Bush screws up on query about Saudi Arabia at press conference

Michelle Malkin has the details on president Bush's latest press conference, in which he even flubbed a question about the blame-the-victim tactics used against a victim of gang rape in Saudi Arabia. Presumably, he just cannot offend his friends, the Saudis.

It should also be noted that as of now, they're even going the Colin Powell route by claiming that Iran stopped its nuclear research program three years ago. John Bolton was right when he predicted that the Bush administration was unlikely to take action against Ahmedinejad's dictatorship. The Jerusalem Post has the following:

The threat of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons must not be underestimated, was the message government officials sent out on Tuesday after the release of a US intelligence report claiming that Teheran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 but was continuing to enrich uranium.

If they're continuing to enrich uranium, there's every chance that they're still conducting nuclear war research. To say that they're not is just an excuse to avoid taking responsibility, when serious action is needed against Iran to keep them from being able to get anywhere with the evil that they're always likely to conduct tomorrow.

Kassam rocket hits Sderot building

The jihad continues even after Annapolis. But does the government really do anything proper to deal with this? No.

Fatah "police" murdered a Jewish father

Something that was not revealed until after Annapolis, and it should be noted that American tax dollars helped to fund these kind of monsters:

Palestinian policemen confessed to killing Ido Zoldan, 29, a father of two from the settlement of Shavei Shomron, in a drive-by shooting last week, the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed Sunday night.

Zoldan was killed the night before the Annapolis summit began, after his vehicle was shattered by rifle fire from another vehicle near the Arab village of al-Punduk.

The three members of the terror cell, it turns out, are Palestinian policemen and members of the Palestinian National Security Force, which Israel and the United States have been investing millions of dollars in as part of the international effort to strengthen Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah government.

Sources in the IDF said they expected Israel's government to rethink its policy of strengthening Abbas while his policemen were involved in terrorism.

Congress should be asked to take a look at this matter and to cut off funding for these monsters.

No surprise that Putin's party has won

An exit poll has shown that the party of the soon to be new Russian dictator has won at least 60 percent of the vote that was no doubt fixed.

MOSCOW (AP) - Early results showed Vladimir Putin's party winning more than 60 percent of the vote Sunday in a parliamentary election that could pave the way for him to remain the country's leader even when he steps down as president.

The vote followed a Kremlin campaign that relied on a combination of persuasion and intimidation to ensure victory for Putin's United Russia party.

Oh yes, I'm sure they did. The country that stretches between Europe and Asia is on its way to ruin, as should be apparent by now. I would advise all Jews who don't want to fall victim to the persecution that befell those who'd lived there more than a century ago to make a departure ASAP. Come to here, or even to Japan, which took in Jewish refugees in the early 20th century, and thankfully has better common sense now than they did circa WW2.

199 Arabs leaving Gaza

This is interesting. If the details here are correct, what we see is a case of Arabs who are fleeing the Hamas in Gaza:

Israel let 199 Palestinians out of the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, and an Israeli official said more would be allowed to leave for their countries of residence later this week.

Five busloads of Palestinians entered Israeli territory and then crossed into Egypt through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, said Shadi Yassin, a spokesman for the Civil Administration. About 50 others who were expected to pass today are now scheduled to be allowed to leave tomorrow, Yassin said. Security forces prevented two others from leaving Gaza.

"We intend to continue to get as many people as possible out of Gaza over the next few days," Yassin said. "This is the first time ever that people have been crossed through Kerem Shalom," a crossing where the borders of Gaza, Egypt and Israel meet.

The departure on Sunday at the Erez border crossing from Gaza into Israel was delayed by several dozen Palestinians who blocked the buses and demanded to be let out as well.

One of the protesters, Salman Fawaz, 55, said he worked as a construction worker in Saudi Arabia and had been home for a visit when Hamas seized control and the borders closed. His work visa in Saudi Arabia will expire at the end of this month if he can't make it back, he said, but he was not included on the list of those allowed to leave.

Fawaz blamed Gaza's Hamas leadership and its rival, the moderate government of President Mahmoud Abbas, which rules the West Bank.

"Both are responsible for our suffering," Fawaz said.

The protest ended when Palestinian border officials promised that all of the about 5,000 Gazans still waiting to leave would be allowed out within 10 days.

