Category Archives: Israel

The non-stop suicide bombing attempts

They caught yesterday’s would-be Tel Aviv suicide bomber. But don’t think that Israel is safe, or even that the terrorists have stopped trying to murder Israelis. They most certainly have not. Security officials were not surprised by the attempted suicide … Continue reading

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New agreement, same old whines

Nothing has really changed since I last wrote about the effect the Mecca agreement will have on peace (that would be none) with Israel. No, wait, one thing has changed: The whines are getting louder. Mahmoud Abbas says: Give us … Continue reading

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Reuters ignores Judaism’s ties to the Temple Mount

In the worst example of Reuters bias I have ever seen, Mohammed Assadi makes it through an entire article about the Temple Mount dig without once mentioning the Temple Mount, save for a brief mention of a vague “religious compound.” … Continue reading

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Wire service accuracy report cards

One week after my letters to AP and Reuters pointing out their error in identifying the Western Wall as “Judaism’s holiest site,” we have this from AP: The archaeological dig is taking place about 60 yards away from the Al … Continue reading

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The UN, ready to rip into Israel again

Yes, we totally saw this one coming. A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel’s policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism. Israel is expected to … Continue reading

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Shire Network News, she is up

And she is great. This week’s podcast: I scored an exclusive interview with Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s number two. You have to hear it to believe it. I asked him to tell me why Muslims are so batshit crazy about … Continue reading

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Why the Mecca deal is meaningless to peace

The news media, Arab and Muslim states, and morons like to pretend that the palestinians’ Mecca agreement will have an effect on the Israeli peace process. That is to say, they pretend that it is a step forward in the … Continue reading

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Iran’s Jew-hatred

An incredibly depressing article in the Weekly Standard about Iran’s Jew-hatred. Ahmadinejad is just the latest in a long line of Hamans. Just as Hitler sought to “liberate” humanity by murdering the Jews, so Ahmadinejad believes he can “liberate” humanity … Continue reading

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Daniel Pipes takes on Brandeis

Internecine warfare intensifies. I strenuously object to being lumped in with Finkelstein in any fashion whatsoever. Finkelstein denies the Holocaust as a uniquely evil deed, equates Israel with the Nazis, compares persons he disagrees with to Nazis, justifies Hamas and … Continue reading

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Stage-managing the Temple Mount ramp riots

There was a riot about the Temple Mount ramp dig in Kashmir. At first glance, you might think: Kashmir? Who cares? Keep reading. Police fired teargas in Indian Kashmir’s main city on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting against … Continue reading

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More on that succesful Arrow missile test

DefenseNews has more details on the Arrow test. In the Feb. 11 test, improved versions of Israel’s operational Block 3 Arrow Weapon System went up against a target programmed to simulate the nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles that Israeli officials expect will … Continue reading

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Abbas to Israel: We want something for nothing. Again.

The palestinians are demanding something for nothing again. SOP. Associates of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have asked Israel to release 80 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of Abbas’ meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week. Palestinian … Continue reading

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Show me the questions!

A study conducted by the Geneva Initiative, the people that brought us the Geneva Accord (yes, the ones that failed miserably and were conducted without official Israeli government participation) claim that 46% of the Jewish population of Israel wants the … Continue reading

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Another gay rights parade nixed

But I think the world is not going to have nearly as many headlines about this one as they did regarding the Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem. Because it’s not in Israel. It’s in Russia. A top Moscow official repeated … Continue reading

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The evidence the Waqf doesn’t want the world to see

The archeological dig taking place near the Mugrabi gate to prevent the destruction of artifacts—which is the real reason why the Waqf and the Muslims don’t want Israel digging around the Temple Mount area—has already brought results. As the controversy … Continue reading

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