Category Archives: World

Israel and the double standard

It’s funny when you compare the response to stories like this, where a Hamas children’s program demonstrates cruelty to animals while ostensibly teaching children not to be cruel to animals, with the response to stories about Israel refusing to accept … Continue reading

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The U.K. happiness quotient

So first I find a story in the Daily Mail that says the unemployment rate in Great Britain is actually six times higher than official government figures. Nearly ten million people in Britain are out of work – more than … Continue reading

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The EU and the ecosystem

Okay, I know I’m just a stupid American and I simply don’t understand much more than consuming more products than most of the rest of the world (or something like that), but could someone tell me how this is anything … Continue reading

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Egyptians murder Sudanese refugees

The Egyptians murdered four Sudanese refugees within sight of the IDF, even pulling one out of an IDF soldier’s hands as that soldier tried to save the man’s life. Egyptian soldiers killed four Sudanese refugees near the Egypt-Israel border overnight … Continue reading

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The Elders, their backers, and your privacy

Hey, did you know the new Elders have a website? And that on that website, you can find some really nifty information. For instance, one of their backers is the Bridgeway Foundation. Check out the Bridgeway Foundation’s requirement for their … Continue reading

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The Transnational Old Farts Israel-Haters Club

Be afraid. Be very afraid. The Israel-haters and anti-Americans have a new club. Nelson Mandela and five other senior statesmen will today form themselves into a team of international troubleshooters called “The Elders”. The initiative, funded by Sir Richard Branson, … Continue reading

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Italian FM shills for Hamas

The Italian Foreign Minister thinks that Israel should stop isolating Hamas. This is what is wrong with people like him: They acknowledge that Hamas is a terrorist organization, then say that if we don’t “engage” Hamas, it might push them … Continue reading

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Sixty years later, same old Europe

I’m sorry, but I fail to see much difference between the attitudes of Europeans about Jews today, and the attitudes of their grandparents and parents in the 1930s and 1940s. So the results of this poll by the ADL come … Continue reading

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UN impotence in action

I really like this quote: Ban Ki-Moon says he has “done a lot” to get Hezbollah to release the soldiers they kidnapped a year ago. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that he has “done a lot” to try … Continue reading

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If I call John Smeaton British, will the Scots get angry?

If you haven’t seen or heard of John Smeaton, you’re missing an amazing cult hero being born. He’s the baggage handler who helped subdue one of the terrorists as he fought the policeman to get near the passengers and complete … Continue reading

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British bombers: Al Qaeda in Iraq

The Brits are getting more and more sure that Al Qaeda in Iraq was directing the terror attacks against them. CBS/AP) British intelligence services increasingly believe that the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow bare the fingerprints of al … Continue reading

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UN SecGen shakes finger at Human Wrongs Council

The new UN Secretary General, picking up where Kofi Annan left off (Kofi did this too around the same time last year, about the council’s predecessor), essentially frowned in the Human Wrongs Council’s general direction. The Secretary-General is disappointed at … Continue reading

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Brits rediscover their spine

The British are standing pat on the Rushdie knighthood. Good for them. Britain will not apologize for its decision to bestow a knighthood on writer Salman Rushdie, the home secretary said Wednesday, highlighting the need to protect freedom of expression … Continue reading

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The UN Human Wrongs Council ends the year with a bust

The UN Human Rights Council was formed from the wreckage of the UN Human Rights Commission, which used the commission to bash Israel year after year, has turned into, well, a clone of its predecessor. It ends the year with: … Continue reading

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Bad Timing of the Year Award

And the winner is: Alvaro De Soto, now (thankfully) the former UN Middle East Envoy. The United Nations’ former top Middle East envoy has sharply criticized U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate the Hamas-led Palestinian government, saying the policy has … Continue reading

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