Category Archives: Middle East

Tuesday SNB

Still more dividends from the Obama speech: A Palestinian minister met with an Israeli minister last week, but that will be the last of talking until Obama forces Abbas to sit down with Netanyahu. Becauase now the Palestinians are refusing … Continue reading

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Monday SNB

Yeah, sure. And you’ve perfected the flying carpet, too: Iran says it’s developed weapons systems that will intercept stealth missiles. I think I can still hear the peals of laughter from the Pentagon over this report. Hamas backs off on … Continue reading

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Sunday morning briefs

If you won’t meet with me, then I don’t want to meet with you! The Swedish foreign minister has canceled his trip to Israel after hearing that Benjamin Netanyahu was about to snub him. It’s good to know that the … Continue reading

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Analyzing the AP anti-Israel bias

The subtleties of the AP anti-Israel bias are always in evidence, no matter who the writer, no matter what the subject. Witness: The gist of the article is a debate between Israeli president and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres, and … Continue reading

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Doo it again

Predictably the UN places the onus on Israel Israel has allowed in some material for repairs of water and sewage systems, but aid officials say it’s not nearly enough to fix the problem. The blockade has halted repairs of Gaza’s … Continue reading

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Wednesday SNB

How to get around 1701: Say you’re supporting the Lebanese army. Iran is offering to shore up Hezbollah by selling arms to the Lebanese army. Since there is no UN resolution against arming the Lebanese army, I can see this … Continue reading

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Tuesday Snark News Briefs

Oh, like we didn’t see this coming: The Palestinians are publishing it as if it’s true. The Saudis are pretending that they don’t believe it. But the Iranians? Of course the Jews are stealing Palestinian organs. There’s a Palestinian “eyewitness” … Continue reading

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Friday SNB

Reap what you sow dept.: A Saudi prince was injured by a terrorist who blew himself up on his way to meet with him. Don’t you just love how the AP talks about the prince spearheading the “aggressive” Saudi anti-terrorism … Continue reading

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The libel tourist is dead

Khalid bin Mahfouz is dead. The New York Times tells us: Khalid bin Mahfouz, a billionaire Saudi banker who paid $225 million to settle charges of bank fraud in 1993 and later won a string of lawsuits in Britain against … Continue reading

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Thursday SNB

He will fart in your general direction: Nicholas Sarkozy is threatening “severe” new sanctions on Iran if it doesn’t stop enriching uranium and trying to get the bomb. Yeah, like we haven’t heard that before. No! Not the dreaded letter … Continue reading

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No Jews, No beer

Please see an important note at the end. A few days ago the Washington Post concluded in Self-Muzzled at Yale: In effect, Yale University Press is allowing violent extremists to set the terms of free speech. As an academic press … Continue reading

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Palis smell blood in the water, circle

Not satisfied with declaring at the Fatah congress that they were going to wait for Obama to pressure Israel into full compliance with their demands (and that was on top of telling the Washington Post that they were going to … Continue reading

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Friday SNB

There’s only time for Snark News Briefs this morning. Soldiers won’t eat in front of Palestinians: That headline does not mean what you think it means. No, it’s not another damning report from another European-funded, Palestinian-staffed NGO about how IDF … Continue reading

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When the moderate met the mass killer

A few months ago, a Washington Post editorial commented on the embrace of the Sudan’s leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir. In particular the editorial observed: “We must also take a decisive stance of solidarity alongside fraternal Sudan and President Omar al-Bashir,” … Continue reading

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Palestinian refugee creates Obama Joker poster

A reader of Glenn Reynolds points out that the artist who created the Obama Joker poster is a Palestinian-American. I would note further that he is a Palestinian refugee, as defined by the United Nations. Under UNRWA’s operational definition, Palestine … Continue reading

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