Category Archives: Middle East

When Kim confronted Ehud

Back in December North Korea condemned the Israeli raid on what we now know to be a Syrian nuclear reactor. North Korea lashed out Tuesday at Israel for invading Syrian airspace last Thursday, its official news agency said.”This is a … Continue reading

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Mofaz positions himself opposite Olmert

It looks like Shaul Mofaz is openly declaring that the Golan Heights needs to stay exactly as it is right now: Under Israeli control. Giving Syria the Golan Heights will mean bringing Iran there as well, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz … Continue reading

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Sensible talk from Israel on Syria

Shaul Mofaz, the Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, said what Ehud Olmert has not yet said publicly: That Syria can forget about the Golan Heights or a peace treaty until it stops working with the enemies of Israel. “Syria is … Continue reading

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Hamas ups rocket fire to force “truce”

Rocket attacks on Israel have increased in the last couple of days. What do you want to bet they’ve done so because Hamas is trying to force Israel into agreeing to that bogus truce? A Qassam rocket fired from northern … Continue reading

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World Bank confirms that Gaza blockade is working

The World Bank issued a report today that effectively states the Israeli blockade of Hamas is working, but that Israel should lift the blockade, because it’s working. Billions of aid dollars pledged to the Palestinians to bolster peace talks with … Continue reading

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Terrorism overload

You know, I just can’t write about this crap today. I mean, Hamas is pulling its usual bullshit line of “Israel must accede to our truce demands or we’ll kill even more Israelis because they didn’t.” The MSM will be … Continue reading

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Throwing Bashar a lifeline

via memeorandum Israel Matzav noted that PM Olmert has apparently gone even beyond Ehud Barak’s generous concessions to Syria and promised Bashar Assad the complete Golan even up to the Kinneret. But my question is why now? Why would Olmert … Continue reading

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Israel reopens fuel terminal

Israel is reopening Nahal Oz in spite of the attacks on it in the last two weeks that killed two civilians and threatened more. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal will reopen Wednesday morning for the first time in two weeks, … Continue reading

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1701 still toothless

via memeorandum Ha’aretz reports: According to a government source in Jerusalem, the incident caused great embarrassment for UNIFIL. The source described the incident, explaining that UNIFIL troops on patrol discovered the truck and chased it down and pulled it over. … Continue reading

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Olmert to concede to Syria?

Syria funds and supplies Hamas and Hezbullah. Syria has treaties with Iran guaranteeing that Iran will step into any altercation Israel has with Syria. Syria is the reason Lebanon is the shithole that it is, and has been for twenty … Continue reading

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Stupid Iranian statement of the day

Just when you think that Iranian spokesliars can’t get any dumber, they do. American officials follow the policy of Iranophobia,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters in a weekly news conference. Apparently, Baghdad Bob was not a one-off … Continue reading

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Revoking the honors

Backspin notes that Mahmoud Abbas has withdrawn his nomination to honor two terror abettors. The Al Kuds Mark of Honor, the PLO’s highest medal, was meant be awarded in a ceremony in Ramallah Thursday to two female terrorists who helped … Continue reading

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The double standard: Israeli and Palestinian casualties

It’s astonishing—or perhaps not—how often the words “youths” and “children” are used when describing Palestinian casualties, civilian or otherwise. A 19-year-old Palestinian injured in battle with the IDF is often called a “youth,” even if the 19-year-old was actually working … Continue reading

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Defining deviancy down

Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously coined the phrase “defining deviancy down” to accept more and more violent behavior. The news media seem to have that concept down perfectly when it comes to Israel. Always, when Israel launches offensives against terrorists—and always, … Continue reading

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Iranian tactics killing Israeli soldiers

The Iranian training that Hamas is getting is making their terrorists more deadly and effective. Three Givati Brigade soldiers were killed Wednesday morning during intense clashes with a Palestinian terror cell near the security fence in central Gaza. Three other … Continue reading

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