Author Archives: SnoopyTheGoon

About SnoopyTheGoon

Daily job - software development. Hobbies - books, books, friends, simgle malt Scotch, lately this blogging plague. Amateur photographer, owned by 1. spouse, 2 - two grown-up (?) children and 3. two elderly cats - not necessarily in that order, it is rather fluid. Israeli.

Norway’s Anti-Jew status?

The amazing inquiry from Norway with these keywords – “anti jew status update” in full – caused my feverish imagination some overtime. How does it really go in Norway? So here is an imaginary scene: (Imagine a lonely pub on … Continue reading

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The other side of the Northern Ireland Analogy

Ben Cohen publishes in Z-Word Blog a series of three articles under a common title “The Limits of the Northern Ireland Analogy” by Henry McDonald, who has covered Irish politics for the Observer and Guardian newspapers. It is a compelling … Continue reading

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So who broke the ceasefire?

I don’t consider this point to be of any particular importance, for reasons I’ll go into later, but it is much used and abused in a lot of Israel-bashing articles, so it is worth addressing as a separate item. As … Continue reading

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Another look from afar

Again from down under: an anti-Israeli* demo in Melbourne, as documented by Nilk. Two of my favorites: I hope that kid didn’t get tired schlepping this one and done her Mom and Dad proud. Nilk says: “I think this guy’s … Continue reading

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It’s all about gas, stupid!

Via Sandmonkey (what would we all do without Sandmonkey, I wonder?): a earth-shaking discovery of the real reason for the Cast Lead. It’s… but see the headline of this post. I cannot go on, its’ too funny – eventually the … Continue reading

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A decisive loss for Israel?

Really? Is it a decisive loss for Israel when a “progressive” lefty newspaper generously provides a pulpit to the propaganda chief of one of the most reactionary, misogynist and life-hating sects in existence? Nope, I don’t think so. Oops, I … Continue reading

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Yes, barrister!

Every time I think that anti-Israeli rhetoric cannot stoop lower (for fear of breaking its back or for fear of hitting its head on the (basement) floor), the rhetoric surprises me again. This time it’s Michael Paulin, a barrister and … Continue reading

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A.B. Yehoshua vs. Gideon Levy

It is an interesting public debate: A.B. Yehoshua trying to get some sense into the head of our Mr self-assigned Conscience Of the Nation (CON) – Gideon Levy of Haaretz. The discussion is rather long, so I will quote only … Continue reading

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The amazing life and deeds of Mohammed Badwan – The Human Shield

Imagine a Palestinian boy who, as any other boy, liked football, playing in the yard, taunting his sisters, catching flies, running away from the boring lessons at school, etc. All was well with Mohammed Badwan until the the black magic … Continue reading

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Gaza in the eyes of the beholders

I know that the views expressed in the linked article will not be easily digestible in some circles. In fact, I have already identified for myself two such circles. Which is immaterial for the purpose of this post. So – … Continue reading

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Since Meryl is so humble…

I shall do it for her. A honorable mention in JP today: Latest hasbara weapon: ‘Army of bloggers’ The article is going on about that army, its potential, blah blah blah… “Israel’s newest weapon on the public relations front is … Continue reading

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And now they’ve made the next step

I don’t have a choice now but to quote myself, if only for the reason that I haven’t seen somebody else saying this. It was regarding the hysterical shrieking by Naomi Klein (“Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction“) that I have asked … Continue reading

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The day after

The big guns seem to be quieting down, and now we could all return to same old, same old.

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Sir Gerald’s loop

(I know that Sir Gerald has already got a honorable mention from Meryl, however…) Sir Gerald (or in other words, Hon Gerald Kaufman, MP)has already appeared on our radar. What can I say – it has been great fun and … Continue reading

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Polish porn – service announcement

I have reported earlier on two seemingly unrelated activities by Hamas: one that appeared to be a technical glitch that caused a 6 minute Polish porn clip to be aired on Hamas TV, and the other – a threatening SMS … Continue reading

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