…didn’t tell the Israelis to “go back to Auschwitz,” like a passenger on the Mavi Marmara told an Israeli Navy radio operator initially contacting the Turkish ship. The speaker was one of those gentle “peace activists,” no doubt. And by … Continue reading →
Perhaps you’ve already seen the video of Helen Thomas giving the Jews of Israel some decidedly unfriendly advice about just where they should go: And you’ve probably seen the calls for Hearst to fire Helen Thomas and encourage her none-too-early … Continue reading →
When I began blogging I was surprised—although I shouldn’t have been—to find that virtually every time I wrote about Israel it drew the trolls. And not just any trolls, either; a very specific type of anti-Semitic troll. And I don’t … Continue reading →
They got this out in record time [hat tip: Bob from Virginia]: [NOTE: Richard Landes has some thoughts on the flotilla incident and the perceptions of the beholder.]
Continue reading →This article is well worth reading. As is this comment.
Continue reading →Time was that, whatever one thought of Israeli IDF forces and the policies behind them, nearly everyone agreed that they were super-competent. In security and counter-terrorist operations in particular, they were skillful and tough, and feared by their enemies. Remember … Continue reading →
The headlines scream a story that looks for all the world like those dreadful Israelis boarded a ship that was on a humanitarian mission to poor beleaguered Gaza, and killed a bunch of good people for no reason (“Deadly Israeli … Continue reading →
Obama’s grandiosity continues. All of the stubborn world problems that previous presidents—Democrat and Republican alike, none of them possessed of his transformative and inspirational qualities—grappled with and yet were unable to solve, Obama will settle. Like, for instance, Palestine and … Continue reading →
Here’s a comment from a piece at PJ: I hope the Jews who voted for this POTUS are just tickled by this guy’s hopey changey for Israel. James Baker in 1992: F**k the Jews, they don’t vote for us anyway; … Continue reading →
Well, this is hardly unexpected: For a head of government to visit the White House and not pose for photographers is rare. For a key ally to be left to his own devices while the President withdraws to have dinner … Continue reading →
Meanwhile, is anyone at all surprised by this? Indeed, as the Obama Doctrine marches on: Our enemies get courted; our friends get the squeeze. It has happened to Poland, the Czech Republic, Honduras and Colombia. Now it’s Israel’s turn.
Continue reading →Obama is annoyed that his magic touch has failed to instantly fix a 60-year-old problem area of the world, Israel and Palestine. Oh, those silly children! Why can’t they all just get along?: Bristling with impatience, President Barack Obama sternly … Continue reading →