Category Archives: Israel

The real reason behind Turkey’s anti-Israel leap?

What if it’s not just Islamism that caused Turkey to set Israel up with the IHH Gaza Flotilla? What if the reasons for the delegitimization of Israel went further than demagoguery and the whipping of the anti-Israel crowd to keep … Continue reading

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Si vis pacem, para bellum

One of the memes coming out of the administration and eagerly parroted by the press is that Israel is a strategic liability for the United States. The reason, of course, is because Israel is too aggressive (and, thus, does not … Continue reading

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Israeli eye in the sky

This ought to give the Iranians headaches: “With Ofek 9, Israel now has about 10 satellites working in a joint system – a commercial amount,” ISA Chairman Isaac Ben-Israel told Ynet on Wednesday night. “One of them completes a round … Continue reading

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My snarky briefs, not yours

Biased AP headline of the month: Parents say Israel abandoned son held in Gaza. Apparently, the headline was too long. So instead of writing, say, “Parents say Israel abandoned soldier abducted by Hamas,” we have the pap above, which does … Continue reading

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Why is israel isolated Janine? Why don’t you take a bow for your efforts to help the cause?

Today the Washington Post reports Israel’s feeling of isolation is becoming more pronounced: Israel is no stranger to feelings of isolation. It weathered years of Cold War-era Arab and Soviet hostility. Books have been written about the United Nations’ perceived … Continue reading

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The media anti-Israel narrative strikes again

There’s a new AP boilerplate on the Mavi Marmara incident. It used to be two-sided. At least, in some stories, the AP put the fact that Israeli commandos were attacked halfway down the story, like this: Israel has sought to … Continue reading

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Potato power

I’ve argued in the past that Israel’s portrayal in the media is extremely unfair given the aid it provides to nations suffering from disasters. But there are other ways that Israel helps less developed nations. Engadget tells us (via memeorandum): … Continue reading

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Yachting, Golf, and the Oil Crisis

There is quite some furor over the fact that the CEO of BP, formerly BRITISH Petroleum and now simply BP, just as KFC, once actually had something to do with Kentucky and FRIED Chicken, went yachting and Pres. Obama played … Continue reading

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Eroding Israel’s position; shoring up Hamas

The New York Times reports: Bowing to worldwide pressure and condemnation, Israel on Sunday formally announced an eased blockade of Gaza that could significantly expand the flow of goods overland into the impoverished coastal Palestinian enclave, isolated by the Israelis … Continue reading

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More Single State Delusions

Why is the Israeli left obsessed with a single bi-national state? Akiva Eldar argued for the inevitability of one today in Haaretz. It is not only NOT inevitable, it is IMPOSSIBLE. This is NOT what would happen if a two … Continue reading

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Monday morning Israel scorecard

Hamas wins: The Islamists are gloating. Even Barry Rubin says that Hamas won this round. And Israel’s enemies are encouraged and emboldened by this victory. Watch for worse to come. Lebanon is back in the game: The Lebanese “aid” flotilla … Continue reading

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The Mariam: Hezballah’s false flag operation

Over the next few days, the media will dutifully repeat the lies of the organizers of the latest attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. They will tell you that the Mariam is just a ship full of simple … Continue reading

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The wilful blindness of Obama and the media on the peace process

The Obama administration and various news organizations keep insisting that Israel is going to have to talk to Hamas someday in order to make peace. Because, they say, there are moderate elements to Hamas. It’s the only way to end … Continue reading

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And the Goldstone Commission was a paragon of impartiality

A few days ago Robert Mackey of the New York Times made a case against Israel’s inquiry into the attack on the Mavi Marmara: The selection of Mr. Trimble, a former leader of Northern Ireland’s Ulster Unionist party, was described … Continue reading

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What is being debated: the actions or the actor?

PM Netanyahu’s (post-facto) rationale for the commission of inquiry into the raid on the flotilla is: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a cabinet meeting Monday called in order to approve the committee elected to investigate the IDF raid on a … Continue reading

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