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Bible Quotations For Today
Prophets are not
without honour except in their own country and in their own house
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 13/54-58/:"Jesus
came to his home town and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that
they were astounded and said, ‘Where did this man get this wisdom and these
deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary?
And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all
his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?’ And they took
offence at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honour except
in their own country and in their own house.’ And he did not do many deeds of
power there, because of their unbelief.
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is
no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are
one in Christ Jesus.
Letter to the Galatians 03/23-29/:"Before faith came, we were imprisoned
and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was
our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.
But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for
in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as
were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no
longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male
and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to
Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
Titles For Latest LCCC
Bulletin analysis & editorials from miscellaneous sources published on
November 22-23/16
Lebanon celebrates 73rd Independence Day/Joseph A. Kechichian/Gulf
News/November 22/16
Hariri sees obstacles in way of forming new Lebanon government/Lisa
Barrington/Reuters/November 21/16
Vilifying Walid Phares/Sarah N. Stern/Israel Hayon/November 22/16
Walid Pharès ou la revanche de l’isolationnisme/Youssef Mouawad/L’Orient-Le
Jour/22/11/2016
Israel accuses Iran of sending Hezbollah arms on commercial
flights/Ynetnews/Reuters/November 22/16
The False Premise of Palestine and Peace/ Barry Shaw/Gatestone
Institute/November 22, 2016
Iranians, with light in hand, look after Obama/ Camelia Entekhabi-Fard/Al
Arabiya/November 22/16
Aleppo assault aims to displace 275,000 people/ Abdulrahman al-Rashed/Al
Arabiya/November 22/16
Mohammed Surur passed away but Sururism lives on/ Turki Aldakhil/Al
Arabiya/November 22/16
Trump's Iran Deal Rhetoric, Israelis Say Not So Fast/Tim Daiss/Forbes/November
22/16
Titles For Latest Lebanese Related News published on
on November 22-23/16
Lebanon Marks 73rd Independence Day
Erdogan Calls Hariri, Voices Support for Lebanon
Qatar FM to Visit Lebanon for Talks with Aoun, Top Leaders
Geagea Says Cabinet Delayed by Parties Seeking to Rein in New Presidential
Tenure
Sami Gemayel: Kataeb Doesn't Want Ministerial Portfolio, Any Post if Price is
to Renounce Principles
Bassil Calls for Liberating 'Minds of Politicians' from 'Foreign Hegemonies'
Hariri Avoids Syrian Ambassador at Independence Reception
Saudi Delegation Leaves Beirut Without Touching on Halted Arms Grant
Berri Adamant to Keep 'Finance' and 'Public Works' Portfolios
Lebanese Army Builds Wall Near Palestinian Refugee Camp
Lebanon celebrates 73rd Independence Day
Hariri sees obstacles in way of forming new Lebanon government
Vilifying Walid Phares
Walid Pharès ou la revanche de l’isolationnisme
Israel accuses Iran of sending Hezbollah arms on commercial flights
Qahwaji places wreath on Army Martyrs Monument
Official reception wraps up at Baabda Palace
US Ambassador back in Beirut
Sami Gemayel commemorating Pierre Gemayel's assassination, Founding of Kataeb
Party: We do not compromise on constants and principles, Our sole aim is
Lebanon and not positions
Titles For Latest LCCC
Bulletin For Miscellaneous Reports And News published on on November 22-23/16
Senior al-Qaida Leader Killed in U.S. Strike in Syria
U.N. Resumes Aid to Syrians Stranded on Jordan Border
Syrian Army Urges Rebels to Quit Aleppo, Let Civilians Out
Moscow Accuses U.N. Envoy of 'Sabotaging' Syria Resolution
More than 1,000 Combatants from Iran Killed in Syria
U.S.-Led Coalition Strike Destroys Mosul Bridge
68,000 Iraqis Displaced from Mosul Offensive
Talks on Cyprus Unification Break up Without Agreement
19 Killed in Renewed Yemen Clashes
Palestinian Wielding Knife Shot Dead in West Bank
Trump would 'Love' to Broker Peace between Palestinians, Israel
Egypt Court Quashes One of Morsi Life Sentences
Little Hope for Polls to End Kuwait Political Chaos
Links From Jihad Watch Site
for on November 22-23/16
UK:
Muslim couple jailed for sending money to Islamic State nephew
Canadian
police force holds seminar against “Islamophobia”
Video: Robert Spencer on
Obama’s claim “no religious rationale” for terrorism
Keith
Ellison headlined fundraiser for Muslim activist who called for “Palestinians”
to embrace “The Jihad Way”
Robert
Spencer in PJ Media: Priebus Calls Aspects of Islam ‘Problematic.’ Are They?
Obama
administration in its death throes still covering up key details of Iran deal
Hamas
top dog: “Trump loves the Jews…I do not rule out the possibility that he is a
Jew”
Germany:
Muslim migrants burn down hall, screaming “There isn’t enough Nutella,
Gummibears, and chocolate”
Hugh
Fitzgerald: Nicholas Kristof’s 12-Step Program (Revised Edition)
Islamic
State jihadis from US now returning, pose jihad threat at home
Italy:
Muslim migrant arrested for sexual assault of eight-year-old boy playing
outside his house
New
York: Muslim charged with “Nice in Times Square” jihad mass murder plot
NBC
News tweets out half-quote from Priebus to give impression Trump administration
open to Muslim registry
Islamic
State publishes a ‘how to’ outfox Twitter guide
Links From Christian Today
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Why
Are The Houses Of Parliament Being Floodlit Red?
