Category Archives: Middle East

Obama in Israel

You have to give the man credit. He knows how to put on the charm when he wants to. And he has utterly charmed many, many Israelis. “We were prepped in advance for any question he may ask us,” Farhi … Continue reading

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How much hatred is acceptable?

This is what passes for journalism on CNN these days. ERIN BURNETT, HOST: An Egyptian woman, her name’s Samira Ibrahim, and she’s done a lot of things, courageous things. She’s also been criticized for sending tweets that are anti-Semitic, anti-American. … Continue reading

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Lies the Palestinians told me

Mahmoud Abbas, the author of a Holocaust-denying theme that got him his college degree, is adding more lies to his resume. Now he says that Hamas should be removed from the EU’s list of terrorist organizations because it is now … Continue reading

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Your Thursday sniefs

Yeah, I’m thinking the motive was far less noble: Hugo Chavez begged not to die as he supposedly suffered a heart attack. His last words? “Please don’t let me die.” The general passes along the bullshit that he only wanted … Continue reading

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The rise and fall of a lie about Israel

Last November, a BBC stringer’s 11-month-old boy was killed by rocket fire. The news media rushed the story around the world, blaming an Israeli airstrike, even though the IDF denied any airstrike in that particular location. There is no shortage … Continue reading

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Thursday (right day) briefs

I have been a day off all week. ALL WEEK. And it’s very frustrating, because I’m a day ahead of myself and that means there’s one more day to deal with before the weekend. Yeah, that’s because it’s not our … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Ew, Jew cooties: Turkey’s foreign minister refused to shake hands with Ehud Barak at a conference in February. Pretty soon Turkish athletes are going to forfeit matches when Israelis are in them. Just wait for it. Oh, and tell us … Continue reading

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Hezbollah’s war against Israel and the West

It’s not just Israel that Hezbollah is targeting, and the EU has yet to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The arrest of Hossam Yaakoub, a Lebanese-born Swedish citizen, on July 7 was all but forgotten 11 days later when a … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

One can only hope: Hassan Nasrallah is reportedly being treated for cancer. A fast-acting one, it seems. The “nonviolent” intifada, now with Grad rockets! A rocket landed on the outskirts of Ashkelon. Good to know that Mahmoud Abbas is heeding … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Watch for the demonization of the Rethuglican(c): Marco Rubio told the world that of course Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. Because Israel has declared it so. And he also said that Iran, not Israel, is the greatest threat to Middle East … Continue reading

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Thursday, briefly

Laws are for the little people, Palestinian Oscar-nominated director version: Call out the wahmbulance. The director of the propaganda Oscar-nominated film, 5 Broken Cameras (yet another anti-Israel film nominated by Hollyweird because, dude, those poor Palestinians, they’re suffering so much, … Continue reading

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Iran, insulted

Day-amn, America rocks! Just look at what we can do to Iran with one movie. “We Iranians look stupid, backward and simple-minded in this movie,” Mr. Tondro said. “Hollywood is not a normal industry; it’s a conspiracy by capitalism and … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler Feb. 17

The revolution + 2  Two years ago last week, growing protests against Hosni Mubarak eventually (with a nudge from the military) forced him from power. Here’s a sampling of news and comment from the New York Times of those momentous … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 02/18/2013

1) The Obama administration vs. Hezbollah Today’s New York Times features an op-ed, Hezbollah unmasked by President Obama’s national security adviser, Thomas Donilon. After providing the details of Hezbollah’s blood drenched history, (similar to a case made recently by Ambassador … Continue reading

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Got a big one in Syria

There was a HUGE hit in Syria on the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. A general was assassinated in Syria. If I were a betting person, I’d say that Israel has agents inside the country that are helping the rebels. None of … Continue reading

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