Category Archives: Israeli Double Standard Time

Labor Day briefs

Oh, shut up about so-called Israeli racism: The New York Times is running a front-page story on how Libyans are rounding up black-skinned Africans (and dark-skinned Libyans from the south) because they’re—wait for it—black. And all black men, apparently, were … Continue reading

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Arab hypocrisy, er, democracy news

Libyan Arabs are rounding up black Africans in Libya and putting them in detention centers. Rebel forces and armed civilians are rounding up thousands of black Libyans and migrants from sub-Sahara Africa, acccusing them of fighting for ousted strongman Moammar … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Where’s your peace with Israel now, Sandmonkey? I never believed the Egyptian Sandmonkey when he said that Egyptians didn’t hate Israelis. Turns out I wasn’t wrong. They hate Israelis. Big time. YES! I can keep my Five Faves: The government … Continue reading

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Missing the point on Syria

There’s one simple question one must ask in response to the UN discussing whether or not Bashar al-Assad has committed war crimes against the Syrians. Where is the Goldstone Commission on Syria? Hypocrites, much?

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Tuesday sniefs

(Sniefs=Snark Briefs) So, I’m expecting a condemnation on this any day now: Another missile lands in Israel, another yawn from the world. But hey, the Obama Administration is totally condemning construction in Ariel. It’s an obstacle to peace, you see. … Continue reading

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Monday, briefly

Because you guys did such a good job last week: The U.K. police leadership are all up in arms because David Cameron is calling in William Bratton, the man who fixed several American cities’ crime problems, to advise the U.K. … Continue reading

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Friday, snarkly

I’m not dead yet: The Syrian general appears on TV to proclaim that reports of his death are greatly exaggerated. Sure, but when was the video made, huh? Huh? Just be careful if you’re really not dead, dude. People around … Continue reading

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Thou Shalt Not Defy The Narrative On Israel

The Associated Press covered a poll of incredible significance affecting Israeli-Palestinian peace. In it, we discover that Israelis are deeply divided about a law that allows West Bank Israelis to sue other Israelis who organize boycotts against them and hurt … Continue reading

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Imagine there’s no countries…

You all know where that headline comes from, even if you are of that age where, when singing it for the first time, your brain was so addled by chemical or natural additives that memories of everything else left you … Continue reading

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That’s why we call it Israeli Double Standard Time

Let’s take another look at the AP news story on the Syrian border incursion from Sunday. Israeli troops on Sunday battled hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to burst across Syria’s frontier with the Golan Heights, killing a reported 20 … Continue reading

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The double standard on religious buildings

The State Department and the UN are both condemning the arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank. So’s the White House. I can’t find anything about a condemnation of the shooting of Jewish worshippers at Joseph’s Tomb by … Continue reading

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What No One Seems to Be Mentioning

When President Obama spoke last week at the State Department, he said something, different things, that upset virtually every Middle Eastern nation or group. Pissing off the Mullahs does not bother me. Calling out Bahrain while not mentioning Saudi Arabia … Continue reading

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Sing a song of whitewash

The AP almost had me on article about an Israeli acting troupe forced to cancel a performance in Turkey because of “protests.” It was the boilerplate, which is far more honest about Israel-Turkey relations than usual, that made me think … Continue reading

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Lunchtime briefs

Why do one-in-five American voters now believe Osama bin Laden is still alive? Because they’re effing stupid. Seriously? Okay. Because they have shit-for-brains. (P.S.: It’s a Zogby poll, so don’t believe the figures are that high.) Claire Berlinski discovers Israeli … Continue reading

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Wednesday, briefly

Just recycle my last fifty posts on Carter: Unity agreement, yadda yadda, Israel should accept, yadda yadda, Hamas will moderate, yadda yadda, I certified free and fair elections, yadda yadaa. Blahblahblah, Carter is an imbecile, yadda, yadda, yadda. If bin … Continue reading

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