Crucifixion,
Torture And Sex Slavery: The Cost Of Being A Christian Under Islamic State
Hundreds
More Myanmar Rohingya Flee To Bangladesh Say Aid Workers
Christian
Convert Sentenced To Death In Sudan Secretly Read Bible In Prison
Up
To One Million People Fleeing Boko Haram Have Been Cut Off From Humanitarian
Aid
Prophet
Of Doom' Investigated Over Spraying Churchgoers With Pesticide
Catholic
Priest Thanks Protestant Clergy Who Reached Out To Him After 'Hate Crime'
Attack
Patriarch
Kirill: Multiculturalism Puts Christianity At Risk
Thousands
March In Support Of Top Christian Politician Facing Blasphemy Investigation
At
Least 30 Dead In Suicide Attack On Afghanistan Mosque, Claimed By ISIS
Vatican
Explores Space-Age Technology To Preserve Its Most Ancient Documents
Indifferent
To Truth And Decency': Former Archbishop Rowan Williams Slams Donald Trump
UK
Churches Urge Government: Protect Britain's Poorest Families
Jesus
Christ Has Officially Been Declared The King Of Poland
Iraqi
Christian Teen Recreates Ancient Art Bulldozed By ISIS
Latest Lebanese Related News published
on November 22-23/16
Lebanon Marks 73rd
Independence Day
Naharnet/November 22/16/Lebanon celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday with
several challenges facing the country, including lining-up a new cabinet after
the recent election of President Michel Aoun which ended a two-year power
vacuum at the post. The country marked 73 years of independence with an
official ceremony that was be staged at Shafiq al-Wazzan Boulevard in Downtown
Beirut. President Aoun, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, Caretaker PM
Tammam Salam and Speaker Nabih Berri headed the officials who attended the
ceremony marking the country's independence. Two Prime Ministers, Hariri and
Salam, sat side by side at the ceremony after strenuous efforts to form a new
cabinet before Independence Day failed.During the Independence Day parade,
hundreds of red, white and green balloons were launched skywards after military
helicopters overflew marching soldiers. Aoun, Berri, Hariri and Salam later
headed to Baabda palace where they received well-wishers. After the election of
ex-army chief Aoun on October 31, Hariri was designated to form a government
but the formation is witnessing some delay amid wrangling over the distribution
of ministerial portfolios. Lebanese Independence Day commemorates the country's
liberation in 1943 after 23 years of governance by French Mandate that
succeeded Ottoman rule.
Erdogan Calls Hariri, Voices Support for
Naharnet/November 22/16/Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri received a phone
call Tuesday from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hariri's office said.
The Turkish leader congratulated Hariri on his appointment as PM-designate and
stressed to him that “
Qatar FM to Visit Lebanon for Talks with
Aoun, Top Leaders
Naharnet/November 22/16/Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul
Rahman al-Thani will visit Lebanon Wednesday for talks with President Michel
Aoun and top Lebanese officials, state-run National News Agency reported. The
minister will be carrying a letter from
Geagea Says Cabinet Delayed by
Parties Seeking to Rein in New Presidential Tenure
Naharnet/November 22/16/Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea announced
Tuesday that the formation of the new cabinet is being obstructed by parties
seeking to prevent newly-elected President Michel Aoun from implementing his
presidential vision. “The real problem that is delaying the formation of the
government is the fact that some parties have not digested the idea that there
is a new presidential tenure,” Geagea told LF school students in Maarab. “They
want the presidency and the new tenure to be like they were during the Syrian
tutelage era. Some parties do not even tolerate that the president is having a
say in the issue of the cabinet line-up,” Geagea added. Slamming the
paramilitary parade that Hizbullah has held in Syria's Qusayr and the parade
that ex-minister Wiam Wahhab has organized in Jahliyeh, Geagea said “the
message was not only addressed to the areas around Jahliyeh, but also to the
new tenure.”“They wanted to warn him against going too far and to tell him that
there are limits on his performance,” Geagea added. “Some do not want the
president to think or to restore
Sami Gemayel: Kataeb Doesn't Want
Ministerial Portfolio, Any Post if Price is to Renounce Principles
Naharnet/November 22/16/Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel stressed
Tuesday that his party will not renounce its “principles” and “the blood of its
martyrs” for the sake of any ministerial portfolio or post. “We do not betray
the cause for which our martyrs fell,” Gemayel said at a Harissa mass marking
the 10th anniversary of the assassination of his brother, Pierre Gemayel, who
was serving as industry minister when he was murdered. “What is the use of the
Kataeb Party should it win all posts and lose it cause?” Gemayel asked. “We
have grown tired of bargaining and 'half men'. A strong State is our objective
and it cannot be built unless we insist to have full independence, full
freedom, full sovereignty and full democracy,” Kataeb's chief added. He
underlined that a real State cannot be built with “half a sovereignty, half a
democracy, half elections and half lies.”“We have stood in the face of everyone
who tried to put the hand on
Bassil Calls for Liberating 'Minds of Politicians' from 'Foreign
Hegemonies'
Naharnet/November 22/16/Free Patriotic Movement chief and caretaker Foreign
Minister Jebran Bassil called Tuesday for liberating “the minds of politicians”
from “foreign hegemonies,” in tweets marking Lebanon's Independence Day. “We
want the minds of politicians to be independent from foreign hegemonies and
this is what we achieve in the presidency but it is not enough,” Bassil
tweeted. “We must become independent from all diseases in our country, after we
liberated ourselves from occupation, and today we want the independence of
state institutions from corruption,” he added. “What's important is the
independence of the Lebanese and their independent decision and this can only
be achieved through a fair electoral law that completes the journey of the
martyrs,” Bassil went on to say. The FPM chief also emphasized that “anyone who
was martyred for a cause their believe in is the
martyr of entire
Hariri Avoids Syrian Ambassador at
Naharnet/November 22/16/During a Presidential Palace reception where senior
officials received well-wishers on
Saudi Delegation Leaves
Naharnet/November 22/16/A Saudi delegation that arrived in
Berri Adamant to Keep 'Finance' and
'Public Works' Portfolios
Naharnet/November 22/16/Speaker Nabih Berri is adamant to be given the two
ministerial portfolios of finance and public works and has stressed that he
won't concede them to any other political party, media reports said on Tuesday.
