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Jonathan Rosenblum: The Hidden Costs of Delegitimization
The Hidden Costs of Delegitimization
by Jonathan Rosenblum
Yated Ne'eman
Reality returned with a vengeance to Israel last Thursday, as at least 20 terrorist infiltrators from the Sinai mounted a sophisticated multi-pronged attack across the Sinai border into Israel, about fifteen kilometers north of Eilat. Eight Israelis were killed in the attacks and the subsequent battle after IDF soldiers rushed at the scene. In addition, five Egyptian soldiers were accidentally killed by IDF forces, as the latter pursued the terrorists back across the border, creating a rift in Israeli-Egyptian relations that required the direct intervention of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to repair.
One of the most lethal terrorist attacks in recent years, followed four months of "social justice" demonstrations, in which growing numbers of demonstrators have put forth an ever expanding list of goodies, beginning with cheaper housing, even in the highest-rent districts of Tel Aviv, free day care, and, for good measure, lower taxes.
Labels: Delegitimization Of Israel
Barry Rubin: Syria: Is Iran Abandoning the Syrian Dictatorship's Ship?
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Syria: Is Iran Abandoning the Syrian Dictatorship's Ship?
Here's an interesting mystery of the day: Why are Iranian leaders starting to criticize their close ally, Syria, and imply that the regime there needs to make reforms or even leave office altogether?
There are three theories:
Arlene Kushner On Terrorism This Week -- And Latest On Palestinian Statehood Initiative
"A Time of Turmoil"
Well, Kaitana Savta (Grandma Camp), which was great, is over. I am back to normal -- whatever that means -- and prepared to resume more frequent postings. The questions then are where to begin and what to focus on during this upside-down time.
Of primary importance is terrorism, attempted terrorism, and the threat of even more terrorism.
Late Sunday, Israel received concrete intelligence regarding Islamic Jihad plans for a second attack involving infiltration from Gaza into southern Israel via the Sinai; the plans reportedly are for the attack to be executed (once more!) along one of the roads running near the border with Sinai and to involve abduction of Israelis. More than 10 terrorists were said to be already in Sinai, preparing.
Several actions were then taken:
Labels: Palestine Request For UN Recognition, Palestinian Terrorism
Photo: Poster About Palestinian Empty Chair For The UN
To dramatize their attempt to be recognized as a state by the United Nations, the world's most popular kleptocracy is making the rounds with a chair symbolizing what they consider their right to be seated with actual countries.
Of course, there is more than mere incompetence and corruption to the Palestinian Authority, which brings us to Elder of Zion's poster:
Labels: Palestine Request For UN Recognition
Video: Israel & UN Double-Standards: Durban III
The United Nations Charter promises that the organization's central principle is the equality of all men and women and of all nations large and small. The United Nations Durban Declaration and Durban conferences treat Israel differently than all other nations. The United Nations has violated that trust.
Labels: Durban III
Barry Rubin: You Can't Spell "Chutzpah" Without "PA" (Palestinian Authority)
You Can't Spell "Chutzpah" Without "PA" (Palestinian Authority)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has refused to condemn an attack on Israel from Egypt by an al-Qaida affiliate group that killed eight Israelis. The PA is also going to the UN to get support for a unilateral declaration of independence that violates every agreement it reached with Israel since 1993. The PA leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that even if Palestinians get an independent state they will continue to demand that millions of Palestinian Arabs must be allowed to go live in Israel so they can turn that into a Muslim Arab state.
Oh, and even when the PA declares that it is a Muslim Arab state (as it says in the PA Constitution) that it will refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. And on September 20, the PA is organizing massive anti-Israel demonstrations that will probably lead to violence. Did I mention that the PA is currently in partnership with Hamas—even though that isn't working out so well—which regularly attacks Israel with rockets and mortars, as well as declaring that it's going to kill all the Jews?
US Congressperson Ros-Lehtinen Supports New Sanctions against Syrian And Iranian Regime Officials
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman
CONTACT: Brad Goehner or Andeliz Castillo (202) 225-5021, August 30, 2011
Alex Cruz (South Florida) (202) 225-8200
http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
Ros-Lehtinen Supports New Sanctions against Syrian Regime Officials, Calls for Same Treatment for Iran's Ahmadinejad, Khamenei
Labels: Iranian Sanctions, Syrian Sanctions
Barry Rubin: What the West Doesn't Understand About the "`Arab Spring' Surprise"
What the West Doesn't Understand About the "`Arab Spring' Surprise"
Police Inspector Praline (investigating health claims against a candy company): "What's this one, 'Spring Surprise'?"
Milton (owner of Whizzo Chocolate Company): "Ah–now, that's our specialty! It's covered with darkest creamy chocolate. When you pop it in your mouth steel bolts spring out and plunge straight through both cheeks."
–Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch
In effect, the Middle East is serving up the "Arab Spring Surprise." Western observers see the dark, creamy chocolate covering. But it's the steel bolts through the cheeks they're going to get.
Labels: Arab Spring, Egypt
1) The Lede's defense of Larry
Along with Roger Cohen, Nicholas Kristof and Thomas Friedman, the New York Times has another writer, Robert Mackey who is reliably anti-Israel. It's little surprise, then, that Mackey has weighed in on the recent firing of Larry Derfner by the Jerusalem Post with Israeli Columnist Is Fired for Writing That Palestinian Terrorism Is 'Justified'. Anyone familiar with Mackey's work would know that he would find plenty of support for Derfner from critics of Israel and not consider anything other than what those critics would say. One would also expect plenty of misinformation.
Barry Rubin--Who's "Right-Wing?"
Who's "Right-Wing?"
An AFP dispatch about the firing of Derfner has been published widely throughout the world. It mentions correctly that I defended Derfner's r free speech and said he should not been fired.
There are two points in the article, however, I would like to challenge. First, is the description of me as "right-wing" and found it surprising that I defended Derfner.
I reject that entirely.
1) Assad's thugs attack Ford
A video has emerged, showing a pro-regime demonstrator, wrapping a poster of Bashar Assad around the American ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford. (h/t Tweet from LakerGMC)
A video has emerged of U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford being assaulted by a pro-regime demonstrator on the streets of Damascus last week.
The assault took place before Ford's unapproved trip to the city of Jassem on Aug 23. Ford was present at a gathering of demonstrators who support the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outside the Cham Palace Hotel in Damascus when one demonstrator ran up to Ford and tried to wrap him in a poster that featured Assad's face.
Ford's security intervened quickly and rushed Ford to his car. The incident was then replayed in a highly produced segment on a Syrian television station owned by Mohamed Hamsho, a businessman is the brother-in-law of the president's brother, Maher al-Assad. Hamsho was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month for siding with the Assad regime during its brutal crackdown on protesters.
2) Terrorists in Gaza attack Palestinians
From the IDF Spokesperson, late last week:
During the attack several mortar shells hit the Erez Crossing, just as three Palestinian women and two infants were crossing back into the Gaza Strip after receiving medical treatment in Israel, causing damage to the crossing's infrastructure and an electrical shutdown. The power outage disabled gates at the crossing. Two of the women passed through safely but a third woman, along with her infant daughter, got caught between two disabled gates while rockets were falling.
The commander of the Erez crossing and another security officer rescued the woman and her daughter. All of the Palestinian women were brought to a protected shelter at the crossing where they were given a meal for the end of the daily Ramadan fast.
Elder of Ziyon asks:
How often do you hear anyone - including these same NGOs - condemning attacks on the crossings?
3) Changes
Last week there were two similar article in the New York Times and the Washington Post; both dealt with how the changes in the Arab world (and more generally in the Middle East) were affecting Israel. Ethan Bronner of the New York Times wrote With Mideast in Turmoil, Israel Debates Strategy:
As angry rallies by Egyptians outside the Israeli Embassy in Cairo this week have shown, Israel's relationship with Egypt is fraying. A deadly exchange of rockets fired at southern Israel and Israeli airstrikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza this week showed the risk of escalation there. Damaged ties with Turkey are not improving. Cooperation with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank seems headed for trouble.
"We are witnessing a paradigm shift in front of our eyes," said a top Israeli official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Egypt was a major stabilizer in the region, and that may be over. Coordination with the Palestinian security officials could be lost. We are concerned about Turkey."
A similarly themed article written by Joel Greenberg, Israel mulls ties with a changed Egypt was published in the Washington Post.
There is a growing realization in Israel that maintaining ties with post-revolutionary Egypt no longer depends solely on cultivating the relationship with its leaders. Adopting stances that are more acceptable to ordinary Egyptians and the various political forces emerging in that country after Mubarak's ouster has become important as well.
"There's a new factor now, the masses, who are setting the pace and dictating moves," said Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a veteran politician and former defense minister long known for his relationships with Mubarak and senior Egyptian officials.
The New York Times article, seems a bit better and more detailed. But both articles lack certain information.
Neither article gives a sense that Israel sacrificed the Sinai and with it, strategic depth and a wealth of natural resources, in order to achieve peace with Egypt. Israel didn't simply rely on the goodwill of a corrupt and unpopular dictator. The growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood isn't addressed in either article; the Greenberg article simply attributes it to "ordinary Egyptians and various political forces" without naming those forces. Similarly, Bronner doesn't mention that Turkey, under Erdogan has been moving away from Israel from well before the Mavi Marmara and that Turkey has been becoming more of a radical Islamic state. Neither article is especially bad, but neither fully describes the forces in play.
Video: When the Media Gets Together to Talk About Israel...
A video from HonestReporting, taking a satirical look at how the media develops its narrative about Israel:
Labels: Media Bias
Barry Rubin: Larry Derfner Should Be Debated, Not Fired
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Larry Derfner Should be Debated, Not Fired
The Jerusalem Post columnist Larry Derfner was fired today because he wrote on his blog a statement many readers saw as justifying Palestinian terrorism against Israelis. As so often happens when people focus on a single sentence of an article, they're missing the point, or at least the most important point. It also throws away what President Barack Obama calls a teachable moment.
The issue here is not "left" versus "right" but rather what is true and what is not.
In addition, columnists should not be continued in their jobs if their writing is not interesting or is factually inaccurate, not because they write something that people don't like.
All too often nowadays the response to disagreement is to try to destroy people on the other side of the argument, to delegitimize them with name-calling and to silence them. That's not the way democratic debate is supposed to work. If you think someone is wrong then answer the substance of the statements being made.
I don't think Derfner should have been fired.
Barry Rubin: Trying to Manage the Post-Qadhafi Libya While Qadhafi is Still Around
Trying to Manage the Post-Qadhafi Libya While Qadhafi is Still Around
The United States has recognized the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya as the provisional government of that country. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns addressed the Libyan Contact Group meeting–where else?–in Turkey, the Obama Administration's favorite Middle East mediator despite that regime being a pro-Iran Islamist government that is turning Turkey into a police state. Turkey as a role model for the Arab world, anyone?...
Larry Derfner's Firing Is "Justified", If Not "Supported"
Larry Derfner apologized and removed the offending post from his blog.
And still, Larry Derfner Was Fired By The Jerusalem Post Today
Read Derfner below, and you see that he does not see the problem:
Derfner justifies Palestinian terrorism
He just doesn't support Palestinia terrorism.
Now, people support the firing of Derfner.
Regardless of whether or not it is justifiable.
1) Interview with Rep. Allen West
