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Egypt's parliament approves sending troops abroad to defend national security
Gamal Essam El-Din , Tuesday 21 Jul 2020
The mandate comes a few days after El-Sisi met with Libyan tribal leaders in Cairo, where they called on the Egyptian Armed Forces 'to intervene to protect the national security of Libya and Egypt'
Egypt Parliament (Photo: Khaled Mesheal)
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Egypt's parliament on Monday unanimously approved the deployment of armed forces abroad to defend Egypt's national security, it said in a statement, amid the expansion of Libya's Turkey-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) which has moved fighters to capture the key coastal city of Sirte.
In an official statement following a closed-door session, the parliament said it "unanimously approved sending elements of the Egyptian armed forces in combat missions outside the borders of the Egyptian state to defend the Egyptian national security in the western strategic front against the acts of criminal militias and foreign terrorist elements until the forces' mission ends."
The decision came days after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Egypt "will not stand idle" in the face of any attack on Sirte, which he earlier described as a "red line" for Egypt's national security and warned it could prompt military intervention by Cairo.
"The Egyptian nation, throughout history, has advocated for peace, but it does not accept trespasses nor does it renounce its rights. Egypt is extremely able to defend itself, its interests, its brothers and neighbours from any peril or threat," the statement said.
"The armed forces and its leadership have the constitutional and legal licence to determine when and where to respond to these dangers and threats," it added.
Major General Mamdouh Shaheen, assistant minister of defence during the session
The MPs on Monday supported the military's efforts to maintain the national, Arab and regional fundamentals, the statement said, adding that "neither has the [Egyptian] people let the army down, nor the army ever let the people down.
The parliament reviewed the outcomes of a meeting on Sunday of the country's National Defence Council (NDC) headed by El-Sisi, which discussed threats to Egypt's western front.
The NDC said in a statement following the meeting that Egypt seeks to stabilise the current situation and ensure the declared lines of the Libyan cities of Sirte and Al-Jafra are not crossed to achieve peace between all Libyan parties.
The closed-door session was attended by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Alaa Fouad and Major General Mamdouh Shaheen, assistant minister of defence.
Parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Aal only allowed MPs and the prime minister to attend the plenary meeting, and ordered photographers, guards and staff to leave the meeting hall, and MPs to close their mobile phones. Abdel-Aal also urged MPs not to divulge the content of the meeting.
Monday's mandate comes a few days after El-Sisi met with Libyan tribal leaders in Cairo, where they called on the Egyptian Armed Forces "to intervene to protect the national security of Libya and Egypt."
Tagammu Party Head Sayed Abdel-Aal puts forward his opinion prior to taking the final vote
The central city of Sirte and the Jufra military airbase are currently controlled by the eastern-based forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by military commander Khalifa Haftar, which have retreated eastward after a series of gains by the government in Tripoli last month.
President El-Sisi has said he would take military action in Libya after securing the approval of the Egyptian parliament.
Under Egypt's constitution, the president, who is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, shall not declare war or deploy troops outside the country without seeking the opinion of the National Defence Council and the approval of a two-thirds majority of MPs.
Diaa el-Din Dawood, a leader of the parliamentary leftist 25-30 bloc expressing his opinion during the session
The eastern parliament called on Egypt last week to directly intervene in the country's conflict to counter what it termed a Turkish "occupation."
Egypt, the UAE and Russia are backing Haftar in eastern Libya, while Turkey and Qatar support the Tripoli-based GNA.
The GNA, with the support of Turkey, recently extended control across most of the territories held by the LNA in northwest Libya, repelling a 14-month offensive by Haftar's forces to capture Tripoli, and forcing them to pull back east towards Sirte. It vowed to advance to capture Sirte and the inland Al-Jufra airbase.
Turkey began earlier this year to bring thousands of mercenaries from Syria into Libya to bolster the GNA government.
Al-Wafd Party Head Bahaaeddin Abu Shoka, the current chairperson of parliament's Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee during the closed-door meeting
The latest tensions come one month after El-Sisi had warned that Cairo has a legitimate right to intervene in the neighbouring country, and stressed that the frontline of Sirte and Al-Jufra is "a red line" for Egyptian national security.
He said any Egyptian intervention in the neighbouring country would aim to preserve the national security of Egypt, Libya and the region, securing Egypt's western border and restoring stability in Libya.
Members of Parliament voting on granting the Egyptian armed forces constitutional and legal the license to send troops abroad to defend Egypt's national security
*Menna Alaa El-Din contributed to this story
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In 2018 (and still continuing now) I had set myself a challenge to read more books that were seen as classics (or by authors who are seen as authors to read) and more books that had been translated into English.
The Book of Imaginary Beings fits nicely into both categories.
Ostensibly a short survey of mythical and imaginary beings from around the world, collected by Borges and then revised, enlarged and translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with Borges, this becomes much more when enlivened by Borges prose.
Beautifully descriptive and humorous, Borges weaves the tales into a cohesive whole in this modern bestiary.


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Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
Oxford Research Encyclopedias Politics
Contentious Politics and Political Violence
Governance/Political Change
Groups and Identities
Policy, Administration, and Bureaucracy
Political Anthropology
Political Behavior
Political Values, Beliefs, and Ideologies
Politics, Law, Judiciary
Post Modern/Critical Politics
Qualitative Political Methodology
Quantitative Political Methodology
Introduction: The Evolution of EU Development Policy
The Impact of the Enlargement of the European Union
EU Treaty Bases for External Development Policy
The Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy (2016)
The European Consensus on Development (2017)
Self-Interest as a Driver for EU Development Cooperation
EU Development Cooperation: Activities, Record, and Actors
Actors Involved
Challenges Ahead for EU Development Cooperation Until 2030
Funding Development Cooperation
The European Union's Political Standing in the World
Renewing ACP-EU Relations
Improving the Delivery of EU Development Cooperation
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Development Policy and European Union Politics
Karin ArtsKarin ArtsInternational Institute of Social Studies (The Hague), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Development cooperation is one of the traditional policy domains of the European Union (EU). Over the years it advanced from an instrument used in colonial times to one of modern partnership, although European self-interest remains a driving force. Jointly, the EU and its member states are the largest development donor in the world and also provide sizable market access and investment to developing countries. Their overall performance record has been assessed fairly positively by internal and external parties, although many possible improvements have been identified. The various enlargements of the EU traceably supported a widening of the geographic and substantive scope of EU development policies and practice. In addition, EU development cooperation was reinforced by the fact that it gradually received a firmer basis in the constituent EU treaties.
The "European Consensus on Development" document, as revised in 2017, laid out the main direction of and emphases in EU development cooperation until the year 2030. The European Consensus prescribed a rights-based approach, and squarely placed the United Nations "Agenda 2030" and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contained in it, as the main framework and objectives for EU development cooperation.
A wide range of actors is involved in EU development cooperation, in part because this is an area of shared competence among the EU member states that pursue their own national policies as well as those specified by the EU. Thus, EU actors such as the European Commission, Council, and Parliament feature in this policy field along with EU member states and individual or collective developing country actors. The most prominent example of this is the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, which consists of 79 countries. Civil society organizations, including non-governmental development organizations, both from the North and the South, also seek to influence or otherwise engage with the policies and practices of EU development cooperation.
While EU development cooperation is an established policy field, it is also still very much a work in progress, and major challenges lay ahead for action in the period up to 2030, the year in which the SDGs are to be realized. These major challenges include funding, strengthening the EU's political clout in the world by using development cooperation more strategically for forging and influencing global decision-making on relevant topics, renewing and innovating the relations between the EU and ACP countries, handling the consequences of Brexit, and improving on the delivery of EU development cooperation.
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)
European Union development cooperation
European Neighbourhood Policy

