Monthly Archives: December 2008

Be very, very skeptical

One of the common memes about Israel’s war against Hamas is that Israel is strengthening Hamas by causing Palestinians to rally around the terrorist group. Of course we heard this for years. It was the reason Israel couldn’t fight Fatah … Continue reading

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What Israel is doing is nothing to do with peace but its own selfish security concerns

This made me laugh and cry simultaneously. But I didn’t break my PC. It’s too… what? Read more here, and many thanks to Andrew Ian Dodge. Also – read the whole linked article in The London Daily News. (Warning – … Continue reading

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Did a Hamas lie find its way into a Washington Post headline?

Noah Pollak observed about a headline in the Washington Post alleging that Israel had rejected a truce with Hamas: But nothing of the sort happened; no truce has been offered by anyone involved, least of all Hamas, and there is … Continue reading

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Now, the IDF YouTube Channel

You can find IDF videos here. Here’s a video of the IDF destroying some underground rocket tunnels and weapon storage facilities. Evidence that the anti-Israel side will not bother to watch, because it explains why the IDF is bombing civilian … Continue reading

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Egypt and Turkey work out Israel’s surrender terms

Israel’s helpful Arab and Muslim “allies” have come up with a brilliant plan, and a warning: Take it, or you’ll be facing a second front. Turkey and Egypt plan to warn Israel that if a ground operation is launched in … Continue reading

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The media assault against Israel

The American media is doing all it can to undermine Israel’s case for war. I’m not just talking about those anti-Israel bloviators whom Noah Pollak amusingly call the “juicebox mafia,” but the opinion pages of major American newspapers have been … Continue reading

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Abu-Zayd lies about Israel, AP passes it along

Omri catches the head of the UNRWA in a blatant lie about a supposed lull that nobody seems to have known about but her. And the AP is passing along her lies without so much as fact-checking them. Palestinians in … Continue reading

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A massacre the world overlooks

There’s a real massacre going on right now in the Congo that the world is ignoring: A Ugandan rebel group known for its horrific cruelties has massacred 189 people and kidnapped at least 20 children over three days in northeastern … Continue reading

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Hatemail of the day

And the hates just keep on coming. I got an email from some idiot who wrote the following comment, which I did not approve, as it violates the No Israel-Bashing rule. Wow. They used international humanitarian aid as bait before … Continue reading

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More on the ground war

First, the Muqata, with this analysis: 7:32 PM Interesting. Apparently, IDF Intellignce believes (based on the sources I’ve gleaned) that the largest Hamas Grad Missile bunker in Gaza is located…directly beneath the Gaza Shifa Hospital. Israel’s Channel 1 TV reports … Continue reading

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Brace yourselves for the next step

Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the PR effort, which is a very good thing. He’s handsome, eloquent, and persuasive. And he’ll be needed for the next phase, because it’s going to get pretty ugly, pretty soon. Despite the Israeli Air Force’s … Continue reading

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Best headline of the week

Charles got a great one in: Hamas Rejects Truce Israel Isn’t Offering Made me laugh.

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Hamas and its boosters

Ethan Bronner of the NYT reports opines at the end of his recent report (via memeorandum): There is palpable satisfaction at the moment in the Israeli government and the military because the operation so far is seen as a success. … Continue reading

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Morning war round-up

The war has expanded to the West Bank, which was utterly predictable: Six wounded in W. Bank stabbing attack The terrorist was shot by an MDA medic. An armed society is a prepared society. IAF destroying ammo dumps: IAF hits … Continue reading

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From the comments: The world’s hypocrisy

This deserves to be elevated from the comments so everyone can see it. Thanks, Charles. Just did a quick Google and came up with this recent article (from a Russian paper): Over 670 Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey this year … Continue reading

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