Tuesday briefs

Prayers for Oklahoma: My heart goes out to the families of the victims of the Oklahoma tornado.

Iran ups the ante on the Golan: Why, yes, I said “Iran” and not “Syria”. Because Bashar al-Assad is now completely dependent on Iran’s help to survive, and so, Iran is calling the shots in Syria. Hezbullah is there en masse, fighting and dying for Iran, as are Iranian Guard soldiers and officers. And the shots being called are on Israel.

The al-Dura hoax hits the wires: The AP covered Israel’s release of a report completely shredding the al-Dura hoax, and makes sure to add the news that France 2 is willing to help Jamal al-Dura exhume the body. Note that France 2 refuses to give the raw footage shot during the gun battle. Why is that, again? Because it will prove that France 2 is lying? One can only wonder. And of course, the AP downplays Israel’s side. Note the headline: “Israel, Palestinians Still Arguing Over Epic Image”. Oh, it’s just a silly argument, not a picture that accuses Israel of murdering children.

But isn’t that his job? Saab Erekat libels Israel again while saying that he’d be happy to join peace negotiations (no doubt only with preconditions for the Palestinians’ entry).

“Today in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem … I can sum up the situation with one word – apartheid. Worse than that which existed in South Africa,” Erekat said. “Today Israel justifies its apartheid by the term security.”

Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor accused Erekat of spreading falsehoods and propaganda.

“One would expect a so-called ‘peace negotiator’ to be educating his own people for tolerance and coexistence,” Prosor said in a statement. “Saeb Erekat is using every microphone to incite, inflame, and demonize the State of Israel.”

I’m actually astonished the AP isn’t leading with the apartheid libel yet.

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