Many people fancy the idea of having a Home Stereo System. The reasons are quite visible. These speakers are more convenient to install as compared to standalone speakers or ceiling speakers. We can also not deny the fact that Stereo Systems features an excellent sound quality, and deliver far better results than standalone speakers. These speakers also interfere very less with the interior designing of the room.
Finding the right Home Stereo System is a task that requires good amount of thoughtful planning. Here is the list of affordable, sturdy and excellent Home Stereo Systems for 2019.
If you want to enjoy your favorite music or movies in the best available audio quality, these speakers are the right one for you. You can install these in your bedroom, offices or even dorms. Isn't that cool? This Home Theatre has compact speakers, and these speakers not only deliver spacious and detailed audio but are also featured as all-in-one desktop speakers.
With these speakers, you can play CDs, listen to FM radio, and relax on your couch when some of your favorites keep playing in the background. These speakers support music streaming from your phones as well, via Bluetooth mode. All in all, this is a versatile stereo system that includes stunning features like having a high-performance headphone amplifier which fills your life with rich and dynamic sounds!
Here are a few general characteristics of Denon D-M41 Home Theatre.
Inspired by the design and features of the superbly successful D-m40, these speakers are a mind-boggling combination of RCD-M41 receiver, and SC-M41 speakers, both of which are exemplary when it comes to their performance.
There is an increased sense of performance and value in these speakers. Optimal flexibility is taken care of with integrated Bluetooth features that allow connectivity with all sorts of phones, tablets, and computers.
This is more of a simple and straight design, as accepted by Denon engineers. The circuit design has been kept very simple, allowing less intricate designing and hence less interference among the signal paths. Purest possible sound quality has been focused upon, with less or no distortions. The sound quality is sturdy, clear and amazing!
Denon's has come up with the brand new and absolutely superb 'Triple Noise Reduction Design'/ this design is exactly what a music enthusiast is looking for. It does not only encompass mindful segregation of analog and digital circuits but also focuses on precision signal grounding. In short, sound style and facilitation are all available at one place with this Home Theatre Speakers by Denon.
The Brand new amplifier circuit delivers 2x30W, and hence it provides just the right amount of power to the RCD-M41 to function effectively.
Personal listening is important for all of us. Hence Denon has made sure we do not miss out on it. A dedicated headphone amp section is made available to enhance our very experience of private listening!
High-quality speaker terminal and pre-out feature allow for an active and consistent subwoofer. This Home Stereo System come with wireless remote control, so you can operate effectively without getting bothered by anything.
These were some of the general characteristics of these speakers. Let us dive deep and discuss some of its product highlights below!
• Simple and straight circuit design, that supports less interference and gives out zero distortions.
• Triple Noise Reduction Design is also introduced for signal clarity and transparency.
• CD, FM/AM radio and two optical digital inputs are there to help you relish the pleasures of having a wonderful home stereo system.
Small size – Appearance, which calls for less space taking in your room.
This Home Theatre Mini Amplifier is not only good in how stylish it looks but is also great when it comes to performance quality. It is designed thoughtfully, keeping a lot of demands by the buyers into account.
Private listening, Bluetooth and a lot more features are present, as mentioned above. This is the best buy if you want to add some richness to your routine and basic life!
Sony is a name that speaks for itself. Millions of people around the world are happy customers of this brand. This brand has one of the most loyal customers around the globe, and this is due to the outstanding and durable sturdiness of their products. Sony Home Stereo speakers have done pretty well in the past as well, but these speakers certainly stand out.
This Sony CMT-SBT100B is a micro hi-fi system, with an attached CD player. Additional features like DAB radio, USB and Bluetooth connectivity is also made available to that the customers can have the ultimate hearing experience. With no further wait, I'm here to present to you Sony CMTSBT100 micro music System with Bluetooth and NFC.
Its elegant design is simply nostalgic, personally, I am in love with this amazing stereo system.
The sound quality is dynamic in nature.
The classic design does not mean that the way to operate it is conventional too.
Bluetooth feature creates a beautiful combination of classic design and easy to operate feature.
AAT and apt – X is also available.
You can also use one-touch NFC facility to listen.
We will not stop here. Let us talk about some of this Stereo System's basic features.
Battery 2 AA batteries required.
Based on some of its most credible reviews, we present to you a few of this product's pros and Cons.
Let us discuss some advantages of these speakers first.
Timer feature comes in handy.
Usb port helps to play downloaded data.
The sound quality is very clear.
The Classic design gives the room a beautiful look.
Not huge neither too small just the right size needed.
People who are looking for low-frequency loudspeakers find these speakers not too interesting.
Connecting the set can be an issue because wire placement into the right port can be a confusing task.
No docks are available for iPhone.
This Sony CMT-SBT100 micro music system makes you feel very pleased with its functions and presentation. Liberally designed with a modest set up it offers decent, clear sound and easy procedures through an accessible remote or with its low profile push button interface on the receiver. This Home Stereo System can pull of your favorite FM radio stations better than my almost any other receiver you might be having.
iPhone set up is a snap for iTunes and it can also attach via Bluetooth or direct line-in wire to your laptop for healthier streaming of internet radio options available to vastly. Bass boost gives a good punch. The distortions are minimized so your complaints from other speaker brands do not apply to Sony, clearly achieving a lot in this field.. In short, the distortions are minimized. A low-cost, full-proof sound system that sounds and achieves way enhanced than most macros I have heard. Another well-made product from Sony.
Tired of finding sockets to place your speakers? Is switching from song to song getting a little too monotonous? What if I told you that the speakers I'm going to talk about, simply wait for you to command verbally any function you desire? I present to you The Bose Sound Touch 30 wireless speakers work with Alexa, Black.
. The audio formats include AAC, Apple Lossless, WMA and MP3 too.
Bose hasn't produced wireless speakers as strong as these.
Its inbuilt waveguide technology boosts it with enough power to fill large rooms with deep clear sound.
Wondering about the connectivity stats? Don't worry because this user-friendly speaker has some interesting features that make it stand out among all the rest of speakers which are difficult to operate. These speakers work with Bluetooth using services like Amazon music, Spotify internet radio station, and even downloaded songs plus they can be connected with wifi too.
With Remote:4.5 H x 1.75 W x 0.5 D inches, feature six has like a list of your most played song, podcasts, most tuned stations all displayed onto an Oled screen along with current time and various other information.
These beautiful Home Stereo System is available in a list of various sizes with wireless network compatibility up to 802.11 b/g/n.
The voice control feature will take your music adventure to a whole another level of ease and comfort.
With dimensions: System:9.7″ H x 17.1″ W x 7.1″ D (25.75 lbs).
When working with a large number of options and the task of selecting a single file out of thousands of other similar files and radio stations the whole experience somehow gets slow and time-consuming and to further emphasize onto stagnancy power sockets come into play.
Boss decided not to compromise onto such time absorbing tasks for their customers and blended two very important things to counter this problem, portability and voice recognition. They did so by introducing the voice command feature.
Using devices hooked with Alexa and to make with even more of a travel adventurous gadget boss made these powerful tools wireless.
The reason why I called them powerful is due to their new waveguide technology which helps them generate strong and clear signals which truly becomes a sensational experience to the users.
Now since these speakers are hooked with Alexa you could be working in your backyard and you could turn the volume up or down and various other functions like changing stations or songs with so much ease and comfort.
Furthermore, if you're still unsatisfied with the power or planning to power up a hall for an upcoming event, what you can do is that you can add more speakers to the set up to your desired power level and requirement, sounds cool doesn't it?
This customizing option gives the user free space to decide and truly fulfill their needs.
Following are a few basic features of this product.
Power Consumption Better than majority of brands.
The remote feature saves a lot of time.
With the new voice, feature maneuvering has completely gone to a new level of ease and comfort.
The fact that more speakers could be attached to the family adds to the music power experience.
The crisp clear sound makes it simply a vocal adventure.
The survey does say that users facing complications setting up the device.
Overall these speakers are simply one the best speakers in terms of its cost, sound quality and voice control feature. It has wide range of flexibility in terms of operating and maneuvering these speakers. These speakers also prove to be really economical because the power consumption of these speakers is comparatively low than others of the same criteria.
The brand new waveguide technology is not only worth a mention but is literally working superbly! Engineers knew exactly what they were doing when designing and executing their brilliant work with these Home Stereo Systems. These speakers are hooked with Alexa and that is the perfect way to be!
In this age of electronics, companies are working day in and out to bring a strong amount of realism to their product. The closer to reality their product gets the better it is. When talking about our conventional home speakers, from the past many years the basic function and design remain the same with just a few upgrades to the power and sound quality.
