Category Archives: Middle East

But let’s concentrate on Israel’s attack on Syria

Sunni Muslims are fleeing Alawite death squads in Syria, which are targeting entire cities. Sunni Muslims sought safety after a second village in two days was destroyed by death squads apparently bent on ethnic cleansing. Relatives of the dead in … Continue reading

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Attack on Syria

Israel bombed Syria twice in the last few days. The last time took out a huge weapons depot, reportedly long-range missiles that were going to be transferred to Hezbollah. There are many videos on YouTube of the secondary explosions.J.E. Dyer … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

What media bias? Say, did you know that the Palestinian terrorist who murdered a father of five in the West Bank wasn’t imprisoned just for stone-throwing? That he actually was a terrorist trying to kill Israeli soldiers? If you read … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/30/2013

1) The proof? Yesterday I noted that the New York Times seemed eager to relegate an article about the administration’s reluctance to believe that Assad had employed chemical weapons to the ash heap of history. In a new editorial, Ill-considered … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning briefs

Rocket attacker, attacked by rocket: The IDF took out the rocketeer behind the last few attacks on Israel. Best news? He was a rocket builder as well as a rocketeer. Hamas’ Health Ministry identified the terrorist as Haytham Almishal, 24, … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/25/2013

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Well, Obama wanted the U.S. to be more like Europe: Looks like the Boston bombers were jihadis on welfare. So just like Europe, we’re funding the people who want to kill us. Awesome. The good news is thanks to the … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/22/2013

1) The red line? Back in December, NBC News reported that Syria had loaded chemical weapons onto planes and was prepared to use them against civilians. Syria prepared to use chemical weapons against own people; military awaits final orders, US … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Israel’s Memorial Day: The AP, for a change, has no spin at all in this description of Israel today. It’s a miracle! Israel at 65: The AP is back to its old anti-Israel self with this article. Read it all … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Despicable: There is no other word that more aptly describes the petition by 110 Jordanian politicians to free the man who murdered seven Israeli schoolgirls during a field trip near the Jordanian border. The victims were ages 12 to 15. … Continue reading

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Cause and effect, reversed by the anti-Israel press

The New York Times does it. Clashes Resume Across Israel-Gaza Border as Tensions Mount Israeli-Palestinian tensions rose sharply on Wednesday with a resumption of clashes over the Israel-Gaza border as Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails declared a three-day hunger strike … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Just another anti-Semitic Palestinian “peace” organization: Elder of Ziyon outed Miftah, Hanan Ashrawi’s organization, for carrying an article about the Passover blood libel–and Miftah is now attacking him for having the gall to point it out. They took down the … Continue reading

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What really happened in Jerusalem

Charles Krauthammer is of the opinion that a seismic shift took place in the Obama administration’s viewpoint on Middle East peace. In Ramallah last week, Obama didn’t just address this perennial Palestinian dodge. He demolished the very claim that settlements … Continue reading

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Pesach briefs

Oh, that’ll stop ’em: The U.S. is staying mostly close-mouthed about Turkey’s Prime Minister buddying it up with Hamas. Funny how the Obama administration is always quick to condemn Israel and never as quick to condemn actions that support Israel’s … Continue reading

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The AP fix is in: It’s all Israel’s fault

The AP is not happy with Obama’s refusal to go along with the Palestinian settlement free precondition anymore. This is how they start their article on how Obama is trying to push for a peace settlement. The pro-Palestinian spin couldn’t … Continue reading

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