Category Archives: Israel

99 UNHRC demands

The UN Human Wrongs Council has made a list of 99 “recommendations” (we shall call them “demands”) that Israel must follow before, presumably, the UNHRC stops blaming Israel for all of the wrongs in the world while ignoring utterly the … Continue reading

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Unique opportunity

Remember when it was scandalous to mention that Barack Obama’s middle name is Hussein. Well I’ve just discovered the latest outrage: The President-elect himself! (via memeorandum): And when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20, he plans to be … Continue reading

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Iran sending ship to be turned back at Gaza

Iran is going to send a ship of humanitarian aid to be turned back from Gaza. No word whether or not that aid includes the ingredients to make rockets, EFPs, and tons of ammunition. Iran’s Red Crescent announced on Wednesday … Continue reading

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Paying the terrorists to bomb Israeli schools

You can spin this any way you like, the bottom line is this: When $25 million goes into Gaza, rockets come out. Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday approved the transfer of NIS 100 million ($25.5 million) from the West … Continue reading

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Hubble photos

via neo-Neocon The Daily Mail has a Gallery of the ten most beautiful photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope. There’s Saurons eye too! Though she likes the Sombrero Galaxy, my favorite is still the Cygnus Loop – which didn’t make … Continue reading

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President Bush’s Mideast muddle

In a speech to the Saban forum last week, President Bush defended his record in the Middle East. (via memeorandum) Over the past eight years, I have had the privilege to see the Middle East up close. I have stood … Continue reading

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Jonesing for Jones

I’m not going to pretend that a recent positive IDF assessment of the Palestinian Authority security forces didn’t happen. Maybe something’s changed, but this is in stark contrast to past experience. I’d like to see something sustained before declaring success. … Continue reading

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Cause and effect

A World Health Organization found that Israeli children are showing more symptoms of stress than any other children worldwide. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that Israeli children are more irritable and experience more anger than … Continue reading

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Human wrongs

When you see a headline like: Israel Under Fire At UN Over Rights Record, it sounds pretty serious. Then you read the article itself. The Jewish state was being examined by the U.N. Human Rights Council as part of the … Continue reading

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Tunnel vision

After noting that Hamas in a fit of pique, denied residents who had been approved for the Hajj to travel to Saudi Arabia, the NYT reported. Israel and Hamas are also eyeing each other warily because on Dec. 19 their … Continue reading

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Nissenbaum, missin’ it

Dion Nissenbaum, who, last week, was concerned that Israel’s preventing foreign reporters from entering Gaza damaged Israel’s image, missed the news. Israel re-opened Gaza to reporters. I would have thought that his concern for Israel’s image would have inspired him … Continue reading

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An open letter to the world media

Dear World Media, I know you’ve been very busy with much more important things, like Jews fighting Jews in Hebron (you really love when that happens), or Gaza banks closing due to Israel’s refusal to hand money over to Hamas … Continue reading

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What’s peace got to do with it?

The Jerusalem Post reports that the economy under Fatah is imrpoving: Officers in the Civil Administration said the economic surge was the result of a number of parallel factors but was mainly due to improved coordination between Israel and the … Continue reading

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The UN’s Israel obsession, continued

Libya called the UN Security Council into an emergency session on Wednesday. Was it war? Famine? Zimbabwe? Sudan? Piracy off the coast of Africa? The situation in Mumbai? Afghanistan? China? Tibet? Kashmir? Nope. It’s because the IDF turned back a … Continue reading

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How do you say “your maximum leader has no chin” in Arabic?

This is a great bit of psychological warfare. Recently, Israel hacked into the Syrian phone system, and sent thousands of messages to Syrians offering a $10 million reward for information on the whereabouts of missing Israeli soldiers. It’s not just … Continue reading

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