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Voice of the Copts — Morsi Cut a Deal with Al Qaeda

03 Sunday Nov 2013

Posted by commart in Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Egypt, Islamic Small Wars, Middle East, Politics, Regions

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. . . judges dismissed by Morsi and now reinstated will be presented with tape recordings of Morsi’s discussions with Aymen Al Zawahiri of Al Qaeda.

These will show Morsi requesting the terrorist’s support. Morsi’s negotiation with the Al Qaeda leader delays application of the Iran and Taliban models for Egypt until a more receptive time and, in return for Al Zawahiri’s favor, the President agrees to immediately enforce Sharia law and release five thousand jailed terrorist-jihadists, including Aymen’s brother, Mohammed.

VoiceOfTheCopts.org – Egypt’s trial: true justice will reveal Morsi’s alliances – 11/2/2013.

Related: Egypt on high alert as Mohamed Morsi trial threatens to revive civil unrest | World news | theguardian.com – 11/3/2013: “Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi plans to reject the authority of a court due to try him on Monday, in what could be his first public appearance since being deposed and hidden in a secret location in July.”

Related: Trial resumes for Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak – CNN.com – 10/20/2013.

Apparently, Egypt will have for news fodder two presidents on trial this month.

Ashraf Ramelah, writing for Voice of the Copts, suggests Mubarak’s trial will end sometime next week.

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FNS: On Morsi’s Failures – By One Who Supported the Muslim Brotherhood

05 Monday Aug 2013

Posted by commart in Fast News Share, Religion

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“I am one of those who gave Morsi my vote and I supported him. I even celebrated for him in the streets of Alexandria upon the announcement of his appointment as the President. Indeed, it was a historic moment to witness the first elected President in the history of modern Egypt.”

http://www.strategicoutlook.org/africa/news-a-voice-from-egypt-why-people-turned-against-morsi.html

Also appearing recently in the media:

“… There are some who advocate for democracy only when they’re out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others. So no matter where it takes hold, government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for all who hold power: You must maintain your power through consent, not coercion; you must respect the rights of minorities, and participate with a spirit of tolerance and compromise; you must place the interests of your people and the legitimate workings of the political process above your party. Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy.”

Those are old words from President Obama.

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/07/arab-spring-detached-democracy.html

From PressTV today (only six views when I looked at it):

From RT today:

VICE has released this afternoon a 42-minute analysis: “New Wave of Violence with Michael Hanna: VICE Podcast.”  YouTube, August 5, 2013.

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Egypt – From Revolution to the Edge of Civil War

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by commart in Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Egypt, Islamic Small Wars, Middle East, Politics, Regions

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“There is no substitute for legitimacy,” said Morsi, who has received an ultimatum from the military to work out his differences with the opposition by Wednesday or it will intervene to oversee the implementation of its own political road map.

Morsi demanded earlier that the army withdraw an ultimatum to resolve the nation’s political crisis, saying that he will not be dictated to.

Al Jazeera.  “Egypt’s Morsi says he will not step down.”  July 2, 2013.

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Senior Muslim Brotherhood member and FJP leader Beltagy condemns tacit opposition support for arson, thuggery, murder and vandalism terrorizing citizens across Egypt over the past few days.

Ikhwan Web.  “FJP Leader Beltagy: Political Elite Remain Silen on Violence Against Muslim Brotherhood.”  July 1, 2013.

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“This is a very critical moment in Egyptian history – we are facing a moment very similar to 1952,” Freedom and Justice Party spokesman Murad Ali told Reuters on Tuesday. In that year, Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Free Officers overthrew King Farouk.

“Egyptians are very aware that there are some people that are trying to push the country back in history and back to dictatorship.”

Reuters.  “Morsi Supporters Urged to Resist ‘Coup’.”  Huffington Post, July 2, 2013.

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Remember: it is never the narcissist.

No matter how bad things get for others, now matter how awful the feedback generated, no matter how right the critics may be, the dictator’s position must be not only more right and unassailable but ruthlessly defended to make it seem so.

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“I am the hero of Africa.”

Idi Amin

&

“Who says I am not under the special protection of God.”

Adolph Hitler

&

“There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet.”

Colonel Qadaffi

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“It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.”

