Category Archives: Israel

Monday briefs

Yeah, eff you all for this: Russia refuses to give Chabad the library that used to belong to Rabbi Schneerson. America is actually sending Jewish artifacts back to Iraq–where there are no more Jews–instead of to Israel, where most of … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/30/2013

Don’t Fear Iranian Nukes In his column yesterday, Hassan does Manhattan, Thomas Friedman wrote about Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani: 1) He’s not here by accident. That is, this Iranian charm offensive is not because Rouhani, unlike his predecessor, went … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/24/2013

Iran can’t be trusted with regard to chemical weapons; Should they be trusted with Nukes? In addition to last week’s Wall Street Journal article about Iran’s role in training Shi’ites to fight in Syria, there was another important article. The … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/23/2013

Iran Continues to Support Assad’s Savagery under “Moderate” Rouhani In recent weeks, the New York Times has been playing up the moderation of Iran’s new government, especially that of its new president Hassan Rouhani. Yesterday’s editorial, President Rouhani Comes to … Continue reading

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The What day is it today? Oh, yeah briefs

Well, I survived oral surgery, and best of all, so did my tooth, but my brain is mushy from yesterday’s painkillers. Also, my typing sucks. But you won’t notice that. And yet, they’ll still make this a gun control issue: … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/16/2013

Obama’s Policy Blindsides Friends; Encourages Enemies After President Obama chose to ask for Congressional approval for any military action against Syria, NBC reported The White House walk-and-talk that changed Obama’s mind on Syria: The plan was immediately met with robust … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/15/2013

Anti-Zionist Chicken Comes Home to Roost at the New York Times Ian Lustick has graced the op-ed page of the New York Times with Two State Illusion. Here’s the thrust of his argument: All sides have reasons to cling to … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

I’m not apologizing because these boobs aren’t my fault: Okay, I know it’s a joke, but I don’t feel the least bit sorry about Anthony Weiner and Michael Bloomberg. They’re assholes, and they got there on their own. Of course, … Continue reading

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The anti-Israel media, chemical weapons, and Israel

Everyone knows that chemical weapons were used to kill hundreds, maybe thousands, in Syria. The world is so up in arms that Barack Obama is trying to get the American people to back him on a military strike (and failing … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/09/2013

Thomas Friedman gets the John Kerry Seal of Approval In response to a question about a Thomas Friedman column – in which Friedman wrote that all Assad needed was a really good talking to and not any physical attack – … Continue reading

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Friday Syria briefs

But Karl Vick said they want to help stop the chemical weapons attacks! Ahahahaha, Karl Vick (rhymes with dick) was shown to be a moron in less than 48 hours. Two says after Vick wrote a ridiculous piece asserting that … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/04/2013

An Ounce of Foresight on Oslo, 20 Years Ago Last week, the New York Times kicked off its twentieth anniversary celebration of the Oslo Accords with an op-ed, Oslo, 20 years later by Uri Savir. I didn’t have to read … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Time supports fantasy writing now: Karl Vick (rhymes with dick), the viciously anti-Israel Mideast reporter at Time, thinks that the Mad Mullahs of Tehran could be convinced to get Assad to give up his chemical weapons. Why? Because they suffered … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 09/03/2013

Setting Israel up for the President’s Failure Politico reports: The Obama administration is using a time-tested pitch to get Congress to back military strikes in Syria: It will help protect Israel. Right. The reason the administration is so intent on … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs, Syria edition

Oh, he’ll totally listen to THEM: Apparently, European politicians are telling Bashar al-Assad not to attack Israel if the West attacks Syria. I’m sure he’ll give them as much consideration as he did the people he launched sarin-filled shells at. … Continue reading

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