Z Street: “Rethinking The Israeli-Arab Palestinian End Game” (VIDEO)

Z STREET Presents:

RETHINKING THE END GAME:

Improving Lives in The Middle East

   Washington DC

Z STREET’s conference took place on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, in the Congressional Auditorium of the Capitol Visitors’ Center on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.  from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

The goal of the event was to learn from experts on the:

• Likely Impact of the Arab Uprisings on the Arab Palestinians’ and Israel’s future
• Freedoms in the Middle East
• Economic Dignity and Prosperity in the Middle East

• All Speakers Roundtable Discussion about the prospects for peace

The speakers discussed ways to “reconsider the stagnant and futile path of the “peace process” in the Middle East and offered new ways of thinking about how to deal with the Arab-Israeli conflict. ”  

“More than sixty years ago the Middle East map was redrawn by world leaders to create several new Arab States – TransJordan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Saudi Arabia – and one Jewish one, Israel, from the land previously occupied by the defeated Ottoman Empire.   The states of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Yemen were born, but the remainder of the land was then to be divided into two additional states – yet another Arab one and the only Jewish one.  Two States.  The Arabs rejected the idea of this subdivision because they were, they are, theologically opposed to the existence of a Jewish State. (snip)But what if the obstacle to peace is the insistence on the creation of two states, and the goal, instead, should be something quite different? (snip)…the two state model has failed time after time…. Z STREET believes it is time…(to begin)“Rethinking the End Game.” (snip)...to put forth a viable model…. while internalizing the importance of tolerance, mutual acceptance, pluralism and respect for the law”

The videos:

Part 1 of 10 began with  Lori Lowenthal Marcus, president of Z street, gave brief opening remarks and then introduced the moderator and first speaker, Harold Rhode. Rhode spoke on the Impact of “Arab Spring” on Arab Palestinians and Israel. Dr. Rhode, a 25 year veteran of the US Pentagon, is an expert on the politics of the Middle East.

                                         Panel One

         “Likely Impact of the Arab Uprisings on the Arab Palestinians’ and Israel’s future”

Part 2 of 10 is Gal Luft and his topic, “Economics of the Palestinian Authority“. Luft addressed the economics of the Palestinian Authority and described the essential factors for prosperity and economic stability.

Part 3 of 10 is Steven J. Rosen, a Foreign Policy and Middle East Expert. Rosen’s topic, “Two States History and Palestinian State Readiness“.

Part 4 of 10 is George Gilder. His topic, “The creation of wealth and overcoming poverty in the Middle East”.

Part 5 of 10 is Farid Ghadry of the Reform Party of Syria

There was a short interval to stretch and chat over a light lunch:

                                  Panel Two

    “Civil and humanitarian freedoms in the Middle East“ 

Part 6 of 10 is Khaled Abu Toameh. Mr. Abu Toameh is an Arab Israeli journalist who has worked for Arab Palestinian media outlets as well as many major western media.

Part 7 of 10 is Nonie Darwish. Her topic, ” Rights in the Arab World”. Ms. Darwish addressed human rights in general and women’s rights, specifically, in the Middle East.

Part 8 of 10 is Mordechai Kedar  Dr. Kedar is a professor of Arabic Studies at Bar-Ilan University. He spoke on Arab Palestinian society and addressed the vital role that tribalism plays for political and sociological stability in the Arab World. ( he displayed this scarf at one point during his presentation)

                           The Q and A

Topic: “Palestinian Unilateralism: Impact on the People” 

 
  
(Q and A is in two parts)

Part 9 of 10 is  First Half of  Q and A

Part 10 of 10, the Panel Responds to a final question from Z street president, Lori Lowenthal Marcus

PLEASE GO TO Z STREET FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE SEMINAR AND FOR FUTURE EVENTS.

                                            Chazak Achshav!

PRESIDENT OBAMA : MOST ANTI-ISRAEL PRESIDENT EVER (vids & pics)

May 20, 2011. Pro Israel supporters gathered at the Israeli Consulate in NYC  waving flags and holding signs. The came to oppose Obama’s actions in support of terrorists like Hamas and his betrayal of Israel, the only Democracy in the Middle East.

