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I'm a government bureaucrat with delusions of literacy.

Zionists attack palestinians with sharp objects

Yesterday, Elder of Ziyon noted that Israel was being charged with Real Slow Ethnic Cleansing. In response to the charges that Israel is carrying on genocide or similar smears, Elder of Ziyon writes: According to the CIA Factbook, there are … Continue reading

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Ehud the Teflon

Michael Oren argues in Israel’s Lebanon Disaster that it’s imperative that PM Olmert resign in the face of the final Winograd Commission report in order to restore the country’s faith in its leadership. In another country, perhaps, such blunders might … Continue reading

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Did hamas lose?

Barry Rubin writes in “Hamas’ phony victory” Imagine a very secret meeting held somewhere in the Gaza Strip. Around a table sit various Hamas bigwigs and their leader makes the following speech:”Ök, here’s the plan. We’ll wage war on our … Continue reading

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Peace now, democracy when?

Peace Now head: Barak should stay in gov’t to protect peace process Labor should not quit the coalition following the publication of the Winograd report Wednesday, because such a move would endanger the peace process with the Palestinians, Peace Now … Continue reading

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Crossing Rafah

Steven Erlanger reports Israel Vows Not to Block Supplies to Gaza. So apparently in an attempt to help control the chaos on the Gaza-Egypt border Israel intends to keep a steady flow of necessities going into Gaza so that Gaza … Continue reading

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Un-habashed support for terror

George Habash is dead.The New York Times had this interesting tidbit. A number of accounts say Mr. Habash was born in 1925 in Lydda, Palestine, which is now Lod, Israel. The son of a well-to-d0 grain merchant who was Greek … Continue reading

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Between Rafah and Hamas

via memeorandum.Gazan masses foil attempt to seal off Rafah border Some Egyptians were also worried that Israel would exploit the situation to try to “drag” Egypt back into the Gaza Strip.Husam Sweilem, a retired Egyptian army general, voiced concern that … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim #151 is UP!

It’s odd writing this when I had nothing to do with it. Haveil Havalim #151 is UP at Jack’s Shack. He’s got a great array of posts on topics ranging from personal reminisces to Israel to the presidential campaign to … Continue reading

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Why they hate us

In a fascinating article “The fallacy of Grievance based Terrorism” author, Melvin Lee writes of the centuries old conflict between the West and Islam. Toward the end he observes: One of the greatest challenges facing strategic leaders today is objectively … Continue reading

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Complicit

I’ve argued in the past that when a newspaper gives a platform to Hamas it is strengthening an organization whose values are at odds with the values that a newspaper stands for. This week we saw something much worse. Newspapers … Continue reading

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Israel resumes gas shipment and, oh, that

The NYT: After widespread criticism of its decision to cut off supplies of industrial diesel oil required to run a power station that serves Gaza City and its hospitals, Israel resumed fuel shipments on Tuesday on what it said would … Continue reading

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What the support says

The Jerusalem Post reports on the support that PM Olmert has: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received a boost from the far left of the political map Tuesday when former Knesset speaker Avraham Burg, former Meretz leader Shulamit Aloni and Peace … Continue reading

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Jews were firing missiles from Warsaw to Danzig

According to this detestable post (and letter to the editor that inspired it) we may conclude: 1) In 1941, the Jews of Warsaw were firing rockets from Warsaw at civilians in Danzig. 2) European Jews had a history of killing … Continue reading

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Humanitarian considerations

In order to pursue its policy of deterring rocket attacks on its civilians Israel has to justify the military actions with the legal authorities to determine What exactly is a humanitarian crisis? The officer of the Coordinator of Government Activities … Continue reading

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Fueling the libel

Gaza is supposedly in darkness. USA Today reports: The exiled leader of Hamas appealed to Arab leaders and his rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Sunday asking them to forget their differences and help the beleaguered Gazans, who saw Gaza … Continue reading

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