Berri will not accept attempts to allot the two portfolios to any other bloc
other than his own, particularly that the main political blocs have each
adhered to the portfolios that were allotted to them in the previous
government. The foreign ministry portfolio is allotted to the Free Patriotic
Movement, the interior and the telecommunications given to al-Mustaqbal
Movement, said the reports. Sources close to Berri said the AMAL Movement has
set two conditions in return for its participation in the new cabinet line-up.
Allotting the public works ministry to the Liberation and Development bloc is
one condition and giving Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh a portfolio
that meets his approval is another. Coordination between Berri and Hizbullah
will continue in that regard. Hizbullah will not step in to reduce or pressure
Berri to drop some conditions in return for his participation in the new
cabinet line-up as rumors say, added the reports. Although hopes rose that a cabinet could be formed before Independence Day,
but efforts seem to stall in light of the political parties' adamant demands to
be given specific portfolios in the future cabinet.
Lebanese Army Builds Wall Near Palestinian
Refugee Camp
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/Lebanon is building wall near the
country's largest Palestinian refugee camp to prevent jihadists from
infiltrating, a military source said Monday. The overcrowded and impoverished
Ain al-Hilweh camp near the southern coastal city of
Joseph A. Kechichian/Gulf News/November 22, 2016
http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/lebanon/lebanon-celebrates-73rd-independence-day-1.1933634
On Monday evening, local television stations broadcast a taped message
from President Aoun, who called for “immunising independence”. He noted that
the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) were able to defend
The head of state praised the LAF for “gaining citizens’ confidence and
being their source of security and serenity”, though he did not address
Hezbollah’s controversial recent claims that it too had an army that paraded on
November 11 in
Hariri sees obstacles in way of forming
new
By Lisa Barrington/Reuters/November 21/16
Hariri was named prime minister more than two weeks ago in a political deal
that saw former army commander Michel Aoun, an ally of the powerful Iran-backed
Shi'ite group Hezbollah, fill the presidency, which had been vacant for 2-1/2
years due to political divisions.
Optimistic statements from rival politicians had given rise to hopes that
the new cabinet would be in office in time for Lebanese independence
day, which falls on Tuesday.
But casting doubt on how quickly the government would be formed, Hariri
said "there are some stumbling blocks" after meeting Aoun on Monday.
"There is someone complicating matters," he said, without saying who.
Tensions have arisen among rival leaders over portfolio distribution, the
number of ministries in the new cabinet, and a contentious electoral law which
needs to be passed for a parliamentary election to be held in 2017.
Political tensions have paralyzed decision-making and raised fears for
These tensions have been exacerbated by war in neighboring
Also on Monday,
Also In World News
In each case, the two rivals back opposing sides.
In February,
This coincided with a financial crisis at the Saudi Oger construction
firm belonging to the Hariri family,
Saudi Prince Khaled al-Faisal, governor of
(Reporting by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Tom Perry and Tom Heneghan)
Between the State’s Independence, and
Independence from the State
Ahmad El-Assaad November 17, 2016/Roughly one week before the awaited
traditional Independence Day military parade, supposed to consecrate the image
of the end of the constitutional vacuum and the return of State institutions,
came Hezbollah’s parade in Qusayr to once again harm the image of the Lebanese
State, and confirm Hezbollah’s own independence from the latter, in its
decisions and policies. This show of force voided the ministerial
statement of the upcoming Cabinet from its meaning, before it was even written;
it rendered the self-exclusion policy, which might have been mentioned in the
statement, mere ink on paper. As Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said, Hezbollah is
going to be wherever its presence is needed – which is wherever the Wali
al-Faqih shall decide it is needed, and the
Therefore, President Michel Aoun must prove, from the get go, that he has
become the President and is no longer an ally. Thus, Hezbollah’s audacious show
of force in Qusayr must not go by unaddressed. It is rather the perfect
occasion for General Aoun to inaugurate the strong Republic
Vilifying Walid Phares
Sarah N. Stern/Israel Hayon/November 22/16
http://eliasbejjaninews.com/2016/11/22/sarah-n-sternisrael-hayon-vilifying-walid-phares%e2%80%8e/#comments
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=17717
History has a strange way of judging people. American history honors warriors
of the past such as George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Douglas MacArthur
and Dwight D. Eisenhower, who struggled and fought for
Walid Phares was born in 1957 to a Maronite Christian family in Beirut. By the
time Phares was in his 20s,
As a young man just graduating from law school, he published a book on pluralism,
promoting a federal system in Lebanon as a way to halt the war and protect
minorities. Always prolific, he published many books on history and politics,
submitted hundreds of articles and was widely interviewed. He
also published a weekly magazine promoting Middle East minorities.
At last he formed a small political party, the Christian Social
Democratic Party, in East
In 1986, toward the end of the conflict, he represented his small democratic party
in the representative political council of the local de facto government known
as "Lebanese Forces," opposing the Syrian occupation, much like the American
continental army resisted British colonial occupation. Phares' intellectual
skills ended up landing him with a task of diplomatic relations with the
outside world and reaching out to emigres. In 1990, after Hafez Assad's troops invaded
all of Lebanon, he decided to immigrate to the U.S. to pursue his doctoral
studies and warn the West about the impending jihadi terror threats.
In the United States, he received his doctorate and has authored 14 books.
He taught at
Professor Phares is highly regarded and is a respected American intellectual after
26 years of service to his adopted country. Since 2008, he has been an adviser to Congress and the European Parliament.
His book "Future Jihad" (2006)
became a best-seller, while his prescient book "The Coming
Revolution" (2010) correctly predicted the Arab Spring
before it happened. His most recent book, "The Lost Spring"
(2014), warned about the rise of Islamic State before it surged,
correctly predicted the Iranian expansion and once again called for
Western support for civil societies in the Middle East.
