Category Archives: Israel

Arab refugees the UN doesn’t care about

While Karen AbuZayd goes begging for more millions for the Palestinians, thousands of Yemen refugees aren’t even getting relief supplies allowed through Saudi Arabia. But the UN isn’t issuing resolutions demanding that the world take care of these refugees. There … Continue reading

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The AP: Nothing can’t be spun anti-Israel

You would think that the AP would give us a break on Yom Kippur. You would be wrong. Israel shuts down for Day of Atonement amid fears Alternate headline: Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, amid fears of perceived Iranian … Continue reading

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Goldstone’s double standard’s double standard

Ehud Barak in an excellent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal recalls: While such logic eluded Mr. Goldstone and his team, it was crystal clear to the thousands of Israeli children living in southern Israel who had to study, play, … Continue reading

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The Jews did it

A few weeks ago the Washington Post reported on the intrigue behind the nomination of Farouk Hosni to head UNESCO. Over his career, Hosni has accumulated a long record of opposing exchanges with Israel, repeatedly saying normalization must await resolution … Continue reading

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Friday snarkly

NObama: Looks like the Palestinians aren’t going to take Obama’s suggestion and get back to the negotiating table anytime soon. I like how they no longer insist that all settlement activity be frozen first—they don’t dare add a precondition for … Continue reading

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2 excellent responses to Goldstone

The Wall Street Journal – The U.N.’s Anti-Antiterror Report After a brilliant opening analogy and laying out the sordid histories of the UN’s Human Rights Council and the Goldstone Commission – as well as some of the commission’s blind spots … Continue reading

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The most anti-Israel president ever

President Barack Obama didn’t just apologize for the Bush years in his speech to the UN yesterday. He delivered what is probably the most anti-Israel speech ever given by a sitting president. Once again, he used the argument that there … Continue reading

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The shoals of Middle East peacemaking

The Washington Post, today, faults the Obama administration for its early forays into Middle East peacemaking. The administration also concluded, wrongly, that obtaining an unconditional Israeli settlement freeze was an essential first step. In fact settlements are no longer a … Continue reading

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Risks for peace? Only from the Israelis

President Obama is in a hurry again. “Simply put, it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. It is time to move forward,” Obama told reporters before a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading

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Snark news briefs, good news edition

So many wonderful things, so little time. (Actually, there’s plenty of time; work’s done for the day.) Sucks to be you, Part 1: The anti-Israel (some might say “anti-Semitic” Egyptian minister of culture lost his bid to become the director … Continue reading

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Barack Obama’s Great Adventure

President Obama will be spending most of the day today meeting with world leaders in New York. Even the AP is writing that little will come out of these sessions. But of course, the focus will be on the trilateral … Continue reading

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The Goldstone Standard Part II

The Goldstone Commission report discusses the case of the al-Samouni family (.pdf page 202). 712. In the morning of 5 January 2009, around 6.30 – 7 a.m., Wa’el al-Samouni, Saleh al-Samouni, Hamdi Maher al-Samouni, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Samouni and Iyad al-Samouni, … Continue reading

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Best of the Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere

Hi gang, It is Jack. I am here to extend an invitation to read one of the longest running blog carnivails around, Haveil Havalim- The Best of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. This week we present #235 for your review. It contains … Continue reading

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The Goldstone standard

In his initial report about the Goldstone Commission report, Colum Lynch of the Washington Post wrote: He cited one incident in which Israeli forces allegedly fired a mortar shell through the door of a mosque in Gaza City during a … Continue reading

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Goldstone report ignores Israelis injured by rockets

I know my readers will be shocked, shocked to hear stories like this: Some of the Israeli witnesses who testified before the committee were injured by rocket fire before Operation Cast Lead, but their testimonies were left out of the … Continue reading

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