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The Obama-Clinton Israel rerun

The pundits are working overtime trying to figure out why the Obama administration went into all-out attack mode over an announcement of building in Jerusalem that blindsided Bibi Netanyahu during Joe Biden’s trip to Israel. I think they’re all off-track. … Continue reading

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A history of the Obama Administration’s Israel policy (whiplash warning)

In their own words, the Obama Administration’s changing position on Israel, particularly “settlement” building in Jerusalem: Obama to AIPAC, March 2007: “We should never seek to dictate what is best for the Israelis and their security interests. No Israeli prime … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Hell hath frozen over: The EU released a statement demanding the immediate release of Gilad Shalit. No, really. Wait, there has to be a catch. Oh, here it is. They’re also calling on Israel to make “substantial release of Palestinian … Continue reading

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When honoring terror is “conciliatory”

The AP has the most fascinating pro-Palestinian spin. The PA cancelled an anniversary ceremony that was supposed to honor a terrorist who helped her people murder 35 Israelis who were traveling on a coastal highway. Here’s the AP spin: The … Continue reading

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An unbelievable protest

The Lede blog of the New York Times writes in a post, “Palestinians against terror,” that plans to honor terrorist Dalal Mugrabi in Ramallah have been met with opposition from Palestinians who favor the living alongside Israel in peace. Plans … Continue reading

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Wednesday snarks

But Islam is a religion of peace: Jihad Jane, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed American woman who converted to Islam, was arrested for plotting to murder a Swedish cartoonist and enlisting terrorists to the cause. But “jihad” means inner struggle, so that … Continue reading

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… and israel’s unpopularity among some americans

Given Israel’s popularity in America, that popularity is not universal. So those who don’t share pro-Israel views need an explanation. Walter Russell Mead explains: While I say nothing because I know nothing about the motives of particular people, it’s impossible … Continue reading

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A note to the blowhards in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran

The Axis of Stooges that met in Damascus a few weeks ago and subsequently issued threats of Israel’s death and destruction probably will not like to hear that Israeli high school students are choosing combat service over noncombat service positions … Continue reading

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Thursday snark briefs, all-Dubai hit edition

Time for your daily AP article on the Dubai hit: You’d think that the assassination victim was some kind of worldwide hero or something, for this much media attention, but you would be wrong. Israel supposedly did it, so the … Continue reading

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Yes, it is anti-Semitism

The chief of police of Dubia, whom the world media have been quoting on a daily or near-daily basis (the AP alone finds it necessary to update us that the Australian police have gone to Israel to interview the former … Continue reading

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Israel’s Axis of Evil

The heads of Hamas and Hezbullah met in Damascus with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Bashar Assad to plot Israel’s destruction. How is the Obama administration handling the fact that Syria hosted the heads of two terrorist organizations and one terrorist-supporting state? … Continue reading

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Sunday morning snarks, media bias edition

What a difference an angle makes: Biased AP headline of the morning: Israel police storm holy site to quell protest. Ynet news headline: Riots erupt on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Awesome AFP anti-Israel slant of the month: The Dubai assassination of … Continue reading

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More on the Dubai hit

The AP has a story that isn’t getting nearly as wide release as the stories about the Mossad being responsible for the Dubai hit, but it’s interesting for what countries are doing—and not doing—to find the killers. A killer – … Continue reading

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The blogger’s guide to anti-Semitic comment trolls

Eight years ago this spring, at the height of the suicide bombings of Yasser Arafat’s terror war known as the second intifada, I started blogging about Jewish and Israeli issues. This, of course, brought out the anti-Israel crazies. I came … Continue reading

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Terrorist used fake passport to get to Dubai, media will not care

So, in all this uproar about Israel allegedly using fake passports to get Mossad agents into Dubai to kill a Hamas terrorist, the part of the story that will be utterly ignored is that the ex-terrorist was in Dubai on … Continue reading

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