A number of major Jewish organizations, including the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), RAJE, Jewish Action Alliance, among others, gathered at Second Avenue and 42nd St to protest President Obama’s suicidal call that Israel should retreat to the indefensible 1967 borders.

Obama endorsed Palestinians’ demand for their own state based on the pre-1967 borders. The break with longstanding U.S. policy is a grave danger to Israel.

Democrat NY State Assemblyman, Dov Hikind came out in support of Israel, NOT Obama. 

He made some very important statements to the press, very clear criticisms of the Obama betrayal. (see video from approx 00:42 to 5:08 ) Hikind also said that even though he was a Democrat he will not be able to support this President for re-election. 

This same NY Fox reporter left Hikind and asked supporter, Hillary Markowitz, “Why not give them back the land so there will be peace?” (was she on automatic pilot?) Markowitz deftly replied (5:22 to approx 5:58), “After the Oslo Accord there were territories that were  offered in peace and what did we get? The intifada, where thousands of people were injured and killed by terrorism. For the President, giving back land doesn’t bring peace. You need a Peace Partner who recognizes Israel’s right to exist. Giving back land does nothing…” 

Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are meeting Friday in Washington, DC.  He is the most hostile president to Israel ever and this move will only cause more Arab terrorism. 

As Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, these borders are “militarily indefensible.” It’s necessary to remember what Abba Eban said when he served as Israel’s Foreign Minister (when he appeared at the United Nations following the Six Day War) he described the fragility of Israel’s 1949-1967 map as Israel’s “Auschwitz” lines ,” said Rabbi Mordechai Tokarsky, Director of RAJE (Russian American Jewish Experience). 

ZOA President Morton A. Klein said, “President Obama has severely harmed Israel’s interests and America’s interests. Today, we are ashamed of and frightened by America’s policy regarding Israel. President Obama is the most hostile president to Israel ever. “

NEVER AGAIN!!!

YET, as always, the Neturei Karta didn’t miss a chance to throw Israel ‘under the Bus” (along with President Obama) chanting, “Down, Down the Heretic, Terrorist State of Israel”. Through ignorance or malice, either way it was a sickening display.

They handed me this flyer (click to enlarge to easier reading)

As they waved that Flag of Hatred representing Death to the Jewish State and her People: Disgusting. Foolish. Suicidal.

But, back in front of the Israeli Consulate, thankfully the chants of those who support Freedom and Democracy rang through the air : “We Stand With Israel, Don’t Reward Terrorism and Obama Must Go !”

Am Yisrael Chai!

NYC Educators, Union Leaders March on Wall St- Vids & Pics (May 12, 2011)

On May 12, 2011 there was a March from City Hall to Wall Street railing against a Free Economy. But, Take Note: These protestors from May 12, most of them will be out on the streets praising Obama’s betrayal of Israel. From Charles Barron to Margaret Chin and Robert Jackson to Code Pinko’s, Jodie Evans….the Black Bloc and  Intifa….These are either the Instigators or the Tools….either way…they are the Enemy of  Democracy everywhere.

Those who marched were Teachers, Union Leaders (AFT, UFT), Student-Anarchists (who have been nurtured by these Educators),  Elected Officials from the Workers Party/Marxist machine as well as infamous Race-Baiters like Al Sharpton and the equally infamous NYC Council Member,  Charles Barron (ex- Black Panther)

This America-hating band of malcontents chanted endlessly like good little tools and community agitators as they formed their faux MLK ‘Freedom” march…linked arm in arm….

Pausing often for photo-ops…smiling and laughing as they proceeded downtown.

VIDEO:  Part 1

Meanwhile, the police had gone on ahead on them. They  “organized” a surprise impasse for the protest march at their planned point-of-convergence on Wall Street.

The anarchists and teach-in demonstrators were going to merge with each other (with the “MLK” marchers) To create a  SIT-IN ON Wall Street and before they continued on to Battery Park….

