Monday morning briefs

The difference between Israelis and Palestinians: Here’s the difference, in a nutshell, between the two cultures. The Palestinians revel in any destruction of Jewish holy sites. Israelis proclaim these actions criminal and vow to punish the perpetrators.

Another day, another Iranian threat: Yeah, yeah, yeah. The two-day Iranian conference on the issue of “Palestine” can be resolved if everyone just goes home, says Mad Mahmoud. Really? So the 750,000 Jews from Arab and Muslim lands should return to Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and other lands can all go home again? The Arabs won’t have a problem with that? Because the reason they left in the first place were government-sponsored pogroms, lynchings, mob attacks, and murders. It was a population transfer, not unlike the many post-WWII population transfers. Funny how only the Arabs haven’t gotten over it yet. Oh, by the way—the Ayatollah made it plain that having a Jewish state on “Muslim land” is unacceptable. Anyone who thinks this isn’t a religious war isn’t being honest.

Maybe now the AP will stop calling him a spy: Egypt is now admitting that Ilan Grapel is not a spy, just a poor schlub that they arrested for no reason whatsoever. Well, they’re not admitting the latter, but by admitting he isn’t a spy, they may as well be. Maybe now the AP will stop calling him a “suspected” spy. Not even “alleged”? Yeah, the AP double standard for Israel is on, 24/7.

Another day, another anti-Semitic trope in mainstream newspapers: Let’s see… Misinformation on the UN partition of the Mandate of Palestine, check. Mentioning the Israel Lobby’s sway over Western nations, check. Apologies for terrorism, check. Blaming Israel for everything? But of course. Eff you, Malcolm Fraser, prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1982. Best be careful. Your Israel-hatred is showing.

Don Lapre isn’t selling this strategy: Looks like he stopped dreaming. Now, people. I love watching informercials on all cooking gadgets. And I mean ALL of them. But don’t pick up that phone! (You can get it cheaper at a flea market. That’s how I got my Super Slicers.)