Category Archives: Media

Monday snowy briefs

Really? Snow in Richmond? Really? This is why they pay such a high price for hostages: A cadet in Israel went AWOL over the weekend, but nobody knew why he was missing at first. The entire country mobilized to find … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Racist, apartheid state appoints Ethiopan Jew ambassador: Yes, those horrible, awful, apartheid racist Israelis did it again. They defied the narrative and made an Ethiopian Jew an officer of the state. Oh, but wait–this doesn’t impact the narrative at all, … Continue reading

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Tom Friedman and the Jewish lobby libel

Buried deep inside Tom Friedman’s latest column are these words: In Egypt, every day it becomes clearer that the Army has used the Tahrir uprising to get rid of its main long-term rival for succession — President Hosni Mubarak’s more … Continue reading

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Nonie Darwish in UNM: freedom of speech vs hypocrisy

The gist of the story is simple: A group of University of New Mexico students “mic checked” an Israel Alliance talk on their campus Thursday night, when audience members got up out of their seats and physically attacked the protesting … Continue reading

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Friday news roundup

If you’re not reading Barry Rubin, you’re not informed about the Middle East: I haven’t pointed you to any of Barry’s writing lately, but you should just go to his column at PJ Media and scroll down. Also check out … Continue reading

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The “stones” the Palestinians throw

Take a look at this AFP photo. That isn’t a rock. And that isn’t an unusual occurrence. This wasn’t Weiss’ first time in an incident of this kind. “The Palestinians love to throw stones near that spot, and at two … Continue reading

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Wednesday, briefly

If only they’d all fight each other like this: Iraqi jihadis are now heading to Syria to fight the Assad dictatorship. Of course, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend. These are Iraqi Sunnis, the legacy of Saddam … Continue reading

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Sunday snowy briefs

Really? The Brits were buying oil from Iran even though they know that Iran is working toward a nuclear bomb? Really? So Iran cutting off exports to the U.K. and France is, what–a waste of time for all involved? Because … Continue reading

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The AP: Ignore what we said yesterday, it was too pro-Israel

Yesterday, the AP reported that Iran was behind the attempted terrorist attacks on Israelis in Thailand. They even headlined the article that way. Thailand: Iranians’ Targets Were Israeli Diplomats The lead tries to fudge just a little bit by using … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The Revenge of Hezbollah: So far, it’s a fail, thanks to the tireless work of the Mossad. They foiled an attempt to assassinate Ehud Barak in Singapore. Here’s what really bothers me: How did they get a detailed itinerary of … Continue reading

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Wednesday news roundup

The roots of anti-Semitism: Deeper than you think. A new book (which I think I should buy) traces the roots of anti-Semitism and discovers that the Greeks and Romans hated us millennia ago just as much as–well, gee. As much … Continue reading

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You lost me at “wants to be remembered”

This is what is wrong with journalists today. In one of NPR’s top five articles on their website, they discuss whether or not Israel will attack Iran. The number one reason why Israel may bomb Iran is as follows: 1. … Continue reading

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Time warp blogging fatigue

One of the reasons I get so tired of posting these days is because I post essentially the same things, different days. Pick a month from 2008 and go read over the archives. I found a post on Hamas smuggling … Continue reading

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Burying the lede, AP style

Well, that’s that for the AP. The fact that Iran’s Supreme Leader called Israel “a cancerous tumor” that “needs to be removed” is now buried on the second page of the story that warns the rest of the world that … Continue reading

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The war of the words

Israel’s annual Herzliya conference, which draws leaders from around the world to discuss the region’s security issues, is always a cause for the news media to get a case of the vapors. Its major topic this year, of course, is … Continue reading

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