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The Russians are suddenly concerned that maybe, just maybe, Iran might possibly be exploring avenues to

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Abbas’ hollow condemnations

Here is the much-vaunted Mahmoud Abbas condemnation of rocket fire into civilian areas of Israel by terrorists in Gaza: “These rockets that are being fired at Israel must stop. It’s pointless,” he said at a news conference with Austrian Foreign … Continue reading

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Democratically-elected govt. of PA fires rockets into Israel

(NOTE: This post was scheduled to go up yesterday. There have been many more attacks since then. There will be new posts about them.) The democratically-elected government of Israel—the people that Jimmy Carter and the EU think Israel should negotiate … Continue reading

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Low hanging times

Barry Rubin has at the NY Times, especially outgoing reporter Steven Erlanger. Speaking about restrictions, it might be worth mentioning that there are no such Israeli restrictions on the West Bank. Why is that? It is because the Palestinian Authority … Continue reading

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Sy’s lies

via memeorandumInvestigative reporter, Seymour “Sy” Hersh has an exclusive for the New Yorker, “A strike in the dark,” alleging that Israel didn’t really know what the nature of the facility it bombed last September in Syria was. (As is the … Continue reading

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Heroes and murderers

The hero of yesterday’s suicide attack was definitely Chief Inspector Kobi Mor. “When I arrived at the area, one of the people told me that there was a terrorist there who was still alive. I pulled out my gun and … Continue reading

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Suicide murderers strike southern Israel

The Egyptians and the IDF didn’t get all the suicide bombers that got out of Gaza and into Israel. Yeah, there’s a reason Gaza is closed off. It’s to keep out subhumans like this one: A suicide bomber blew himself … Continue reading

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Closing the barn door

The Washington Post reports Egyptians Reseal Border, Cutting Access From Gaza Egyptian construction workers in blue hard hats rolled barbed wire across the last breaches of the Gaza Strip’s border wall with Egypt on Sunday, reasserting Egyptian control of the … Continue reading

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That’s some journalist…

Being himself a journalist, Ambrose Bierce didn’t define “Journalist” in The Devil’s Dictionary. The only mention of this venerable occupation he made in this document: There are men called journalists who have established ink baths which some persons pay money … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim #152 is UP!

Jack’s Shack continues his stewardship of Haveil Havalim – The Jewish and Israel related blogging carnival – with the prophetic Haveil Havalim #152 – Patriotos must lose edition.

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It was evening; it was morning

Lightness of Being The bright sun dissects the airglow above Earth’s horizon in this view photographed with a digital still camera from the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-107 mission.Space Shuttle Columbia and the STS-107 crew perished during re-entry on … Continue reading

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A monopoly on Yerushalayim

Monopoly – the board game – is looking for a new cities to feature. (The classic game, of course, is based on Atlantic City New Jersey.) If I understand the goal, Hasbro/Parker Brothers is looking for 20 cities to feature … Continue reading

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Yes, please: Hamas wants Gaza to bond with Egypt

Hamas wants Egypt to be Gaza’s economic channel instead of Israel? Yes, please. Feel free. Go right ahead. We’ll even help you do it. Hamas is seriously contemplating severing the Gaza Strip’s economic ties with Israel, said Ahmed Yousef, a … Continue reading

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The obama charm offensive

Various proxies have taken to defending Sen Barack Obama to the Jewish community. Frankly it hasn’t just been about defending Sen. Obama, it’s been about attacking the senator’s critics or even those who question him. So you can call it … Continue reading

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Wily Jews cause international internet failure

Those wily Jews. The internet outages that you read about yesterday? Check out exactly which countries were hit, and which were not. High-technology services across large tracts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa were crippled Thursday following a … Continue reading

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