Category Archives: Gaza

A quick outrage roundup

A few of the news items that are pissing me off today: Can you say, “First Amendment”? Apparently, they can’t: Houston city attorneys subpoena five pastors’ sermons, asking for anything that discusses “HERO, the Petition, Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality, or … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

They don’t even try to hide it: Why should they? The world never penalizes nations and terrorist groups that target Jews. But good old Chipmunk Cheeks Nasrallah, from his secure, undisclosed location (where he lives in constant fear of assassination … Continue reading

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Briefs

The irony, it is huge: Iranians are telling their leaders to be more like Israel. Yes, really. Pakistani terrorists murdered a kidnapped Iranian border guard when Iran refused to release hundreds of Sunni prisoners in Iranian jails. Iranians point out … Continue reading

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This is why you should never believe Hamas wants peace

Another Hamas spokesliar was quoted in another news article saying that Hamas would accept a peace treaty with Israel if it were passed by a referendum. I called bullshit on it. This is why. “The tunnels we are inaugurating today … Continue reading

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What those building materials actually do in Gaza

One of the things the anti-Israel forces hammer on the most is that Israel won’t let building materials like cement into Gaza, so the Palestinians can’t rebuild their homes or fix things like power plants. Pure nonsense. Because this is … Continue reading

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The media bias against Israel is as stale and repetitive as ever

Rocket fire from Gaza, media bias from AP and others. It’s always the same old song. The title: Israel: Gaza Militants Fire More Rockets on Israel Because if Israel says it, we must cast doubt on it. The lead: Gaza … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

It will make a perfect target: Hamas unveiled a statue of an M-75 rocket and declared its intent to target all of Israel. Please, please, please, drop a bomb on it. What a statement that would make. Play it down, … Continue reading

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Spinning the Iranian war against Israel

The IDF tracked and intercepted an Iranian shipment of long-range missiles that were headed towards Gaza(video below). The media is doing its damnedest to downplay the event. Note the scare quotes and “Israel said” phrase throughout nearly all of the … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Liar liar pants on fire: Yeah, if you believe this, please forward me your bid for the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s been in my family for decades. Even as a top Hamas official warned Monday against Palestinian acceptance of an American … Continue reading

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Sunday un-Super briefs

What a boring game. I tuned in a bit. My cousins the Seahawk fans are happy, but what a yawner. Just like John Kerry’s peace plan. Except now he’s threatening Israel, then saying he’s not, then threatening Israel for saying … Continue reading

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Wednesday news briefs

Why the left hates Jews: Read this in its entirety; it’s a history of how the so-called democratic left managed to keep Jew hatred as its mainstay throughout the last two centuries. And why the quenelle is but the latest … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The elephant in the peace talks room: Somehow, when John Kerry talks about peace, the topic of the terrorists controlling Gaza never seems to come up. It doesn’t seem to matter to Kerry and the EU that a significant portion … Continue reading

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Once more unto the AP bias

It’s been a long time since I did one of these posts, but the AP does not change its spots. This is one of the many subtle ways the world media in general–and the AP in particular–discredits the Israeli side … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Yeah, but watch out for the knife in the back: Israeli Energy Minister Silvan Shalom says everyone wants to hug Israel now that it’s going to be a natural gas exporter. See title. I know that the rules of the … Continue reading

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Thursay briefs

So when does Israel get to declare Turkey an enemy? Turkey betrayed an Israeli spy ring to Iranian authorities last year, severely damaging Israel’s intelligence gathering in Iran, not to mention damaging Israel’s and the U.S. effort to stop the … Continue reading

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