Category Archives: Israel

More on the British academic boycott

When even the Economist thinks there’s something that smells funny about the attempted academic boycott of Israel, well, there is. But in Israel many academics, on both left and right, are as mystified as they are enraged. Israel at present … Continue reading

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War crimes and humiliation in Gazastan

When Israel does this, headlines and editors around the world scream, “HUMILIATION!” When the Palestinians do it: Not so much. If Israel did this, the world would scream, “WAR CRIMES! MASSACRE!” In all, 14 fighters and civilians were killed and … Continue reading

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British anti-Semitism and the House of Lords

I’m starting to see the words “at its worst level since 1936” in stories about European anti-Semitism. This is both frightening and depressing. The world just does not like the Jews. A Jewish peer has warned that anti-Semitism is at … Continue reading

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Bad Timing of the Year Award

And the winner is: Alvaro De Soto, now (thankfully) the former UN Middle East Envoy. The United Nations’ former top Middle East envoy has sharply criticized U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate the Hamas-led Palestinian government, saying the policy has … Continue reading

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“We’re not Jews”

In all things victim, the Palestinians like to pretend that they’re “the new Jews.” When it comes to Israeli actions, why, the Palestinians are the Jews, the Israelis are the Nazis, or so goes the conventional wisdom in the anti-Israel, … Continue reading

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What if they held an anti-Israel protest, and nobody showed (part 3)?

The anti-Israel contingency swore that this would be the biggest anti-Israel rally ever. Hundreds of thousands would march and shout in Washington, and the beginning of the end of the occupation would occur. Except, well, nobody showed. Billed as a … Continue reading

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The AP spin in action

Did you know that 17 Palestinians were killed by “infighting” yesterday? Yep. Check it out. Rival gunmen exchanged fire at two Gaza hospitals on Monday and Cabinet ministers fled their weekly meeting after the government headquarters was caught in the … Continue reading

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The kassam rockets have not stopped falling

Just in case you thought they had, no, the kassams are still being launched. Every day. Palestinian gunmen fired six Qassam rockets at the town of Sderot and the western Negev communities on Monday morning, following a number of relatively … Continue reading

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Iran to UN: I know you are, but what am I?

You simply cannot make this stuff up. It’s comedy gold. Iran has filed an official complaint with the United Nations Security Council criticizing statements made by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz regarding the possibility of a … Continue reading

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What a punch line!

Reuters, in a reckless streak of openness tells the story: The Palestinian journalists’ union criticised militants on Sunday for using a vehicle marked with a “TV” sign to approach Gaza’s border with Israel and attack an Israeli military position across … Continue reading

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Reading lists

I’m in and out of meetings much of today, and driving back and forth to northern VA. Here are a few things to keep you busy while I’m busy. We’ll stop when you stop: Olmert says the IDF will continue … Continue reading

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Catching up with the Israel-haters

I got some very good news after my very bad drive back on Friday: Noted Israel-hater and ex-Jew Norm Finkelstein was denied tenure at DePaul University. Can we have an “amen!” please? Holocaust industry my ass. If we keep this … Continue reading

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British anti-Israel protest flops

What if they threw a protest, and nobody came (part 2)? (Part one is here.) Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh addressed around 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London via satellite on Saturday, who were using the … Continue reading

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A different kind of anniversary

On the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, Ukrainian pipeline workers found a mass grave of Jews murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. That would be the one that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the man who is counting down the … Continue reading

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Honest Reporting on the Six Day War

The Six Day War report without the anti-Israel spin. Or check out the Jewish Virtual Library, one of my all-time favorite places for the history of Israel and Judaism.

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