Daily Archives: 05/04/2008

Biased AP headline of the day

How’s this for an objective news source? Rice pushes for peace progress; Israel denies hidden agenda No bias there. Nope. None at all. Nor is there any bias in this article, about Hamas offering free rides to fuel-starved Gazans. Here … Continue reading

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Swiss pissed at 60 miss

The Swiss are upset because Israel didn’t invite any members of the government of Switzerland to Israel’s 60th birthday celebration. Hm. I wonder why. The relationship between Israel and Switzerland has been strained since a recent visit by Calmy-Rey to … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim present and past

Our esteemed, lovely and talented co-blogger Simply Jews hosts this week’s tremendous Haveil Havalim #164 (the no-name edition) with a special emphasis on Yom Hashoa. I’ve been remiss these past couple of weeks keeping up with my regular carnivals.Last week’s … Continue reading

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Fourteen years ago

Fourteen years ago. On May 4, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat reached agreement in Cairo on the first stage of Palestinian self-rule.The agreement was made in accordance with the Oslo Accords, signed in Washington, … Continue reading

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“Unprepared” – to protect or to attack?

The Washington reports that Palestinian Recruits Hit Streets Unprepared The first class of Palestinian security officers trained under a multimillion-dollar U.S. program to strengthen the Palestinian Authority is deploying to one of the West Bank’s most restive cities without promised … Continue reading

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Hamas to Israel: Accept cease-fire or we’ll kill you

Way to conduct negotiations, Hamas. Hamas has threatened an “unprecedented escalation” against Israel if it does not agree soon to the Egyptian-mediated cease-fire offer, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat reported Sunday. […] “All options are open. The ball is in the … Continue reading

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