"We are pleased to learn that 250 people were (allowed to cross), but this is very minor number of people compared to the general population," said Noga Eitan, spokeswoman for the Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, an Israeli human rights group. "It's possible to have an effective, efficient mechanism that will get the human beings of Gaza and out of the enormous jail they are in."

I wonder who the 200th will be to go with the flow here? But here you have it, we see more than a few who want to get out of that collosal jail the Hamas and Fatah both put them in with their evil.

Herb London talks about Syria and Annapolis

Power Line features a special exclusive sent in by Herb London, head of the Hudson Institute, in which he links between Israel's raid on Syria's military facility and the Annapolis farce.

Video shows French emergency crews helped teens before rioting

Some interesting news that contradicts any claims that may have been made that authorities did nothing to help the two who'd died while riding a stolen motorcycle (via A Blog for All and Hot Air):

The video, shot by an amateur cameraman, also may provide evidence to contradict an initial conclusion by investigators that the police car was further damaged later in the evening by angry residents.

"There was no panic, neither by police or the people from around; everybody was calm," said the cameraman, who asked to be identified only by his first name, "Nicolas," in a telephone interview yesterday. "The firemen were very professional, focused on the bodies."

Although the video reportedly is compelling, Nicolas and others who have seen the images said that it does not answer the key question of whether this was purely a road accident or a criminal action by officers driving too fast.

The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. Sunday in Villiers-le-Bel, north of Paris, and ignited two nights of rioting in the town.

Meantime, in a speech to police officers yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted that the violence following the accident was not the result of social deprivation in immigrant neighborhoods, but rather the work of criminals who he labeled a "thugocracy."

He's right. And it sounds like what we have here is yet another act of hypocritical incitement that took place here.

A majority of Israelis feel that Annapolis failed

As told here, in just about all polls published, a majority of the Israeli public considers Annapolis a failure, and with good reason.

See also this entry at Esser Agoroth.

Annexing Judea and Samaria

Ted Belman at Israpundit discusses a plan that could be underway to fully annex Judea and Samaria, and why Ehud Olmert is wrong with his whining.

Update: while we're on the subject, I recommend also this site, Samaria.Info, a special Israel travel guide.

Netanyahu slams Olmert for his weakness

Benjamin Netanyahu has rightfully taken Ehud Olmert to task for his pathetic act during the Annapolis farce:

"Arabs do not respect a weak prime minister," opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu said Thursday following the Annapolis summit, which he described as "a failure."

He said there was "a virtual element" to the conference. "It was as if we were talking peace with a courageous partner but (Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud) Abbas has difficulty ruling his own mukata," Netanyahu told Army Radio.

Netanyahu went on to say that the PA president had not stepped down from any of his demands, adding that "he even wants to join Gaza and the West Bank through the Negev."

The opposition leader said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had made concessions "before Annapolis, during Annapolis and after Annapolis," referring to the supply of armored vehicles to PA forces, to Olmert's refusal to demand that Palestinians stop terror and incitement before negotiations begin, and to the prime minister's comments earlier Thursday that Israel would be "finished" if a two-state solution was not reached.

Olmert made the latter comment in an interview with Haaretz, saying that the alternative to the creation of a Palestinian state is a South African-style apartheid struggle.

"The day will come when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights," the prime minister had said. "As soon as that happens, the state of Israel is finished."

Referring to the interview, Netanyahu said: "Israel is not finished. It continues and will continue to exist. Reconciliation will not come from a position of weakness; a position of: 'I will accept all your demands or I will disappear into the sea.'"

He said this was not the way to achieve peace, adding that "Arabs don't respect a weak prime minister."

"Tell me one thing we gained at Annapolis?" Netanyahu continued. "We allowed the Palestinians to avoid fighting terror, a condition set in the Road Map. Abbas now doesn't need to do anything. This is the opposite of what is required for peace and security."

Regarding contacts with Syria, Netanyahu said it was acceptable to talk but it "depends on what is being said," asserting that Israel must demand that Syria halt weapons smuggling to Hizbullah and stop allowing Khaled Mashaal and other Hamas leaders to reside in the country. "It is not embarrassing to demand things from Arabs," he added.

Concerning coalition members Shas and Israel Beiteinu, Netanyahu said: "They said they would leave the government when core issues are raised, so this is what the public expects. They tell me that nothing has happened yet, but I disagree."

