The struggle has no borders". In other words, same tired old speech with a new title.


Ali and yours truly with the little toughies in the background looking mean


In the evening, the speaker will be some law student and activist named Omar Shakir. I can hardly wait to hear his pearls of wisdom.

"Ah wunnerful, ah wunnerful, ah."


On Wednesday, we have Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, a very nice old lady who is thinks Palestinians are the victims-no matter how many people they kill. She has spoken several times at UCI. The Muslim Student Union likes to invite Jews to speak so nobody can call them anti-Semitic. Hedy always fits the bill. She should arrive a day early so she can hear Ali speak. I warned her about that the last time she came. She has some pretty embarrassing company. The MSU always puts up a protective cocoon around her lest folks like me try to influence her.

The same evening, radical Berkeley professor Hatem Bazian brings his tired old act back to UCI. This character is a two-trick pony whose tricks are “Islamophobia” and bashing Israel. In a UC university system full of professors who are embarrassments, this guy takes the cake.

Hatem Bazian-One of Berkeley's finest


Thursday is Irvine 11 day, a "celebration" of the 11 students who disrupted the Israeli ambassador to the US' speech in 2010  and were charged and convicted. The noon speaker will be Osama Shabaik of the Irvine 11, while the evening event will be an Irvine 11 panel. That promises to be an exercise in victimhood. Be sure and bring lots of handkerchiefs.

Given the events of the past year, this year’s speakers will be speaking with an 800 pound gorilla standing behind them (or four elephants if you prefer). With all the persecution of religious minorities in Muslim countries (Israel's neighbors, for the most part), the slaughter in Syria, and that much-vaunted “Arab Spring” becoming a nightmare, the week’s events will be marked by a sense of absurdity as the speakers demonize the one productive democracy in that dysfunctional region (Israel). The other absurdity is that they are labeling the week of events as "anti-oppression week."  No, they won't be talking about the oppression of Baha'i and gays in Iran, nor will they be talking about oppression of Christians in Egypt, Pakistan or Iraq, nor will they be talking about oppression of Christians and animists in Sudan, nor will they be talking about the on-going slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, nor will they mention the slaughter of the Fogel family, in which a Palestinian "soldier" slashed the throats of an entire family including three children-including an infant asleep in its crib. For that horrific act, Palestinians passed out candy in the streets to celebrate.

Another absurdity will be at the beginning of each event, including Tuesday at noon, in which an MSU member will announce to the audience that the MSU is not anti-Semitic in any way. Then he will turn the microphone over to Amir Abdel Malik Ali.

I will be filing daily reports.

Elizabeth Warren Campaign Ad

Gary Fouse
fousesquawk
http://garyfouse.blogspot.com

Elizabeth Warren (note the high cheekbones)


Hello, voters. I'm Elizabeth Warren, and I'm running for the Senate in Massachusetts. What we need in the Senate is more diversity. I, as you know, was a trailblazer at Harvard when it comes to diversity. That's right. As you know, I am 1/32, Cherokee Indian as evidenced by my high cheekbones. According to family lore, my great, great, great grandmother had high cheekbones.

Well, enough about that. What you may not know is that I am also 1/32nd Hispanic. That's right.

You see, I am a direct descendant of Adolf Eichmann. He was born in Germany, as was his loyal wife. In the mid 1940s, they emigrated to Argentina because Adolf was a devotee of Hispanic culture. He even changed his name to Ricardo Clement in solidarity with Hispanic culture. Adolf had a son who married the daughter of another prominent German immigrant named Mengele. Together they had a son whom they named Jose, pictured below.



Jose Clement (Note the high cheekbones)

Well anyway, when Jose was 19, he came to the United States. To be specific, he was arrested by US Customs in New York trying to smuggle a kilo of cocaine. That's where I come in. You see, I was Jose's defense attorney. Not only did I get him off, but I also adopted him as my son.