Robert Mugabe

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What Egypt’s intelligent public knows about what it elected — at the time and with Mubarak deposed the only “dance partner” left to work with the military — has to do with sacked generals, jailed journalists, nepotistic hires, corruption, intimidation, and torture, all of which claims if web searched produce an abundance of rich reporting.  In that light, Muslim Brotherhood whining about democracy shares more in its disingenuous aspect with Robert Mugabe than Thomas Jefferson.

I would expect to hear from President Morsi, a gentleman who has been confronted by literally millions of constituents who have come out on the streets to voice their displeasure with him, to respond in unfortunate character with the same benighted, florid, and grandiose perception of himself as others of his type.

Morsi may step out of character, of course, but the world has yet to see any indication that he sees anything wrong with anything he has done during his first year in power.

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Altogether, the unrest in Egypt would see not to have to do with social Islam or the nature of Muslims, which well demonstrated by Egyptians on Sunday and this day, isn’t much different than anyone else’s character in modernity confronted with a similar circumstance and puzzle about the nature of political power: it is about humanity everywhere and the faulty personality and sometimes criminal genius of a few to believe themselves empowered directly by God Almighty to do as they may wish with others using, perhaps, “methods other than constitutional ones.”

Additional and Contributing Reference

CBS.  “Egypt’s Morsi defiantly refuses to step down, vows to protect democratic ‘legitimacy’.”  July 2, 2013.

Editorial Board.  “Obama needs to support democracy, oppose a coup in Egypt.”  The Washington Post, July 2, 2013:

For months, as the Morsi government has taken steps to consolidate power, quash critics and marginalize independent civil society groups, President Obama and his top aides have been largely silent in public.

Fox News.  “Egypt teeters on brink of overthrow, seven reported killed in clashes.” July 2, 2013.

Mezzofiore, Gianluca.  “Egypt: More Government Resignations Rock Morsi Regime as Ultimatum Deadline Looms.”  International Business Times, July 2, 2013.

Middle East Online.  “Tsunami of resignations hits Morsi cabinet.”  July 1, 2013.

Mirror News.  “Gaddafi quotes: the dead Libya dictator in his own words – top 20 quotes.”  October 20, 2011.

Saleh, Yasmine and Asma Alsharif.  “Egypt’s Mursi defies army as it plots future without him.”  Reuters, July 2, 2013.

The Economist.  “It’s hard being charge.”  May 9, 2013:

WHEN a swarm of locusts recently engulfed Muqattam, a posh suburb of Egypt’s capital that houses the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters, humorists lay in wait. “Official spokesman: locusts retreat following President Morsi’s promise to fulfil all their demands,” quipped a popular Facebook commentator, hinting that after eight months in power, Egypt’s Brotherhood-run government is itself something of a plague.

The Irish Times.  “Morsi role at Syria rally seen as tipping point for Egypt army: Head of state had attended rally with hardline Islamists calling for holy war in war-torn neighbour.”  July 2, 2013.

Egypt – More Morsi – On Chilling the Critics

30 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by commart in Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Egypt, Islamic Small Wars, Politics, Regions

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For his part, the president insists he has invited opposition groups to enter into dialogue but that they have not co-operated. His supporters say that whatever the considerable problems Egypt is facing, Mohammed Morsi must see out his full term in office for the sake of stability.

Maqbool, Aleem.  News Analysis Sidebar to “Egypt Morsi: Mass political protests grip cities.”  BBC, June 30, 2013.

Those human rights organisations who have reported on the dark underbelly of the revolution, including torture, gang rapes and abuses by the Special Council of the Armed Forces, will be in a particularly difficult position. The committee will have absolute discretion to block access to foreign funding without a requirement to justify the decision. This gives the government arbitrary powers to extinguish projects with which it does not agree.

Allan, Charlotte.  “Morsi has betrayed the Egyptian revolution.”  New Statesman, June 29, 2013.

On June 4, an Egyptian criminal court sentenced 43 people to prison on charges of membership in illegal organizations.

Morayef, Heba. “Why Egypt’s New Law Regulating NGOs is Still Criminal.” Human Rights Watch, June 11, 2013.

So much for the Arab Spring. Egyptian activist and protestor Ahmen Douma was arrested last month for insulting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, and was just handed a six month jail sentence for the offense.

Meacham, T. Chase.  “Ahmen Douma: Egyptian Activist Sentenced for Insulting President Morsi.”  Policymic, May 2013.

Go back to the beginning of this post:  ” . . . the President insists he has invited opposition groups to enter into dialogue . . . . ”

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Additional Reference

Cunningham, Erin.  “Mohamed Morsi vs. Egypt’s Press.”  Global Post, August 23, 2013.

