Category Archives: Syria

All the news except what they see fit to print

What’s missing from this New York Times article on yesterday’s strike on Hebollah and Iranians in the Golan Heights? Context. BIG context. The New York Times elides a threat by Hezbollah to invade Israel in the next conflict. Nasrallah said … Continue reading

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Monday, briefly

Everything new is old again: Here’s another fine analysis of what’s happening in Russia. Keep Simply Jews on your daily reading list and you won’t miss translations like this. No, I don’t need a million articles about it: Yes, tragically, … 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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Thursday briefs

But hey, let’s concentrate on Israel: There are now one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon that have registered with the UN. The irony of the Lebanese Hezbollah being part of the reason they have fled Syria doesn’t appear to have … Continue reading

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The Useless UN

Once again, the UN Human Wrongs Council is ignoring what’s really wrong with the world and focusing on–you guessed it–Israel. The United Nations Human Rights Council debated five anti-Israel resolutions — including one that calls for a business boycott of … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Awesome reset: Putin is now threatening to help Iran get nukes faster due to the mild sanctions being slapped on him over the Crimea. Yeah, we can totally ignore foreign policy, because we have these great big oceans separating us … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

The undeclared war: The Iranians are now using Hizbullah to murder IDF soldiers from two borders–Lebanon and Syria. Another IED went off as an IDF patrol passed by on the Israeli side of the Syrian border. This is SOP for … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

If it ain’t anti-Israel, it ain’t Vick’s words: Time Magazine managed to talk to an Israeli source confirming that Israel destroyed some nasty missiles headed for Hizballah’s stores in Lebanon. The story is completely objective and fact-based, without a single … Continue reading

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Briefly

Boom boom bye bye: The IAF apparently hit a missile base on the Lebanese-Syria border, which means the missiles were heading for Lebanon to be used against Israel. The Arab press is reporting lots of dead terrorists. Here’s hoping. The … Continue reading

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Friday makeup briefs

Not another word about the Koch Brothers: Liberals are outspending conservatives in the race to put money into super-PACs. By how much? Nearly three times. Oh my God, people, GET OVER IT: Americans still blame Bush for the lousy economy. … Continue reading

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Briefly

But sure, gay rights groups, protest Israel: Same-sex couples are now being treated equally under Israeli tax laws. Also, Israel doesn’t execute or imprision gays. But they know that, and don’t care. More murderers going free: Too disgusted to comment. … Continue reading

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The most frightening analysis you’ll ever read

Lee Smith is a superb Middle East analyst. He’s been moving up in the world of journalism for years, deservedly so. And he has written the most frightening analysis of Obama’s Middle East policy I’ve ever read. According to Lee, … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Oh, now they’re just mocking Obama: Bashar al-Assad is bragging to Lebanese newspapers that he can “blind” Israel. But that’s not the object of mockery. This is: “We have 1000 tons of chemical weapons that were initially a burden for … Continue reading

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Tuesday pre-dentist briefs

Today is not going to be a happy day. Oral surgery. Ugh. I bet it was pretty smelly: A Daily News reporter reflects on the smelliness and futility that was Occupy Wall Street, which is apparently two years old today. … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

I’m not apologizing because these boobs aren’t my fault: Okay, I know it’s a joke, but I don’t feel the least bit sorry about Anthony Weiner and Michael Bloomberg. They’re assholes, and they got there on their own. Of course, … Continue reading

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