Oh, well, I’m convinced then: The Pope says the shroud of Turin is legit. The hell with carbon dating and science! I’m listening to the guy in Christian kippa!
AP confirms the blockade of Hamas is working: Hamas is running out of money? Really? Well, I’m sure they’ll figure out some way to smuggle millions of dollars into Gaza, or Fatah will just start paying people for them—but in the meantime, hey, guess what? When you enforce a blockade (looking at you, Egypt) it actually works!
Egypt kills two more African refugees, UN still silent: Don’t expect the UNHCR to object to Egypt murdering Africans trying to cross the border into Israel. The Israelis don’t shoot them, so there’s no reason for the UN to object. The AP boilerplate still uses “dozens” instead of exact numbers, though. Funny thing, that. They use exact numbers to report people killed by Israel or the U.S., but not by Egypt. I wonder why that is.
Wow, proximity talks are really gonna suck: The PA is going to ask for vast swathes of the Jordan Valley. Let’s see, there are repeated rumors that there’s a de factor freeze in building in Jerusalem, the Obama administration supposedly told Abbas that the U.S. won’t veto the next UN resolution condemning Israel if Israel does build in Jerusalem, and the Palestinians are doing—er, almost nothing. Phew! It’s tough to be them! The only good news is Fayyad is backing away from his pretense that he would declare a state in two years, ready or not. Because let’s face it: The man has no power, and no real plan, either.
Let’s close our eyes and wish for a unicorn, too! Egypt is going to try to get the Middle East declared a nuclear-free zone. Can you say, “Hey, another way to screw Israel!”? I knew you could.
“Proximity talks”. That’s a pretty pompous name for “talks” in which the Arabs refuse to sit in the same room with the Israelis they are supposed to be negotiating with, for fear of getting cooties. If the Obama Administration had the brains the Lord gave a butter clam, they would realize that such behavior reveals that the Arabs have no intention whatsoever in making peace. But that’s “realism” for you.