Category Archives: palestinian politics

Cairo nostalgia

David Ignatius wrote two weeks ago that the message of President Obama’s Cairo speech is as important as ever. Specifically: But in truth, the strategy that Obama proposed in Cairo is more important now than ever. Critics speak as if … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning briefs

Who done it? Now Ha’aretz is saying that Mahmoud al-Mabhouh’s assassins were Arabs. Which is actually even better, because all we need is a little more of that Muslim brotherhood and Israel would be perfectly safe. Message in a bombshell: … Continue reading

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Still in with the old

Barry Rubin has read the new Fatah charter. The document was originally linked to at the Secrecy news blog. Secrecy News observes: But what is perhaps most significant is what is not in the document.  The original Fatah charter (or … Continue reading

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Thursday pre-snow snarks

Will it snow? Won’t it snow? I don’t know. They say so. (Let it snow. I have a Jeep, and I’m here to drive it.) Europeans are big fat liars: So, they say they’re cutting trade with Iran, and yet, … Continue reading

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Tuesday night snarks

Because it’s such an easy language to learn: Arab members of the World Trade Organization want Arabic to be the fourth official language of the WTO. Because three aren’t enough official languages, I suppose. And Arabic is so easy, it’s … Continue reading

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Wednesday boxers

The Israeli war machine: Oh, you know that’s what the anti-Israel mob is calling it. Israel leads the world in bringing automation to the battlefield. The latest: the air mule, which will bring supplies in and wounded soldiers out of … Continue reading

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Obama to Israel: Let’s start at the end

As reported last week, the Obama administration is going to try to start at the end in order to report some kind of progress in Middle East peace talks. The thing is, you really can’t start at the end. You … Continue reading

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The Egyptian plan: Surrender Dorothy!

The Egyptians have a new plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Apparently, all Israel has to do is give the Palestinians what they want, and there will be peace. Negotiations? Well, those will be to determine exactly how much of Israel has … Continue reading

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Salam and security sizzle

A couple of weeks ago, an Israeli father of seven, Meir Avshalom Chai was killed. Immediately afterwards, the IDF pursued and killed three suspects. (The same day the IDF killed three men attempting to infiltrate from Gaza.) Of course the … Continue reading

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The myth of the moderate Mahmoud

via memeorandum Jeffrey Goldberg writes: For my money, the worst mistake Israel made was the mistake that led, ultimately, to the siege of Gaza: The 2005 unilateral withdrawal. Leaving Gaza wasn’t the problem, of course — you’d think the Jews … Continue reading

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Some ‘splainin’

Last week Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai was killed in an ambush. Following the attack, Israel tracked down an killed three suspects in the murder. At the funerals for the murderers, protesters objected to the PA’s cooperation with Israel, leading JoshuaPundit … Continue reading

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A Palestinian state: when?

As I noted yesterday, Barry Rubin published a timely essay recalling how the Palestinian blew a chance to prevent Israel from ever existing – 70 years ago. I didn’t think it required any further comment. But then I read something, … Continue reading

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Constants and variables in the Middle East

Ethan Bronner writes about Israeli PM Netanyahu: After a long career supporting Israeli settlements in occupied land and rejecting Palestinian statehood, Mr. Netanyahu said last June that he accepted the two-state idea. Three weeks ago, he imposed a 10-month freeze … Continue reading

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The deflated New York Times hopes for Obama

It’s not just the Arab/Muslim world that’s disappointed with President Obama, the New York Times is too. The Times has come to the belated acknowledgment – the Washington Post noticed this back in July – that the administration hasn’t been … Continue reading

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A pillar of moderation

Yesterday, writing about the speculation surrounding a possible prisoner release to gain the freedom of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, Backspin quoted, Dan Meridor: “Those who don’t know can talk,” Dan Meridor, Israel’s intelligence minister, said Monday on state radio. “Those … Continue reading

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