Monthly Archives: May 2008

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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Breakfast break

I was up and working an hour earlier than usual today, thanks to Tig3.0, who is no longer happy being confined to my office. He yowled to be let out at five. Then again at six. Then again at 7:30, … Continue reading

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The real Palestinian collaborator

Often you’ll hear Palestinians complaining that Israel was founded due to European guilt over the Holocaust, but since they had nothing to do with the Holocaust, why should the Jews be allowed to create a state that dispossesses them? The … Continue reading

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Terror attack in Ashkelon

via memeorandum A Grad missile hit a shopping mall in Ashkelon yesterday injuring 15. Israel believes Islamic Jihad is getting the Grads from Iran. “It’s part of the Iranian war against Israel,” former deputy defense minister Ephraim Sneh told Israel … Continue reading

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Half witte

As the successor to Scott Wilson, the Washington Post’s Israel correspondent Griff Witte had some mighty low expectations to meet in terms of reporting objectively. Witte has very quickly managed to establish himself the equal of Scott Wilson in terms … Continue reading

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The anti-Israel media narrative

An Iranian-supplied Grad rocket struck a shopping center in Ashkelon, a city in southern Israel 11 miles north of the Gaza Strip. The only way a Palestinian rocket can hit Ashkelon is if it isn’t one of those “crude, homemade” … Continue reading

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11 hurt in Iranian grad strike on Ashkelon

Counting the days until President Bush leaves Israel and the IDF goes into Gaza. Because the IDF needs to go in to stop these rocket attacks. Palestinian terror groups launched a Grad rocket towards Israel late Wednesday afternoon, as US … Continue reading

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Palestinians lie to PHR; cancer patient alive

Last month, it was all over the news how the evil Israelis are killing Palestinians by refusing to allow them to enter Israel even for medical reasons. From Ynet: A Palestinian father of six who was diagnosed with a brain … Continue reading

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Calling Jimmy Carter: Hamas not looking for peace

Say, Jimmy Carter, would you mind responding to these words by Mahmoud al-Zahar, whom you said only last week wants peace of a sorts with Israel? “The Palestinians and the Arabs have crushed the Jews’ assumption of supremacy… The Zionist … Continue reading

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Egypt to open Rafah border, breaking agreement with Israel

Is anyone truly surprised that Egypt will not stand by its Gaza agreement with Israel? Really? You may recall that when the Gaza agreements were being ironed out, and Condi Rice forced Israel to give up the Philadelphi corridor and … Continue reading

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Industrial Zones for Peace

Writing about an industrial zone on the border of Gaza set to open nearly ten years ago, William Orme of the New York Times reported: Now, hailed by all sides as the first tangible achievement of the current phase of … Continue reading

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Technological enforcement

Ha’aretz reports on a new Israeli startup that has developed technology to detect terrorists: Quietly, even stealthily, this unknown company has been working for five years now on one of the more interesting technological innovations to be created in these … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter’s comment is content free

Jimmy Carter in the Guardian’s Comment is Free section: The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world. An … Continue reading

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