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Володи́мир Дми́трович Ле́мза ( 23 грудня 1949) — український політик. Народний депутат України. Член партії ВО «Батьківщина».

Біографія

Освіта вища.

З 2002 до 2004 — керівник управління справами Одеської міської ради.

З 2004 — директор ТОВ «Чистий мир — Україна».

Захоплюється футболом.

Парламентська діяльність

Березень 2006 — кандидат у народні депутати України від «Блоку Юрія Кармазіна», № 77 в списку. На час виборів: директор ТОВ «Чистий мир — Україна», член Партії захисників Вітчизни.

Народний депутат України 6-го скликання з 3 червня 2008 до 12 грудня 2012 від «Блоку Юлії Тимошенко», № 171 в списку. На час виборів: директор ТОВ «Чистий мир — Україна», член партії ВО «Батьківщина». Член фракції «Блок Юлії Тимошенко» (з 3 червня 2008). Член Комітету з питань європейської інтеграції (19 вересня 2008 — 1 квітня 2009), голова підкомітету з питань європейської інтеграції транспортних мереж України Комітету з питань європейської інтеграції (з 1 квітня 2009).

Примітки

Посилання
 Довідник «Хто є хто в Україні», видавництво «К. І.С»
 Верховна Рада України 6-го скликання

Народні депутати України 6-го скликання
Члени ВО «Батьківщина»
Політики України
Персоналії:Одеса

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                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="quinta-feira-fim4">

                        Sexta-feira

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                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sexta-feira-inicio2">

                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sexta-feira-fim2">

                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sexta-feira-inicio3">

                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sexta-feira-fim3">

                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sexta-feira-inicio4">

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                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sabado-fim1">

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                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sabado-fim2">

                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sabado-inicio3">

                                <input type="time" class="form-control" name="sabado-fim3">

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A: Com Laravel é possível obter a lista de todos os valores passados na requisição, com exceção de alguns, através do método:
$request->except([...]);

Então, primeiro começamos armazenando essa lista em uma variável:
$fields = $request->except(["_token", "name", "description", "photo"]);

Para percorrer todos os valores, basta utilizar um laço de repetição:
foreach($fields as $field => $value) {
    // ...
}

Se o valor do campo estiver vazio, atualiza a coluna para NULL:
foreach($fields as $field => $value) {
    if(empty($value)) {
        $value = NULL;
    } else {
        // ...
    }
}

Convertemos o horário para o formato desejado:
foreach($fields as $field => $value) {
    if(empty($value)) {
        $value = NULL;
    } else {
        $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
        $value = date("H:i:s", strtotime($value));
    }
}

Os nomes dos campos estão no formato segunda-feira-inicio1, mas os nomes das colunas estão no formato segunda_feira_inicio1, ou seja, para obter o respectivo nome da coluna a partir do nome do campo basta substituir - por _:
foreach($fields as $field => $value) {
    if(empty($value)) {
        $value = NULL;
    } else {
        $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
        $value = date("H:i:s", strtotime($value));
    }

    $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
}

E então atribuímos o valor à coluna:
foreach($fields as $field => $value) {
    if(empty($value)) {
        $value = NULL;
    } else {
        $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
        $value = date("H:i:s", strtotime($value));
    }

    $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
    $this->modality->{$column} = $value;
}

Assim, seu método completo deve ficar parecido com:
public function store(Request $request)
{
    $input = $request->all();
    $this->modality = new Modality($input);

    $fields = $request->except(["_token", "name", "description", "photo"]);

    foreach($fields as $field => $value) {
        if(empty($value)) {
            $value = NULL;
        } else {
            $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
            $value = date("H:i:s", strtotime($value));
        }

        $column = str_replace('-', '_', $field);
        $this->modality->{$column} = $value;
    }

    $this->modality->save();
    return redirect()->action('ModalityController@index');
}

A: Você pode colocar o atributo 'required' do HTML no teu HTML. Assim, o campo será sempre obrigatório.
Algo como:
<input type="text" name="hora" required>
Assim, a requisição não será feita para o PHP caso esteja em branco. Você também pode usar máscaras com Javascript + HTML para validar o formato da hora inserida, para impedir que o usuário insira algo por escrito ou algo assim.
Para validar os inputs, você pode pegar o $input que você recebeu e percorrer eles validando se o valor é igual a '' (em branco), se for, você seta null caso seja um input do tipo 'time', com isso, se o valor for null, ele ficará salvo como sem valor no banco. Pra converter pra array o input tem o método toArray()