Nakamichi broke this monotonous pattern and introduced the all-new NakamichiShockware pro 7.1Ch DTS:X sound pattern. With this new feature, the realm of music and movies transforms closer to reality. Personally, I am in love with this amazing home stereo system.
COOL SOUND FEATURES INCLUDE Dolby Atmos, TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Vision and the rare spatial elevation (SSE) Enhancement technology.
Unlike the other similar time-consuming devices, the Shockwave pro 7.1 efficiently fills up your room with 3d sound.
The 3d effect gives your living room a theatre effect, so watching movie becomes an adventure right inside your home.
The sound waves travel in all directions producing clear crisp director cut effect.
The 8" wireless down-firing subwoofer produces low-frequency waves giving your room bone chilling shaky effect. This amplifies the wave and takes your sound experience to a whole new level.
The 2-way speaker creates a full range sound wave with amazing power and accuracy.
The QTYS are now replaced with 7.1 Atmos/DTS-X 2019.
Q2 upgrade is also available.
The range of upgrades includes DOLBY ATMOS, TrueHD , DD+, DOLBY VISION & NAKAMICHI most advance feature spatial surrounded elevation.
SSE technology creates a rare close to real sound experience, something the director truly aims for their viewers.
3 audio processing features add variation to the sound patterns adding options like directionality, creating a spacious and extra effect on the soundtrack.
You can fill your room with 7.1.4 channels of epic dynamic sound effect through 105db of sound.
Two way rear speakers produce clear and mesmerizing sounds which are highly accurate and precise. In other words, most of the other versions calming to produce such high-quality result don't stand anywhere near these speakers.
Our 2016 shockwave pro produces a 36% wider soundstage.
The 3d effect adds to the sound experience.
The remote response has not been liked as much by the audience.
Besides being stylish and worth it, this speaker is a dynamic duo of performance and durability. The specs are qualified to make thee speakers your best buy and no one can deny this fact. Being highly user-friendly, these speakers offer connectivity via Bluetooth, which is so comforting for people who prefer playing their favorite songs over and over again.
The woofers are extremely sturdy and produce a sound so much better than what you all might have experienced before. The extra features such as the 3d effect make this speaker a must buy! Clarity of sound is also ensured by the 2 way rear speakers, perfect for the true metal head! Happy shopping!
Well, what is life without a little fun? Fun is what makes life worth living. Since I was a child, I loved dressing up and throwing house parties at my place. Of course, the house parties I throw now for my colleagues or old friends are much different than the ones I threw for my tiny little 3-year-old friends back then. Also, as I was growing up, my passion for music kept intensifying. I would dance for hours, locked up in my room and sing at the top of my lungs when no one was listening.
Now when I earned enough in life to buy my own place, the first thing I wanted to do after I settled in was, to throw a house party! Oh, I was so excited. I decided the menu, the sort of décor I wanted and the mood of lighting that would complement the décor. As I was finalizing my lists, I thought to myself, 'something is missing'.. Well, what was it? It was the perfect sound for my party! Yes!
But I already have decided the décor for my living room, so I did not want the sort of speakers that would take too much room in my apartment. Someone told me about compact bookshelf Home Stereo Systems and I really liked the idea of it. It meant more sound and less interference with my furniture. What else could I possibly want?
Hence, my search for the perfect Home Stereo system began, which was compact enough for me to feel more comfortable with the idea of it. I searched the internet, asked my friends, peers and did everything one possibly does. It is no easy task, let me tell you. Deciding on which product you want o invest your money in. it was not easy for me as well. But at last, all my hard work and dedication paid off.
I found my first set of the absolutely perfect Home Stereo System that went perfectly with my needs and demands. Since then, buying and celebrating Home Stereo Systems has been my guilty pleasure. I love experimenting with new sounds and textures. Also with brand new features of different stereo systems.
As far as the house party was concerned, it went pretty amazing. Everyone danced like crazy and loved the sound quality. A few of my friends even considered buying the same Home Stereo System for themselves! So this is how I came to know about Home Stereo Systems, and I am all about sharing my experiences and knowledge!


Brazil has suffered a hefty blow to its VNL aspirations after its outside hitter Drussyla Costa was ruled out of the competition with a broken hand. The injury occurred at the end Brazil's match against Russia last Thursday. According to the Brazilian Volleyball Federation Drussyla returned to Brazil this Saturday to immediately start her recovery. She is expected to miss at least four weeks of court time.
Drussyla was one of the team's top 5 scorers in the tournament so far, while hitting 44% from the field. She was leading the team in passing rating as well. It's safe to say she'll leave a hole in the roster, although Brazil's coaching staff right now is probably more worried about getting her back into shape in time for the FIVB World Championship.


Covington Catholic Principal Bob Rowe closed school on Tuesday in the wake of this weekend's controversy. The media tore into student Nick Sandmann after a video suggested he had harassed a Native American veteran, Nathan Phillips, at the Lincoln Memorial. When more footage came out, it turned out Sandmann had done nothing wrong. New videos show that another group, the Black Hebrew Israelites, were shouting obscenities at the Covington students and that Phillips first approached the Catholic students, not the other way around.
Still, the media damage had been done and critics started calling he and some of his peers "racists" and some even started receiving death threats.
Aware of these safety concerns, Rowe met with local authorities to assess the situation, before calling parents to tell them all classes and school activities had been cancelled. They should "not to be on campus for any reason," he said, asking parents to "keep the Covington Catholic Community in your prayers."
Before all the additional footage and context came out, Covington had condemned the actions of its students.
"We condemn the actions of the Covington Catholic High School students towards Nathan Phillips specifically, and Native Americans in general, Jan. 18, after the March for Life, in Washington, D.C. We extend our deepest apologies to Mr. Phillips. This behavior is opposed to the Church's teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person. The matter is being investigated and we will take appropriate action, up to and including expulsion. We know this incident also has tainted the entire witness of the March for Life and express our most sincere apologies to all those who attended the March and all those who support the pro-life movement."
Yet, Sandmann and some classmates who served as witnesses rejected the whole premise. In his own strong statement, Sandmann was adamant he was not harassing anyone at the march.
"I was not intentionally making faces at the protestor," Sandmann explained. "I did smile at one point because I wanted him to know that I was not going to become angry, intimidated or be provoked into a larger confrontation. I am a faithful Christian and practicing Catholic, and I always try to live up to the ideals my faith teaches me - to remain respectful of others, and to take no action that would lead to conflict or violence."
Phillips rejected Sandmann's statement, demanded he write a new one, and suggested he and his peers be considered for expulsion.
"He didn't accept any responsibility," Phillips said. "That lack of responsibility, I don't accept it."
In related news, Phillips has reportedly turn down an opportunity to sit down and meet with a group of Covington students. Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby offered to host the meeting, hoping the parties could "break bread" together.
"It's not the right time," Phillips told The Cincinnati Enquirer. "I might consider it at some point. There'd have to be certain assurances in place, give and take, and understanding."
Covington plans to have a safety plan in place upon the students' return. How sad the school has to take these drastic measures because the media ran with a narrative that was way off base.


Del Mar National Horse Show Is Approaching! Book Your Limo Now!
Elegance and refinement are at its most when speaking about the already traditional equestrian competition that takes place in April and May during the Del Mar Traditional Horse Show. The audience will be delighted on a week time with the participants' skills in three disciplines: Western, Dressage and Hunter/Jumper.
This competition, recognized by the international authorities as one of the most enthralling horse show in Southern California, gathers annually more than 3000 horses and professional athletes, world's greatest winners.
Since its debut in 1946 the show has constantly been diversified and today it stands among the most expected events of the time, a veritable gantry for the champions of the future. The prizes, either money or trophies are a proof of their effort.
If you wish to attend the 73rd Annual Del Mar National Horse Show without worrying about a designated driver, book a limo from Aall In Limo & Party Bus. We will drive you there safely and in style in one of our luxurious limos.
You and your family will enjoy this years' Night of the Horse, from Saturday, April 21, at 7.00p.m. Your entertainment will be provided by Mary's Tack and Feed. The atmosphere will be warmed up by some well-known champions like Dan James, winner of the Equitana Asia Pacific or Gladius the Show, the fabulous Las Vegas production and many others.
Between April 26 and April 29, amateurs and juniors are invited to present their horse mastership. They will be rewarded with money, USEF National Qualifying acceptance and a higher rank in FEI World. April 28, 2018, is the Evening of Musical Freestyles where you will be enchanted by the horses' magic dance.
