Category Archives: Middle East

Thursday briefs

Like we care if Hamas wants to destroy Israel: Fifty aid groups, including several UN bodies and the High Commissioner for Human Rights (who never met an anti-Israel cause she couldn’t join, even when she’s dead wrong about it) signed … Continue reading

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Media bias? Yeah, we got that

Israel’s Comptroller’s office has determined that Israel’s response to the Marvelous Marmalade incident sucked. And here’s the all-important conclusion to the report: Lindenstrauss concluded this part of his report by recommending a comprehensive plan to improve Israel’s public diplomacy under … Continue reading

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Late Tuesday briefs

The incitement that doesn’t exist: One more example of how the Palestinians want to live in peace with Israel. That is, if you ignore the fact that they’re teaching their kindergarteners to blow up Israelis. The hypocrisy of the human … Continue reading

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If it’s Monday, these must be news briefs

Extremists: Some assholes claiming to be religious (probably Jews) vandalized Yad Vashem. Yes, Yad Vashem. Some 10 other slogans of the same nature were daubed in several other areas as well, including “Israel is the secular Auschwitz of the Sephardic … Continue reading

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Friday morning briefs

Censorship? Only Israel can censor journalists: Lori Marcus on how the PA has been silencing journalists for decades, particularly those that report the truth–a.k.a. negative stories–about the PA. And how western journalists are going along with their requests. Speaking of … Continue reading

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Thursday news roundup

Endgame for Assad? Russia is talking about allowing the Dorktator to live with them in exile. It’s apparently Kofi Annan’s idea, since he never met a ruthless dictator responsible for the massacre of thousands that he could hold accountable. And … Continue reading

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Wednesday gloatfest briefs

And it’s Walker for the win: A eleven seven-point victory, but it was “too close to call” according to all the exit polls. Which just goes to show you: Exit polls are bullshit. Changed your LinkedIn password: Millions of passwords … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

But there is no anti-Semitism in France: A mob of Muslims armed with hammers and iron bars attacked three Jews in France. But it’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism, because their kippahs identified them as Israelis. Oh. Wait. And by the way, … Continue reading

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Sunday, briefly

First they came for the Jews: CUNY is turning “Jewish” into a minority with a checkbox. If you’re not appalled by this, you’re not paying attention to the divisiveness that is known as affirmative action. Also, seriously? Have they no … Continue reading

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Palestinian terrorists show their gratitude for peace gesture by killing Israelis

On the heels of Israel returning the bodies of terrorists to the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist managed to murder an IDF soldier. The exchange began after the militant cut through the fence separating the Hamas-run Gaza Strip … Continue reading

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Flame on! news briefs

Angry Flame: The creators of Flame used the same programming language as did the creators of Angry Birds. It’s really not all that big a deal, and reflects more on the language (it’s easy, that’s why they used it) than … Continue reading

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Back to work briefs

Stuxnet, Part 3: Looks like the creators of Stuxnet are far more awesome than we thought, except for the computers infected in Israel bit. But then, if you want it to look like Israel didn’t create it, infecting your own … Continue reading

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Friday holiday weekend briefs

And they’ll take care of the Temple Mount. Honest. They promise: A fifth-century synagogue in Palestinian-controlled Jericho was desecrated with swastikas. Because the Palestinians are all about respecting other religion’s holy sites. Just ask the Christians in Gaza. Oh. Wait. … Continue reading

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Wednesday news roundup

The hatred only goes one way: A young Israeli mountain climber gave up his lifelong dream in order to save a dying Turkish mountain climber who others were passing by on their way to the summit. So the Turk lived. … Continue reading

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Tuesday, briefly

Hamas is in deep doo-doo: I like my headline better than Ynet’s, but read Guy Bechor’s analysis for a nice, cheerful story about Hamas. Cheerful for us, that is. Money quote: Until recently it appeared that the so-called “Arab Spring” … Continue reading

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