Category Archives: Israel

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Michael Goldfarb was recently in Israel, among his observations: The land for peace paradigm is dead. It didn’t work. The Israelis gave up southern Lebanon and got a war with Hezbollah. They gave up Gaza and they now have a … Continue reading

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German in the Knesset

History is being made in Israel with Angela Merkel’s visit. On Tuesday afternoon, Israeli time, she’ll address the Israeli govenment. She’s already visited Yad Vashem and other sites. A few MK’s are boycotting her speech. However, not everyone at the … Continue reading

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“Terror attacks are no reason to terminate peace talks”?

Here’s the Foreign Minister of Israel, on why the Knesset shouldn’t pass a no-confidence motion, which would finally take down the government of Ehud Olmert, and force new elections: … terror attacks are no reason to terminate peace talks with … Continue reading

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Talking with terrorists

The week in review of the NYT Jan 17 – 23, 1993 reported on the law that allowed Israelis to talk to the PLO like this: On the right, the dismayed opposition warned that a group bent on Israel’s destruction … Continue reading

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The Exception Clause, again

Imagine that two molotov cocktails were thrown at the home of a representative of a Muslim organization. Imagine the outrage, the news articles, the media notice. Now imagine that two molotov cocktails were thrown at the home of a representative … Continue reading

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It’s not anti-Semitism, it’s anti-Israelism

The Paris book fair, which is being boycotted by Our Friends The Saudis™ (among others), was subject to a bomb scare today. Because even Israeli books are fair game for hate, I suppose. Thousands of visitors to the Paris book … Continue reading

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Hillel and Doron

There’s a famous story about the great sage Hillel the Elder. Hillel used to earn a trepik a day, half of which he gave to the guard at the house of study and half he used to support himself and … Continue reading

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Israel’s inefficient ethnic cleansing

In an innocuously titled Islamic summit seeks dialogue with Christian world Reuters reports: But, in an apparent reference to the Palestinian fight against Israel, it said terrorism should be differentiated from “legitimate resistance against foreign occupation.”As is customary at an … Continue reading

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When is antizionism not antisemitism?

Daled Amos observes that the State Department recognizes that Anti-Zionism may indeed be antisemitism. The report is thematic in nature and, using illustrative examples of contemporary forms of anti-Semitism, provides a broad overview of anti-Semitic incidents, discourse and trends. The … Continue reading

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What’s moderate and what’s extreme?

While the media is willing to acknowledge that the al Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade is “affiliated” with “moderate” Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction, it usually takes pains to minimize those ties.I am of the opinion that members of Fatah were involved in … Continue reading

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Another “moderate” Muslim exposes his Jew-hatred

Yet another “moderate” Muslim spokesman regularly called on by CNN and news organizations to give his [anti-Israel] opinion has been exposed for the Jew-hater that he is. The editor of a pan-Arab daily published in London says the terrorist attack … Continue reading

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Rocket barrage strikes Israel, media blames Israel

You’d think the AP would get tired of blaming the victim. You would be wrong. A dozen rockets and three mortars were fired at Israel late Wednesday and early Thursday, Israeli security officials said. Two rockets struck a warehouse and … Continue reading

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Soccer Dad urges UN SG to end ‘disproportionate’ sanctimony

Secretary-General’s address to the 11th Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference As I told the Security Council when I briefed them earlier this month, Israel’s disproportionate and excessive use of force has killed and injured many civilians, including … Continue reading

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A call for revenge by a rabbi that will go unnoticed

Say, remember how the wire services all managed to point out that in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on yeshiva students, outraged Israelis chanted “Death to the Arabs”? Think this call for revenge will get as much notice … Continue reading

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More real ethnic cleansing

Boker Tov Boulder describes the moderate doctor of Holocaust denial, Mahmoud Abbas as Old Terrorist, New Suit, Big Mouth. Abbas claims that Israel is guilty of “ethnic cleansing” in Jerusalem. As Meryl points out, there’s been plenty of ethnic cleansing … Continue reading

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