Category Archives: Israel

Camp David never happened

In Vote Fatah (or Hamas) Khalil Shkaki writes: Recall how, in 1999, when the interim arrangements of the Oslo agreements expired without an end to the occupation, younger nationalists led by Fatah leaders like Marwan Barghouti, in cooperation with Islamists, … Continue reading

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Roger Cohen – an ominous fellow traveler?

I warmly recommend an excellent article An Ominous Turn in Elite Opinion by Jonathan S. Tobin in the Commentary magazine. Not because I agree with every conclusion about the article main protagonist – Roger Cohen, I have my doubts about … Continue reading

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IDF Soldiers Take The Old City and Temple Mount

This is a very cool video. IDF Soldiers Take The Old City and Temple Mount Crossposted on Random Thoughts Do They Have Meaning?

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Jerusalem of Gold on Jerusalem Day

It’s Jerusalem Day in Israel. Word that the Obama plan for peace in the Middle East includes making the Old City an international zone is bringing derision from all sides. I’m actually wondering if Obama is truly that stupid, and … Continue reading

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The sport of Bibi bashing

There’s something tasteless about headlining a “news analysis” Keeping score on Obama vs. Netanyahu (via memeorandum), but I suppose there will be a lot of this over the next three or four years as the media try to score points … Continue reading

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Scottish film festival boycotts Israel

Loathesome Ken Loach managed to bully a Scottish film festival into giving back £300 that Israel donated for travel expenses of an Israeli film director. And here’s the worst of it: The Scots stayed strong when the local Palestinian group … Continue reading

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The settlement panacea

In Upping the ante on Israel, David Ignatius notes that President Obama has asked the Arab world to start normalization with Israel. To give Israel some quick tangible benefits, the United States wants the Arabs to begin normalizing relations with … Continue reading

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Obama to Bibi: What Israeli nukes?

Looks like Obama will not be making major changes in Israeli/U.S. relations after all. “At the talks, Obama expressed his deep commitment to Israel’s security and his full adherence to the deep presidential understandings in this area,” the source said. … Continue reading

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Between Erakat and a hard place

Saeb Erakat’s CV: His campus politicking notwithstanding, Erekat had in mind for himself a career in academics. After returning home in 1979, he got a teaching job at An-Najah National University at Nablus on the West Bank but soon won … Continue reading

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Getting nervous

Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post reported that two accused Lebanese spies for Israel and their families fled to Israel. Two Lebanese citizens suspected of spying for Israel have fled the country and crossed the heavily fortified border into Israel, a senior … Continue reading

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Netanyahu charms Obama; Arab world fuming

Toldja so. Here are some of the things that leaped out at me during the news conference: Bibi noticeably did not declare that he would work towards a Palestinian state. Obama mentioned the Road Map and “discussions at Annapolis,” but … Continue reading

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Bibi – dishonestly and honestly

Scott MacLeod judges Binyamin Netanyahu based on Aaron David Miller’s memoirs. Frankly, I think his account says a lot about Miller and ex-President Clinton – and little of it good. (Nor do I think much of MacLeod who takes Miller … Continue reading

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War by other means

In Mideast Contest of wills, Jackson Diehl outlines the likely priorities of both President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Contrary to what it would like Iran and the rest of the world to believe, Israel would not attack Tehran’s nuclear … Continue reading

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Jolly Roger

Roger Cohen, who has spent the last several months arguing that Iran is moderate because only 75% of its Jews chose to or were able to leave, is at it again ahead of President Obama’s meeting with Prime MInister Netanyahu. … Continue reading

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Obama on Israel: Get ready for my toldjaso

It’s looking more and more like Obama is going to be pretty reasonable when he meets with Bibi today. Exhibit one: But analysts and officials in both governments said it is in neither man’s interest to have a public spat. … Continue reading

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