So by my figures, I am also 1/32nd Argentine-American, in other words, Hispanic. That's right. Add that to my 1/32nd Cherokee blood, and I am 2/32nds underrepresented minority-or 1/16th. It's called "celebrating diversity".

So what do you want to vote for that milli vanilli white guy for? Vote for me cuz I'm the real deal.

(Who knows? Maybe she's related to Roberto Clemente.)

Another Olive Tree Initiative at UCLA

Gary Fouse

fousesquawk

http://garyfouse.blogspot.com

Talk about picking your poison. The Olive Tree Initiative of UCLA will be holding a debate on what to do about Israel between two Islamists who both want the Jewish state to disappear. (Hat tip to Jihad Watch)

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/05/bin-laden-apologist-hussein-ibish-to-debate-ahmadinejad-apologist-reza-aslan-on-israel.html

Reza Aslan is the arrogant young  Iranian-American activist who acted as moderator in last year's propaganda play at UCLA with Ground Zero mosque organizer Faisal Abdul Rauf.

http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/faisal-abdul-rauf-appears-at-ucla.html

http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-on-rauf-appearance-at-ucla.html

This coming event is further evidence that the OTI is a fig leaf posing as a neutral effort to expose students to both sides of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. So what do they do here? They drag in two pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists to hold a "debate".  And they call this academic discourse.

Janet Napolitano at UCLA

Gary Fouse
fousesquawk
http://garyfouse.blogspot.com



The Burkle Center at UCLA has posted the video of Janet Napolitano's dry, boring speech at UCLA last month. If you are having trouble getting to sleep tonight, watching this is better than counting sheep. Otherwise, just skip to about the 36 minute mark and watch the No-borders Dreamers stage their chant and walkout followed by my question regarding Fast and Furious. This is where Janet takes umbrage at me rolling my eyes at her non-answer.

http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/news/article.asp?parentid=125738

Napolitano's answer was not only evasive; it was dishonest. She refers to the concept of "controlled delivery" in equating what ATF did in Fast and Furious with controlled deliveries as conducted by DEA. In the latter, agents are able to conduct a continuing surveillance on drugs that are either seized or still under surveillance up to the point where the ultimate intended recipient takes delivery, at which point, they can be arrested. Of course, this also applies to other contraband. This is clearly not what happened in Fast and Furious, nor was it even intended to do so. How can you arrest the intended recipients of guns in Mexico when the surveillance ends either at the US gun store or at the Mexican border? If you are watching guns purchased in the US (under surveillance) cross into Mexico, and the Mexican police are not involved -or even advised, where is the control? Who is going to be arrested? That was clearly not the goal. What was the goal? The only reasonable answer is that if the guns show up at shootings in Mexico, they can be traced back to the US and the administration's claim that 80-90% of guns in Mexico originate in the US is validated. Next step? Tighter control on gun sales and ownership. If you think that is a wild conspiracy theory, provide me with one that is more reasonable.

In addition, Napolitano refuses to go into her conversations with DOJ, either because according to her own testimony before Congress, there have been none, or there is something to hide in those contacts. By her own non-answer to my question, she shows herself to be complicit in a government cover-up of an operation in which (according to some reports) her own DHS had a supporting role.

Keep in mind as you watch her answer, this is a government head who has seen one, if not two of her own agents murdered by guns involved in Fast and Furious.

A Plea to My Fellow Conservatives

By Findalis
Monkey in the Middle


I received this from my friend James M. Sharp.  A piece that speaks loudly to those who cry that they will vote 3rd party or not vote on November 6th, 2012.  Take heed of his words.

Dear fellow conservatives,

Well, it is the end of April; just over six months until election day. Arguably THE most important and potentially pivotal election in the history of our great nation. From all indications, it would appear that the stage is set and that the final combatants will be President Barack Hussein Obama and Governor Mitt Romney facing off against one another.

Many of you dislike Gov. Romney; I understand that and I understand the reasons why. Well, most of them, anyway. Gov. Romney was not my first choice of Republican candidates to face President Obama. He was not even my SECOND choice. But now that the other Republican candidates have fallen by the wayside, it is time to accept the fact that it is going to be Romney against Obama in the title bout.

