Category Archives: World

Tony Blair, the bought and paid for envoy

Tony Blair was appointed the Quartet’s Middle East envoy in 2007. Since then, he has amassed millions of dollars working for the governments of Kuwait and Iraq, has formed a consultancy firm that works for Arab governments, and is rumored … Continue reading

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Iranians and Turks with fake Israeli passports

I have read first two reports: by Kateland and by colleague Elder of Ziyon, both based on a Maariv article (in Hebrew). The essence of the reports is that: …three Iranians were caught at an airport in Seychelles trying to … Continue reading

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Hell freezes over: UN notices Egypt is shooting Sudanese refugees

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights actually came down on Egypt for shooting unarmed migrants by the dozens over the past few years. And the release didn’t mention Israel once! Hell, even the AFP article doesn’t mention Israel. High … Continue reading

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Thursday pre-snow snarks

Will it snow? Won’t it snow? I don’t know. They say so. (Let it snow. I have a Jeep, and I’m here to drive it.) Europeans are big fat liars: So, they say they’re cutting trade with Iran, and yet, … Continue reading

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The evening political snarks

Obama: The Musical. Yes, really. In Germany, but the songs are in English. And judging by the excerpts, it, uh, sucks. Sure, I may be a bit biased, but really—these are not songs that will leave you humming as you … Continue reading

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There’s a kind of snark all over the world

Because Haiti doesn’t have enough disasters already: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the exiled former president(for life) of Haiti, says he can’t wait to get back to Haiti and rebuild the country. Sure. Because he did such a great job while he was … Continue reading

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Briefs

The internet turns women into psychos! Yes, really. I read it on the internet, so it has to be true. Can we tell Turkey to eff off now? So Danny Ayalon apologizes to the Turkish ambassador, and that should be … Continue reading

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Pat Robertson is an idiot

Really. Televangelist Pat Robertson said today during a broadcast on his Christian Broadcasting Network that quake-ravaged Haiti made a “pact to the devil.” “And so the devil said, ‘OK, it’s a deal,’” Robertson said. “And they kicked the French out, … Continue reading

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Lessons of Auschwitz

Polish police found the infamous “Work makes free” sign, cut into three pieces and apparently ready to be fenced in the burgeoning market for Nazi memorabilia. The perpetrators were arrested, and seem to be ordinary thieves. The suspects have not … Continue reading

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The War President’s Peace Prize

If you read the text of Barack Obama’s Nobel prize acceptance speech, a 4,000-word text that he apparently wrote much of himself, you can see what our president thinks about using force to defeat fascism. And I have to say, … Continue reading

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The president who fell to earth

The last week seems to have been a week that the articles critical of Barack Obama have really gained a foothold. On top of the blistering (and truly funny) skit about Obama’s trip to China, we have editorials in such … Continue reading

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Boycotting Israeli universities: A self-imposed death sentence

Norway’s second-largest university is considering boycotting Israeli academics. And if they do, here is what they will be boycotting: Israeli scientists have identified a substance that can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy ones, paving the way for more effective … Continue reading

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French hypocrisy on war crimes

The U.K. and France are the latest countries to jump on the bandwagon to force Israel to investigate the accusations in the Goldstone report. Let us review the French reaction to her citizens being attacked in the Ivory Coast a … Continue reading

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Briefly

Obama administration forces Honduras to let anti-Semitic nutjob back in power: So, the guy who said that Mossad agents were poisoning him is going to be back in charge of Honduras in some fashion, forced there by the United States … Continue reading

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Snarking

Turk to Israel: No, really, we love you, you baby-killing bastards: Yeah, right. The Turkish producer of a film about Palestinians that depicts IDF soldiers murdering young girls for no apparent reason other than they’re Zionist child-killers says that just … Continue reading

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