But, that little SIT-IN/Sit-Down didn’t go as planned….

Blocking a a busy Avenue – WALL STREET ? Nope! Not today Gunga Din!

The “natives” were very, VERY angry (and CONFUSED) WHY couldn’t they SIT DOWN in the middle of rush hour traffic? Huh, huh, huh?

Check out this guy’s shirt: “Community Organizer”

And temper tantrums, Oh My.  The Hard-Core student anarchists of the Black Bolc/Intifa persuasions were so-o-o mad at the police, that they THREW their flyers, posters…you name it…. at the police … into the street…. made quite a mess…

Eventually the police controlled the crowd (with some help from  a couple of STILT people…)

They directed the crowd to an intersection (what a novel idea…intersections…)

NOW the  protestors were  able to continue their march down to Battery Park.

VIDEO : Part 2

BUT,  they were still very  “MAD at Bloomberg”.

Mad at the CORPORATE Loving Banks.

Just plain MAD at Greedy, Corporate America.

They DEMANDED Free Housing…Better Jobs…Open Borders….

Somewhere in all of that there was supposed to be a protest about Teacher Lay-Offs…

Go Figure….

Jodie Evans of Code Pinkos!

Here’s a slide show all the pictures and some of the flyers on many of the different Leftie topics of the day (plus  a few screen shots from the video)

Coptic Christians Rally NYC (May 2011)Video

On May 18, 2011, the plaintive cries of “Stop Killing Christians in Egypt!” “We Need Justice” and “Why, Why Must we Die” were heard again (in the pouring rain) from the UN to the front of the Egyptian Mission on east 44th street. (see VIDEO below)

WHEN will the killing stop.

WHEN will the Press and President Obama admit that the Copts are being murdered …

Their churches burned…

And WHY? Because they are Christians. No other reason.

This is a not a clash between two faiths. The Copts are at the mercy of the Islamic thugs.

They are being driven out of Egypt, murdered BECAUSE they are NOT Muslim.

Kafirs.

WHEN, President Obama, will you demand that this genocide of the Copts END!?

WHY, WHY MUST THEY DIE!!

WHY do you REMAIN SILENT to the MURDER and SUFFERING of the COPTIC CHRISTIANS??

Fakestinians & Marxists Declare Third Intifada- Times Square (May 2011)

The deadly alliance of  Fakestinians and Hard-Core America-Israel-JEW-Hating Marxists paraded themselves from the UN to Times Square.

They only filled one block (for a change) and considering they had promoted this as their NAKBA commemoration, it was pleasing to see their rally attendance was down.

Still, it was a sickening display of belligerent arrogance as they spewed their Lies and Hatred.

With a most unfortunate billboard in the back ground:

The video gives witness to how much bolder they’ve become. Now that the Fakestinians have friends in high places (aka the White House) the situation grows worse.

This is a flyer they handed out:

Genocidal anarchists and politicians have emboldened the People of Fakestine to declare a Third Intifada against the only Democracy in the Middle East, The Land of Israel, The Holy Land of the  Jews and Christians.

Marching toward a Third Intifada….

We say: Am Yisrael CHAI!

MUST HE LIE? MEET THE MUSLIM ZIONIST “HERO” WHO RIPS OFF HIS FEMALE JEWISH SUPPORTERS

MUST HE LIE?  MEET THE MUSLIM ZIONIST “HERO” WHO RIPS OFF HIS FEMALE JEWISH SUPPORTERS

By Brenda West

Call me disillusioned.  No, call me furious.  Nearly three years ago, when Salah UddinShoaibChoudhury was supposedly facing execution for his advocacy for Israel, I wrote an article pleading for his life to be spared.  I called it Must He Die?  Meet The Muslim Dissident Who Loves Jews, Christians And Free Speech.  You can read it here.

