Category Archives: Israel

Mideast Media Sampler 02/25/2013

Intifada: then and now In response to a recent news program in Israel, Col. Jonathan D. Halevi wrote The Palestinian Authority’s Responsibility for the Outbreak of the Second Intifada: Its Own Damning Testimony for the Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs. Even now, … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/22/2013

1) One last Hagel post In the Hagel Pinata, Marc Ambinder complains: Democrats tend to do this as well when Republican presidents nominate people. But Republicans have done it out of pique and spite. And they’ve abdicated their advice and … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Watch for the demonization of the Rethuglican(c): Marco Rubio told the world that of course Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. Because Israel has declared it so. And he also said that Iran, not Israel, is the greatest threat to Middle East … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/21/2013

Hezbollah‘s worldwide war against Israel Gen. Shimon Shapira writes about the recently assassinated Iranian Gen. Hassan Shateri in Lebanon: Shateri’s importance is indicated by the seniority of the Iranian figures who took part in his funeral ceremony in Tehran before his … Continue reading

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Thursday, briefly

Laws are for the little people, Palestinian Oscar-nominated director version: Call out the wahmbulance. The director of the propaganda Oscar-nominated film, 5 Broken Cameras (yet another anti-Israel film nominated by Hollyweird because, dude, those poor Palestinians, they’re suffering so much, … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/20/2013

1) The Push for Peace Walter Russell Mead argues in As Israel goes deeper into Syria and Opportunity for Obama arises: With Al-Qaeda linked jihadis in the opposition, and Iran and Hezbollah supporting the government, Israel has much to fear … Continue reading

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Everything the MSM says about Israel is wrong

So remember the weeks leading up to the election, where everyone was saying that Israel was lurching harshly to the right, that Netanyahu would deal with the far-right parties and take peace negotiations off the table? The ones who echoed … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/19/2013

The last refuge of anti-Israel activists A few weeks ago, the New York Times reported Pro Palestinian speakers attract protests outside. The event at Brooklyn college was a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) event focused on delegitimizing Israel. To read the … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler Feb. 17

The revolution + 2  Two years ago last week, growing protests against Hosni Mubarak eventually (with a nudge from the military) forced him from power. Here’s a sampling of news and comment from the New York Times of those momentous … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/18/2013

1) The Obama administration vs. Hezbollah Today’s New York Times features an op-ed, Hezbollah unmasked by President Obama’s national security adviser, Thomas Donilon. After providing the details of Hezbollah’s blood drenched history, (similar to a case made recently by Ambassador … Continue reading

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Not here, you won’t

Just say no: If you’re looking for news on the cruise ship that lost power and became the cruise from hell, you’ll have to go somewhere else for the details. STOP RUINING THE NARRATIVE! Israeli soldiers treat wounded Syrians near … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Hamas goes to Bulgaria: They’re visiting the country privately, not meeting with the government. Hamas leaves Bulgaria: The Bulgarian government gave them the bum’s rush. Two words: Awe and Some. Bulgaria just reported that the bombing of the Israeli tourist … Continue reading

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HRW accuses Israel of rights violations without waiting for the IDF to submit its report

Really, could Human Rights Watch be any more obvious? They issued a report accusing Israel of violating the laws of war, yet they did not wait for the IDF report refuting the charges. Human Rights Watch sent detailed information about … Continue reading

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Wednesday Israel briefs

Kosher pigs are flying: The AP has an article about religious Israeli Jews that seems almost balanced. But don’t worry, their anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian bias remains strong (see below). Funny, I never see this on the AP wire: Israel destroyed six … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

How the Mossad killed Mughniyeh: The blow-by-blow on how the Mossad got the world’s most dangerous terrorist. And may I say, it couldn’t have happened to a more despicable man. He’s not going by the narrative: Well, this is going … Continue reading

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