Human Rights Watch.  “Egypt: New Draft Law an Assault on Independent Groups.” May 30, 2013.

Lynch, Sarah.  “One year after Morsi’s historic election, Egypt boils.”  USA Today, June 29, 2013.

Egypt – How to Piss Off The People Inside of One Year – Four Easy Steps

30 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by commart in Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Egypt, Islamic Small Wars, Middle East, Politics, Regions

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The military’s disdain for Gamal and his generation of casually corrupt businessmen was well known, as was their desire not to see him crowned, and the January uprising provided a perfect opportunity to abort the Mubarak family dynasty . . . . The only suitable dancing partner was the Muslim Brotherhood, an institution whose organizational, bureaucratic and service-providing experience was deeper than even that of the post-1956 militarized government itself.

Hill, Evan.  “How did we get here?”  Evanchill blog, June 30, 2013.

As movies go — if only it were a movie — it’s a bad romance but one fit to the forms well known to autocrats.

1. Dismiss the other guy’s generals and get in your own.

See, for example: Bertman, Jonathan.  “Mubarak 2.0: President Morsi of Egypt Sacks Military Generals and Censors the Media.”  Policymic, May 2012.

2. Show off a few spiffy torture cells and get the word out.

See, for example: Alakhbar, “Mursi ‘torture chambers’ exposed.”  December 7, 2012 and Okail, Nancy, “Two Years after Mubarak’s Fall, Torture and Denial Continue Unabated in Morsi’s Egypt,” Freedom House, February 11, 2013 and CBS News, “Egypt opposition claims 2nd anti-Morsi protester killed by police after torture, February 1, 2013 and Ahram Online, “Egyptian police torture 88, kill 34 under President Morsi: Rights report,” October 15, 2012.

3. Inhibit the Press.

See, for example: Committee to Protect Journalists.  “Mohamed Morsi: 22 results arranged by date.”  Queried June 30, 2013.

4. Alter the constitution of the state to obliterate minority rights and secure greater executive privilege.

See, for example: Birnbaum, Michael.  “Morsi’s decree sparks rival rallies in Egypt.”  The Independent, November 2012 and Kirkpatrick, David D., “Morsi Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Drafting Egypt’s Constitution,” The New York Times, December 28, 2012 and RT Op-Edge “‘Morsi tires to ram Sharia constitution down Egyptian people’s throats’, RT, June 29, 2013 and Reuters, “Morsi cancels controversial decree amid protests,” The Jerusalem Post, December 9, 2012.

My standard, which I may define soon in some academic way, involves the term “Qualities of Living” and dimensions indicated by the adverbs “physically, psychologically, and spiritually.”  Go to work on that standard any which way — the economics of physical comfort and security; perceived degrees of freedom in common constituent life; freedom and security in thought and worship — Morsi’s first year in power has been a disaster, itself the single greatest cause of incitement in Egypt this day.

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FNS – CBN – Stakelbeck – Morsi

09 Wednesday Jan 2013

Posted by commart in Anti-Semitism, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Egypt, Fast News Share, Middle East

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Mohamed Morsi: These futile [Israeli-Palestinian] negotiations are a waste of time and opportunities. The Zionists buy time and gain more opportunities, as the Palestinians, the Arabs, and the Muslims lose time and opportunities, and they get nothing out of it. We can see how this dream has dissipated. This dream has always been an illusion. Yet some Palestinians, who erroneously believe that their enemies might give them something… This [Palestinian] Authority was created by the Zionist and American enemies for the sole purpose of opposing the will of the Palestinian people and its interests.

http://blogs.cbn.com/stakelbeckonterror/archive/2013/01/04/video-of-egyptian-prez-morsi-in-2010-jews-descendants-of.aspx

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Lost In Cyberspace – Ahmed Meligy and the Tone of the New Regime

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

Posted by commart in Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Egypt

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It’s easy commenting off the web — there is so much material to dredge up and look over; however, it has been for me and much remains journalism’s “second row seat to history”: someone else has to report off the street for one to have anything new to offer, and “the street” is not yet adequately digital, at least not without a budget and lot of ways of paying for — and vetting — information!

Today, Facebook boasts a “Free Ahmed Meligy” public page, and there are other networks, but there’s no getting “an official says” from them.

