Monthly Archives: March 2009

To Alice Walker in Gaza: Shut up and write

Yet another idiot toured Gaza, declared the results of the war horrible, and blamed Israel. This one, though—well, she’s toeing the Hamas propaganda line quite closely. Walker did not respond directly when asked whether Hamas – classified as a terrorist … Continue reading

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The MSM on the Freeman withdrawal

After mostly ignoring the controversy over the appointment of Chas Freeman to head the NIC, the NYT and WaPo have now reported on Freeman’s withdrawal. As Meryl notes, he very clearly blames the Israel lobby. The Washington Post reports: In … Continue reading

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The NJDC responds to the Freeman withdrawal (satire)

In response to today’s withdrawal of Chas Freeman to be head of the NIC, Ira Forman of the NJDC issued the following statement: Today, the Obama administration accepted the withdrawal of Chas Freeman to head the National Intelligence Council By … Continue reading

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Chas Freeman: The Israel Lobby cost me my job

Well, that was fast. The libels on me and their easily traceable email trails show conclusively that there is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired, still less to factor in American … Continue reading

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Chas Freeman’s out; watch him blame the Jews

Politico says Charles Freeman will not be the new chair of the NIE. (H/T: Hot Air.) Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair announced today that Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of … Continue reading

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A first for Freeman

Jennifer Rubin observed: First, how long can the rest of the mainstream media hold out without reporting on an embarrassing debacle for the Obama administration? This is the John Edwards story on steroids — a virtual conspiracy of silence with … Continue reading

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The other Iranian moderate

I have chosen this headline, since I have already posted on one such moderate in Hashemi Rafsanjani – a moderate murderer. The man who is much on the agenda these days, mainly as a moderate alternative to Mahmoud the Mad … Continue reading

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Happy Purim!

On this holiday, we celebrate the survival of the Jews against yet another enemy who would have killed us all—this one, in ancient Iran. May the Holy One, Blessed be He, keep the modern-day Hamans of Iran from harming today’s … Continue reading

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User registration is closed

Registration is closed because, once again, I am tired of seeing spammers register tons of bogus accounts. I would go into details about how I can tell they’re spammers, but that would simply give the more enterprising ones ways of … Continue reading

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Saudi ERA Watch: 75-year-old widow to be whipped

The Saudis have sentenced a 75-year-old widow to jail and lashes for the crime of “mingling” with men who are not related. Except that one of them was. The men were sentenced and whipped. A 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia … Continue reading

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Hamas withholding Shalit video

The big visit by Moussa Abu Marzouk was, in part, to get

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Cohen: killing Jews is legitimate

After defending the Mullahcracy of Iran, Roger Cohen has followed his premise to its logical conclusion in Middle East Reality Check. Like Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah has long been treated by the United States as a proscribed terrorist group. This … Continue reading

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International Women’s Day, Israel vs. the Muslim world

In Israel on International Women’s Day, former president Moshe Katsav was indicted for rape. In Saudi Arabia, the AP flacks for the kingdom point out that women can now attend the Riyadh International Book Fair for more than the two … Continue reading

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Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival Time

Friends, Another edition of one of the longest running blog carnivals is ready for your review. Haveil Havalim #207, the weekly Jewish/Israeli blog carnival is up. You can find it here.

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Fayyad finished?

Let me clear. I am no fan of Salaam Fayad. He’s made statements like this: “What is the essence of resistance, especially in light of the current occupation?” Fayad asked. “Does it not begin with all possible efforts to strengthen … Continue reading

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