In 2011, Phares was appointed as a national security adviser to presidential candidate
Mitt Romney, and in 2016, Republican nominee Donald Trump named him as one of
his foreign policy advisers. Phares defended Trump's platform on foreign
affairs and
Thus, both lobbies used the classic charge of Islamophobia against Phares, just
because he warned against jihadism. But beyond the usual Islamist
talking points, his detractors waged a smear campaign based on fallacies
and lies. They targeted his early life during the Lebanese civil war,
since the public today has little information about that conflict and
the U.S. press cannot easily fact-check the Lebanese press (printed in
French and Arabic) from that time period.
Because he lived his younger years through the bloody days of the civil war
and championed a free area to defend his Christian community, Phares has
been tarred and feathered by progressive left-wing publications such as Mother Jones.
The false reporting was debunked several times, for example in Family Security
Matters and Breitbart News, but the lobbies keep using it nevertheless.
I expect this from Mother Jones, but I was shocked to see that these
exact same allegations have been repeated word for word in an article in
The Jerusalem Post by Ben Lynfield. The piece alleged statements that
Phares did not make and selectively chose parts of analyses developed in
academic seminars to draw conclusions he did not make. Senior Israeli
academics and former officials who knew what was happening in Lebanon
are now responding to this tract and more will do so soon.
Phares is a national treasure, and the incoming U.S. administration could well use
his depth of knowledge of the region, his piercing intellect and his infinite sense
of compassion and justice for persecuted religious minorities all over the world.
Phares has been a strong proponent of a
Sarah N. Stern is founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth,
a pro-Israel American think tank and policy institute in Washington, D.C.
Walid Pharès ou la revanche de l’isolationnisme
Youssef Mouawad/L’Orient-Le Jour/22/11/2016
http://eliasbejjaninews.com/2016/11/22/youssef-mouawadlorient-le-jour-walid-phares-ou-la-revanche-de-lisolationnisme/
http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1019709/walid-phares-ou-la-revanche-de-lisolationnisme.html
Aussitôt Donald Trump élu président, et à peine étions-nous revenus de
notre « divine surprise », qu’un message nous parvenait s’en prenant à Walid
Pharès, Libanais de souche, promu conseiller aux affaires étrangères du nouveau
maître du monde. Le texto, rédigé en arabe, ne cachait pas ses
intentions assassines. Circulant sur les réseaux sociaux, et sonnant l’alarme,
il soulignait l’hostilité (al-tashadud) de Walid Pharès à l’égard de l’islam,
rappelant son passé de militant dans les rangs des Forces libanaises et son
rôle de fondateur de l’Union démocratique chrétienne dans les années 80.
On s’attendait à une réflexion quant aux effets de l’élection américaine
sur les conflits du Proche-Orient, et voici qu’on nous sert l’argument ad
hominem pour dénoncer l’isolationnisme (al-in’izaliya) d’un chercheur au passé
militant, qui a fait carrière aux États-Unis dans la mouvance conservatrice.
Serait-ce un écho des vieilles querelles idéologiques qui enflammèrent la scène
libanaise, avec le déclenchement de la guerre civile en 1975
? Ce règlement de comptes sous forme de frappe préventive est-il l’œuvre
d’un orphelin du Mouvement national qui ameute le Web, l’air de dire : « Méfiez-vous, voici le CV du personnage qui risque
de décider de nos destinées, son casier judiciaire n’est pas rassurant : il a
fait sa carrière à l’ombre du Front libanais » ?
Et certes, Walid Pharès, juriste de formation,
avait été actif dans la « résistance chrétienne ». Ah, mais quelle sorte de
reproche est-ce ? Comme si avoir fait ses classes chez
les Mourabitoun, ou avoir démarré sa carrière au PSP ou au PPS, ou dans
d’autres officines financées ou télécommandées par Abou Ammar, pouvait
constituer un pedigree plus honorable !
Toutes les milices se sont alors rendues coupables d’exactions, de
nettoyages ethniques et de crimes de droit commun,
pour ne citer que ces délits. Et puis a-t-on oublié que nos chefs de guerre
respectifs, ces « princes du sang versé », se sont retrouvés à la même table
des gouvernements respectifs, assis côte à côte pour assurer la gestion des
affaires publiques ? S’indigner est tout à fait
légitime, mais s’indigner de manière sélective ne porte pas !
Mais revenons au texte alphanumérique précité, où c’est le recours à
l’amalgame qui nous interpelle, l’acte d’accusation comportant entre autres les
deux chefs suivants :
1- Walid Pharès a considéré en son temps, et d’après le texto, qu’il y
avait deux cultures distinctes au Liban, la culture chrétienne qui est par
essence démocratique et la culture islamo-arabe qui l’est moins ou pas du
tout*.
Or cette catégorisation est, à notre avis,
pernicieuse. Elle ne traduit pas la réalité des choses et
ne sert qu’à la justification communautaire. On est loin de la confrontation
soulignée par le père Sélim Abou s.j.** entre « la
valeur occidentale du montagnard libanais et la situation médiocre du fellah,
qui est historiquement un sous-développé »***.
C’était déjà dur à avaler !
Mais Walid Pharès allait pousser le bouchon encore plus
loin. Il avait préconisé la ségrégation entre
groupes libanais et prônait le développement séparé. C’était s’inspirer de
certaines thèses de la « white supremacy », si courantes dans certains milieux
du Sud des États-Unis.
Cette prise de position est, pour nous,
moralement condamnable. Le Liban est le pays des
communautés juxtaposées, mais il ne saurait être un pays d’apartheid. Et puis, nous baignons tous, toutes communautés confondues,
dans une sphère de culture islamo-arabe, sur une façade méditerranéenne ouverte
aux influences occidentales.
2- D’après ledit texto, Walid Pharès se serait élevé contre la dilution
(al-tazwib) des communautés chrétiennes dans la masse musulmane. Et alors! Est-ce sujet à reproches ?
