Category Archives: Israel

Worrying about the soul of the Palestinian state

Forget for a moment that the party involved is the “moderate” Fatah faction. (via memeorandum) Forget for a moment that the case violates the Oslo Accords. The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that a Palestinian man was sentenced to death for … Continue reading

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If the anti-Israel shoe fits, wear it

Ruthie Blue Leibowitz interviews Jeremy ben-Ami of J-Street. What constitutes being “anti-Israel?” Being anti-Israel means rejecting the notion of the right of the Jewish people to a state that didn’t exist before, and that its establishment was a mistake. Those … Continue reading

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BMI – doing Mahmoud the Mad’s bidding?

BMI (British Midland Airways) airline provided today a so much needed refreshing scoop: according to Galei Tzahal (the army radio), passengers flying from UK to Israel were surprised to see on their TV screens that the destination they considered to … Continue reading

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If we would just pressure Israel we’d have peace in the Middle East

The New York Times reports that Fatah and Hamas are engaged in reconciliation talks. Fatah insists that any unity government formed will be acceptable to the international community and satisfy the conditions of the so-called quartet of Middle East peace … Continue reading

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What’s a Jewish state got to with it?

Isabel Kershner of the NY Times reports that “moderate” Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas refuses to acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday dismissed a demand by Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to recognize … Continue reading

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There is no Sadat

Stop him before he writes again. Roger Cohen’s latest column, Clinton’s Middle East Pirouette, starts off badly: The sparring between the United States and Israel has begun, and that’s a good thing. Israel’s interests are not served by an uncritical … Continue reading

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Continental divide?

Barry Rubin observes in regard to Israeli relations with Europe: Probably they are better than at any time since the early 1980s. With the end of the Palestinian intifada in 2003, Israelis withdrawal from and the Hamas takeover of the … Continue reading

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Israeli security saves Italian ship from pirates

Israelis are being hired to fight off Somali pirates—and they’re succeeding. An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with … Continue reading

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Lieberman’s call for two-state solution ignored by MSM

The media have portrayed Avigdor Lieberman as a rabid anti-Arab bigot who refuses to adhere to the Two-state Solution School of Middle East Politics. So I read with interest this article in Ynet the other day, and waited for the … Continue reading

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An Israeli bull in the Iran shop?

Jim Hoagland fears that President Obama’s plans for the Middle East are imperiled by Israel. In An Israeli surprise for Obama?, Hoagland writes: The review cannot be completed until Obama has what may be his toughest meeting yet with a … Continue reading

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3 arrested in Lebanon for spying for Israel

The New York Times reports that Lebanese authorities have arrested three men for spying for Israel. The arrests on Saturday were based on information from Adeeb al-Alam, a retired Lebanese general who was arrested this month and charged with spying … Continue reading

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The Best of The Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere

Every week I have the privilege of notifying you about one of the longest running blog carnivals in the blogosphere. Haveil Havalim #214, the Best of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere is live at The Rebbetzin’s Husband. This edition covers sports, politics, … Continue reading

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Driving the wedge

How clear the conflict between the Netanyahu government and the Obama administration are, is unclear at this point. That doesn’t stop Glenn Kessler from emphasizing the differences. Aides to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said this week that the Israeli … Continue reading

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Heroes? Yes.

According to Michael Goldfarb, that’s what we ought to call the interrogators who got timely information that saved lives. (via memeorandum) That’s what we ought to call the men and women who interrogated the worst of the worst. For those … Continue reading

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Netanyahu to EU: F.U.

I am loving stories like this. I foresee many more of them to come. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday dismissed European calls to suspend the upgrade in Israel’s relations with the European Union. “Don’t set conditions for us,” Netanyahu told … Continue reading

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