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White House convenes donor nations for Gaza conference | NZ Herald

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arab nations that don’t formally speak to Israel joined Israeli officials and others at the White House on Tuesday for an unusual meeting on the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

The conference of international donor nations appeared aimed at altering the perception among Palestinians that President Donald Trump’s White House is less concerned with their future than Israel’s. Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is leading the White House effort to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, presided for several hours over discussions about short-term projects that could improve the situation in Hamas-run Gaza, which is on the brink of economic disaster.

“In order for peace to be within our grasp, we must first improve the conditions on the ground to create hope and opportunity,” White House envoy Jason Greenblatt told the conference.

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UN seeks $540 million for Palestinian aid, mostly for Gaza | NZ Herald

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations says about $540 million is needed for humanitarian relief in the Palestinian territories in 2018.

Jamie McGoldrick, the top U.N. humanitarian coordinator, said Wednesday that 75 percent of that sum is for Gaza, where “a man-made tragedy is unfolding daily.”

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Palestinian activist supports Israel’s account of 2010 ‘Mavi Marmara’ incident | JNS

A leading pro-Palestinian activist involved in the Mavi Marmara flotilla, which set out to infiltrate Israeli waters on the way to Gaza in May 2010, has now verified Israel’s version of the events that led to several deaths and a major diplomatic impasse between Israel and Turkey.

Eight Turkish and one Turkish-American activists were killed after IDF commandos attempted to take control of the illegal vessel as it made way from Turkey to Hamas-controlled Gaza in contravention of an Israeli security perimeter aimed at preventing the terror group from importing arms.

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Announcement of Ambassador to Israel, Turkey and Jordan | NZ Government

Wendy Hinton

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Wendy Hinton as New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Turkey.

“New Zealand and Turkey enjoy a warm relationship, based on our shared Gallipoli heritage,” says Mr Peters. “Turkey is a generous host of annual Anzac Day commemorations and welcomes many New Zealanders each year.

“The Ambassador will play an important role in strengthening our relationship with Turkey and exploring opportunities to expand our trade and economic relationship.

“Turkey is a significant Middle East regional player, and provides New Zealand with useful insights into current turmoil in the region. Turkey also hosts more than 3 million refugees from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.”

Ms Hinton has held a number of key positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and was most recently Ambassador to Poland and Ukraine.

In addition to Turkey, Ms Hinton will be accredited to Israel and Jordan.

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Poland ‘Suspends’ the Holocaust Law/Lie | Algemeiner

JNS.org – It’s a good thing that Poland took a step back against its Holocaust law — which not only absolved it of guilt, but also made it a liar.

The law gave in to common sentiment, which populism tends to do. Wisely, the government has decided — for now — not to implement the law, which could lead to a fine and up to three years in prison for anyone who refers to Nazi extermination camps on its territory during World War II as “Polish death camps” or accuses Polish citizens of being complicit in the extermination of the Jews.

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Vladimir Putin condemned for suggesting Jews may have manipulated US election | NZ Herald

Jewish groups and US politicians condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that the 2016 US presidential election may have been manipulated by Russian Jews.

Putin’s remarks came during a long and occasionally surreal interview with NBC News on Saturday (Sunday NZT), in which he speculated that nearly anyone other than the Russian government could have been behind a program to disrupt the election. US intelligence agencies believe Putin ordered the effort to undermine faith in the US election and help elect Donald Trump as president.

“Maybe they’re not even Russians,” Putin told Megyn Kelly, referring to who might have been behind the election interference. “Maybe they’re Ukrainian, Tatars, Jews – just with Russian citizenship.”

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Vladimir Putin condemned for suggesting Jews may have manipulated US election | NZ Herald

 

Jewish groups and US politicians condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that the 2016 US presidential election may have been manipulated by Russian Jews.

Putin’s remarks came during a long and occasionally surreal interview with NBC News on Saturday (Sunday NZT), in which he speculated that nearly anyone other than the Russian government could have been behind a program to disrupt the election. US intelligence agencies believe Putin ordered the effort to undermine faith in the US election and help elect Donald Trump as president.

