Category Archives: Israel

The whole world is wrong

I don’t really want to encourage the anti-Israel troll from my previous post, but there is a concept that he brought up that bears further examination. It is the world’s contention that Israel must be wrong, because the whole world … Continue reading

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The textbook anti-Israel comment

It’s been a long time since I took a typical anti-Israel comment and expounded on it in a post, but this one is a textbook example of so many of the anti-Israel shits that it merits its own mention. A … Continue reading

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Crazy or not, here they come

Guy Bechor observes Israel is back. (h/t David Hazony via Twitter) According to terror groups, Israel can reach anywhere and has infiltrated every organization and each Arab state. The glory of Israel’s secret services had been restored and the fear … Continue reading

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Epic fail

Probably the first and last time you’ll ever read those words on this blog, but who’s the genius at the Israeli Embassy who thought up this line to announce Shahar Peer’s tennis victory on Twitter? You heard it here first: … Continue reading

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The real reason for the Hamas hit

From the comments: No one yet has pointed out the REAL reason this guy was ‘terminated’. The videos I’ve seen show him carrying a tennis racket. In DUBAI. And who is doing really well in the tournament now being held … Continue reading

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The Dubai sanction

While the apparent efficiency involved in killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh has convinced many that Israel killed him, (via memeorandum) some others are raising doubts. Tom Gross, for example, wonders: * There seems a very real possibility that Israel is being set … Continue reading

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The all-Hamas hit snark news

Hey, terrorists are human, too! Why is it that the AP insists on writing hagiographies for dead terrorists, yet usually utterly ignores the biographies of their victims? I’m surprised they even mentioned the names of the two Israeli soldiers he … Continue reading

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Mossad hit, or a blame-Israel team?

I have no background whatsoever in the analysis of secret agent hits, unless you count watching spy movies. And boy, this hit sure has all the marks of a great spy movie. When al-Mabhouh returned to the hotel at 8.24pm … Continue reading

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Cohen pines for Palestine

Roger Cohen – the columnist who vouched for the moderation of Iran’s rulers – was off to such a promising start, in Hard Mideast Truths: Here’s what I believe. Centuries of persecution culminating in the Holocaust created a moral imperative … Continue reading

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Goldstone facts: when the messenger is the message

When I have first looked at the site that carries on its masthead a proud statement “Goldstone facts”, after browsing its main page and several links I became uncomfortable. I was unable to dispose of a feeling that someone went … Continue reading

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As persistent as they wanna be

If the UN has been persistent in pursuing the Goldstone Report, it hasn’t been as scrupulous in a different matter. Michael Young complains about the U.N.’s betrayal in Beirut. Five years ago former Lebanese President Rafiq Hariri was killed. Half … Continue reading

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The administration’s Goldstone omission

Benny Avni writing about the Goldstone Hustle in the New York Post concludes: If Goldstone’s tactics succeed, future imitators will surely build cases for “war crimes” in Iraq, Afghanistan or Yemen. Indeed, the ICC’s top prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has already … Continue reading

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The denier’s denials

Last week, Der Spiegel interviewed Mahmoud Abba, president of the Palestinian Authority. (h/t Bookworm Room) The way the interview was presented was with a question: how many lies did Abbas tell? I didn’t go over the interview with a fine … Continue reading

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Famous Jew-hater to Israel: Have you stopped beating your wife yet?

Jenny Tonge, one of the most famous Jew-haters in Britain, is demanding that Israel prove its innocence by launching an inquiry into rumors that Israelis were harvesting organs in Haiti. What evidence does she cite (besides her own Palestine Telegraph, … Continue reading

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Anti-Semitism now caused by Canadians supporting Israel

Okay, to review: Anti-Semitism is caused by Israel’s actions. Anti-Semitism is caused by Jews behaving badly. Anti-Semitism is caused by Jews refusing to convert to other religions or acknowledge the supercession of said religions. And now, apparently, anti-Semitism is caused … Continue reading

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