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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/19/2013

Posted on 06/19/2013 by Soccerdad

1) Asserting Moderation Having read many articles about Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, I’m struck by how little evidence is presented that he is a moderate or reformer, even though those words are regularly used to describe him. He’s described … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/16/2013

Posted on 06/16/2013 by Soccerdad

Long Live Rouhani the Reformer To read the New York Times, the election of Hassan Rowhani was a victory for the people of Iran. Thomas Erdbrink reported in Iran Moderate Wins Presidency by a Large Margin: The cleric, Hassan Rowhani, … Continue reading →

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Who can replace Mad Mahmoud?

Posted on 06/16/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Now what am I going to do about my Iran blogging? Mad Mahmoud, the Monkey Boy (really, look at that chimp face) is on the way out, and his replacement is–I’m told this by nearly every media source in the … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/14/2013

Posted on 06/14/2013 by Soccerdad

1) Earning merit badges in terror Following recent revelations that Hamas plans to train thousands of children soldiers a number of media outlets are reporting that Palestinian Islamic Jihad is running summer camps training youngsters in the fine points of … Continue reading →

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The AP: Spinning even the Holocaust

Posted on 06/13/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The AP does it again. There simply is not a single thing that the AP can’t spin against Israel, especially when it comes to Netanyahu. Compare these two leads. First, the article that I presume was the original AP release: … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/13/2013

Posted on 06/13/2013 by Soccerdad

1) Fiji rescues UNDOF With the Syrian civil war moving closer to Israel, Austria has withdrawn its contingent of peacekeepers from the UNDOF. Job Opportunity: Peacekeepers Wanted http://t.co/qOIrcpdZaJ — MediaBackspin (@MediaBackspin) June 9, 2013 Not to worry, Fiji is slated … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/12/2013

Posted on 06/12/2013 by Soccerdad

1) How can you tell the difference between a terrorist organization and a liberal democracy? The title is a trick question. In international fora, the terrorist organization gets a lot more respect. Last week the Ireland led the way to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 06/12/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Who you gonna call? Israel! When the Austrian UN peacekeepers want to leave Syria safely, how do they do it? They cross the border into Israel. Really, why on earth wouldn’t Israel want the UN to administer a multinational Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 06/10/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Trust us, we’re here to help you: Once again, international peacekeepers have fled from the violence on the borders of Israel, this time in the Golan. Every single peace plan that mentions Jerusalem as an international city insists that Israel … Continue reading →

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Tom Friedman: Ignoring the inconvenient truths

Posted on 06/06/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The man makes a ton of money for writing opinion pieces in the New York Times, and all I can do is gaze at the unbelievable stupidity of today’s analogy and wonder why on earth this man is paid for … Continue reading →

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