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SUMMARY
[PARTIAL]
Founding editor of Times of Israel, David Horowitz
Anti-Israel & Anti-Semitic surge in Europe and all parts of world.
Reinforced importance of sovereign homeland for Jewish ppl.
Global leadership in focus:
Pro-Israel champions:
= share the stage =
1) Jose Maria Aznar, Spain 1996-2004
Friends of Israel initiative founder
2) John Baird
Canada, former FM / Consistently voted against anti-Israel resolutions in UN
= solo afterwards =
3) Milos Zeman, President of Czech republic
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>Jose Maria Aznar, Spain 1996-2004 / Friends of Israel initiative founder
- Trying to de-legitimise state of Israel cannot be accepted
- There are some that think appeasement is better, to escape reality is better, or fear to confront enemies is better.
- JMA believes the reality is: Israel is the only democracy that exists between Morocco & Afghanistan.
- It is the only western world that exists in the Middle East. Is not a country. It is the only western world in the Middle East.
- Israel has no fear to confront & has good allies and good friends to support them in the future.
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>John Baird, Canada, former FM / Consistently voted against anti-Israel resolutions in UN
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>Milos Zeman, President of Czech republic
First European head of state to address the conference, passionate Israel ally, a public supporter of its defence against terror, and among the first to rise against the tide of anti-Semitism.
Says: Czech republic is the best friend of Israel in all of Europe
AIPAC Zeman
Now we face future:
Growing wave international terrorism: Islamic terrorism.
Need 2 steps to fight growing wave.
Step 1: Solidarity: Ich bin ein Berliner [JFK quote] / we must all say "I am a Jew".
Then says: jamin yehudi" (?) - [Hebrew] >> Ani Yehudi = "I am a Jew"
But says: this is not enough.
Follow up = yours is ours persuasion re victimisation
Our society is too hedonistic, too concession oriented. There is cowardliness & appeasement.
Step 2 - proposes:
= systematic & coordinated fight against basis of Islamic terrorism.
Cover org. = Muslim Brotherhood
- Chief of al-Qaeda is member of Muslim Brotherhood
- Chief of Taliban " "
- Ramas ?
- Hezbollah " "
- al-Nusra
- etc.
coordinated action of international community, if possible, under umbrella of Security Council.
AIPAC Zeman: superpowers have many conflicts, but one common enemy: Islamic terrorism.
eg Looking @ Map of Islamic Caliphate 2020, one might say idea of a madman.
But Hitler madman, occupied Europe
Edit: Think he also said it was three-way strategy: (1) drones (2) rangers ? (3) intelligence work - but no boots on ground.
Strategy with no ground battle & territory take-over sounds like bullsh*t ineffective to me. No war can be won w/out ground.
Met twice with Chief of Mossad.
Mossad is single most efficient intelligence service in world.
If we are not willing to be future victims of Islamic terrorism, we must remember this sentence ...
Never again we shall march, like a sheep to the slaughter. Never again.
AIPAC Milos Zeman, President of #Czech republic, presentation concluded.
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Samantha Power - academic, author, diplomat
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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Further on: Samantha Power
Samantha Power Yale began career: Yugoslav Wars as a journalist
HR bandwagon 1998-02
Obama Nat Sec Comm HR assistant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Power
Not all bad :) ... called then Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
“a monster” / resigned http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/obama-aide-apologizes-for-calling-clinton-a-monster/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1
Samantha Power
>married law professor Cass Sunstein - 2008
Sunstein = lawyer, Obama admin.
Prior: US Dept of Justice
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[ Partial summary ]
US will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon; period. [Samantha Power]
Obama stressing funding to Israel commitment made - larger than any other - as show of commitment to Israel.
There will never be a sunset on America's commitment to Israel's security. Never.
If diplomacy does not work to prevent Iran nuke arms; Power has basically declared war on Iran (without saying so directly).
Now focus of speech = anti-Semitism
> US pushing countries to address developing hate crime legislation
UNGA resolution that Zionism is a form of racism:
> Abomination of anti-Semitism has been given the appearance of sanction.
All countries need to be held to anti-Semitism pledges
US opposed EVERY resolution at UN
US opposed human rights violations of Israel resolution
Power: Considers UN resolutions 'anti-Semitic' (?)
Says North Korea not getting resolutions
[ >> But Norks not bombing Gaza ]
International Criminal Court supposedly undermines negotiations
by making Israel choose between peace & security.
Western European & others group
US secured membership for Israel (& another group secured for Israel).
US therefore also gets Israel on-board in Western European groups, presumably by applying their influence.
USA is designated arm for confronting 'anti Israel bias'
Kind of like a champion or enforcer? LOL
Power is dredging up US support for Israel as far back as 1967.
Now turned to praising Israel re global humanitarian crisis.
Treated equally at the UN is US role.
Equally? Got to be kidding?
Israel has US votes & all of US allies' votes in UN.
[ I'm sorry, but this is bullsh*t just not right about UN anti Israel bias. US always votes with Israel and US allies always vote with US (effectively with Israel), so anti Israel bias is simply not the case from my observation (see Chomsky video - talk at the UN, for enlightenment on how US and Israel have a pattern of blocking UN resolutions.]
Hypocrisy about human rights, commitments & values
to make world more just & more secure ... (never mind Palestine?)
Focus on *pluralistic society*
Zionism repeatedly endorsed by congress etc.
Friendship is USA national commitment / Kennedy
Samantha Power is done.
