Category Archives: Iran

The Iranian priority

Ethan Bronner analyzes Israel’s foreign policy orientation in Israel Faces a Hard Sell in Bid to Shift Policy. The analysis begs two questions. The first is to what degree is there a difference between Israel and the Untied States? In … Continue reading

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AP labels terrorist “moderate”: Yes, really

The AP doesn’t seem to think that Interpol’s definition of a terrorist should affect its calling an Iranian candidate for president, wanted in the bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish community center that murdered 87 an injured over 100, a … Continue reading

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Parsing the Iranian Hitler’s speech

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called yet again for the end of Israel, and is once more pretty much ignored by the mainstream media. However, I’d like to see the speech-parsers like Juan Cole parse this bit: The website of the Iranian IRIB … Continue reading

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There is no Sadat

Stop him before he writes again. Roger Cohen’s latest column, Clinton’s Middle East Pirouette, starts off badly: The sparring between the United States and Israel has begun, and that’s a good thing. Israel’s interests are not served by an uncritical … Continue reading

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Continental divide?

Barry Rubin observes in regard to Israeli relations with Europe: Probably they are better than at any time since the early 1980s. With the end of the Palestinian intifada in 2003, Israelis withdrawal from and the Hamas takeover of the … Continue reading

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An Israeli bull in the Iran shop?

Jim Hoagland fears that President Obama’s plans for the Middle East are imperiled by Israel. In An Israeli surprise for Obama?, Hoagland writes: The review cannot be completed until Obama has what may be his toughest meeting yet with a … Continue reading

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3 arrested in Lebanon for spying for Israel

The New York Times reports that Lebanese authorities have arrested three men for spying for Israel. The arrests on Saturday were based on information from Adeeb al-Alam, a retired Lebanese general who was arrested this month and charged with spying … Continue reading

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Mahmoud’s mania

The New York Times editorial on Ahmadinejad’s speech: After weighing the issue, President Obama decided not to send an American delegation to the conference. Perhaps it would have been better if his administration had been present to fight for an … Continue reading

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On hate and new relations

At the end of the NY Times article on the fallout of Ahmadinejad’s speech, the paper reports: Those who supported the Obama administration’s attending the conference said their attitude was not altered by Mr. Ahmadinejad’s remarks. “It is unfortunate that … Continue reading

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Jedi coppers, Wookie soldiers

Who would have thunk it? In Britain a growing number of people are declaring themselves to be adherents of the Jedi faith. About 390,000 people listed their religion as Jedi in the 2001 Census for England and Wales. In Scotland … Continue reading

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What the AP didn’t tell you Ahmadinejad said

Funny how these words didn’t make it into the AP wire story about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s anti-Semitic speech. As he has in the past, Ahmadinejad said Zionist supporters enjoy undue influence over Western governments, imposing “their domination to the extent that … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad: Holocaust is a “pretext”

Just as predicted, on Hitler’s birthday, Hitler’s modern heir used the UN anti-racism conference, nicknamed Durban II, to slam Israel. The good news is there were some awesome protesters, who did exactly the right thing: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused … Continue reading

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When self-defense is a holocaust or the continued rantings of Roger Cohen

Roger Cohen is at it again. He writes in Israel, Iran and Fear: In the German mirror stands Israel, another vibrant democracy birthed from the crime, albeit one, unlike Germany, that has not found peaceful coexistence. Israel, too, craves closure … Continue reading

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The self-defense of Jews: Still not welcome

This is an interesting argument that’s been floating around for quite some time. The world says to Israel that it exaggerates the danger of Iran. Israel says she will take action in self-defense if necessary, even if that means striking … Continue reading

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What? Good news briefs?

Good news from Russia? Russia has yet to supply Iran with the sophisticated anti-aircraft defenses that would make it more difficult to take out Iran’s nuclear program. Mind you, I know almost nothing about weaponry, but I do hope that … Continue reading

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