Category Archives: Israel

On Holocaust Remembrance Day

Screw the UN and their year of solidarity with Palestinians. Screw the EU and Catherine Ashton’s refusal to mention Jews in her Holocaust remembrance day statement. Let’s take another look at the IAF flyover of Auschwitz, and remember that “Never … Continue reading

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Why is President Obama so upset with Netanyahu?

Why is President Obama so upset with Netanyahu? In the past, going against the American administration was deemed to be bad for an Israeli leader. One of the factors cited in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defeat by Ehud Barak … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Israeli bombs in Syria: At least one country understands that Iran is trying to arm itself in Syria. The IDF reportedly bombed some S300 missile launchers inside Syria. No doubt the Obama Administration will leak the exact details soon enough. … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 01/26/2014

President Obama Knows Best; Israeli Voters Know Better Yesterday the Israeli media reported on remarks made to Israel Radio. According the Jerusalem Post: A US official close to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry said both men … Continue reading

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The dual loyalty canard strikes again

The Obama administration is accusing U.S. Jews of being puppets of the Israeli government. Where have we heard that before? Oh yeah, that’s right. Only in every dual loyalty charge, ever. A US official close to President Barack Obama and … Continue reading

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Wednesday news briefs

Why the left hates Jews: Read this in its entirety; it’s a history of how the so-called democratic left managed to keep Jew hatred as its mainstay throughout the last two centuries. And why the quenelle is but the latest … Continue reading

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Stephen Harper, friend of Israel

Oh, Canada. We do love many of you. We definitely love Stephen Harper, who gave a superb, pro-Israel speech to the Knesset today. A couple of Arab MKs hated it so much they heckled Harper and then walked out (to … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 01/17/2014

The Ariel Sharon Ignored by the MSM I never expected Ariel Sharon to be treated fairly by the mainstream media. I’d like to reiterate one point made by Prof. Jacobson in his post memorializing Sharon: Sharon’s visit to the Temple … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The elephant in the peace talks room: Somehow, when John Kerry talks about peace, the topic of the terrorists controlling Gaza never seems to come up. It doesn’t seem to matter to Kerry and the EU that a significant portion … Continue reading

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An offer they will refuse

Imagine John Kerry as Jan and Israel as Marcia Brady. Then my “Israel, Israel, Israel!” post title makes a little more sense. And I explain this to you because John Kerry will soon be stamping his foot and heading off … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Farewell, Arik: The AP surprises with an almost balanced story on Ariel Sharon’s funeral. Because REPUBLICAN! The media has found a scandal about misuse of government influence it can sink its teeth into. The IRS targeting conservative groups in a … Continue reading

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Mideast Media Sampler 01/12/2014

Will Adopting the Palestinian Starting Point of the 1967 Borders Bring Peace? Exhibit A: In June, 1999, shortly after Ehud Barak had defeated Benjamin Netanyahu to become Israel’s new prime minister, Charles Krauthammer wrote a column title, Clinton Should Have Targeted Arafat … Continue reading

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Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon, a giant of modern Israel died this morning, after lying in a coma for eight years. Ynet has a pictorial article. Look at the photo of him carrying a sheep on his farm, and you’ll see where he … Continue reading

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Your must-read post of the day

Charles Krauthammer on the ASA boycott of Israel says what I’ve been blogging about for over a decade: And don’t tell me this is merely about Zionism. The ruse is transparent. Israel is the world’s only Jewish state. To apply … Continue reading

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Late night briefs

Of course they won’t: The State Department acknowledges that Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority is teaching Palestinians to hate Jews, but they won’t admonish them in public. Because that won’t fit the narrative of the poor, helpless victims. And besides, the … Continue reading

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