Are Israeli Textbooks Any Better Than Palestinian Ones?
Today, a report of a comprehensive comparison between Palestinian and Israeli textbooks was released in Jerusalem. For decades, the common wisdom among politicians has been that Palestinian schoolbooks reinforce hatred towards Jews and…
National Geographic’s Whitewashing of Hamas and the Gaza Tunnels
One usually turns to National Geographic to look at the world and marvel at the planet. It covers issues critical to human and animal survival. I love National Geographic and so do my…
Responses to Some Dumb Stuff on Facebook
Guest post by Eden Banarie CK has been trying to get me to write for Jewlicious since, I don’t know, 2008. But I guess it took a perfect storm of conditions – coincidentally…
A Carefully Calibrated Attack
Cross posted from the New York Times Room for Debate where the question asked was How Can Targeted Killings Be Justified? Also participating in the debate were Law professor and author Alan Dershowitz,…
Rocket Resistant High School, Courtesy of San Diego Philanthropists
Over 4000 rockets have been fired upon southern Israel since the withdrawal from Gaza in August 2005. One of the sectors hardest hit by these attacks has been the educational sector, where classes…
Latest Flotilla Intercepted by IDF. Yawn.
Last Friday, the IDF boarded two boats attempting to run Israel’s maritime blockade on Gaza. One boat was Canadian and the other Irish and they carried 27 pro-Palestinian activists, journalists and crew members….
Gilad Shalit’s Ugly Hamas Shirt…
…is a fucking fashion sensation in Gaza That’s right. Available in four colors, including the classic black worn by Shalit, the shirts are flying off the shelf in Gaza. Selling at 50 shekels…
BDS is for the Birds
These appear to be the contents of a letter from Professor Denis MacEoin to the students of the Edinburgh University Student Association after their idiotic and bigoted decision to single out Israel from…
Flotilla victory?
Amid this conclusion, the pessimist in me cannot help but ask if the flotilla organizers and their well-funded backers lost a pawn in exchange for a rook, if they took a step back while preparing to take two steps forward.
Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activist: Why I am not sailing aboard the Dutch ship after all
Hasna El Maroudi, 26, Dutch pro-Palestinian activist/journalist of Moroccan descent, had planned to join other activists aboard a Dutch ship to Gaza. She changed her mind after having to deal with the sponsoring…
The Color Usurple – Alice Walker Weaves a False Tale
Alice Walker, a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and author of “The Color Purple,” was reached by Foreign Policy magazine from her hotel in Greece, as she prepares to board a flotilla (or faux-tilla…
No Va in No La
Excuse my espanol.. but I did not go (No Va) to New Orleans, LA (NOLa) for the General Assembly this weekend. The only NoVa I know is the lox and the Chevy car…
Jewish Boat Gaza Bound
Irene set to land within 24 hours Originally set to depart in July, but delayed by a $28,000 budget shortfall, the Irene set sail from Cyprus, destination Gaza. On board are 9 Jewish…
‘Nuclear’ Bomb Satire
While people around the world are blinded by the mass media and their daily ‘news’ programs, there are true problems in the world. For a moment lets focus on that ‘minor issue’ in…
How do you know a Palestinian supporter is lying when s/he accuses somebody of racism? His/her lips are moving.
This is the BBC film about the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla which has garnered severe reprobation from supporters of the Palestinians, including accusations of racism against the BBC. Wondering who could…
Hamas Cracks Down on Panties
We’ve already written about the women of Palestine’s proclivity for provocative panties. While that post did raise the ire of some, I enjoyed writing it because it provided insight into some of the…
The Ever Unfolding Tragedy of Gaza
What now Lord? What now? Rampant consumerism, that’s what. Further adding to the tragedy, you’ll note no H&M. No Gap. No IKEA. No American Apparel. All of these are available in the Zionist…
Tragedy in Gaza
They opened a new shopping mall in Gaza last week. I am completely serious. The Palestinians are laughing their behinds off at the West and especially at Israel. In the meantime, Israel is…
UC Irvine MSU Suspended For Multiple Violations
MSU gets a “red card” and are out for one year. Today the Jewish Federation of Orange County released documents to the OC Register which reveal that in fact UC Irvine has suspended…
Flotillafacts.com
Flotillafacts.com is the best site (made overnight) to counter the falsehoods being spread about Israel in the wake of The Fauxtilla. Put together by StandWithUs here in LA, the site is now in…
How To Stop An Irish Flotilla
and beat them at their own game! You need bag pipes, food and beer. I’m not joking. Here is my plan. STAGE ONE Send several boats with bagpipes blowing traditional Israeli folk tunes….
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,…