Join the Pacific Sotheby's International Equestrian Division and the 65 competitors for the $100000 Grand Prix of Del Mar. Don't miss the Young Rider Championship and be a witness in the 2018's novelty, the incredible Extreme Trail Celebrity Challenge!
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At UN, Netanyahu exposes another secret Iranian nuclear warehouse - Mati Tuchfeld, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
by Mati Tuchfeld, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
Addressing U.N. General Assembly, prime minister urges tougher action against Iran, says European leaders must join U.S. efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions
PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.N. Assembly, Thursday
Photo: AP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described what he said was a secret atomic warehouse in Iran and accused Europe of appeasing Iran.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu showed an aerial photograph of the Iranian capital marked with a red arrow and pointed to what he said was a previously secret warehouse holding nuclear-related material.
In May, Netanyahu revealed that Israel had obtained incriminating evidence from an Iranian archive, proving Tehran has lied to world powers during and after the signing of the 2015 nuclear agreement.
The evidence – over 100,000 pages and 183 CDs – was obtained in a secret operation by the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency.
Addressing world leaders on Thursday, Netanyahu accused Iran of hiding a clandestine nuclear warehouse in a rug-cleaning plant in Tehran, arguing that this showed Iran still sought to obtain nuclear weapons despite ostensibly agreeing to relinquish this aspiration.
Netanyahu said the site in question contained some 33 pounds of radioactive material that has since been moved, and called on the U.N. atomic agency to inspect the location immediately.
'U.N. must take action'
Criticizing the IAEA he said, "In May, I presented a short summary of what we obtained to the international media. I provided hard evidence of Iran's plans to build nuclear weapons and its plans to deceive the international community. Israel shared this information and even more damning evidence that we found with members of the P5+1, and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
"Months have passed. The IAEA has still not taken any action. It has not posed a single question to Iran. It has not demanded to inspect a single new site discovered in that secret archive.
"So, given this inaction, I decided to reveal today something else that we have shared with the IAEA and with a few intelligence agencies. Today, I am disclosing for the first time that Iran has another secret facility in Tehran – a secret atomic warehouse for storing massive amounts of equipment and material from Iran's secret nuclear weapons program."
Holding up the image of the facility, he said, "Here it is. You see, like the atomic archive, it's another innocent looking compound."
Netanyahu noted that Iran was aware that the site had been discovered and was working to clean it out, to further deceive the IAEA.
"You have to ask yourself a question. Why did Iran keep a secret atomic archive and a secret atomic warehouse? … The answer to the question is simple. The reason Iran didn't destroy its atomic archive and its atomic warehouse is because it hasn't abandoned its goal to develop nuclear weapons. In fact, it planned to use both of these sites in a few years when the time would be right to break out to the atom bomb.
"But, ladies and gentlemen, rest assured, that won't happen. It won't happen because what Iran hides, Israel will find," he asserted.
Netanyahu urged IAEA head Yukiya Amano to "do the right thing. Go inspect this atomic warehouse, immediately, before the Iranians finish clearing it out."
Taking aim at the ayatollahs' regime, Netanyahu said, "I also have a message today for the tyrants of Tehran: Israel knows what you're doing, and Israel knows where you're doing it. Israel will never let a regime that calls for our destruction to develop nuclear weapons. Not now, not in 10 years, not ever.
"Israel will do whatever it must do to defend itself against Iran's aggression. We will continue to act against you in Syria. We will act against you in Lebanon. We will act against you in Iraq. We will act against you whenever and wherever we must act to defend our state and defend our people."
Warning that Iran's hegemony aspirations would never be confined to the Middle East, Netanyahu criticized the fact that "while the United States is confronting Iran with new sanctions, Europe and others are appeasing Iran by trying to help it bypass those sanctions.
"I'm a historian's son, I have to ask. I ask not merely as an historian's son, I ask it as a Jew, as a citizen of the world, as someone who's lived through the 20th century: Have these European leaders learned nothing from history? Will they ever wake up?
Well, we in Israel, we don't need a wakeup call, because Iran threatens us every day. Because despite the best of hope, and there were many hopes around the nuclear deal, this deal did not push war further away. It brought war ever closer to our borders," the prime minister said.
He lambasted Iran for its involvement in the Syrian civil war and its attempt to establish permanent military bases there from which to attack Israel, as well as for its funding and arming of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorist group.
He then presented evidence that the latter was using Iranian funding to build weapon production facilities in the heart of Lebanese capital, including near the Beirut's international airport.
Seattleite images of Iranian-funded Hezbollah facilities in Beirut IDF Spokesman's Unit
"I also have a message for Hezbollah today: Israel knows, Israel also knows what you're doing. Israel knows where you're doing it. And Israel will not let you get away with it," Netanyahu declared.
He lauded U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 deal and impose new sanctions on the Islamic republic, saying, "Israel is deeply grateful to President Trump for his bold decision to withdraw from the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran. Many, many of our Arab neighbors are also grateful. And everyone who cares about the peace and security of the world should also be grateful."
Netanyahu urged European leaders to do the same.
"Instead of coddling Iran's dictators, join the U.S. and Israel and most of the Arab world in supporting new sanctions against a regime that endangers all of us and all of the world," he said.
The prime minister also hailed Arab states that have been pursuing stronger ties with Israel following the nuclear deal, saying the Iranian threat has, in fact, "brought Israel and many Arab states closer together than ever before, closer together than ever before, in an intimacy and friendship that I've not seen in my lifetime and would have been unimaginable a few years ago.
"Israel deeply values these new friendships, and I hope the day will soon arrive when Israel will be able to expand peace, a formal peace, beyond Egypt and Jordan to other Arab neighbors, including the Palestinians. I look forward to working with President Trump and his peace team to achieve that goal."
After thanking Trump and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley "for the unwavering support they have provided Israel at the United Nations," the prime minister lauded the U.S. for deciding to halt its funding of UNRWA, the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees.
UNRWA claims it serves 5 million Palestinian refugees in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, but Washington and Jerusalem dispute this figure, saying that UNRWA policies only perpetuate the Palestinian notion of refugeehood thus undermining the chances for peace.
Criticizing the U.N. for its clear anti-Israel bias, Netanyahu said, "Day after day, the Trump administration has stood up to what has long been a specialty here at the UN – slandering Israel. Even though the shameful resolution comparing Zionism to racism was repealed 25 years ago, I'm sorry to say that its foul stench still clings to these halls.
"Here at the U.N. Israel is absurdly accused of racism … apartheid … and ethnic cleansing. Ladies and gentlemen, you know what this is? It's the same old antisemitism with a brand new face. That's all it is," he said, adding, "What is unique about the Jewish people is not that we have a nation-state. What is unique is that many still oppose us having a nation state."
'This is not how you achieve peace'
Turning his attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Netanyahu blasted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who spoke shortly before him, for rejecting all efforts to promote the regional peace process.
"Moments ago, President Abbas outrageously said that Israel's Nation-State Law proves that Israel is a racist, apartheid state.
"President Abbas, you should know better," Netanyahu exclaimed. "You wrote a dissertation denying the Holocaust. Your Palestinian Authority imposes death sentences on Palestinians for selling land to Jews. Did you hear that? If a Jew buys an apartment, a piece of land anywhere in the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian who sold him that land is executed. That's what the law says.
"President Abbas, you proudly pay Palestinian terrorists who murder Jews. In fact, the more they slay, the more you pay. That's in their law too. And you condemn Israel's morality? You call Israel racist?
"This is not the way to peace. This is not the way to achieve the peace we all want and need and to which Israel remains committed. This body should not be applauding the head of a regime that pays terrorists. The U.N. should condemn such a despicable policy."
Lauding Israel's achievements, Netanyahu said, "The nation-state of Israel is the only place where the Jewish people proudly exercise our collective right of self-determination. That right was recognized nearly a century ago by the League of Nations and over 70 years ago by the United Nations when it voted to support the establishment of a Jewish state. That's what it said, that resolution – a Jewish state.
"At the same time, Israel is a vibrant democracy, where all its citizens –Jews and non-Jews alike – enjoy equal individual rights, and these rights are guaranteed by law.
"In the Middle East, that's not obvious, now that's an understatement, In the Middle East, where women are often treated as property, minorities are persecuted, gays are hanged, Israel stands out as a shining example of freedom and progress. I could not be more proud to represent my country, Israel," he said.
Mati Tuchfeld, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/09/28/at-un-netanyahu-exposes-another-secret-iranian-%e2%80%8enuclear-warehouse-%e2%80%8e/
Post-Kavanaugh, Democrats will reap the whirlwind - Patricia McCarthy
by Patricia McCarthy
The Democrats on the Judiciary Committee revealed their inner selves yesterday, and it was an ugly, ugly picture.
