Category Archives: Terrorism

Monday briefs, rocket attack version

The IDF is learning: This time around, the IDF is immediately releasing videos of terrorists shooting rockets and drones hitting weapons warehouse. I don’t know why I can’t see the video on Ynet, though, as I don’t know what the … Continue reading

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Media bias as the rockets fall on Israel? Yeah, we got that

There’s so very much material, one hardly knows where to start. The Guardian: At least 15 killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people in an escalation of … Continue reading

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Israel under fire from Gaza

The IDF took out some major terrorists, including some that were released in the prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit. The result? Southern Israel under heavy fire: Four people were wounded after a rocket exploded in southern Israel’s Eshkol region Friday … Continue reading

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Wednesday news roundup

And yet, in every generation, another enemy tries to destroy us: Marc Tracy in The Tablet on why Iran isn’t Haman, and how the world isn’t trying to destroy Israel. That’s a false choice, though. The whole world isn’t trying. … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

An unnamed source said it in a stolen email, so it must be true: My bullshit detector is pinging at Over-the-top on this story that Russia and Israel exchanged missile and drone codes. Really, Stratfor was a bit of a … Continue reading

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Quick Monday links

Hamas is totally out of Syria. Hezbollah is delusional. The Iranians are delusional. (It’s a freaking movie, schmucks.) A ray of light in France? Gee, the Russians don’t want Israel to attack their client state. How–1980s of them. Israel Apartheid … Continue reading

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Friday news roundup

If you’re not reading Barry Rubin, you’re not informed about the Middle East: I haven’t pointed you to any of Barry’s writing lately, but you should just go to his column at PJ Media and scroll down. Also check out … Continue reading

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Wednesday, briefly

If only they’d all fight each other like this: Iraqi jihadis are now heading to Syria to fight the Assad dictatorship. Of course, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend. These are Iraqi Sunnis, the legacy of Saddam … Continue reading

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Washington’s Birthday briefs

No, not his actual briefs, because they didn’t wear briefs in those days. And, ew. Yep, Islamists are still trying to murder Israelis: Suuuure, they’re moderating. That’s why the IDF foiled another terror plot on the Egyptian border. And by … Continue reading

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Sunday snowy briefs

Really? The Brits were buying oil from Iran even though they know that Iran is working toward a nuclear bomb? Really? So Iran cutting off exports to the U.K. and France is, what–a waste of time for all involved? Because … Continue reading

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The AP: Ignore what we said yesterday, it was too pro-Israel

Yesterday, the AP reported that Iran was behind the attempted terrorist attacks on Israelis in Thailand. They even headlined the article that way. Thailand: Iranians’ Targets Were Israeli Diplomats The lead tries to fudge just a little bit by using … Continue reading

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Thai officials: Attacks in Thailand aimed at Israelis

This story, whether it is precise in its details or not, reads like a parody of a thriller Laurel and Hardy slapstick: Two suspects have been arrested, and police were in pursuit of three additional suspects. The first arrest is … Continue reading

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Iran attacks

Looks like the Iranian proxies tried, but failed, to murder Israelis. They did succeed in wounding a few people, including the wife of an Israeli diplomat in India. The Iranians are–get this–blaming the attacks on Israel. “We wuz framed, I … Continue reading

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Let’s stop pretending it isn’t the Islamism

Our friends the Saudis got Interpol to arrest one of their citizens, who fled to Malaysia–a nation that I have been told over and over again is a mostly Muslim nation that is tolerant of other religions (never mind that … Continue reading

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There is no moderation of the Hamas mission

It really doesn’t matter how many news services, pundits, and analysts insist that by joining with the PA, Hamas is going to moderate. They’re not. Just listen to the words of their leader during his recent trip to Iran: Hamas … Continue reading

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