Category Archives: Israel

UN to Israel: Rockets, shmockets. Feed your enemies

Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. What other nation on earth is being told to feed, clothe, fuel, and arm its enemy by the Eurocrats? As rocket barrages fell on southern Israel Friday, European Union Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy … Continue reading

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What me worry?

Just One Minute wonders: Here’s a gloom-inducer – as of Election Eve in 2004 it became obvious that Bush would get a second term and we would elect a new President in November 2008. That gave Al Qaeda (and anyone … Continue reading

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The myth of the moderate terrorist

Mahmoud Abbas vowed at Yasser Arafat’s former compound to continue his predecessor’s bloody path—and he used the language of blood and violence specifically. During the memorial, held at Abbas’ Mukataa compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian … Continue reading

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Not learning from mistakes – diplomacy in the Middle East

The short version. A longer version. Crossposted on Soccer Dad.

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Terror victim needs our help

One of the survivors of the Merkaz HaRav massacre is in America for surgery, and needs some financial assistance. A month or so after the attack Naftali was sitting up and even playing the violin, but he very nearly didn’t … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim #190 is UP!

Whoops I’ve been remiss, Haveil Havalim #190 is up at Jewlicious. It’s the Jewish blogging carnival with a ‘tude. Check it out.

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To the anti-Israel trolls who think I care

Every so often, in spite of the fact that I clearly state in my comments policy that this is a No Israel-Bashing Zone, I get a comment from an anti-Israel passerby who can’t seem to get it through his head … Continue reading

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Compare and contrast: Jews and Palestinians

I saw a brief mention on Google News from the UN Press Room, concerning UN Kristallnacht commemorations. So I thought, gee, wonder what UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon had to say? So I checked. Nothing. While I was searching, I … Continue reading

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IAEA: Syrian nuke site was, gee, a nuke site

Even the IAEA can’t hide the facts. Enriched uranium traces were found in soil samples from the Syrian site that Israel bombed: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found uranium at an alleged secret Syrian nuclear reactor site that was … Continue reading

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The Rabin legacy. Revised?

A number of senior Israeli officials have been warning about “settler” violence. Ehud Barak Earlier on Thursday, at a memorial ceremony for assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Barak warned of further political murders in Israel by “cancerous” groups of religious … Continue reading

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Canadian Human Rights Commission missed one

So the Canadian Human Rights Commission, after expending much effort and taxpayer money, did not find Mark Steyn or Ezra Levant guilty of human rights crimes. But I wonder what happened to the CHRC in this case of genuine hate … Continue reading

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Hezbullah rules

Israel is changing its gameplan regarding responding to attacks from Hizbullah, and the world is not going to like it. But the rules have changed, since Hizbullah is now officially part of the Lebanese state. In any future conflict with … Continue reading

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No deal

The Washington Post reports that the White House now acknowledges that there will be no Israeli-Palestinian deal before the end of the Bush administration. The Post describes some of what went on during the past year: After the summit, Rice … Continue reading

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Even Israel buys the “rockets don’t break truce” meme

Really, it’s just unbelievably depressing that even Israel is pretending that kassam rockets launched at schoolchildren aren’t violations of the “truce.” Palestinian terrorists fired five Qassam rockets at Gaza-region communities Friday morning. Two rockets reportedly landed in the Sderot area, … Continue reading

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The Blair sewage project

Yesterday’s Qassam attack against Ashkelon didn’t yet make it into the NY Times report about the fighting between Israel and Hamas, but this did: Military officials said that the initial army raid was a “pinpoint” operation aimed at thwarting a … Continue reading

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