Category Archives: Violence
On Israel: Biden, the backstabbing viper
I know; vipers don’t have hands and can’t stab you in the back, so it’s a mixed metaphor. But Biden – or his controllers – and the State Department are indeed backstabbing vipers. You can find articles on the subject … Continue reading →
Columbia cancels its main graduation ceremony
Another reward for the pro-Gaza crowd: A university official tells Fox News that security concerns in the wake of recent anti-Israel protests on campus was one of the main reasons in deciding to cancel the larger event. “Our Deans and … Continue reading →
Illogic on parade
One of the particularly horrible things about the aftermath of October 7 and the Israeli reaction to it is that the Hamas/Palestinian sympathizers are both ignorant of history and don’t even attempt to make logical arguments. Or perhaps they’re not … Continue reading →
Pressure, pressure: two more Israeli hostages in videos from Hamas
A few days ago Hamas released “proof of life” videos of two Israeli-Americans held hostage since October 7: In their latest depraved move, the terrorist group/political entity Hamas released a “proof-of-life” video Saturday of American hostage Keith Siegel, a father … Continue reading →
“The worst are full of passionate intensity”: meet Columbia student leader Khymani James
Lately there’s been a great deal of talk around the blogosphere about Khymani James, the student leader – if the movement can be said to have a leader – of Columbia’s anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, and anti-Enlightenment demonstrations and encampments. It makes … Continue reading →
Mass graves and the MSM: spreading the lies
Here’s the latest in media reporting of Hamas’ tall tales. No need to listen to the whole thing, although it’s interesting. You can get the gist of it in ten or fifteen minutes, or perhaps even less: More on the … Continue reading →
Hamas releases video of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
A breaking story: The Hamas terror group has published a new propaganda video showing signs of life from 23-year-old Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. In the nearly three-minute-long video, Goldberg-Polin, who is seen missing one of his hands, identifies himself and … Continue reading →
The crime of walking while Jewish on campus (and some history regarding campus unrest)
Can’t have this sort of brazen “walking while Jewish.” Might upset the violent Islamicists and their leftist fellow travelers who seem to be proliferating in the West lately: The Metropolitan Police in London face accusations that they capitulated to radical … Continue reading →
Roundup of news on Israel, academia, and Passover
(1) Caroline Glick on Israel’s Iran strike, the Biden administration’s reported consideration of sanctioning an entire IDF unit composed of Orthodox Jews, and the meaning of Passover: (2) If you want to know more about the Passover Seder, please read … Continue reading →
The death of Leon Klinghoffer
I happened across an old post of mine (2006) about the Palestinian terrorist hijacking of a cruise ship in 1985, during which they murdered a disabled elderly American Jewish man in a wheelchair, named Leon Klinghoffer. The post was also … Continue reading →
More on the Iran attack
Jordan participated in the defense against Iran’s strike on Israel, saying it did so to protect its own citizens. But was that the only reason? As I wrote in this post nearly a week ago, the government of Jordan and … Continue reading →