Les minorités ont quand même le droit de préserver leurs acquis et de protéger leur mode de vie. On ne
peut leur reprocher de tenir à leurs traditions ancestrales. Il faut craindre par-dessus tout les abus de la majorité. Il n’y a pas de démocratie si des groupes ethniques ou
religieux sont sous-représentés ou si leurs droits collectifs sont bafoués. Et
surtout garder à l’esprit que la Déclaration des droits de l’homme ne vise qu’à
protéger les droits des individus : en ce sens, elle
ouvre la voie à la marginalisation des minorités.
Cela dit, il est grand temps de recentrer les
débats et de préciser les thèmes de mobilisation.
Appeler à la protection des minorités et à la
préservation de leurs spécificités, ce n’est pas appeler à une alliance entre
minorités, qu’elle soit défensive ou offensive. Ce n’est pas non
plus prôner le développement séparé. Et c’est encore moins plaider l’apartheid !
Youssef MOUAWAD
*Walid Phares, « Pluralism in
**Sélim Abou, « Le bilinguisme arabe-français au Liban »,
***Dominique Chevallier, «La société du Mont-Liban à
l’époque de la révolution industrielle en Europe »,
Israel accuses Iran of sending Hezbollah
arms on commercial flights
Ynetnews/Reuters/November 22/16
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4882925,00.html
Israel's ambassador at the UN Danny Danon issues a public letter to the UN
Security Council, admonishing Iran for supposedly using commercial airlines to
transfer weapons to Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.
In a letter to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Israeli
Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon accused
Danon wrote that Quds Force officers pack arms and materiel into suitcases that
are transferred to Hezbollah either by commercial flights to
"It is clear that
Danon's letter to the 15-member Security Council did not offer any evidence to
support his accusations.
The charge may add fuel to the debate about the agreement among
UN Security Council missile restrictions and an arms embargo on
US President-elect Donald Trump and several of his national security appointees
have criticized the nuclear deal and charged that it does not do enough to halt
the Islamic Republic's support for terrorism.
"Stop all engines on this nuclear deal. Take a step back. Really take a
deep-dive look at everything going on in the
Qahwaji places wreath on
Tue 22 Nov 2016/The gesture came on the occasion of
the 73rd anniversary of the Independence of Lebanon and in appreciation of the
sacrifices of the army for the sake of their country.
Official reception wraps up at
Tue 22 Nov 2016/House Speaker Nabih Berri, Caretaker PM Tammam Salam, and PM
Designate Saad Hariri all left the palace.
US Ambassador back in Beirut
Tue 22 Nov 2016/NNA - United States Ambassador to Beirut, Elizabeth Richard,
arrived Tuesday evening at Beirut International Airport, following a trip to
her country.
Sami Gemayel commemorating Pierre
Gemayel's assassination, Founding of Kataeb Party: We do not compromise on
constants and principles, Our sole aim is Lebanon and not positions
Tue 22 Nov 2016/NNA - Kataeb Party Head, MP Sami Gemayel, stressed on Tuesday
that "the goal of the Kataeb is to preserve Lebanon and not to gain any
positions or posts," adding that "we do not compromise on our
constants and principles."
"We have offered the dearest sacrifices and struggled for the sake of
freedom, which is the foundation of
His words came during the Mass service held at "Our Lady of Harissa"
Basilica marking 80 years since the founding of the Kataeb Party, and 10 years
since the assassination of Minister and Deputy Pierre Gemayel.
Amidst a crowd of senior political officials, prominent figures and supporters
who gathered to pay tribute to the memory of Martyr Pierre Gemayel, MP Gemayel
recalled the cause for which his late brother sacrificed his life.
Vowing to remain steadfast in struggle, Gemayel emphasized that "We do not
betray the cause for which you lost your life...and to those who dared to get
to you, and to us through you, believing that by your assassination they would
be killing the cause which you defended, we ask them to look around and see
tens of thousands of Pierre Gemayel!"
"The struggle of the Kataeb for the sake of Lebanon is one based on
genuine love for our nation, first and foremost, and not for positions,
politics, power and ministries," Gemayel went on to underline.
He added: "The aim behind our struggle is our love for our cause, and we
believe that God gave us this earth to love and defend, no matter the
cost...Our national struggle is based on our love of
Gemayel stressed that "We believe that no national life is correct except
if based on those three values that we were raised to respect at the hands of
Kataeb Founder Pierre Gemayel."
He concluded by saying: "We look to this new phase, and we call on
everyone not be afraid of the Kataeb if they are working for the interest of
Lebanon...We look positively to the future and to remaining the conscience of
the nation and men of cause, always in service of Lebanon."
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Senior al-Qaida
Leader Killed in U.S. Strike in Syria
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/A U.S. drone strike has killed a
senior al-Qaida leader in Syria who previously operated in Afghanistan, the
Defense Department announced Tuesday. The November 18 strike near Sarmada in
northwestern
U.N. Resumes Aid to Syrians Stranded on
Jordan Border
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/The United Nations on Tuesday
announced a resumption of aid to some 85,000 Syrian refugees stranded on
Jordan's border with war-torn Syria in what Amman has declared a military zone.
The kingdom closed the border on June 21, halting aid deliveries to a makeshift
camp, after a bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed seven
Jordanian soldiers. Since then, the kingdom has allowed a single delivery of
aid to the refugees, back in August. In October, Amnesty International said
more than 70,000 Syrians were trapped in "hellish conditions" in a
remote, arid strip of no-man's land on Syria's side of the desert frontier.
"The resumption of assistance comes at the start of the coldest period of
the year, when temperatures can drop dangerously low," a U.N. statement
said on Tuesday. It said the aid would include food, hygiene kits, winter
clothing, blankets and plastic sheeting.
