Tag Archives: World

Red on Red, terrorists dead

This is the kind of news we heard regularly about a year ago: Bomb blasts rocked a café and a Hamas politician’s home in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian in one of the biggest flare-ups … Continue reading

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Brits to Israel: Talk with the murderers like we do

Some British MPs think it’s just dandy to talk with an organization that is working for the end of the Jewish State: After a long period of politically sequestering the Hamas government ruling the Gaza Strip, a group of British … Continue reading

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The Russians are not our friends

Russia is not only arming Iran, and not only investing heavily in Iran, but also trying to make sure that the West can’t take out Iran’s nuclear sites. Iran is set to receive an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft system by year-end … Continue reading

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Obama and the Holocaust myth

Obama is using the Holocaust to score rhetorical points. Mind you, he’s not the only person ever to have done so, but I’m calling bullshit on this quote: “I am always taken back to sort of the core question of … Continue reading

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UN Troops salute dead terrorists

Way to go, United Nations. What a crop of peacekeepers: Rapists, pedophiles, extortionists, and now—those who salute dead Hezbullah terrorists. Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of the soldiers saluting the … Continue reading

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The deal that Ehud made

The piper’s bill is coming due: Haniyeh and Hamas are ramping up their expectations for Shalit. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday that the prisoner exchange deal between Hizbullah and Israel paved the way for Palestinian organizations to … Continue reading

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Why weren’t the soldiers declared KIA two years ago?

Lynn reminded me of an article from a few weeks ago detailing how the IDF pronounced Eldad and Goldwasser killed in action. “During the incident and the injury, the (first) missing soldier was wearing the examined bullet-proof vest… The damage … Continue reading

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Ban Ki-Moon can’t read, can’t remember his own words

Ban Ki-Moon is hailing the exchange of live prisoners for dead Israeli soldiers as the “completion” of part of UNSC 1701. The secretary general conveyed his heartfelt condolences and said he is deeply satisfied that the humanitarian aspects of Security … Continue reading

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Abbas sends condolences—to Hizbullah

Mahmoud Abbas sent his condolences today to the families of the dead soldiers. We learned, after two years of Hezbullah refusing to acknowledge proof of life, that Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev are dead. On this day, the president of … Continue reading

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One small request for the prisoner transfer

I have one tiny request of just one of the IDF soldiers that will be escorting Samir Kuntar to the prisoner exchange. The deal will take place as follows: Kuntar and the four other prisoners were transferred from jail to … Continue reading

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Gaza more dangerous than Iraq to Tony Blair

Tony Blair called off his trip to Gaza, citing specific security threats. Of course Hamas denies they were threatening Tony Blair, but it’s significant to note that he was visiting Gaza, but refusing to meet with Hamas officials. Hm. Wonder … Continue reading

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Hezbullah wins

Hezbullah didn’t even have to hold up its end of the deal fully, and yet, the prisoner exchange is going ahead. The Israeli Prison Service transferred Monday morning four of the Lebanese prisoners slated for release in the framework of … Continue reading

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Before you quote Uzi Mahnaimi, read this

The Sunday Times is publishing proven fantasist Uzi Mahnaimi on yet another unsourced, headline-grabbing Israel story. This time, he says George Bush gave Israel the go-ahead to attack Iran. But don’t rush to reprint this story on your blog. The … Continue reading

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Daily rocket and mortar attacks, “truce” is still on

So what exactly is Israel getting for the truce? Nothing. Two mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon landed near the border fence, on its Palestinian side, in the Kibbutz Nahal Oz area. There were no reports … Continue reading

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Ask Mark Regev

Got a question for Israel’s foreign media adviser? Go here and ask it. Mine’s already been asked. I would word it a bit differently: Why the hell can’t Israel manage her own PR better? The Arabs have been winning the … Continue reading

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