Monthly Archives: May 2009

Blog Carnival Time: The Best of The Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere

Posted on 05/24/2009 by Jack

It is blog carnival time again. Time to go read Haveil Havalim, the weekly blog carnival of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. This week you it is at What War Zone, entitled: “Haveil Charles Havelim, Please Report to the Front Desk” Go … Continue reading →

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Lebanese spy stories

Posted on 05/24/2009 by Soccerdad

I’ve previously been skeptical of the Lebanese claims that Israel has an extensive spy network in Lebanon. The NY Times today, has a more extensive report on the story. Mr. Homsi, 61, was the deputy mayor of Saadnayel, a town … Continue reading →

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Oh wow, man

Posted on 05/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Cheech and Chong are on Mad TV, and, well, I have something to confess: Stoner humor is apparently just as funny today as it was when I was fourteen years old. Either that, or Mad TV’s writers got way better. … Continue reading →

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U.S. arming Hezbullah for next war with Israel

Posted on 05/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

America has apparently learned nothing since training and arming the PLO, which then used that training and those weapons to murder Israelis. Now, we’re going to send some pretty intense weaponry that will end up in the hands of Hezbullah. … Continue reading →

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Working together

Posted on 05/22/2009 by Soccerdad

While some folks thought it was fun to tally up the points Bibi and Barack scored against one another, it appears that they actually did some things of substance. For one thing it appears that apart from Secretary of State … Continue reading →

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Nasrallah blames Israel for all the ills of the region

Posted on 05/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

These are the words of the man who, in the coming months, you can expect the EU, UN, and left-leaning US crowd to call for Israel to negotiate with. Because Hezbollah, they will say, is moderating. Or because Hezbollah is … Continue reading →

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Avigdor Lieberman: Cutting straight to the point

Posted on 05/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’m starting to really like this guy. Lieberman further expressed his disappointment with the Palestinian leadership: “You can’t have it both ways. You can’t accept our help on one hand and ask the ICC to charge us with crimes against … Continue reading →

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If it’s Friday, there must be violent anti-fence protests

Posted on 05/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, now I’m starting to wonder what’s going on with all these protesters getting hit by tear gas grenade canisters. Anti-fence rallies in Ramallah area lead to violent clashes between Palestinians and security forces once again: A 20-year-old Palestinian was … Continue reading →

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Camp David never happened

Posted on 05/22/2009 by Soccerdad

In Vote Fatah (or Hamas) Khalil Shkaki writes: Recall how, in 1999, when the interim arrangements of the Oslo agreements expired without an end to the occupation, younger nationalists led by Fatah leaders like Marwan Barghouti, in cooperation with Islamists, … Continue reading →

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Roger Cohen – an ominous fellow traveler?

Posted on 05/22/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

I warmly recommend an excellent article An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion by Jonathan S. Tobin in the Commentary magazine. Not because I agree with every conclusion about the article main protagonist – Roger Cohen, I have my doubts about … Continue reading →

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IDF Soldiers Take The Old City and Temple Mount

Posted on 05/21/2009 by Jack

This is a very cool video. IDF Soldiers Take The Old City and Temple Mount Crossposted on Random Thoughts Do They Have Meaning?

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Jerusalem of Gold on Jerusalem Day

Posted on 05/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s Jerusalem Day in Israel. Word that the Obama plan for peace in the Middle East includes making the Old City an international zone is bringing derision from all sides. I’m actually wondering if Obama is truly that stupid, and … Continue reading →

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The sport of Bibi bashing

Posted on 05/21/2009 by Soccerdad

There’s something tasteless about headlining a “news analysis” Keeping score on Obama vs. Netanyahu (via memeorandum), but I suppose there will be a lot of this over the next three or four years as the media try to score points … Continue reading →

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Synagogue bomb plot foiled

Posted on 05/21/2009 by Soccerdad

A number of media outlets are reporting that a cell of Islamic converts were foiled in an attempt to blow up New York area synagogues. The New York Times reports: Four men were arrested Wednesday night in what the authorities … Continue reading →

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Advanced cat yodeling

Posted on 05/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

From the men who brought us cat yodeling: The next step. Because we need a laugh.

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Scottish film festival boycotts Israel

Posted on 05/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Loathesome Ken Loach managed to bully a Scottish film festival into giving back £300 that Israel donated for travel expenses of an Israeli film director. And here’s the worst of it: The Scots stayed strong when the local Palestinian group … Continue reading →

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The settlement panacea

Posted on 05/20/2009 by Soccerdad

In Upping the ante on Israel, David Ignatius notes that President Obama has asked the Arab world to start normalization with Israel. To give Israel some quick tangible benefits, the United States wants the Arabs to begin normalizing relations with … Continue reading →

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Obama to Bibi: What Israeli nukes?

Posted on 05/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Looks like Obama will not be making major changes in Israeli/U.S. relations after all. “At the talks, Obama expressed his deep commitment to Israel’s security and his full adherence to the deep presidential understandings in this area,” the source said. … Continue reading →

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Between Erakat and a hard place

Posted on 05/19/2009 by Soccerdad

Saeb Erakat’s CV: His campus politicking notwithstanding, Erekat had in mind for himself a career in academics. After returning home in 1979, he got a teaching job at An-Najah National University at Nablus on the West Bank but soon won … Continue reading →

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The Hamas stamp of disapproval

Posted on 05/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s now official: Hamas has put its seal of disapproval on the Obama-Netanyahu meeting. “Obama’s statements and messages of hope are meant to mislead global public opinion regarding the continued existence and conduct of the racist and extremist Zionist entity,” … Continue reading →

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