Choudhury was arrested in 2003 for attempting to travel to Israel, following several months of writing articles advocating for Jews, and other minorities in his country, Bangladesh.  He also criticized Bangladesh for its policy of denying normal diplomatic relations Israel.  Bangladesh had and still has a policy of not permitting its citizens to travel to Israel or openly communicate with Israelis.  Choudhury went to prison for seventeen months and faced possible hanging on charges of blasphemy, sedition, and insulting Islam, until an American friend intervened and drummed up support to get him released.  He then received pro bono legal help from the Canadian MP, Irwin Cotler.

A cause celebre, certainly.Choudhury was seen as a man of great and noble character, an unexpected friend of the West who loved us enough to face great adversity for Western principles.  He won international awards, including one from the Prince of Monaco.  Holocaust survivor ElieWeisel praised him.  He was an invited (and paid) lecturer at Rutgers and at the Jewish Department at Yale University.  The American Jewish Committee gave him an award for moral courage.  The Internet was flooded with articles admiring him for his courage and caring, especially since he published reports that he was under frequent attack in Bangladesh both from hoodlums and from the Bangladesh government that subjected him to frequent trials, any one of which – he alleged – could result in his being taken back into custody and executed.  “Free Choudhury” campaigns were started, as was a move to boycott Bangladesh unless the government dropped its charges against him.  Representative Mark Kirk initiated  House Resolution 64 in 2007 to put pressure on Bangladesh to drop all charges against Choudhury;  it passed almost unanimously.  Choudhury enjoyed enormous popularity.  Knowing about him, or even better, knowing him, was the in thing to do for many people.

Now I find out that he has defrauded two of his most devoted female Jewish supporters of large sums of money.  Choudhurycoldly calculated how to get their money using plans that involved a complex web of lies that spanned many months.  Just about every word he said to these two women was a lie, captured forever in emails and Skypes.

Choudhury has been charged by the New York Police Department with Grand Larceny via Fraud.  The Bangladeshi ambassador of commerce, after viewing the broken contract, proof of money paid, and bounced checks involved in the financial transactions, described Mr. Choudhury as a “total fraudster, a complete liar and cheat” and added that he was known as that by most people in his native country.

I now regret ever advocating for him and thereby adding to the pile of false good news about him.

Here is an overview of his scams, with just a sample of his deceptions. A full treatment of these would greatly exceed the space limits of a news article.

• ·        He presented himself to both of these women as an extremely noble, spiritual person who loved Israel even more than they did.   He cultivated a friendship with them, which they found flatteringbecause of all the honors he had received and because of all the hardships and persecution he said he was still facing.  Out of their love for Israel, they wanted to help him.

•  Choudhury said he was dealing with an unprecedented financial squeeze,on account of all the sacrifices he was making to support Israel.  However, in March, 2010, he told one of the women that he had a chance to make a greatdeal of money in a business deal that would also profit her by paying her back with a high interest rate.   He told her that he would be working closely with a trusted business associate, a Mr. Yun, whose English name is David Jones, to import a food product on a wholesale basis.

• ·        Choudhury wrote many pages of emails and Skypes describing in great detail his long standing business relationship and friendship with the very reliable Mr. Yun.He trusted  Mr. Yun so much that he even had him over to his house as a frequent guest, someone who enjoyed playing chess with his young son.  All he needed was a loan for which he would put up his Crown Music and Video Company as collateral in a contract that would mature in a year.  He even provided – on request – a detailed contract between himself and Yun.

• ·        When she hesitated, he told that this was the opportunity of a life time for him but that no one in Bangladesh would lend him the money he needed because of his persecuted status.  Still she hesitated until he told her that he would have to sell the printing press on which he published his Bengali language version of his online newspaper, and that giving it up would be like losing a child.  She shebelieved that the right thing to do was to protect what seemed to be the only source of free speech in Bangladesh so she consented to making the loan.

• ·        In September, 2010, he borrowed another large sum from a second woman and told her he would repay her as soon as he got a wire transfer from David Jones (Mr. Yun).  Months went by with almost daily emails from Choudhury promising to repay and begging Jones to pay him so he could pay her.  Although Choudhurywas married, he told her was he was separated from his wife and had her write to David Jones saying she was his girlfriend, asking Jones to make the promised repayment to him.