The opposition leader warned that due to now-inflated Palestinian optimism created at Annapolis there was a risk of a third intifada breaking out when the Palestinians don't receive what they were now expecting.

It's high time already that Shas for starters be pressed on the subject and a demand be made that they pull out of the government already. They're making themselves look ridiculous, and certainly disgraceful, by remaining in the government.

Violent cop sentenced to community service for his assault on right-wing protestor

A monster has been given a sentence today for committing a most savage, repugnant crime:

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on Thursday meted out a sentence of community service to two policemen who were convicted of assaulting and injuring an anti-disengagement protester in 2005.

The judge ruled that Eran Naim, an officer in the Dan precinct, must carry out six months of community service for pushing demonstrator Akiva Vitkin, while Eliran Avraham, who was convicted of assaulting Vitkin after Vitkin was arrested and taken into police custody, was sentenced to three months.

"Violence is a societal ill in any instance, and every effort must be made to uproot it," Judge Hanan Eftrati wrote in his ruling. "If violence is not rooted out, we will soon find ourselves in a society where the strong imposes his will on the weak and robs the victim of his rights."

Judge Efrati added that the severity of the violence offence was heightened when it was the arbitrary act of a law-enforcement official. "Every one of these defendants has harmed, with his actions, the network of trust that must abide between the public and its police."

The events surrounding the 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria were mismanaged, the judge said, adding that in his opinion Israel should have instituted a reconciliation committee.

Naim and Avraham's attorneys claimed that the decision would hinder police operations by causing officers to think twice before carrying out assignments for fear of prosecution. "Today the situation has been created whereas those who are supposed to protect us all and enforce the law are emasculated, while those who do wield force are free to act with impunity."

Witkon charged that during the demonstration, which included blocking Rehov Jabotinsky, a main thoroughfare along the Bnei Brak-Ramat Gan municipal boundary, policemen knocked him to the ground and pinned him down. Naim then kneeled down behind Witkon's head, stuck his fingers into the protester's nostrils and pulled them forcefully backwards, causing Witkon to bleed profusely.

Later, Witkon was taken to police headquarters. After talking back to a policeman, he was taken into a small room and beaten by several officers, including the other defendant in the trial, Avraham.

Witkon testified that there were 10 policemen and - women in the room, who forced him to lie down on the floor and then started beating him. Then, '[Eliran] approached me and slapped me a couple of times and punched me a couple of times with all his might when I couldn't resist. He continued punching me in the stomach with his fists and gave me a head butt.'

Witkon said Naim "shoved his fingers into my nostrils and pulled back hard in order to tear something. A large amount of blood spurted out." Before that, other policemen had "choked me, twisted my arms backwards and pushed my nose into my skull in order to break the nose."

"This course of action is irregular, disproportionate, and uncalled for under the circumstances," the judge wrote in his ruling. "Under such conditions, when the demonstrator is sprawled on the ground with one officer astride him and two more at his side, it is inconceivable that there was justification and need for…using force."

You know something? This sentence of community service isn't enough. Naim should be sentenced to several years in prison. He most certainly should be ostracized by the public - namely, don't welcome him at stores, resturants, entertainment centers, or anywhere else where he doesn't deserve to go.

Olmert case file to be transferred to prosecutors

The Israeli police are to send in their investigation conclusions. It's interesting that MK Zevulun Orlev feels that the police shouldn't make a recommendation on this though:

Knesset State Control Committee chairman Zevulun Orlev on Thursday appealed to Public Security Minister Avi Dichter with a request to prevent the Israel Police from submitting its recommendations on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's probe in the Bank Leumi affair.

"In no country in the West is it acceptable for the police to make recommendations. It should work on accelerating investigations rather than making dramatic announcements in the media," said Orlev.

The Israel Police is set to release its conclusions later Thursday - with Intelligence and Investigation Division Chief Cmdr. Yohanan Danino signing off on the police recommendations.

The case file will then be passed on to prosecutors for review, and it will ultimately be in the hands of the prosecutors to determine whether or not the case merits an indictment.

Sources close to the case have said over the past two weeks that they did not believe that police would recommend an indictment against the prime minister.

In January 2007, police began their criminal probe into alleged improprieties by Olmert surrounding the privatization of the bank, which occurred during Olmert's tenure as finance minister during the Sharon administration.

