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The Obama outreach dividends

Besides pressuring Israel into making more and more concessions without similar actions from the Palestinians, the Obama administration has appointed a new ambassador to Syria, given Syrian actions in Lebanon a complete pass (and in fact, accepted the de facto … Continue reading

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Bibi’s options

Editor’s Note: Michael Lonie wrote this. It has been taken from the comments to give it broader exposure. In the movie “Luther” Frederick the Wise, Duke of Saxony (played superbly by Sir Peter Ustinov) tells his secretary, “Spalatin, there are … Continue reading

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Why no Israeli ships are hijacked by pirates

It’s a simple equation. Israeli ships are defended by armed security crews. Pirates attack ship, security crews fire on pirates, pirates retreat. Pirates, apparently from Somalia, attempted to hijack a Zim “Africa Star” ship on Saturday near the Republic of … Continue reading

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Our objective media at work

The Atlantic, which is actually a magazine (and website) that I admire, linked to my most recent post. But there’s a difference between their post title and what I actually titled my post. Funny. I titled the post “Obama’s full-court … Continue reading

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Obama’s full-court press on Israel

So, the man who proclaimed to AIPAC that he had a “strong commitment” to the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the United States is leading a full-court press to force Israel to yield to The One’s indomitable will. Let us … Continue reading

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Briefs

UN promoting blood libel: Awesome. Libya’s managed to get a document accusing Israeli doctors of stealing Palestinian organs on the UNHRC agenda. Which just goes to show you, the UN isn’t worth the land it’s sitting on. What next, a … Continue reading

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Barack Obama’s hypocrisy on Israel

Barack Obama the candidate, at the 2008 AIPAC conference said this: We know that the establishment of Israel was just and necessary, rooted in centuries of struggle and decades of patient work, but 60 years later we know that we … Continue reading

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Briefly

The British Dubai hissy fit: The Brits can’t prove the Mossad stole their dual citizens’ IDs, but they’re throwing out an Israeli diplomat anyway. Of course they are. They have to protect their Arabist credentials. This is, after all, the … Continue reading

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The “Galaxy Quest” president

Why did the administration escalate a political mistake into a diplomatic crisis? According to Secretary of State Clinton it helped move talks forward. A less kind way of putting it, would be that she boasted of putting PM Netanyahu in … Continue reading

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There is hope for British Jews yet

A British university rejected a motion to “twin” itself with Hamas’ Islamic University of Gaza. And they did this even though the Jewish-Israel society, which has only 70 members, was unable to actively campaign against the move. More than 1100 … Continue reading

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Briefly

If it’s Monday, it’s time for another Palestinian whitewash from the AP: Wow, look! A Palestinian crusading against corruption! It’s almost as if the Abbas government isn’t continuing the Arafat tradition of stealing billions in aid and hiding them in … Continue reading

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The pro-Palestinian media bias

The media bashes Israel on every occasion, acts as an echo chamber for the Obama administration’s successful attempt to bully the democratically-elected prime minister of Israel into doing what Obama wants him to do. The secretary-general of the UN arrives … Continue reading

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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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Blood on Obama’s hands

The Palestinians used last week’s hissy fit by the Obama administration to implement a “day of rage.” Hamas has allowed kassam rockets to start firing out of Gaza again. The first attack only terrified a little girl. The second one … Continue reading

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With friends like these …

Robert Kagan argues that Israel shouldn’t feel like it’s been singled out. Israelis shouldn’t feel that they have been singled out. In Britain, people are talking about the end of the “special relationship” with America and worrying that Obama has … Continue reading

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