Syrian Army Urges Rebels to Quit Aleppo,
Let Civilians Out
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/Syrian pro-government forces pushed
deeper into rebel-held eastern
Trapped civilians
The renewed fighting comes amid international concern
for the fate of more than 250,000 civilians trapped in besieged rebel-held
areas of
Biggest victory yet
Recapturing east
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov on Tuesday accused the U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura of
"sabotaging" a resolution backing peace talks between the regime and
opposition. "The United Nations in the form of its special representative
Staffan de Mistura has been sabotaging the resolution for more than six months,"
Lavrov said in televised remarks while on a visit to
More than 1,000 Combatants from Iran
Killed in Syria
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/More than 1,000 combatants sent
from Iran to fight in support of President Bashar Assad in Syria have been
killed in the conflict, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs office said
Tuesday. "The number of martyrs from our country defending the shrines has
now passed 1,000," Tasnim news agency quoted Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahalati,
the head of Iran's Foundation of Martyrs' and Veterans' Affairs, as saying.
"We are waiting for the Quds Force to confirm the martyrdom" of more
fighters, "so we can cover their families too," he said at the time.
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/The U.S.-led coalition said it
carried out an air strike Tuesday that destroyed a bridge over the Tigris river in central
68,000 Iraqis Displaced from
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/More than 68,000 people have fled
their homes since Iraqi forces launched a huge offensive against the Islamic
State group in and around
Talks on Cyprus Unification Break up Without Agreement
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/The latest round of talks between
rival leaders on ending Cyprus's 42-year-old division broke up without
agreement on Tuesday, the United Nations said. Greek Cypriot leader Nicos
Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mustafa Akinci have been
meeting on the shores of
19 Killed in Renewed
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/Renewed clashes between Yemeni
government forces and rebels killed 19 people on Tuesday, military officials
said a day after a fragile 48-hour ceasefire expired without halting the
violence. Forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi repelled an attack
by Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies on the outskirts of Taez city in the
southwest, the officials said. The attack that began late on Monday targeted
the Al-Dhabab area, which provides pro-Hadi forces with their only access to
the flashpoint city that is surrounded by insurgents. Warplanes from the
Saudi-led Arab coalition took part in defensive operations and repelling the
attack, officials said. Eleven rebels and five government soldiers were killed,
they added. Meanwhile, three soldiers were killed and four wounded late Monday
by rebel sniper fire in the area of the northwestern coastal town of
Palestinian Wielding Knife Shot Dead in
West Bank
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/A Palestinian was shot dead at a
West Bank checkpoint on Tuesday after walking towards guards wielding a knife,
Israeli police said. "A Palestinian attempted to cross the checkpoint
using the vehicle lane and approached security guards brandishing a
knife," police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement. "The
terrorist was neutralised," she added, later confirming he had been
killed. There were no Israeli casualties. The incident happened at the Qalandia
checkpoint between the northern West Bank and and
Trump would 'Love' to Broker Peace between
Palestinians, Israel
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/President-elect Donald Trump said
Tuesday he would "love" to clinch a deal to end the intractable
conflict between Israel and the Palestinians despite the checkered history of
U.S. attempts to broker a Middle East peace.
"I would love to be the one who made peace with
Egypt Court Quashes One of Morsi Life
Sentences
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/An Egyptian appeals court on
Tuesday quashed one of two life sentences handed down against ousted Islamist
president Mohamed Morsi since his 2013 overthrow, his lawyer and a judicial
source said. It is the second appeals victory in a week for Morsi, whose Muslim
Brotherhood movement has been blacklisted and subjected to a crackdown that has
killed hundreds of his supporters and seen thousands jailed or sentenced to
death. Last week, the same court overturned a death sentence handed down
against him on charges of taking part in prison breaks and violence against
policemen during a 2011 uprising that toppled longtime strongman Hosni Mubarak.
The courts' handling of the cases against Morsi and his supporters, many of whom
have been convicted after mass trials lasting just days, has drawn criticism
from the United Nations, Western governments and human rights groups. Tuesday's
ruling by the Court of Cassation also quashed the sentences against several
Brotherhood officials who stood trial alongside him on charges of spying for
Morsi was
Little Hope for Polls to End
Agence France Presse/Naharnet/November 22/16/Kuwaiti civil servant Nasser Ahmed
sits in a luxurious tent, taking advantage of the perks of election campaigning
in the emirate seen as a pioneer of democracy in the Gulf. The middle-aged
Ahmed has been worried that austerity measures initiated after oil prices fell
sharply will gnaw away at his salary and benefits. But despite those concerns,
and the candidate's fiery speech, Ahmed enjoyed an opulent open-buffet dinner
put on by the host -- a tradition in this wealthy Gulf state. "I am just
wondering if this one will finally bring stability," he said in reference
to a series of political crises that have rocked the OPEC member since
mid-2006. During that decade, the parliament in the desert emirate has been
dissolved five times by the emir due to political disputes and twice by courts over
procedural flaws. The most recent occasion the emir exercised those powers was
last month when he called a snap election following a crisis over petrol price
hikes.
Ahmed was among hundreds of men and women attending a rally put on in
- 'Democratic experiment' -Election banquets differ in quality and variety,
with some hopefuls in tribal areas even slaughtering camels as a sign of
generosity. Hundreds of tents are erected all over the tiny emirate for
candidates promoting their bid to enter the 50-member parliament. Pledges range
from promises to improve health services to complicated political issues, like
urging an end to internal feuds within the ruling Al-Sabah family -- in power
for 250 years. In 1962,
In 2014, an opposition alliance demanded broad reforms including a multi-party
system and an elected government to be led by the winning party. "I think
the main cause of disputes is that the ruling family-led government essentially
does not believe in democracy," said analyst Anwar al-Rasheed. "Some
government and ruling family quarters believe that issuing the 1962 constitution
was a strategic mistake," said Rasheed, who heads the recently established
Kuwait Liberals Movement. Senior royals and government officials have
repeatedly rejected such criticisms. Rasheed said neighbouring
"They simply want to see the Kuwaiti democratic experiment dead so it does
not affect them," he told AFP. Disputes between the government and
lawmakers have been blamed for hindering development projects. Despite its
shortcomings,
- Economic issues dominate -Only the head of state is shielded against
criticism in public, and several of his detractors including prominent former
opposition lawmaker Mussallam al-Barrak have been jailed for doing so. The
dissolved parliament, branded as a rubber-stamp for
the government, also adopted laws that criminalise wide-ranging online
activities. This year's campaign has however been dominated by economic issues
after the government increased the prices of fuel and services. With a native
population of just 1.3 million people and pumping about 3.0 million barrels of
oil per day,
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The False Premise of
Palestine and Peace
Barry Shaw/Gatestone Institute/November 22, 2016
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9387/israel-palestine-peace
If the international community wants to see Israel make dangerous
concessions, then they, and they alone, must ensure that Israel has a united
and pragmatic peace partner.
his should be
It is that simple. That is all it takes.