The hearing yesterday was a shameful exercise in abuse, unspeakable abuse by Democrats, of both Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh. Blasey Ford did show up and testify, her two Democrat activist lawyers, Debra Katz and Michael Bromwich, by her side. She was not credible, but we should all feel sorry for her.
She is fifty-two years old but seemed childlike. She speaks in a child's voice, which rose in pitch at the end of every sentence as though she is unsure about the validity of her own words. She was at times cheerful and giddy, which was off-putting, given the reason she was there: to shatter a fine man's life's work. She has traveled the world but had told the committee she was afraid to fly. So she is not an honest person. But she is clearly damaged, and those lawyers and whoever recruited them should be indicted for cruelty to an unstable person. Her lawyers and Dianne Feinstein have abused her horribly and used her as their tool to ruin Kavanaugh.
The Democrats on the Judiciary Committee revealed their inner selves yesterday, and it was an ugly, ugly picture. Every one of them attacked, demeaned, and verbally assaulted Judge Kavanaugh. Not one of them was civil or respectful to this man, who has led a life of high achievement, service, grace, and class. Booker, Harris, Durbin, Blumenthal, et al. are thugs. They are bullies in search of power with no regard for the truth or decency. No one should ever again vote for any of them. Every one of them has permanently stained their committee and the confirmation process. They have also forever destroyed their own legacies. Their performances today are what each of them will be remembered for.
Ford's original letter to Feinstein is so badly written that it is hard to believe it was drafted by an educated person. Dr. Ford did not know the word "exculpatory" but has a Ph.D. Ford seemed as though she was in a dissociative state. She was reciting a studied script, blanks and all, as though she had been hypnotized. She had no reasonable explanation for why each of the witnesses she named denies ever being at such a party. She did not address the fact that one of them, her girlfriend, made a statement under oath that she had never met Kavanaugh and remembered no such gathering. The Democrats in the room badgered Kavanaugh relentlessly but ignored the fact that there is still no corroborating evidence, no witnesses, no proof that the incident ever happened. There is only this sad woman's distant, incomplete, and flawed memory. The Democrats don't care. All they care about is keeping that seat vacant.
When asked who paid for her polygraph and who was paying her lawyers, Ford said she did not know. She said she thought there were some GoFundMe pages, but she had no idea how to manage them. She said she did not know that Sen. Grassley had offered to come to California to interview her. Her head must have been in the sand. Most likely, her lawyers wanted the spectacle we saw. They have been certain they could force Kavanaugh to withdraw. They badly misjudged the man they have tried to destroy. Kavanaugh rightly eviscerated them. It was his testimony that was truly heart-wrenching. It is likely that the millions of those who watched cried more than the judge did.
That any of this happened is the historical low point in American politics – and make no mistake: this was all about politics, not Kavanaugh. If there was any doubt before, there is no longer: the American left today is malevolent.
The Democratic Party has demonstrated for all to see just how soulless it has become. The Democrats on the committee disgraced themselves. The two youngsters, Harris and Booker (neither of them will ever be president), are callow, shallow, rude, and power-mad. We have seen what they are made of: pure narcissism.
What we saw today was the judiciary committee Democrats mercilessly abusing Kavanaugh, again, having already abused Blasey Ford into a stupor. Kavanaugh was justifiably enraged and fought hard against his abusers. He did a magnificent job. So did Sen. Graham in defense of Kavanaugh.
Any senator who votes against Kavanaugh now is betraying his own inability to see the truth when it is sitting right in front of him. Any senator who votes against this man now is signaling his approval of wholesale character assassination for sordid political purposes. The Democrats in the Senate might consider that.
A no vote is a vote for more of the horrific circus we saw today. Redeem yourselves, Democrats. Vote to confirm this good man.
Patricia McCarthy
Source: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/postkavanaugh_democrats_will_reap_the_whirlwind.html
Netanyahu's bombshell speech - Amnon Lord
by Amnon Lord
Thursday the prime minister showed more evidence corroborating Iran's intent to develop nuclear weapons. It will be hard for Amano to ignore the challenge put forth by Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered two speeches on Thursday. The first was indeed surprising, not just because of the classified intelligence he shared but also because he confronted the International Atomic Energy Agency head on, as well as the Iran-appeasing European nations.
Appeasement is a tough word to use and he made it clear during the speech. That word has a troubled past, and Netanyahu, being a son of a historian, knows full well what the word has come to represent: the failed policy adopted vis-à-vis Nazi Germany during the 1930s.
The atomic bomb Netanyahu dropped during the speech was in the part in which he revealed that some 15 kilograms of radioactive material was dispersed on Tehran's streets. Netanyahu advised the residents of the city to buy a Geiger counter on Amazon to ensure they were not affected by the radiation. But the big question is what IAEA Director General Yukya Amano is going to do now that he is aware of the secret nuclear warehouse Netanyahu unveiled, which could potentially store some 300 tons of radioactive material.
As a Japanese national, Amano knows all too well what it means to live under the existential threat of a nuclear North Korea. Netanyahu has once again stated in his speech that the nuclear deal was based on a lie that had received a stamp of approval by the IAEA.
As was the case in the press conference several months ago, when Netanyahu exposed Iran's nuclear archive, on Thursday the prime minister showed more evidence corroborating Iran's intent to develop nuclear weapons. It will be hard for Amano to ignore the challenge put forth by Netanyahu.
But Netanyahu's most vociferous attack was on Europe. "Think about this: The same week Iran was caught red-handed trying to murder European citizens, European leaders were rolling out the red carpet for President Rouhani, promising to give Iran even more money," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu did not name the European leaders he was referring too, but it is clear who they are: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and her colleagues in Brussels. "Have these European leaders learned nothing from history? Will they ever wake up?" Netanyahu asked.
Netanyahu's speech was different than his other addresses before the U.N. General Assembly. He provided damning evidence against Iran and he built a case like a well-trained prosecutor, establishing an unshakable foundation. But Netanyahu managed to do something that no other Israeli public advocate or frankly anyone else has been able to do on the world stage: He has made a compelling case for nullifying that Iran nuclear deal, and managed to make the case for the policy adopted by Israel and the United States, and to convey his message in a convincing manner.
The last part of his speech was the second speech, aimed at uncovering the propaganda lies regarding Israel's alleged racism, as well as to appeal to Israeli citizens and explain the merits of the Nation-State Law.
There is a reason why movie theaters have stopped selling two-for-one tickets. Netanyahu had no good reason to sell such a ticket, especially since the first movie was such a hit.
Amnon Lord
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/netanyahus-bombshell-speech/
The SPLC: A Massive, Multi-Million-Dollar Character Assassination Machine - Robert Spencer
by Robert Spencer
Former SPLC spokesman Mark Potok declared: "Sometimes the press will describe us as monitoring hate groups, I want to say plainly that our aim in life is to destroy these groups, completely destroy them."
As Brett Kavanaugh defended himself on Thursday against scurrilous and unsubstantiated allegations brought forward by the Democrats, who have now richly earned the sobriquet "the Evil Party," David Horowitz tweeted: "The left lives by character assassination - Bork, Thomas, Kavanaugh." Yes it does, and this doesn't manifest itself solely in Supreme Court nominee hearings. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the establishment media's principal source for determining who is acceptable in the public square and who isn't, is a well-heeled, unscrupulous character assassination machine, destroying lives and reputations with impunity for years now.
The SPLC has for years defamed me as a "hate group leader" and an "anti-Muslim extremist." These are not mere words. Tyler O'Neil reported in PJ Media last September that former SPLC spokesman Mark Potok declared: "Sometimes the press will describe us as monitoring hate groups, I want to say plainly that our aim in life is to destroy these groups, completely destroy them."
Potok added: "You are able to destroy these groups sometimes by the things you publish. It's not so much that they will bring down the police or the federal agents on their head, it's that you can sometimes so mortally embarrass these groups that they will be destroyed. … We see this political struggle. We're not trying to change anybody's mind. We're trying to wreck the groups. We're trying to destroy them. Not to send them to prison unfairly or to take their free speech rights away, but as a political matter to destroy them."
The SPLC is making headway in that plan in my case, prevailing upon both MasterCard and Discover card to refuse to process donations to my organization, Jihad Watch. I've started an Indiegogo fundraiser to raise money to sue the SPLC. It will be interesting to see if the SPLC prevails upon Indiegogo to quash a fundraiser that is critical of the SPLC.
