Monthly Archives: June 2008

The media bias, lessening?

Soccer Dad points to a few bloggers who think the AP media bias against Israel may be easing. I’m not nearly as optimistic as they are, and here’s why. Watch the change in versions as the day progressed. The first … Continue reading

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Make their fears come true

A few weeks ago Moshe Arens observed: But once the Israel Defense Forces and the security services began to seriously tackle Palestinian terror, following the massacre at the Park Hotel in Netanya in the spring of 2002, it quickly became … Continue reading

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Focused like a laser on inanity

Count on the UN to get its priorities straight: UN to discuss resolution demanding that Israel halt West Bank settlement construction Here’s the short reason – via Meryl – that this settlements are irrelevant: In other words, give us everything … Continue reading

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Because It’s There

Those famous words were spoken by British climber George Mallory in 1924 when he was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest. I believe that this is as good an answer as any other – to an unanswerable question. … Continue reading

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Explosive narrative

The NYT reports:Disputed Blast in Gaza Kills 5 Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, initially blamed an Israeli airstrike for the blast, and it fired a hail of rockets and mortar rounds at Israeli towns and villages around the … Continue reading

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55 years a prisoner

Passage from Iraq “I am Jewish, I want to go to Israel,” she said in fluent Arabic and with great excitement. The embassy found it hard to believe her story; but when she named her relatives in Israel, the embassy … Continue reading

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AP media bias, Walt-Mearsheimer version

Astonishing. The AP managed to write an article that utterly contradicts its lead. Here’s the lead: Israeli students slam American ‘Israel Lobby’ authors Two prominent American professors, who have recently been causing an uproar with their best-selling book critical of … Continue reading

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Bombardment of Israel continues while Olmert fiddles

The daily bombardment of Israel continues. A 59-year-old Israeli woman was lightly-to-moderately wounded in the Yad Mordechai area on Thursday afternoon as Palestinian terror groups launched a barrage of mortar shells and Qassam rockets against Israeli communities near the Gaza … Continue reading

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Stayin’ Alive

The Washington Post reports that Israel’s Olmert Clears Way for Party Primaries. Under an ethics cloud and facing the possible collapse of his governing coalition, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday cleared the way for his party to hold … Continue reading

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Snipin’

I won’t tell you whether or not Mr Rogers was a sniper in the U.S. Army. Take the test and find out. But she was a sniper! More here. Crossposted on Soccer Dad.

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The true obstacles to peace

The true obstacles to peace in the Middle East are not settlements. The obstacles are the thugs ruling the Arab states that refuse to ever compromise. First, Syria says Israel can forget about peace until AFTER she gives up all … Continue reading

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Iraq terror attacks down 94% over last year

Check out this statistic from a story in the Guardian, a decidedly anti-war newspaper: Evidence of al-Qaida’s problems in Iraq is weighty and convincing. It has been badly hit by the fightback from the American-backed Sunni “Sons of Iraq” and … Continue reading

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Bombardment of Israel continues

The daily bombardment of southern Israel continued as more Israeli civilians were injured by randomly-fired mortars. That’s two dead and eleven wounded in the last week and a half. A fire also broke out in the factory that was hit. … Continue reading

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Maybe he should have tried being a father

Happy Father’s Day, Lionel Richie: It’s not easy raising a celebutante. Take it from Lionel Richie. The singer was accepting the “Icon” honor at Sunday night’s taping of the TV Land Awards, when he got applause and a laugh at … Continue reading

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