Category Archives: Israel

Arrow – a lullaby for the nuclear age

Israel’s latest test of its Arrow missile defense system proves Israel has a jump on its fiercest enemies, Iran and Syria, a senior lawmaker on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said Monday. “The test yesterday was exceptional,” said … Continue reading

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Israel conducts successful anti-missile test

Great news: The Arrow anti-missile defense system worked under test conditions that mirrored real-world attacks. According to defense sources, the test was aimed at examining the system’s ability to deal with destroying enemy missiles. This time the main battery, which … Continue reading

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Temple Mount ramp: Good news/bad news edition

First the good news: The AP has continued to correctly identify the Temple Mount’s importance to Jews. The disputed hilltop site is home to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, the third-holiest site in Islam. The compound, built atop the ruins … Continue reading

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Carnival of the Cats #151

Carnival of the Cats celebrates the return of When Cats Attack to the catblogging area… and with even more cats than ever! So, with all that said, who is Catmodel of the Week? It’s Faith of Lissa Kay’s Place! Catmodel … Continue reading

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Changing the wire services, one story at a time

Yesterday, after reading several days’ worth of AP and Reuters articles incorrectly identifying Judaism’s holiest site as the Westen Wall, I sent an email to each of the services. Here’s the one the AP received: Dear editor, The AP is … Continue reading

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The tragic end of Al Aqsa mosque

Lest you should continue nursing hopes about the possibility of Al Aqsa mosque surviving the latest onslaught by the murderous Zionists, here comes the news: Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati warned that the destruction of the al-Aqsa … Continue reading

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Fixed in AP

I wrote to AP and Reuters yesterday about the errors they made in describing the Western Wall as Judaism’s holiest site. Fixed in AP: The Old City hilltop compound has been a catalyst for earlier rounds of Israel-Palestinian fighting. It … Continue reading

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Why the checkpoints are crucial, part two

Two explosive vests were found hidden in a teenaged boy’s belongings. Two explosive devices weighing 1.5 kilos each (about 3.3 pounds) were found by IDF soldiers Saturday during a routine search of a Palestinian teen’s belongings at the Hawara checkpoint, … Continue reading

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The AP learns about Judaism, but not enough

They changed their explanation about the Temple Mount. But they didn’t get it quite right. Perhaps they read my blog. The compound a catalyst for earlier rounds of Israel-Palestinian fighting is home to the golden-capped Dome of the Rock shrine … Continue reading

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Gee, I didn’t see that coming

Arab Israeli leaders are crying to the UN that big, bad Israel is ruining their mosque. Yes, let’s spread the lie and make a General Assembly resolution, or better still, bring it to the new Human Rights Commission, which has … Continue reading

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CNN joins the Temple Mount bandwagon

CNN tries to get it right, but once again emphasizes the Muslim ties to the Temple Mount and ignore Judaism’s. JERUSALEM (CNN) — An Israeli-Arab legislator Friday helped negotiate an end to a standoff between Palestinians and police at a … Continue reading

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The AFP joins the “Downplay the holiness of the Temple Mount to Jews” party

The AFP has done the expected and also downplayed the significance and holiness of the Temple Mount to Jews. That’s three for three. Time to check for UPI’s version. The site, venerated by Muslims as the third holiest site in … Continue reading

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The AP minimizes Judaism’s holiest site

The AP joins Reuters in downplaying the holiness of the Temple Mount to the world’s Jews. Find for me, please, the part in the lede that identifies the Temple Mount as either the site of the two Temples, or Judaism’s … Continue reading

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Your weekly dose of Reuters bias

Watch how Reuters assists the palestinian attempt to remove all signs of Judaism from Jerusalem by ignoring the existence of the Temple Mount. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has spurned a call by his defense minister to consider halting excavations … Continue reading

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Yourish.com: Psychic phenomena, or educated guess?

Toldja so. It took Ahmadinejad only a day to get his message out. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel’s excavation work at the Mugrabi gate near the Temple Mount was a “provocative action which would lead to the deterioration of … Continue reading

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