The notion that the creation of a state of
After 50 years of a two-state failure, the French and other diplomats, in
their duplicitously-named "peace initiative," have no other idea for
how to settle the Palestinian problem, except to behave like parched men
trudging across a burning desert toward a distant mirage that they think is an
oasis paradise. It is not, and the same diplomats will take no responsibility
for cleaning up the dangerous outcome of such a disaster.
The international community is pressuring
The sole criterion for making this happen is for the international community
to accept the Palestinian precondition of forcing Israel withdraw to pre-1967
lines, which are the 1949 armistice lines and not a defined border.
Whenever I approach a European diplomat with the following questions,
none of them can give me an answer:
1) What happens when a new emboldened
Palestinian government continues calls for the liberation of the "rest of
They call
It is little known that members of the Palestinian Authority call Israeli
Arabs "Palestinians of the Interior."
They also call Israeli Arabs the "Palestinians of '48." They
have been joined in this by Arab Knesset Members, who also would not object to
the eventual displacement of Jews by Arabs in
According to their ambition, these Israeli Arabs will be
"liberated" by a new
2) What will happen when inevitably -- by the ballot or by the bullet --
this
If you think this question is far-fetched, think again. The students of
These Hamas-supporting students will be the Palestinians' future
opinion-makers after graduation.
And let us not forget how in the Gaza Strip, in June 2007, Hamas seized
power in a bloody coup that left more than a hundred dead and more than five
hundred wounded.
Hamas will continue its incendiary calls to destroy the Jewish state and
to slaughter Jews.
3) Do you really think that we Israelis will call upon our government to
make territorial concessions that will bring these terrorists closer to our
families and homes?
So, what is the answer I get from the diplomats based in
If the international community wants to see Israel make dangerous
concessions, then they, and they alone, must ensure that Israel has a united
and pragmatic peace partner, not a weak, aging, corrupt, rejectionist and
undemocratic leader to our east, who constantly says he will never recognize
Israel as the Jewish State, and to our south, in Gaza, a rabid Islamic terror
regime bent on our destruction.
This should be
It is that simple. That is all it takes.
Let the diplomatic world spend the next 50 years educating and training
the divided Palestinian political leadership to come together as a force for
peace.
Then
If the international community wants to see Israel make dangerous
concessions, then they, and they alone, must ensure that Israel has a united
and pragmatic peace partner, not a weak, aging, corrupt, rejectionist and
undemocratic leader to our east, who constantly says he will never recognize
Israel as the Jewish State, and to our south, in Gaza, a rabid Islamic terror
regime bent on our destruction. (Image source: Palestinian Media Watch)
**Barry Shaw is a Senior Associate at the Israel Institute for Strategic
Studies.
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Iranians, with light in hand, look
after Obama
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard/Al Arabiya/November 22/16
A year ago, the foreign ministers of Iran and the United States engaged
in seemingly friendly relations, sparking speculation that ties between the two
countries could warm in the wake of the nuclear deal. This came after almost
four decades of animosity and bitter relations between the two nations that not
only saw
The softer Iran
But during the Iranian nuclear talks, the softer
Of course, the situation and circumstances wouldn’t be as bad as the
early 2000s but will never be as good as during Obama’s presidency. “It will be
a day that us, with light in hand, look after Obama and Kerry,” prominent
Iranian scholar Sadeq Ziba Kalam said to Nasim online to express his concern
over Donald Trump’s presidency.
Abdulrahman al-Rashed/Al Arabiya/November 22/16
Most attacks deliberately target the areas where there are civilians and
not fighters. Why do they do that? It’s because they want to aggravate the
tragedy, twist the world’s arm and displace whoever is left in the residential
areas towards the Turkish borders. This is why they rejected requests to allow
international relief supplies through and rejected
The domino effect of defeat
What’s the next phase after Assad’s fall? The
FSA, which represented the major power against the regime over the last five
years and which represents the majority of Syrians, will weaken and may even
disintegrate. Many of its fighters will leave its ranks to join armed,
extremist Islamist groups like ISIS, al-Nusra Front and others. Some may wonder
what the difference between the FSA and al-Nusra Front is, since they all fight
Assad. There is a huge difference and it lies in the purpose of fighting. FSA
fighters are Syrians whose patriotic goal is to liberate their land and country
from the regime which they disagree with. Al-Nusra Front fighters, who are
mostly Syrians unlike ISIS fighters who are mostly foreigners, have religious
goals such as fighting infidels as they believe that most people are infidels -
including their own countrymen who are Sunnis - and they aspire to establish
their extremist caliphate and pursue jihad across the world. The current
massacre in Aleppo and the massacres in Edleb’s and Hama’s countryside will
push thousands of Syrians to join al-Nusra Front because it’s the only
remaining party that’s willing to fight the regime. It’s through al-Nusra Front
that they can get back at their enemies and the entire world. I am not talking
about this for the purpose of begging support for the FSA; however. What the
Russians, Iranians, Hezbollah and the Syrian regime are currently doing, i.e.
sowing sectarian divisions in addition to the expanded murder of civilians and
systematic displacement, will not be forgotten.
*This article was first published in Asharq al-Awsat on Nov. 22, 2016.
