We don’t need no steenking international law: Iran is once again violating the code of nations (but I repeat myself). “Protestors” stormed the British embassy grounds in Tehran. The Brits are probably smart enough to have evacuated the embassy, what with the Iranians passing a law (you have to laugh at that faux show of legality) to expel the British ambassador. And why the hissy fit? Because Britain is passing sanctions on Iran for violating the non-proliferation treaty it signed.
They’re probably going to be imprisoned when they get home: Israelis in Thailand saved two drowning Iranians, who were thankful until they were told their rescuers were Israelis. Then they ran. Poor guys. I’m sure the Iranian spy agencies read the foreign press. Jail and/or torture for their misfortune to have their lives saved by those evil, racist Zionists. Oh, one of their rescuers was an Iranian Jew. God really does work in mysterious ways. If the Iranians hadn’t forced so many Jews to flee, there would not have been one around to rescue the two men.
Calling Inspector Clouseau: Seriously? A UNIFIL investigation of the rockets that were fired from Lebanon into Israel yesterday? So, what are we going to hear, that they have no idea who did it, and anyway, they can’t investigate because every time they come to a Hizballah rocket site they get chased away by “protestors”?
… a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was quoted by Beirut’s radio as saying that “UNIFIL rejects reports suggesting any violation of UN Resolution 1701 and is working to restore normalcy.”
Yep. UNIFIL is on the case, even though there are thousands of violations of 1701 right under their noses. Katyusha rockets? Meh. Must have been some kids playing with fireworks.
Yeah, I’ve been saying that for years: Israeli leaders need to understand how incredibly wrong they are to ignore the PR front in so many nations. A group of Israeli teens encountered some raving anti-Israel Muslims in the U.K., but they also encountered extreme ignorance. The latter can be countered by a simple PR campaign.
But Yishai said: “We couldn’t believe it when we were asked if we rode to school on camels, and if there were roads in Israel. There was a collective gasp when we showed one class a picture of Tel Aviv.”
For someone who understands America so well, you’d think that Bibi Netanyahu would also understand that Israel needs a PR push every bit as hefty as the one the Palestinians started in the 1970s. Look where that got them. It wasn’t just terrorism that made them the left’s cause celebre. They have smooth, available, English-speaking propagandists for every major occasion. Israel is always a step behind on the accessibility and information train, and they tend to promote spokespeople with heavy accents. Not very smart.
Do you figure that the New York Times will attribute the embassy storming to disgruntled soccer fans like they did 2 months ago?
The violence of the attack on the Israeli Embassy, and another attack that defaced the walls of the Egyptian Interior Ministry, marked a departure from the previously peaceful character of the frequent demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square since the revolution. The difference reflected in part the changing composition of the crowd, which on Friday was dominated for the first time by hard-core soccer fans, known here as Ultras, who turned out looking for revenge against the police after a melee at a soccer match a few days before.
Egyptian politicians at every level — from the young leaders of the revolution to older liberals and Islamists — spoke out Saturday against the use of violence. A coalition of young organizers of the revolution held a press conference to fault the military council for failing to provide any security throughout the day and evening, only to respond late at night with brutal force.
But many political leaders were also careful to distance themselves from any support for Israel. Among the many objections to Mr. Mubarak was his steadfast devotion to Egypt’s alliance with Israel and the United States even at the price of suppressing popular resentment of Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians. And both aspiring political candidates as well as the ruling military council have been careful to stay on the popular side of those sentiments.