The Jerusalem Post's Herb Keinon had a fascinating interview with Rep. Allen West of Florida. (via Israel Matzav, memeorandum)
You are meeting tomorrow with the Palestinian Authority leadership. What is your message to them?
There is one very simple question I would ask: Do you really believe you are a credible peace partner? Because I think with the reconciliation pact with Hamas, that is a very telling thing. The fact is that they are trying to back-door the process by going to the UN for a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, when we don't have a firm recognition of Israel, we don't have the renouncing of terrorism. I would also ask, what is a Palestinian state? It is something that never existed before.And even the word Palestine.
You take it back to Palestina – which comes from Philistia – which was nothing but a declaration by Roman Emperor Hadrian in 73 AD.
This is a region, it is not anything tied to a certain group of people; it would be just the same as saying we should have an Appalachian state, separate from North Carolina. It's those questions I'd like to ask.
Rep West's Twitter feed is @AllenWest
2) Another reason Megrahi's release was a disgrace
Supposedly now Abdel Basset el-Megrahi is near death (via memeorandum) His release two years ago, on humanitarian grounds, was a slap in the face to all those who lost loved ones in the Pan Am 103 bombing. It was also a slap in the face to the family and friends of Yvonne Fletcher.
Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was killed when officials inside the Libyan Embassy in London opened fire on a demonstration. The Libyans inside the embassy were eventually allowed to leave Britain and no one has ever been charged with the crime.
Libya's opposition National Transitional Council, which controls most of the country, is "fully committed to resolving" the case, a Foreign Office spokesman said on condition of anonymity because of government policy.
Obviously this a maneuver to gain credibility in the West. It would, of course, be a positive gesture for the National Transitional Council to help Britain get those responsible. But doing the right thing here, shouldn't be confused with general righteousness. The council has every reason to make the apparently deposed Qaddafi look bad. Their actions when no self-interest is evident will be important.
Barry Rubin: Why the Ground Zero Mosque Won't Be Built
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The "Ground Zero" Mosque Will Never be Built--For Totally Non-Political Reasons
Readers of my column know that I have written repeatedly that the "Ground Zero" mosque would never be built for reasons having nothing to do with politics. The main financiers and the imam have gotten into one legal problem after another and Allstate Insurance Company is now launching a major lawsuit </a>for fraud against one of them.
From the start, it seemed to me that the whole project was designed as something of a scam by shady characters to get lots of money from the contributions of the Saudis and others. In other words, the controversial and triumphalist aspects of the mosque were a public relations' scheme designed to win millions of dollars from the Muslim-majority world's millionaires. When the money didn't materialize--the controversy didn't help matters--the whole thing fell apart.
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Barry Rubin: A Lesson from Egypt for American Politics
A Lesson from Egypt for American Politics
A wise president puts into effect policies that work.
A smart president sees his policies aren't working and changes them.
An Egyptian president says the Israelis ate my homework
This American president says that the Japanese earthquake ate my economy
–Barry Rubin, The Article You're Reading Right Now
Recently, the Egyptian minister of agriculture blamed the fact that some exported food products were infected with bacteria and killed almost 50 European consumers on an Israeli plot. The deputy prime minister explained that Muslim-Christian strife in Egypt (i.e,, Muslim extremists attacking Christians) is fomented by Israel. Internal conflict is generally blamed on the triumvirate of Israel, America, and Saudi Arabia.
Happy Birthday Gilad Shalit
Today is Gilad Shalit's birthday.
Here is a video from StandWithUs to commemorate it.
Labels: Gilad Shalit
Barry Rubin Interview About Libya On National Review
I'm Interviewed on Middle East Issues
I'm interviewed by Katherine Jean Lopez (KJL) of National Review (Watching Tripoli: Arab Spring Dominos Falling?). The text here updates very slightly the published text.
KJL: Is there any question Qaddafi is going to leave Libya? How could that change things?
RUBIN: The latest trends in the fighting are against him. More than at any other time, the rebel advance threatens his survival. And as we saw recently with the British, the NATO allies are intervening more to help the rebels win, going far beyond protecting civilians.
Again, and this is not in any way to sympathize with Qaddafi, the NATO countries and the United States are doing nothing to protect civilians from the rebels. There is a lot of looting, wanton destruction, and human-rights abuses when they take over. No action or public protest comes from Europe or the Obama administration.
Another interesting development is the clear tribal divisions among the rebels and the emergence of a Berber movement that might seek some autonomy if Qaddafi is defeated.
But that war over who is going to rule Libya is a long way from being over.
KJL: What are you most worried about in Tripoli?
Labels: Libya
Larry Derfner's Apology--And What It Reveals About The Left's Understanding Of The Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Larry Derfner has apologized:
I have an apology to make for "The awful, necessary truth about Palestinian terror," which I posted here and on Facebook on Sunday. I didn't mean to say anything "good" about Palestinian terror against Israelis - I see nothing good in it whatsoever, and I thought I made that clear, but I see now that I didn't.
Labels: Larry Derfner's Apology
Activists Launch #Tweet4Shalit: Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit's 5th Birthday in Captivity
Isaac Yerushalmi
iyerushalmi@gmail.com
http://www.tweet4shalit.com
Activists Launch Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit's 5th Birthday in Captivity
Tel Aviv, Israel, August 26, 2011 — American human rights activists are launching a new social media campaign on Twitter to raise awareness of the plight of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The grassroots campaign, titled #Tweet4Shalit, hopes to rally thousands of tweeters on the week of Gilad Shalit's 5th birthday in captivity.
UN Ready To Recognize A Palestinian State That Doesn't Represent Palestinian Rights
Like that's a surprise.
Guy Goodwin-Gill, a lawyer who wrote an opinion opposing the Israeli security fence for the International Court of Justice in 2004 now writes a legal opinion challenging the PLO statehood bid.
One of the central issues at stake is that UN recognition of a Palestinian state would lead to the creation of a state that does not represent Palestinian rights:
Labels: UN Recognition Of A Palestinian State
Barry Rubin: Middle East Terrorist Scams and the Western Naivete that Empowers Them
Middle East Terrorist Scams and the Western Naivete that Empowers Them
Rockets from the Gaza Strip continue to pound Israel. And much of the Western media blames: Israel. I want to explain again how this system works.
What follows is a seven-point pattern that goes something like this: Someone shoots at your spouse, you punch the attacker, he yells, "Ceasefire!" then kicks you in the groin and takes some more shots at your spouse. You try to defend yourself. The police stand by doing nothing and then declare you to be the aggressor for breaking the ceasefire.
Video: Latma--The Israeli Minister of Apology Affairs (And An Example Of The RIGHT Way To Apologize)
This week's Latma is especially on target.
Topical as always.
Labels: Latma
1) The One Sided Ceasefire
On Wednesday, the Washington Post's Joel Greenberg reported:
A tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip was punctured Wednesday by a deadly Israeli airstrike that triggered rocket and mortar fire at Israel.
The airstrike killed one, Ismail Asmar, a leader of Islamic Jihad.
What ceasefire did Israel puncture?
Labels: Ceasefire
Arlene Kushner: What Ceasefire?
"What Ceasefire?"
Because of time restraints, this will be short. But I wanted to do at least a basic update on the situation here, with more hopefully to follow before long.
After a three day period of relative quite, matters have heated up again. In the past 48 hours, there have been salvos of mortars and rockets coming from Gaza and aimed at Israel's south. We're talking about dozens of rockets, including Kassams and Grad Katyushas -- with some 20 shot during the night last night.
Beersheva, Ashkelon, Sderot, Ofakim, Netivot and other towns in the region have been targeted. One baby was slightly injured and one house suffered serious damage.
The Iron Dome defense system has taken out some of the rockets, but the terrorists launching them have attempted to overwhelm the system by sending a large number at the same time. There are two batteries of the Iron Dome currently in place and a third is scheduled for installation.
Labels: Ceasefire, Palestinian Terrorism
#Tweet4Shalit
This coming week is Gilad's 25th birthday, marking his 5th birthday in captivity.
Please go to the #Tweet4Shalit website where you can tweet his wish for freedom
Technorati Tag: Israel and Gilad Shalit.
Labels: #Tweet4Shalit
It's Happening Again: The Media Can't Keep Tabs On Who Is Violating The Ceasefire
CAMERA writes that the media has no problem reporting on Israeli retaliation to rockets fired from Gaza, but the media does seem to forget to mention those rockets Israel is responding to: AFP Rewrites Post-Ceasefire Violence:
Agence France Presse (AFP) falsely claims today that until Israel hit Islamic Jihad fighter Ismail al-Ismar last night, Palestinian groups respected the truce. Ignoring Palestinian rocket attacks launched Monday (Aug. 22), AFP repeatedly rewrites the order of violent incidents that have been carried out since terror groups in Gaza agreed to an informal ceasefire Sunday, Aug. 21.
For instance, the article headlined "Islamic Jihad: 'We will halt rockets if Israel stops raids'" (12:49 PM GMT) echoes Islamic Jihad propaganda, with the reporter accepting as fact the group's false claim:
Labels: Media Bias, Palestinian Terrorism
Is Now The Time For Israel To Take Back The Philadelphi Corridor?
It's not as if it's a new idea:
Israel Must Seize the Philadelphi Corridor at Rafah Before It is too Late
Aviation Week, January 2009
Op-Ed: Take Back Philadelphia Corridor
Arutz Sheva, February 2011
Weekly Commentary: Take the Philadelphi Corridor Back Now
Dr. Aaron Lerner, IMRA, August 25, 2011
Wikipedia has background on the Philadelphi Corridor and its significance:
Labels: Palestinian Terrorism
In The End, What Choice Will Bibi Have?
The state of Israel will not tolerate terrorism against its citizens, and the Israel Defense Forces will do all it can to protect the citizens of Israel.
IDF Blog, Sleepless Night of Rocket Fire in Southern Israel, August 25, 2011
The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, and will not hesitate to respond with strength and determination to any element that uses terror against the State of Israel and until calm is restored.
IDF Blog, In Response to Rocket Fire, IAF Targets Three Sites in Gaza, August 25, 2011
But so far, the response of the IDF has clearly been restrained--no Operation Cast Lead here. The question is whether the directed retaliation of the IDF will be enough to "protect the citizens of Israel" and ensure that "calm is restored".
In that context, P David Hornik asks How much longer Israel's "restraint"?:
Who's Gonna Tell Hezbollah That The Hariri Tribunal Is Opening 3 More Inquiries?
At a time when tensions in the region are increasing, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is investigating 3 other attacks connected to the assassination of Rafik Hariri:
The U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has widened its probe to cover three other attacks they believe could be linked, the court announced Friday.
Labels: Murder of Rafik Hariri
For Israel, The Old Rules Don't Apply
At the height of the "Arab Spring" those who consistently recommended Israeli concessions for peace decided that this new unique situation demanded a novel, brave and dynamic approach--Israeli concessions.
In an editorial in Haaretz, Moshe Arens notes that the "Arab Spring" at this point offers not so much an opportunity, as a lesson:
It is now 34 years since Israel agreed to turn the Sinai peninsula over to Egypt as part of the peace treaty signed by Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat. Although many do not like to be reminded of it, Sadat was a dictator. The peace treaty survived his assassination four years later, when he was replaced by Mubarak. Whether it will survive the downfall of Mubarak is not clear at the moment.
When it was signed, Arab dictatorships were considered to be a permanent feature of the Middle East. It seemed obvious that Israel had to make peace with Arab dictators, and that the formula for making peace with them was "territories for peace" - giving up territorial strategic assets for peace with a dictator.
Barry Rubin: What's REALLY Happening in the Middle East Today
What's REALLY Happening in the Middle East Today
A few hours ago I wrote that the Egyptian military government reportedly told Israel that a major Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip might create an out-of-control situation in Egypt. The Egyptian generals weren't being threatening or hostile, they were saying that they could either not control a wave of violence that would result or perhaps be unable to resist demands for strong action. For this and other reasons, Israel has not retaliated.