I voted for John McCain in 2008. Was John McCain my choice for president? Not by a long shot. But I knew what Obama represented and I saw through his shiny veneer. So I did what I had to do. I voted for McCain. I know all about voting one's conscience; I did it in 1992 when I was young and foolish. But I was disillusioned with President George H.W. Bush and I could not, in good conscience, cast a vote for him. I fancied myself a Libertarian, so I voted for the Libertarian candidate, Andre Marrou. This was in the pre-internet days and, although I knew very little about Marrou, I felt that my beliefs very closely aligned with the views of the Libertarians. What did my vote for Marrou accomplish? Very little - except for one very important thing: It helped to elect Bill Clinton. I have vowed to never again throw away my vote.

I need not tell you that we Americans are at a crossroads - perhaps, more accurately, a fork in the road. We have it in our power to decide which fork to take. We can either continue down the road toward European-type socialism under Barack Hussein Obama or we can take a right at the fork and attempt to roll back some of the "hope & change" that he has been wreaking upon our nation and its economy. Again, I acknowledge the fact that Mitt Romney is not the "perfect" candidate. But as far as I am concerned, the best thing that Romney has going for him is the fact that he is NOT OBAMA! And that, my dear friends, is good enough for me.

For over three years now, we have watched Obama and his band of thugs and thieves as they have tried to tear down the American Dream. They have managed to take grotesque deficit spending and kick it into hyperdrive in the name of rescuing us from "the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression". All we have heard is how much worse it COULD have been had we not spent all of that money - which we did not have in the first place.

We have watched one unbelievable event after another take place under this president's watch: First, it was the $868 billion stimulus bill which accomplished basically nothing. The unemployment rate still went to over ten percent and has yet to dip below eight percent. This coming after the administration assured us that, by spending all of that money, the rate would not exceed eight percent. Then there was Obamacare which was passed using political chicanery against the will of the majority of the American people. Since its passage, we have heard experts state that the bill is going to do nothing to alleviate the problem of escalating health care costs and will, in all probability, increase costs for most people (i.e., those that actually work). We have seen record numbers of people living on the public dole under this president. Who can forget "Cash for Clunkers"? We have seen this administration trample upon the rights of states. First it was the Justice Department's lawsuit against the State of Arizona seeking to invalidate that state's immigration law. Then came the NLRB's kowtowing to labor unions in Washington State by attempting to shut down a Boeing plant in South Carolina. How about "Fast & Furious"?

The list goes on and on.

Perhaps the most important point to consider when going to the polls (or not) in November is the fact that, if he is elected to a second term, Obama will get at least one - likely two - additional Supreme Court picks. This, my friends, could be the worst consequence of "Obama - Act 2".

Again, I understand that many of you dislike Governor Romney. I GET it. But you need to think long and hard about your decision to either sit out the election or throw your vote away by writing in Ron Paul or someone else.

Our nation needs you. It needs your vote. Conservatism needs your vote. It may well be our last shot.

Many thanks & God bless America!

James M. Sharp

This election is too important to risk another 4 years for Obama.  In fact a vote for a third party IS a vote for Obama.

While I didn't endorse any candidate, as it looks, Mitt Romney WILL be the Republican nominee and I will endorse him for President then.  And I will donate to his campaign.  I hope you will do too.  You can donate here.  Every cent counts this time.  AND EVERY VOTE COUNTS!!!  Remember that on November 6, 2012.

Do We Pray To The Same G-d?

By Findalis
Monkey in the Middle


It is being screamed at us from pulpits in Churches and Synagogues that Judaism, Christianity and Islam all worship the same G-d.  But do we really?

How many times have you heard it said "we all pray to the same god?" These days we are hearing this from a growing number of people. To some degree one can excuse the average person from espousing such a viewpoint, as most people have not read the Bible and are not well schooled in matters of theology or eschatology.

