Tony Judt won’t be criticizing Israel any more: Tony Judt’s ALS killed him. If you plan on celebrating his death in my comments, don’t. My father died of ALS. It’s a horrible disease, and the man suffered immensely in the last two years. Imagine being imprisoned in your own body. Now imagine being imprisoned in your own body for nearly two years. If you still intend to say something about anyone deserving this because you disagree with his opinion on Israel, you will be banned forever from commenting on this blog.
The Iranian Axis of Evil: Iran reiterated its support for Lebanon and Syria. I’m so surprised to hear this. But sure, go ahead, world, keep on blaming the lack of a Palestinian state for the unrest in the Middle East. Because it’s not like Iran isn’t stoking the flames of war every chance it gets.
No way this ends well: UN Secretary General Ima Dumbass, I mean, Ban Ki-Moon, has approved the makeup of the panel that will investigate the Gaza flotilla incident. Here’s what the Turkish member of the panel thinks needs to be done:
Sanberk, for his part, has told the Turkish Zaman that his country must insist the committee be granted authority to investigate the “embargo” on the Gaza Strip. “The question is whether the committee will also probe the siege on Gaza and its humanitarian outcomes,” he said.
Oh, yeah. Because that’s what we need to investigate: Why there’s a blockade in the first place. Eight thousand rockets from Hamas aren’t an appropriate reason, apparently.