Terrorist planned attack in order to be imprisoned and receive PA salary

by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (February 16, 2014)

"The testimony of this Palestinian terrorist confirms PMW's contention that the PA's policy of paying high salaries to terrorists during their imprisonment in Israel and after their release not only rewards terror, but also constitutes a motivation for terror.

In his statement, the terrorist showed precise knowledge of the payments the PA gives to those arrested for terror. He explained that PA law grants terrorists imprisoned for more than five years a salary of 4,000 shekels a month, which continues for three years following their release from prison. This is in addition to monthly salary payments while in prison. The terrorist explained that because his first imprisonment for planning a suicide terror attack (which was foiled) lasted less than five years, it was not enough to prompt the 4,000 shekels monthly salary upon release. He therefore planned another attack in order to reach a total of five years in prison, which would entitle him to the additional salary upon his second release, which would cover his debts."

Why Turkey is Gone For Good

by Caroline Glick (February 14, 2014)

"In March 2013, Erdogan relented in his demand that Israel end the blockade and acceded to a reconciliation deal offered by US President Barack Obama in a three-way telephone call with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that took place during Obama's visit to Israel. Following the phone call, Netanyahu apologized for "operational errors," by IDF sailors aboard the Mavi Marmara and offered to compensate the families...

Check out a February 7th press release from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which is again proposing divestment of funds from businesses that have relationships with Israel. Be sure to buy from the companies that they want to boycott: Hewlett-Packard, Caterpillar, and Motorola.

"To a generation that has grown up with the idea of radical equality - that all people are fundamentally equal, and certainly equal in terms of God's love and care, the idea that any particular group could claim to be 'chosen' in a way which makes them qualitatively different from others, strikes some Christians as arrogant, as if 'chosenness' was to be equated with 'moral superiority'...

I have said for a long time that this interpretation of chosenness is actually a Christian caricature, and doesn't correspond to Jewish thinking or theology, which speaks of that 'chosenness' as something of a burden or a responsibility that is borne, often at great expense, for the sake of God's love."  

 

"'There will not be peace without Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. There will not be peace without an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. Every piece of land that Israel occupied in 1967 is Palestinian land that belongs to the state of Palestine,' Habash said.

 

Asked what about Jews who wish to pray at their holiest site, Habash said, 'Welcome. Welcome. Without any problem, welcome. There will not be any limitations on freedom of worship. Worship is one thing, and politics are another.'

 

Israelis may not be comforted by the religious affairs minister's assurances over freedom of worship. There have been several cases of Palestinian violence aimed at Jewish holy sites, including shooting and burning attacks at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus and Rachel's Tomb outside Bethlehem."

SodaStream's New Mainstream Rivals: Coke and Green Mountain

by Venessa Wong and Kyle Stock (February 5, 2014)

"The [recently announced Coca-Cola/Keurig] alliance may be a bad recipe for SodaStream, which currently dominates the DIY cold-brew market. The Israeli company's machines are now in 7 million homes, a majority of which are outside the U.S., and it has locked up licensing deals with popular beverage brands, including Kool-Aid, Ocean Spray, Crystal Light, and Country Time Lemonade. 

SodaStream lacks a powerful soft drink partner, so the company's little flavor pods simply say "Soda Mix" on the side-a hard matchup against the best-selling cola world. The new competitive environment promises to pit SodaStream's "Diet Orange Mango" against Keurig Cold's Fanta."