However, what's troubling is that in recent years a growing number of religious leaders are promoting this view. Such a statement strongly suggests the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who Christians and Jews believe in, is the same as Allah, who Muslims believe in. One doesn't have to look very far to discover why this view is problematic.

The "Shahada," which is the statement of faith for the followers of Allah, reads, "there is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet." This statement clearly differentiates Allah from any other "god."

For Christians and Jews no city is more holy than Jerusalem. Mohammed showed reverence for Jerusalem when he was trying to convert the Banu Qurayza Jews to follow Allah. Yet after failing in his conversion effort, he turned his back toward Jerusalem, and never again faced it when praying. Eventually, after breaking a treaty with them to which he was party, he massacred approximately 900 of them in 627 AD.

The Quran, which is the holy book of Allah's followers, says "the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." As this makes it clear a believer in Allah must follow Islam, one might ask if other religions are tolerated. According to the Quran, "if anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted…" So much for Islam's tolerance of other religions.

The Quran also is highly critical of Christians and Jews. Some quotes include: "Jews and Christians are evil-livers,” "Evil is the handwork of rabbis and priests,” "Don't take Jews or Christians for friends. If you do Allah will consider you to be one of them."

Fundamental values for Christians and Jews include forgiveness, in addition to prohibitions against lying, adultery, and murder. Fundamental values for Allah's followers sanction judgment (fatwa,) lying (taqiyya,) men having multiple wives, and murder/suicide (martyrdom.)

While anyone is free to leave Christianity or Judaism, if a Muslim leaves the faith, or criticizes Allah, a fatwa is issued for their execution.

These distinctions make it clear Allah is a separate deity, with fundamentally different values, and has nothing in common with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moreover, Allah has disdain for any religion other than Islam, and is highly critical of Christians and Jews.

In spite of these clear distinctions, prominent Christian pastors of American mega churches such as Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California, and Bill Hybals of Willow Creek Church in Illinois, would have you believe we all pray to the same god.

In fact, this growing sentiment has become the cornerstone of a movement called the "Emergent Church." The movement is promoting common bonds and shared values between Christians, Jews and Muslims. The buzz term for the movement is "Chrislam." Christian Pastors, Jewish rabbis and Muslim imams are breaking bread and worshiping together in an effort to bring naive believers under the "one G-d" umbrella.

As most people are not familiar with the theology and eschatology of Christianity, Judaism or Islam, one might excuse their ignorance. However, all pastors and rabbis are required to attend theological institutions where the Bible is taught. Thus, they should be well versed in its fundamental values, theology and eschatology.

They should also understand that Judaism and Christianity have much more in common with each other than either have with Islam. For example, the Hebrew and Christian Bibles are often published in the same book. Yet have you ever seen the Quran and either Bible under one cover?

Religious leaders have a responsibility to uphold the fundamental tenants of the faith they practice. Yet we have leaders such as Rick Warren and Bill Hybals attempting to dilute these very principles; this plays directly into the hands of those who wish to promote the destruction of the United States, and other Western countries.

This is precisely what Muslims are hoping for, because Islam's goal is world dominance. Europe is already being taken over. It seems if leaders such as Warren and Hybals have their way, the day will not be far off when Christians and Jews will look around and wonder where their religious freedom went. They'll also wonder why they see only mosques where churches and synagogues once were.

When this happens, there will only be one god left to pray to, and it will not be the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Source

Exodus 20:2

I am the LORD thy G-d, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים:  לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, עַל-פָּנָי.

A very clear statement.  Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.  By his very nature, Allah is a god before and not the Most Holy.  A direct contradiction of Exodus.  A direct contradiction of G-d's word.

Islam is not the same as Judaism, as Christianity.  It is very different and should not be considered the same or part of the Judeo-Christian tradition.  If you are in a church, a synagogue that preaches this doctrine, ask yourself this:

Is this true to my faith, my beliefs, the Bible, Talmud, etc...

If not, run do not walk out the door and find yourself a church, a synagogue that does not teach this lie.