Category Archives: Terrorism

The non-truce farce is over

Hamas has finally declared their non-truce—in which they continue to launch suicide attacks, shootings, and rockets at Israel, but don’t claim the attacks in Hamas’ name—over. It’s good to know that Mahmoud Abbas thinks that these are the people that … Continue reading

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The non-stop suicide bombing attempts

They caught yesterday’s would-be Tel Aviv suicide bomber. But don’t think that Israel is safe, or even that the terrorists have stopped trying to murder Israelis. They most certainly have not. Security officials were not surprised by the attempted suicide … Continue reading

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New agreement, same old whines

Nothing has really changed since I last wrote about the effect the Mecca agreement will have on peace (that would be none) with Israel. No, wait, one thing has changed: The whines are getting louder. Mahmoud Abbas says: Give us … Continue reading

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Media bias, Violence edition

What’s missing from this headline? Thai Military Says 3 Held Over Violence That would be the description of the “violence.” It was 29 bombings in 45 minutes that murdered 8 and wounded more than 70 people in Southern Thailand, where … Continue reading

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The real religions of peace

Yesterday, 63 people were murdered in Iraq by Muslim “insurgents”. Yesterday, 7 people were murdered in Thailand by Muslim terrorists. Yesterday, no people were murdered by Jewish terrorists. Yesterday, no people were murdered by Christian terrorists. Someone’s got the labels … Continue reading

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The blood of your brethren

MUMBAI: The four blasts in Malegaon town in Nasik district were carried out in places of religious significance for Muslims since the perpetrators hoped to motivate the members of the community to take up arms against the Hindu community, an … Continue reading

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Why the checkpoints are crucial, part two

Two explosive vests were found hidden in a teenaged boy’s belongings. Two explosive devices weighing 1.5 kilos each (about 3.3 pounds) were found by IDF soldiers Saturday during a routine search of a Palestinian teen’s belongings at the Hawara checkpoint, … Continue reading

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The new “unity” government

I don’t buy the new “unity” government. I give it three days, max, before Hamas says they’ll never, ever, ever treat with “the Zionist enemy.” Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed Thursday, agreeing … Continue reading

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On the policy of understatement

My friends (especially some of them that are more into newspaper business than I am) always try to calm me down when I go on a rave about the titles some articles carry. It is not the authors, they tell … Continue reading

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Thrice failed

AP wasn’t my personal cup of tea, there are people who are much better in this specific subject. But I have stumbled by accident on an article Palestinian bomber had lost his daughter by one Sarah El Deeb, AP writer. … Continue reading

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Ban Ki-moon: An unequivocal condemnation of terror

The new Secretary General of the UN condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing in Israel with absolutely no caveats, no weasel words, no playing to the Arab League by also condemning Israel’s actions, and no warning of Israel to “show restraint.” What … Continue reading

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The dehumanization of Israel continues

The Associated Press has lots of stories about the suicide bombing in Israel today. There’s a story about the bombing itself, last updated at 4:24 p.m. Eastern time. There’s a sob story about the poor, poor, pitiful bomber, and why … Continue reading

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AP – moral relativism and body count

This is not a good day to squabble about politics or to nitpick. But this headline by AP got up my nose: Suicide bombing kills 4 in Israel I thought that another Israeli died since the bombing and looked closer … Continue reading

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Despicable sub-humans strike again, killing Jews

The sub-human death cult murdered three more Israelis today, this time in the seaside town of Eilat, known best for its beaches and resorts. The bombing was claimed by PIJ, which is supported by Iran, and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, which … Continue reading

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His mother and father prayed for him to succeed…

You would place a sentence like this quite naturally in some article about a sports event. Or about a career in arts, crafts, science. But in this case mom and dad prayed for their son, one Mohammed Faisal al-Saqsaq from … Continue reading

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