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East is East and West is West…
…and never the twain shall meet? Well, hardly ever. Yesterday I cross-posted a comment from a prominent leader pointing out that Israel is not the only democracy in the Middle East. Right away I was presented with a couple of … Continue reading
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Goldstone: ‘Doh!’ PA: ‘Goldstone? Goldstone who?’
The big Israel-related news item I’m reading today is South African judge Richard Goldstone’s retraction of the falsehoods he leveled at Israel back in September of 2009. I consider it fortunate that this news is circulating rapidly and widely. The … Continue reading
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“The frightening concept of a revolution is…”
“The frightening concept of a revolution is that you know where you start but you don’t know where you’ll be when the revolution ends …Radical Islam does not believe in democracy. It may use democracy to gain power but will … Continue reading
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Oh thank heaven for 2011!
2010 was a rough one, wasn’t it? Wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes in divers places… but still the end is not yet. Don’t worry, it’s not my intention here to do a year-in-review-and-preview-of-the-new post. If you think about it … Continue reading
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As the world burns…
The reference to burning has to do with the recent revelation that Hamas has been shooting phosphorous bombs into Israel. Remember the big hullabaloo the world made over Israel’s use of phosphorous during Operation Cast Lead? Never mind that it … Continue reading
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A smattering of 140s
Last week I wrote that so far there didn’t appear to be much substance coming out of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s latest visit to the White House. Of course, since then there has been ample opportunity for the greatest and the … Continue reading
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A sigh of relief – and a moment of sanity.
“Son of Hamas” Mosab Hassan Yousef had his deportation hearing yesterday—and our government had an epiphany. Somehow DHS came to its senses and realized that he is not a terrorist threat, but, as everyone from Israeli Security to the US … Continue reading
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Why did they go in blind? (And a few other belated 140s.)
Regarding the ill-fated interdiction of the Mavi Marmara, I have been wondering since day one why the IDF walked into a trap, when it was public knowledge that the Turkish terrorist organization IHH was behind the blockade running operation. I … Continue reading
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