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My simple litmus test

Richard Gold of Engage made an amazing discovery when, as a youngster, he thought he is joining an anti-fascist demo, and it appeared that in fact the fascist side is represented (oh the horror of it!) by the socialist British … Continue reading

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Moderate PA wants to honor mass-murderer of Jews

The “moderates” in the Palestinian Authority would like Israel to hand over the corpse of a female Palestinian terrorist who took part in an attack that murdered 36 and wounded 71. Because they want to honor the mass-murderer. The Palestinian … Continue reading

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Daily truce violations; daily inaction from Israel

Kassams continue to rain down on Israel daily. Closing the crossings just isn’t enough. What is Barak waiting for? Two Qassam rockets were fired from northern Gaza towards Israel on Thursday afternoon, one of them landed near a kibbutz in … Continue reading

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Pat Buchanan: The neo-Nazi is out of the closet

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck—it’s an effing duck. (H/T: Charles.) On June 29th, MSNBC personality and three-time presidential candidate Pat Buchanan appeared on a neo-Nazi radio program to promote his … Continue reading

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AP bias: What’s in a word?

You know, I’m starting to see a pattern here. In this unbylined article about the Palestinian Prime Minister’s reaction to Israel’s raid on Hamas in the West Bank, you get this headline: Palestinian premier criticizes Israeli raids It’s not a … Continue reading

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The AP’s moral equivalency problem

See if you can figure out what AP’s moral equivalency problem is. An Israel-Hamas truce has boiled down to a simple tradeoff: For a day of calm, Israel adds five truckloads of cows and 200 tons of cement to its … Continue reading

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Israel’s surrender, cont’d.

The terms of the truce are clear. Hamas is to stop all attacks from Gaza. No more mortars, no more kassams, no more attempts to kill Israelis. In return, Israel opens the crossings and sends in more goods. Hamas keeps … Continue reading

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Closing the crossings again

Another mortar, another truce violation, another pretend measure. The crossings are closed, but they’ll reopen, and the mortars will resume. Defense Minister Ehud Barak ruled Monday against the reopening of Israel’s goods crossings with Gaza on Tuesday, in wake of … Continue reading

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The AP: Hamas rockets are Israel’s fault

Our old buddy Ali Daragmeh, one of those unbiased AP reporters, had this to say about the reason for the violations of the truce by terrorists from Gaza: Three weeks ago, Israel and Palestinian militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza agreed to … Continue reading

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Both sides of the story do not equal truth

One of the things that is extremely puzzling about any AP report on Samir Kuntar is why the AP insists on presenting Kuntar’s side of the story as if the facts were disputed. In every story about the Lebanese prisoner … Continue reading

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Truce violations = non-truce violations

Ehud Olmert does the predictable, and ignores all Palestinian truce violations. Mortar fire? No problem. Kassam rockets? Not an issue. Sniper attacks on Israeli farmers? Hey, it’s just another day in Gaza Town. Palestinians opened fire Sunday afternoon at farmers … Continue reading

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The AP finally names the victims

Stop the presses. The AP has identified two of the three victims of the Palestinian terrorist attack. Of course, their identities are buried deep within the story, instead of in the lead, as they would be if they were Arab … Continue reading

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