Category Archives: Middle East

Hamas war crimes

Hamas operatives are hiding in hospitals and operating rocket launchers in densely-populated civilian areas. Diskin also noted that large numbers of Hamas operatives are hiding in hospitals and that some are posing as medical staff. “Some are also hiding in … Continue reading

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Is the price of oil keeping Hezbullah peaceful?

Oil is sticking around $40 a barrel (it closed at $39 and change today). Iran is in trouble. Iran’s president presented parliament with a sweeping economic package Tuesday that calls for scrapping costly state subsidies for fuel, water and electricity … Continue reading

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Iran creates “war crimes” court for world to ignore

You know, sometimes I think the Iranians are just media whores. Why else would he do something this stupid? Iran has set up a court to try Israelis for its air attacks on Gaza and is ready to try in … Continue reading

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Reporter, heal thyself

McClatchy’s terror apologist Jerusalem Bureau Chief Dion Nissenbaum writes about Israel’s military response to the Hamas threat against its citizens by writing: The Gaza Strip has had its fair share of bad days over the years, from the spark for … Continue reading

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Laurence Simon on Second Life war crimes protests

Lair Simon may not be blogging as much as he used to, but his talent hasn’t subsided in the least. Witness: I was looking through my Flickr stream and came across something I had expected: a series of snapshots by … Continue reading

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Now, the IDF YouTube Channel

You can find IDF videos here. Here’s a video of the IDF destroying some underground rocket tunnels and weapon storage facilities. Evidence that the anti-Israel side will not bother to watch, because it explains why the IDF is bombing civilian … Continue reading

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Egypt and Turkey work out Israel’s surrender terms

Israel’s helpful Arab and Muslim “allies” have come up with a brilliant plan, and a warning: Take it, or you’ll be facing a second front. Turkey and Egypt plan to warn Israel that if a ground operation is launched in … Continue reading

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The media assault against Israel

The American media is doing all it can to undermine Israel’s case for war. I’m not just talking about those anti-Israel bloviators whom Noah Pollak amusingly call the “juicebox mafia,” but the opinion pages of major American newspapers have been … Continue reading

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Abu-Zayd lies about Israel, AP passes it along

Omri catches the head of the UNRWA in a blatant lie about a supposed lull that nobody seems to have known about but her. And the AP is passing along her lies without so much as fact-checking them. Palestinians in … Continue reading

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More on the ground war

First, the Muqata, with this analysis: 7:32 PM Interesting. Apparently, IDF Intellignce believes (based on the sources I’ve gleaned) that the largest Hamas Grad Missile bunker in Gaza is located…directly beneath the Gaza Shifa Hospital. Israel’s Channel 1 TV reports … Continue reading

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Brace yourselves for the next step

Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the PR effort, which is a very good thing. He’s handsome, eloquent, and persuasive. And he’ll be needed for the next phase, because it’s going to get pretty ugly, pretty soon. Despite the Israeli Air Force’s … Continue reading

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Best headline of the week

Charles got a great one in: Hamas Rejects Truce Israel Isn’t Offering Made me laugh.

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Morning war round-up

The war has expanded to the West Bank, which was utterly predictable: Six wounded in W. Bank stabbing attack The terrorist was shot by an MDA medic. An armed society is a prepared society. IAF destroying ammo dumps: IAF hits … Continue reading

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Covering for Iran

There is no kind way to describe today’s Washington Post editorial Israel Strikes with a subtitle: Hamas suffers a serious blow — but the real winner may be Iran. ISRAEL’S AIR offensive against the Gaza Strip yesterday should not have … Continue reading

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Evil Zionists send blood, fuel, medical supplies to Gaza

What other nation has ever supplied the other side with medical supplies and fuel during wartime? Meanwhile, Barak authorized the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza in an unprecedented scope. Some 100 trucks carrying blood units, provisions, medicines and 10 … Continue reading

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