Those who may be applauding MasterCard and Discover Card for quashing a "hate group leader" should stop and think for a minute. The first question for them to ponder is this: What if the SPLC is wrong? It is already established that the SPLC is not infallible in determining who is "hateful" and who isn't -- witness the $3,375,000 it paid to Maajid Nawaz for smearing him as "anti-Muslim extremist."
Then consider a hypothetical world in which credit card companies and social media platforms shunned people on the word not of the Southern Poverty Law Center, but on the word of, say, the American Family Association. In that event, the Left, which is so authoritarian today, would suddenly become champions of the freedom of speech. But this will remain a hypothetical, because outside of The Handmaid's Tale, the AFA and other socially conservative groups would never crack down on dissent the way that the Left is doing today.
Nonetheless, the point is still sound: once it is generally accepted that people can be barred from services based on their political views, America has ceased to exist as a free society.
What will be the next step? Will MasterCard and Discover deny me a personal credit card as well, because I'm on the SPLC's hit list? Will the SPLC pressure other companies to deny service to me and others that the SPLC has defamed?
In five or ten years, if this trend is not checked, will it be possible for me and others whom the SPLC is trying to destroy to buy a house? A car? Groceries? If the precedent is established that people can be discriminated against based on their political views, there is no telling where it could end, or if it will end at all.
Whatever you may think of me and of the other people that the SPLC has targeted for destruction, the implications of what is being done are clear. America is at a crossroads today. The choice before us is whether we will continue to exist as a free society, or whether we will become a totalitarian state in which holding the proper opinions is an indispensable prerequisite of being able to function as a citizen at all.
If the Southern Poverty Law Center is not decisively exposed and repudiated, and if MasterCard and Discover don't back down, and if others join them, it isn't just I who am threatened. At risk is the basic and hard-won principle of equality of access to services. When that goes, our other freedoms will swiftly follow -- more swiftly than most Americans realize.
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His new book is The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. Follow him on Twitter here. Like him on Facebook here.
Source: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271454/splc-massive-multi-million-dollar-character-robert-spencer
Gaza rioters hurl at least 100 explosives at IDF - Arutz Sheva Staff
by Arutz Sheva Staff
Rioters on Gaza border with Israel hurl at least 100 explosives, grenades, at IDF soldiers during border riots.
Approximately 20,000 rioters and demonstrators participated Friday in the Hamas-led riots that took place in several locations along the Gaza security fence.
The rioters sabotaged security infrastructure, attempted to cross the security fence and infiltrate into Israel in several locations and hurled over 100 explosives and grenades towards IDF troops and the security fence.
No IDF injuries were reported.
In a statement, an IDF spokesman said, "Hamas continues to orchestrate belligerent activity throughout the Gaza Strip, cynically using Gazan civilians and endangering children by sending them to the security fence as a cover for terror activity."
"Hamas is responsible for the violent riots and their consequences.
"The IDF is determined to continue operating to defend Israeli civilians against all those who seek to threaten Israeli security. The IDF is prepared to operate in the face of similar events; attempts to conduct terror attacks will be met with a severe response."
IDF sappers are currently neutralizing and disposing of explosive devices and grenades hurled at IDF troops and the security fence during Friday's riots throughout the Gaza Strip.
Source: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/252554
China's Naval Success and Its Grand Strategy - Emil Avdaliani
by Emil Avdaliani
US world power rests upon its ability to dominate the seas and the world's commercial and military routes. Any power aspiring to a similar position goes against American geopolitical interests.
US CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert departs PLAN ship Datong FFG 580 with ship's Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. Hao He, US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor via PacCom
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 961, September 28, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: US world power rests upon its ability to dominate the seas and the world's commercial and military routes. Any power aspiring to a similar position goes against American geopolitical interests. China's naval successes in the past decade or so therefore have far-reaching effects as the country is gradually becoming more experienced in military operations in far-flung regions across the globe.
A look at the map of China shows what the country's geopolitical imperatives have been over the course of centuries.
Perhaps the first goal of all the successive Chinese dynasties was to gain and maintain control of the heartland – the Han core, which contains major Chinese rivers and is abundant with people and productive lands. The next logical goal was maintenance of influence over the buffer zones that surround the Han core. These consist of mountainous regions to the west, desert lands to the northwest, and impregnable forests to the south.
The third major imperative was historically to protect China's coastline from foreign powers. However, because this threat was quite small in the ancient and medieval periods, the country did not see a need to develop powerful naval capabilities. In an age when there were no transcontinental trade routes and the only way to connect with the Middle East and Europe was the famous Silk Road, the geographical boundaries (mountains, jungles, deserts, and the sea) on all sides made China essentially a closed country with self-sufficient economic means. The Yangtze and Yellow rivers, with their surrounding fertile lands, produced enough to feed large populations in the Han core.
If China's insularity was once a geopolitical advantage rather than a constraint, this has not been the case since the late 20th century. In the age of international trade routes and supply chains, China has to be open and in many cases must rely upon raw materials brought from abroad via sea routes. Thence comes China's fourth geopolitical imperative: protection of international trade lines and resource hubs.
This will only be viable through two options: finding alternative land routes such as One Belt, One Road; or building a powerful military fleet capable of securing resources and global supply chains across the Asia-Pacific and elsewhere.
Building a powerful navy will mean collision with the US, whose global primacy rests upon its domination of sea lanes and relevant security alliances in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Any diminution of US sea power will have a direct impact on the world order. This explains the importance Washington attaches to developments in foreign powers' naval capabilities.
It is true that Chinese naval technology is still substantially behind current US capabilities. The US has 11 aircraft carriers and the Chinese only one, and that one still lacks an aircraft wing capable of operating off a carrier deck. However, what is important here is the trend: China has made significant progress over several decades and is rapidly developing new destroyers, amphibs, stealth fighters, and long-range weapons. This could expand its expeditionary military operations around the globe.
China continues to construct an array of offensive and defensive capabilities to enable the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to gain maritime superiority within the first island chain in the Asia-Pacific. Those are the islands that run from the Kurils, through Taiwan, to Borneo, roughly encompassing the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea.
China's broad range of anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) and launch platforms, as well as submarine-launched torpedoes and naval mines, allow the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to create an increasingly lethal, multi-access threat against an adversary approaching Chinese waters and operating areas.
The PLAN continues to develop into a global force. It is gradually extending its operational reach beyond East Asia and the Indo-Pacific into a sustained ability to operate at increasingly long ranges. The PLAN's latest naval platforms enable combat operations beyond the reach of China's land-based defenses.
Furthermore, the PLAN now has a sizable force of high-capability logistical replenishment ships to support long-distance, long-duration deployments, including two new ships being built specifically to support aircraft carrier operations. The expansion of naval operations beyond China's immediate region will also facilitate non-war uses of military force.
The PLAN's force structure continues to evolve, incorporating more platforms with the versatility for both offshore and long-distance power projection. China is engaged in series production of the LUYANG III-class DDG, the JIANGKAI II-class FFG, and the JIANGDAO-class FFL. China also launched its first RENHAI-class (Type 055) CG in 2017.
Even on the aircraft carrier level, despite its numerical inferiority, China continues to learn lessons from operating its lone carrier, the Liaoning, which is produced in the Ukraine. China's first domestically produced aircraft carrier, launched in 2017, will be commissioned in 2019 (according to various sources, this will be a multi-carrier force). China's next generation of carriers will probably have greater endurance and be capable of launching more varied types of fixed-wing aircraft than the Liaoning.
PLAN Aviation is also making progress on improving capabilities to conduct offensive and defensive offshore operations such as strike, air, and missile defense, strategic mobility, and early warning and reconnaissance missions.
For the moment, the PLAN's ability to perform missions beyond the first island chain is modest. Its ability is constantly growing, however, as it gains more experience operating in distant waters and acquires larger and more advanced platforms. The US will remain a dominant force for the coming couple of decades, but Chinese successes should not be underestimated.
Chinese naval successes, as reflected in the recent Congressional report, add to growing American fears that China might become a global competitor in coming decades. From the US perspective, what the Chinese are doing in Eurasia through its pivotal One Belt, One Road initiative as well as various moves to influence Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan is geopolitically significant. The Chinese are doing exactly what the Americans oppose – solidifying one-country rule in Eurasia.
BESA Center Perspectives Papers are published through the generosity of the Greg Rosshandler Family
Emil Avdaliani teaches history and international relations at Tbilisi State University and Ilia State University. He has worked for various international consulting companies and currently publishes articles focused on military and political developments across the former Soviet space.
Source: https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/china-naval-strategy/
Welcome to Sanctuary Sweden! - Judith Bergman
If you commit crimes against Jews that can "be perceived as a serious political crime directed against other Jews" then you might be eligible for asylum in Sweden.
