Tag Archives: Israel

Obama, Sarkozy, and Bibi

Posted on 11/08/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

My own take. It is problematic that the media chose to keep this secret or frankly that they were asked to do so. That said, let me offer what I think would be the pro-Obama angle on this conversation just for … Continue reading →

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Signs of Wanting Peace

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

According to a recent New York Times article: The Palestinian decision to apply for full United Nations membership at the Security Council, announced Friday by President Mahmoud Abbas, was the most viable of the only options possible: surrender, return to violence or appeal … Continue reading →

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What No One Seems to Be Mentioning

Posted on 05/28/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

When President Obama spoke last week at the State Department, he said something, different things, that upset virtually every Middle Eastern nation or group. Pissing off the Mullahs does not bother me. Calling out Bahrain while not mentioning Saudi Arabia … Continue reading →

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Who’s Going Under The Bus?

Posted on 05/13/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

President Obama is going to lay out his new Middle East policy this week including a new attempt to force a start to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. We can discuss later a fact which we have discussed many times before, namely the … Continue reading →

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Rick Jacob’s Speech to the Religious Action Center

Posted on 05/03/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Both the video and the text of Rabbi Rick Jacobs speech to the Religious Action Center’s Consultation on Conscience are available by permission on the We Are For Israel Blog. Rick is the designated successor to Rabbi Eric Yoffie as … Continue reading →

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Non-Violence as a Military Tactic

Posted on 04/27/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

In Mark Perry’s recent article in Foreign Policy, he wrote: In Cairo, in June of 2009, President Obama linked the Palestinian quest for freedom to the American civil rights movement. “Palestinians must abandon violence,” he said. “Resistance through violence and killing … Continue reading →

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Your Wednesday briefs

Posted on 04/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Boycott this, morons: First Israelis invented texting. Now they’re going to use it to save Israeli lives. Jews rock. UPDATE: My mistake. Israel invented instant messaging, not texting. But Jews still rock. Apparently, freeing Gaza is not a high priority … Continue reading →

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Two states, side by side, living in peace. Yeah. Right.

Posted on 04/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Once again, the Palestinians have proven how eager they are to live in peace with their Jewish neighbors. (Once again, the AP proves its bias.) A Palestinian policeman opened fire Sunday at a group of Israelis who had come to … Continue reading →

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The ten years and nothing’s really changed news briefs

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Of course it’s Israel’s fault, it always is: Three UN workers were hurt in a blast in Gaza, and of course, Hamas blames Israel. It might be a kassam that fell short. Oh, and the three UN workers? Most likely … Continue reading →

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Nothing New Under The Sun?

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

In the Middle East and UN, ein chadash tachat hashemesh, there is nothing new under the sun. Yet, representatives of the Obama Administration have repeatedly made strong statements that this is not the case, including most notably, the one made by … Continue reading →

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Thursday Passover news roundup

Posted on 04/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? On April 20th? Seriously? The irony is so thick on this one, you’d swear I’m making it up. Bill White, American neo-Nazi shithead, had his conviction overturned and was released yesterday—on the anniversary of the birthday of the world’s … Continue reading →

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Wednesday not-yet-sick-of-matza briefs

Posted on 04/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

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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Passover briefs

Posted on 04/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Nothing works quite like bullying and blackmail: The “Quartet,” which includes the U.S., says that if Netanyahu doesn’t come up with a peace plan, they may just recognize a Palestinian state without a deal. Say, that’s a great idea. Ask … Continue reading →

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And now the denials and lies on the Itamar attackers

Posted on 04/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Here we go. The families of the two terrorists who confessed to murdering five members of the Fogel family refuse to believe the two committed the massacre. Hakim Awad’s mother, Nawef, claimed that her son was at home the night … Continue reading →

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Fogel family slaughterers arrested

Posted on 04/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The IDF arrested two Palestinians for the Fogel family massacre. Turns out that Netanyahu was right: It was the culture of hatred that turned these children into murderers. The first suspect is Hakim Mazen Awad, 18, a high school student … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Passover message: Still tone-deaf

Posted on 04/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barack Obama simply cannot acknowledge a Jewish holiday as a Jewish holiday. The president of the world insists on co-opting our holidays for the world as well. And the tone deafness is particularly offensive, as the states currently going through … Continue reading →

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Juvenile scorn and the Marrickville Israel boycott

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Some wit in Australia has an excellent editorial about the Marrickville town council’s stupendously stupid effort to boycott Israeli products (at the cost of $3.7 million Australian). Kudos to the author, to whom I grant an honorary Master of Juvenile … Continue reading →

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The you read ‘em, I’m busy briefs

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Syrian WMDs: Apparently, not a casus belli for the world. Syria aimed chemical warheads at Israel and was ready to fire them after the attack on the nuclear plant. Good to know for the future. I’m sure the IDF will … Continue reading →

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Thursday news roundup

Posted on 04/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Goldstone commision to Israel: Oh, please. The fix was in, deal with it. Three of Dickie Goldstone’s compatriots took out an unpaid ad in the Guardian to effectively say, “Neener neener neener, we’re not wro-ong! Am not am not am … Continue reading →

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Gee, boycotting Israel costs a lot of money!

Posted on 04/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Reality sets in: An Australian town council voted to boycott Israel, and did the number-crunching of what it would cost to replace “Israeli” products with something else: $3.7 million (and even in Australian dollars, that’s a lot). It’s being inundated … Continue reading →

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