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Tuesday morning Middle East briefs

Say, that Obama-Syria outreach really worked! The latest insult from Baby Assad: Bashar Assad told Al-Hayat newspaper in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. “created chaos in every place it entered.” Smart power! So, how’s that idea about separating … Continue reading

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Sunday snarks

Must… not… say… it… Must… not… say… it: The Palestinians are opening a Rachel Corrie restaurant. Say, think it’ll feature pancakes? Damn. I said it. Iranian ERA Watch: Iran has restricted 12 “Western” social sciences. These include law, women’s studies, … Continue reading

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Saturday briefs

Christians telling Jews what to do, 2010 version: A synod of Middle East bishops met, and decided that a) Israel shouldn’t be occupying “Palestinian lands,” b) Israeli Christians shouldn’t sell their homes no matter what, and b) There is no … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

In your face, Iran!: An Israeli took the world’s record for most simultaneous games of chess played—from an Iranian. Oh, the misery! And this is a Master of Juvenile Scorn™ in the making: “Taking the record from an Iranian in … Continue reading

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Briefly

Hey, can you make this headline a little more anti-Israel, please? Really. Check it out: Slain US activist’s parents face Israeli killer. It’s about the lawsuit Rachel Corrie’s parents brought against the driver of the bulldozer. The death was ruled … Continue reading

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Will Bolton’s fears be realized?

Yesterday I noted that John Bolton feared that the Obama administration would (tacitly) support a Palestinian effort to get support for statehood at the United Nations. The Palestinians clearly are looking to the UN for support: The Palestinian leadership, near … 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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The Mad Mahmoud Lebanon trip news roundup—with snark!

Um, two miles from the border is NOT a stone’s throw away: Looks like Mad Mahmoud won’t be hitting Israel with a stone anytime soon—not unless he can throw one two miles. So it’s all media hype. Figures. Bet he … Continue reading

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The tarnished halo effect

The New York Times ran a Reuters report Israel Says Flotilla Detainees Were Treated Well, yesterday. Really nothing surprising about that. What is is surprising is this (via Daily Alert Blog): In a TV interview, Turkish journalist Åžefik Dinç, who … Continue reading

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Oh, NOW Europe doesn’t care who is a Jew

For century after century, in country after country, Europe was obsessed with dispossessing the Jews among its citizens. European nations created the Pale of the Settlement, the ghetto, the Nuremberg Laws. European nations committed pogroms, forced conversion of Jews, and … Continue reading

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Never – When the Palestinian Authority will Recognize the Jewish State

Today, I published an article for We Are For Israel in which I talked about today’s article from Haaretz in which the PA leaders repeated their statement that they will “Never” recognize Israel as a Jewish state. You might want to … Continue reading

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Columbus Day briefs

Liar Liar Pants on Fire 1: You can start laughing now. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Monday that Tehran is to reveal proof of how nuclear material enriched by United States was delivered to the Islamic republic’s arch-foe … Continue reading

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Damn the Israelis, full speed ahead

According to the JTA (via Daily Alert Blog) The Israeli prime minister also has a major strategic concern. According to confidants, he fears that as soon as any new 60-day freeze ends, the Americans will put a “take it or … 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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