• ·        However, David Jones (variously described to one woman as Korean and to the other as Chinese) turns out not to exist at all.  In spite of all the complicated transactions that appeared to be taking place with him, he turned out to be a total fabrication by Choudhury.  The only trace of this seemingly well established businessman was a sole email address, hassociated@yahoo.com.  And the only place this email showed up on a thorough Google search was on an obscure facebook page in the United Kingdom for the United States Representative, Mark Kirk, who initiated the House Resolution mentioned above.

• ·        So when the women were writing to Jones to try to understand what was happening with their money, they were really writing to Choudhury under an email account he created for the explicit purpose of deceiving them

• ·        There was also no business deal, no food import business, no return of the money entrusted to him.

By March, 2011, the women had found each other, become allies, and realized that they had been duped.  The only thing that each of these women had received were checks that bounced, masquerading as repayment.  Brazenly, even though one of the women told Choudhury that she knew David Jones did not exist, he emailed the other one a fake check from the non-existent Jones as proof that he would repay her, once Jones had paid him.

The bank this check is issued on does not exist, according to a Google search.  The town in which it is supposed to be located does not exist, with that spelling.  The bank number, routing number, and checking account number are impossibly sequenced.  They are 123456   999999 12345678.  Has anyone ever seen a legitimate check with numbers spewed out like that?  Lazy counterfeiting art, one might say.

Now look at the signature. It does not say David Jones, as indeed it does not have to, since the printed signature reads “For” David Jones, meaning that someone else could actually sign it.  However, the slope and general ‘personality’ of the pen strokes are definitely in the manner of  Choudhury’s signature on the contract he signed with one of his victims, as seen above.  Confusing?  Complicated?  Yes.  That is a Choudhury trademark when he wants to cover his tracks.

Remember that Choudhury has access to a printing plant.  He told the first woman he owned it outright but just needed emergency funds because he was in danger of having to sell it due to a short fall of income.  Yet he told the second woman that he needed funds to continue to buy the printing press on installments.

Two Bangladeshi contacts of this reporter told her that he did not own a printing press.  Nor does he own a recording studio, according to one of them.  The collateral he promised in his March, 2010 contract is apparently worthless, although more verification of his assets is in order.  At any rate, he has not offered up any cash based on the collateral he promised in his contract.

Choudhury made a claim to one of his victims that he cannot get a bank loan from anyone in Bangladesh because of his sacrifices for Israel.  That too must be questioned in light of his obvious defaulting to these two women, and the comments of the ambassador that he is well known as a fraudster.

He has painfully defrauded two of his trusting, caring supporters, people who considered themselves very special friends of the “Great Man.”  And there may be other victims who will emerge.  Beyond the hurt he inflicted on these two individuals, a broader problem arises.  Why should be we trust other things he tells us?  Given Choudhury’s chronic dissembling in this case, can anyone trust him about his political activities and the dangers he says he faces?  For example, do we know that he really was beaten up by thugs, suffering broken bones and damaged property, or even called back to court for trials every other month, as he alleges?  With each new claim of persecution, there was an appeal for support, which always meant a request for donations.  However, we have had no objective witness in Bangladesh to attest to his difficulties but have merely trusted Choudhury and taken him at his word.

Choudhury’s lying is wall-to-wall, spilling over to many aspects of his life.   Uncomfortable as it may be to read about such rankness of character, I believe it is necessary considering how much of the Western world he has duped.  I will further address his deceptions in Part II of this expose.

Brenda West is an occasional commenter on the political scene.  She can be reached at BrendaWestNYC@aol.com.

Her original post on Shoaib Choudhury , “Must He Die” is posted here at TSM

NY-ICE “meets up” with May Day Anarchists 2011 (Part 2)

From UNION SQUARE to FOLEY SQUARE, the usual anti-American anarchists came out on May Day (aka Commie Day) to complain and whine over and over about Capitalism and Democracy. They quite simply HATE America. It’s a punishment to have to watch and listen to these tools each year. I would have left after about 30 minutes except I was looking forward to sharing the rest of the day with NY-ICE.

