Interesting Fauxtilla tidbits from Michael Oren
Michael Oren, historian and current Israeli ambassador to the US, has written an op-ed in the NY Times defending the actions of Israel regarding the flotilla headed for Gaza. For some strange reason,…
But what if the flotilla bumps into the offshore rig?
We’ve got gas… The discovery of another large natural gas deposit off the Haifa coast was announced today. Leviathan, the second gas field to be discovered in the last year off Haifa’s shore…
TV News on the Flotilla, and Obama Among the Jewish Stars
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The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter
[Reposting my Jewish Week article from this week...which features comments from none other than the noteworthy "ck." ] The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter Israeli forces approach one of six ships bound…
Desperately Needed Fauxtilla Humanitarian Aid blocked by Hamas
Uhm… Aren’t people starving in Gaza? How can the people managing The World’s Most Desperate Human Rights Disaster ™ deny their people the desperately needed humanitarian aid they so badly need? CNN reports…
Etgar Keret reports on the flotilla
Does this picture soothe you? It soothes me. While we are all frantically consuming as much news as possible, filling up the comment sections of sites that slander either one side or the…
More video from the flotilla attack
Massive intelligence failure by Israel. They sent their soldiers into a battle unwittingly and unprepared.
Israel rehabilitates Palestinians crippled by Hamas
If you listen to people like Norman Finkelstein, they like to make the point that Hamas was elected democratically. What they typically neglect to mention is that Hamas, in order to take over,…
This kid from LA has balls
Bravo! Seriously. And he’s only 17. Also, pretty eloquent and principled considering his age. Update: The young man’s name is Daniel Pereg.
Flotilla death to Jews chant
They are singing Khaybar ya Yahood. Essentially, this is a call to attack and defeat the Jews, and either enslave their women and children (while killing the men) as Muhammed did to the…
While the Israeli government struggles to deal with its self-inflicted wounds, Iran gets the bomb
Self inflicted wounds: Ramat Shlomo debacle; Dubai hit debacle; keeping Chomsky out debacle; Goldstone Report debacle (absence of credible response to Goldstone to this day despite months since his report was released); Lebanon…
This man should be Israel’s prime minister
I have no idea who Zvi Hauser is, but according to Ha’aretz’s coverage of the decision-making process that took place regarding how the flotilla should be handled, he was the only person perspicacious…