Mohammed Surur passed away but
Sururism lives on
Turki Aldakhil/Al Arabiya/November 22/16
The death of Mohammed Surur ended a chapter of
the history of political Islam in the Gulf. The Syrian cleric, who hailed from
Houran, had spoken about his memories during a television show. His journey
began with the traditional affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood. However, the
problems which the group encountered in
It is important to realize the extent of challenge posed by disastrous
fundamental ideas at an early stage before we wake up one day and discover they
have destroyed everything .Abdulaziz al-Yahya, a cleric who has followed up on
Surur’s life and times, told journalist Hoda al-Saleh that Suroor did not
deliver sermons at mosques. “He worked in the shadows until he went to Ahsa
where he enjoyed more freedom and became more active. He spent a year and a
half there. He used to swear at Manna al-Qattan because he had been assigned
director of the Higher Judicial Institute, at Mohammed Mahmoud al-Sawwaf, an
Iraqi preacher who was a consultant of King Faisal, and at Sheikh Ali
al-Tantawi who taught classes at the Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic
University”.
“All these men were assigned prominent positions and he believed they
submitted to the government. Whenever he sat with someone, he used to talk
about these men and warn of them,” Yahya said.
Sururi influence
This was the core of Sururi influence on the
Saudi street. Surur used to attract young men to teach them everything about
his ideology from scratch. He taught many people, who later became figures
opposed to Saudi policy, ways to defend Sururi theories,
which is based on absolute loyalty to the inspiring leader, and call for
a nation that replaces their homeland as they seek to establish a
“caliphate”.Sururism is the product of many factors. It’s a hybrid of Egyptian
Muslim Brotherhood ideology and emergence of Islamist movements in the Gulf.
This established fundamentalism that could grow in this environment as it fed
off the Gulf’s problems. This fundamentalism was revived with the Iraq-Iran War
and the Gulf War and fed off internal social problems. It’s no surprise that
Surur used his magazine to publish articles about Saudi and Kuwaiti affairs and
to address his followers and supporters. He quietly built his organization,
examined the circumstances and established ambient cell with mystery and
calmness, as he himself put it. Surur did not hold traditional teaching classes
as he did not think that interpretations of the Prophet’s hadiths – as they’re
commonly carried out – are beneficial on the level of political theory. He
wanted his vision to be the big political project in the Gulf. Surur’s death
only ends this chapter but the theory is still out there and it has produced
its own followers. He actually has a base of supporters. It is important to
realize the extent of challenge posed by disastrous fundamental ideas at an
early stage before we wake up one day and discover they have destroyed
everything. Mohammed Surur wanted a Qutbi movement. His favorite quote
regarding political work is the statement which Mohammed Qutb often repeated:
“Ideas’ influence may be slow but its effects are certain.” **This article was
first published in Asharq al-Awsat on Oct. 22, 2016.
Trump's
Tim Daiss/Forbes/November 22/16
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timdaiss/2016/11/22/trumps-iran-deal-rhetoric-israelis-say-not-so-fast/3/#47472f321368
Much has been made over Donald Trump’s surprising
presidential win two weeks ago. The populist new president-elect hasn’t slowed
down since then, giving plenty of fodder for both critics as well as supporters
to digest.
While Trump puts together his cabinet, he is also talking about energy.
According to reports, Trump has short-listed three names for Energy Secretary:
James L. Connaughton chief executive of Nautilus Data Technologies and former
environmental adviser to President George W. Bush, Robert E. Grady, a Gryphon
Investors partner, and Continental Resources chief executive Harold Hamm – a
champion of the nation’s oil and gas revolution.
Some of the energy issues facing the new administration include the Keystone XL
pipeline, a politically divisive project that had been sidelined repeatedly by
the Obama administration and finally rejected last November by the president.
Other energy decisions that will come across the new president’s desk include:
considering what to do with the international Paris climate accord Obama has
championed, trimming over-regulation that many claim has hobbled the country’s
oil and gas industry, and the opening up of federal lands to oil and gas
drilling – something that could help restore budget-bleeding Alaska to the
forefront of U.S. oil production.
Trump will also consider the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
and Obama’s Clean Power Plan. That particular plan calls for utilities to lower
carbon emissions and was at the heart of Obama’s commitment to the
However, of all the decisions intersecting energy and geopolitics that the new
president will make once he takes office, his decision over the Obama brokered
nuclear deal between Iran and the so-called P5+1 (Britain, France, Germany,
Russia, the U.S. and the EU) could be the most controversial.
Since
Obama tries to secure Iran deal
Despite Trump’s pledge to rip up the Iran nuclear deal, the Obama
administration is still forging ahead trying to secure it. Senior officials
said yesterday that the administration is considering new measures in its final
months in office to strengthen agreement. Action under consideration to
buttress the pact includes steps to provide licenses for more American
businesses to enter the Iranian market and the lifting of additional
The officials were also quick to point out that the proposed new measures
aren’t aimed at boxing in the new president-elect. They added that the
proposals also are unlikely to make the nuclear agreement more difficult to
rescind.
Israel’s take on Trump and Iran Deal
Of all the players impacted by the Iran nuclear deal and one that was most at
odds with President Obama over its implementation has been Israel.
Consequently, at first blush it seems that the general consensus in
Shemuel Meir, a former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) analyst and associate
researcher at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University
says that the Iran deal is “beneficial to Israeli security, and thus must be
safeguarded,” adding that the deal “removed the existential threat hovering
above Israel.”
He said it “blocked
“The deal also closed off the chapter of pre-emption strikes scenarios on
Others in the country agree. Two days after Trump’s win, The Times of Israel
said that rolling back the
However, most Israeli politicians are looking forward to Trump’s harder line
against
A senior Israeli official said last week that Netanyahu is expected to tell
Trump that
In August, the the Israeli Defense Ministry pulled no punches, comparing the
Iran deal to the Munich Agreement signed by European powers with Nazi Germany
in 1938. Many historians claim that western powers caved into
As far as Iran’s energy sector is concerned, any renegotiating or rescinding of
the nuclear deal could eventually lead to fresh sanctions being put in place,
while setting back the country’s oil and gas sector, with a corresponding
knock-on effect on global oil production and supply