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Late Thursday briefs

Awesome! Lebanon screws itself by mapping its borders: The Lebanese are trying to steal the gas fields that Israel discovered, so they’re defining the maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon—and giving Israel more territory than previous claimed. Those wily Zionists! … Continue reading

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AP anti-Israel bias: Today, WITHOUT the editorializing

The AP updated its mosque arson story—without editorializing. Amazingly, there are reporters at the AP (who are not named Mohammed Daraghmeh) that can report the Israeli condemnations of the mosque arson without adding an anti-Israel spin to the reasons behind … Continue reading

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Your Tuesday Israel snark briefs

Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye: Israel deported the viciously anti-Israel “Nobel laureate” (as the AP continually reminds us) Mairead Corrigan Maguire. Of course, the IRA is still blowing stuff up, but hey, she won … Continue reading

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Your daily dose of anti-Israel bias

Get a load of this one from the AP. They’re not even trying to hide the anti-Israel editorializing anymore. Arsonists torched a mosque in a West Bank village Monday, scrawling “revenge” on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of … Continue reading

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Monday briefly

I’m not an analyst, nor do I play one on TV, BUT: It seems to me that if the Taliban hits NATO convoys four times after Pakistan shut down a key border crossing, the Taliban is doing this with the … Continue reading

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Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! At Raceway Snarks!

We want the fox to guard the henhouse, too: Syria wants Turkey to mediate any new indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel. Said an Israeli spokesman: My, Grandma—what big teeth you have! The anti-Israel media bias in bloom: When … Continue reading

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Saturday quick snarks

Yeah, but are they going to allow human sacrifice? The Brits are officially recognizing Druidry (apparently, that’s what you call it) as a religion. Pardon me while I snicker. The Obama Effect:The Palestinians are done with direct negotiatons. This would … Continue reading

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The UN Anti-Israel Committee

The UNHCR has endorsed its one-sided report in which it refuses to use video evidence because it was “edited” by Israel, but it relies on eyewitness reports even while noting that those reports are untrue. The U.N. Human Rights Council … Continue reading

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Wednesday snarks

Um… what? Baby Assad is asking Mad Mahmoud to tone down his anti-Israel rhetoric? To postpone his visit to Lebanon? This can’t be a true story. I am not getting this at all. Syria is not serious about peace with … Continue reading

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Tuesday snark briefs

And the AP is so disappointed: Israel navy halts Gaza-bound boat without violence. If you read the article in full, you will note that the AP puts objectivity to ridiculous ends by inserting the new boilerplate description of the Mavi … Continue reading

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Monday morning briefs

So long, Turkey[s]! Israelis used to vacation in Turkey in the hundreds of thousands. Not anymore. They’ve shifted their tourist dollars to Greece. The irony meter is off the charts on this one: Turkey invaded, split, and colonized Cyprus, all … Continue reading

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Ozzie!

The Ozzie Osbournes are a decidedly strange couple, but damn, I like their view on performing in Israel. When asked why he hadn’t come to Israel earlier, Osbourne said “no reason really, I mean, I was drunk for too many … Continue reading

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The Gaza flotillas: Now bringing aid to those who need none

After the world outcry following the Mavi Marmara incident, Israel relaxed the Gaza blockade to the point where even building materials have been sent. The world media finally stopped pretending that there is a humanitarian crisis and redefined Gazans in … Continue reading

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Why Obama’s Mideast outreach will always fail

It doesn’t matter what tack the U.S.S. Obama takes when trying to navigate between the Muslim/Arab world and Israel. The Arab League talks a big game about peace, but they refuse to make any “confidence-building measures” of their own. Not … Continue reading

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It’s always OK to bash Israel

On the subject of Bill Clinton’s remarks on Russian immigrants in Israel being an obstacle to peace, we find that a generalization is neither sweeping nor wrong when you apply it to Israel (read: Jews). The Telegraph, quoting unnamed “observers”: … Continue reading

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