Category Archives: Israel Derangement Syndrome

Ahmadinejad is afraid of a girl

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who says he is for peace, against war, and loves all people, deliberately snubbed Karnit Goldwasser, whose husband Ehud was kidnapped last year by Hezbollah. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refused to address an Israeli woman who asked him … Continue reading

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How much do we hate Neturei Karta?

More than the heat of the raging sun. They vilify Israel, and honor Iranian madmen. Natorei Karta spokesman Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss on Tuesday called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “an advocate of peace,” on the eve of the group’s meeting … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter: Iran is no threat to Israel

Well, that’s great news. Israel can forget about incidents like this one in Syria, with Iranian engineers. Israel can also forget about Iranian-funded Hezbollah missiles. Jimmy Carter has spoken. Former President Jimmy Carter said that he does not think Iran … Continue reading

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Piling on Walt & Mearsheimer

Two more anti-W-M book reviews to report. The first, from Bloomberg News, a devastating attack by Charles Taylor who, I think if I were to take a guess judging by his name, is not a member of The Lobby (or … Continue reading

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AFP still mad that Israel won’t reveal state secrets

The AFP is still writing stories about how Israel refuses to divulge state secrets to AFP reporters. JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel on Wednesday maintained an official blackout on an apparent strike by its warplanes on Syria, amid reports that the … Continue reading

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The Israel Lobby, hardcover edition

Two interesting pieces on the Walt-Mearsheimer anti-Israel screed, for your reading pleasure. The first is in the WSJ: A crop of Israel’s critics — most prominently Jimmy Carter and now Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, the authors of “The Israel … Continue reading

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NY Times Book Review bitchslaps Walt & Mearsheimer

The New York Times reviewed Walt & Mearsheimer’s extended-play version of the anti-Israel paper they released last year. I like the subtle Times-style digs throughout, and there’s a laugh-out-loud line at the end that in eight words utterly refutes the … Continue reading

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Evidence against the neocon Iraq conspiracy

Please. Don’t complicate the situation with facts, people! Israel is the reason the Bush neocons started the Iraq war. Everyone knows that. Well, except for this guy: WASHINGTON – Israeli officials warned the George W Bush administration that an invasion … Continue reading

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Measuring an obsession

Roaming the CiF (The Guardian’s Comment is Free forum) jungle, I have stumbled on an interesting page – one that shows the frequency of main subjects broached on CiF. It is not clear what period of time is represented, but … Continue reading

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The UN and EU: All set for Durban II

The UN World Conference on Racism, held in Durban, South Africa, just prior to 9/11, went down in the annals of UN as one of the most infamous, hideously anti-Israel events, even by UN standards. Israel and the United States … Continue reading

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The Moebius Man

I was hesitating for a while about the title for this post. How do you call a person who sees only one side of a multi-dimensional problem? One-trick pony? One-sided coin? Obsessed? Then I recalled what was shown to me … Continue reading

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Islam and the Temple Mount

This is why there will never be a full peace with the Palestinians. Israel suggests joint control over the Temple Mount complex. The Palestinians then use that to foment more attacks. The head of the Islamic Movement’s northern branch, Sheikh … Continue reading

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Walt & Mearsheimer: The hardcover version

The Israel Lobby is so dangerous to America, the authors of the widely-discredited paper have turned it into a book. And they’re taking it on the road. Only the Israel Lobby is preventing them from speaking, because you simply can’t … Continue reading

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Yet another professor

I write as a Jew and as a synagogue member. If I had a dollar (no, make it shekel) for every article that starts with these words, I would be able… wait, let me make a quick estimate… to replace … Continue reading

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Batsh*t crazy, again

It doesn’t matter where you turn, Arabs simply refuse to acknowledge the sins of their people when it comes to terrorism. Here we have an Arab Israeli man claiming that not only did his son not steal a gun from … Continue reading

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