Category Archives: Israel

As Israel deals for Shalit, the rockets fall on Sderot

How do you reconcile negotiating for the release of a kidnapped soldier on the one hand—with the probability that hundreds of convicted terrorists will go free to terrorize more—with the fact that rockets are raining down daily on Sderot. Nine … Continue reading

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Who’re you gonna call?

It’s been 3 years since a tsunami devastated large parts of southeast Asia. Since then the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development (NISPD) has been involved in the rebuilding effort. “When the stage of the immediate disaster relief … Continue reading

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Egypt on border smuggling: Blame the Israel Lobby

The IDF has videotape of Egyptian border guards either turning a blind eye to the smuggling between Egypt and Gaza, or actively aiding and abetting it. The tape has been given to members of the Pentagon. It was not supplied … Continue reading

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Purchasing peace

In 80 years on, massacre victims’ kin reclaims Hebron house, Nadav Shragai reports: Ten months have passed since the settlers entered the three-story building, which covers an area of over 3,000 square meters. The $700,000 to buy the house came … Continue reading

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“Peaceful” Palestinians nearly murder Israeli in Ramallah

Stories like this happen all of the time. An Israeli gets lost and winds up in an Arab city in the West Bank, and the “peaceful” Palestinians—who only want peace and their own state, side-by-side with Israel—nearly murder him. The … Continue reading

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Iran away

The largest group – since the time of Shah – of Jews from Iran just arrived in Israel. Ha’aretz reports: A group of 40 new immigrants from Iran touched down at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday, the largest since the … Continue reading

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Revolving door story

A few weeks ago Caroline Glick reported that Israelis had to enter the conference area through separate entrance. Ms. Glick is now retracting that claim. Of course as Daled Amos who noticed the retraction pointed out: There is plenty to … Continue reading

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Cruisin’ for a bruisin’

In his year end assessment of the changes in the Middle East over 2007, “The year of acting dangerously” Barry Rubin observes (among other things) U.S. policy returns to traditional stance. Whatever innovations, for better or worse, President George Bush … Continue reading

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An alien nationalism?

via memeorandum Martin Peretz (or perhaps Josh Patashnik) writes in review of a book “Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948” What we learn about the three decades after General Allenby conquered Jerusalem from the Ottomans was that the … Continue reading

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Marcy Winograd – ripping off the muzzle

Follow some excerpts from a unique manuscript that was intercepted by our agents. Its state was extremely poor – our lab* reported later that it was thoroughly chewed by a dog of indeterminate breed who destroyed more than half of … Continue reading

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First let the lawyers kill us all

Daled Amos and JudeoPundit did a fine job of expanding on a little discussed topic. Working off a post in InstaPundit, about a Caroline Glick column describing the effect Israel’s out of control legal establishment affected the war against Hezbollah … Continue reading

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Kidnapping works: Releasing murderers

Israel is caving on an issue where she has caved before: Olmert is going to allow Palestinian terrorists who were involved in murdering Israelis to be swapped for Gilad Shalit. He is signaling Hamas and Hezbollah that their tactic of … Continue reading

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Spinning the Hamas truce call

Two days ago, I wrote this: The spin will be that Israel doesn’t want the truce. Toldja so. Olmert Rules Out Truce Talks With Hamas Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out cease-fire talks with the Gaza Strip’s Islamic … Continue reading

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Impatience and patience

First it was Sarkozy:“I have reached the end of the road with [Syrian President Bashar] Assad. Words alone won’t suffice, I want actions,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted as telling reporters Wednesday at the Champs-Élysées in Paris. France has … Continue reading

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Everything is Israel’s fault

Really. It’s all Israel’s fault that the gas deal fell through. Palestinian gas project ‘is wrecked by Israel’ An offshore gas project in the Mediterranean, which could have earned desperately needed revenue for the Palestinian economy, is in ruins after … Continue reading

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