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Negotiating in the dark

When reading about the Israeli-Syrian negotiations it’s easy to dismiss them on account of Olmert’s legal trouble or because it isn’t even clear that Israel stands to gain anything from ceding the Golan to Syria. It’s also reasonably clear that … Continue reading

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The Syrian “peace” talks

I’m only a tiny bit worried about the talks with Syria, because they’re going to fail. And they’re going to fail, because I doubt Syria will cut ties with terrorists and Iran, which is a deal-breaker for Israel. Foreign Minister … Continue reading

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Karsenty on his win over France 2 on the Al-Dura hoax

From an email I received today: Philippe Karsenty gave the following statement regarding his victory: “Today a French court ruled that I did not defame France 2 when I said that its news report was a staged hoax. Because I … Continue reading

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War and peace

Now, I am far from an expert on Lebanon, and I’ve been reading Tony Bey and the others who know a lot more than I do, but I have a suspicion that this cannot be at all good: Hizbullah strikes … Continue reading

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We know what’s best for you 2

Jeffrey Goldberg nearly breaks his arm patting himself on the back for his op-ed article Israel’s America problem. My op-ed in the Times has provoked a certain amount of unhappiness in people who believe it to be an attack on … Continue reading

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Palestians to Hamas: Don’t recognize Israel

You know the conventional wisdom that keeps saying that most Palestinians don’t agree with Hamas, and that they want peace with Israel? Not so much. (Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in the Palestinian Territories are against … Continue reading

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Israel’s five major threats

Ha’aretz interviewed director of Military Intelligence Major General Amos Yadlin. Here are his thoughts on the threats Israel faces: According to Yadlin, Israel faces five threats: Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The intelligence picture that Israel has about … Continue reading

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Palestinian terror in Nablus

The IDF is about to pull out of Nablus and hand over control to the PA. Meantime, Palestinian terrorists are trying to murder Israelis there. A 20-year-old Palestinian carrying four pipe bombs was shot dead Monday evening at an IDF … Continue reading

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PA to Israel: By the way, we want an army

So much for two states living side by side in peace. The Palestinians are demanding a militarized “Palestine.” Gee. Whomever would they need to use that army on, I wonder? Despite previous understandings that a future Palestinian state would be … Continue reading

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What makes a pro-Israel president?

In Obama and the Jews Thomas Friedman writes: What does that tell you? It tells me several things. The first is that America today has — rightly — a bipartisan approach to Arab-Israeli peace that is not going to change … Continue reading

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We know what’s best for you

Jeffrey Goldberg know what ails Israel and tells us in Israel’s America Problem: When I spoke to Mr. Olmert a few days after his meeting with the Conference of Presidents, he made only brief mention of his Diaspora antagonists; he … Continue reading

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Olmert to concede to Hamas

Once again, Ehud Olmert is ready to accept Hamas surrender terms. The only difference this time is that he’s trying to force the issue by finally—two years after his capture—demanding the freedom of Gilad Shalit. Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman … Continue reading

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Krauthammer on Israel’s 60th

Interestingly Charles Krauthammer starts his column about Israel’s 60th birthday (or here) on May 14th (well the English date anyway) by recalling an event that preceded the Lewis and Clark expedition that started May 14, 1804. Before sending Lewis and … Continue reading

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Does AP stand for “All Palestinian”?

Get a load of this “objective” piece the AP released on the “nakba” celebrations. It’s graf after graf of opinion masquerading as fact. Palestinians marked the 60th anniversary of their uprooting with rallies, sirens and black balloons Thursday – an … Continue reading

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Rocket bombardment continues; Barak says not for much longer

I’ve been reading reports in various Israeli newspapers and other sources about the upcoming Gaza operation. They all seem to have the same background: The IDF will go in, but not in great force. Pinpoint operations to take out the … Continue reading

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