Terrorists aim for Israelis, murder their own again: Terrorists tried to kill Jews, and wound up killing a Jordanian taxi driver instead. You aim for Eilat, you hit the town next to it—which happens to be in Jordan. Well, better luck next time, eh? (Yes, that was sarcasm.) Not that terrorists give a damn about civilian casualties. That’s their stock in trade. And of course, Egypt says that there are no terrorists in the Sinai, because their police work is so awesome that terrorists can’t operate there. I’m pretty sure the reporters all busted a gut trying not to laugh in the spokesman’s face, as they didn’t want to be beaten and tortured, like most Egyptians who cross the police.
The Madness of Mad Mahmoud, Part the Next: Ahmadinejad wants to debate Obama “to see who has the best solutions for the world’s problems.” Um. That would be like Dumb debating Dumber, if you are part of the reality-based population. Seen the U.S. economic stats lately?
Shimon Peres: I didn’t say Brits were anti-Semites! Shimon Peres has had to clarify his statement about Britain’s Arab tilt. The U.K. media is absolutely awash with protestations that Brits are superb to Jews, have been better than all the rest of Europe (which is damning with faint praise, indeed!), and anyway, until that upstart America showed up, the U.K. was the bestest country ever for Jews. No, there is no anti-Israel biase. Just ask the media, which keep on hammering that fact. But if that’s the case, I’m still wondering: Why did the Telegraph deem it necessary to mention Menachem Begin’s membership in the Irgun when quoting his son?