Yes, but there is no Arab ummmah: (And besides, I thought it was the Muslim umma.) A group of Egyptian judges are showing their true colors and demanding that Egypt dissolve its peace agreement with Israel. Why? Not because Israel has broken any of it, nor even because Egypt has broken the agreement more than once (how many times has Mubarak recalled his ambassadors to Israel?). No, it’s because they can’t possibly have peace with a neighbor who is at war with anothe Arab country. Say, how’d all that pan-Arab nationalism work for you back in the day, folks? You know, the Nasser stuff? After he was finished dropping mustard gas on his fellow Arabs in Yemen?
Hezbullah killed another Arab Israeli, whoops, sorry, “martyr to the cause.” They also got another Jewish Israeli. Both were civilians.
If this is true, Olmert is a bigger idiot than ever: Hamas says they’re near agreement for a prisoner swap for Cpl. Shalit.
Muhammad Nazal, Hamas media consultant and a member of its political bureau, said that there has been contact between Israel and Egypt regarding the possibility of securing the return of kidnapped IDF soldier, Gilad Shalit , through a prisoner exchange.
The factions that kidnapped the soldier are demanding the release of some thousand Palestinian prisoners, but the final number and the specific identity of those released still needs to be determined, stated Lebanese newspaper al-Nahar, Friday morning, reporting on an interview with Nazal.
The EU and the Dorktator: You know, that could be a great movie. But the EU has “enlisted” Baby Assad’s help. I believe the equivalent to that would be enlisting the aid of the fox to guard the henhouse. And no, the EU doesn’t see the irony in this at all.
The European Union has enlisted Syria’s help to end the fighting in Lebanon as Damascus pledged support to the Lebanese government’s plan for a settlement.
EU envoy and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said following talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad Thursday, Damascus agreed to play a constructive role in settling the conflict by pressing Hizbullah to accept a ceasefire.
“We also agreed on backing the Lebanese government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora as time is ripe for intensifying diplomatic efforts by all parties,” Moratinos said.
Syrian-made missiles are raining down on northern Israel and killing her civilians. Syria is part and parcel with Hezbullah in this war. I say Israel send a few missiles at the Dorktator’s favorite summer home and see how fast he calls off his dogs.
Siniora’s plan called for a ceasefire; the return of refugees; the exchange of Lebanese and Israeli prisoners; the need to settle the issue of the disputed Shebaa Farms region; extending the state’s control over all national territory; limiting arms possession to state institutions; boosting UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon; and reviving the 1949 armistice agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
I think I’ll have to go look up the 1949 armistice agreement and see what I can snark into it. Er, read into it.
You have got to be kidding me: The effing morons in the ISM are still organizing their weekly Friday protests against the security fence. And of course, it was as peaceful as always, since it’s a “peace” protest:
Some protestors were throwing rocks at security forces.
This is how they get their PR photos. They throw rocks at the police and the IDF, the IDF set off tear gas and use rubber bullets, the ISM peace creeps have bruises and blood to show the “brutality” of the “occupation.”
Schmucks.
By the way, the “brave mujahadeen” scored another hit with an anti-tank missile on IDF soldiers, killing two and wounding two more. Yet more evidence that Hezbullah is not the fearful fighting force that many would have you believe. I repeat: I can take out IDF soldiers with a missile launcher, too. Does that make me a great soldier? No.
I’ll leave you with a positive note for the day, from Ha’aretz:
This is not only a just war, but also a smart and successful one. There is no need to go on at length about its justness, but there is a dispute over its success and whether it was managed wisely. Most of the political and military commentators have few good things to say about this aspect. They are critical of the wisdom of the political echelon and point to the supposed foolishness of the military. Thus there is a vast gulf between the majority of the public and the media.
Hey, you may not agree with everything it says, but it’s a positive article on the war, from Ha’aretz—the nearest thing to an anti-war press Israel has got.
Shabbat Shalom. There may not be much more posting by me today. I have my doctor’s appointment at 1:30, and the rabbi is back from his vacation and we have normal services tonight.