Category Archives: Israel

The unbearable dilemma of an “anti-Zionist”

The famous Buridan’s ass that is dying due to its inability to choose between two equally succulent and equidistant stacks of hay* has nothing on a rabid anti-Zionist**, one professor Francis Boyle. You have, most probably, observed at least once … Continue reading

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Oh, that historic compromise

In a bit of fractured history, Saeb Erakat writes in the National (h/t Martin Kramer): On November 15, 1988, the Palestine Liberation Organisation declared statehood by passing the Palestinian Declaration of Independence while exiled in Algiers. That declaration constituted the … Continue reading

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Birthday briefs

I’ve got a few candidates for the journey: Some scientists think we should send people on a one-way trip to Mars. Yeah, I can think of a few people I’d love to see on that trip. Can they make it … Continue reading

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Racist, evil IDF soldiers rescue 80-year-old Lebanese woman

Those horrible, horrible Israelis are at it again. Damn them! An IDF force patrolling along the northern border Saturday detected an 80-year-old woman whose clothes had tangled in the Lebanese side of the border fence. The troops informed United Nations … Continue reading

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The anti-Israel bias, exposed again

In this AP article on Congress lifting the holds on sending money to the Lebanese army (and gee, having Obama assure them that the money won’t be hijacked by Hezbollah in any way sure makes me feel better, how about … Continue reading

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Mediterranean conference cancelled on account of cooties

When I read something like this Mediterranean summit canceled again due to Arab threat to boycott over Israel (via Daily Alert Blog) An international summit of Mediterranean leaders has been canceled for the third time because Arab states threatened to … Continue reading

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Friday, briefly

So it’s only bad when Israel does it: Remember all the brouhaha over Israel’s refusing to go along with the UN’s one-sided Gaza war investigation? Well, there doesn’t seem to be an eye being batted over Hezbollah declaring that no … Continue reading

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Peace: it’s not about what might have but about what couldn’t have been

Last week, Former President Clinton wrote an op-ed making the fanciful claim that there would have been peace in the Middle East had Yitzchak Rabin not been murdered. I showed from the historical record that his claim was not accurate. … Continue reading

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Thursday morning briefs

The more you learn, the worse it gets: Really, first we learn (shock!) that German diplomats were complicit in murdering Jews. Now we learn that at least a third of the German war effort was supported by stolen Jewish wealth … Continue reading

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But Sunnis would never ally themselves with Shi’ites …

Tweeted by Martin Kramer – Ehud Ya’ari writes: For the last few months, a forty-three-page Arabic-language booklet has been emailed to Hamas activists in the Gaza Strip and to select members of the group in the West Bank and elsewhere. … Continue reading

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Legality and morality of drone attacks

Warning: long post! The use of armed drones in the conflict areas is not exactly new, as are arguments for and against the use of this weapon. Found to be quite effective in getting to the various terrorist chiefs and … Continue reading

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Playing into Hamas’s hands

Thomas Friedman who is an expert – “expert” in this case means being able to say things with no factual support and have no one question you – wrote The Reality Principle in 2003. Have you noticed how often Israel … Continue reading

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Tuesday post-op briefs

My pupils aren’t really dilating, but I can still see to read. But—but—Hamas would never harm UN personnel: John Ging doesn’t feel safe in Gaza, so Israel has approved four submachine guns for use of his personal bodyguards. Say, how’s … Continue reading

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The little anti-Israel lies

In a recent essay describing her alienation from NPR, Bookworm identified the first point of departure: There was only one problem with this neatly enclosed little universe: Israel. You see, unlike stories about domestic politics, where my only understanding of … Continue reading

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Another wall of Goldstone report crumbles. What now?

During Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, Israel targeted the Hamas police infrastructure, killing approximately 250 officers on 27 December 2008. Their status as combatants was disputed and Israel’s actions were widely condemned. The UN investigation into Cast Lead headed by Richard … Continue reading

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