Category Archives: Turkey

Finally Friday briefs

Really? A dictator didn’t honor international protocoal? Shocked. I’m shocked, I tell you, to hear that Ghaddafi sent his thugs to trash three NATO embassies after his son was killed by a NATO airstrike. Two states for two people? No. … Continue reading

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Israel is Sorry – An Apology to Turkey

Shalom, Salaam, blessings be upon our friends the Turkish people. We in Israel are sorry for what occurred in regard to the episode of the Free Gaza Flotilla. We are sorry that lives were lost because militants on board attacked … Continue reading

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Israeli vindicated on four out of five charges; NY Times doesn’t care

The New York Times got the UN report, due out tomorrow, and has already determined the real villain. Note the headline and lead. Report Finds Naval Blockade by Israel Legal but Faults Raid A United Nations review has found that … Continue reading

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Turkey to Israel: Apologize before sundown, or else

I’m quite sure that Bibi is shaking in his boots over this latest demand. Turkey declared Thursday that it would not tolerate further delay in the release of a United Nations report concerning Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

So how’s that outreach working for you, Obama? Iran is helping al Qaeda murder people all over the world. Awesome. Maybe Obama might want to put some preconditions on talking to Iran now, like, say, “Stop funding international terrorist organizations … Continue reading

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The anti-Israel media bias, Turkey edition

Let’s take a quick look at the AP News Values and Principles, as stated on their website. That means we abhor inaccuracies, carelessness, bias or distortions. Now let’s take a look at the story the AP sent over the wires … 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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More Thursday news things

Gee, I didn’t see this coming. Say, remember when the Muslim Brotherhood said they weren’t interested in the presidency of Egypt? They lied. And not only did they lie, but the lying liar who first spoke the lie–in the WaPol, … Continue reading

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Thursday Passover news roundup

Seriously? On April 20th? Seriously? The irony is so thick on this one, you’d swear I’m making it up. Bill White, American neo-Nazi shithead, had his conviction overturned and was released yesterday—on the anniversary of the birthday of the world’s … Continue reading

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Gaza Flotilla, the sequel: The second time, definitely not farce

The blockade has eased. Gazans can get pretty much everything they want except, of course, for weapons and building materials for bunkers. Building material is going into Gaza. Is some of it being diverted to bunkers? Of course it is. … Continue reading

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Friday Friday briefs briefs

And the Turks said they found no weapons aboard the plane: Remember this story? I do. The Turks originally said the plane was searched and released and that they found no weapons aboard it. And yet, they are reporting to … Continue reading

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The media pass along lies of Turkey’s inquiry as truth

When the Israeli Turkel Committee’s report came out exonerating the IDF in the Mavi Marmara incident, the AP included a breakdown of who served on the committee. Reuters mentioned the video footage that showed “activists” attacking Israeli soldiers in an … Continue reading

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Thursday news round-up

Um, so what? Ha’aretz profiles a book that says Jews fighting for the state of Israel hid their weapons in “immoral” places, such as—well, I’m not sure. Because the article doesn’t exactly state explicitly where these caches were, except for … Continue reading

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Bloggers: We bring you the truth, because the media won’t

Barry Rubin wrote something in a column that essentially sums up what is wrong with reporting today. And what’s wrong with it? The media do not report the truth. Here’s how a friend of mine summed up the recent period: … Continue reading

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Tuesday news roundup

Israeli Double Standard Time: Say, you know who’s banning books because they conflict with their view of their religion? Hamas. You know who’s not calling Hamas a fascist state? Time magazine. What time is it? That’s right. But it’s not … Continue reading

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