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India's crypto bill delayed due to its complexity
What could have been seen as an end to cryptocurrency in India is not the case anymore, as the government has decided to delay Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 further.
The government sources cited this delay as more discussion was required on the bill with stakeholders.
The delay in India's cryptocurrency and digital assets legislation is justified because of the complexity and impact it will have on crypto investors, said experts.
In its current form, the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill government were mulling to put a ban on all cryptocurrencies. The bill also has a provision that would prosecute citizens for holding crypto.
But, the government, understanding the importance of crypto, has decided to further delay it.
As per an estimate, there are close to 15 million crypto users in India, but some reports suggest there are 100 million crypto users, and close to over $7 billion is invested in various crypto projects.
There are also many crypto projects that are completely owned and operated by Indians, which employ over thousands of workforce and it has a capacity to provide millions of high-value jobs too in the months to come.
Another reason the government is delaying the bill is that India has been one of the countries that have been adopting crypto at a higher pace than developed nations like the US and UK.
A report recently said that India ranks second to Vietnam, ahead of other countries such as the US, UK, and China in crypto adoption.
Having said that, if India decides to ban crypto then all the people working in the sector will lose their job. Imagine the impact it will have on the lives of people working in the crypto & blockchain sector.
Other than this, crypto investors that have invested billions will also lose their hard-earned money, as they all have purchased crypto with Indian Rupee, no one has received the crypto for free.
There are various blockchain companies that are also providing services to many state governments that are solving many real problems related to the land registry, privacy, digital certificates, supply chain, logistics, and much more.
Looking at all these the central government has decided to spend more time on how to look and include it in the crypto bill.
On various platforms, Indian finance ministry officials have said that they will ban only private cryptocurrency without giving any details, in some instances, they say that they will treat crypto under asset class and segregate crypto projects on a use case basis.
Crypto experts believe that as the government has decided to impose a 30% crypto tax on profit and 1% TDS on every transaction in the Budget 2022-23, which will be applicable from 1 April 2022, they have just taken some time to study the bill once again.
As per the media reports, the current crypto bill has many draconian provisions, under which a crypto holder could have been arrested immediately with no legal safety.
Many believe that as the government will be launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), Digital Rupee, globally, it wants to be seen as a nation that adopts blockchain technology.
Very recently, US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order for studying cryptocurrency and its adoption. Even its arch-rival Russia is giving positive signals on crypto adoption.
Dubai has recently passed a law that will regulate crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and nations like Singapore, Estonia, Malta are at the forefront of becoming crypto hubs.
South American nation, El Salvador has taken a giant leap in legalizing Bitcoin as legal tender and spending a billion in building a Bitcoin city.
Under the crypto tax, the Indian government will treat cryptocurrency, NFTs, or any form of digital assets as virtual digital assets.
But, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the central bank, has always opposed a move to regulate or regularize crypto. They have been lobbying for a complete ban citing that crypto can pose a challenge to the macroeconomic and financial stability of the Indian Rupee.
RBI has said that it would be difficult to check and track, monitor, and regulate crypto assets as well as crypto exchanges where users are trading in cryptocurrencies.
There are other major issues that the government needs to look into like tokenization of assets that are backed by assets like company shares, gold, and real estate.
Due to all these issues, the government has decided to delay the bill, as the new bill incorporates all the concerns raised by the stakeholders including crypto exchanges, crypto & legal experts, RBI, crypto investors, others.
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Don't shame sexual assault victims, urges Big B
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has recorded a two-minute prologue for a social campaign on 'Victim Shaming', urging families, authority figures and citizens to reflect upon the need to break the tolerance towards how victims of sexual assault are treated.
Amitabh has lent his voice to a public service awareness initiative by Star Plus, in which he questions culprits of character assassination with the question "Whose fault is it?" The campaign advocates that society needs to place the guilt rightfully with the perpetrators by putting them on trial instead of shaming the victims.
Talking about it, Big B said in a statement: "The idea that a woman loses her dignity if she is sexually assaulted is instilled strongly in our cultural mindset. The shame should be on the perpetrators instead of the victim. We need to foster a safe, secure and supportive environment where victims can seek refuge especially from those who they turn to for protection like authority figures, family and society.
"There is a strong need to step forward and talk about this through stories which can trigger this change in mindset of the people."
The campaign is an extension of the channel's new show "Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka".
The 74-year-old earlier took to his blog to dwell on how it's a shame that one has to rely on various mediums and campaigns to raise awareness about such issues.
"Is it not a shame though, that what should come to us humans as a natural reaction to protect the female gender in our society, one and many ones, have to propagate the issue through various mediums and campaigns! A shame," wrote the lead actor of "Pink", which has just won the National Award for Best Film on Social Issues.
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Phoenix FIAs Get An Exclusive Index
October 29, 2014 by Linda Koco
Another exclusive index has popped up in the fixed index annuity (FIA) marketplace. This one is an exchange traded fund (ETF)-based index that Phoenix Companies has licensed from Credit Suisse for exclusive use in four of the company's core FIAs.
"'Core' FIAs refers to our best-selling products," Dana Pedersen told AnnuityNews. She is vice president and product officer for Phoenix.
These products are available for distribution by all independent agents, she said, noting there are no restrictions to offering the index only through exclusive or proprietary distribution arrangements.
Called the CS Tactical Multi Asset Index, the index is an adaptation of an existing index the Credit Suisse offers, Pedersen said. Credit Suisse is a global firm that focuses on private banking, wealth management and investment banking.
Phoenix requested the modification so that the index would do what the company and its distributors were looking for, she said.
Having Credit Suisse available in all four products brings some valuable name recognition to the products, Pedersen said, noting that agents may be familiar with the firm as a global brand even if not familiar with its specific businesses and products.
Major reason
But the major reason that Phoenix added the index is for what it does differently than the other indices in Phoenix's core portfolio. "It offers 100 percent participation rate after a spread," Pedersen said. This is on both of the Credit Suisse "index accounts" that Phoenix is offering (a one-year account and a two-year account).
The spread rates can range from 1 percent to 5 percent. After the carrier deducts the spread rate from any growth that has occurred in the index, the policy credits 100 percent of the gain above that.
As a result of that structure, Phoenix believes there will be "more potential for growth after the spread, because there will be no caps," Pedersen said.
Currently, the spread rates vary by product and feature as well as state of policy issue. A review of the current rates that Phoenix sent to AnnuityNews on Oct. 24 shows that, on one of the policies — Personal Protection Choice — the spread rate on the two-year account ranged from 1.15 percent to 2.35 percent, and on the one-year account, from 2.50 percent to 3.25 percent.
The ranges are higher on other core FIAs. For instance, the chart shows that the spread rates on the Index Select Gold Bonus FIA ranged from 3.95 percent to 4.70 percent on the one-year, and from 2.45 percent to 4.70 percent on the two-year.
The two other FIAs — the Personal Retirement Choice with premium bonus and the Personal Income Annuity — had spread rate ranges that were similar to that of Index Select.
Spread rates can change at the end of an account period (one or two years, depending on account selected). "It is not our intent, however, to adjust the spread beyond market conditions," Pedersen said, noting that "the volatility control aspect of the index should allow for the spread to stay fairly level."
The other indices in Phoenix's core portfolio "do not offer full participation after a spread," Pedersen said. So, by adding the Credit Suisse index accounts to the portfolio, Phoenix is providing producers and their clients who more indexing options to consider — ones offering "potentially higher upside."
It would be too expensive in the current interest environment to offer a similar spread structure with more common indices, she said.
There are no limits on the percent of premium that a client can put into the Credit Suisse index accounts, but the company expects that agents will encourage customers to diversify across accounts offered in the products.
Credit Suisse directly manages the index. The index allocates across a selection of 10 ETFs, offering exposure to four asset classes, and "dynamically re-balances" according to pre-designed algorithms, Pedersen said.
Why use an exclusive index to do this? "Our producers and independent marketing organizations (IMOs) were asking for an index that would provide specific outcomes (as opposed to a specific index). We felt the only way to achieve those outcomes was to have an exclusive index."
In particular, the agents were asking for an index that would offer higher upside potential than is available with more commonly used indices, Pedersen said.
The company will be offering training on the index not only to new agents but also to existing agents. Existing agents are not required to take the training, Pedersen said, but "we strongly suggest they do take it before selling FIAs with the index elected."
Phoenix views the new index as a valuable option with potential for 100 percent upside above the spread and with volatility control. However, the index "doesn't necessarily make the annuities suitable" for particular clients, she said. "We want people to buy the products," she said, pointing to the FIAs themselves. People will buy these products for their guaranteed income, the combination of benefits they make available, and the guaranteed floor along with the upside potential, she said.
The products having the new accounts are currently approved in all but four states.
Originally Posted at AnnuityNews on October 29, 2014 by Linda Koco.


