Author Archives: Soccerdad

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I'm a government bureaucrat with delusions of literacy.

A modest Saudi proposal

Elder of Ziyon tells the story of Shaymaa Samir Qudeih: Shaymaa Samir Qudeih is a brilliant student attending school in Saudi Arabia. She has received top honors from her high school in Jeddah, and she ranked eighth in all of … Continue reading

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Heil, knuckleheads, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk

UHF television used to feature re-runs of shows like Hogan’s Heroes and the 3 Stooges. Hogan’s Heroes was a vehicle for mocking the Nazis. I found it surprising that a number of the actors in Hogan’s Heroes were Holocaust survivors. … Continue reading

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The karate kid meets iwo jima

There seem to be a higher concentration of news service photographers relative to the population in Palestinian areas than any place in the world. So there’s a lot of news. Among the most popular images are people waiting for their … Continue reading

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Biden time?

Joe Biden finds himself in middle of a kerfuffle with the Israelis. Ha’aretz has reported that Biden told Israeli leaders that it would have to get used to a nuclear Iran. Hot Air has more, including the possibility that this … Continue reading

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Zero-sum vs. win-win

Reflecting on the Palestinian state which would be approaching its twentieth year of existence had Arafat and the Palestinians been interested in living peacefully next to Israel Barry Rubin writes. Today, two decades later, there is no such state. But … Continue reading

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Law vs. Lives

In a recent article, Isabel Kershner of the New York Times wrote the following about Israel’s security fence: Israel started building the barrier in 2002 with the intent of preventing Palestinian suicide bombers from reaching Israeli cities. Consisting mostly of … Continue reading

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Charm city charm offensive

The Obama campaign has long taken a tack suggesting that those who don’t support the senator may well be racist. I’ve noted how this has manifested itself in the Jewish community. Sometimes it’s the campaign’s media surrogates who take this … Continue reading

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Oh so casual

The approach to threats against Israel is one of those things that is taken casually. Here’s Secretary Rice on the regular but (relatively) infrequent Qassams that still get fired into Israel despite the ceasefire with Hamas: QUESTION: How does the … Continue reading

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Oh people! Enough!

The Spine links to a plea from a liberal Kuwaiti writer translated by MEMRI: “I would like to shout to the Arabs and the Muslims: Oh, people! Enough! Oh, [champions] of war, struggle, jihad, and honor! Enough! Life in our … Continue reading

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Blockheads vs. the blockade

Never mind that Israel allows large quantities of goods into Gaza and the Palestinians themselves smuggle even more in via tunnels from Egypt. But a bunch of anti-Israel activists decided to make some PR and “run” Israel’s naval blockade of … Continue reading

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The confidence for more terror

Daled Amos notes that the Israeli government apparently views the release of terrorists as a good thing. He sums up a news article like this: In other words, Israel is hoping to force Hamas to the negotiating table with the … Continue reading

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Wooing the Jews

A few weeks ago the Washington Post reported that Obama working to ensure the Jewish vote: Obama’s position on Israel has been fairly mainstream. He has declared himself an undying ally of the Jewish state and has indicated that he … Continue reading

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How confidence building works

Last year, Israel released 4 Jordanian murderers of Israelis to Jordan. At the time, Israel Matzav observed: The Olmert – Barak – Livni government is about to turn four Jordanian murderers over to the Jordanian government in return for a … Continue reading

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Gaza gaiety

I was watching some Get Smart last night. In one episode, Cutback at Control, a Senate sub-committee is seeking to de-fund Control. Siegfried of KAOS knows of Control’s financial troubles and recruits Max to join KAOS. When Max meets him … Continue reading

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Unchanging Fatah

According to the Oslo Accords the following prisoners are subject to release in the guise of confidence building measures. 2. The following categories of detainees and/or prisoners will be included in the abovementioned releases: a. all female detainees and prisoners … Continue reading

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