But we have faith that the "Girl on Fire" won't back down.

Being that Alicia is my celebrity doppleganger, I saw it only fit that I, with the help of my team at Creative Zionist Coalition, create a video parody of Keys' mega-hit, "Girl on Fire," to stake our claim.

Alicia, don't let them put out your flame, or Israel's flame!

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You are an inspiration to us all!

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Jewish students were the victim of a vicious “hate crime” by the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee during “Israel Apartheid Week.” It’s not a “crime,” per se, more like a clever annoyance. You gotta hand it to the Muslim groups. They know how to instigate. Read more about it in Arutz Sheva.

To highlight the fake “Palestinian” plight of Israeli evictions of Arabs from their homes, they put notices in front of Jewish student dorms that say: “We regret to inform you that your suite is scheduled for demolition in the next three days.”

The Muslim student unions fight dirty, and what do Jews do? Complain that they don’t feel safe. Complain this is not a “peaceful” demonstration of Palestinian rights. Complain this is an abuse of freedom of speech. Ask for protection. Go crying to superiors.

The only way to fight this tactic is with a smart counter-campaign. Create notices to put along the dorm rooms of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee. I’m sure the brilliant minds at Harvard can cook something up. Make the Muslims go cry to superiors. Fight fire with hotter fire.

Let’s start the brainstorming here. What should the notices say? What do you think of this? Students at Harvard who are brave enough to do this, contact me at oritarfa@gmail.com.

NOTICE!

72 Virgins Await for You in Heaven if you Kill Jews

(If you are female, you can be one of the virgins)

To promote the (secret) Palestinian cause of destruction of the Jewish state and the genocide of the Jewish people, we call upon our brothers and sisters in the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee to commit acts of violence against Jews. The more babies and women you kill, the better. Pretend that you are fighting for freedom. Deceive the people into thinking you were the wronged party, not the Jews.

Terrorize them however you can—physically, intellectually, emotionally, psychologically.

Inshallah, the Jewish state will be destroyed speedily in our days.

Allah

(Since the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, thousands of Jews were the victims of wars and terrorist attacks initiated by Muslim Arabs out of anti-Semitism and religiously mandated violence. They have sought to deceive the public into thinking their cause was just. And, no, this is not a real notice.)

At almost every pro-Israel lecture I attend, someone feels compelled to ask an unrelated question at the end: “Why does Israel have such bad PR”?

People offer answers—or guesses—that don’t speak to the heart of the issue:

“Israel doesn’t spend enough on PR.”

“The world is anti-Semitic.”

“We are doing just fine.”

“I don’t know.”

Part of the problem with Israel’s PR is the fact that we even refer to an intellectual defense of Israel as “public relations.”It’s not a matter of mere PR or image. It’s a matter of our core values and our willingness to stand up for what we believe and know is right and true, no matter what the cost. We could have exponentially more effective PR if we spent less money, but tapped into our other hidden treasures: our conviction, passion, honesty, and fearlessness.

Israel’s enemies are good because they offer “black and white” messages, using humanitarian language that makes Israel’s enemies sound like the oppressed and downtrodden. They do not sugarcoat their lies. They say:

• Israel is an apartheid State
• Israel is an occupying power
• IDF soldiers are war criminals

And how do Israel’s spokespeople—both in and out of the Israeli government--fight these lies?

• They give long, arduous facts to debunk those claims
• They assert that Israel simply wants peace
• They assert that “it’s complicated/complex”
• They boast that Israel is a leader in hi-tech. (Without Israel, you wouldn’t have cell phones!)

I’ll tell you why these strategies rarely make a dent. The general population doesn’t care about drawn-out facts, especially in this television/Facebook obsessed, fast food/fast consumption culture. We need to answer such claims with strong messages as simple and pure as the ones that Israel’s enemies use - except ours will be honest. You can’t fight lies with “it’s complicated.” You have to throw the intellectual attacks back in their court, with statements like:

• The Arab world consists of apartheid states
• “Palestine”is a made-up nation and the “Palestinians” are a made-up people
• Palestinian leaders are war criminals

But, people argue, you’ll only turn people off that way! Not if you’re consistent. Not if you don’t falter. The Palestinians and their friends are consistent, unified, and—worse—have no qualms about being deceptive.

It is a holy war for the jihadists, with victory in mind: the destruction of Israel. For Jews and Israel, depending on whom you ask, it’s merely an ongoing battle or “peace process.” Jihadists will die for their cause. Most Jews will at most part with some time and money for the Zionist cause.

