Category Archives: Israel

Protesting too much?

Amnesty International just issued a report condemning human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. In the 69-page report, Amnesty said that since Sept. 11, 2001, since the 11 “and in the wake of a series of attacks by armed groups and … Continue reading

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The pressure Israel only foreign policy isn’t working

President Obama has apparently decided to make a showdown with Israel over settlements his primary foreign policy initiative. Sure he offered an open hand to the Muslim world, but that was just words. The main action he has taken is … Continue reading

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Tuesday Snark News

Brits to America: The Israelis don’t listen to us. Meryl to Brits: You anti-Israel, anti-Semitic gits. Why should they? Barry Rubin cut the bullshit: He did, really. (It’s okay, Barry, I put it back for you.) Seriously, click the link … Continue reading

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Looking for peace partners in all the wrong places

Last week, while expressing some limited skepticism towards the government of Binyamin Netanyahu, Ethan Bronner of the New York Times reported that the economic and security situations in areas under the control of Fatah have improved greatly in recent years. … Continue reading

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Monday morning snark news

Despicable, if true: Settlers burn Palestinian fields as a consequence of having illegal outposts removed. I have no snark for this, only contempt. Labor to Israel: Netanyahu and Obama have their wires crossed, which is detrimental to U.S.-Israel relations. Meryl … Continue reading

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Best Of The Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere- Movie Review

Friends as usual it is my privilege to let you know about the latest edition of Haveil Havalim, the Best of the Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere. It is a weekly blog carnival that you can use to see what the Jblogopshere thinks … Continue reading

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Obama ups the ante on “settlements”

The Obama administration shows its hand by demanding that Israel stop building in eastern Jerusalem. No word yet if anyone ever objected to Jordan’s near destruction of the city’s ancient Jewish Quarter (including synagogues and Torahs) which was—wait for it—in … Continue reading

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Dissin’ Nissenbaum

Surely you remember back in March, there was quite an uproar about Israel’s conduct during Operation Cast Lead. A story in Ha’aretz, followed by one in the New York Times told of abuses committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian civilians. … Continue reading

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The U.K. Israeli arms embargo: Hypocrisy defined

The U.K. canceled export licenses for weapons parts to Israel because of the Gaza war and its civilian death toll. But they have said—and done—nothing about exports to countries like Sri Lanka, where the war with the Tamil Tigers caused … Continue reading

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Thursday Snark News

Religion of Peace blows up two more hotels: Indonesia again, but don’t worry—it’s just a tiny minority of extremists doing all the kabooms. Palestinians answer Hillary’s request with a kassam rocket: Looks like Hillary’s plea to the Palestinians to refrain … Continue reading

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Wily Jews may have found a cure for radiation poisoning

Wow, won’t this suck for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: If this is true, he can’t destroy Israel, after all. Medication that can protect humans against nuclear radiation has been developed by Jewish-American scientists in cooperation with a researcher and investors from Israel. … Continue reading

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The Exception Clause and Hillary’s speech

There’s a principle that I call The Exception Clause. Essentially, you add the words “except for Jews” or “except for Israel” to the end of every rule, statement, etc. that the world lives by, or something that is expected of everyone. It was in full bloom in Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy speech yesterday, where, we were told, she would be asking the Palestinians and Arabs to work as hard at fulfilling their obligations toward peace as the Obama administration is demanding from Israel. Continue reading

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Hamas shimmers

From SNL: Wife: It’s a floor wax, I’m telling you! Husband: It’s a dessert topping, you cow! Spokesman: [ enters quickly ] Hey, hey, hey, calm down, you two. New Shimmer is both a floor wax and a dessert topping! … Continue reading

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The president’s ear

Jeremy Ben Ami of J-Street who was at the meeting between Jewish leaders and President Obama, thought that the President was amazing. In an extremely soft interview Ben Ami recounts: One is Malcolm Hoenlein’s, and he’s said this publicly, that … Continue reading

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Wednesday Snark News Briefs

Cognitive dissonance: A KKKer hides from the law in Israel? Okay, on a scale of one to ten, the weirdness factor here is seven hundred. I mean, really—a kluxer on the run from the law goes and hides in Israel. … Continue reading

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