Labels: Egypt
1) The end of a chapter of history?
Jim Hoagland in What we've learned in Libya:
Gaddafi's downfall brings us closer to closing a dark chapter in Arab history — an era when dictators spent their vast oil revenue to finance international terrorism against the West as well as to suppress their own people. OPEC's oil price revolution in 1973 started that era, which began to end with the overthrow of Iraq's Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad is next in history's sights. The ruling minority Alawite clan has used protection money muscled out of the Saudis and other Gulf Arab oil producers — and lavish payoffs from Iran's regime — to give cash and arms to the killers of U.S. Marines, a former Lebanese prime minister and many others.
The truth is that we don't know if this chapter is over. Will the new leaders be any better than the old ones? Though not Arab, Iran's rulers still seem well entrenched; Saudi Arabia's too.
I thought this description, though, was ironic.
Labels: Middle East Summary
Palestinian Paper Maan Sure Knows How To Spin A Good Story
Maan News Agency boasts that it is "among the most browsed websites in the Palestinian territories with over 3 million visits per month" and "Considered the main source of independent news from Palestine".
So much the worse for the rest of us.
Earlier this week, they came out with the story--Doctor: Israel using new weapons against Gaza
The head of an emergency ward in a Gaza hospital said Monday that Israel was using new and more brutal weapons against the Gaza Strip, after a deadly attack Thursday in Israel.
Labels: Palestinian Media
Barry Rubin: With Glenn Beck By The Temple's Walls
With Glenn Beck By The Temple's Walls
Glenn Beck's program in Israel went off without a hitch, ending in a rally on the southern side of the Old City of Jerusalem. About 1000 people were in attendance, mostly Americans who'd come to Jerusalem at Beck's urging but with a sprinkling of Israelis, including a fair proportion of Orthodox.
With the Old City wall's to his right and in front of him, and the al-Aqsa mosque looming quite close on his right, Beck handled himself with a mixture of audaciousness toward his enemies and sensitivity toward his friends. He announced a global movement, to be headquartered in Texas, to encourage average people to act against injustice though the details of its scope and goals weren't clear.
Labels: Glenn Beck
Will Obama Address The Issue Of WMD In Libya?
Here we go again: West anxious over Libya's chemical weapons cashes:
End of Gaddafi regime leaves US, Europe deeply concerned over future of Libya's massive chemical weapons arsenal; with steps already being taken to ensure WMDs don't fall into wrong hands
As the world watches deposed Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi's forces take their last stand in Tripoli, western intelligence officials are trying to follow the trail of Libya's chemical weapons arsenal, and especially its mustard gas caches.
Labels: Libya, Syria, WMD
Barry Rubin: Egyptians in Terror Attack? Warning from Egypt to Israel? Where is U.S. Leadership? Playing Golf
Egyptians in Terror Attack? Warning from Egypt to Israel? Where is U.S. Leadership? Playing Golf
To begin with, President Obama's supporters are praising him for having overthrown Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qadhafi at no cost in American lives. I predict that the situation will break down within months into factional infighting, atrocities against civilians, and become a general mess. The main likelihood is not of an Islamist takeover but of rather nasty anarchy. While Obama's team are crowing today they will be eating crow–or more likely be blaming somebody else–by early next year at the latest.
In his column for NowLebanon, entitled "Qaddafi's fall, Obama's vindication," Hussein Ibish gushes:
Labels: Barack Obama, Libya
Video: Jewish Legal Rights To The Land According To International Law --With Text Of Executive Summary
Give Peace A Chance is a website created to present a short documentary about Israel's legal rights in the context of the planned unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state at the UN in September.
Below is a 15 minute documentary. You can also receive a more substantial written presentation about the same issue, authored by a respected international lawyer.
You are encouraged to pass on this short documentary to friends and colleagues--it is important that historical facts and universal principles of international law are presented and upheld in the international community.
The simple message of Give Peace A Chance to Israelis as well as Palestinians is:
– Give peace a chance by unconditionally returning to the negotiating table to peacefully solve the conflict in the Middle East.
They believe that any lasting peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians needs to be based on historical facts and international law and not on unilateral actions.
The 15 minute film about a new perspective for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians based on the discovery of the formerly classified minutes from the San Remo peace conference of April, 1920. This long hidden document explains the legal rights of the Jews as well as the Palestinians. By returning to the negotiating table and respecting historical facts and international law the film believes there can be real peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Labels: The Jewish Right To Israel
Attacking Israeli Flag Conveys Hero Status On Some--But Not All
In Egypt, taking down--and burning--the Israeli flag automatically confers hero status:
Ahmad A-Shahat says he 'insisted on climbing on the roof and take down the flag of the Zionist entity because that was one of the goals of the revolution – to depose Mubarak and all his friends, among them the Zionist entity'
"When I went up the steps of the embassy, I thought of the blood of the Egyptian victims," that was how Ahmad A-Shahat described his "act of heroism," which won the support of the masses in Egypt – taking down the Israeli flag from its embassy building in Cairo.
The unknown Egyptian managed to climb on the embassy's roof on Saturday, switch the Israeli flag with the Egyptian one to the cheers of thousands, and then burn the Israeli flag.
A-Shahat may have been an "unknown Egyptian" at the time, but we'll have to see if Andy Warhol's rule applies to the Middle East.
Meanwhile, back in the West, it seems that not everyone who abuses the Israeli flag gets hero status.
An attack on the Israeli flag by a student at St. Andrews in Scotland was recognized as a racist act:
Paul Donnachie, 19, put his hands down his trousers then rubbed them on a flag belonging to Jewish student Chanan Reitblat.
Donnachie also accused Mr Reitblat of being a terrorist during the incident at the halls of residence in March.
The case against his co-accused Samuel Colchester, 20, was found not proven.
Donnachie has been expelled from St Andrews and Mr Colchester has been suspended for one year.
The incident was not just dismissed as or played down, as is likely would have happened even in the US. It was handled in court:
Cupar Sheriff Court had earlier heard evidence from Mr Reitblat, a chemistry student on a one-term exchange from the Jewish Yeshiva University in New York, who said he felt "violated and devastated" by the incident.
...Sheriff Charlie Macnair told Donnachie, a history student and member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, that he was satisfied he had behaved the way he had towards the Jewish student because Mr Reitblat was a citizen of the State of Israel.
He said: "This flag was his personal property. I consider that your behaviour did evince malice towards Mr Reitblat because of his presumed membership of Israel.
"I'm satisfied that you said Israel was a terrorist state and the flag was a terrorist symbol and I also hold that you said that Mr Reitblat was a terrorist."
Apparently, words and actions really do have consequences in some parts of the world.
For his part, Donnachie was quoted as saying:
This is a ridiculous conviction. I'm a member of anti-racism campaigns, and I am devastated that as someone who was fought against racism I have been tarnished in this way.
That only goes to show you how cheap the price of admittance is to the glorious world of self-proclaimed anti-racist human rights activists. It also demonstrates the kind of behavior that is supposed to be excused by cloaking oneself in the mantle of a defender of 'anti-racism'.
Scotland deserves a lot of credit.
As for Donnachie, maybe Donnachie should himself consider going on a student exchange program?
To Egypt.
Technorati Tag: Israel and Egypt.
Labels: Anti-Zionism
How Much Credit Does Obama Get For Libya?
I received an email that paraphrased Mark Levin's broadcast last night that by handing the ball off to NATO, and placing the US forces under their command, Obama by definition was not leading the operation as commander-in-chief.
Among Levin's points:
1) Moammar Scaramanga?
From Babylon and Beyond:
Footage is still emerging online of rebels seizing control of Moammar Kadafi's Tripoli compound on Tuesday, including some odd images of fighters with looted gold-plated guns.
Daniel Pipes: Libyan Blues
Isn't there anyone who is really optimistic about what comes next for Libya?
I mean optimistic and knows what he's talking about.
I suppose it would help once the dust really settles...
Libyan Blues
by Daniel Pipes
Many are ready to party about the political demise of the hated, eccentric, and foul Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi as rebel troops move into Tripoli. I am not partying. Here's why not.
Barry Rubin: Why an Earthquake in America Is Propaganda for Middle Eastern Anti-Americans
Why an Earthquake in America Is Propaganda for Middle Eastern Anti-Americans
You can bet that the leadership in Iran and other countries; many Middle East media outlets; and revolutionary Islamist groups will proclaim that the earthquake that hit Washington and the area around it to be the work of divine intervention to smite the evil American rulers. Remember, this is the evil U.S. government of President Barack Obama, who thinks he's proven himself the friend of Muslims and Arabs beyond any doubt. They will view it as proving that the final triumph of Islam is at hand.
It would not matter much if a small fringe of extremists believed this but the size of that group will be far larger. To understand that this kind of thing takes place and is really meaningful is very hard for Western observers.
Continue reading Why an Earthquake in America Is Propaganda for Middle Eastern Anti-Americans
Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal. His latest books are The Israel-Arab Reader (seventh edition), The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East (Wiley), and The Truth About Syria (Palgrave-Macmillan). His latest book is Israel: An Introduction, to be published by Yale University Press in January 2012. You can read more of Barry Rubin's posts at Rubin Reports, and now on his new blog, Rubin Reports, on Pajamas Media
Technorati Tag: Earthquake and Middle East.
Labels: Earthquake
From An Imam In Egypt And A Rally In London--The Call Goes Out To Kill Jews
Not surprisingly, an imam has ruled that Muslims have an obligation to kill Jews:
A senior cleric in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has declared that ordinary Egyptians are obligated to kill 'Zionists' whom they encounter. According to Arutz Sheva Arab affairs expert Dalit Halevy, the pronouncement is part of a general wave of incitement that directly endangers Israelis who are currently in Egypt.
Labels: London Rally
Photo: DC Earthquake Devastation--And Other Reactions To The Earthquake
Many thanks to DG who emailed me this photo of the extent of the earthquake devastation from Posterous:
Video: Daniel Pipes On Panel About The Future Of The Arab Spring--And Israel
I came across this and thought the issues were interesting, so I am passing it on, here.
Daniel Pipes participated on an Australian Broadcast Corporation show, "Q&A: Adventures in Democracy" which covered a number of topics, including the Middle East and Israel.
Here is the video, followed by a transcript of just the topics relating to Israel and the Middle East:
Labels: Arab Spring, Daniel Pipes
NGO Monitor Blasts Amnesty For Not Sufficiently Condemning Those Launching Rockets At Israel
NGO Monitor is closely tracking NGO statements regarding the August 18 terrorist attacks in Israel. Amnesty International's statement makes a false comparison between the murder of Israeli civilians and the subsequent response of the Israel Defense Forces, and omits key details about the events. Our analysis was featured in the Jerusalem Post story below.
AI says Israel puts civilians at risk, while Gerald Steinberg, NGO Monitor's president, says the rights group 'draws a false equivalence' and 'makes a complete mockery of international law'
The Jerusalem-based human rights watchdog organization NGO Monitor sharply criticized Amnesty International's response to last week's Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, which resulted in the killing of eight Israelis and scores of wounded.
Prof. Gerald Steinberg, NGO Monitor president, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that "instead of issuing a strong condemnation of the August 18 Palestinian terror attacks, Amnesty International's statement draws a false equivalence between cold-blooded murder and self defense that targeted those responsible."
Labels: Amnesty International, Palestinian Terrorism
Photo: Mezuzah On The Door Of A Kosher Japanese Restaurant
Forwarded to me by a friend
Barry Rubin: A Tale of Two Intellectuals: Treasuring or Despising Freedom
A Tale of Two Intellectuals: Treasuring or Despising Freedom
