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Mideast Media Sampler 08/01/2013

Will Hamas suck up to Iran to save itself? In The New Republic, Ehud Yaari explains some of the reasons Hamas is in trouble. Its Muslim Brotherhood patrons in Egypt fell from power after it alienated Iran for stopping its … Continue reading

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Monday morning briefs

Amir Peretz: Too stupid to read a newspaper these days. Seriously? He want to turn Israel back into a welfare state? Because that’s working so well for Greece. And Europe. And California. Sure. That’s the economic model that’s so successful, … Continue reading

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Wednesday not-yet-sick-of-matza briefs

Because it didn’t work, that’s why: Mahmoud Abbas says he won’t go for another armed intifada. Not because it would be wrong. But because it failed spectacularly, causing Israel to re-occupy the areas of the West Bank that were under … Continue reading

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Tuesday working briefs

Ew, Jew Cooties! Tel Aviv is sending a contingent to the Berlin Gay Pride festival, but they’re not going to identify Tel Aviv as part of Israel. They’re not the only Israeli city to do so. Eilat is being branded … Continue reading

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Iron Dome: The Game-changer

The Grad rocket threat against Israel has been a huge problem to the southern cities for years. They have landed in, on, and between buildings, as well as in empty areas. They’ve landed near schools, hospitals, and residences. So far, … Continue reading

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The Sunday media bias post, now with extra hypocrisy!

Hamas is still firing rockets into Israel. So of course, the world media are concentrating on how Israel is “pounding” Gaza. And the Arab League, using the newly-issued R2P (responsibility to protect) hobbyhorse, wants the UN to authorize a no-fly … Continue reading

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Hamas doubling down on civilian rocket attacks

Iron Dome did its job again, but Hamas and its fellow terrorists are shelling Israel on a constant basis. But the war crimes of the terrorists continue: Meanwhile, the IDF continues to hunt down rocket -aunching cells, which military officials … Continue reading

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When a war crime is not a war crime

The charge of “war crime” is thrown endlessly at Israel, to the point that the Goldstone Report was commissioned and issued by the United Nations Human Rights Committee. It dealt with supposed war crimes by Israel, yet did not once … Continue reading

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Casus belli: Deliberately targeting school buses

Two years ago, I wrote about Hamas terrorists deliberately targeting Israeli schoolchildren, and the lack of response from the world. Today, history repeats itself. Hamas terrorists deliberately targeted a schoolbus yesterday, using a laser-guided anti-tank missile to make sure of … Continue reading

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A Laser Guided War Crime

There are no few arguing this morning about whether or not Hamas should have known that the yellow bus that it fired upon yesterday was a school bus. Yellow is the color of school buses in the United States and … Continue reading

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Beating a dead horse: The anti-Israel meme continues

In today’s updates on Israel’s attacks on Hamas terrorists, who fired 45 missiles into Israel yesterday, we learn that Israel is now attacking Hamas during a truce. This is the AFP, which is a wire service used throughout Europe: Israel … Continue reading

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Hamas wants war with Israel; media wants to whitewash Hamas

Yesterday, Hamas declared their pretend unilateral cease-fire, after lobbing 45 missiles—including a Grad rocket shot down by the Iron Dome defense system before it could hit Ashdod—into southern Israel. The reason for the cease-fire? Well, this time, Netanyahu unleashed the … Continue reading

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Richard Goldstone’s not-mea culpa in the WaPo

Shorter Richard Goldstone: Oops, maybe Israel didn’t commit war crimes after all, but it’s their fault my report sucked because they wouldn’t cooperate with me. Oh, and you know, those Hamas guys may be war criminals. By the way, this … Continue reading

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Thursday news roundup

Watch the British reaction now: The woman who died was a British tourist. Watch for the sudden condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks from the British media. No, let’s get serious. They’ll blame Israel for the death. Also in the article: … Continue reading

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There’s dead, and then there’s killed by Israel

Let’s take a look at two different tales of dead civilians. The first is the AP narrative of what happened last Saturday, when terrorists stabbed three children and their parents to death. The details are grisly; they include stabbing a … Continue reading

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