Maccabre tourism

For 2,795 U.S. Dollars, the 'Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center' offers a one-week tour programme in Israel titled 'Ultimate Mission to Israel'. The organizers offer, amongst other events, "Briefings by Mossad officials and commanders of the Shin Bet", "Inside tour of the IAF unit who carries out targeted killings", "Live exhibition of penetration raids in Arab territory", "Observe a trial of Hamas terrorists in an IDF military court", "Meeting Israel's Arab agents who infiltrate the terrorist groups and provide real-time intelligence", etc..

The organizers promise a 'once-in-a-lifetime experience'. However, it's not as unique as it sounds. All major occupying forces in modern times, such as Nazi Germany, have assembled such organized visits to occupied lands in desparate attempts to bolster morale amongst their apologists overseas.

Haaretz: 'New EU president is a true friend of Israel, a Zionist prince'

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz carries an article today on the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg (photo: Oldřich Škácha). According to Haaretz;

"Going by his most recent statements and the descriptions in Jerusalem of his activities, one might have formed the impression that here we have a "Zionist prince:" He was active in initiating a Euro-Israeli conference to advance Israel's integration into the EU, he has declared that Operation Cast Lead was a "defensive measure" and he has rejected calls in Europe for investigation of "war crimes committed by the Israel Defense Forces.""