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Israel named its new cabinet (Hebrew) yesterday and the names are a Who’s Who of the most rabid, racist, brutal and cruel politicians in the nation. The only one who rivals them and is missing from the show is Avigdor Lieberman, who’s bowed out for political reasons of his own. In the past, nations of the world have isolated individual leaders of nations and refused to visit or meet with them because their ideas are so noxious that they fall outside the consensus of international discourse. Kurt Waldheim and Jorg Haider are examples of this. The time has come to put the Israeli government in herem. You can pick your poison among them as to which deserves special ostracism.

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/05/15/israeli-cabinet-most-racist-extremist-in-history/

Israeli Official to Obama: Don’t Pressure Us or We’ll Fall…and Blame You!

Israel Radio aired this odd report from its political correspondent, Chico Menashe:

A senior source in Jerusalem said that if the U.S. resumes putting pressure on Israel on the subject of Palestine, it would indicate a political vendetta meant to topple Netanyahu, despite the results of the election.

The source, seeking anonymity, said…that there are signs that there will be pressure on Israel to stop military incursions into Area A [which is supposed to be under total PA control]. According to him, such pressure would lead to a disruption of the security “quiet” in the West Bank and would seriously threaten stability.

He said further that the Palestinians are expected to try to strengthen their political capital by means of the ICC and the Security Council. We can only hope that the Americans will not strengthen their hand through added pressure on Israel.

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/05/13/israeli-government-official-to-obama-dont-pressure-us-or-well-fall/

Bibi Invited Pop Star Who Called for Obama’s Death to Sing HaTikvah on Election Night

Amir Benayoun is one of Israel’s most famous Mizrahi pop stars. The closest thing to him here might be Ted Nugent, if Nugent had remained popular and sang songs calling Pres. Obama Hitler and wishing for his death. For that’s what Benayoun, a darling of the political far-right, has done. He wrote a new song about Pres. Obama. It’s an execrable song, not just the lyrics. He sings it with a croaking voice in the tempo of a soporific dirge, which I suppose is meant to offer it some portentous sense of meaning, which it entirely lacks.

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/05/08/bibi-invited-pop-star-who-called-for-obamas-death-to-sing-hatikvah-on-election-night/

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Avrum Burg Speaks on 50th Anniversary of German-Israel Diplomatic Relations

uesday marks the Jubilee of Israel-German diplomatic relations. In commemoration of this major milestone, German Radio’s Israel correspondent, Dr. Sebastian Engelbrecht, traveled to Kibbutz Yakum and recorded this interview (listen to the original Hebrew) on the state of affairs between the two nations. Among the most important issues was Burg’s urging the German leadership to take an active role in opposing the most destructive policies Israel pursues against the Palestinians. He also denounced Germany’s sale of five Dolphin nuclear-armed submarines to Israel.

Thanks to Avrum Burg for his support in republishing the interview. It was translated from German (which itself was translated from Hebrew) by an Israeli raised in Germany who wishes to remain anonymous:

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/05/12/avrum-burg-speaks-on-50th-anniversary-of-german-israel-diplomatic-relations/