Category Archives: Israel

Mixed message

Daled Amos asks How long have we been trying to ‘bolster’ Abbas? and answers it showing that bolstering Abbas has been going on for some five years now.One of the actions taken by Israel to bolster Abbas has been to … Continue reading

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Yossi Harel

Yossi Harel the captain who commanded Exodus 1947 died. Here’s an interesting tidbit from the NYT obituary. In a speech in La Jolla, Calif., in 2005, Mr. Harel gave statistics to show that running the British blockade was deadlier than … Continue reading

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Mofaz warns world of the Second Holocaust

On the eve of Yom HaShoah, the day that Jews worldwide remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust while most of the world stood by or actively aided the Nazis, Israel’s Shaul Mofaz spoke at Yale yesterday of … Continue reading

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When Kim confronted Ehud

Back in December North Korea condemned the Israeli raid on what we now know to be a Syrian nuclear reactor. North Korea lashed out Tuesday at Israel for invading Syrian airspace last Thursday, its official news agency said.”This is a … Continue reading

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Rice to U.S. Jews: Palestinian propaganda is working

Condoleeza Rice told U.S. Jews that Palestinian propaganda is working—they’re raising a generation of Palestinians who don’t want peace with Israel. But I don’t think that’s quite the message she was trying to get across. US Secretary of State Condoleezza … Continue reading

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Extra! Extra! in Abu Dhabi

There’s a new paper in town! ONE of the Middle East’s wealthiest ruling families has a new asset: The National, a newspaper that promises independence from its royal owners.The paper, an English-language daily based in Abu Dhabi, published its first … Continue reading

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Mofaz positions himself opposite Olmert

It looks like Shaul Mofaz is openly declaring that the Golan Heights needs to stay exactly as it is right now: Under Israeli control. Giving Syria the Golan Heights will mean bringing Iran there as well, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz … Continue reading

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Reuters post mortem

Throughout the day Reuters reported: Israeli fire hit a house in the Gaza Strip on Monday while a family was eating breakfast, killing six Palestinians, including four children and their mother, residents and medical officials said. Elder of Ziyon and … Continue reading

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Pariah on pariahs

In Pariah Diplomacy, ex-President Jimmy Carter argues that continued boycotting of Hamas is counter-productive.After enthusiastically cheering on the success of Maoists in Nepal, he turns his attention to the Middle East. The Carter Center had monitored three Palestinian elections, including … Continue reading

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Israel Is Strong – Really

When you, an avid reader of Jerusalem Post, go through another editorial by Caroline Glick (to take one, but outstanding, example), the customary feeling of gloom and doom sinks its talons into your sensitive soul. It makes your morning pita … Continue reading

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All the hamas news …

The New York Times reported on the Toronto transit strike, Iran vs. Barbie, and a dispute about Champagne.The Times even reported that Khaled Meshaal acknowledged that a truce with Israel is nothing more than a “tactic.” (As if you would … Continue reading

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Sensible talk from Israel on Syria

Shaul Mofaz, the Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, said what Ehud Olmert has not yet said publicly: That Syria can forget about the Golan Heights or a peace treaty until it stops working with the enemies of Israel. “Syria is … Continue reading

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Hamas ups rocket fire to force “truce”

Rocket attacks on Israel have increased in the last couple of days. What do you want to bet they’ve done so because Hamas is trying to force Israel into agreeing to that bogus truce? A Qassam rocket fired from northern … Continue reading

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Hamas openly admits “truce” is a way to regroup and re-arm

It’s gotten to the point where Hamas doesn’t even have to pretend that they’re possibly, maybe, kinda sorta if the right offer came along ready to deal with Israel. Not that they ever really did—it’s just that the media generally … Continue reading

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Terrorism overload

You know, I just can’t write about this crap today. I mean, Hamas is pulling its usual bullshit line of “Israel must accede to our truce demands or we’ll kill even more Israelis because they didn’t.” The MSM will be … Continue reading

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