In a real sense, there was more intellectual freedom in the Arabic-speaking world in 1930 or 1940 then there is today. Long years of nationalist dictatorship have been more repressive than the oligarchical democracies of the pre-1952 (the year an Egyptian military coup brought in the era of Arab nationalist rule), while the power of Islamic and Islamist intimidation is far stronger today, being so well organized and ideologically self-conscious.
Consider this little tale, which encapsulates a great deal about Multiculturalism, Political Correctness, and the folly of our contemporary world. Tahar ben Jelloun, born in Morocco, is a very successful writer in France. He migrated to France in 1971 at the age of 26.
As the Paris Review describes him:
Continue reading A Tale of Two Intellectuals: Treasuring or Despising Freedom
Technorati Tag: Middle East and Islamists.
Labels: Islamists
Video: Ehud Yaari on Iran's Gaza Missile Gambit, Iron Dome and Cairo Protests Against Israel
Interview by Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Wiesenthal Center interviews Middle East Analyst Ehud Yaari, who gives analysis on the main reason behind Iran's Gaza Missile Gambit, Why Hezbollah is quiet (so far), the Post-Tahrir Sq trouble in Cairo--with over 100 groups urging the government to sever ties with Israel and Iron Dome's surprising- and promising results.
Labels: Egypt Protests, Iran, Iron Dome, Palestinian Terrorism
1) Celebrating Qaddafi's defeat
The New York Times, which has had a history of shilling for the Qaddafi regime (that doesn't include this fawning profile of Aisha el-Qaddafi, Moammar's daughter, from April) is now celebrating Qaddafi's final hours.
For more than 40 years, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has dominated and terrorized Libya — his image plastered on what seemed like every wall and his goons posted on every corner. Late Monday, with rebel fighters in substantial control of Tripoli, he was nowhere to be found, and his regime seemed to be collapsing.
Labels: Gaddafi, Libya, Middle East Summary
Barry Rubin: Libya: The Dictator Has Fallen! Long Live [Fill in the Blank]!
Libya: The Dictator Has Fallen! Long Live [Fill in the Blank]!
As NATO jets bombed the military positions of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the watching rebels cheered, "Allah Akhbar!" Now that is a common Muslim expression, not just used by Islamists, and yet there is something symbolic about it. Allah did not bring the rebels victory, the United States and Europe did. Nevertheless, Allah will get the credit.
And that means the triumph will be attributed to the rebels' piety rather than the West's warplanes. In political terms, Islamism is likely to be more attractive than a pro-Western stance. But that doesn't mean Libya will be an Islamist state; it merely means it won't be a democratic, pro-Western one.
Continue reading Libya: The Dictator Has Fallen! Long Live [Fill in the Blank]!
Technorati Tag: Libya and Middle East.
Arlene Kushner On Israel's War Option--Or Lack Of One
22 August '11
"Fizzled"
All the talk of taking down Hamas, acting to create a strong deterrence, etc. etc. As flat now as yesterday's soda.
One might think that it would be a substantial relief knowing that we have managed to steer away from war. But that relief is hard to come by when the truth is that we've not steered away from war so much as delayed it. And, just possibly, delayed it in a fashion that ultimately will make matters more difficult down the road.
Things are slowing down, with expectation that quiet will be established soon. Or -- as I suspect -- is it just "relative" quiet that we're going to settle for?
A great deal of unease remains.
Who Puts The "Orthodox" In Orthodox Rabbi?
THE "O"-WORD
The recent suggestion by the rabbi of a West Coast Orthodox congregation that one of the birchos hashachar (morning blessings) recited each day by Torah-observant Jews be eliminated—he sees it as insufficiently enlightened—is a reminder of an unpleasant but pressing task facing the Jewish community: To define the word "Orthodox."
1) The phone excuse
As far as I can tell, the interview hasn't been published yet by Time magazine. The Jerusalem Post reports:
Lebanese State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza on Saturday denied reports made by one of the four Hezbollah members indicted for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri that the government in Beirut knows his location but is unable to arrest him, Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper reported.
Labels: Middle East Analysis
Barry Rubin: Glenn Beck and Christian Supporters: Love for Israel; Egypt: Building War Hysteria
Glenn Beck and Christian Supporters: Love for Israel; Egypt: Building War Hysteria
The first event in Glenn Beck's series of events in support of Israel was an outstanding success, though walking through a minefield of sensitivities. Held in the historic Roman-build coliseum in Caesarea, the program mixed Christian and Jewish themes—stressing the commonality of world views and spiritual values.
Beck estimated that 60 percent of the audience was Israeli and Jewish, and many of them were Orthodox, a sign that this community, at least in Israel, isn't afraid of allying with Evangelical Christians In addition, Beck organized viewing parties around the world, including in some Muslim-majority countries where even watching a pro-Israel event over computers would have to be done in secret.
IDF's Ongoing Timeline Tracing The Terrorist Attacks, From Thursday Till Now
The IDF has an updated timeline of what it is referring to as Terror in the South.
Keep in mind that the times are given according to Israeli time.
On Thursday, August 18, 2011, eight people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a string of terror attacks on buses, civilian vehicles and soldiers near the Israel-Egypt border. In a premeditated attack, terrorists from Gaza targeted Israeli civilians, who were 20km from reaching Eilat, a popular tourist destination for summer vacations.
Following one of the worst terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians in recent years, terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired almost 90 rockets into major Israeli population centers. In response, the IDF targeted several sites of terror activity.
The below post will be updated as this event continues to unfold. Follow @IDFSpokesperson on twitter for real-time updates.
Monday, 22/8
01:14 - Hamas-run Gaza rocket just struck southern Israel community.
Labels: Palestinian Terrorism, Terror In The South
Arlene Kushner On The "Ceasefire"
"In Flux"
Briefly, that's the sum of it. The situation in the South is fluid -- with outcome uncertain.
There is an enormous feeling here in Israel that strong deterrence is essential. We cannot tolerate aggression against our civilians -- what is required is a rapid and painful response that delivers a message: You hurts ours, and you will suffer. Barak's comment today was, "You attack us, you lose your head."
A good position. A necessary position.
But now what?
Labels: Hamas Ceasefire Violations, Palestinian Terrorism
Barry Rubin: Uh-Oh, A Foretaste of The New Democratic Egypt: Radical Nationalists and "Liberal Islamists"
Uh-Oh, A Foretaste of The New Democratic Egypt: Radical Nationalists and "Liberal Islamists"
There is still confusion regarding some details of the terrorist assault by Gaza Palestinians affiliated with al-Qaida, from Egypt, into Israel, and then back into Egypt. Israeli survivors of the attack say the terrorists were wearing Egyptian army uniforms.
At one point, either confused or after the terrorists hid among a group of Egyptian soldiers dressed the same way, Israeli soldiers fired and reportedly killed three real Egyptian soldiers. Israel has apologized in line with international norms.
Amr Moussa, the man most likely to be Egypt's next president and known for his hatred of Israel and strong dislike of the United States (a radical nationalist who opposes Islamism but might make a deal with the Brotherhood to get into power and to govern thereafter) gives a foretaste of his demagagic tendencies if elected. He tweeted:
UN: Eilat Terrorist Attack Cannot Be Condemned Unless Israel Condemned For Killing The Terrorists
It's not the UN per se that stood in the way of a condemnation. Lebanon refused to allow the UN Security Council to condemn the terrorists:
Lebanon's representative to the U.N. Security Council said it would endorse a condemnation of the attacks only if the council were to condemn Israel as well, for killing the terrorists who planned the massacre.
Lebanon refused to call the attacks "terrorism," arguing that the attacks were not legally terrorism because one of the buses the attackers fired on had been carrying soldiers.
Labels: Palestinian Terrorism, UN
Barry Rubin--Glenn Beck is Correct on the Middle East; Let's Analyze Why That's True
Glenn Beck is Correct on the Middle East; Let's Analyze Why That's True
This article was published in the Jerusalem Post. I own the copyright and have made some additions in this text to provide some fuller explanation of several points so I ask that you read and link to this version.
Having studied the Middle East professionally for 35 years and with a PhD in Middle East history, let me make it perfectly clear: Glenn Beck, who is holding several rallies in Israel this week, has a better grasp of Middle East politics than most Western experts, not to mention Western leaders.
Certainly, Beck makes silly mistakes on factual matters and details. Yet what's important is that he comprehends the big picture.
Barry Rubin: Obama Administration's Eyes Are Closed on Completely Predictable Middle East Crises
Obama Administration's Eyes Are Closed on Completely Predictable Middle East Crises
A Hollywood mogul once explained that he didn't get headaches, he gave headaches to others. President Barack Obama's determination not to give headaches to America's enemies guarantees that he brings them onto U.S. interests. Here are examples happening right now and certain to blow up before the November 2012 elections.
Iraq and Afghanistan: Obama plans to withdraw U.S.combat troops by December 31 from Iraq and next year from Afghanistan. A "logical" American official, not understanding how things work in the Middle East, would say:
Labels: Barack Obama
Arlene Kushner On The Terrorist Attacks And UN Refusal To Condemn
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)
"Rocket Barrage Continues"
Early today the Hamas military wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, announced that the "lull" -- the informal period of quiet -- with Israel had ended.
It has not been quiet for some time now -- with intermittent rocket attacks for which various "resistance" groups, but not Hamas itself, have claimed responsibility. Now a Brigades spokesman declared that any quiet is past, because of the "massacre" Israel is committing against the Palestinian people -- a reference to the retaliation by Israel following the terror attack near the border with the Sinai on Thursday.
Video: Israel & UN Double-Standards--Durban III
Here is the video:
Labels: Durban III, UN
Barry Rubin: Breaking News: Terrorists Attack Egyptian Army; More Details on Terror Attack From Egypt
Breaking News: Terrorists Attack Egyptian Army; More Details on Terror Attack From Egypt
A gunfight is going on in the early afternoon of Friday between terrorists, probably from the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees, an al-Qaida affiliate, and the Egyptian army. The battle is taking place on the Egyptian side of the border near where terrorists killed 8 Israelis on Thursday.
At least two suicide bombers have targeted Egyptian soldiers in the area. No casualty figures are available. It is estimated that between seven to ten terrorists are involved. On Thursday, Israeli forces believe that they killed seven terrorists, though two of the bodies are on the Egyptian side of the border.
Official Israeli estimates now say 27 Israelis were wounded in the terror attack. The terrorists deployed four improvised explosive devices designed to kill civilians on Israeli territory. Two were captured intact by Israeli forces. So far, they are believed to be similar to those used in previous Palestinian attacks.
Israeli forces attacked Popular Resistance Committee targets in the Gaza Strip. Among the dead was one of the group's leaders.
This group killed three U.S. government employees almost five years ago to the day. The men were security guards for State Department officials distributing scholarships to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. government at the time demanded that the Palestinian Authority, which then ruled the Gaza Strip, arrest and imprison those responsible. But while the Palestinian Authority promised to do so, no action was every taken and the men remained free. The U.S. government has taken no action regarding this terrorist attack or the PA"s refusal to help.
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Bruce Lee Revealed as Mystery Fighter in 'EA Sports UFC' Video Game
When EA Sports announced there would be a special "mystery fighter" in their "EA Sports UFC" video game, the writing was practically plastered all over the octagon wall that it was martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
UFC president Dana White has previously referred to Lee as the "father of MMA," the promotion has had a longstanding relationship with Lee's daughter, they sell officially licensed Bruce Lee clothing on UFC.com and EA said the mystery fighter would be available to compete in four weight classes (Lee could likely of fought from 125-155 pounds).
EA announced Sunday that Lee is in fact the mystery fighter in their highly-anticipated video game.
Lee died mysteriously in 1973 at the age of 32, but his legacy lives on stronger than ever. Now fans can bring him back to video game life inside the cage, where he'll be donning his infamous "Game of Death"- themed tights.
"EA Sports UFC" is expected to launch on Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 on June 17.
Please click the media player below to watch the promo featuring Lee:

