Category Archives: Israel

File under: Utter waste of time

A meeting with Mubarak, head of the nation that wants to negate its treaty with Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni held talks Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the first high-level discussion between Israel and the Arab world … Continue reading

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Travel day

It’s a travel/work day, as I head up to Northern VA to take a meeting, work on some things, and probably have dinner with friends. Oh, and stop to buy some kosher food, of course. Have to remember my cooler. … Continue reading

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Bishara talks to Israeli press

Bishara is giving interviews. I cannot wait to hear the evidence against this guy. Former MK Azmi Bishara mocked the treason allegations against him in his first interview with the Israeli press since his abrupt departure from the country in … Continue reading

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The U.S. spies on Israel, media yawns

So, every time there is the remote whiff of an Israeli spy scandal, we hear screaming from pundits the world over about how unloyal a friend is Israel. But what about how America spies on Israel? While Israel has certainly … Continue reading

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Stupidest idea of the year

So you want to make a point about Israel, and you’re the Watertown New Repertory Theater, so what do you do? I know! You take a play about a young woman whose life was ended stupidly, defending the rights of … Continue reading

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More on ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem

As a fitting sequel to the bloodcurdling description of savage acts by the Zionists doing their best to empty Jerusalem of its Arab inhabitants, here comes a less emotional report by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies: The growth rate … Continue reading

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Israeli Double Standard Time

Buried deep at the end of this article on the latest Palestinian-on-Palestinian attacks in Gaza are these statistics: New statistics showed that during the first three months of the year 147 Gazans, including 10 children, were killed by fellow Palestinians, … Continue reading

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Lebanese president: UN resolutions don’t count

The president of Lebanon has decided that UN resolutions don’t apply to Lebanon. After all, it’s not like UNSC 1701 specifically calls for the disarmament of “all armed groups in Lebanon.” Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said Hizbullah will not disarm … Continue reading

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Another thing I don’t bother writing about anymore

Stupid editorials in the New York Times. Because Soccer Dad wrote it, so I don’t have to.

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J’accuse? Non, J’excuse

Hold onto your hats, folks. Azmi Bishara, the Arab member of the Israeli Knesset who is about to be charged with espionage and treason for aiding Hizbullah in the Second Lebanon War, is likening himself to Alfred Dreyfus. Say hello … Continue reading

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EU to Israel: Stop thinking of your own problems

You know that Israeli Double Standard Time I’m always mentioning? It’s worse than I thought. The Israeli government crisis should not be allowed to undermine efforts to revive the Middle East peace process, European Union president Germany said on Thursday. … Continue reading

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Bishara: I was framed

So of course, Bishara is falling back on the typical Arab response to Israeli facts: He says they’re lies. Former MK Azmi Bishara accused Israel of fabricating recent allegations against him, in order to undermine the credibility of Arab leaders. … Continue reading

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This is what treason looks like

So far, the media have not jumped on Israel about this, but I notice that neither have that the media have picked up the story. Mordechai Vanunu’s conviction for breaking his gag order is bigger news. Because it’s far more … Continue reading

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Bishara may be charged with treason

The gag order has been lifted on Azmi Bishara, the Arab Member of Knesset who fled Israel a few weeks ago under suspicion. He gave Hizballah information that helped them in the war. I do believe that Fifth Column in … Continue reading

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Amir Peretz to world: I’m a moron

So the Winograd Commission, which has spent months and months analyzing the second Lebanon War and what went wrong, is just some bogus little investigation that isn’t nearly as smart as Amir Peretz, the Defense Minister who was one of … Continue reading

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