Topps Collectiable Card Company Praises Arafat As Hero Against Terrorism

Jerusalem----January 13.....In the last few hours, the INA has recieved an avalanche of letters pointing out that PA Terror Chairman Yasser Arafat is being honored by the US based Topps Card company for being among world heros fighting terrorism.

After taking a look at the Topps Website at www.topps.com and checking out this story - it is hard for this editor to understand how stupid, ignorant, naive or blind Topps actually is.

Topps, well known for many years for their sports trading cards, advertises:

"A NEW SERIES DOCUMENTING AMERICA'S GREATEST CHALLENGE
This high-gloss 90-card set contains biographical information on the civilian and military leaders entrusted to guide us through this fight, statistical data and photos of military hardware.

Kids need to understand that the President (and his team) will keep them safe and that evil-doers will be punished."

Arafat - a role model for children? Yes, maybe in Iran where he spent millions of dollars in purchasing 50 tons of terror weapons, but not in the USA!

Here are the 90 cards of the "Enduring Freedom" series and the dozens of real heros for which Arafat is now disgracing:

 

1. Title card SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 2. New York Harbor, Before Sept. 11, 2001 3. An Attack On Freedom 4. Old Glory Drapes The Damaged Pentagon 5. Bush Calls NYC Mayor Giuliani TO THE RESCUE 6. Bush Embraces New York's Rescue Workers 7. New York's Bravest Toil, Undaunted 8. Relief Volunteers At Giants Stadium 9. Bush Comforts Giuliani And Pataki 10. New York's Finest THE WORLD SUPPORTS AMERICA 11. Flowers Outside U.S. Embassy In Beijing 12. Israel's Foreign Minister Peres Pledges Friendship 13. Ottawa Rallies To Honor America 14. Chirac Leads France In A Moment Of Silence 15. Britain's Tony Blair, A Staunch Ally 16. Arafat Gives Blood For Americans 17. President Putin Addresses Russians 18. NATO Stands Tall Alongside America THE INVESTIGATION 19. Osama Bin Laden: The Suspected Ringleader 20. German Police Hunt For Clues In Hamburg 21. Investigators Comb Pennsylvania Site 22. Police Search Suspect's Home In Florida AMERICA UNITES 23. Congressional Moment Of Silence 24. Wall Street Reopens 25. Bush Rebukes Anti-Muslim Sentiment In U.S. 26. Former Presidents Unite At The Day Of Prayer 27. Bush And His Cabinet Gather At Camp David 28. The National Security Council Convenes 29. Bush Receives Update From Giuliani THE NATION'S LEADERS 30. Director George Tenet Heads The CIA 31. Rangel, Schumer, Clinton Meet With Bush 32. FBI Director Mueller Addresses The Media 33. Secretary Of State Powell Meets The Press 34. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Makes A Point 35. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor 36. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs, Henry Shelton 37. New York Governor George Pataki 38. Vice President Richard Cheney 39. President Bush Addresses Congress 40. Mayor Giuliani Gives The "Thumbs Up" 41. Congressional Leaders Lott, Hastert, Daschle 42. FEMA Director Allbaugh Meets With Bush 43. U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft 44. U.S. Secretary Of Transportation Norman Mineta 45. U.S. Secretary Of Homeland Security Tom Ridge DEFENDING FREEDOM 46. Bush Assures The Nation: "We Will Not Fail" 47. President Bush Rallies The Troops 48. B-2 Spirit Bomber Prepares For Refueling 49. F-16C Fighting Falcon Patrols The Skies 50. F-16C Fighting Falcon Fires A Weapon 51. F-15C Eagle - Fast, Maneuverable, Mighty 52. F-15A Eagle Rolls And Launches A Missile 53. Fighter Jets Refuel In Midair 54. B-1B Bomber Flies Long-Range Missions 55. B-1B Lancer And F-15 Eagle, In Formation 56. B-52 Bomber Flies A Low-Level Mission 57. MC-130H Refueling Aircraft Drops Flares 58. AC-130 Spectre - Versatile, Heavily Armed 59. Air Force Special Ops Fly Pave Hawk Choppers 60. Air Force's SOS MH-53J Pave Low IIIE 61. F-16s Deliver Fierce Firepower 62. USS Winston Churchill - Courageous Namesake 63. F/A-18C Hornet, Aboard USS Enterprise 64. USS Carl Vinson, Stationed In The Persian Gulf 65. Army Paratroopers Boarding An Aircraft 66. Apache, Flown By The Army's Special Ops 67. Army Special Ops - Troops At The Ready 68. Air Force AWACS Plane - Eye In The Sky 69. F-14A Tomcat Taxis Aboard USS Enterprise 70. 82nd Airborne Troops At Fort Bragg, N.C. 71. Kiowa Warriors Support The 82nd Airborne 72. Prepping Aircraft Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt 73. USS Cole Returns To Action On The High Seas 74. Sailors Aboard The USS Theodore Roosevelt 75. USS George Washington Off The Coast Of New York 76. Patriotic Farewell For USS Theodore Roosevelt 77. Britain's HMS Cornwall Heads To Oman 78. Readying Jets Aboard The USS Enterprise 79. Hawkeye Radar Plane Takes Off 80. Navy F/A-18 Hornets In Formation 81. Air Operations On The USS Theodore Roosevelt 82. Air Force F-16: Ready For Action 83. EA-6B Prowler: Good To Go 84. F-117 Stealth Fighter Climbs Skyward 85. Marines Head Out For Overseas Duty 86. C-17 Transport Plane Takes Off 87. KC-135: Fueling Station In The Sky 88. Air Assault Soldier Rappels From A Chopper 89. USS Kitty Hawk Leaves Japanese Waters 90. Checklist

Following is a news release just issued by B'nai Brith:

 

GLORIFICATION OF ARAFAT IN TOPPS TRADING CARD OUTRAGEOUS Toronto, January 11, 2002 For Immediate Release Toronto, January 11, 2002 - A card issued by Topps trading card company in its new "Enduring Freedom" series depicts Arafat donating blood for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack on the US. Considering the ongoing terrorist atrocities against Israeli civilians by groups aligned with Arafat and connected to the perpetrators of the September 11 atrocity, the Topps decision has been called the "height of bad taste and an insult to victims of terror everywhere". Amos Socheczevski, National Chair of B'nai Brith Canada's Institute for International Affairs, commented: "Topps has publicly endorsed what can only be termed as a public relations stunt by Arafat to convince the world that he is an opponent of terrorism. Considering his long association with terrorism as a political tool and his current inability or refusal to rein in terrorists operating freely from areas under his control, this glorification is outrageous. Is Topps suggesting that Arafat is praiseworthy for expressing support for victims of terror against the US, while at the same time, he and his lieutenants can incite and facilitate violence against Israeli victims with impunity?" Ruth Klein, National Director of the Institute, added: "Trading cards are commonly used to provide role models for our youth, but what has Arafat's contribution to "Enduring Freedom" been and on what basis is he depicted as humanitarian or worthy of being a role model? What has he done to deserve that title when his rule has been marked by corruption and intimidation of his own people? Naturally a trading card company operates for profit rather than on the basis of principle, but to make money from this card is immoral." +++ If you feel that there might be something wrong, something immoral and distorted with this picture, please write Topps today at: United States (Headquarters) Topps US One Whitehall Street New York, NY 10004 Tel: 212-376-0300 Fax: 212-376-0573 info@topps.com