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Q: Why does System.out.println error when I try to print with slashes? Hi so we just got started in school with java and I was playing at home. I was wondering why when I made a triangle with * it worked but when I tried to use '/', '\', and '_' to make it look better, it came up with 11 errors:
Ra2.java:3: error: unclosed string literal
        System.out.println("   /\");
                           ^
Ra2.java:3: error: ';' expected
        System.out.println("   /\");
                                     ^
Ra2.java:4: error: illegal start of expression
        System.out.print("  /");
              ^
Ra2.java:4: error: ';' expected
        System.out.print("  /");
                  ^
Ra2.java:6: error: unclosed string literal
        System.out.println(" \");
                           ^
Ra2.java:6: error: ';' expected
        System.out.println(" \");
                                 ^
Ra2.java:7: error: illegal start of expression
        System.out.print(" /");
              ^
Ra2.java:7: error: ';' expected
        System.out.print(" /");
                  ^
Ra2.java:11: error: unclosed string literal
        System.out.print(" \");
                         ^
Ra2.java:11: error: ';' expected
        System.out.print(" \");
                               ^
Ra2.java:13: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
 ^
11 errors

A: This is because (According to the docs):

A character preceded by a backslash (\) is an escape sequence and has special meaning to the compiler

So \ escapes the ending quote, causing an unclosed String. You need to do:
System.out.println(" /\\");

