Tag Archives: Palestinians
Maybe, maybe not, but it’s a cool idea — or better yet, JUST SHUT THE PA DOWN
An alert reader said to me yesterday, “You need to make a lineman post.” Somebody noticed! I haven’t really been away, just watching. And there’s been a lot to watch; here are just a few snippets. So what’s the “cool … Continue reading
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The screws turn a notch, but nobody’s crying “uncle.”
In an earlier post I noted one subtle indication from Washington that the US may not veto the expected UN bid for statehood by terrorist party Fatah (Palestinian Authority) next month. Now comes another hint from the Obama administration, not … Continue reading
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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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Now, what was I saying about offense / defense?
Both Israel and diaspora Jews have to stop playing defence and go onto the offence. Israel has nothing to be defensive about or for which it needs to apologise. It is the enemies of Israel who are promoting injustice and … Continue reading
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Are we getting tired of talking about the talks yet?
The longer I wait to see what the current negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are really all about (see my last two posts), the more I find out I’m not alone. I’d missed a great piece in Ynet … Continue reading
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Uh, tell me – why are we still pretending to be really talking?
In my last post, I was wondering aloud what’s up with the latest round of peace talks. Caroline Glick brings up an interesting point with regard to this: one of the serious effects of these shenanigans is to deflect attention … Continue reading
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OK, so the world didn’t end last weekend – but what’s around the corner?
In my last post I asked the rhetorical question whether the world as we know it was about to end, specifically in reference to the potential repercussions of Iran activating its Bushehr nuclear facility on Saturday. Former US Ambassador to … Continue reading
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One-forties, one-shmorties…
When I first came up with the idea for this “140s” blog post category, I had intended for it to be more or less daily. They say sometimes that less is more, but sometimes I think that’s just a dodge. … Continue reading
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Bibi & Obama, round 5 – just for show?
Israeli PM Netanyahu met with US President Obama yesterday for what somebody said was the fifth time (I haven’t been counting), and by the accounts I’ve seen so far, there was a lot of publicity, but little, if any, substance, … Continue reading
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