Category Archives: Israel

Mideast Media Sampler 03/07/2013

Those “apartheid” buses A number of British publications recently featured articles about some new Israeli bus lines devoted to transporting Arab residents of Judea and Samaria into Israel. These publications have outrageously called the buses, “apartheid” buses. Lori Lowenthal Marcus … Continue reading

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Thursday (right day) briefs

I have been a day off all week. ALL WEEK. And it’s very frustrating, because I’m a day ahead of myself and that means there’s one more day to deal with before the weekend. Yeah, that’s because it’s not our … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Ew, Jew cooties: Turkey’s foreign minister refused to shake hands with Ehud Barak at a conference in February. Pretty soon Turkish athletes are going to forfeit matches when Israelis are in them. Just wait for it. Oh, and tell us … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/05/2013

1) More on AIPAC In addition to explaining how the two organizers put together the AIPAC conference, Tablet has a symposium, Do we still need a pro-Israel lobby? Though there are some good responses, the presence of Rebecca Vilkomerson and Alan Elsner … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – New York Times Op-Ed Index for February, 2013

New York Times Op-Ed Index for February 2013  1) Israel’s Mr. Normal – Roger Cohen – February 2, 2013 To get beyond nothingness, Lapid has at the very least to declare that he opposes settlement building outside the blocks that … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 03/04/2013

1) Taking the lede in blaming Israel A number of bloggers have commented on the anti-Israel remarks made by Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan last week. Fortunatly, Secretary of State, John Kerry and others rebuked Turkey. Here’s how the New York Times’ anti-Israel blogger Robert Mackey provided context for the remarks: The … Continue reading

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Monday briefs, March Forth (sic) edition

Today is a sentence. March forth! Can you say, “fake outrage over a visit that hasn’t even been planned”? If it’s starting to feel like 2001 all over again, that’s because Hamas and its puppets are manufacturing outrage over the … Continue reading

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Saturday briefs, the March 2 edition

Woot! It’s March! Spring is nearer! (I am SO done with winter.) ((I SO started this post yesterday and finished it today.)) Please. He wasn’t going to go there anyway: Hamas warns Obama to stay away from the Temple Mount. … Continue reading

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One of these things is not like the other

The UN Human Rights High Commissioner said that 2012 was a “daunting” year for human rights challenges. “The ongoing crises in Syria, Mali and the Sahel region, Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have resulted in thousands of … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/28/2013

1) Water, water everywhere At the Times of Israel, editor David Horovitz writes about how Israel’s dealt with its water crisis. (h/t Yaacov Lozowick) “How did we beat the water shortage? Because we said we would. We decided we would,” … Continue reading

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The single biggest threat to Mideast peace

A group of EU diplomats have identified the single greatest threat to Mideast peace. It’s not the war in Syria. It’s not the lawlessness in Libya. It’s not the Islamists in Egypt. It’s not the fact that the PA has … Continue reading

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Hezbollah’s war against Israel and the West

It’s not just Israel that Hezbollah is targeting, and the EU has yet to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The arrest of Hossam Yaakoub, a Lebanese-born Swedish citizen, on July 7 was all but forgotten 11 days later when a … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/27/2013

1) It’s been more than 20 years  Jonathan Tobin writes in The Day the War on America Began: Exactly 20 years ago on this date, a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center took the lives of six people and injured … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

One can only hope: Hassan Nasrallah is reportedly being treated for cancer. A fast-acting one, it seems. The “nonviolent” intifada, now with Grad rockets! A rocket landed on the outskirts of Ashkelon. Good to know that Mahmoud Abbas is heeding … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/26/2013

1) Why are they staying away?  Yesterday the New York Times reported Syrian Opposition’s Complaints Shadow Kerry’s First Official Trip: Mr. Kerry and foreign ministers from Europe and the Middle East are scheduled to meet in Rome on Thursday with … Continue reading

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