Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The TIP Sheet New Poll and Breaking News


Israel Project
June 2nd, 2010

Note from Doc:Click on hot link to access all of the hot links inside this post


New U.S. Bipartisan Poll on Prospects for Peace
June 1, 2010: Key findings from The Israel Project's poll on peace process conducted just days before flotilla incident near Gaza coast:

* Majority says U.S. should side with Israel over the Palestinians in ongoing conflict
* Majority agree that Prime Minister Netanyahu's government is committed to peace
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Poll Questions (PDF) :: PowerPoint Presentation


Conference Call with Col. Richard Kemp
"Context: The Gaza Flotilla's Ties to Terrorist Organisations"
June 2, 2010

Go HERE to listen to the Audio (Mp3)


Conference Call with Minister of Minority Affairs Avishay Braverman
June 2, 2010

Go HERE to listen to the Audio (Mp3)
Conference Call with Mark Regev, Prime Minister of Israel's Spokesperson, on Recent Events: Gaza Flotilla and Hopes for Peace
June 1, 2010

Go HERE to listen to the Audio (Mp3)
Ros-Lehtinen Urges U.S. to Support Israeli Self-Defense,
Oppose 'Goldstone II' Report and ICC Persecutions (PDF)
June 2, 2010

(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, commented on today‟s passage by the so-called United Nations Human Rights Council of a resolution condemning Israel for its defensive naval operation on
May 31, 2010. The resolution also initiated the establishment of an “independent international fact-finding mission” to investigate the operation. [more]


When Friends Fall Out
New York Times Op-Ed by Thomas L. Friedman, June 1, 2010

As a friend of both Turkey and Israel, it has been agonizing to watch the disastrous clash between Israeli naval commandos and a flotilla of “humanitarian” activists seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. [more]
Surprise! Violence erupts, Israel condemned
The North Star National, Article by Lawrence J. Haas, June 1, 2010

Here we go again. Israeli forces and pro-Palestinian activists clash, leaving nine activists dead and seven Israeli soldiers injured. Israel says it acted in self-defense, while Palestinian leaders charge Israel with launching a pre-meditated attack on an aid mission to Gaza. [more]


Embassy of Israel: Gaza Flotilla Updates

* Statement from Dr. Michael Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the United States
* Ambassador Oren Media Appearances
* Video Updates
* News Updates



Turkish Funds Helped Group Test Blockade of Gaza
Article by Sabrina Tavernise and Michael Slackman, New York Times, June 1, 2010

ISTANBUL — Since 2007, a small group of hard-core activists has repeatedly tried to sail cargo-laden ships into Gaza in an effort to thwart Israel’s blockade. [more]
A pro-Palestinian activist is evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images


Israel had no choice over Gaza flotilla
Flotilla activists had ample opportunity to defuse the situation before the IDF arrived – instead they decided on violence
Article by Seth Freedman, Guardian.co.uk, June 1, 2010

The tragic events of Monday morning are, rightly, sending shockwaves around the world – but blaming the IDF alone for the carnage flies in the face of the facts. [more]


Jewish Intelligence:
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi: A Messenger for Israel (PDF)
Article By Mark Pearlman of JInsider, June 4, 2010

Israel’s disputes with its neighbors have a long history — but there’s also a less tangible, but no less important front line: the media. Public opinion in the United States is an important area of concern for Israel, especially considering Israel has notalwaysbeen great with itsownpublic relations. [more]
An Act of Defense? (Video)
Sen. McCain weighs in on Israeli raid on Navy ships
FoxNews, June 2, 2010
PMW Bulletins - Abbas: Israel was "determined to kill”
Article By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, June 2, 2010

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that the violence that occurred during Israel's stopping of the Gaza flotilla was planned by Israel, was "premeditated and with determination to kill." [more]


Facebook Meets the Flotilla
Article by Daniel Gordis, May 31, 2010

An old high school friend, who’s taken great exception to a couple of my most recent Jerusalem Post columns, has been telling me of late on my Facebook page how out of touch with American Jewry I am. He let loose again today. [more]
IHH head Bülent Yildirim
(www.ihh.org.tr, April 7, 2010)


Portrait of IHH
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), May 26, 2010

IHH, which plays a central role in organizing the flotilla to the Gaza Strip, is a Turkish humanitarian relief fund with a radical Islamic anti-Western orientation. Besides its legitimate philanthropic activities, it supports radical Islamic networks, including Hamas, and at least in the past, even global jihad elements. [more]


Operation 'Sea Breeze' Legal Aspects (PDF)
From The Military Strategic Information Section, International Military Cooperation Department, Strategic Division, Israel Defense Forces

For several years, the State of Israel has been engaged in an ongoing armed conflict with terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. [more]


Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers
Video footage from idfnadesk, the Israeli Defense Forces' YouTube Channel, May 31, 2010

Video taken by IDF naval boat shows the passengers of the Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the 'Free Gaza' Flotilla, violently attacking IDF soldiers who were trying to board the ship after having sent repeated requests for the boat to change course. [more]


Videos of yesterday's tragic incident off the coast of Israel
http://www.theisraelproject.org/videos

TIP will continue to monitor the situation and upload new royalty-free footage to our video player as new content is available.


Flotilla YouTube Videos from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

* IDF - Navy Warns Flotilla (31 May 2010)
* MFA Spokesman on Gaza Flotilla - 24 May 2010



Flotilla YouTube Videos from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit:

* Weapons Found on the Flotilla Ship Mavi Marmara Used by Activists Against IDF Soldiers
* Demonstrators Use Violence Against Israeli Navy Soldiers Attempting to Board Ship
* IDF Transfers Humanitarian Aid From Gaza Flotilla to Gaza Strip



More Flotilla YouTube Videos:

* True Human Rights Activists don't hug Vicious HR Violators
Posted by user MHLE2010, May 27, 2010
* Beating the Hell Out of Israeli Naval Commandos
BBC Footage posted by user LetsFreeGaza, May 31, 2010

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