Feras, an illegal alien to begin with -- and a convicted felon, whose asylum request Sweden had rejected -- and who therefore lacked any legal right to stay in the country, was granted that right for the sole reason that he had committed a violent hate crime against Swedish Jews.
The precedent that this case establishes is highly disturbing:
If you commit crimes against Jews that can "be perceived as a serious political crime directed against other Jews" then you might be eligible for asylum in Sweden. The rights of Sweden's vulnerable Jews have apparently ceased to matter.
In Sweden, it appears that that the "human rights" of foreign aspiring murderers are more important than the human rights of law-abiding citizens.
The synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden, which was firebombed on December 9, 2017. (Image source: Lintoncat/Wikimedia Commons)
Are you in a European country illegally, flouting your deportation requirement and instead committing arson? No problem. If the country to which you are to be returned might conceivably harm you (details unspecified), you are welcome instead to stay in Sweden, commit more crimes and harm Swedes.
A Swedish Appeals Court (Hovrätten) recently overturned the deportation ruling against one of three convicted perpetrators of an arson attack against the synagogue of Gothenburg in December 2017, on the grounds that it would be in contravention of his "fundamental human rights".
The 22-year old Arab man, known as Feras, from Gaza, was in Sweden illegally when he committed the attack. His asylum request had been rejected by the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket); he had apparently been told to leave the country (date not available); he had not. For reasons that are unclear, he was not held for deportation, but still walking around freely in Sweden.
Feras used that freedom to participate in an attack on the Gothenburg synagogue. Approximately 10-15 other young men, of whom only three were charged, joined him. It seems that while young Jewish people were gathered for a party in an adjacent building, his friends and he had thrown burning objects at cars parked inside the synagogue fence. No one was hurt and the fires were quickly extinguished by rain, leaving only marginal material damage. The court therefore refused to categorize the crime as attempted murder by fire, as the prosecution had asked. Both the lower court and the Court of Appeals did find, however, that the arson attack constituted an anti-Semitic hate crime.
Previously, the lower court had already convicted Feras of "grossly unlawful threats and attempted serious damage" and had sentenced him to two years in prison and subsequent deportation. The Court of Appeals (Hovrätten), nevertheless, said that Feras "...committed grossly unlawful threats with the intention of violating members of the Jewish assembly, but that the act can also be perceived as a serious political crime directed against other Jews. Given the possible interest of Israel in the matter and the insecure situation prevailing at the border crossings to Gaza and the West Bank and in the areas themselves, the Court of Appeals considers there is reasonable reason to fear that NN's fundamental human rights would not be safeguarded if he was expelled to Palestine. The Court of Appeals therefore rejects the prosecutor's claim of deportation..." The court also referred to reports by the Swedish Foreign Ministry on human rights and democracy in Israel and "Palestine". The reports may contain much Israel hatred; this is after all the Swedish Foreign Ministry of Margot Wallström, who once described Israeli self-defense against terrorists as 'extrajudicial executions'.
The Court, in other words, speculated that because Feras was guilty of a crime that "can also be perceived as a serious political crime directed against other Jews", Israel might have a security interest in him. For that reason alone -- with no details indicated -- returning him to the region of Israel and Gaza would ostensibly be in contravention of his "fundamental human rights".
The Court of Appeals' ruling meant that Feras, an illegal alien to begin with, and a convicted felon -- whose asylum request Sweden had rejected, and who therefore lacked any legal right to stay in the country -- was granted that right for the sole reason that he committed a violent hate crime against Swedish Jews. As Feras evidently likes to try to set Jews on fire. After he finishes serving his two years in prison he will be out, and free possibly to commit new hate crimes against Jewish citizens in Sweden.
The precedent that this case establishes – that if the case is not appealed and reversed by the Supreme Court -- is disturbing: If you commit crimes against Jews that can "be perceived as a serious political crime directed against other Jews" then you might be eligible for asylum in Sweden. The rights of Sweden's vulnerable Jews have apparently ceased to matter.
Actually, no Swedish citizens' rights appear to matter in the Swedish court system anymore. In 2017, a report showed that 75 % of those who were sentenced to prison and subsequent deportation for serious crimes, were nevertheless set free after serving their sentences and allowed to stay in Sweden for a variety of reasons, such as risk of torture and death penalty in the country of origin or simply because the country of origin refused to receive them.
According to more recent statistics, 9 out of 10 convicted foreigners in Sweden are not deported.
The problem extends to terrorists as well. In 2017, for example, a Syrian who arrived in Sweden as a "refugee" in 2015 was acquitted of attacking Shia Muslims with firebombs. However, having said in monitored conversations that he saw himself as a jihadist who wanted to become a martyr, and considering that he had been in touch with ISIS, Swedish intelligence evidently deemed him too dangerous to stay in Sweden. The immigration authorities sought to have him deported to Syria, but they did not succeed. It seems the law does not permit his deportation to Syria: he risked being arrested or executed there. Instead, he was also released to walk freely around in Malmö.
In Sweden, it appears that the "human rights" of foreign aspiring murderers are evidently more important than the human rights of law-abiding citizens.
Judith Bergman is a columnist, lawyer and political analyst.
Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13016/sanctuary-sweden
The IDF as never seen before - Dr. Harold Goldmeier
by Dr. Harold Goldmeier
"Snapshot" ranks among the most important books about modern Israel with its clearheaded explanations about security and safety, military technology and prowess, and the military's impact on social and political institutions. Review.
See 'Snapshot, and you will read it and refer to it time and again. Snapshot is a phenomenal visual and thought-provoking book.
The Israel Defense Forces function on a daily basis employing stealth and deception more than raw power. Yoav Limor and Ziv Koren created a tome using the same techniques. The size is for a coffee table throw down. The presentation is a work of art.
The photography is efficient, elegant and powerful. The photos express the pieties of reverence for Israel's soldiers, their selflessness, respect, loyalty and their devotion to saving a nation. The photography is so engrossing the reader might too easily forget to read the brilliant text of every tightly knit chapter. Snapshot is a must have book to understand the modern Jewish State, how and why the IDF became the central feature the inflection point of the Jewish people.
The Holocaust and centuries-long persecutions of the Jewish People paved the way for the revolutionary thinking among Jews called Zionism. A homeland by legal authority, defended by a Jewish army, morphed into a political ideology, yet, there is room for those who also believe in diplomacy, democracy, prayer, and pleadings.
Security and safety are the central missions, but the IDF is also the vehicle to assimilate and acculturate refugees, immigrants and native residents of other races and faiths. The IDF accepts people from disparate cultures arriving from the far corners of the world…white, black, brown, Caucasian and Oriental, religious and secular, Jew, Bedouin, Arab, Christian or Druze, educated and illiterate, survivors and sabras. They meet in IDF tents and training grounds and the photographs so eloquently make the point. Their lives depend on one another.
It's the IDF that is responsible for the Jewish condition today that among the world's 65M refugees there is not one Jew for the first time in 2,000 years. "Either (the IDF) is fighting, or else it is preparing for war." In between battles, "the shadow war, the purpose of this state is to carry out quiet activity to eliminate the enemy's capabilities and prevent an all-out war." Special units travel the world and inside the country to fulfill this mission, and Snapshot has the pictures to prove it.
By the 2017 democracy index, Israelis "trusted the IDF…vastly exceed(ing) the number of Israel's citizens who declared their trust in any other institution of the state—more than the presidency or the Supreme Court." Limor, the journalist, and Koren the photojournalist share a "love and concern for it." But they are not hesitant to expose the structural cracks, the enormous stress from supporting a high-tech volunteer military diminishing domestic needs and priorities, the costs to moral, and shifting agendas from pressures by decorous political and public relations vagaries.
The authors go into detail about why some people serve in the IDF and others are exilic willing to risk government benefits and jobs in Israel. It worries military commanders because it increasingly seems "the ethic of service as contribution to society is shattered, the more worthy may not enlist—and this will lead to a vastly different army." The authors relate a conversation between Brig. Gen. Eran Shani and his daughter who when asked if there was no mandatory service will she enlist? Her answer makes the point: "Maybe I would contribute to society in another way—science, medicine, or academia." Avidity among the vast majority of youth for serving seems to be on the wane but they show up for the draft. "Draft classes are expected to grow dramatically, with thousands of additional soldiers per year."
I disagree with the authors on several points the most important of which is their opinion that the existential threat is slim. "In terms of national security, these threats are only tactical." They admit the Israeli public does not agree either. "The public conceives of each missile, each terrorist, and each bomb as an existential threat."
