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Israel’s nuclear umbrella

While President Obama’s nuclear weapons conference takes place in Washington, some nations wanted to try to co-opt it by painting Israel as a nation that needs to be put under the control of the non-proliferation treaty—a treaty that Israel has … Continue reading

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Imposing

Two weeks ago David Ignatius wrote: In retrospect, it seems clear that the step-by-step approach was a mistake: Constructive ambiguity, in this case, proved destructive. It allowed the Israeli right wing to perpetuate the idea that it could have it … Continue reading

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Sunday morning briefs

Yeah, it’s just like anti-Semitism: Some fool priest compared criticism of the Catholic Church’s reaction to priests’ sexual abuse of the children in their parishes to “collective violence” against Jews over the centuries. Yeah, because being angry about covering up … Continue reading

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Briefly

Obama’s Syrian outreach is working just dandy: Since Obama has named an ambassador to Syria, the results are clear. Syria is now discussing “resistance” with Walid Jumblatt, the man who had to abase himself to his new Syrian overlord in … Continue reading

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Briefly

The British Dubai hissy fit: The Brits can’t prove the Mossad stole their dual citizens’ IDs, but they’re throwing out an Israeli diplomat anyway. Of course they are. They have to protect their Arabist credentials. This is, after all, the … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad channels Cabaret

This is almost frightening in its unconscious nod to the portrayal of the rise of Nazis in Cabaret. Granted, Cabaret isn’t history. It’s a movie. But the symbolism of the infamous But compare this: “The government is determined to assert … Continue reading

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Israel’s Axis of Evil

The heads of Hamas and Hezbullah met in Damascus with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Bashar Assad to plot Israel’s destruction. How is the Obama administration handling the fact that Syria hosted the heads of two terrorist organizations and one terrorist-supporting state? … Continue reading

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Weaning Syria away from Iran

Lots of foreign policy sophisticates have told us that the American way forward in the Middle East is to engage Syria and draw it out of Iran’s orbit. Last week the Washington Post editorialized in response to President Obama’s naming … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Awesome! The Mossad takes out a major Hamas murderer: Looks like the man who planned the kidnapping and murder of two IDF solders (among other murders) is now receiving his 72 raisins. His brother says he was electrocuted by someone … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Uh-oh—Jew cooties will cost this man his job: An Iranian shook an Israeli’s hand at a trade fair. How long before he a) declares he never touched a Jew or b) resigns? (My money says as long as it takes … Continue reading

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Monday snarks

Of course he is: President Obama is reportedly on board with the latest insistence that Israel makes unilateral “goodwill gestures” while the Palestinians do nothing—which pretty much summarizes the entire peace process over the last few decades. The goodwill gestures, … Continue reading

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The double standard exposed: Iran v. Israel

Iranians are being murdered in the streets. The sister of Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel peace laureate who is not currently in Iran, was arrested and imprisoned apparently for the crime of being Shirin’s sister. The Iranians are beating protesters, … Continue reading

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The mystery of the Israeli ambassadors

The rightosphere is abuzz with the news that all of Israel’s ambassadors have been called home for a conference. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman, will host a conference … Continue reading

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Tuesday Snarky Newsy Briefsies

EPA to Americans: Stop breathing, you’re poisoning the planet! Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s “Greenhouse gases,” but it’s still CO2, and the science is not settled, no matter how many times the media and AGW adherents repeat that phrase. I would … Continue reading

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The Iranian web: Mullahs ascendant

Iran’s president is on a South American tour, hoping to expand Iranian influence. Ahmadinejad’s good relations with Venezuela’s openly anti-American regime are well-known. As well as President Hugo Chavez, the Iranian leader has already nurtured relations with Nicaragua’s President Daniel … Continue reading

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