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The other day we had the honor of coordinating the complete move-in of your newly transferred employee.
may I ask what prompted working with FREA initially?
We were previously going through a different company, but the level of service quality was inconsistent between different staff members. Also, since they weren't specialized or all that knowledgeable in foreigner housing, there were many cases where they could not or would not accommodate our particular requests.
Companies that deal in executive-level housing broadcast that they'll "take care of everything!" for you, but as the unit rental price range lowers so does the level of services actually being provided. In many cases we were ultimately expected to handle almost everything besides the housing contract itself on our own, so it was quite confusing and frustrating.
So while handling all of your usual company responsibilities, you also had to provide significant support for incoming overseas employees—it must have been quite demanding!
what did you find the most difficult part of arranging relocation?
Rather than any specific single task, it was just that there were so many separate things that needed to be taken care of that was the most overwhelming.
Setting up Electricity/Gas/Water utilities, arranging the Internet service provider, registration at the local ward office, opening a bank account...there are so many tasks and all ends up quite time-consuming. FREA openly offered to assist with many of these tasks, which was a huge help.
Sounds like quite a burden for sure. At FREA, we feel that as an intermediary housing service company providing support for directly related things such as utility setup are to be expected.
Our staff are quite accustomed to handling those tasks regularly and can take care of them efficiently as a result. As a foreigner-specialized real estate company nearly all our clients are unable to set up utilities on their own, so we already include that in our core services.
Going forwards, we are also planning to expand our services to include support for both ward office registration and bank account opening. The number of foreigners being employed in Japan is rapidly increasing, and many companies are finding themselves spending increasing amounts of time on all these relocation tasks.
was the scope of our company's offered housing services a deciding factor in switching to FREA?
FREA doesn't come off as just another "company-company"—in the sense that it feels very personable and not like they're just looking to do business. It's easy to reach out to them with questions and they are very flexible compared to most real estate agencies. Also, FREA will proactively reach out with proposals on how to handle housing needs— I'm not an expert in housing myself, so it's very helpful to receive their advisement ahead of time.
FREA also offers furniture and appliance leasing, so it's very convenient being able to handle of everything through a single company. Even the really major housing companies known to deal with foreigners don't offer furnishing options themselves.
Additionally, FREA is completely bilingual so their staff can communicate directly with the foreigner employee, which is another bonus point.
Thank you! We feel very honored to receive such positive feedback from you.
We realize that circumstances and requirements can vary quite a bit from company to company. Rather than setting strict rules (as is typical of Japan), we hope to provide as much support to each client as possible and try to offer flexibility in our approach.
Although there are other real estate companies that regularly deal with foreigners, indeed most don't cover furniture and appliance leasing which can end up quite time-consuming. Setting up the leasing of furniture and home appliances means there must also be ongoing follow-up during the lease and at move-out time, so there are rather few real estate companies who will offer this.
The needs and wishes regarding furniture and appliances also definitely vary between each employee, so the flexibility of FREA has been really fantastic.
Unlike typical Japanese clients, foreigners often bring a strong sense of their individual preferences with regards to their housing. We have seen many cases where they were discouraged dealing with other real estate agencies upon being treated with the inflexible attitude of "this is just how the rules are."
We really hope that by doing our best to accommodate individual needs, these company employees entrusted to us can experience a smooth and comfortable transition into living in Japan.
Please continue to openly let us know if your company and staff have any new needs or requests, which we believe will help us to continue improving our services further.


77,000 people tuned in to the most recent episode (October 28th) of Sonic Boom, according to the latest ratings data. There's only a few weeks left of the season. If everything runs smoothly, the season finale will air 5 days before Thanksgiving in the United States.


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Yes, Merrick Garland Has Politicized the Department of Justice
By Matt Margolis Nov 26, 2021 3:40 PM ET
Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP
Republicans are calling out Attorney General Merrick Garland for his blatant politicization of the Department of Justice, and they got receipts.
Last month, Merrick Garland authorized the FBI to investigate parents who protest school board meetings, alleging a "disturbing trend" of teachers being threatened or harassed. PJ Media's Megan Fox looked into these allegations and concluded that they're mostly bunk. In addition, the National School Boards Association (NSBA), which had prompted Garland to write the memo with a letter likening parents to domestic terrorists, eventually apologized for doing so. Despite this, Garland has not rescinded the memo, and earlier this month, a whistleblower revealed an internal email showing that the FBI was using counterterrorism tools to monitor parents despite Garland denying before Congress that the FBI was doing so.
But, other things point to a highly politicized Department of Justice. Last month, Garland allowed disgraced FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to win back his full pension. Garland's DOJ also allowed for Donald Trump's tax records to be released to Congress despite Congress having no legitimate claim to access them. The FBI also conducted searches of Project Veritas over the alleged theft of Joe Biden's daughter Ashley's diary. The Department of Justice also threatened states that pass voter integrity laws over bogus allegations of minority voter suppression. Texas also found itself in the sights of Garland's DOJ for its fetal heartbeat bill. Garland also declined to launch an investigation into COVID-19 nursing home deaths in New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, protecting the Democrat governors of those states.
Obama's first attorney general, Eric Holder, referred to himself as "the president's wingman" during a radio interview in 2014. And he certainly was. He launched sham investigations into administration corruption and obstructed dozens more to protect Obama and his allies. In August 2014, 47 of 73 inspectors general wrote an open letter to Congress informing them that the Obama administration was obstructing their investigations. Holder also lied to Congress about Fast and Furious and refused to provide documents to Congress for their investigation, prompting a historic contempt vote.
Like Holder before him, Merrick Garland has since proven himself to be Joe Biden's wingman.
"Joe Biden criticizes the Georgia election law, a few months later they sue Georgia. Joe Biden criticizes the Texas pro-life law. Eight days later, they sure Texas. Joe Biden's White House is working with the National School Boards Association … and, five days later, he issues the memorandum," noted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) earlier this month.
There's no doubt that Merrick Garland has politicized the Justice Department. He's not even trying to hide it. The question is, what are Republicans in Congress going to do about it?
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For all their faults, the command economy and the command society provided universal access to certain social and public services (at least on paper). The people didn't have to pay cash for education or for health care, for example.
What happens now, I asked, as Poland moves toward a pluralistic model politically, and an uncertain model economically, to the public and social services that people have come to rely upon?
His answer was, "we intend to bring prosperity so that the people can have cash to make choices. That's what we're aiming at. We have no set idea about how public services will be provided. But the key point for us is that the system will not be monopolistic. Once people have money in their pockets they can decide what goods they want to buy and what services they want to buy. Anyway, universal access under the old regime was a myth."
I think the unionists around the table were staggered by that answer, as I was. Essentially, what he meant was that if the Humana corporation is willing to go into Poland and run all the hospitals, great.
It's amazing that Canadian socialists persist in trying to redeem an obviously corrupt system, while they depict their own society in the worst possible light. Perhaps people like Jeff Rose should spend some time in countries where their idealized "command economy and command society" has been put into practice. They might then no longer be "staggered" by people like Walesa who do not have the luxury of fantasizing about what exists "at least on paper."
Why proclaiming Christ as King provides the basis for religious freedom for those who don't.


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Q: [spring]channels attribute of  tag doesn't work I configure blazeDS remote services by means of Spring.
I try override default channels for Remote service.
<flex:remoting-destination ref="flexCustomerService" destination-id="customerService"
    channels="customers-channel-secure-amf, customers-channel-amf"/>
But on runtime I get flex error
Server.Processing: Destination 'customerService' not accessible over channel 'channel-secure-amf'.

A: The problem was about defining custom Channel sets on flex side. I defined all remote services in flex-servlet.xml,  which isn't use for compile flex. So I just added attribute channelSet to <mx:RemoteObject> to make flex know about custom channels tag on flex side.
<mx:RemoteObject id="customerService" destination="customerService" fault="dispatchFaultEvent(event)"
                     makeObjectsBindable="true" channelSet="{customerServiceSet}"/>


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Q: Is it necessary to Authenticate with OAuth 2 for Simply play Youtube video In Android App? First, I apologize my english is not good.
I want to Play Youtube Video in Android, use Youtube Android Player API
So, I Created API Key for Youtube Data API v3 in developer dashboard, and it works!
But, dashboard warned against oauth2.
My Question is, Is it necessary to authenticate with OAuth2 for android app, only play youtube video?
I'm not interested in user information. I want play video only.
And, Play video, does it affect API limitations?

A: It is not necessary to authenticate with OAuth2 to just play youtube video. If you are giving like or subscribe functionality in your youtube player then you should implement oAuth2. Because it need particular user's information. But in your case there is no need to authenticate with OAuth2.


