Category Archives: Israel

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/07/2013

Posted on 05/07/2013 by Soccerdad

1) Bill Keller’s truism Former executive editor of the New York Times, Bill Keller states the obvious, “Syria is not Iraq.” In short, Keller argues that he trusts President Obama’s instincts. However since he offered a mea culpa for having … Continue reading →

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But let’s concentrate on Israel’s attack on Syria

Posted on 05/06/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Sunni Muslims are fleeing Alawite death squads in Syria, which are targeting entire cities. Sunni Muslims sought safety after a second village in two days was destroyed by death squads apparently bent on ethnic cleansing. Relatives of the dead in … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 05/05/2013

Posted on 05/05/2013 by Soccerdad

Syria Explodes Professor Jacobson at Legal Insurrection (and others) has previously reported on two Israeli strikes: one against Hezbollah and one against Syria. What’s going on? Classic thing about the strike on Damascus is how it will be spun by … Continue reading →

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Attack on Syria

Posted on 05/05/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Israel bombed Syria twice in the last few days. The last time took out a huge weapons depot, reportedly long-range missiles that were going to be transferred to Hezbollah. There are many videos on YouTube of the secondary explosions.J.E. Dyer … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 05/03/2013

Posted on 05/03/2013 by Soccerdad

1) The innocence of the Obama administration Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on September 14, 2012: Remarks by #SecClinton at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to Honor Those Lost in Attacks in Benghazi, #Libya go.usa.gov/rHW4 — Department of State (@StateDept) … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 05/02/2013 by Meryl Yourish

What media bias? Say, did you know that the Palestinian terrorist who murdered a father of five in the West Bank wasn’t imprisoned just for stone-throwing? That he actually was a terrorist trying to kill Israeli soldiers? If you read … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 05/02/2013

Posted on 05/02/2013 by Soccerdad

1) Might? May? In March, a report from the UN suggested very strongly that Omar Masharawi (or Mishrawi) was killed by a Hamas rocket. In response, Robert Mackey of the New York Times wrote “might have been caused by ‘a … Continue reading →

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News and not-news

Posted on 05/01/2013 by Meryl Yourish

You know what’s news? The reaction of an Israeli town to one of their members being stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist. You know what’s not news? The killing (by stabbing to death) of an Israeli “settler” by a … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/30/2013

Posted on 04/30/2013 by Soccerdad

1) The proof? Yesterday I noted that the New York Times seemed eager to relegate an article about the administration’s reluctance to believe that Assad had employed chemical weapons to the ash heap of history. In a new editorial, Ill-considered … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning briefs

Posted on 04/30/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Rocket attacker, attacked by rocket: The IDF took out the rocketeer behind the last few attacks on Israel. Best news? He was a rocket builder as well as a rocketeer. Hamas’ Health Ministry identified the terrorist as Haytham Almishal, 24, … Continue reading →

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