Author Archives: SnoopyTheGoon

About SnoopyTheGoon

Daily job - software development. Hobbies - books, books, friends, simgle malt Scotch, lately this blogging plague. Amateur photographer, owned by 1. spouse, 2 - two grown-up (?) children and 3. two elderly cats - not necessarily in that order, it is rather fluid. Israeli.

No pun intended

Marc Grajower, our reader from Brussels, found a priceless quote in an article from Birzeit University. Before we go to the quote, it is worth mentioning that the PR machinery of Palestinians becomes more and more adept in artfully mixing … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time | 2 Comments

Guess what?

It is not that simple to understand what is going on in this picture: Who is the person in a black T-shirt and why is he pointing his gun into space? Is he a: Undercover police agent? Mafia goon on … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel | 3 Comments

“Not in our name” revisited

Hamas “government”, as we have already mentioned before, easily inherited Arafat’s double-dealing way of life. While refraining from carrying out the terrorist attacks by themselves, they are condoning and supporting such attacks by others. In Gaza, Hamas operatives often assist … Continue reading

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A heavy load lifted from our conscience

I can tell you now that since the day when that “fanatic terrorist group” attacked in Damascus I was in the state of unbearable tension. The silence of official Damascus was deafening and worrying. But all is well that ends … Continue reading

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Connecting the dots

I have been looking at the CNN article Toronto terror plot foiled — Canada, and something bothered me for a while. TORONTO, Ontario (CNN) — Canadian police said on Saturday they had halted a “real and serious” terror threat in … Continue reading

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Syria discovers terrorism

Syria discovers terrorists Continue reading

Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Making old Joseph happy

Natfhe conference supports blacklist of Israeli academics, says Engage. Conference invites members to consider their own responsibility for ensuring equity and non-discrimination in contacts with Israeli educational institutions or individuals and to consider the appropriateness of a boycott of those … Continue reading

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Good job

Donald Macintyre of Independent reports from Jerusalem: Meanwhile three Palestinians were killed and at least four wounded in an Israeli air force missile strike late last night on a sector of northern Gaza reportedly used for the launching of Qassam … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Israel | 1 Comment

That blissful detachment

It is very instructive to browse from time to time through the Guardian Israeli shelf at the http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/. There is really no quiet moment on that shelf, and it keeps growing at a speed that would be envied by many … Continue reading

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Media Bias | 3 Comments

Wow – what a job!

I have finally understood what I would like to do with the rest of my life. It is so simple – like a 1000 watt bulb going off in your head! And it happened reading this editorial in NYT. Wow, … Continue reading

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Media | 9 Comments

Peace in installments or you just wait…

The press made a big deal out of the latest utterance of the Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Haaretz put up a misleading headline: Hamas PM Haniyeh: Retreat to 1967 borders will bring peace The small letters of the article … Continue reading

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Noam the Master Mind and Nasrallah

Noam the Master Mind has fulfilled his dream of visiting Lebanon. Every youngster has a list of coveted destinations better left for the golden years of retirement, and here it came for Chomsky. Unfortunately, Chomsky decided that there must be … Continue reading

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Hate speech on campus? You must be joking.

Nothing especially new here. Another university, another day, another hate speech. Still, it is worth to see and listen to due to the exceptional level of hate and vitriol. There are moments when you are afraid that the speaker will … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel | 1 Comment

So you do need badges after all!

IRNA – the official Iran’s news agency – reported that the achievements of Iran in scientific research are lauded by UNESCO. The UNESCO Chief Koichiro Matsuura in a message to the Third Isfahan Sheikh-Bahaei Job Creation Festival lauded Iran’s peaceful … Continue reading

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A pretty bizarre story

A plot to down an El Al plane is stopped Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Terrorism | 3 Comments