Category Archives: Middle East

Once again on Mahmoud the Mad’s Jewish roots

The story is not, strictly speaking, new. The Jewish roots of so called Mr Ahmadinejad (Saburjian really) have been already discussed earlier this year. Of course, when The Telegraph gets on the subject, the waves are much higher than when … Continue reading

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The AP: Nothing can’t be spun anti-Israel

You would think that the AP would give us a break on Yom Kippur. You would be wrong. Israel shuts down for Day of Atonement amid fears Alternate headline: Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, amid fears of perceived Iranian … Continue reading

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Iran letter to the IAEA revealed!

I have received a copy of Iran’s letter to the IAEA, revealing the existence of a heretofore undisclosed (don’t you love the word “heretofore”?) nuclear plant that is only a year away from operation. Just remember, even Drudge doesn’t have … Continue reading

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Friday snarkly

NObama: Looks like the Palestinians aren’t going to take Obama’s suggestion and get back to the negotiating table anytime soon. I like how they no longer insist that all settlement activity be frozen first—they don’t dare add a precondition for … Continue reading

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Yes, it’s anti-Semitism

Exhibit A: The Egyptian minister of culture lost his bid to become the head of UNESCO, after a campaign that showed his viciously anti-Israel feelings, which he insisted weren’t anti-Semitism. How does he respond? By blaming “New York Jews.” “There … Continue reading

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Risks for peace? Only from the Israelis

President Obama is in a hurry again. “Simply put, it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. It is time to move forward,” Obama told reporters before a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading

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Snark news briefs, good news edition

So many wonderful things, so little time. (Actually, there’s plenty of time; work’s done for the day.) Sucks to be you, Part 1: The anti-Israel (some might say “anti-Semitic” Egyptian minister of culture lost his bid to become the director … Continue reading

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Shimon Peres to schoolkids: Beware of Mad Mahmoud!

This is hilarious, and absolutely true: President Shimon Peres told schoolchildren in the north that “the prime minister will be demonstratively absent from a meeting with one of the most evil and horrible people of modern history, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who … Continue reading

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Your morning snark

I know you are, but what am I? Ahmadinejad exhibits the grown-up attitude we’ve come to expect from the Holocaust Denier-in-Chief: He flips the bird to the world in response to the worldwide denunciations of his Holocaust-denying speech on Quds … Continue reading

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Briefly

Germans to Israel: Shut up if you want Gilad Shalit to come home. To be fair, he wants all parties involved to shut up, but really—this is what the mediator thinks is a necessary ingredient to getting Hamas to release … Continue reading

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Goldstone report ignores Israelis injured by rockets

I know my readers will be shocked, shocked to hear stories like this: Some of the Israeli witnesses who testified before the committee were injured by rocket fire before Operation Cast Lead, but their testimonies were left out of the … Continue reading

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The “U” in UN stands for “Useless”

UNIFIL was warned ten days beforehand that Lebanese terrorists planned to fire rockets into Israel. They were even told what kind of rockets were going to be used. And so, UNIFIL took that information and warned Israel. Oh, wait. No … Continue reading

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The Goldstone commission: A kangaroo court report

In the next couple of weeks, the UN will be releasing the results of the inquiry by Richard Goldstone into what they will determine are war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Goldstone has been insisting that although the UN … Continue reading

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Netanyahu’s visit to Russia

There is much speculation as to why the Israeli Prime Minister would visit Russia secretly, renting a private jet to keep his actions quiet. He could be discussing Iranian weapons deals with Russia, as the story says: Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper … Continue reading

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Wednesday SNB

Very interesting… Ynet says Benjamin Netanyahu took a trip to Russia to discuss their selling of arms to Iran. The PM’s office says he never left the country. There are also rumors that Bibi visited an Arab nation that has … Continue reading

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