Monthly Archives: August 2009

Thursday SNB

Oh, so THAT’s why HRW released a report about Hamas: So they could accuse Israel of more war crimes. I was thinking it was more to do with being caught trying to bash Israel to the Saudis so they could … Continue reading

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PETA steps into it again: attacking McDonald’s or our kids?

(Never dreamed I will be defending McDonald’s, even in a roundabout way…) I am tired of repeating myself, but there is no alternative: When you think that cheap and revolting propaganda cannot get any cheaper and more revolting, here come … Continue reading

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Busy, busy, busy days

It’s been pretty busy at work. I have a few post ideas kicking around, but no time to write them. I’ll try to get to them tonight.

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Letters of disapproval

Ronald Lauder writes: Respect the sovereignty of democratic allies. When free people in a democracy express their preferences, the United States should respect their opinions. The current administration should not try to impose ideas on allies like Israel. The administration … Continue reading

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Where “liquidate” means “living side by side peacefully”

Back on August 30, 1993 Clyde Haberman of the New York Times reported the significant change that the PLO was going to undergo: Another important step is that the P.L.O. is to renounce terrorism, according to some officials. But they … Continue reading

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Israeli sues the EU for damages from Hamas rockets

It’s just perfect. Israeli and Belgian lawyers acting for Eyal Katorza, who is also a French citizen, are preparing a legal case demanding that the EU does more to protect the 300,000 Europeans living in Israel. Legal documents, seen by … Continue reading

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This is why nobody believes the MSM

Oh, please. Is there anyone out there with a brain who believes for a second that anyone other than thoroughly-vetted Obama plants will be allowed at this town hall meeting? Obama braces for ‘vigorous’ town hall health talk A day … Continue reading

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How many of my readers are Dollhouse fans?

And how many of you bought the DVDs and watched episode 13? Because, yikes—I think it was the best thing I’ve ever seen from Joss Whedon. Including my favorite Firefly and Buffy episodes.

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Moral hazards

Dion Nissenbaum who has never seen a rationalization of terror or condemnation of Israel that he hasn’t accepted uncritically wrote about “Breaking the Silence” a few weeks ago. He accepted the view that some soldiers claimed that the IDF operated … Continue reading

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Monday SNB

Funny how the AP keeps on missing these tidbits: Fatah has approved adding “the right to resist occupation in all its forms” to its new platform. (This is on top of insising that all of Jerusalem is theirs.) They further … Continue reading

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Paris Jackson: Who’s the baby daddy?

Forget your troubles. We’ve found Paris Jackson’s real baby daddy, and it’s—Oliver! WHO’S the daddy? Michael Jackson’s dearest friend Mark Lester looks at the King of Pop’s daughter Paris and is convinced HE is. In an astonishing interview, Jacko’s long … Continue reading

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The fog of war lifted

The BBC at the time it happened. Strike at Gaza school ‘kills 40’ … The UN officials said they regularly provided the Israeli military with exact co-ordinates of their facilities, and that the school was in a built-up area. UN … Continue reading

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Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival

It is time to go read one of the longest running blog carnivals around. Yes, it is Haveil Havalim time, the best of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. This is where you go when you want to get a sense of what is … Continue reading

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The Guardian: First in anti-Israelism

You wouldn’t expect a glowing PR piece about a Hamas film that idealizes the life and death of a terrorist in any mainstream newspaper’s film section. But that would only be if you had never read the British Guardian. (Via … Continue reading

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Fatah to Israel: All your Jerusalem are belong to us

If anyone had any doubt that the Palestinian Authority has never given up on “reclaiming” all of “Palestine,” this current Fatah assembly declaration should shine a little light into their true intent towards Israel. The sixth Fatah General Assembly decreed … Continue reading

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