Category Archives: Middle East

Solved: The Syrian silence

Syrian’s been vewy, vewy quiet about the Israeli mission in Syria, except for a bit of bluster about how the great Syrian air force frightened the IAF away (try not to laugh, those of you who know about the 1982 … Continue reading

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Syria attack related to nukes?

The WaPo says the attack on Syria last week was to stop them from building nuclear weapons of some sort. U.S. sources reported this week that Israel had recently provided the United States with evidence — known by the code … Continue reading

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While the dust settles

That mysterious sortie into the Syrian territory, ascribed to IAF, continues to bother the news agencies. Today, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz and Ynet in concert with CNN published a new version of the story, with Debka presenting a separate opinion. What … Continue reading

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Khameini admits Iran is fighting in Iraq

The leader of Iran out-and-out admitted that Iran is fighting American troops in Iraq. It’s near the end of the AP story about how he says Bush is going to be put on trial for war crimes someday. Here’s the … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad calls for Israel’s end

Say, remember the dog-and-pony show that academics and other anti-Israel “experts” trotted out when Ahmadinejad said that Israel would be wiped off the map? Whatever this quotation from a decades-old speech of Khomeini may have meant, Ahmadinejad did not say … Continue reading

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AFP still mad that Israel won’t reveal state secrets

The AFP is still writing stories about how Israel refuses to divulge state secrets to AFP reporters. JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel on Wednesday maintained an official blackout on an apparent strike by its warplanes on Syria, amid reports that the … Continue reading

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Nondeterrence equals more missiles

Palestinians really have nothing to fear from launching rockets into Israel on a daily basis. Few of the missile launchers have actually been tracked down and killed. So they keep on firing missiles. Case in point: Palestinian terror groups launched … Continue reading

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Irony is so Sept. 10th

You simply can’t make this stuff up. Kim Jong Il rushes to the aid of Bashar Assad. North Korea commented on the incident in which Israeli planes allegedly entered Syrian airspace last week, calling it a “dangerous provocation”, Chinese News … Continue reading

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And now, the calls for restraint

Once again, the world shows that Jewish blood is cheap to them. Israeli politicians and defense officials have been calling for a more aggressive Israeli response to the near-daily rocket barrages out of Gaza. Attacks last week on the frequently … Continue reading

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Monitoring the AP anti-Israel bias

Let’s keep an eye on this story. Here’s the first AP story on the kassam that landed in a military base in the Negev: Rocket Hits Sleeping Israeli Soldiers By ARON HELLER – 59 minutes ago JERUSALEM (AP) — A … Continue reading

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“Crude, homemade rocket” injures 25

The “crude, homemade rockets” that are launched into Israel on a near-daily basis found a mark: Sleeping soldiers. More than 25 Israelis soldiers were hospitalized after a Qassam rocket launched from northern Gaza landed on a military base in the … Continue reading

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NY Times notices Hamas brutality

Now that it’s journalists being beaten, the Times (and the Times-own IHT) is noticing that Hamas is beating Palestinians when they don’t like what they do. During the first Fatah protest rally at Friday prayers here late last month, a … Continue reading

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What’s going on in Israel?

So there was a disputed IAF flyover in Syria, which no Israeli politician is talking about. Terrorists tried—and failed—to kidnap more Israeli soldiers (because gee, that’s working out so well for Hamas and Hezbollah now, isn’t it?). And Ban Ki-Moon … Continue reading

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PA says it’s thwarting terror attacks

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’ve heard this before. Palestinian Authority officials said they were in a “race against time” to torpedo plans of Hamas and groups affiliated with the organization to carry out a large-scale terror bombing that could sabotage the … Continue reading

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Israel’s politicians show their impotence

So it comes to this: Rockets are falling on Sderot’s schoolchildren, and it is only a matter of time before they score a hit. The IDF is prepared to respond. Some high-level politicians call for cutting electricity, fuel, or water … Continue reading

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