It’s no puzzlement why Palestinians or other Arabs in this country might do it. But what about the non-Arab contingent ripping down these posters? Jeff Jacoby has an explanation, and I think he’s spot on: The posters went viral overnight. … Continue reading →
… just as it cares nothing about black-on-black killings in the inner cities. The only killing of a Muslim that concerns the Left is if a Jew does the killing, or a Western nation does the killing. The only killing … Continue reading →
Remember Daniel Pearl? Why do I start this post with him? He was the first terrorist victim – at least the first I can remember – whose death contained that special element of horrific sadism and psychopathic brutality crossed with … Continue reading →
Jews are criticized for contradictory things. They are excoriated for supposedly not realizing they were targets during WWII and not escaping or fighting back. Although the truth is quite different, this is a persistent accusation. But they are also criticized … Continue reading →
Mob violence has been part of human behavior for a long long time, and that hasn’t changed in any fundamental way. Anyone who studies the reality of human history rather than some sanitized or woke version is aware of that. … Continue reading →
I find I can’t look very long at videos in which Hamas’ atrocities are shown or even described in much detail. I’ve seen some, but they are so profoundly disturbing that I’ve turned them off after a short while. And … Continue reading →
To refresh your memory, in case it needs refreshing: the hospital was not hit by Israeli fire, it was a Palestinian rocket that malfunctioned. It hit the hospital parking lot and not the hospital. And it killed far fewer people … Continue reading →
[NOTE: On Monday I wrote this post about TIME magazine’s very sympathetic coverage of Gaza. This is about the same topic, using a different article as an example.] I want to highlight another article from TIME. This one is called, … Continue reading →
It may seem puzzling. Instead of increasing sympathy for the Israelis among Palestinian supporters in the West, the October 7 massacre seems to have done the opposite: increased the hatred, and not just for Israelis but for Jews. There are … Continue reading →
Bad bad news: At least 22 people are dead and 50-60 more were injured in a mass shooting at two businesses in Lewiston, Maine, according to NBC News. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said around 8 p.m. that a suspect … Continue reading →
As far back as I can remember – and since I’m pretty old these days, that’s quite far back – the MSM was interested in a particular narrative about Israel and Palestine. Let’s call it “equivalence.” Certain concepts were involved, … Continue reading →
These days the news is overwhelming in at least two ways. The first is that it’s incredibly upsetting, and “upsetting” is really way too mild a word for what I mean. Distressing, devastating, horrific, frightening, , nightmarish, foreboding – words … Continue reading →