Some Swedish Students Reject the Isolation of Israel
As some people and organizations seek to single out Israel for boycotts or similar actions, it is heartening to see that there are many who reject the scapegoating and singling out of Israel…
Tel Aviv Night Shabbat
Well, this has been a rough month for Israel. The worst of the fears that led me to write about the morons who run Israel on the night of the flotilla fiasco, have…
When the Jew’s Blood Reds My Knife
Hey, a few days ago I covered this lovely song. Today I realized that it would go really well to the melody of Simon and Gurfunkel’s The Sounds of Silence. Try it and…
Don’t do unto other cattle as you would not do to your cattle?
Look, admittedly I know very little about this, but what I’ve read on their website makes some sense and I thought it deserved to reach a wider audience. Essentially, it’s a non-profit organization…
Zichron Ya’akov Shabbat
A lovely little town not too far south from Haifa, Zichron Ya’akov was founded in 1882 by Baron James de Rothschild. It is named in memory of his father. Shabbat shalom! (Lovely eye…
Information about the IHH people aboard Mavi Marmara as told by crew
Apparently, the 40 IHH operatives who came aboard in Istanbul had walkie talkies to communicate which they only shared with crew members, and they controlled movement on the ship, including the crew’s. If…
A Telling Moment in a Debate with Peter Beinart and Steve Rosen
Peter Beinart is the great liberal hope of the less extreme anti-Israel leftists. That is, those who claim to be pro-Israel even as they attack it viciously. I’m referring to the Promised Land…
I know how to ensure that Shlomo Sand retires financially secure
For a few days there, I was concerned for Shlomo Sand. The new study about Jewish genetic links refutes – as have previous studies which Sand ignored or dismissed – a key thesis…
The US State Department should be careful about what it wishes for…
The US State Department has not always been too friendly to Israel, which, frankly has had better luck making friends in Congress and in administrations. Today, just as Israel was preparing to close…
Washington Post gets it
They say that it’s time to put some of the the blame on Turkey and make sure it is investigated.
When the Jew’s Blood Reds My Knife – a tribute to the Flotilla fighters
Israel National News (Arutz Sheva) reports: A musical tribute to the so-called “flotilla martyrs,” written and performed by cyber jihadist Asadullah Alshishani, is making the rounds of the Muslim Internet. Entitled “When the…
Turkey continues with its media war
Images of beaten commandos during the flotilla attack are now being circulated by a Turkish newspaper. The stories coming out are that 3 or 4 commandos were taken down below decks and held…
An ugly side of some Israelis
Lest we think that all Israelis are wonderful, along come videos such as this to inform us that there are idiots and haters among them as well. They deserve no support for their…
Should Shlomo Sand offer a refund on his book now that another study has refuted it?
Shlomo Sand has been discussed on these pages before. However, his book still garnered immense attention, at least one very prestigious prize, a place on some bestseller lists, translation into numerous languages and…
See? It’s not that hard to do this right
From Ha’aretz: The MV Rachel Corrie will return to Ireland in the coming days due to Israeli “sabotage” of the two vessels meant to accompany the ship en route to the Gaza Strip,…
David Grossman encapsulates what went wrong
David Grossman lost his son in the Lebanon 2006, arguably due to the ineptitude of the IDF and the political leadership, including Ehud Olmert. Even before then, Grossman was a noted Israeli dove…
IDF provides brief explaining how international law applies to raid on the fauxtilla
Operation ‘Sea Breeze’ – Legal Aspects Introduction For several years, the State of Israel has been engaged in an ongoing armed conflict with terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. This armed conflict…
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…
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,…