And what to do with this sort of chatyping sequence?

Thread #1: “Dear Friends we also opened an official Facebook page for Ahmed because we think that publicity is the best tool to save him… but we still need more information . . . .”

Thread #2: “To All: We have word that, pending an investigation, Ahmed will be released within 2-6 weeks. We can give you no further information, other than he is in custody and asks that we not do anything to jeopardize this process . . . .”

One flustered Facebooker noted, “I am confused, other pages are asking us to contact human rights groups and get him help . . . .”

A sea captain might say, “Bilge talk,” and that’s where Facebook’s curious on this matter may be stuck.

News of blogger Ahmed Meligy’s arrest has not been the least confined to his circle of Facebook buddies.  The Jerusalem Post has posted the story [1] and repeated it  in a separate story [2]; I’m not the only personality to blog on it; and, of course, word gets around in the human rights and free press communities.

Once the “cat’s out of the bag” it doesn’t go back in, so while today’s story may be mumbling around the swamps of assertions, rumors, and suggestions, it will come out.

In the meantime, dig this statement from one of the Egyptian president’s aids:

“There will be no such thing as Israel,” he continued, “instead there will be Palestine which will be home to Jews, Muslims and Druze and all the people who were there from the start.

“Those who want to stay will stay as Palestinian citizens. Those who conquered Palestine will have to go back to their countries,” he added.” [3]

Lord have Mursi!

The Ayatollah has competition.

Cited Reference

1. The Jerusalem Post.  “‘Post’ blogger in Egypt reportedly arrested.”  December 31, 2012.

2. Ben Solomon, Ariel and Herb Keinon.  “Egypt extends detention of Israeli ‘infiltrator'”.  The Jerusalem Post, January 2, 2013.

3. Hirshfeld, Rachel.  “Morsi Aide: Israel Will Cease to Exist Within Decade.”  Arutz Sheva, January 2, 2013.

Other Reference

Arutz Sheva.  “Tamar Yonah Inverviews Ahmed Maligy” – June 20, 2012: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/Player.aspx#3#126580

Bresky, Ben.  “Egyptian Activist: “We Were Taught to Hate Israel.”  Arutz Sheva, June 20, 2012.

Dafrawi, Emad el.  “Ahmed Meligy was arrested in Egypt for Supporting Peace with Israel.”  December 31, 2012.

Facebook.  “Free Ahmed Meligy”.

Meligy, Ahmed.  “Egypt: Divided We Fall.”  The Jerusalem Post, November 30, 2012.

Meligy, Ahmed.  Egypt’s Missing Peace Blog, The Jerusalem Post.

Meligy, Ahmed.  “In Egypt you won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.”  The Jerusalem Post, November 5, 2012.

Egyptian Janus – From Secular to Theocratic Dictatorship

13 Thursday Dec 2012

Posted by commart in Egypt, Islamic Small Wars, Middle East, Politics

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Middle East journalist Jeffrey Fleishman’s November 27 header in the Los Angeles Times has a poetry in it for the ages: “Morsi may have misjudged Egypt’s tolerance of authoritarianism.”

A moment’s reflection may remind that all regimes labeled autocratic involve by definition the imposition of power, and while there may be elections, the story will also contain some combination of reports of bribery, intimidation, suppression, theft (of whole businesses, not mere wallets), and murder.

Organizations like the “Muslim Brothers” and leaders like President Morsi waste no time in organizing their challengers and rivals for neutralization even though they may not get all they want all at once.

For Morsi specifically, the distance between inauguration and the sacking of Mubarak’s army chief Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi was one month, mid-June to mid-August, and while overhaul of the military was arguably a first order of business, Morsi would go on to  conduct assaults, essentially, on Egyptian freedom of speech, human rights and rule of law, and, of course, on the courts.

Last week, Al-Monitor reporter Mohamad Jarehi wrote the following in relation to the old Mubarak torture chambers and methods returned to use courtesy of the Muslim Brotherhood:

“The torture process starts once a demonstrator who opposes President Mohammed Morsi is arrested in the clashes or is suspected after the clashes end, and the CSF separate Morsi’s supporters from his opponents. Then, the group members trade off punching, kicking and beating him with a stick on the face and all over his body. They tear off his clothes and take him to the nearest secondary torture chamber, from which CSF personnel, members of the Interior Ministry and the State Security Investigations Services (SSIS) are absent.”

