Daily Archives: 03/05/2007

Hamas bans, destroys books

So, what do you think the Islamic Caliphate of Palestine would look like? I think it would look something like this: The Hamas-run Education Ministry has ordered an anthology of Palestinian folk tales pulled from school libraries and destroyed, reportedly … Continue reading

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The EU says it will wait on the unity govt.—for now

The AP reports that the EU is adopting a wait-and-see approach to the new PA unity government shell game. The European Union will maintain its wait-and-see policy toward a Palestinian unity government until Hamas and Fatah agree on a division … Continue reading

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The Brits are blaming Iran in Iraq

So, do you think the American anti-war fringe is going to claim that the Brits are lying about Iranian involvement in Iraq, too? A missile which brought down an RAF Lynx helicopter and killed five British Service personnel was smuggled … Continue reading

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More blood libels

What a surprise: Given half a chance, Arabs accuse Israelis of another massacre. Only this one is utterly false. Ben Eliezer provided a detailed explanation to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram of why the reports were erroneous. “In the past few days … Continue reading

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