SETTLEMENT or mere agreement? That is the big question. In a prior post we showed the word "settle" or "settlement" coming up, which usually indicates legal action or a precursor. Microsoft has begun going after Android with explicit threats that it put in the press in order to find more extortion opportunities [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] or engage in 'pre-settlement' agreements, which still count as extortion that violates some laws in particular countries which designed rules to prevent racketeering.
Notice that it specifies "mobile phones running the Android mobile platform", which seems an indirect way of implying that HTC has paid for "problems" with Linux, on which Android is based. Thus, a little more FUD can be spread about Linux's supposed infringement on Microsoft's monopolies, without actually making any real claim that needs supporting by facts.
Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's vice president of MeeGo devices, told The Reg Tuesday that Intel and Nokia could "guarantee and promise" that MeeGo is safe from any and all patent claims because of the size and breadth of the companies' patent portfolios, and also because of the size of Intel and Nokia themselves. MeeGo is based on the Linux kernel and uses common components such as X-Windows and Gstreamer.
"Both Nokia and Intel have a huge patent portfolio and we have put our investment into the standard Linux-based platform. That's a guarantee and promise that it's safe for anyone to take this platform because we will look after your investment with our patent platform," Jaaksi said.
Apple is bugged by Elan [1, 2, 3], which seemingly wants to ban Apple products using patents (it went for the ITC to exploit a loophole and apply pressure for quicker settlement, if any).
The US trade watchdog confirmed this week that it would investigate patent infringement allegations made by Elan Microelectronics against Apple last month.
The mad approach still remains meaningless to true patent trolls, and this is just one reason why software patenting must go. However, offering to make a "full retaliatory response", for the expressed purpose of seeking to prevent the sale and importation of the entire product portfolio as well as to force the removal of hundreds of tiny features, any of which may be impossible to do, and doing so in multiple independent court filings and ITC actions thereby maximizing both the costs to and possibility of success, of the pupetmaster(s) in any proxy funded or armed troll, as well as in response to any direct extortion or patent threat, could be a good start. That to me could be an effective mad patent response strategy.


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Akshardham Temple History:
Akshardham temple delhi is a Hindu temple complex near Mayur Vihar in Delhi. The Akshardham temple history had been planned since 1968 as a vision of Yogiji Maharaj, the spiritual head of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Attempts were made to start the project but little progress was made and then in 1971 Yogiji Maharaj died. Akshardham temple history was laid on 6th November 2005. It lies on the banks of Yamuna adjacent to the 2010 Commonwealth Games village. The centre of the Akshardham temple delhi was built according to the Vastu Shastra and Panchaaratra Shastra. The Akshardham temple delhi building was inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam. 3000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans to construct the Akshardham's history.
Akshardham Architecture:
The Akshardham Architecture is similar to the one at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The main monument of Akshardham Architecture is about 141 feet high with a beautiful state of Lord Swaminarayan. There are many more structures within the temple which reflects the history and culture of Hindu religion. The structure is spread over 100 depicting history, art, Indian culture and values.
Akshardham Temple Location and Akshardham Temple Timings:
Akshardham temple location is located on NH24, Noida Mor, Near Mayur Vihar, New Delhi. Akshardham temple location is just a few kilometers away from Nizamuddhin Railway station, New Delhi. However, New Delhi Railwaystation is quite far off. Akshardham location is quite near the metro station. It is just within a walk able distance from the metro station. . Akshardham timings start at 10.00 a.m in the morning and visitors can visit till 7.00 pm. in the evening during the months from April to September. Akshardham temple timings from October to March is 9.00 am. To 6.00 p.m. The entry is free and it is close on Monday. However, one has to pay fee for the exhibition, boat ride and theatre. Akshardham temple timings are the same throughout the week. People enjoy sightseeing at Akshardham in India throughout the year. Visitors are requested to wear respectable clothes so as to maintain the respect and dignity of the place.
Akshardham Temple in India and Other Monuments:
Delhi is a historical place. There are many other monuments where a person can pay a visit. Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Lotus Temple, Jantar Mantar, National Museum, Tughlagabad Fort, Parliament House, Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate, Humayun's Tomb, Jama Masjid and many more places are there around Akshardham temple in India. There are many markets in and around Akshardham where tourist can buy things. Chandani Chowk, Connaught Place, Karol Bagh are some of the places where people can buy things of their choice at a reasonable price.
Reaching Out to Akshardham Temple in India:
Delhi being the capital of India has all means of transport within the reach of people. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Palam Airport, New Delhi Railway Station, Kashmeri Gate Bus Station are easily approachable. With the introduction of metro in Delhi, the faraway places have turned to be easily approachable. Akshardham temple in India can be reached by metro, bus, auto rickshaw, taxi others. There is quite big space for parking at reasonable price.


