Yonkers Tribune

'Was the Iraq War Worth It?' is a Question Unworthy of Debate By AYMENN JAWAD al-TAMIMI

So Why Are We Still Asking It?

With the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq approaching, a predictable stream of commentary and events asking the familiar question of whether the war was 'worth it' is beginning to arise. This trend has so far included a planned debate at Goldsmiths, University of London featuring prominent pro and anti-war commentators like Mehdi Hasan and David Aaronovitch; a conference hosted by the anti-war activist group 'Stop the War Coalition'; and a few articles in the Huffington Post and the Sunday Sun.

The 'Epidemic' of Sexual Harassment - and Rape - in Morsi's Egypt By RAYMOND IBRAHIM

Since the "Arab Spring" came to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape of women has skyrocketed. This graph, which shows an enormous jump in sexual harassment beginning around January 2011, when the Tahrir revolts began, certainly demonstrates as much. Its findings are further supported by any number of reports appearing in both Arabic and Western media, and from both Egyptian and foreign women.

Op-Ed: Abbas Needs to be Replaced By EFRAIM INBAR

First published in The Jerusalem Post.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – January 16, 2013 -- A-little-noticed Reuters item published January 10 reported that Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, has rejected a conditional Israeli offer to let Palestinian refugees in war-torn Syria resettle in the West Bank and Gaza, because it would compromise their "right of return" to homes in Israel lost during the 1948 War.

Israeli Ambassador Oren Speaks to Christian Leaders on Operation Pillar of Defense

Washington, DC - Today, November 20, 2012, the Freedom Federation and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference hosted a telephone conference on Israel and the conflict with Hamas. Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, spoke briefly to participants. The Freedom Federation consists of national leaders representing nearly 40 million multiracial, multiethnic, and multigenerational constituents. The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) is the nation’s largest Hispanic Christian organization representing 40,800 evangelical churches.

Olympics Reveals Prejudice Against Jewish Nation – Liberty Counsel Stands Beside Israel

www.LC.org

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Obama Administration joined the British Broadcasting Association (BBC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in demonstrating that injustice to the Jewish nation still exists today. Liberty Counsel asks Olympic Opening Ceremony viewers tonight [July 27, 2012] to join with Israeli widows in enacting a moment of silence.

BBC Olympics 2012 Website Omits Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

www.LC.org LONDON, ENGLAND -- July 23, 2012 -- The British Broadcasting Company’s Olympic website purposely omitted Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Israeli page of the 2012 Olympic website states, “Seat of government Jerusalem, though most foreign embassies are in Tel Aviv.” Furthermore, the website lists “East Jerusalem” as the “Intended seat of government” of “Palestine,” even though there is no nation recognized as “Palestine.”

Astorino Permits Greed to Beget Deficits By HEZI ARIS

RYE, NY and WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Imagine a $2 to $5 million hemorrhage annually. Is it an anomaly or does government perpetuate the failure despite the outcry for prudence and fiscal responsibility? Imagine further that the $2 million plus burden is meant to degrade support for the entity as it is perceived to be burdened every year with accumulating debt that impacts Westchester County government as other financial concerns regress and repress the ability for the County to surmount its financial woes. As one contemplates the conundrum between promise and the growing financial hardships it exacerbates throughout the County overall, one must wonder why this financial burden cannot be cajoled from deficit to profit through commitment to its initial promise, followed by scrutiny to its present plight, and the subsequent plans to right the wrongs. This professed financial burden is made believable by make believe numerical entries in ledgers that do not reveal the hemorrhage. The intention for this “game” has many fathers. At this point it matters little who sired this alleged con. What matters now is whether Playland Amusement Park is suffering a contrived deficit or if it is in reality profitable. This telling will show that Playland is simply eviscerated by greed and design. Profit is being covered up.

Osama bin Laden Buried at Sea

His Last Haven was a Pakistani Military Town - Abbottobad Villa Were bin Laden was Killed

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report: May 2, 2011, 10:38 AM (GMT+0200)

US sources report that Osama bin Laden was buried at sea to avoid creating a permanent shrine on land for jihadist terrorists to visit.  Saudi Arabia was first asked to take the body and refused.

Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Israel Independence Day

Listen to Prime Minister Beyamin Netanyahu's Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) Message to the Diaspora Communities: http://www.pmo.gov.il/files/greeting%20.wmv

Albanian American Civic League Applauds Kosova’s Declaration of Independence

Calls on United States to Recognize the New State Immediately

Proposed Kosova Flag:

White Stripes - Represent the peace they value;
Black Stripes - Represent the tragic history of Kosova;
Kosova Map - Represent all inhabitants of Kosova;
Skanderbeg Helmet - Represent the first fight for freedom;
Dardanian Statue - The Illyrian tribe and ancient inhabitants of Kosova; and Illyrian Helmet – Illyrian ancestors.

NEW YORK, NY and OSSINING, NY -- The Albanian American Civic League, founded in 1989 by former U.S. Congressman Joe DioGuardi and a board of Albanian Americans, applauds Kosova’s declaration of independence yesterday, and calls on the U.S. government to recognize the new state immediately.  The Civic League, led by DioGuardi and Balkan Affairs Adviser Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi, has worked for almost twenty years with the U.S. Congress to change American foreign policy to bring independence to Kosova and equal rights to Albanians throughout the Balkans.

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