As usual….EACH YEAR….the Patriots of NY-ICE put on a proud display from Union Square to Foley Square. And some people actually thanked ICE for being there. Not everyone passing by is a Communist Fool…even in the Red Union Square.

NY-ICE gathered peacefully to counter the anarchists with the Truth about all that is Right with America (without the familiar profanity of the hate-filled anti-American Leftists. ) It’s a pretty simple message: Obey Our Laws. Come Here Legally.

Support America, Capitalism WORKS & Just Say NO to Anarchy.

Predictably, while NY-ICE gave support to our immigration laws, the anarchists…. the Red Brigades of many names…. marched and shouted and complained (like spoiled, pampered children) against any immigration laws. Anarchy remains their middle name.

See previous post of the Anarchists with video here ….

But, enough about THEM. The focus of this post is the Patriots of NY-ICE. They stood-up to the anti-American hatred with great signs and, of course, the American Flag.

At Union Square, there had been no shortage of flags (from other countries)…..

As well as the RED flags (and chants) glorifying Communism….

BUT, at Foley Square, even more fun was to be had when NY-ICE proudly marched Old Glory passed the unsuspecting anarchists. As I watched OLD GLORY pass by, it was not only a beautiful sight but fun to catch the puzzled camera-man on the right when he noticed our flag.

In the slide-show below there are a few more angles of our American Flag …  proudly marching by the anarchists….I just kept clicking away and following our symbol of American  Pride marching from one end of the crowd to the other…

And then (on the North end of Foley Square) the EAGLE had landed!

Which is when the hard-core union nut-jobs and the Antifa Fascists not only saw Old Glory, but the Arizona flag too….and then they really, REALLY went INSANE.

ROTFL in the video

NY ICE looked fabulous.

Except…maybe not so ‘fab’ to this union malcontent…

How easily these losers (documented…or not?) get suckered in to revealing their knee-jerk HATRED for America.

THIS is what he’s yelling at…. NY-ICE and the American Flag!

 

At one point,  a passing cyclist paused to rest with NY-ICE (and a NYC cop)

He was shocked that he had been chased by the anarchists for merely carrying an American flag as he rode passed them…

NY-ICE Rocks!

Check out American Rattlesnake for a superb report on the May Day anarchists by G. Perry :  Part 1 and Part 2.

And for Urban Infidel’s report go here:

God BLESS America and Keep Her Strong.

May Day- aka Commie Day – NYC 2011 (Part 1)

Marxists, Socialists, Leftist Union members and their leaders;Illegals, Free-Mumia and Lynn Stewart anarchists as well as Fakestinian supporters … these bottom feeders came together at Union Square to rant about the EVILS of America (in SPANISH mostly) And In English, when  they added the bizarre “This is what Democracy Looks Like” chant before they would go back to Spanish.

After about an hour, these tools walked to Foley Square and continued their America hate-fest.

It was great to see members of NY-ICE bravely and confidently counter this offensive Marxist Recruitment Day as they proudly walked the American flag (and the Arizona flag)past these anarchists at Foley Square. The hate America so much, they went insane when they saw our Patriots and the flags (and their great signs) Some of this is included near the end of the video.

A more complete report on our Patriots is posted here...

Easter Parade NYC-Fifth Ave (pics & video) 2011

In the midst of a weary world, a little divertisment  to hopefully put a smile on your face.

Lots of pictures from the Easter Parade 2011.

Kids, Families,

Young and old.

From the sweet to the odd choice of Easter ‘dress’

…& one very odd ‘fellow’ who didn’t care to ‘dress’ at all…(you’ll know it when you see ‘it’ in the pictures)Don’t want to spoil the surprise..

Here’s some of the pictures and a little bit of Ella to sweeten the mix…

Love this group of dancers and musicians. Look forward to them every year….

Slideshow of all the pictures

That’s New York at Easter! 2011