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by Khaled Abu Toameh
• May 16, 2016 at 5:30 am
- Hamas is
convinced that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will never allow
elections to take place in the West Bank because of the likelihood
that Hamas would win. The PA argues that Hamas will never allow a
free election in the Gaza Strip because it does not tolerate any
competition.
- After Arafat
died, Arafatism lived on. The same applies to Mahmoud Abbas. No real
changes, if ever, should be expected in the Palestinian attitude
towards the conflict with Israel after his departure.
- In the Gaza
Strip, the Palestinians will continue to be ruled by Hamas, an
Islamist movement that has brought nothing but destruction and
disaster to Palestinians.
- The question of
Abbas's successor is thus rather unimportant. The Palestinians will
continue to be ruled by dictatorships that do not give a damn about
their people.
After Yasser Arafat died, Arafatism lived on. The same
applies to Mahmoud Abbas. No real changes, if ever, should be expected in
the Palestinian attitude towards the conflict with Israel after his
departure. Pictured above: Yasser Arafat (L) and Mahmoud Abbas (R) in a
Fatah propaganda poster.
On his last visit to Cairo, Palestinian Authority (PA) President
Mahmoud Abbas reportedly told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
that he does not intend to run in any future election.
Palestinian officials who accompanied Abbas to Cairo quoted him as
saying that he does not want to be a "president for life" and
that he is eager to see new presidential elections take place in the
Palestinian territories as soon as possible.
"My age and health don't allow me to remain in power," the
81-year-old Abbas explained. "My term in office expired several
years ago and I'm still in power only because of the Hamas, which staged
a coup and is controlling the Gaza Strip and refusing to allow new
elections."
Abbas's remarks came amid increased talk about a "battle for
succession" that has been raging for weeks among the top brass of
the Palestinian Authority leadership in the West Bank.
by Ingrid Carlqvist
• May 16, 2016 at 4:30 am
- The library in
Arvika surprised patrons by offering Arabic language courses. Many
Swedes wondered if offering courses in Swedish to the
Arabic-speaking immigrants would not be more productive. The
library, however, does not offer any such service.
- The Immigration
Service released a new report on April 8, entitled "Are You
Married?", which showed how its own case officers allow child
marriages.
- Swedish
authorities have approved hundreds of polygamous marriages among
immigrants, law professor Göran Lind revealed on April 4.
- An asylum
seeker was arrested April 23 for kicking his wife in the head, among
the things. According to police, the man became angry with his wife
because she was trying to learn Swedish.
Salahaden Raoof (left), spokesperson for the Green
Youth in Malmö, Sweden, appeared on live TV giving the Rabia sign -- a
four-fingered salute in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was allowed
to retain his post after stating that he "will not do it again."
Pictured at right: Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader and Egypt's
deposed president, popularized the Rabia sign.
April was the month when the Islamist scandals in the Green Party (Miljöpartiet)
came one after the other. The Green Party sits in Sweden's government,
along with its coalition partner, the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna).
They have made themselves known as a party favoring open borders, and
with a passionate love for multiculturalism. These infatuations are
precisely why the party has been a perfect candidate for Islamist
infiltration. Within the Green Party, even to ask the question whether
Muslims view Islam as a political force has been considered rude and
"Islamophobic."
On April 17: Housing Minister Mehmet Kaplan was forced to resign
after it was reported that he not only socialized with Islamists and
fascists, but also compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians with Nazi
Germany's treatment of Jews.
by Majid Rafizadeh
• May 16, 2016 at 3:30 am
- Thanks to the
lifting of sanctions, the prize for best Holocaust cartoon was
lifted as well. Iran is now offering $50,000 for the best Holocaust
cartoon, more than quadruple last year's prize, which was $12,000.
- The competition
is expected to draw participants from more than 50 countries. It is
sponsored by two organizations which are directly or indirectly
linked to the Iranian regime: the Owj Media and Cultural Institute,
funded by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Sarsheshmeh
Cultural Center, which is supported by the Islamic Development
Organization (IDO). The Iranian parliament provides the IDO's budget.
- These kinds of
Holocaust events and conferences in Iran are based on the notion
that Holocaust did not occur.
By denying the Iranian regime's official involvement
in the Holocaust cartoon contest, President Rouhani (right) and FM Zarif
are feigning a softer tone on the international stage, while keeping the
fundamentals of Ayatollah Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards's policy
intact.
This week, Iran is hosting its second annual Holocaust Cartoon
Competition, even as some politicians and world leaders continue to argue
that Iran is becoming a stabilizing force because it is re-joining the
international community, by implementing the nuclear agreement and
integrating into the global financial system.
The exhibition of Holocaust cartoons will open on May 14. Iran's
Holocaust Cartoon Competition reflects the Iranian regimes' attempts to
expand its efforts to promote anti-Semitism beyond the borders of its
nation.
As Iran's revenues are rising, thanks to the lifting of sanctions,
the prize for the best Holocaust cartoon was lifted, as well. Iran is now
offering $50,000 for the best Holocaust cartoon, more than quadruple last
year's prize, which was $12,000. According to Iran's semi-official IRNA
news agency, the conference is expected to draw participants from more
than 50 countries.
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