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Should I Apply for Spanish Citizenship as Sephardic Jew?
Josh Nathan-Kazis February 7, 2014
Will I apply?
That's what people are asking me today, as news circulates of the law the Spanish cabinet just approved to offer citizenship to Sephardic Jews.
Two weeks ago, the Forward published a long essay I wrote about this citizenship offer, which the Spanish justice and foreign ministers first proposed in 2012. I went to Spain in November 2013, at first thinking I would apply for a passport myself. When it turned out that that wasn't yet possible, I tried figure out why the law had not been passed.
Three months after my trip, the text of the law is finally available. Spain's Ministry of Justice posted it online today after it was approved by the Council of Ministers. It still must be voted on by the Parliament before it becomes law.
The bill allows the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 to apply for Spanish citizenship, even if they choose not to live in Spain. But the text leaves open lots of questions. As I wrote in my essay, it's complicated to claim blood ties to people who died half a millennium ago. A Spanish government official working on the draft legislation acknowledged that defining "Sephardic" for the purposes of the law was complicated when we spoke in November. "If you have any suggestion to do that in a different way, please tell me," he said.
Spain's answer appears, on first read, to be jumbled. On the one hand, the law says that you don't actually need to be Jewish to claim citizenship as a Sephardic Jew. On the other hand, two of the five ways the law offers to prove that you are Sephardic involve Jewish institutions or religious authorities.
The law states that the official Jewish federation will be charged with giving certificates that accredit applicants as Sephardic, though it doesn't say how the federation will make that determination. And though it also says that local rabbinical authorities in applicants' countries of origin can provide similar documents, it also says that those rabbis should be "legally recognized" — a category that doesn't exist in the United States, where there are no state-recognized religious authorities.
The law doesn't venture into the stickier questions of bloodline. It doesn't say how many Sephardic grandparents you need, or whether Syrian Jews qualify as Sephardic.
They do say having a Sephardic surname and speaking a Sephardic language will help. (And they name-check Haketia, the Moroccan Judeo-Spanish language that I joked that the Spanish justice minister likely hadn't heard of in my essay. Guess he had.)
There's no quota here for how many people the government will accept under this law, and there's a provision under which the government will only accept applications for two years after the law is passed. So even if every single Jew can claim eligibility, as the Georgia Tech scientist Joshua Weitz suggested in my essay, we won't all have E.U. passports by 2016.
There's also the possibility that the law doesn't make it through the Parliament. Spain will have general elections sometime in the next two years, and it's likely that the current right-wing government will fall. It's not clear that the socialist party would continue to support the bill. So hold off on that Barcelona pied-à-terre downpayment.
For now, though, the progress of the law seems like a bit of good news for the thousands of Sephardic Jews who have gotten in touch with the Spanish Jewish federation over the past few years. As for me, I'm not sure.
I wasn't joking when, at the end of my essay, I wrote that I didn't want to be Spanish. I set out for Spain on a lark, but I came back feeling alienated — and more American than ever.
So, no, I don't think I'm going to apply. But let me know if you are — it will be a great story.
Josh Nathan-Kazis is a staff writer for the Forward. He covers charities and politics, and writes investigations and longform.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Forward. Discover more perspective in Opinion.
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BULLETIN: Earthquake Hits Vanuatu as Santorum Vows on National TV: 'We're Going to Surprise a Lot of People' in Iowa
Posted on | December 1, 2011 | 15 Comments
Geologists, eschatologists and political observers took note Thursday when an earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu at the exact time that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said during an appearance on a U.S. television network that he would do "very, very well" in next month's Iowa caucuses.
"It's coming our way," the former Pennysylvania senator told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. "We're the campaign that's on the move. We're the campaign that's rising."
Students of apocalyptic prophecies noted that, even as Santorum was speaking, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Vanuatu, a tiny achipelago of volcanic islands between Fiji and New Guinea.
"We will do well in Iowa — I have no doubt about that," Santorum said during his Thursday interview with Mitchell. "We're going to surprise a lot of people on [Iowa caucus] Election Day on January third."
Thursday's earthquake was the third to strike Vanuatu in the past five days. The former French colony was hit with 4.7 quakes on Wednesday and on Nov. 26, which most seismologists described as aftershocks of the 8.7-magnitude earthquake near Vanuatu on Nov. 11.
Asked by MSNBC's Mitchell about his disagreements with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Santorum said the current GOP front-runner has "been jumping around a lot" on "very big, definining issues in Iowa and across the county," including cap-and-trade legislation that would impact "lots of farmers in Iowa."
Although no deaths resulted from the series of earthquakes that have recently shaken Vanuatu (known by Westerners as the New Hebrides prior to becoming an independent republic in 1980), disaster-relief organizations warned that tsunamis or other deadly catastrophes are possible if the long-dreaded "Big One" should hit next.
Recent polls in Iowa show Santorum in 7th place, although his strong grassroots campaign in the Hawkeye State has taken him to all 99 Iowa counties. A Catholic father of seven children, Santorum is staunchly supported by social conservatives, and recently gained the endorsement of Karen Testerman, a New Hampshire activist described by The Hill as a "powerful former . . . supporter" of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann.
The Santorum campaign had no immediate comment on speculation by one autodidactic religious scholar that the Vanuatu earthquakes may be a "biblical omen of cosmic significance." However, a few hours before the 5.2-magnitude quake hit Thursday afternoon, Santorum spokesman Matt Benyon issued an "updated media advisory" announcing that six events have been added to the campaign's "Faith, Family and Freedom Tour" of Iowa that begins Sunday afternoon.
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15 Responses to "BULLETIN: Earthquake Hits Vanuatu as Santorum Vows on National TV: 'We're Going to Surprise a Lot of People' in Iowa"
M. Thompson
December 1st, 2011 @ 4:17 pm
And that's today's episode of "Stacy McCain and the Search for Sinecure."
Santorum really shook things up? LOL!
Do we have a tsunami warning from that Vanautu earthquake? It might create a wave 30 miles high if what Stacy is saying is true about Santorum.
Yeah. Salem Communications never returned my call.
newrouter
vanuatu or bust
Like the kids say: Hell to the yeah.
By promising he will do very well in Iowa, Santorum seems to be giving himself the out to withdraw if he doesn't.
Bosun349
Looks like somebody from Chicago or Boston will be claiming that ambassadorship:
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INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN SCHEME MADE EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
With an objective of providing a forum for resolving disputes and complaints from the aggrieved insured public or their legal heirs, nominee or assignee against Insurance Companies, the Government of India, in exercise of powers conferred by section 24 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999(41 of 1999) framed "Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017", which came into force w.e.f. 25th April, 2017. These Rules aim at resolving complaints relating to the settlement of disputes with Insurance Companies and their agents and intermediaries on personal lines of insurance, group insurance policies, policies issued to sole proprietorship and micro enterprises in a cost effective, efficient and impartial manner. These Rules apply to all the Insurance Companies operating in General Insurance business and Life Insurance business, in Public and Private Sector.
(a) Delay in settlement of claims.
(b) Any partial or total repudiation of claims by an insurer.
(c) Any dispute over premium paid or payable in terms of the policy.
(e) Any dispute on the legal construction of the policies in so far as such disputes relate to claims.
(g)Issuance of life insurance policy, general insurance policy including health insurance policy which is not in conformity with the proposal form submitted by the proposer.
(h) Non-issue of any insurance policy to customers after receipt of premium in life insurance and general insurance including health insurance.
(i) Any other matter resulting from the violation of provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938 or the regulations, circulars, guidelines or instructions issued by the IRDAI from time to time or the terms and conditions of the policy contract, in so far as they relate to issues mentioned at clauses(a) to (f).
The Insurance Ombudsman is provided with a Secretarial Staff by the IRDAI as may be determined by the Executive Council of Insurers. The total expenses on running the Institution are borne by the Life Insurance Council AND THE General Insurance Council in such proportion as the Executive Council of Insurers may, by a general or special order specify, from time to time.
1) With whom is a complaint to be lodged?
A complaint is to be lodged with the Insurance Ombudsman under whose territorial jurisdiction the insurer's office falls, at the address given in"CONTACT US".
2)	Does Insurance Ombudsman operate in any territorial jurisdiction?
Insurance Ombudsman operates only within the territorial limits specified in "CONTACT US"
3)	How is this territorial jurisdiction to be applied to complaints?
The complaint will lie with the Insurance Ombudsman under whose territorial jurisdiction the Branch or Office of the Insurer complained against or the residential address or place of residence of the complainant is located.
4)	Who can approach Ombudsman?
Any aggrieved individual who has taken an Insurance Policy on personal lines of insurance, group insurance policies, policies issued to sole proprietorship and micro enterprises may himself or through his legal heirs, nominee or assignee can approach Ombudsman.
5)	What Is the meaning of Insurance on Personal Lines?
Insurance on personal lines means a policy taken or given in an individual capacity, e.g. life insurance, personal accident insurance, mediclaim insurance, insurance of personal property of the individual such as motor vehicle, household articles, etc.
6) What is Micro Enterprises?
The enterprise engaged in the manufacture of production of goods pertaining to any industry where the investment in plant and machinery does not exceed twenty-five lakh rupees and enterprises engaged in providing or rendering of services where the investment in equipment does not exceed ten lakh rupees.
7) What are the complaints that are entertained by the Ombudsman?
8) How is the complaint to be lodged?
The Complaint is to be made in writing duly signed by the complainant or through his legal heirs, nominee or assignee and may be lodged through personal approach or through post / fax / email (followed by hard copy).
9)Is there any time limit to approach the Ombudsman?
Within one year of the rejection by the insurer of the representation of the complainant or the Insurer's final reply to the representation or after expiry of one month from the date of sending written representation to the insurer and the insurer fails to furnish the reply.
10)Is there any maximum limit for the amount under dispute that can be entertained by the Ombudsman?
The maximum limit for the amount under dispute for which the Ombudsman can entertain a complaint is upto Rs. 30 lakhs.
11) Can a complainant, who has already approached Consumer Forum/court on the same subject, approach the Ombudsman?
Any complainant, whose complaint on the same subject matter is or was before a Court/Consumer Forum cannot approach Ombudsman.
12) What are the pre-requisite conditions in short, for lodging a complaint?
a. The complaint must be by an individual on a 'Personal Lines' insurance, group insurance policies, policies issued to sole proprietorship and micro enterprises and within the terms of reference of the Insurance Ombudsman as set out under FAQ 7.
b. A representation should stand made to the Insurance Company and either an unsatisfactory reply should have been received or the representation should stand unreplied for at least 1 month.
c. The complaint must be lodged within 1 year of the events mentioned in b. above.
d. The total relief sought must be within an amount of Rs.30 lakhs.
e. The subject matter of the complaint should not currently be or have earlier been before a Court/Consumer Forum.
13) Should a complainant approach the Ombudsman through a lawyer?
No. As per the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, there is no provision to engage a lawyer.
14) Within what time shall the Ombudsman dispose off the complaint?
In case both parties agree for mediation, the Ombudsman shall give his Recommendation within 1 month of date of receipt of mutual written consent for such mediation, otherwise, he shall pass his Award within 3 months of the receipt of all requirements from the complainant.
15) Can the Ombudsman award ex-gratia payment?
The Ombudsman cannot, award ex-gratia payment.
16) Are there any fees / charges payable for lodging a complaint?
17) Does the Ombudsman conduct hearings of the parties?
Wherever considered necessary, the Ombudsman will conduct hearing of both the Parties.
18)	If so, can the hearings be conducted outside headquarters?
Hearings may be conducted outside headquarters, where warranted.
19)	Can a complaint be lodged against a Private Insurer?
Complaints can be lodged against any Insurer both in Public Sector and Private Sector in both Life and Non-Life sectors.
20) Can a Sole Proprietor of a business approach the Ombudsman for a complaint arising out of business interests?
A Sole Proprietor of a business can approach the Ombudsman for a complaint arising out of business interests.
21)	Can Partnership Firms/Corporate Clients/Co-operative Societies/ Associations/Trusts approach Ombudsman?
Only individual policyholders, sole proprietorship or micro enterprises who have taken insurance on personal lines are eligible. However, a member covered under a Master Policy or a Group Insurance (or if deceased, the legal heir /nominee) can approach the Ombudsman, provided the payment of the claim under such policy is to be made to the individual, as beneficiary.
22)	Is there any appeal against a decision given by the Ombudsman?
The Recommendation or Award of the Insurance Ombudsman are both subject to acceptance by the complainant in full and final settlement of the complaint. If such acceptance is not agreeable, the complainant may exercise the right to take recourse to the normal process of law against the insurance company. Further, dismissal of a complaint by the Insurance Ombudsman, does not vitiate the complainants' right to seek legal remedy against the insurers complained against, as per normal process of law.
23)Are routine administrative issues concerning agents (like non-issue of licence, non-receipt of commission etc.) or employees' grievances and complaints against staff of the member companies also entertained by the Ombudsman?
Such matters do not fall within the terms of reference of the Ombudsman and hence are not to be referred.
24) Are copies of complaints or queries and correspondence related thereto required to be forwarded to the Office of the Executive Council of Insurers?
The Ombudsman deals directly with complaint matters. Hence, copies of complaints or queries and correspondence need not be forwarded to the Office of the Executive Council of Insurers.
25) Can information be sought under the Right to Information Act?
Information can be sought from the Public Information Officer of the concerned Ombudsman Centre or the Executive Council of Insurers as applicable, in the prescribed format, forwarded together with the requisite prescribed fee. The Appellate Authority vests with the Secretary-General or the Deputy Secretary-General (as the case may be) of the Executive Council of Insurers.