The revelation and publicity may have been developed as a message to intimidate Egyptians who had believed they had a shot at freedom and modernity.

The truth is Egyptians have to find their own way out of the darkness and hell in which despots and thugs keep from them the freedom to inquire and speak broadly and openly about many things, to have recourse to court and security systems that are truly their own and working for them equally, and far more than either of those paths toward freedom and security, to choose for themselves between what is balanced, good, and kind, and what is cruel, dangerous, inhuman, and mad.

About three hours ago, the Associated Press reported that, “Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s center said . . . it will not deploy monitors for Egypt’s constitutional referendum.”

If it stinks too much for “Jimmuh” and his outfit, imagine, but one need not leave judgment with notice of the Carter Center’s disinterest in monitoring a state-defining referendum: today, The Algemeiner reported that since early 2011, more than 100,000 Egyptians have sought asylum in the United States.

Reference Update

I’ve gone loosely chronological with this listing as I track but don’t plug stories on a daily basis.  In a way, reading down the headlines tells the story.  This set starts, close enough, with “Morsi may have misjudged Egypt’s tolerance of authoritarianism” and ends (close enough — I revise as I go) with “Al-Masry Al-Youm Reports on Brotherhood Torture Chambers.”  Think about that.

Richter, Paul.  “n U.N. speech, Egypt’s Morsi rejects broad free speech rights.”  Los Angeles, Times, September 26, 2012.

Fleishman, Jeffrey.  “Morsi may have misjudged Egypt’s tolerance of authoritarianism.”  Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2012.  Note to readers: authoritarianism is never tolerated but always imposed.

Engel, Richard.  “Egyptians fear decades of Muslim Brotherhood rule, warn Morsi is no friend to US.”  News analysis.  NBC News, December 1, 2012 and earlier.

Fleishman, Jeffrey and Reem Abdellatif.  “Egypt court postpones ruling as protesters mass at chambers.”  December 2, 2012.

Fleishman, Jeffrey and Reem Abdellatif.  “Egyptian police fire tear gas during rally against President Morsi.”  Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2012.

Blair, Edmund and Marwa Awad.  “Rivals clash as Mursi’s deputy seeks end to Egypt crisis.”  Reuters, December 5, 2012.

Bloomfield, Douglas M.  “Washington Watch: The death of Egyptian democracy.”  The Jerusalem Post, December 5, 2012.

Reuters.  “Slideshow: Protests in Egypt”.

Fox News.  “Clashes between rival protesters in Cairo kill 3, wound hundreds”.  December 6, 2012.

Jarehi, Mohammad.  “Al-Masry Al-Youm Reports on Brotherhood Torture Chambers.”  December 7, 2012.

Fleishman, Jeffrey and Reem Abdellatif.  “Egypt’s Morsi reverses most of decree that expanded his powers.”  Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2012.

Gabbay, Tiffany.  “Egyptian Reporter Given a Disturbing Look Inside The Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Torture Chambers’.  December 10, 2012.

The Independent.  “Morsi gives Egyptian army right to arrest civilians.”  December 10, 2012.

Friedman, Thomas L.  “Can God Save Egypt?”  The New York Times, December 11, 2012: “What has brought hundreds of thousands of Egyptians back into the streets, many of them first-time protesters, is the fear that autocracy is returning to Egypt under the guise of Islam. The real fight here is about freedom, not religion.

Human Rights Watch.  “Egypt: Investigate Brotherhood’s Abuse of Protesters”.  December 12, 2012.

Michael, Maggie.  “Carter Center won’t monitor Egypt’s vote.”  Associated Press / Connecticut Post, December 13, 2012.

The Algemeiner.  “Amid Egyptian Protests, Coptic Christians Concerned for Their Survival.”  December 13, 2012.

Fahim, Kareem.  “In Cairo Crisis, the Poor Find Dashed Hopes.”  The New York Times, December 13, 2012: “We had high hopes in God, that things would improve,” Fathi Hussein said as he built a desk of dark wood for one of his clients, who are dwindling. “I elected a president to be good for the country. I did not elect him to impose his opinions on me.”

Kirkpatrick, David D.  “Prosecutor Says Morsi Aides Interfered in Inquiry.”  The New York Times, December 13, 2012:

“All 49 captives had been beaten, Mr. Khater wrote, and they said members of the Muslim Brotherhood had tried to coerce them into confessing that they had taken money to commit violence. But prosecutors found no evidence that they had done so.

