Category Archives: Middle East

Yeah, that’ll work. The UN and Quartet condemn kassams

Wow, Hamas must be shaking in its sandals at this outpouring of condemnation. First, the Quartet. The Quartet expressed its deep concern over recent factional violence in Gaza . It called for all Palestinians to immediately renounce all acts of … Continue reading

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It’s a schoolday in Sderot, and rockets are falling

Nine Ten Eleven more rockets today. I’m awaiting the UN condemnation of the indiscriminate targeting of civilians, including children, by the Palestinian terrorists. Okay, no, not really, but I like to say that to point out the vast difference in … Continue reading

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The true face of the boycott campaigners

The following post by Ami Isseroff is copied in its entirety. The message it carries should be spread as widely as possible to show the real motives behind the boycott movement. This matter should be of urgent concern to anyone … Continue reading

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Charles is right: VOA is now anti-Israel

The Voice of America is supposed to be a relatively unbiased, if not pro-America, news site. I’ve quoted it from time to time. Yesterday, Charles pointed out an extremely slanted VOA piece on the poll of American Muslims. He’s not … Continue reading

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Iranian FM tells Arabs to shun Israel

Color me unsurprised. Mullahs on Monday warned Arab countries not to make any concessions towards Israel. ‘The Zionist regime (Israel) is in one of its weakest situations, especially after the military failure in Lebanon which caused an earthquake within the … Continue reading

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Palestinian rockets hit high school, more civilians

And the world continues to ignore it. A high school in the Negev was directly hit by a Qassam rocket Thursday. Two people were lightly wounded in the attack, and several others suffered from shock. The rocket landed on an … Continue reading

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Gaza actions against civilians ignored

The terrorists in Gaza kill and maim civilians with impunity. The media rarely pick up the story, and most often bury items like these deep within stories. In another incident, Hamas gunmen set fire to an 11-story apartment building housing … Continue reading

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Sderot roundup

Rockets have fallen on Sderot almost daily for over a year now, and the world notices them only when they do damage—or when the IDF responds. Israel’s leadership has decided that the terrorists can fire at will. Once again, Israel … Continue reading

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Red on red makes terrorists dead

And it couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of terrorists. GAZA (Reuters) – At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday — eight in one incident — in the deadliest fighting between Hamas and Fatah since the rivals formed a … Continue reading

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Nasrallah says: We can launch thousands more rockets per day

Hassan Nasrallah, the man second-most in need of a Hellfire missile up his ass (the first would be Mahmoud Ahmedinejad) says that Hizbullah can now fire thousands of rockets per day into Israel. Oh, and that they don’t really care … Continue reading

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Lies and Lebanon

The same day that Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora lies in the op-ed pages of the New York Times about how the Arabs don’t want to destroy Israel, Hassan Nasrallah comes out and says the Arabs shouldn’t make peace with … Continue reading

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The ineffectiveness of UNIFIL

In this week’s NRO: By my count, the Security Council has passed some 38 resolutions pertaining to UNIFIL, every one of which seamlessly ignores UNIFIL’s inability to accomplish its mission…. Fine, a person might say — UNIFIL is ineffective. What’s … Continue reading

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More proof of the Iranian proxy war

Iran wages war on Israel, and Israel does—nothing. The UN does—nothing. The world does—nothing. No surprise there, at least on the last two. But here is more proof. Casus belli. Stuff the world will utterly ignore if it comes to … Continue reading

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Lebanese president: UN resolutions don’t count

The president of Lebanon has decided that UN resolutions don’t apply to Lebanon. After all, it’s not like UNSC 1701 specifically calls for the disarmament of “all armed groups in Lebanon.” Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said Hizbullah will not disarm … Continue reading

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Muslim ERA watch

Ew! Girl cooties! Iran’s foreign minister walked out of a dinner of diplomats where he was seated directly across from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on the pretext that the female violinist entertaining the gathering was dressed too revealingly. … Continue reading

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