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AIPAC - Bob Cohen, President
Honoured to be joined by President of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu [applause]
Danger of nuclear armed Iran not just to Israel, but to entire world. Welcome to Washington [16,000 ppl @ AIPAC]
Sarah Netanyahu also introduced/greeted.
Two great democracies celebration. Stand w ppl of Israel in quest to stop Iran.
Stand w ppl of Israel in their quest for peace.
We stand with ppl of Israel in their quest for a brighter future.
Welcomes Bibi. Big applause.
Bibi giving lively waves.
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AIPAC - Benjamin Netanyahu
Wow, 16,000 ppl! Any from Cali? Florida? NY? Colorado .. not so many etc
[Key areas of Israeli support appear to be: California, NY, Florida & Texas, judging by applause.]
You are here to tell the world that reports of demise of Israeli US relations, not only premature; they're just wrong.
Alliance is stronger than ever. B/c of you & millions like you [in US] will get stronger in the coming years. Thanks AIPAC
Thanks democrats & republicans for steadfast support of Israel, year in and year out. Have Israel profound gratitude.
1967 Benjamin Netanyahu got a Czech rifle
Thanks Czechs for support
Also: former PM Spain + FM John Baird Canada True champs
Baird is such an ass-kisser [I said that]
Thanking various ambassadors, incl. UN ambassador & Ron Dermer, Is. Amb. to US
Dermer knows how to take the heat.
[ Bet he's not as good as Lavrov!!! ]
Acknowledges Sarah Netanyahu, proud to have her at his side always. Greetings from Jerusalem, eternal undivided capital.
#Netanyahu speaking in Congress tomorrow!!!!!
Silence ... then, eventually, applause Uh-oh. Bibi. Give him a break, AIPAC.
Speech not intended to diss Obama
Has respect Appreciates security, intel co-op etc. Deeply grateful.
Not intending to2 inject Israel into American partisan debate.
Both dems & reps. worked together fm both sides to strengthen Israel
Israel made by USA a first official strategic partner last year.
Working together has made Israel stronger. Working together has made 'our alliance' stronger.
Israel should always remain a BIPARTISAN ISSUE.
Purpose of address to Congress: to speak up threat to survival of Israel Iran foremost state sponsor of terrorism in world
[ Bibi told a fib. That is America! LOL ]
Imagine Iran with nukes. Wants to annihilate Israel. Must not let nukes happen.
Moral obligation to speak up in face of danger while there is still time to avert.
For 2,000 years Bibi ppl homeless, etc
Could hot speak. Could not defend. NO MORE! Those days are over. [loud applause]
Sovereign state of Israel, we defend ourselves & able to defend ourselves, we ally with one another (important to USA) against common
Focusing on the strong defending themselves & in so doing creating basis of broader alliance (ie depiction, not as needy)
Focus on strength / mutual strength & alliance / mutually beneficial / fighting for common civilisation, is the gist.
Israel & US agree Iran should not have nukes. Disagree on how to prevent this developing. Disagreement natural.
Important differences. US one of the largest. Israel one of the smallest. Israel in world's most dangerous neighbourhood.
Israeli leaders worry about the *survival* of their country. Middle East a dangerous place, in contrast to USA safety.
1948 Gurion was US opposed, but declared independence
1967 Israel did act alone to defend self
1981 Begin, nuke reactor Iraq (?) [think it should be 'Iran', but not sure]
1972 - Sharon - Operation Wrath of God .. mentioned Share the same dreams: pray, hope & aspire for same better world.
Liberty, equality, justice, ..., compassion
Descending into Medieval barbarism ...
Israel's Christian community growing and thriving; the only one such community in Middle East.
Women in region repressed, enslaved & raped. Israel: chief justices, pilots etc.
In dark, savage & desperate ME
Israel is a beacon of light, humanity & hope
Considers US family Disagreements etc .. but must remember 'we are family', sharing common destiny
People applauding but not going crazy or anything. Think that's a bit unfair. At least he wasn't laying it on like Power.
That concludes the AIPAC morning program.
Boy, that was fun. Thanks BiBi!
COMMENT
Just a rough take of what I saw of the presentation at AIPAC. Excuse any typos. Too tired to bother.
A link to the video is available for those that wish to watch it.
Was going to say I enjoyed 'watching' it, but I didn't have visuals the whole time, as I was mainly focused on keying in what was said and flicking from screen to screen.
Difficult for me to believe that a war can be won by the above method: ie droning extremists & using intelligence services (presumably to find them or whatever they do).
I'd read somewhere that no war can be won without boots on ground. Infantry is your most important part of the military. That's my understanding, anyway.
So ... one would think that the only possible way to win is:
(a) regime change / obtaining cooperative leadership.
(b) boots on ground.
(c) complete & instant annihilation - atomic etc.
In terms of religious extremists that are all over the shop disrupting a large region, it's doubtful a change of leadership would make a difference and it's highly improbable that they're going for an atomic blitz solution in the Middle East. So all that's left is boots on ground, even though there's only talk of drones right now.
But, hey, what would I know. It doesn't look like there's much cover in the Middle East (all barren looking), so maybe drones are effective over there.
Oh, I forgot to mention. Thought Samantha Power was laying on the 'we stand by you' performance really thickly. Don't quite know what the deal is with that. It was a virtual grovel session to AIPAC. The Democrats must really want to win the next election.
Too tired to add further at the moment.
* A picture of Israeli strength, determination and independence. Citing previous achievements. Not sure if he's hinting Israel may well take on Iran with or without the US, or if it was just a part of the strong-ally pitch.
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