According to allegations, in 2005, Olmert intervened in the sale of the core ownership of Bank Leumi on behalf of Frank Lowy and Daniel Abraham, two businessmen who were also personal friends of his.

I suppose it should be left up to the prosecutors investigating the case to handle the indictment parts, so I won't argue with Orlev about that.

Update: ah, now I see why the police shouldn't have to make the decision here: they're now saying that they don't recommend indictment, and I suspect that Danino may have something to do with it:

(IsraelNN.com) The police team investigating Israel's sale of Bank Leumi have found evidence of suspicious and illegal involvement by Prime Minister Olmert - but not enough to justify recommending an indictment.

The official Israel Police investigative team has found some evidence that Ehud Olmert, when serving as Acting Finance Minister in November 2005, acted illegally in promoting his friends' interests during the privatization of Bank Leumi. The team recommended that Olmert not be indicted - but the decision is not theirs to make.

The police presented their findings to the State Prosecution this afternoon (Thursday), after which Moshe Lador, who will assume the position of State Prosecutor on Sunday, will have to make the final decision as to whether or not to indict the Prime Minister.

Well I hope he's more responsible than the police are, though now that I think of it, Orlev is right, the police shouldn't be making the recommendations, their job is to investigate and then provide the results of their inspection to the prosecutors to look over.

Also, there seems to be a slight contradiction as it's said that evidence was found, and it's police who're presumably claiming that there's not enough evidence on which to indict. Update 2: according to this article, yes, it's the police.

Update 3: the daily Yisrael HaYom reports that the investigative team itself feels there's enough evidence, but it's Yohanan Danino himself who's saying there's not. So he seems to be the problem here.

The launching of New Jewish Congress

A new political movement has just been formed:

(IsraelNN.com) The New Jewish Congress was launched in Jerusalem on Tuesday - the same day as the Annapolis summit, whose defeatism it seeks to fight.

Organizations, speakers and supporters from across the spectrum of nationalist, right-wing and religious thought were present at the Renaissance Jerusalem Hotel to take part in the opening sessions. Though many of the participants have been at many right-wing gatherings before, a sense of cautious enthusiasm that "this could really be it" was palpable.

I certainly hope so. This is very important if we're to save Israel from the destruction that the Annapolis conference can wrought.

Three days of violence in Paris suburbs in sequel to French intifada

After night 2 comes night 3, and fortunately, there was more massive police presence this time, which helped make it better than the previous night:

The French authorities deployed 1,000 police to a northern Paris suburb Tuesday to prevent a third night of youth riots amid signs that the violence could be spreading.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon visited the restive suburb of Villiers le Bel, where the death of two teenagers Sunday touched off two nights of violence that have left at least 120 police injured.

Nine people were detained in Villiers ahead of Fillon’s visit, police told AFP, and at least one shop was on fire later in the evening.

Earlier, a court jailed eight youths over the clashes with police Sunday and Monday. Four were handed prison sentences ranging from three to 10 months, while four others were detained pending judgement.

There was also Tuesday signs that the violence had spread outside the Paris region when about a dozen cars were set on fire in the southern city of Toulouse.

The motorcycle the 2 teenagers were riding, in case I hadn't noted before, was stolen (Hat tip: Little Green Footballs).

Others on the subject include Michelle Malkin, Snapped Shot (plus, another one), Mere Rhetoric, Ace of Spades HQ, Plains Feeder, Sister Toldjah, Moonbattery, America Needs Me, PajamaHadin, This Ain't Hell but you can See it From Here, Atlas Shrugs, Neocon News, Old War Dogs, We Should Live.

What has happened to the US president?

Melanie Phillips looks at Dubya's speech at Annapolis and finds that he has said things that are morally equivalen, implying that Israelis are just as bad as Arabs. If this is how Bush is going to act, then I really don't see why anyone should have to defend his being president anymore, let alone whatever policies his administration's managed are good ones.

Update: more important info here too.

Drilling holes in the lifeboat

Barry Rubin talks about how the Annapolis conference is not going to solve anything, and how it certainly won't make Islamic fascism go away.

Michigan teen wisely breaks off with Jericho Muslim

I'm glad to see that Katherine Lester of Michigan, who almost made a horrible decision, has come to her senses. The same cannot be said for Abdullah Jinzawi:

GILFORD, Mich. (AP) - A teenager who flew secretly to the Middle East last year to be with a man she met on MySpace has gone on television to end the relationship.