Who is still not decided should be convinced right now!
We reveal that the main prize in Startup Weekend Space Gdansk is a trip to Berlin with Blue Dot Solutions representatives to Satellite Masters conference and Awards Ceremony of Galileo Masters competition.
Explore cutting-edge space applications at the second Satellite Masters Conference, which will take place from 20-22 October 2015 in Berlin. The event will feature an outstanding blend of conference sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions centred around leveraging satellite-derived data and other space solutions for business and society.
The Satellite Masters Conference is much more than just a networking event: It is a unique marketplace for sharing ideas on space-based innovation and connecting with the world's leading network for downstream satellite business.
The event will cap off the joint Awards Ceremony of Europe's major innovation competitions for space applications - the Copernicus Masters and the European Satellite Navigation Competition.
The conference is geared toward all those looking to benefit from the emerging satellite applications market, from start-ups, SMEs, and researchers to investors, institutional stakeholders, and industry entities.
See you on 20th of October in Berlin!
Last Startup Weekend Space tickets still avaiabile here.


This is preventing me from showing a useful dashboard of metrics presented using the api of an external system within the wiki.
Parens are indeed legal in a URL. There must be a parsing bug in Mingle.
As a work around, can you try using the URL-encoded forms -- %28 for left paren, %29 for right ?
My quick test shows that Mingle renders this correctly.


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Brandon Howard's Reviews
I've been playing video games for most of my life, and writing about them for about as long. I love strategy and role-playing games the most, but I love a good platformer or rhythm game. Aside from games, I love food, and I love to try new restaurants almost as much as I love browsing used game/book stores. I love conventions, but my favorites times are those alone, or with a few friends online.
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4 / 10 - Little Dragons Cafe
Little Dragons Café is an extremely tedious exercise in repetition. There's kind of an initial thrill to the idea of managing a café and picking out the recipes that it'll use, but eventually you realize that you don't do much to help out other than providing the basic ingredients and occasionally bussing tables. The only real reward for slogging it out day-to-day is a handful of character focused cutscenes that don't really feel like a meaningful accomplishment. Add in some truly awful field controls and a constantly skipping framerate, and you've got a true recipe for disaster.
7 / 10 - My Time at Portia
My Time at Portia is an excellent life sim for those who have always wanted to spend their time befriending everyone in their village.
7 / 10 - Destiny 2: Forsaken
Overall, this Forsaken expansion has made Destiny 2 a journey worth returning to. The daily grind feels a lot more manageable, with more chances to obtain end-game gear. There are some exciting new modes to dip into, and the new bounties system really encourages players to dig deep into the world. Destiny 2 is still an end-game grind, but with all the new and interesting ways to obtain your favourite gear, it's a much more rewarding experience than before.
8 / 10 - Monster Hunter World
Monster Hunter: World still has all the complexity expected from this series, but it dishes it out in much more palatable chunks than usual. It's still got a frightening amount of depth, but it feels manageable in a way that few in the series have pulled off before. Players may still feel a little lost from time to time, but a little guidance from series vets or other friends can drastically reduce the growing pains new players will likely experience. On top of all that, this is one of the best-feeling titles the series has had to date; so saddle up with some friends, and explore all the New World has to offer.
9 / 10 - Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler is an extremely satisfying storytelling experience vastly different from other traditional JRPGs out there. The eight stories followed over the course of the game are all compelling in different ways, and each is engrossing in different ways. The combat is simple, yet nuanced, and building party compositions never stops being a fun exercise as the adventure presents each new challenge. The pacing does have some small missteps here and there, especially as the world opens up between each major act, but it's a tiny hurdle in an otherwise magnificent experience.
4 / 10 - TurtlePop: Journey to Freedom
Despite all its exterior polish, TurtlePop: Journey to Freedom is a bit of a mess. It's trying to pull elements from multiple different genres, but it does it in a chaotic way that leaves the player little time to process what's happening on-screen. It's a constant battle with the controls to switch between the various turtles you need to control, and to also manage the genie, all while various on-screen hazards endanger the player's shot at a perfect score. The co-op mode slightly alleviates some of these issues, but it doesn't do enough to fix the fundamental issues with this quirky puzzle-platformer.
8 / 10 - Wizard of Legend
Wizard of Legend is one of those rare titles where it's easy to come back to it at any time. The game, for having so few bosses and levels, never begins to feel dull or repetitive. There's tons of variety in equipment and spell loadouts, and the dungeon changes enough each time that it never really starts to feel stale. It would be nice if there was a little more variety in the stages offered, but there are enough unique combinations that each adventure is always fresh and exciting.
4 / 10 - Rainbow Skies
Rainbow Skies is not only uninspired, it feels almost like a cheap nostalgia cash-in for JRPG enthusiasts. The characters are generally annoying and mostly one-dimensional, and the writing is quite poor and riddled with syntax issues. The explorative nature of the game is something that players might be drawn to, but that's not enough to carry the significantly weaker portions of the game. The combat system is sort of cute in its simplicity, but it's not unique enough to keep players invested throughout all the annoying little quirks that fill up the majority of Rainbow Skies
6 / 10 - Destiny 2 - Warmind
The Destiny 2 experience might still be a little off, but this is a pretty good place to jump back into the action.
3 / 10 - Dragon Sinker
Dragon Sinker is almost laughable in some aspects.


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hmmm point to be noted (we dnt hv those spl eyes)..
Well its a language that we are still learning, understanding art is such.
And one thing to be remmeber is we are sitting in 21 century and commenting on these art, those were the days the paint medium , burshes and strokes were discovered. These are the people who created the base.


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Q: Quick View redirect to single product page not the quick view popup can somebody help me how to do it? I need to rewrite some code of quick view i need if somebody push on the quick view icon they got redirected to single product page , not the quick view popup.

First Step

Second Step Change to Single of Third Step

A: Your quick view should be in  tag with the data-target="" in which data-target refers to the modal pop up display.
It should be something like this,
In your  tag.
<a  class="gift" data-toggle="modal" data-title="<?php echo get_the_title();?>" data-content="<?php $content= get_the_content(); $content1=substr($content,0,20); echo wp_strip_all_tags($content1);  echo "...";?>" data-target="#gift_pop" data-price="<?php echo '€'.$product->get_regular_price();?>" data-id="<?php echo $product->get_id();?>" data-image="<?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post->ID,'medium');?>" data-link="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"> <img src="<?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post->ID,'medium');?>" alt="">

In  tag itself we should get the data which should be shown in modal popup.
And this is My modal popup html code.

                                    <img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/login_close.png" alt="">

                                             View Details.

The Id of the modal popup should be the data-target value.
And finally the script to append the data which we got in  tag.

And thats it! Enjoy.


