Category Archives: Iran

Have the administration’s Israel and Iran policies changed?

Yesterday Meryl observed that once again: Mahmoud Abbas has said the Palestinians will not resume direct talks until… and now you get to fill in the blank, because he keeps on changing the rules. Rabbi Kaufman wondered if the administration … Continue reading

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Bazaar behavior

The New York Times reported earlier this week about protests against the Iranian government. The Iranian government declared a sudden, two-day national holiday on Sunday and Monday, after a long-simmering dispute between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Tehran bazaar erupted … Continue reading

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Snarks, snarks, get your snarks here

Damn, the bulls did a poor job this year: The running of the bulls, and they could only manage three with bumps and bruises? Geez. What about some good, old-fashioned gorings? (I always root for the bulls on this one.) … Continue reading

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Post-holiday briefs

Oh, this is just too easy: Iran has released a list of “Islamic haircuts” for men. Yes, really. Excuse me, I think I cracked a rib laughing so hard at this one. I swear, they’re just making it easier and … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs are back (you know you missed them)

Awesome! Iran is giving itself a technolobotomy! Mad Mahmoud signed a new Iranian law that will boycott companies that it determines are “Zionist.” Included in that category: Intel and IBM. (The fact that many of their products are not allowed … Continue reading

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Iranian “aid” flotilla is off

So I guess it was yet another Iranian PR stunt, as the Iranian “aid” ships have been called off due to Israeli threats. Yes, really. The secretary general of an Iranian organization supporting Palestinians, Hussein Sheikh el-Islam, said during a … Continue reading

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Another Flotilla roundup

From Cyprus with love: Cyprus says it won’t allow the Hezballah Lebanese aid flotilla to dock in their port and then head out to Gaza. Gee, I wonder if Cyprus is on Israel’s side because Turkey has been occupying half … Continue reading

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Israeli eye in the sky

This ought to give the Iranians headaches: “With Ofek 9, Israel now has about 10 satellites working in a joint system – a commercial amount,” ISA Chairman Isaac Ben-Israel told Ynet on Wednesday night. “One of them completes a round … Continue reading

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The Turkey-Syria-Iran axis

The Turkey-Iran quid pro quo has been announced. Imposing fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program would hurt the region’s countries and contribute nothing to resolving the Mideast conflict, Turkey’s ambassador to Cairo said Wednesday ahead of a UN … Continue reading

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Gaza Flotilla: One more news roundup

Fool me once: France’s foreign minister is volunteering the EU to inspect all ships heading into Gaza. I have two words for you, Mr. Kouchner: UNSC 1701. In case anyone forgot, the reason Israel left the buffer zone in Lebanon … Continue reading

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The Gaza Flotilla: The Biggest Demagogue

Let’s take a look at two of the latest editions of “Who Wants to Be the Biggest Demagogue?” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is considering a trip to Gaza in order to break the siege imposed on the Strip … Continue reading

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What’s the point of sanctions if there’s no way to enforce them?

The title, Sanctions Effort May Open Door to Press Iran Central Bank, looked promising. The particulars, not so much. American and European officials said Wednesday that the reference, passing though it is, could give them a legal basis in the … Continue reading

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The super hurry up briefs

Wah! (Palestinians whining again.) Bah! (Who cares what Islamic fundamentalists think about Miss USA?) Hah! Iran thinks sanctions against it are barbaric. The irony of the homosexual-hanging, woman-stoning nation’s barbarism is keen today. Um—WHAT? The Obama administration is going to … Continue reading

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Traveling briefs

The Dubai Assassination Squad Facebook group lives! The Dubai police chief must have gotten bored with being a nobody again. He’s says he’s identified five more suspects, and of course, the uncritical press is lapping it up. And yet, with … Continue reading

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Wednesday snarkers

Mad Mahmoud is laughing at Obama: He’s not just insulting him, he’s taunting him. Iran isn’t afraid of sanctions. (Probably because there aren’t any and won’t be anytime soon.) Wow, that outstretched hand did a lot. Smart power! Note to … Continue reading

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