The public is right to do so because the rule of engagement in the Middle East is for every action there is an unintended consequence. Hamas building attack tunnels as the authors describe stimulates new technologies to destroy tunnels. But tunnels were one of the considerable factors contributing to the military collapse in Vietnam because while tunneling terrorists are not an existential threat they have a powerful demoralizing effect on the population.
Moreover, Israelis live with a siege mentality evidenced by politics shifting more rightwing over ensuing decades. Who can say where that will lead society and Israel's unremitting generational enemies—nuclear Turkey and Iran today; Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and the Gulf States in the past.
Snapshot ranks among the most important books about modern Israel with its clearheaded explanations about security and safety, military technology and prowess, and the military's impact on social and political institutions. Limor and Koren engross the reader. The book demonstrates how the IDF is, to paraphrase, a lurching work in progress. While politics may be a poisoned chalice, the IDF is what protects the state, thus the Jewish People, from becoming an endling. Behind every weapon is one of Israel's children, and nothing makes that point more emphatically than the book's cover picture.
Dr. Harold Goldmeier is a former Research and Teaching Fellow at Harvard University where he received his doctorate. He served in the administrations of three U. S. Governors, is a business management consultant with a personal interest in education and NGOs. He is writing an e-Book on Healthcare Insights.
Source: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/22792
Real Madrid's guest of honor is teen terrorist - Arutz Sheva Staff
Soccer club hosts teen terrorist Ahed Tamimi, gifts her personalized soccer shirt in public ceremony.
Real Madrid, a Spanish soccer club, on Friday hosted teen terrorist Ahed Tamimi.
Tamimi served an eight-month prison sentence for attacking IDF soldiers, and has since said that her goal is to "eliminate Israel."
Tamimi met with Emilio Butragueño, a former Real Madrid player.
She also received a soccer shirt sporting her name and the number 9.
Real Madrid welcomed Palestinian teenage activist Ahed Tamimi to the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday after spending eight months in prison for slapping an Israeli soldier in December 2017," the team tweeted Saturday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon tweeted, "The prestigious soccer club of Real Madrid embraces a terrorist inciting to hatred and violence. Shameful."
"Ahed Tamimi is promoting violence against Israeli citizens. @realmadrid-receiving a terrorist that incites hatred and violence is something that has nothing to do with universal football values."
German police accuse Syrian refugee of plotting chemical attack in Israel - Israel Hayom Staff
by Israel Hayom Staff
German police arrest 21-year-old Syrian refugee who was allegedly actively recruiting members for a cell that was to carry out the attack
German police have arrested a Syrian refugee on suspicion of plotting a chemical attack in Israel, local media reported Friday.
The suspect, 21, was allegedly actively recruiting members for a cell that was to carry out the attack at the time of his arrest.
According to media reports, the suspect is believed to be affiliated with the Islamic State group.
German police confirmed that the suspect was detained last week after he was involved in a brawl in a Berlin café.
The suspicions against him arose following information provided by German intelligence. Police then began tracking the suspect via his cell phone signal, but he was arrested only after the café incident.
Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/09/28/german-police-accuse-syrian-refugee-of-plotting-%e2%80%8echemical-attack-in-israel-%e2%80%8e/
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Moments from the Lodge you will discover the essence of unspoiled Lake Tarawera which offers an array of premium activities in a natural New Zealand lake setting. Please contact the Lodge hosts for details on cost and availability for all our suggested experiences and excursions.
Take a 15-minute private launch excursion to the natural hot springs of Lake Tarawera. Best accessed prior to breakfast. Enjoy soaking in the thermal waters rising gently through the lake bed as the morning sun filters through native bush.
This invigorating half day experience starts with a short speedboat transfer to the trout laden Tarawera outlet stream, – the starting point for the scenic hike to the Tarawera Falls. The stream is the outlet for several lakes and eventually heads underground to emerge later as a spectacular 200-foot-high waterfall. Walk through native bush of Pohutukawa and Rata trees with native bird sounds of Tuis, Fantails and Kereru. Rest and bathe in river swimming holes along the way and indulge in a picnic lunch to the rhythmic background of cascading waters. Return transfers included.
The Hamill family have been professional guides in the Rotorua region for many years. Departing from Solitaire Lodge's Jetty, John Hamill's generous Catamaran takes you on a private lake excursion jigging and trolling to proven fishing grounds. Lake Tarawera boasts the largest water volume in the Lakes District, at an average of 200ft deep, and is the ideal spawning ground for Rainbow Trout. Catching 4 to 5-pound trout is a regular occurrence, the excitement of which is only matched by the lure of the chase, and the enjoyment of fresh trout prepared for you by our Chef. Another option is to combine an early morning bathe in Lake Tarawera's natural hot springs, breakfast on board followed by fishing for Rainbow Trout, – all in half a day.
Experience an unforgettable trip to New Zealand's most contrasting volcanoes, witness the constant eruptions from the steaming crater floor of White Island to the wide vistas available from the exposed summit of Mount Tarawera. Departing from the Lodge helipad, this private tour flies for 30 minutes before landing and embarking on a guided tour of Whakaari (White Island). White Island is an active volcanic crater alive with constant rumblings and the lush sulfurous beds on the yellow crater floor give a moon like appearance. Another 15-minute flight and mountain top landing on Mount Tarawera boasts spectacular views over surrounding lakes as well as the vast 8km long crater of this now dormant, triple cone volcano. The 1886 volcanic eruption and Maori legends are described while you absorb its enormity and the spectacular views of the geothermal surroundings. Other trip highlights include viewing Tarawera Falls, sighting marine life on the way, passing the steaming Donne Cliffs at Lake Rotomahana and flying over Lake Tarawera's natural thermal springs.
From a nearby junction, take the lush forestry trail past Rotokakahi (Green) Lake, Tikitapu (Blue) Lake and untouched forests to meet the geo-thermal cycle trail. Highlights along the route include a natural hot stream for soaking, Rainbow Mountain (a smoldering mountain of coloured earth and unique plant species), as well as the Waimangu and Wai O Tapu valleys with steaming and multi colored lakes. There is also a local bar and cafe to refuel. Thermal bathing is available at Waikite pools where you will be collected for return to the Lodge.
Your guide from the indigenous Ngati Rangitihi tribe, the Kaitiaki or 'Guardians of the Mountain', will drive you by private vehicle to the foot of the magnificent Mount Tarawera. There you will ascend part of the Maunga by 4WDrive, before beginning a hike to the 1111m Summit. Along the way your guide will delight you with stories of the 1886 volcanic eruption and the area's colourful Maori legends including the tale of the mysterious Phantom Canoe. Enjoy lunch on the peak followed by the descent into the crater before returning to the vehicle for return to the Lodge.
Easy lake access allows exploration of surrounding waters with secluded private bays, deep water swimming and shoreline trails through native bush to explore on foot. From the Lodge's jetty you have a choice of boating options including motorised dinghies and kayaks. Paddle the protected waters of the Otumutu Lagoon, home to ancient Maori sites. See Black Swans gliding by in the protected waters as well as rare native bird life. Use of Lodge dinghies and kayaks are included in your stay.
Rotorua is located in the heart of the Central Volcanic Plateau and uniquely built on top of an active geo thermal field. It is also the cultural home of the indigenous Maori people. Twelve major lakes surround the city, with the historic Lake Tarawera lapping at the base of the now dormant volcano, Mount Tarawera. In this region you can view twenty-meter high geyser eruptions, vividly coloured lakes, hot springs and boiling mud pools as well as experience Maori customs and cultural displays. Rotorua is a major visitor destination and offers many natural as well as adrenalin adventures to enjoy.


Livestock are forced to complement their diet with a type of cactus plant known as opuntia that appears to be the only vegetation thriving in the area.
But the invasive plant leaves a sour taste in the mouth of Makurian pastoralists who describe it as the "devil cactus" due to its devastating effects on livestock health and pasture availability.
The fruits and leaves of opuntia contain spines that cause painful ulcers or wounds in the mouth and intestines of livestock.
Atop a hilly terrainsituated in Laikipia County, pastoralists roam around with livestock – (mainly sheep, goats and cows) in search of pasture.
The vast land used for grazing by the community is largely bare, eroded and severely degraded.
A bird's eye view of the ground reveals light-brown soils with tiny patches of vegetation and thickets stretching into the horizon.
The sun is high up the sky, its scorching rays harsh on the skin. But the pastoralists soldier on, dedicated to the wellbeing of livestock that are their main source of livelihood.
Every once in a while, the wind blowing through the land offers them reprieve from the heat—albeit momentarily – even as it blows away the loose soils, causing further land degradation.