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Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark
Regan Reilly and Jack "no relation" Reilly -- head of the NYPD Major Case Squad -- are getting married! Arriving at a bridal salon to pick up her dream gown, Regan discovers the designers bound and gagged. Four dresses (hers included!) are missing; a fifth is in shreds on the floor. With just a week before her wedding, Regan takes the case, meeting an unusual mix of brides and grooms-to-be, or not-to-be. Meanwhile, Jack is determined to crack a perplexing series of rainy-day bank robberies -- before his upcoming nuptials.
Hitched by Jessica Hart
Publisher : Harlequin
How To Get Hitched And Stay Hitched by Suzanne Venker
Publisher : Post Hill Press
Degree? Check. Career? Yup. Money? In the bank. Marriage? America is single. It's divorced, under committed, and hopelessly out of touch with how to build a relationship that lasts. Women, in particular, are groomed for a life centered on career and on being fiercely independent--as though marriage and family were a nice idea, or a possible accompaniment, to an otherwise satisfying life. But if flying solo is so great, why are online dating sites a billion-dollar industry, replete with clients looking to get hitched? In How to Get Hitched (and Stay Hitched), author and marriage coach Suzanne Venker claims women need a detox from the bogus cultural narratives they've absorbed about men, sex, marriage, work and family. If you're a woman who wants a successful love life (not just a successful professional life), you're going to need a brand new roadmap. And now you have one. Here is just a sampling of the 12 steps: - Get over yourself - Find your feminine - Get a ring, not a roommate - Marry the accountant, not the artist - Know your body A call to arms, How to Get Hitched (and Stay Hitched) will ignite a much-needed debate about the misplaced priorities of the modern generation. It is the antidote women need to reject the lies they've been fed by our culture so they can build the happy, balanced lives they crave. "You have massively impacted the way I see and deal with men. Because of you, I started dating with a clear goal in mind (marriage and children) and also with discipline. At 25, this led me to my now boyfriend who soon will be my fiancé, husband, and hopefully father of my children. Thank you from the bottom of my soul for the enlightening and truthful work that you share with the world!" "The world and my own mother haven't spoken to me about any of this. Schools and the media taught me that career comes first and that I would be happy even without getting married and not having children. I thought what I was feeling wasn't quite normal until I found your work. Thank you sooo much, Suzanne!" - Lily from Australia "I love sharing Suzanne with jaded lonely girlfriends, lol." - Annie
Without A Hitch by Mary Hollis Huddleston
Publisher : Harper Muse
Sweet Home Alabama meets Emily in Paris in this hilarious romp through the world of extravagant southern weddings. When floundering and unlucky-in-love twentysomething Lottie Jones lands a new career as a wedding planner at a top-tier boutique event firm, she begins navigating a cutthroat workplace specializing in over-the-top details, unlimited budgets, and a broad spectrum of taste. Whether planning for parachute landings or wrangling intoxicated groomsmen, she has her hands full at every million-dollar wedding she helps organize. After her boss announces he's opening a new office, Lottie sees her chance to finally carve out her place—and earn an income that justifies her dating app subscription fees. The weddings get bigger, the clients get wilder, the mishaps get funnier, and the stakes get higher. And Lottie's forced to discover what she'll risk for love and how far she'll go to find herself. Set against the glamorous, ruthless world of high-end Southern weddings and inspired by real events in the authors' lives, Without a Hitch is a hilarious romp about taking ownership, facing fears, planning your ex-boyfriend's wedding, and choosing a happy ending that wasn't what you once expected. Praise for Without a Hitch: "Without a Hitch is a delightfully quirky novel that proves the age-old adage 'We plan, God laughs.' Filled with fascinating insights into the world of high-end wedding planning, you can't help but cheer for Lottie Jones as she learns that you can't script your life and that, sometimes, the best laid plans are the ones you never make." —Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted and The Lies that Bind "Put a ring on Without a Hitch—a sweet, Southern confection of a book about what it takes to orchestrate everyone else's happily ever after when your own heart has been broken. This sneak peek into the world of high-end wedding planning will keep you laughing as Lottie deconstructs the fairy tale and finds her authentic self." —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and The Book of Two Ways "Without a Hitch is a must read. It is absolutely fabulous. As someone who works in the wedding industry, I found this book's brevity, humor, and the glamorous over-the-top world of Southern Weddings a true joy to read. This is the book you will be gifting to all your friends!" —Mindy Weiss, bestselling author of The Wedding Book Stand-alone novel Book length: 106,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Hitched by Nandini Krishnan
Publisher : Random House India
If you're an Indian woman and old enough to legally bear children, chances are that an overweight relative has asked you, while fondly stroking their pot belly, 'When am I going to eat at your wedding?' The modern Indian woman's attitude to marriage―and especially to arranged marriage―is a confused one. As traditional matchmaking methods and internet chat rooms come together to build matrimonial websites, our parameters have changed, but the time-honoured practice of arranged marriage sticks. Hitched explores in depth the considerations matrimony should involve, and the issues that can crop up at different stages of an arranged marriage. A cross-section of women―those who married young, married late, married the first man their parents parked before them, or married out of caste in an arranged setup―open up about experiences ranging from the frightening to the hilarious and the awww-inspiring.
Gettin Hitched by Big Day Journals & Planners
This wedding planner has everything you will need to plan your beautiful wedding. Makes a fabulous engagement, bridal shower gift for the newly engaged bride-to-be This book includes: ⦁ budget planner⦁ guest list⦁ table plan,⦁ venue information⦁ contacts⦁ things to do before the wedding⦁ inspiration and notes and more.
With A Hitch by RC Boldt
Publisher : RC Boldt Publishing, LLC
With a Hitch She's playing it safe. He's playing for keeps. DARCY Growing up in the foster system, I learned the hard way that lasting love doesn't always come easy. Dating in the modern era can be daunting; the bar scene and dating apps leave you wondering if there's any hope in sight. That's where I come in. Helping you break the "swipe-right" cycle, I'm dedicated to matching you with the love of your life. Finding Mrs. Right for Dax Kendrick should be a piece of cake. Except nothing about this man is simple. DAX The NFL has given me more than I ever imagined—a roof over my head, food on the table, and a chance to provide for the family who sacrificed everything while I chased my dreams. Maintaining a squeaky-clean image for my sponsors when my paycheck and the fruits of my endorsements are all women want is a hefty challenge. I'd nearly given up when I hired Darcy Cole. Yet the more I'm around her, the less I care about finding my perfect match. Because it might be right in front of me.
Hitched by Yuki Shiomiya
Publisher : Harlequin / SB Creative
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Will this passion set her free or destroy her? Growing up seeing her mother betrayed by love, Frith is determined to lead an independent life. But her values are shaken when she arrives in Wellaby for a career change. The kiss she shares with her colleague George is the best thing that's ever happened to her! Frith is soon frightened by the passion she feels and tries to keep George away, but he assures her that the most important thing in life is a love so strong it makes you forget everything. However, he seems to be hiding a secret from his past…
Hitched by Lili Valente
Publisher : Self Taught Ninja
She's the last woman on earth I'd marry…again. Yet here I am. Saying my vows. Again. To save an alpaca. At least, that's my story. But the truth might be a little more complicated. I didn't want to let her go the first time. But now I have a second chance to win over my wife. We're older. Wiser. And hornier. This time, I won't fail. Hitched is a red hot, enemies-to-lovers laugh-a-palooza featuring a girl in need of a marriage of convenience and a man in need of a cold shower to keep from falling for his fake wife. They say opposites attract, but with Blake and Hope, they also combust...
Jinxed by Carol Higgins Clark
Carol Higgins Clark, bestselling author of Fleeced and co-author with Mary Higgins Clark of He Sees You When You're Sleeping, returns in top form in her new Regan Reilly mystery, blending her talent for intriguing locales, eccentric characters, and fast-paced suspense laced with humor. In Jinxed, smart, saucy sleuth Regan Reilly faces a new challenge -- the case of the missing wedding guest. Regan, an L.A.-based private detective, returns to her office after a vacation with her beau, Jack "no relation" Reilly. Their tour of the wineries in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County is cut short when Jack has to fly back to New York City, where he is the head of the Major Case Squad of the NYPD. Their last stop had been at Altered States, a run-down winery owned by three siblings who are all former hippies -- Lilac, Earl, and Leon Weldon. Not knowing how soon it would be put to use, Regan leaves her business card behind. Within minutes of being back to work, Regan gets an excited call from Lilac. The Weldon family has been invited to the wedding of ninety-three-year-old Lucretia Standish, a former silent-screen star, who made a killing in a dot-com before it went bankrupt. Lucretia had been married to the Weldons' Uncle Haskell and had invested the money she inherited from Haskell in the dot-com. Lucretia's maid, Phyllis, clues Lilac in on the fact that Lucretia plans to give the Weldons $2 million each -- if they all show up at the wedding. The wedding is two days away, and there is only one problem -- Lilac's daughter, Whitney, aka Freshness, a young actress, has taken off on one of her go-with-the-flow weekends. Whitney is out of touch and goes where the wind blows. If it doesn't blow her back into town by Sunday morning, the Weldon family will be out $8 million. Regan's job is to find Whitney. But unbeknownst to Regan, there's someone else on the hunt. Lucretia's fiancé, the much younger Edward Fields, has hired an accomplice in crime to locate Whitney and keep her away from the wedding. Edward knows Whitney will recognize him as the con man she'd met in acting class in New York. He wants to say "I do" to Lucretia and her millions before Whitney can protest. When Edward finds out that Regan Reilly has been hired to find the missing Whitney, he gives the order to get rid of her as well. Meanwhile, Lucretia is befriended by a gang of bikers, the story of her upcoming nuptials is featured on national television news, and wildfires are threatening to consume the barn where Whitney is being held captive. As in her previous novels, Carol Higgins Clark has created a novel that is both exciting and vastly entertaining. As no less a master of suspense than Nelson DeMille has said, "Clark's writing is elegantly clear and concise, her characters are witty and engaging, and her plots and pacing are perfect." And in Jinxed, she is at her very considerable best.


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Destroy All Lines Presents
Knocked Loose with Jesus Piece
7:30pm, Mon 13 January, 2020
Enigma Bar, SA
Knocked Loose Australian Tour Licensed All Ages Photo ID required for alcohol
From the visceral energy that is their debut album 'Laugh Tracks', through the relentless three years of touring that followed, and then to defy the odds by rolling out a sophomore album that transcends the debut; Louisville five-piece Knocked Loosehave truly forged themselves within the fire, and now they're going to use that inferno to burn down stages across Australia & New Zealand as they announce their highly anticipated debut headlining run,, and joining them is one of the most exciting rising stars in hardcore today, Jesus Piece.
Recently the band dropped their highly anticipated album 'A Different Shade Of Blue', which funnelled not only three years of lessons and growth, but three years of pressure to follow up an instant classic into something that doesn't just erase genre lines, but defines itself as it's own entity. The band has found a home in the middle ground between Hatebreed's bouncy riffs, Snapcase's intensity, and the outright thrashing of bands such as Sodom and Kreator, to create something unique, and inspire the next generation of heavy acts.
Jesus Piece have been the band on everyone's radar over the past twelve months. Their set from This Is Hardcore 2017 (filmed by Hate5six) instantly made them a household name, and in 2018 they solidified themselves as an act to be reckoned with as they released a debilitating thirty-two-minute attack known as Only Self. Jesus Piece have taken inspiration of acts such as Dead Guy and Buried Alive, adding their own haunting flavour over the top to create a sound that is written to make you feel every single note.
Don't miss Knocked Loose when they bring the Blue World Order to Australia & New Zealand this summer with Jesus Piece,Reactions & 23/19
Seraphs Coal "Resurrection" Night #3 Lic/All Ages
Fri 24 Jan 2020, 7.30pm | Enigma Bar, SA
Seraphs Coal "Resurrection" Night 3 Third Show Now Added!!! more »
Seraphs Coal "Resurrection"
Sat 25 Jan 2020, 8.00pm | Enigma Bar, SA
90'S CHRISTIAN SKATE PUNKS SERAPHS COAL ARE RESURRECTING FOR A NIGHT OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS. more »
Seraphs Coal "Resurrection" Night #2
Sun 26 Jan 2020, 8.00pm | Enigma Bar, SA
Seraphs Coal "Resurrection" Night 2 Second Show Now Added!!! more »
Road to Ska Nation, feat. Mustard Plug (USA) and the Resignators
Sat 7 Mar 2020, 8.00pm | Enigma Bar, SA
The sixth edition of Ska Nation returned to the live music scene in 2019 after five years hiatus to much acclaim and returns in 2020 even bigger and better! more »
The Exploited "40 Years Of Chaos"
Sat 28 Mar 2020, 8.00pm | Enigma Bar, SA
PUNK'S NOT DEAD… EVER!! more »