“Even so, Mr. Morsi declared in a televised speech later that night that prosecutors had obtained confessions.”

Earlier Reference

McElroy and Magdy Samaan.  “Egypt’s new president Mohammad Morsi sacks army chief.”  The Telegraph, August 13, 2012.

Muwafi, Murad.  “Egypt fires spy chief, security leaders in wake of Sinai attack.”  Global Post, August 8, 2012.

Bradley, Matt.  “Egypt’s President Morsi Defies Courts.”  Video report and interview.  Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2012.

Youssef, Nancy A. and Mohannad Sabry.  “Morsi inaugurated in Egypt.”  McClatchy, June 30, 2012.

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Epigram

Hillel the Elder

"That which is distasteful to thee do not do to another. That is the whole of Torah. The rest is commentary. Now go and study."

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? If not now, when?"

"Whosoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. And whosoever that saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."

Oriana Fallaci
"Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon...I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born."

Talmud 7:16 as Quoted by Rishon Rishon in 2004
Qohelet Raba, 7:16

אכזרי סוף שנעשה אכזרי במקום רחמן

Kol mi shena`asa rahaman bimqom akhzari Sof shena`asa akhzari bimqom rahaman

All who are made to be compassionate in the place of the cruel In the end are made to be cruel in the place of the compassionate.

More colloquially translated: "Those who are kind to the cruel, in the end will be cruel to the kind."

Online Source: http://www.rishon-rishon.com/archives/044412.php

Abraham Isaac Kook

"The purely righteous do not complain about evil, rather they add justice.They do not complain about heresy, rather they add faith.They do not complain about ignorance, rather they add wisdom." From the pages of Arpilei Tohar.

Heinrich Heine
"Where books are burned, in the end people will be burned." -- From Almansor: A Tragedy (1823).

Simon Wiesenthal
Remark Made in the Ballroom of the Imperial Hotel, Vienna, Austria on the occasion of His 90th Birthday: "The Nazis are no more, but we are still here, singing and dancing."

Maimonides
"Truth does not become more true if the whole world were to accept it; nor does it become less true if the whole world were to reject it."

"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision."

Douglas Adams
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" Epigram appearing in the dedication of Richard Dawkins' The GOD Delusion.

Thucydides
"The Nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools."

Milan Kundera
"The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."

Malala Yousafzai
“The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.”

Tanit Nima Tinat
"Who could die of love?"

What I Have Said About the Jews

My people, not that I speak for them, I nonetheless describe as a "global ethnic commune with its heart in Jerusalem and soul in the Land of Israel."

We have never given up on God, nor have we ever given up on one another.

Many things we have given up, but no one misses, say, animal sacrifice, and as many things we have kept, so we have still to welcome our Sabbath on Friday at sunset and to rest all of Saturday until three stars appear in the sky.

Most of all, through 5,773 years, wherever life has taken us, through the greatest triumphs and the most awful tragedies, we have preserved our tribal identity and soul, and so shall we continue eternally.

Anti-Semitism / Anti-Zionism = Signal of Fascism

I may suggest that anti-Zionism / anti-Semitism are signal (a little bit) of fascist urges, and the Left -- I'm an old liberal: I know my heart -- has been vulnerable to manipulation by what appears to me as a "Red Brown Green Alliance" driven by a handful of powerful autocrats intent on sustaining a medieval worldview in service to their own glorification. (And there I will stop).
One hopes for knowledge to allay fear; one hopes for love to overmatch hate.

Too often, the security found in the parroting of a loyal lie outweighs the integrity to be earned in confronting and voicing an uncomfortable truth.

Those who make their followers believe absurdities may also make them commit atrocities.

Positively Orwellian: Comment Responding to Claim that the Arab Assault on Israel in 1948 Had Not Intended Annihilation

“Revisionism” is the most contemptible path that power takes to abet theft and hide shame by attempting to alter public perception of past events.

On Press Freedom, Commentary, and Journalism

In the free world, talent -- editors, graphic artists, researchers, writers -- gravitate toward the organizations that suit their interests and values. The result: high integrity and highly reliable reportage and both responsible and thoughtful reasoning.

This is not to suggest that partisan presses don't exist or that propaganda doesn't exist in the west, but any reader possessed of critical thinking ability and genuine independence -- not bought, not programmed -- is certainly free to evaluate the works of earnest reporters and scholars.

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