Regarding appeals to people’s love of technology—sometimes, statements boasting of Israel’s wealth and accomplishments make people resent Israel more. Israel appears obsessed with material goods while it “oppresses” the Palestinians. Actually, we may even consider telling the world how Israel suffers because of all the Arab wars against the Jewish state, how Israel is, in fact, the oppressed, beleaguered country, with its citizens struggling with poverty, evidenced with rising housing costs and low wages.

But most Israelis and Israel-advocates are shy of these strong, passionate messages because they are afraid to fight dirty. They’re afraid to be labeled “right wing” or “extremist” or “Islamaphobe.”They’re afraid it will turn off their bosses or colleagues, and they might lose some money or friends, who don’t like them for who they really are anyway.

Here’s another reason Israel is losing. As generally rational and civilized people, Israel advocates don’t use smear tactics. A smear is not an argument, but a subtle character assassination. These include equating gun owners with murderers, Republicans with greedy businessmen, Israelis as oppressors. And no one wants to be called criminal, greedy, or oppressive.

What’s worse is that majority of Israel advocates and particularly American Jewry shun those people who actually speak the truth, who aren’t afraid to fight fire with fire, who put Israel’s enemies on the defensive. These include Jews living across the "green line" (the 1949 Armistic Line, ed.)and organizations and personalities who speak out against Islamic jihad. They’ll agree with these zealots in their hearts, but never admit it. Meanwhile, these courageous Israel defenders who speak the truth experience social ostracism.

But the main reason that Israel is losing is that Israel bashers control the culture, the arts, film, and academia. Artists and academics are the purveyors of ideas, and ideas shape the next generation. Meanwhile, the pro-Israel camp relies on booklets of facts, lengthy non-fiction books, and op-eds.

Art influences by touching emotion. Academia influences by calling forth ideas, which these days are influenced by the “black and white” messages of the jihadists and their sympathizers. If we are to win, we need to train a new generation of Zionist artists and academics. The new Zionist intellectuals.

So if you’re still wondering why Israel is losing the PR war, I ask one more thing: Look in the mirror. Think about where you could have defended Israel vigorously, but were too afraid to speak up, too desirous of being politically correct. Of messages you could have posted on Facebook, but were afraid of sounding too“political.” Of Zionist causes you could have supported, but decided to go to a party or make a business deal instead. Of arguments you could have made at a social gathering, but didn’t lest you sound too "militant" or “right-wing.”

I sure hope people will stop asking that annoying “Why does Israel have such bad PR?” question.

On February 24, 2013, Pamela Geller accepted the "Queen Esther Award for Jewish Heroism" given to her by the Creative Zionist Coalition at the Shangri La Hotel in Santa Monica.

The following is a text of the introduction given by Paul Schnee:

I'm reminded of the class of 4th graders who were given, as an art class assignment, the task of drawing any famous person from history. As the teacher walked around looking at their progress she came across Sally. "Whose picture are you drawing, Sally?" She asked. Sally replied, "I'm drawing a picture of God". "But nobody knows what God looks like", said the teacher. "Well, they will in a minute", replied Sally. In a minute, Ladies & Gentlemen, you will know why Pamela Geller is receiving the Queen Esther Award.

It has been said that it's not the size of the dog in the fight which counts but the size of the fight in the dog. It therefore goes without saying that the generals who said women would be useless in combat have never met Pamela Geller.

Pamela Geller is the president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, author of The Post American President, The Obama Administration's War on America and Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance. She also publishes
the popular and informative website AtlasShrugs.com. She has often appeared on national television and led the opposition to the construction of the Mosque at Ground Zero.

Most recently she gained national attention with the anti-Jihad advertisements she placed on the N.Y. Metro, and on the sides of buses in N.Y., San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago which declared: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage support the civilized man....Support Israel—Defeat Jihad".

Ms. Geller has been in the fore-front of the vanguard warning about the sick relativism which permits Western liberals to regard "honor killings, and female genital mutilation as expressions of cultural diversity.

It is with activities of this sort that Pamela Geller has become one of the bête noirs of the Southern Poverty Law Center an organization, it seems, which rarely makes its decisions without the benefit of alcohol!

For all of these reasons and accomplishments we are delighted to award Pamela Geller the Queen Esther Award for Jewish Heroism. Will you please welcome our very own Jewish Joan of Arc, Ms. Pamela Geller.

A fan in the audience at the Creative Zionist Coalition Purim Ball held at the Shangri La Hotel on February 24, 2013 captured this footage of Madonna singing her new ditty "Jewish Star." The pope looks on.