Rainfall pounded the area a few days before our visit, causing grass to spring up in some parts of the land. It is however insufficient.
Livestock are thus forced to complement it with a type of cactus plant known as opuntia that appears to be the only vegetation thriving in the area.
The fruits and leaves of opuntia contain spines that cause painful ulcers or wounds in the mouth and intestines of livestock. They may also pierce eyes as animals feed on them, thus leading to blindness. Worse still, the seeds in the fruit can block stomachs of livestock hence resulting in death.
In an attempt to dull the unbearable pain, especially after the wounds "eat-up" their lips, affected animals usually stay with their mouthS open and teeth hanging out.
"An outsider might think that they are smiling when they are actually dying of pain which makes it impossible for them to feed. So you just have to kill the animal," says Wilfred ole Mejooli, an affected pastoralist in Makurian.
"Yet opuntia can't go away. It has colonised our grazing land, preventing grass and other vegetation that serve as good livestock pasture from growing," states Mejooli, as he goes about herding livestock and taking photos of the plant using his smart phone camera.
He stops briefly and lifts his grazing stick to point at abandoned homesteads across the land.
As opuntia continues to ravage the land, he notes that it is becoming harder and harder to fend for his wife and five children.
But before that happens, Mejooli is going after the enemy plant with a technological weapon that he hopes will generate solutions to the challenge and come to their rescue.
In his smartphone, he has downloaded an app known as the Invasive Species Mapper that was developed by SERVIR in collaboration with the regional centre for mapping resources for development (RCMRD).
Every day, as pastoralists like him walk for miles herding livestock, they use the app to take photos of opuntia whenever they come across the plant. They indicate locations of areas infested with opuntia by capturing their Global Positioning System (GPS) co-ordinates, even as they estimate the amount of land covered by the plant.
The information goes to a central server at RCMRD where scientists combine it with climatic data from America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellites.
These aggregated data sets are then used to generate high resolution maps that depict areas covered by the plant in northern Kenya.
"The maps provide information on where the plant currently is and where it is likely to move to in about 50 or 60 years to come," said Edward Ouko, a geographic information system (GIS) expert and head of the invasive species mapping initiative by RCMRD and SERVIR.
Aside from opuntia, the app is also used to map another type of invasive acacia tree (known scientifically as acacia reficiens) that is wreaking havoc on pastoralists in parts of Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit counties.
Just like Opuntia, these trees multiply rapidly in degraded lands and proceed to displace other types of vegetation present in areas where they thrive.
Experts worry that if left uncontrolled, the spread of these invasive species will continue to dent economies of counties in arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) where over 70 per cent of Kenya's livestock and wildlife are found. Such challenges have contributed immensely to declines in livestock production income in the country.
Indeed, the 2018 Kenya Economic survey shows that the sector's contribution to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) was 4.4 per cent in 2017, down from 5.3percent in 2013.
Once completed, Mr Ouko noted that the opuntia and acacia maps are then sent back to pastoralists, public institutions and non-governmental organisations (such as the Laikipia Wildlife Forum and Northern Range Land Trust) that are supporting affected communities to eradicate the invasive plants.
Mr Ouko stated that the maps are also "open-access" and can thus be retrieved by the public at no cost from the RCMRD website.
John Letai, deputy director of environment and natural resources in Laikipia County said that for a long time, the county relied on "hearsay" to determine areas affected by the plants in the region.
Laikipia county which is worst hit by opuntia requires about Sh200 million to eradicate opuntia. But the county is still unable to raise these funds.
According to Hertz, maps should not be an end to themselves.
To control and curtail the spread of the invasive species, communities in affected areas are advised to manually remove or uproot the plants.
This approach works best for acacia. But it is often unsuccessful for opuntia control as the plant is able to completely regrow if the smallest bit of root is left in the soil.
Scientists have thus introduced an alternative biological control method that involves the use of certain bacteria which feed on the opuntia plant and destroy it completely hence preventing it from multiplying and spreading further.
"These are costly interventions and that's why we need the maps to guide our decision making process so we can use the little resources we have efficiently and achieve maximum impact," said Tom Lalampaa, CEO of the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT).
Once the invasive plants are eradicated, he noted that the degraded lands need to be rehabilitated so they can become suitable grazing lands with adequate pasture (grass and other valuable vegetation) for enhanced livestock production.
Mr Ouko said technological skills acquired through the use of the app are also helping to bridge the prevailing huge digital gap between urban and rural communities in Kenya.


How rich is Nicholas Hoult?
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Afterwards, himself became well known in the TV series aimed at teenage audiences, called "Skins". There, himself got a part of Tony Stonem. The show was aired on the E4 network. For his appearance with this show, Nicholas Hoult even became a nominee of Walkers Home Grown Gift Award.
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1 Admitted on Top Gear (2002) that while wearing his full costume as Beast from X-Men, he ran onto a golf course, gave the golfers advice on their swing, and then simply ran away again, with no explanation.
2 He was born on the same day as X: First Class (2011) co-star Caleb Landry Jones: December 7, 1989.
4 Was in an on-off relationship with actress Jennifer Lawrence.
5 Although About a Boy (2002) marked his first leading role in a feature film, he has worked since the age of eight in film, television and theater.
6 His great-aunt was Dame Anna Neagle and his great uncle was Herbert Wilcox.
7 For his role as an American in The Weather Man (2005), he was coached by Joan Washington, wife of Richard E. Grant who directed him in the film Wah-Wah (2005).
8 Bought a bike with his earnings from About a Boy (2002).
10 Left the Sylvia Young Theatre School to attend Ranelagh School, a local church secondary school.
11 Has remained in contact with Hugh Grant.
12 Gabriel Byrne gave him a watch at the end of filming Wah-Wah (2005), engraved with his name, just as his character did in the film.
13 Was given a PlayStation, one of his character's jackets and his character's hamster by directors Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz after filming of About a Boy (2002).
14 Had to attend an audition for About a Boy (2002) wearing his school uniform but, unfortunately, he forgot his shoes. He told reporters that be borrowed his mother's white shoes and coloured them in, however, the colour came off!
15 Was originally supposed to star as Young Herman in El cerco (2005) but after production delays Thomas Brodie-Sangster was cast instead.
16 Was hit by a bus during filming of a TV stunt. The stunt called for Nicholas to be tied to a chair and suspended 20ft off the ground when he was struck by the double decker which was supposed to stop inches from him. He escaped with a bruised head.
17 Was a choir boy.
18 Used to play the trombone.
19 All of his three siblings have had some acting experience.
20 At one time, he was rumoured to be Eoin Colfer's favourite to play the lead role in the proposed "Artemis Fowl" film adaptation of Colfer's fantasy novel. However, as time passed and there was trouble producing the film, Nicholas grew too old for the role and, finally, the project was cancelled, altogether.
21 Has three siblings: Clarista Hoult (b. 1992), James (b. 1977) and Rosie (b. 1984).
22 Will attend Farnborough Sixth Form College, located in Hampshire, in September 2006 where he will sit his AS and A-Level exams.
23 He is the son of Glenis Hoult (née Glenis J. Brown), a piano teacher, from Rochford, Essex, and Roger K. Hoult, a pilot, from Birmingham, in the West Midlands. His patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his four times great-grandfather, Joseph Hoult, who was born c. 1815, in Staffordshire, England.
24 He used to attend Sylvia Young Theatre School, a prestigious stage school in London.
1 [on training to play "R" in Warm Bodies (2013)] We had zombie classes. So there are some very strange videos out there of me and Rob Corddry and a few other people walking around studios. They'd say, "There's food over in the corner. You can smell brains", and we'd walk toward the corner like we were hungry for them. And, after a while, it became quite normal.
2 In real life you get out of the shower naked, so why wouldn't you do it on screen? It's just a normal thing.
3 I'm just a normal bloke!
4 It's always a bit overwhelming when you arrive on set and everyone's new, but you soon become a big family. I find the hardest thing about acting is that you have to say goodbye to everyone at the end of a shoot.
5 I've seen kids who only care about performing; it's their life and it's all they have, and it's not a nice thing to see. It's unhealthy and if you're surrounded by showbusiness, that's what can happen to you.
6 [about continue acting]"Yes, definitely, I love it. I'd like to stick to comedy as it's great fun, or an action movie like "Lord of the Rings"."
7 I don't like watching myself. I get embarrassed.
8 [on being asked what it was like working with Hugh Grant] "Hugh was brilliant. He helped me a lot by giving me ideas and teaching me something new every day. He really helped me get into my role. He's my idol now. Him and Jim Carrey - I'd like to work with him one day".
About a Boy 2002 performer: "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
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