Category Archives: Middle East

Democrats threaten to kneecap Jewish nonprofits

Why is it, exactly, that so many Jews are Democrats? That’s right. Because Democrats are the champions of liberal, social causes. They’re against tyranny and all for liberty, freedom, and especially, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. But heaven … Continue reading

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Diss-inviting Palin

I don’t know how many times I read at the NJDC website that support for Israel is bipartisan. But that’s been the mantra there. If anyone had temerity to criticize Democrats for their lack of commitment on Israel, that’s the … Continue reading

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Exculpating Hamas

Notice what’s missing from this headline from the NYT? Hamas Strikes at Gaza Clan Known for Criminal Activity Well, let’s look at the first paragraph of the story: Eleven members of a large Palestinian clan, including a 1-year-old, were killed … Continue reading

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Hamas murders baby; world media ignores it

Say, how many headlines you think this would create if it had been the IDF that killed a baby? Baby among 11 dead after Hamas raids criminal gang’s Gaza base Forces from Hamas, the Islamist movement in control of Gaza, … Continue reading

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Good government terrorists strike again

In-fighting in Gaza: Hamas forces, responding to the killing of one of their policemen during an arrest raid on Monday, raided a clan stronghold in Gaza City before dawn on Tuesday in search of a suspect in that slaying, officials … Continue reading

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Nothing succeeds like Abbas

Daled Amos focuses on one aspect of Dennis Ross’s latest, A Mideast Crisis to avert. In a nutshell, Daled Amos points out that Ross’s argument that the West ought to bolster Abbas because he’s better than the alternatives, is a … Continue reading

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Busters!

Last week JTA’s Telegraph noted: Ha’aretz has some details on some of the weapons it says the U.S. government denied Israel out of fear they’d be used to attack Iran. They include bunker-buster bombs, permission to use an air corridor … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad, anti-Semitism on display

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad manages to make yet another anti-Semitic remark while pretending that he has nothing against the Jews. Iran’s official news website reported that the Iranian president called Haniyeh on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and … Continue reading

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Hamas’s novelty wears off

In recent years there have consistent attempts in the Western media to portray Hamas as just another political party. Ahmad Ayyad, candidate No. 3 on the Islamic bloc’s slate, ran down a list of what he considered to be Abu … Continue reading

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Seth Freedman – an apologist for Hamas TV

Seth Freedman as an apologist – this sounds strange, no matter what entity he is supposed to apologize for. The opposite was believed to be true – as one of the main contributors of the Guardian political cesspool called Comment … Continue reading

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A piece of peace

One thing that reporters in the Middle East enjoy is irony. So that’s the angle Ethan Bronner takes about Jenin in A West Bank Ruin, Reborn as a Peace Beacon. But a quiet revolution is stirring here in this city, … Continue reading

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The Palestinian catch 22

Time after time the Palestinians try to evade responsibility for terrorism. Now they’ve been nailed in court and they’re still trying to evade justice: A federal judge awarded the family a default judgment of $192.7 million in damages after the … Continue reading

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Syria will never make peace with Israel

The so-called Syrian peace negotiations are a sham. Want proof? Just listen to the words of one of the man who says he’s interested in peace. And oh yeah—about that democracy thing? Not in Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad says … Continue reading

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Hizbullah: We’ll never make peace with Israel

Say, good to see ol’ Chipmunk Cheeks confirming what we’ve known all along: It’s not about Zionism. It’s about Jews. He’ll never make peace with Israel. In his speech Nasrallah stressed that even if Lebanon receives control of the Shebaa … Continue reading

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Lifesaving “Olympics”

Medical professionals and paramedics from 18 countries will be competing in a lifesaving “Olympics” hosted in Israel. The first MDA Olympics, initiated by MDA director-general Eli Bin and medical division director Dr. Zvi Feigenberg, took place in 2006 around the … Continue reading

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