Category Archives: Israel

Olmert joins the Surrender Party

Ehud Olmert, not content with leaving Israel in a near-shambles, manages to make things even worse on his way out by declaring that Israel needs to surrender entirely to the Palestinians, or there will be no peace. In the farewell … Continue reading

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AP: Finding something to criticizen in all things Israeli

The AP couldn’t manage to write a Rosh Hashana story without criticizing Israel. Because gee, when they write Ramadan stories, the first thing they do is bemoan Muslim terrorist attacks. Oh, wait. No they don’t. Here’s what went ’round the … Continue reading

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New Year’s greeting from Gaza: A rocket

A kassam rocket was fired towards Israel today, but didn’t quite make it. A Qassam rocket was fired Monday afternoon from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel, but landed on the Palestinian side of the border. There were no reports … Continue reading

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What Quds day says about Mad Mahmoud

In an interview with Neil MacFarqhar of the NYT, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had the following exchange: NYT: On another subject, you are a Persian; you are not an Arab. Your country has never directly at least fought a war with Israel, … Continue reading

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American troops on Israeli soil

There is now a permanent American presence in Israel dedicated to keeping an eye on Iranian missile launches. The U.S. Army’s European Command deployed an early-warning radar system in Israel last week along with a 120-member support team, the weekly … Continue reading

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Israeli pilots: Prepared for combat

Two Bedouin would-be thugs found out the hard way that Israeli pilots are prepared for combat. Around 8:30 am, while the pilot was traveling to the Nevatim army base near the town of Arad, two cars driven by two Bedouins … Continue reading

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Obsessed with “Obsession”

via Solomonia. CAIR is fighting the distribution of Obsession by filing a complaint with the FEC, which leads Robert Spencer to observe: This is a very revealing action for CAIR to take. It reveals in particular two key aspects of … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad: Redefining Jews and Zionism

Mad Mahmoud told his dinner of religious fools leaders yesterday that Zionism—the establishment and maintenance of a state for the Jewish people—has nothing to do with the Jewish people. Ahmadinejad rejected accusations he was anti-Semitic, saying his criticism was aimed … Continue reading

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Vehicles: The new suicide bombs

Looks like the Palestinians are trying to create a new weapon: The automobile and its relatives. IDF forces thwarted an attempt by Palestinians to run over a group of soldiers on Wednesday, near the West Bank village of Sinjil, north … Continue reading

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State of disingenuity

Noah Pollak notes that now a majority of Palestinians object to a two-state solution and observes: If a poll found that the majority of Israelis rejected the two-state solution, it would make headlines around the world. Yet when repeated polls … Continue reading

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Olmerts post PM transition training

He seems to really enjoy the SEAL training. Whoops, that’s “seal” not “SEAL.” Soccer? Not going so well. Crossposted on Soccer Dad.

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Scary quotes

Loved the BBC headline from yesterday’s terror attack in Jerusalem: Jerusalem car ‘attack’ hurts 15 Here’s how the story starts: At least 15 people have been injured in an apparent attack in Jerusalem, Israeli police say. They say a man … Continue reading

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With more victories like this …

*This post is now complete* Clyde Haberman starts off well: Once a year, the Israel-threatening, Holocaust-denying, nuke-building and child-hanging president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, comes to New York for the opening ceremonies of the United Nations General Assembly. Many New … Continue reading

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What kind of Iraq?

The Jerusalem Post reports: First his two sons were murdered. Now he faces prosecution. The reason for Mithal al-Alusi’s troubles? Visiting Israel and advocating peace with the Jewish state – something Iraq’s leaders refuse to consider. The Iraqi is at … Continue reading

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Fair Diehl

I’m not a big fan of Jackson Diehl. Earlier in his career he was the Israel correspondent for the Washington Post. More recently, he’s been a foreign affairs columnist for the paper. As columnist he has consistently favored Arab “reformers,” … Continue reading

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