Katherine Lester developed an online romance with Abdullah Jinzawi in 2005, but kept the relationship secret until she disappeared in June 2006 from her mother's home in Gilford, 80 miles north of Detroit.

Lester, then 16, was intercepted in Amman, Jordan, by U.S. authorities as she was heading to Tel Aviv to meet her Palestinian boyfriend, then 20.

"This is really hard for me to tell you, but I'm not going to be with you anymore," 18-year-old Lester said Monday on the syndicated "Dr. Phil" show as Jinzawi watched via satellite from the West Bank town of Jericho where he lives.

After Monday's breakup, Jinzawi left the room, then returned a few minutes later, wanting to know why she was ending the relationship and accusing her family of brainwashing her.

Her mother, Shawn Lester, told Jinzawi: "I'm so glad you're not in front of my face right now because they'd have to take me to jail. You're never going to touch her again."

After being intercepted, Lester was sent back to Michigan, where the Tuscola County prosecutor's office filed a runaway juvenile petition against her in family court. The petition was withdrawn under a deal with Lester and her parents.

My guess is that the mother managed to obtain some control in the case and get her daughter some counseling. They took very responsible steps here, and mother and daughter alike were very bold in telling a man who would dare to exploit a then-underage teen that the answer is no, they're not going to give in on something like this.

"Joint understanding" is only going downhill

Just more negotiations it is, and a forced handshake. At the Washington Times, Frank Gaffney calls the Annapolis folly a "gang rape".

See also this item, in which it's told that:

As Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and West Bank leader Mahmoud Abbas meeting with US President George Bush, Channel Two Mideast expert Ehud Yaari reports that one of the few points of agreements that the two sides have reached is that the US will become the judge of all outstanding disputes, effectively putting the Americans in the position to dictate a solution to the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Bush began his speech by reading the joint statement, stumbling over the names of the Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

The statement did not include a definition of Israel as a Jewish state, which Olmert said he would insist upon as a requirement of any such statement. He apparently gave in to American pressure, and had to content himself with Bush referring to Israel as the "Jewish homeland."

Most significantly, the joint statement said that the United States would "monitor and judge" implementation of the roadmap, and that "implementation of the future peace treaty will be subject to the implementation of the road map, as judged by the United States."

While this represents an improvement from the roadmap, where the Quartet -- the US, UN, EU and Russia -- was to be the arbiter, it effectively hands the future of Israel to the United States, since it can be safely assumed that the Israelis and Palestinians will not be able to agree about anything. This is the trap that has been sprung on Israel.

The statement said that the goal was to reach a Peace Treaty by the end of 2008, just over thirteen months.

In other words, once again, the exact fate of Israel has been put in the hands of the US administration.

Update: Shas chairman Eli Yishai says that Olmert and Abbas are in a dream. However, there's also his position within the government to consider, and if Shas is not willing to leave the government, then he and they cannot expect to have much credibility.

Update 2: The evangelical Christian movement has condemned any division of Jerusalem.

Others on the subject include Solomonia, Right Voices.

I went to a rally at Jerusalem's France Square

It's also called the Paris Square. Here's the report about this:

"I'm very sorry to say we have a weak and very dangerous prime minister, possibly the most dangerous Israel has ever had," MK Zvi Hendel (NU/NRP) said Monday evening at a demonstration protesting the Annapolis peace conference organized by the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip (Yesha).

Thousands of right-wing activists took part in the rally in Jerusalem's Paris Square and police closed streets in the surrounding area, including main thoroughfares such as Rehov Keren Hayesod, Rehov King George, and Sderot Ben Maimon.

Earlier, 15,000 people participated at prayer rally at the Western Wall for the failure of the Annapolis parley.

At Monday afternoon's demonstration, speakers denounced the Annapolis conference and asked whether the government officials taking part in the talks really represented the Jewish people.

Speakers also said that Israel was run under a "constitutional dictatorship."

Here's also a video of Congressman Eric Cantor from One Jerusalem's special rally that took place yesterday:

Annapolis disaster: mugs for smashing, not drinking

A day before the Annapolis surrender summit, al-Reuters reports that an Arab shopkeeper is selling mugs that he invites customers to smash if things don't go their way (via Michelle Malkin):

In a symbol of fragile hopes for this week’s Middle East peace conference at Annapolis, one Palestinian shopkeeper is selling souvenir mugs for the event - complete with instructions to smash them if talks break down.