The Emerald Coast Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) recently sponsored a presentation about the Okaloosa County Take Stock in Children Scholarship Program at the monthly meeting. Take Stock is administered through the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation and provides scholarships, mentors and hope to students who have great potential but may not have the financial resources to attain a post-secondary education. The featured speaker was Take Stock in Children Alumna Jamie Allende Shaffer who shared the story of her time as a Take Stock Scholar in Okaloosa County. The knowledge that she had a Take Stock Scholarship upon her graduation from high school, combined with support of her mentor, assured Jamie's success. After graduating from Northwest Florida State College, she returned to the Okaloosa County School District—this time as an elementary teacher. In her fifth year of teaching at Bob Sikes Elementary School, she serves on the School Advisory Council and is a club sponsor.
The ABWA mission is to bring together women of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition. The organization was established in 1949 to give women access to leadership, networking, and recognition opportunities—the three basic elements of career achievement. Through online business courses, insightful and timely seminars, and the opportunity to be part of both a local and national organization, ABWA has become the place to be for women who want to connect, learn and grow. In ABWA, all members are encouraged to rehearse and master business skills and concepts that are valued in the workplace by being engaged in both local and nationally ABWA sponsored events!
Pictured, from left to right: Dort Baltes, Special Projects Coordinator, Take Stock in Children; Jamie Allende Shaffer, Take Stock in Children Alumna; Cindy Frazier, Take Stock in Children Program Coordinator; and Barbara Britt, ABWA Programs Chair.


