Monthly Archives: February 2009

The NYT delivers

When it was reported yesterday (via memeorandum) that the UN finally admitted that Hamas raided one of its convoys, I wondered if the New York Times or Washington Post would report it. Well the New York Times came through. Ahmed … Continue reading

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One shoe – one vote

The news item that didn’t get a lot of publicity: A human rights protester was in police custody Monday after throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University. First of all, the recently developed … Continue reading

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Cat belly futures (and past)

You know, I really did try not to let Tig3.0 get fat. Really. I tried. And although I failed, I think it’s safe to say that he hasn’t quite reached the width of Tig the Previous. You know, a search … Continue reading

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Nothing doing

On the 7th anniversary of his son’s murder, Judea Pearl writes: But the clearest endorsement of terror as a legitimate instrument of political bargaining came from former President Jimmy Carter. In his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” Mr. Carter appeals … Continue reading

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Keep it simple Tom

In Don’t try this at home, Thomas Friedman unnecessarily complicates the Middle East. For one thing he makes a fundamental mistake. In recent days, some have questioned whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was making a big mistake in appointing … Continue reading

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Amnesty International: We have to prove our war crimes charges against Israel? Really?

There’s a telling quote from an Amnesty International representative regarding exactly what they think constitutes a war crime. Apparently, if they think it’s a crime, well then, it is. Human rights groups are seeking to build a case that Israel … Continue reading

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UN finally admitting Hamas steals from them

Elder of Ziyon has been trying for weeks to get the UN to admit the truth: That Hamas is stealing aid from its own people. There are reports that Hamas is selling the aid back to the very people it’s … Continue reading

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The AP anti-Israel bias: Effect, then cause

Let’s play a game of “Spot the bias in the AP headline.” First, the headline. Israel strikes tunnels, Gaza militants fire rocket Next, the first paragraph of the story. Israeli warplanes bombed the Gaza-Egypt border Tuesday, aiming for tunnels used … Continue reading

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Morning snow

This was the view from my front door Tuesday morning. I really like my new home.

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Site problems, again

Yes, my site was suspended again today. There seems to be a SQL query problem that was hanging up the CPU on my server, and Bluehost frowns upon that. So I was down for quite some time, until I brought … Continue reading

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Be-yon-d Kristof

Ain’t Nick’s at it again. Kristof recently wrote: President Bush’s problem was that he loved Israel too much. He embraced Israeli leaders even when they responded to provocations by killing more than 1,300 people in Gaza, according to Gaza health … Continue reading

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Is that a pigeon in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?

Of course I had to title this post that way. An Australian traveler was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants following a trip to the Middle East, customs officials said Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was searched after … Continue reading

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Some cease fire: Rockets in Ashkelon, mortars in southern Israel

How many rockets have to land in Israel before the “cease fire” is recognized for what it is: A return to the status quo, which is Hamas firing rockets and mortars at Israel, and Israel responding with pinprick strikes that … Continue reading

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Apologist for the mullahs

Roger Cohen has made his distaste for Israel known time and again. But what country does he show understanding towards? Iran is one. In The other Iran, Cohen engages in apologies for the current leadership of Iran. For example Cohen … Continue reading

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It was a busy day

I drove up to nothern VA, came home, worked a couple more hours, ate dinner, and, well, have no energy to post. And there’s a new Heroes episode tonight. Plus, from about eleven o’clock last night until eight o’clock this … Continue reading

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Is Barak a wastrel or what?

Quite a news item: Barak suggests tunnel connecting between Gaza, West Bank Defense minister says ‘we can reach Palestinian territorial continuity by digging a 48-kilometer tunnel between Beit Hanoun, Hebron at reasonable cost of $2-3 billion’ . First of all … Continue reading

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Witte-icism: Israeli electorate wants to see more dead civilians

There’s a rather disturbing subtext to Griff Witte’s report on the Israeli election campaign, Israel’s key election issue: did the war end too soon?: Just over a week before Israel holds elections to choose a new government, the outcome of … Continue reading

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The Inner Workings of Hamas

It is a relatively short time since the hostilities ended and a mutually agreed ceasefire led to relative quiet, relative being the operative term. Since then we have borne witness to the typical mumblings from useful idiots about war crimes … Continue reading

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The constant din of the anti-Israel media

Hamas has fired more mortars into Israel, injuring three today, and the headline of the AP story is not “Hamas fires mortars into Israel.” It is, instead: Israel threatens response to new militant rockets Note that this is an improvement … Continue reading

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Palestinian conspiracy theories: Starting them young

A shoddily built floor in an UNRWA school collapsed. Instead of blaming the crappy construction, the Palestinians have found the real reason the floor collapsed: Discrimination by Jews, as well as “settlers” digging under the Western Wall. Several students were … Continue reading

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