Under a dove and olive branch motif, the mugs carry the message in English: “Please keep this souvenir, but in case of the conference’s failure; you are only asked to break the mug”.

Tareq Abu Dayya, who runs a gift shop in the Gaza Strip, said he meant the mugs to symbolize hope the conference could lead to a Palestinian state but also his low expectations for success:

“If the conference doesn’t succeed, then the poor citizen can do nothing but break this mug. End of story,” said Abu Dayya, who reported brisk sales of mugs at a hefty $2.50 apiece.

If only their rage were just at that level of those mugs, but they're not.

On the eve of the Annapolis folly, Amos Harel looks at Israel's defense dilemma:

Here, in a nutshell, is the Israel Defense Forces’ dilemma ahead of the Annapolis conference: To what extent should proactive measures in the West Bank (and to a lesser extent in the Gaza Strip) be rolled back in the coming days?

On the one hand, an excess of arrest operations could obviously lead to an unnecessary entanglement that would cloud the atmosphere at the conference, whose chances for success are already limited. If civilians are killed - or even wanted gunmen - on the day before the summit, the Palestinians will be able to accuse Israel of sabotaging the peace process. On the other hand, reducing the IDF’s activity could let Palestinian terrorist groups achieve their goal of disrupting the conference by a showy attack.

As of last night, the central and southern army commands had not received any new directives. In an arrest sweep yesterday in the heart of Tul Karm, a relatively senior wanted militant from Fatah was killed and his accomplice badly wounded; in the Gaza Strip, three gunmen were killed when they approached the Erez crossing. Before past conferences of this sort, orders were issued to maintain a lower profile; to make do for a few days with pursuing only “ticking bombs.” Yesterday there was one specific alert about a plan to dispatch a suicide bomber (that was the reason for the temporary high alert in Jerusalem).

Several lesser alerts exist, but the main fear is of “sleeper” cells hitting Israel without any warning.

It should also be noted that the shadow of Iran is looming, and "expectations are lower than the Dead Sea."

Update: no joint Israel-PA statement was reached. Instead, they're trying to focus on "the day after."

Here for everyone is an annoucement of protest rallies scheduled to take place:

Monday, Nov. 26:
* Annapolis, 11 AM to 2 P.M., Gate 1, King George and Randall, organized by Shalom International and Coalition to Defend Jerusalem. The Knesset Israel congregation is providing kosher food from 2- 3 PM at 1125 Spa St.
* New York City, Noon to 2 P.M. at Israeli Consulate, 43rd St and 2nd Ave..
* Washington, D.C. 5 P.M., At U.S. State Dept., 23rd and "C" St.
* Jerusalem, 3 PM - Massive prayer service at the Western Wall, with the participation of the Rishon LeTzion, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu
* Jerusalem, 6:30 PM - Large rally at Paris Square near Kings Hotel, organized by Yesha Council, Mateh Maamatz and Cities of Israel.
* Chicago, 7P.M., massive prayer service at Congregation K.I.N.S. of West Rogers Park, 2800 W. North Shore, organized by Chicago Rabbinical Council

Tuesday, Nov. 27
* NYC/Washington - 7 AM, AFSI (Americans for a Safe Israel) group departing NYC by bus - 31st Street between 7th and 8th Ave. Noon - Protest rally at Gate #1 of the Naval Academy. Return to NYC by approximately 8 PM. email to afsi@rcn.com
* Annapolis, 11 AM to 2 P.M., Gate 1, King George and Randall, co-organized by Shalom International and Coalition to Defend Jerusalem. The Knesset Israel congregation is providing kosher food from 2- 3 PM at 1125 Spa St.
* Philadelphia, 12 Noon at Holocaust Memorial between 16-17 St.

Wednesday, Nov. 28
* Washington, D.C. 11 AM to 2 P.M., 23rd St. and "C" St., U.S. State Dept.

In addition, on Monday, Ari Abramowitz of the International Center of Biblical Zionism will be speaking against Annapolis and in favor of the Jewish People's right to the entire Land of Israel at Columbia University in NYC at 7 AM, and at Stern College at 8:30 AM. On Tuesday, at 7 AM, he will address the Mayim Hayim Ministries at 1412 Southwest 8th St. in Amarillo, Texas.

Make sure to be there!