Monthly Archives: May 2009

Saudi ERA Watch: Women should be slapped

Posted on 05/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Once again, the Saudis prove that they’re stuck square in the middle of the seventh century. A Saudi judge told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap a wife who spends money wastefully and … Continue reading →

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When Bibi meets Barack

Posted on 05/12/2009 by Soccerdad

I don’t doubt that Prime Minister Netanyahu will have a major challenge next week when he meets with President Obama. But the chances for his success are not insurmountable. The problems he goes in with are that the President has … Continue reading →

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An agenda for J-Street

Posted on 05/12/2009 by Soccerdad

Short New York Times editorial: When PM Netanyahu visits with President Obama, Netanyahu ought to listen to his superior and faithfully do all that the President, in his infinite wisdom, asks him to do. The NYT has a perfectly obnoxious … Continue reading →

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National brotherhood week

Posted on 05/12/2009 by Soccerdad

Back in March 2000, Pope John Paul visited Israel and held an interfaith meeting. After then Chief Rabbi Lau spoke and caused a bit of an uproar by claiming that the Pope had recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Then Sheikh … Continue reading →

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Somali pirates guided by London intelligence team – a very quiet scoop

Posted on 05/12/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

If this news item is true, the lack of attention it gets from mass media is amazing. At least, kudos to The Guardian where kudos due: The Somali pirates attacking shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are … Continue reading →

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Hugo the horrible

Posted on 05/11/2009 by Soccerdad

On May 1, Melanie Kirkpatrick wrote about the deteriorating condition of the Jews in Venezuela. In 1998, the year Hugo Chavez was elected president, there were 22,000 Jews in Venezuela. Today the Jewish population is estimated at between 10,000 and … Continue reading →

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Why sanctions against Syria were renewed

Posted on 05/11/2009 by Soccerdad

Why did the Obama administration renew sanctions against Syria? According to the Washington Post: The revival of a transit route that officials had declared all but closed comes as the Obama administration is exploring a new diplomatic dialogue with Syria. … Continue reading →

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Kassams still flying, in spite of NY Times interview with Hamas

Posted on 05/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Funny, I could have sworn Khaled Meshaal told the New York Times that Hamas was no longer firing kassam rockets at Israel. Do you—do you think he was lying? This evening’s rocket, launched from northern Gaza, landed in an open … Continue reading →

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The purple prose of Cairo

Posted on 05/10/2009 by Soccerdad

So President Obama has finally decided which capital he will address the Muslim world from. Cairo. The New York Time reports: Mr. Obama promised during the campaign that he would make a speech from a Muslim capital in the first … Continue reading →

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What to look for

Posted on 05/10/2009 by Soccerdad

Like I did the other day, Jennifer Rubin wonders about the administration’s welcome realism about Syria contrasted with its apparent disregard for Israel. Regarding Israel she writes: There are, it seems, two possible ways to read this. The first is … Continue reading →

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Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival

Posted on 05/10/2009 by Jack

The newest edition of Haveil Havalim, the Best of The Jewish/Israeli blogosphere blog carnival is now live. You can find it here.

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Business and pleasure

Posted on 05/09/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’m sitting in beautiful central New Jersey with my friends. Tomorrow are the Mother’s Day festivities, and there’s a work thing going on from Monday through Wednesday, so I’ll be in NJ for a few days. Posting will be fairly … Continue reading →

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Serious about Syria?

Posted on 05/08/2009 by Soccerdad

While there is clearly reason to be concerned about the Obama administration’s approach to the Middle East, there is at least one bright spot. (via memeorandum) According to Barry Rubin the administration has been responding appropriately to Syria. The basis … Continue reading →

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Lady Liberty’s crown will re-open: AFT

Posted on 05/08/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s about frakkin’ time. The Department of Interior will reopen the Statue of Liberty’s crown to the general public on July 4, providing access to the top of the famed New York landmark for the first time since before the … Continue reading →

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Monster Meshal

Posted on 05/08/2009 by Soccerdad

Earlier this week Khaled Meshal a leader of Hamas gave an interview to the New York Times. There have been a number of commentaries written about the interview. Now Charles Krauthammer weighs in. Just as Jonathan Tobin noted the other … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Wah Machine in good order for Pope

Posted on 05/08/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Palestinians are apparently physically incapable of doing anything but complaining about, well, everything. The hypocrites who are responsible for the mass emigration of Christians from the West Bank and Gaza are pretending that they give a damn about Christian … Continue reading →

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For the Muslim fetus who seeks Jihad

Posted on 05/08/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

The Hamas mullah in this clip eloquently explains that “the mosque is a prime factory educating men to fear and please Allah; [it is] the prime factory educating Jihad fighters…” Nothing new here, and we have seen recently some creative … Continue reading →

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Papal bull

Posted on 05/08/2009 by Soccerdad

There’s been a lot of commentary about the Pope’s upcoming visit to the Middle East. The Pope has refused to be used for Palestinian propaganda. And the NY Times reports that while he’s in the Middle East he’ll be talking … Continue reading →

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Hamas looking for better weapons teachers, Turkey obliges

Posted on 05/07/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas is going to pull back from its relationship with Iran, sort of—but only the part that Hamas thinks is not adequate to the task of destroying Israel. “There is no intention to replace Iran, which remains important,” a Hamas … Continue reading →

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Has smart diplomacy outsmarted itself?

Posted on 05/07/2009 by Soccerdad

If newspaper reports are to be believed, the United States and Israel are on a diplomatic collision course. The Obama administration has decided that “smart diplomacy” means mollifying enemies and pressuring an ally. If this is what’s happening, then it … Continue reading →

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