Category Archives: Anti-Semitism

Friday briefs

Our friends the Pakistanis: Get a load of this news item. Pakistan on Thursday stressed the need for multi-faceted cooperation between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran on the basis of their being close neighbours, to address the numerous challenges and exploit … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The Revenge of Hezbollah: So far, it’s a fail, thanks to the tireless work of the Mossad. They foiled an attempt to assassinate Ehud Barak in Singapore. Here’s what really bothers me: How did they get a detailed itinerary of … Continue reading

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Wednesday news roundup

The roots of anti-Semitism: Deeper than you think. A new book (which I think I should buy) traces the roots of anti-Semitism and discovers that the Greeks and Romans hated us millennia ago just as much as–well, gee. As much … Continue reading

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The Hebrew Mamita

A video sent to me by my former rebbetzin. This would have been perfect to show my fourth graders. One of the ways we discussed “looking Jewish” was by my going from student to student, and telling them which ones … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

If you’ve lost Joe Klein, you’ve lost Middle Europe: When even Time magazine correspondents are commenting on how crappy the deal between Fatah and Hamas is, you know that it stinks really, really, really badly. Check the skies for flying … Continue reading

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70 years after the Wansee conference

70 years after the Wansee conference, where Hitler gathered his top men to discuss how to eliminate the entire Jewish population of Europe, these things are happening now: The world ignores Iran’s continuing calls to “wipe Israel off the map”: … Continue reading

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The mainstreaming of anti-Semitism

Check out the original headline for an AP profile on Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire donor to the Gingrich campaign: Gingrich’s biggest benefactor is a casino mogul, a hardliner on Israel and very, very rich It has since been changed to … Continue reading

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The late Monday briefs

Seriously? I mean, seriously? They detained a sitting senator because of the TSA security theater bullshit? I’m not flying again until the TSA is gone. It’s not anti-Zionism: When an Islamic cleric calls for the death of Jews, and says … Continue reading

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it

I know it’s probably a bit of a waste of time, but I’d love for all of you to follow this link and then vote down all of the anti-Semitic reviews for this anti-Semitic book listed on Amazon. And don’t … Continue reading

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Thursday clean house briefs

(My crack squad of ninja housekeepers is on the job today, and the cats, they are under the bed.) Obama and Islamists, sittin’ in a tree: High-level talks with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose raison d’etre has never changed. Of course … Continue reading

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Tuesday, briefly

You mean like this kind of anti-Semitism? Progressive Jews are now saying that Israel has to suck up the fact that its actions are causing anti-Semitism. So let’s hear them explain this, then: An Israeli (who denies the charge) was … Continue reading

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Thursday, briefly

Woo, what a great ally! Turkey says if there’s an attack on Iran, it won’t be from Turkey. Yeah, we kinda knew that, what with Turkey refusing to allow American forces to pass through Turkey on their way to Iraq … Continue reading

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Wednesday morning extra-sarcastic briefs

Countdown to MSM covering this discrimination in 3, 2, 1: An Israeli soldier was denied entry to a Tel Aviv club because he was wearing a kippa and refused to take it off. So, you think there will be worldwide … Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood: Not so moderate after all

Gee, the Muslim Brotherhood says they’ll never recognize Israel and that they want to put the peace treaty with Israel up for a referendum, obviously to get a popular vote to pull out of it. Gee, that sounds familiar. A … Continue reading

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Sunday afternoon briefs

Hamas is fleeing the fall of Damascus: The rats are fleeing the sinking ship. Hamas has pulled most of its staff out of Damascus. This is excellent news. A terror organization in disarray is a terror organization that is hampered … Continue reading

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Ah, the gullible, gullible AP

Egypt’s victorious Muslim Brotherhood told the AP they’re not going to impose “Islamic values” on non-Muslims. “We represent a moderate and fair party,” el-Erian said of his Freedom and Justice Party. “We want to apply the basics of Shariah law … Continue reading

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The official Obama Israel policy: It’s Israel’s fault

Two articles in Ynet quote two different members of the Obama administration that essentially blame Israel for all of the diplomatic problems and isolation Israel suffers. First, Leon Panetta, Obama’s Defense Secretary: “I understand the view that this is not … Continue reading

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The myth of the moderate Islamists and the blind eyes of the media

The mainstream media, aided largely by politicans, have been flogging the myth of the moderate Islamists, which is exactly what the Brotherhood wants them to do. Because if the media lie for them, they don’t have to. And if they … Continue reading

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Monday morning post-holiday briefs

So is the seventh, eighth, or ninth time? Another day, another explosion in the Egypt-Israel-Jordan gas line. Two, actually, both set off remotely. It bodes well for Israel-Egypt relations, regardless of what some op-ed writers think about Egypt not wanting … Continue reading

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Sunday, briefly

Anti-Semitism is up in Australia: Quel surprise. It’s up in a lot of places this year. Between October 1, 2010, and September 30 this year, there were 17 physical assaults or property damage, 128 incidents of direct harassment and intimidation, … Continue reading

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