Monthly Archives: January 2009

Some observations

Can we please stop running and rerunning and rerunning the same damn footage of the fuel depot getting hit, over and over again? Yes, I’m talking to you, Fox News. On that same note, can you kindly stop showing flares … Continue reading

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Gaza objective defined: Rocket launch sites

The ground operation’s objective is the rocket launching sites Hamas has created throughout Gaza. And the headline is the only part of that Ynet story that expounds upon that objective. Bad headline writer! Bad! Well, anyway: IDF ground troops entered … Continue reading

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Gaza update 7.5

Over at Jack’s place. I am taking a break. My traffic has quadrupled today. Frankly, I’d rather it quadrupled because I won the lottery or something like that. This, not so much. And by the way, God bless John Bolton. … Continue reading

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Gaza shorts

The EU president is still supporting Israel: France, of course, does not concur. No more Ships of Fools: The IDF is implementing a 30km naval blockade on Gaza. I guess that Iranian ship of “humanitarian” supplies won’t be heading towards … Continue reading

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The CNN take

After watching Christiane Amanpour on and off for the past few hours, as well as the people she’s interviewed (fellow CNN reporters too), the CNN position is clear: Israel is bombing a densely-populated civilian area, and no matter what else … Continue reading

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Chazak v’amatz

Found this from the Lebanon war. It works just as well today.     Be strong and be brave.   With great big thanks to Sarah. May G-d protect the IDF troops. and kol Yisrael. (Better, Jameel?) (And Palestinian children. … Continue reading

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Incoming

Wow, you should see the comments I’ve been getting today. They’re coming in on this post, and leaving a fair amount of stupidity and bile. It may be time for another hatemail-mocking post.

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Tim Butcher, making stuff up

Tim Butcher had what is now an absolutely side-splittingly wrong article in the Telegraph today. Amid speculation of an imminent ground assault, the Israeli cabinet deliberated late into Friday night before reaching a consensus to prolong the air campaign rather … Continue reading

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Gaza update 2

A request for Hamas: Please do. Hamas operatives threatened Israel and said that “the Zionist enemy will pay a heavy price for its ground incursion.” The statement from the group said, “Our men will fight until the last drop of … Continue reading

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Bimbo analysis on CNN

I’m sorry, but who is this utter moron interviewing an Israeli ambassador? Because she’s an effing moron. I know that the news channels are choosing their anchors for their pretty power, but can’t they at least find some of them … Continue reading

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Updating the Gaza war

We can stop calling it an “operation” now, I think. Hamas has 15,000 fighters, many of them trained in Iran, or by Iranian Revolutionary Guards, waiting for the Israeli ground troops. Who are now inside Gaza. Omri has some awesome … Continue reading

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Division of labor: Omri and me

Omri and I were talking about a division of labor, but the devil is in the details. So just go visit his blog when there’s nothing new on mine, and vice-versa. Also, when Shabbat ends in Israel, which is, uh, … Continue reading

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The battle for Gaza: A history

Read the entire thing, but here’s an excerpt: The first and most important consquence of Israel’s military victories was the peace agreement with Egypt. It was the Egyptian army more than any other which posed an existential threat to Israel’s … Continue reading

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The scary intellect of Israel’s foes

Anti-Israel marchers in London—all 5,000 strong—took to the streets to protest the Gaza war. Of course, CNN isn’t depicting the more hateful, anti-Semitic signs, but you have to love their choice of people to quote. “It’s shocking and it’s terrible,” … Continue reading

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15 New Commandments – for gradual human self-destruction or The Enemy Within

I am not absolutely sure that Tom Carew is the author of this excellent text, but it comes from him, it doesn’t appear (for now) anywhere else in the e-space as seen by Google, and in any case many thanks … Continue reading

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