Category Archives: Middle East

Election Day briefs

Oh, the horrors! Best headline of the day: On Election Day, Democratic Party control in peril. It’s like the AP thinks that Dems are tied up on the railroad tracks by those evil Republicans Oh, the disappointment: Eric Cantor only … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

UN to Israel: What Jewish history? UNESCO has declared the tombs of the Patriarchs and of Rachel to be “Palestinian.” Because the Palestinians named them mosques. City of Hebron the oldest Jewish city in existence? Doesn’t matter. It’s Palestinian, because … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Documenting Egyptian war crimes: But there won’t be a hue and cry over them, because they were committed against Israelis. Wasted PR funds: The publisher and senior editors of the New York Times visited Ariel, the “settlement” city. My prediction: … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

But it’s anti-Zionism! Jordan, the nation that signed a peace treaty with Israel, does not allow Jewish religious symbols. It used to mean no religious Jew could bring t’filin into the country. Now, you can’t even wear a yarmulke. In … Continue reading

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Wanting peace more than the Palestinians

A few days ago the Washington Post reported Halt to Palestinian peace talks could become permanent: In perhaps the shortest round of peace negotiations in the history of their conflict, talks between the Israelis and Palestinians have ground to a … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning Middle East briefs

Say, that Obama-Syria outreach really worked! The latest insult from Baby Assad: Bashar Assad told Al-Hayat newspaper in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. “created chaos in every place it entered.” Smart power! So, how’s that idea about separating … Continue reading

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Sunday snarks

Must… not… say… it… Must… not… say… it: The Palestinians are opening a Rachel Corrie restaurant. Say, think it’ll feature pancakes? Damn. I said it. Iranian ERA Watch: Iran has restricted 12 “Western” social sciences. These include law, women’s studies, … Continue reading

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Saturday briefs

Christians telling Jews what to do, 2010 version: A synod of Middle East bishops met, and decided that a) Israel shouldn’t be occupying “Palestinian lands,” b) Israeli Christians shouldn’t sell their homes no matter what, and b) There is no … Continue reading

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Distorting Mideast policy

According to Laura Rozen (note here yesterday) the administration’s upset that Netnayahu isn’t infinitely pliable. The American team is said to be frustrated and upset at Netanyahu’s dismissal to date of the package, which was drafted by the NSC’s Dennis … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

In your face, Iran!: An Israeli took the world’s record for most simultaneous games of chess played—from an Iranian. Oh, the misery! And this is a Master of Juvenile Scorn™ in the making: “Taking the record from an Iranian in … Continue reading

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Briefly

Hey, can you make this headline a little more anti-Israel, please? Really. Check it out: Slain US activist’s parents face Israeli killer. It’s about the lawsuit Rachel Corrie’s parents brought against the driver of the bulldozer. The death was ruled … Continue reading

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Will Bolton’s fears be realized?

Yesterday I noted that John Bolton feared that the Obama administration would (tacitly) support a Palestinian effort to get support for statehood at the United Nations. The Palestinians clearly are looking to the UN for support: The Palestinian leadership, near … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter: I really, REALLY hate Israel

You don’t even have to read between the lines anymore to see Jimmy Carter’s utter loathing of all things Israel: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during a visit to Damascus on Tuesday, called for Israel to lift completely its blockade … Continue reading

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Jacoby: The Undeniable Jewish State

Last week CNN reported (via the Daily Alert Blog) Top PA negotiator Nabil Sha’ath, an advisor to Mahmoud Abbas, distanced the PA government from comments by PLO official Yasser Abed Rabbo inferring that Palestinians might recognize Israel as a Jewish … Continue reading

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The Mad Mahmoud Lebanon trip news roundup—with snark!

Um, two miles from the border is NOT a stone’s throw away: Looks like Mad Mahmoud won’t be hitting Israel with a stone anytime soon—not unless he can throw one two miles. So it’s all media hype. Figures. Bet he … Continue reading

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