Daily Archives: 01/11/2008

Libya on the UNSC: Stooge for the Arab League

The new Libyan head of the UN Security Council has proven me right, in less than two weeks. First, the good news: Meanwhile, the Security Council condemned Katyusha rocket fire from Lebanon that struck Shlomi in northern Israel, according to … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, World | 3 Comments

Ms. Magazine refuses to publish ad about Israel’s most powerful women

The magazine co-founded by Gloria Steinem doesn’t seem to like Jews when they’re Israeli Jews. Or at least, that’s the impression they’re giving after rejecting an ad for Israel that the AJC wanted to place. The magazine has turned down … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, Israeli Double Standard Time | 23 Comments

Arun amok

Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, gives pacifism a bad name. Here’s a roundup of responses. Shira bat Sarah (who brought this swill to my attention) writes in Family Tradition: Why … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 2 Comments

Nasrallah the anti-racist

Ynet recorded another eruption from that submerged victorious groundhog, the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah: According to Nasrallah, Bush views Israel “as a Jewish state, that is, racist…its existence is premised on race. Israel aspires for a racially pure existence.” Now … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Lebanon | 2 Comments

George W. Bush’s Clintonian diplomacy

He hasn’t invited Yasser Arafat to the White House, but you could pretty much substitute any major Clinton speech on Israel and the Palestinians for the speech W. gave yesterday. In addition to these three tracks, both sides are getting … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, palestinian politics | 2 Comments

Not a good month for fluffy orange cats

Lair Simon lost Frisky. My condolences, Lair.

Posted in Cats | 1 Comment