Category Archives: Israel

Sunday briefs

But it will be okay, because a Swedish journalist is optimistic about European anti-Semitism: Nearly a quarter of European Jews now hide their identity while in public. The figure rises to 40% in France. In Sweden, the numbers rise to … Continue reading

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The EU’s Israel bias

The breathtaking hypocrisy of the EU is on display over their rules about not giving money to organizations in the West Bank or east Jerusalem. Eugene Kontorovich is one of the team of lawyers who point out the way the … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/17/2013

Does the United States believe that “no deal is better than a bad deal” with Iran? The West (otherwise known as P5 + 1) has concluded its first round of talks with Iran about its nuclear program in Geneva. The … Continue reading

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Thursay briefs

So when does Israel get to declare Turkey an enemy? Turkey betrayed an Israeli spy ring to Iranian authorities last year, severely damaging Israel’s intelligence gathering in Iran, not to mention damaging Israel’s and the U.S. effort to stop the … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/15/2013

The New York Times’ War Against Binyamin Netanyahu Last week in an article On Iran Talks, Congress Could Play ‘Bad Cop’, the New York Times quoted an “expert” named Cliff Kupchan: It is a role that Congress shares with Prime … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/14/2013

The hate the New York Times Dares Not Report The New York Times today featured an article, Behind Flurry of Killing, Potency of Hate, which focuses on how dehumanizing an enemy makes it easier to kill. The article focuses on … Continue reading

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The missing news from the AP

What’s missing from this AP article? Here’s the lead: The Israeli military has discovered an underground tunnel dug out from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into Israel, the army said Sunday, adding it believes militants had intended to use the tunnel … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Trolling the Iranians: The Obama Administration is so good at choosing gifts. Just ask the Brits. Now, it turns out that supposed million-dollar antique Obama gave to Rouhani? Fake. Yes, I laughed. Smart power! The best thing about the Obama … Continue reading

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Boycott Israel

You read that right. After all these years of advocating for Israel, I think you should all follow the advice in this video and boycott Israel. Go ahead, click the link. Ari Lesser sings about why we should boycott the … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/09/2013

How the MSM acts as Rouhani’s PR Flacks One of the problems with President Hassan Rouhani’s charm offensive is that he has a record. It’s a record that shows that he excuses the death penalty for protesters, defends Iran for … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/08/2013

Iranian Diplomat Lies; UN Credibility Dies (Again) After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United last week, a number of op-eds in both the New York Times and Washington Post criticized him. A reading of the speech shows that it … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/07/2013

The Columnists who Cried “Sheep” Last week the Washington Post featured a column by David Ignatius arguing that Israel should let the United States give negotiations a chance. Ignatius used 1973 Yom Kippur War as a lesson for Israel, but … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

If only: Israeli and Palestinian women meet in Tel Aviv to promote peace between their people. The kicker: They include people from both sides who have lost family members in the conflict. Two hundred Palestinians is a pretty high number … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Spying and lying: Israel caught an Iranian spy. It’s a huge thing, but look at the way NBC downplays Israel’s authenticity by using the weasel words “alleges” and “was said to be”. This, on an article that shows the pictures … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 10/01/2013

Keep your enemies close; push your friends away In a remarkable op-ed last week, Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post excoriated Obama’s Myopic Worldview. After noting that the President claimed in his U.N. speech, “The world is more stable than … Continue reading

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