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Motorolla mobiles usually does not accept themes and slow processing this mobile have themes options?????????????????
I am loving in ! This fone is extremely light weight and classy looks. Really looks truly standard, not like the cheap China or Micro-max or Spice. The software is sadly a bit Chinese OS but Motorola has increased the standard of their OS in Ex115 though it is Chinese.Nothing to worry about it b'coz the menu is very well organized and very fast and responsive. Some clarifications on this suspicious handset. (1)No group sms. (2)Dual active Dual standby except one Sim is not reachable when talking on another and vice versa. (3)Battery not more than 2 days. Now some goodies.1.QWERTY keypad is very responsive and of good quality plasto-rubber, not like the cheap plastic ones in spice and micromax.2. Brilliant display, every time u light it up u feel rich.3. Very easy menu. 4.Very clear and crisp sound quality when talking to someone.5.External speaker has a roaring sound, very clear and the earphones sound quality (however i am eager to use any Tube speakers) b'coz the bass is awesome.6. Very good reception (I have a BSNL sim and its reception with my old chinese phone was horrible, frequent call drops and extremely poor sound quality. However I am amazed with reception of Motorola ex115. I had no call drops and the sound also doesnt break.).7.You tube streaming is ok but not fullscreen. 8.Forget opera mini, Install Bolt lite very beautiful browser (i am all time browsing with BSNL) Edge support is there and browsing is pretty fast compared to the old chinese. SOME SUGGESTIONS - Go get this Mobile. Throw away Micromax and Spice and China.
I am using this phone in Bahrain for few days and I want to share my experience.
1 - two stadby, I mean either line is ready to receive the call, but when one line is bussy, the other one will give unreachable message when receive call. a miss call SMS will arrive when the phone is free.
2- no group or multi SMS.
3- No PC suite available to sync enen i tried Moblile Master, I failed.
4- Motorola locked contacts from third party apps. like Upvise wich sync. contacts to most of phones.
5 - other things are better than Samsung like: QVGA display resoulution, easier hands free, louder speaker, Alarm power on at silent mode. ulimited Music list with unlimited music files.
6 - radio channels recording scheduler.
how efficient is this mobile?
Can i connect to internet through this phone on my pc?
While viewing images in file manager, will it show next image if i press right arrow key or i have to go back and select next image then option then view?
Does this phone has dun profile?
and if possible, please send me the settings and I'll really appreciate your effort.
Can someone tell me where i can download gtalk like im messenger apps for ex115?
neo, 30 Nov 2010Please read the following with patience.... hi, I have been going through these reviews sin... moreno dude- this is not that set.
hi, I have been going through these reviews since two months. But many have asked "is this ph. 'dual active stand by' or not ?"
But not a single one has answered this qus!!
So, I am requesting again to those persons who are having this ph. right now, please check the 'dual active stand by' facility of this model bcoz it is a dual sim ph. having various useful features, but if it is acting just like a carrier of two SIM cards at a time then its just painful to the owners.
Suppose this model is having a vodafone SIM as SIM 1 and a BSNL SIM as SIM 2. Person 'X' is talking over this ph via SIM 1 (Vodafone SIM) and at that point of time another Person 'Y' is dialing the no. of that BSNL SIM(SIM 2) of Person 'X'. Now, two questions appear : (1) Will the person 'X' be notified that another call is coming as well as will person 'Y' hear that person 'X' is busy ? or (2) will Person 'A' not be notified as well as will person 'Y' hear that "The no. is not reachable" ??
if the ans of Qus 1 is 'yes' then can Person 'X' receive that another call holding the first call ?
If we are using data network(BROWSING) on SIM 1, can we receive call coming on SIM 2 ????
Jis, 29 Nov 2010Thanks for your Reply, but after making the phone book settings change, still I am getting the... moreman its just network calls to cheack weather u r using the No. or not!!
Costi_RO, 25 Nov 2010@Jis: go to Menu - Phone Book - Phone Book Settings; first option here should be "preffer... moreThanks for your Reply, but after making the phone book settings change, still I am getting the same issue. It says Unknown number and if select view details, it says no number. I do not have any option to know about the caller information.


