What? Mention Israel’s Independence Day without reference to the Palestinians? That wouldn’t be AP. Yep. “Nakba” reference at the end of the AP story on Israel’s Independence Day. Because it’s all about the Palestinians, who turned down a state in 1948 in order to drive the Jews into the sea.
And yet, Syria is still on track for membership in the UN Human Rights Council: The death toll so far (and probably way low): 757 civilians killed in the Syrian democracy protests. But gee, it’s not at all like Libya, is it?
I know you are, but what am I? Really? The Iranians are saying that Israel has “stupid ideas” when they’ve just effing arrested one of their own for sorcery? Seriously?
Alas, Mad Mahmoud has caved: I was hoping for a longer battle, but the Supreme Leader puts the S in Supreme (not to mention his boot in Mad Mahmoud’s S). Probably had to put their differences aside to help Syria suppress the revolution, so it doesn’t get exported to Iran.
A look at Israel Double Standard Time over at The Israel Project: world reaction to the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US compared with its reaction to the killing of Ahmed Yassin by Israel. Check it out.