Category Archives: Israeli Double Standard Time

Changes in Middle East present new challenges for American reporters

The Washington Post reports, Tough Options For Clinton on Trip to Mideast, with a sub-head of “Analysts Urge Radical New Approach To Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process” What are those “tough options?” Any new peace effort would be complicated by other factors, … Continue reading

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Hardline for me, but not for thee

The worldwide festival of hypocrisy over the Israeli election is utterly flabbergasting. The same Arab nations that keep calling on Israel to deal with terrorists like Hamas and Hezbullah are now insisting that a Likud government will lead the Middle … Continue reading

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Experience not politics

I think that Bradley Burston – though he puts it a lot differently than I would – is making the same point I have. Or as his interviewee says (via memeorandum): “In other words,” Alkalai concludes, “the majority vote was … Continue reading

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Ain’t democracy great? Part II

After Hamas won legislative elections three years ago, the Washington Post reported: “The hope is that there is a government that is really committed to peace with Israel,” said one senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because … Continue reading

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How do I slant thee? Let me count the ways

The AP anti-Israel slant is now an anti-Likud slant. Get a load of these quotes from the AP: Israel’s election has suddenly become too close to call, though hard-liners are expected to have a clear edge in the horse trading … Continue reading

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Jimmy Carter: Lies, slander, and Jew-hatred

It isn’t enough that Carter has written yet another book slamming Israel. It isn’t enough that he slams Israel on a regular basis. His Jew-hatred is really starting to shine through. (H/T: Elder.) You have to remember that the major … Continue reading

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Saudis: Religious freedom for me, but not for thee

The Saudis are standing firm on their refusal to allow any religion besides Islam to be publicly observed in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi Arabian official says mosques can be the only places of worship in his country, rejecting pressure to … Continue reading

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Amnesty International: We have to prove our war crimes charges against Israel? Really?

There’s a telling quote from an Amnesty International representative regarding exactly what they think constitutes a war crime. Apparently, if they think it’s a crime, well then, it is. Human rights groups are seeking to build a case that Israel … Continue reading

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Witte-icism: Israeli electorate wants to see more dead civilians

There’s a rather disturbing subtext to Griff Witte’s report on the Israeli election campaign, Israel’s key election issue: did the war end too soon?: Just over a week before Israel holds elections to choose a new government, the outcome of … Continue reading

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Shimon Peres at Davos

Charles posted about this video of the Davos panel where Shimon Peres confronted the Turkish Prime Minister on why Israel went into Gaza. Peres comes in at about 39:30, but it’s well worth starting around the half hour mark or … Continue reading

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Gaza “genocide”: By the numbers

There are some interesting facts in this excellent column in the Jerusalem Post, which calls for the end of the West’s proxy war against Israel. The author calls UNRWA’s support of the Palestinians the problem: THE CURRENT situation can only … Continue reading

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Sometimes diplomacy is not enough

Martin Kramer explains why Hamas cannot claim to have won its war with Israel: When Israel launched its operation, Hamas announced a secondary objective: to inflict significant military casualties on the Israelis. For this purpose, it had built up a … Continue reading

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Turkish PM: Killing is wrong, when Jews do it

So, killing isn’t wrong when Turks do it (but they didn’t kill the Armenians, and don’t even start in on them about that), but boy, is it wrong when Jews do it. And when Jews defend their actions, well, it … Continue reading

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Sri Lankan civilian deaths: Who cares?

The world’s double standard on Israel is in sharp relief today. The Red Cross reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed and wounded, and over 250,000 civilians are trapped in the fighting. Aid workers have been hurt as well. … Continue reading

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Giving Friedman the Boot

Thomas Friedman’s “This is not a test,” is a fraudulent exercise in moral equivalence. After making fun of the regular calls for peace in the Middle East over the past two decades or more, claiming that it is absolutely urgent, … Continue reading

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