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1.5. Rabbinic sources of Torah proof about possessing the Promised Land
The Ownership of the Land
Jewish Rabbinic Sources of confirmation underlying the Torah stand on ownership and possession of the Land of Israel, according to Divine Mandate, and as highlighted by the events pre-empted by the Shuttle disaster and Ilan Ramon's Torah based confirmation to Ariel Sharon:
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The following are excerpts from jajz-ed.org.il
Nahmanides wrote:
"We have been commanded in the Torah to take possession of the land which the Lord, Blessed be He, granted to our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and not to leave it in the hands of others or allow it to remain desolate, as it is stated, 'Thou shalt possess the land and dwell therein, for to you have I given the land and you shall inherit the land which I swore to your fathers'. The exact boundaries of the territory covered by this religious obligation are delineated for us in the Torah (Deuteronomy 1, 7). A proof that this is a special mizvah (Command) can be adduced from the Almighty's order to the spies, 'Go up and possess it, as the Lord hath spoken to you, fear not and be not dismayed' (Ibid. 1, 21)…And when they refused to go up, it is written, 'And you rebelled against the word of the Lord…' This indicates that we are dealing with a specific precept and not merely a promise."
Rashi utilizes in his celebrated first comment to the Pentateuch, states:
"Should the nations of the world say: Ye are robbers in occupying the land belonging to the seven nations, Israel replies: The whole world belongs to the holy One Blessed be He; He created it and gave it to whomsoever he desired. In accordance with His will He gave it to them (the seven nations), originally, and in accordance with His will He took it from them and gave it to us".
It is the Almighty who determines the boundaries of nations. He allotted Israel its place in the world just the same as He did for other peoples:
What then is the difference between Israel's relationship to its homeland and that of other nations to theirs? The difference is just this. Israel is aware that this land was granted it by the Almighty. This is not just a matter of history but involves for Israel a moral obligation, the responsibility to observe a particular way of life in that land. According to Nahmanides, the Israelites were specifically commanded to take possession of Eretz Israel and live there to fulfil their religious mission.
There can be no complete observance, in all spheres of life, of the precepts of the Torah, except in Eretz Israel. That is why King David is held to have implied that his expulsion from the Holy Land by Saul was tantamount to telling him to go and worship idols:
"For they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord (i.e. in Eretz Israel, from where he fled from the anger of Saul), saying go, serve other gods" (1 Samuel 26, 19).
In other words, the Torah cannot be observed in its entirety except in a society wholly governed by its precepts and not in an alien framework ruled by other ideals. Admittedly there are personal religious obligations that can be observed anywhere, even by a Jewish Robinson Crusoe on his desert isle, but the Torah, as a whole, implies a complete social order, a judiciary, national economic and political life. That can only be achieved in the Holy Land and not outside it.
The precept enjoining us to occupy Eretz Israel and make it our permanent home: "Ye shall possess the land and dwell therein"
"Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee" Genesis 31, 3
Although the Torah places great value on the pursuit of peace, it does not advocate pacifism. Diplomacy and peace should be pursued to the fullest, but the military option must be utilized when our survival is threatened, or when we are confronted by a nation that flatly refuses our overtures of peace.
"And you shall drive out the inhabitants of the land and dwell therein, for unto you have I given the land to possess it…. But if you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that you let remain be as thorns in your eyes, and as sticks in your side, and they shall harass you in the land wherein you dwell. And it will come to pass that as I thought to do unto them, I will do unto you."
(Bamidbar / Numbers 31:53-56)
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Settling the Land of Israel
Rabbi Zalman Melamed
Written by the rabbi
Mukdash Le'Ilui Nishmat
R. Avraham Ben David
Jewish law teaches that in a case where a Jew is physically coerced to transgress one of the mitzvoth (precepts) of the Torah, to the point where his life is endangered, his duty is to transgress the mitzvah rather than allow himself to be killed. This is the rule with regards to all of the mitzvoth except for three: idol worship, incest, and murder.
The above is true concerning a case where a Jew is threatened in private, yet if one is forced to transgress publicly, it is forbidden to breach any mitzvah whatsoever – even a seemingly insignificant one, or an accepted Jewish custom; rather, one is obligated to give his life before transgressing. If, though, the intention of the one threatening is to simply derive self benefit – i.e. it is not the Jews' transgression of a mitzvah which interests him – Jewish law permits transgression rather than the giving of one's life.
One who believes that the Arab-Israeli conflict over Eretz Yisrael is not one of principles, and that what motivates the Arabs is mere self-benefit – for they've got nothing personal against the Jewish People or our aspirations in the Land of Israel – might well conclude that the obligation to protect one's life outweighs the mitzvah to settle the Land of Israel. Yet, it's clear that today's conflict runs much deeper than this. The Arabs' real intention is to prevent us from fulfilling the mitzvah of settling the Land of Israel, with all of it's spiritual implications, and the rule, therefore, is that one must give his life before transgressing the mitzvah.
Some thirty-two years ago, our teacher, Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah HaCohen Kook, z"tl, wrote: "There is absolutely no way, and will never be a way, to permit the indisputable and absolute prohibition against relinquishing any portion of the Land to the authority of another people, heaven forbid. Therefore, every Jew and every great Torah scholar, every Knesset member and every military personage, is obligated to prevent and hinder [such an act] with all of his courage and might, and the heavens will assist him in his efforts." Eight years later, he wrote again: "Every Jew faithful to [the Land of] Israel, must stand with complete and undivided self-sacrifice against the absurd injustice of this senseless abhorrent and confused… betrayal. [What I'm referring to is]…the abandonment – if even of the smallest amount – of the Land of our life, [for the purpose of] …placing it in the hands of a people [whose only desire is] to persecute us, heaven forbid! As in all cases of physical coercion, whether by non-Jews or by Jews, which, according to Torah law, obligate one [to give his life before transgressing] … how much more so with [regards to the mitzvah of settling the Land of Israel which our sages have said] is equal to all of the mitzvoth in the Torah together."
Concerning the claim that it's merely their own personal benefit which motivates the Arabs, Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah said: "Let me enlighten and inform you that this claim is completely null and void, and that such talk does not change in the slightest our obvious obligation [to risk our lives for the sake of settling the Land]. Their "benefit" is that they themselves rule here in this land, and not us, and concerning this we have been commanded, for all generations, by the Lord our God, King of the universe – in accordance with the Ramban (Nahmanides) – that not they be ruling here in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, the Golan, and Jericho, but rather that we be ruling here in our Land, a Land which belongs to the many thousands of assemblies of our people, the House of Israel." The Rabbi added: "The… claim of "self benefit" is meaningless in our eyes. Self benefit implies their ruling here, and this, the Ramban has taught us, is equivalent to the nullification of a Torah mitzvah, namely, that the land should be under our rule and not the rule others.
The words of the Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah HaCohen Kook are clear: there is an obligation, based on the mitzvah of settling the Land, not to evacuate Jewish settlements in the Land of Israel. We hope, God willing that this issue never becomes an actual topic of debate, "For God will not abandon his people, and will not leave His inheritance."(Psalms 94:14)
MOBILIZING CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
A new campaign called "Stand for Israel" aims to mobilize 100,000 American churches and one million Christians to express solidarity with Israel. The campaign will be run by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and Ralph Reed, former executive director of the Christian Coalition.
Rabbi Eckstein, whose Fellowship last year presented a $1 million check to the Jewish Agency for use in immigrant absorption, says, "Jews are only now beginning to understand the depth of support they have among conservative Christians. Once the potential of this immense reservoir of good will is fully
comprehended by the Jewish people…, you will see support for Israel in the United States swell dramatically." Reed said, "America has always cherished its friendship with Israel, and religious conservatives and evangelical Christians are among its strongest supporters." The Stand For Israel campaign will include a web site, fax alerts, a media campaign and a briefing for Christian leaders with Israeli representatives.
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1.11. Judah – The Lawgiver