“Maybe they’re not even Russians,” Putin told Megyn Kelly, referring to who might have been behind the election interference. “Maybe they’re Ukrainian, Tatars, Jews – just with Russian citizenship.”

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The 1190 Massacre | History of York

A friend of ours, Naftali Gross recently participated in a debate about BDS in York, UK.  While there he visited the local castle where the Jews of York were massacred in 1190.

At the foot of Clifford’s Tower a plaque marks the darkest chapter in the history of York’s Jewish community.

On March 16th 1190 a wave of anti-Semitic riots culminated in the massacre of an estimated 150 Jews – the entire Jewish community of York – who had taken refuge in the royal castle where Clifford’s Tower now stands. The chronicler William of Newburgh described the rioters as York acting “without any scruple of Christian conscientiousness” in wiping out the Jewish community. And William was not the only chronicler to record these lamentable acts, as the Chronicles of the Abbey of Meaux in East Yorkshire, and Roger of Howden include accounts.

Anti-Semitic feeling was running high throughout western Europe in the twelfth century, stoked by the Christian fervour of the Crusades, that directed aggression against Jews across England, France and Germany, as well as against Muslims in the Holy Land. England’s new king Richard I was about to set off on Crusade himself.

Rioting had spread throughout England since prominent Jews, including Benedict of York, had been denied entry to King Richard I’s coronation banquet in 1189. Benedict was the wealthiest Jew of York and he was mortally wounded in the rioting at Westminster.

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Hundreds of Poles gather to express solidarity with Jews | NZ Herald

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of Poles have gathered in Warsaw to express their solidarity with Jews who perished in the Holocaust, were expelled from Poland 50 years ago or feel targeted by a new wave of anti-Semitism today.

Speakers at the demonstration denounced policies of the current Polish government that have led to a dispute with Israel and sparked a wave of anti-Semitic rhetoric.

They gathered late Sunday afternoon at the Gdanski train station, the departure point for thousands of Poles of Jewish descent who were forced to leave the country in March 1968 by the communist regime of the time.

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“Polish death camp” controversy | Wikipedia

“Polish death camp” and “Polish concentration camp” are misnomers[1][disputed – discuss] that have been used in news media and by some public figures in reference to concentration camps that were built and run during World War II by Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland.

When used about the Jewish Holocaust or about Germany’s World War II murder of Poles or persons of other nationalities in German-operated facilities on German-occupied Polish soil, these expressions have generally been meant to refer to the camps’ geographic locations in German-occupied Poland, but they can be misconstrued as meaning “death camps set up by Poles” or “run by Poles” or “run by Poland”.[2] Polish officials, organizations, and private citizens, in Poland and among the Polish diaspora, have objected to such expressions as misleading. They fear that such phrases will be understood by the uninformed as meaning that Poles operated the camps.[3]

On 6 February 2018 an Amendment to the Act of 18 December 1998 on the Institute of National Remembrance and the Commission for Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation was signed into law by Polish President Andrzej Duda. It criminalizes false public statements that ascribe to the Polish nation collective responsibility in Holocaust-related crimes, crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, or war crimes or which “grossly reduce the responsibility of the actual perpetrators”. Exempted from such strictures are scholarly studies, discussions of history, and artistic activities.[4] It is generally understood that the law will criminalize use of the expressions “Polish death camp” and “Polish concentration camp”.[5][6][7]

While the Government of Israel and Jewish organizations such as the American Jewish Committee discourage use of such expressions as misleading,[8] they view the new Polish legislation as an attempt to restrict discussion of the culpability of some Poles in the Holocaust. Some Israelis have gone so far as to accuse the Polish government of Holocaust denial.[9][10] However, the original 1998 Act was already a law against Holocaust denial,[11] criminalizing “public denial, against the facts, of Nazi crimes, communist crimes, and other offenses constituting crimes against peace, crimes against humanity or war crimes, committed against persons of Polish nationality or against Polish citizens of other nationalities, between 1 September 1939 and 31 July 1990″.[12]

The Polish government initiated a campaign in support of the Amendment, using social media and broadcasts directed at Israel, the United States, and other countries.[13][14][15]

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