Monthly Archives: September 2010

The UN: Unnecessary Nuisance

I really don’t know which part of the latest UN gathering is the funniest, the saddest, or the sickest. Is it Mad Mahmoud saying that 9/11 was an inside job (or a Zionist plot)? Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad provoked … Continue reading

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It’s always OK to bash Israel

On the subject of Bill Clinton’s remarks on Russian immigrants in Israel being an obstacle to peace, we find that a generalization is neither sweeping nor wrong when you apply it to Israel (read: Jews). The Telegraph, quoting unnamed “observers”: … Continue reading

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UNHRC and the Flotilla Hypocrisy

It is difficult to say that an organization that seems to have no purpose other than to promote hypocrisy could possibly be embarrassed by a report by one of its committees, but this one actually should. As noted by my … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

I’m shocked, shocked, that the UN is condeming Israel again: I know my readers are going to have a hard time believing this, but the UNHRC report on the Gaza flotilla incident condemned Israel for “incredible violence.” Also for being … Continue reading

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My co-blogger is an obstacle to peace

Snoopy the Goon has been one of my co-bloggers for years, but I just may have to sack him. Former president Bill (“I did not have sex with that woman”) Clinton says that the reason Israel hasn’t reached a peace … Continue reading

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The news that Time forgot … part IX

In response to the Time magazine article, Barry Rubin wrote a history of the future explaining what could go wrong with the creation of Palestinian state and why it would be perfectly rational for Israelis to wish to avoid such … Continue reading

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Briefly

The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians have frozen the sale of S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, since it is in violation of UN sanctions. Not to worry, though. Iran can just buy them through Syria now, … Continue reading

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Does Bill Clinton read Time magazine?

Bill Clinton talking about January 2001 (via CAMERA): So a couple of days before I leave office, Arafat says, calls to tell me what a great man I am. And I just said, “No, I’m not. On this I’m a … Continue reading

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Tuesday snarks

I know you are, but what am I? The Iranians are saying that the U.S. is just as barbaric as Iran, since we execute women as well. The fact that the women we execute are convicted of murder, not adultery, … Continue reading

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The news that Time forgot … VIII

Yesterday I considered the possiblity that the “Why Israelis don’t want to make peace was not the fault of the reporter Karl Vick, but of the editors. Vick’s recent tour of the Shomron suggests that this may be the case. … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Goldberg on Israel’s existential threats

After you’ve read Jeffrey Goldberg’s analysis of Michael Oren’s Yom Kippur sermon, you’ll feel like you’ve just heard from Rabbi Goldberg on the topic of the threats to Israel’s existence over the millennia. I can’t do it justice with an … Continue reading

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One of these things is not like the other

Remember that song on Sesame Street? One of these things is not like the other? Well, here’s a real-life example of it. The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency begins its annual meeting Monday, where it looks set to wrestle with … Continue reading

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Message not received

On the heels of Marc Ambinder declaring that the media will be the water-carriers for the Democratic Party regarding the demonization of the Tea Party, that selfsame subject (coincidentally, I’m sure) is now being discussed in the White House. The … Continue reading

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The story that Time forgot … part VII

I see that Elder of Ziyon – who created the graphic above – has gotten in on the fun. The Elder also picks up on something he’s written about before: that the PA (Fatah) using international funds, is picking up … Continue reading

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The Comedy Central rally on the Mall: You can’t be serious

One of my commenters pointed out that CNN is really hyping the Halloween eve Comedy Central rally on the National Mall, which is supposed to be two “opposing” rallies led by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I find it utterly … Continue reading

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