http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3341/spain-meter-maids “It is unacceptable that in a free and democratic society, women are prevented from doing their job because they are women.” — Maite Silva, Spokesperson, UGT Labor Union Muslim immigrants in Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the Balearic Islands in Spain, have succeeded in forcing the expulsion of all female parking meter enforcement […]
http://pjmedia.com/blog/don%e2%80%99t-blame-the-messenger-%e2%80%94-obama-got-a-decent-convention-bounce/?print=1 The blogosphere is alive with conspiracy theories — that the pollsters, all aligned with the Obama campaign, or succumbing to pressure from its henchmen (e.g. David Axelrod), are spinning out poll results designed to dispirit conservatives and Republicans, and insure Obama’s election by depressing the turnout for Romney. I have seen many bad polls […]
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Lior Farhi, 40, the security coordinator for the community of Sha’arei Tikva, was killed Sunday morning as he tried to stop a car carrying illegal Palestinians into Israeli territory. A friend of Farhi’s who was with him and documented the incident on film, said the driver sped up and hit Farhi on purpose. The two were documenting the entrance of illegal Palestinian workers to Israel, a daily occurrence. Farhi, who is survived by his pregnant wife and three children, was recognized as a fallen member of the Israel Defense Forces because he was fulfilling his duties as the community’s security liaison with the IDF at the time of his death. He will be brought to rest on Monday afternoon in a military ceremony at the Segula cemetery.
On Sunday morning Farhi left for an area along the West Bank security barrier used by Palestinians to cross the Green Line, near Road 505 between Oranit and Elkana. Part of the security barrier, between Sha’arei Tikva and Oranit, is still under construction and the breach, some 200 meters (656 feet) from the IDF roadblock, is exploited by Palestinians seeking to cross into Israel. Hundreds of Palestinians enter Israel illegally every day in such a manner, usually continuing to Rosh Ha’ayin or Tel Aviv.
This phenomenon, explained Farhi’s colleagues, concerned Farhi because among those Palestinians entering Israel for work were also criminal and terrorist elements.
“Lior wanted to document the illegal Palestinian infiltrations to increase awareness about what is happening in our area, and therefore came here early in the morning,” said his friend Ruby, a volunteer with the Civil Guard (a volunteer organization which assists in daily police work), who has known Farhi for years.
Farhi, who was accompanied by an IDF officer Sunday morning, also called in support from his friend, Dvir Carmon, to help in the documentation efforts.
“Lior took his job seriously; we called him Mr. Security,” said Carmon. “He wanted to raise awareness over this problem,” he said.
Carmon, who arrived at the scene to help Farhi, parked his car on the side of the road. So as not to arouse the suspicion of the Palestinians, the men popped the hood of the car and feigned mechanical problems.
“I began videotaping the spotters who signal to the Palestinians when it is safe to cross, and also the people waiting to cross the fence and then running to get into an Israeli car that was waiting for them nearby. Lior told me to drive forward and then got out of the car to close the hood. Suddenly we saw two soldiers running toward the Palestinians and the car driving toward the soldiers. Lior managed to yell to me, ‘the soldiers,’ and started running in the direction of the car.
“He pulled out his gun and stood in the road, signaling for the car to pull over. He thought the car would hit the soldiers. I saw that the driver spotted him, swerved from the lane he was in, turn around and start driving towards Lior. It was a matter of seconds. Lior aimed his gun, and the car, instead of stopping, sped up and ran him over,” Carmon recounted.
Farhi was mortally wounded, though a paramedic, also from Sha’arei Tikva, quickly arrived at the scene to try to resuscitate him. Farhi was rushed in critical condition to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikva, where he was pronounced dead.
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There’s a reason why Barack Obama is mistrusted in the ranks of the military services. He doesn’t smell of the hive, and it shows. Bees recognize a hostile intruder when they see one, and so do soldiers, sailors and Marines.
“The men in the ranks are as dedicated and as eager to serve as their fathers and grandfathers ever were, and they deserve selfless leadership from the top. High-tech weaponry, wondrous as it may be, and politically correct attitudinizing, as warm and fuzzy as it may make generals and admirals feel, are never substitutes for leadership. That’s the message in the Army’s leadership survey. Mr. Romney, take note.”
Many of these soldiers, sailors and Marines feel betrayed by the senior officers of the services, beginning with the commander in chief. The old customs and traditions which have held the services together through war and peace have been scorned and trashed, replaced with the politically correct attitudes and regulations that gag real men. Even saying so is a sure way for an officer to ruin a career. The men in the ranks understand this, too.
The Army’s Center for Army Leadership at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., asked 16,800 commissioned and non-commissioned officers whether they think “the Army is headed in the right direction to prepare for the challenges of the next 10 years.” Their answers, as reported by CNS.com, ought to be enough to scare a commander in chief straight. His defense chief, too. But it won’t, because they’re exactly the men responsible for the survey results.
Only 26 percent – 1 man in 4 – say they think the Army is on track to continue as the scourge of evildoers who yearn to do the republic ill. Nearly 40 percent say the service is headed in the wrong direction, and 36 percent say they don’t have an opinion (and no doubt if they did, they’re smart enough to keep it to themselves).
The pessimists – or “realists,” as they might be called – cite two reasons. One is the hollowing out of the military as proposed by President Obama, and the other is the stifling effects of the politically correct run amok. They don’t understand why the men entrusted to manage the Army go along without protest with the nonsense mandated by the White House. Generals and admirals, just like shavetail lieutenants, know who punches their tickets.
Both President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta are continuing to “evolve,” but to what end we yet know not. This year, the president decreed that the armed services, hollowed out or not, “must” celebrate “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month,” and Mr. Panetta cheerfully agreed: “During Gay Pride Month, and every month, let us celebrate our rich diversity and renew our enduring commitment to equality for all.”
You don’t have to pass on Gay Pride Month to wonder what taking pride in what’s in a gay soldier’s skivvies has to do with the fighting spirit that is the mark of an army ready to meet a foe. Speaking of “equality,” Mr. Panetta has not yet ordered a month set aside to celebrate the contributions of black soldiers, Hispanic soldiers, lady soldiers or the soldiers descended from Scots-Irish forbears who have shaped and led the Army from its origins in the Revolution.
A public display of affection – a “PDA,” as it was called in the “old” Army – has traditionally been discouraged in the ranks, discouraged long before anyone thought to ask and when there was nothing scandalous to tell. The Army has always had unforgiving rules about personal conduct. Commissioned officers have been court-martialed for adultery. Cuddles and kisses were nice, but not necessarily on the firing range or in uniform and on the street. Discipline, dignity and self-restraint were always recognized as crucial to good order.
