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Sunday news roundup

Suckiest. Flash mob. Ever. Seriously, cover up the subtitles and see if you can even understand the lyrics they’re singing. Yeah, interfering with shoppers is the best idea the BDS movement has ever had. Piss off people while they’re shopping … Continue reading

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Hamas’ anniversary party: Burying the lede

The AP buried the lede of the Hamas 23rd anniversary celebration in Gaza. Paragraphs 16 and 17 in an 18-graph story: In a message distributed to media Tuesday morning, Hamas said it remains committed to destroying Israel, bringing back Palestinian … Continue reading

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How can I whitewash? Let me count the ways

Just when you think the AP can’t get any better at whitewashing, you’re wrong. Over 200 mortars and rockets—including Grad rockets—have been fired from Gaza into Israel this year. So how does the AP manipulate language to make it seem … Continue reading

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Thursday morning briefs

The more you learn, the worse it gets: Really, first we learn (shock!) that German diplomats were complicit in murdering Jews. Now we learn that at least a third of the German war effort was supported by stolen Jewish wealth … Continue reading

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Tuesday post-op briefs

My pupils aren’t really dilating, but I can still see to read. But—but—Hamas would never harm UN personnel: John Ging doesn’t feel safe in Gaza, so Israel has approved four submachine guns for use of his personal bodyguards. Say, how’s … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

UN to Israel: What Jewish history? UNESCO has declared the tombs of the Patriarchs and of Rachel to be “Palestinian.” Because the Palestinians named them mosques. City of Hebron the oldest Jewish city in existence? Doesn’t matter. It’s Palestinian, because … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter: I really, REALLY hate Israel

You don’t even have to read between the lines anymore to see Jimmy Carter’s utter loathing of all things Israel: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during a visit to Damascus on Tuesday, called for Israel to lift completely its blockade … Continue reading

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The AP whitewash of the week

I was under the weather the last 24 hours, which precluded me from posting on this little tidbit I found yesterday, on a story about new negotations for Gilad Shalit’s release: The militant group is leading the negotiations, demanding the … Continue reading

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Killing terrorists is an obstacle to peace

The AP doesn’t use quite the langue of this post title, but it’s close enough: Israeli troops killed two senior Hamas militants in an early-morning raid in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, the Israeli military and Hamas … Continue reading

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Briefly

The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians have frozen the sale of S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, since it is in violation of UN sanctions. Not to worry, though. Iran can just buy them through Syria now, … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Awesome! Iran’s economy is tanking: Just the other day, Rafsanjani chided Mad Mahmoud that the sanctions are the worst Iran has ever seen. Must be really hitting his pocketbook, then. And nothing overthrows tyrants like lack of money to the … Continue reading

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Friday, briefly

Awesome! The UN gives up on Israel’s nukes: That will be one less anti-Israel report out of the UN, as investigators have given up because they can’t get the information they need for the report. Oh, like Israel is going … Continue reading

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Comparing condemnations

Terror attacks are apparently not an obstacle to peace. The Obama administration didn’t The State Department does not feel the need to issue a scathing condemnation of the attackers who murdered four Israeli civilians, including a pregnant woman. It’s far … Continue reading

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Hamas says Abbas Cannot Represent the Palestinians

Isn’t it exciting that the Israelis and Palestinians are meeting in direct talks to tell each other the same thing that they have been saying for the months now indirectly? Direct talks certainly hold more possibilities for progress, but also … Continue reading

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Your Sunday morning snark briefs

Leo doesn’t heart Mel: Word is that Leonardo DiCaprio exited a film he was going to do with mysognist anti-Semite Mel Gibson. The insider quoted doesn’t give a reason, but perhaps the fact that Leo is dating Israeli model Bar … Continue reading

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