No, don’t help Abbas and the PA with prisoner releases
There’s a little bit of fear-mongering going on right now by some parties that want Israel to release Fatah prisoners to make Mahmoud Abbas look good. The IDF, for example, has expressed to…
Have you read the Performance-Based Roadmap?
This is the “Roadmap” referred to in every Quartet agreement and relevant UN Security Council resolution in order to bring peace and two states for Israelis and Palestinians. It is supposed to be…
Welcome to the Palestinian Endgame
In November of ’09 I wrote a couple of pieces about how we had entered the Palestinian Endgame. In those posts I suggested that the Palestinians, for the first time in decades, actually…
A Question About Palestinian Statehood and the Security Barrier (aka “The Wall”)
Um, if the security barrier is racist and leads to apartheid, why do the Palestinians seek to establish a state with no Jews in it on land 92% of which sits to the…
Tom Friedman and his upside down world with Israel at its bottom
A couple of weeks ago, I had to write a response to an unbelievably biased and error-riddled NY Times editorial. Since then, that paper has published two more egregiously wrong editorials, but since…
US-Israel Relations: An Interview with Gil Hoffman of The Jerusalem Post
Interview with Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. by David Bratslavsky Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post. I met him in Cincinnati, where…
Brazil and Argentina recognize “Palestinian State” on non-existent borders
Here’s the announcement: “The Argentine government recognizes Palestine as a free and independent state within the borders defined in 1967″ There are no 1967 borders. In 1967, the so-called “Green Line” to which…
In Shocking Announcement, Fatah, the Parent Organization of the Palestinian Authority, Denounces Saudi Arabia as a Racist State
From the Saudi constitution: Article 1 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its religion; God’s Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet, God’s prayers and…
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…
The Palestinian plan to continue stalling is working to perfection
The Palestinians are very confident these days and with good reasons. First, let’s take a look at Israel: -The BDS movement has picked up some key endorsements and supporters; -Israel is in the…
Finkelstein: The Facts
I was considering calling this post “Finkelstein is an A-hole”, but a very wise person swayed my judgement. We don’t need to name call to win an argument, however fun it may be….
Fayyad Speaks at the Herzliya Conference
Last night, Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, spoke at the Herzliya Conference about the need for Palestinian statehood and the current situation with peace negotiations. Fayyad stated that Oslo…
Turkmen rap about the Palestinians
I also write for New Eurasia. One article I came upon recently was about the creation of rap songs about Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces by Turkmen rapper Zumerchas, (YouTube) of Darkroom…
Toronto Star (of all papers!!!) Remonstrates Toronto International Film Festival Protesters, Actually All anti-Israel Activists
Look, the Toronto Star cannot be accused of being overly friendly to Israel. We’ve discussed Haroon Siddiqui, whose articles on Israel were often quite critical, a couple of times in the past and…
Uri Avnery gets Lernered – Or How the Far Left Eats Its Own When They Don’t Toe the Line on Attacking Israel
Some of you folks may recall that in 2003, back in the days of protests against the Iraq War, Rabbi Lerner who founded Tikkun, was prevented from speaking at one of the larger…
Leaving the West Bank
“The only thing that can save Israel as a Jewish state is by unilaterally withdrawing our settlements from the West Bank,”
Operation Cast Lead – Update and Analysis
The night of Saturday, 3 January 2009, Israeli ground troops entered Gaza. Since then, they have killed over 50Â Palestinian gunmen, destroyed what was reported to be Hamas’ military headquarters, multiple tunnels in the…
One Step at a Time
The story of a boy with Cerebral Palsy, his family and a Physiotherapist / Doctor team who helped him walk on his own thanks to the invention of an amazing therapeutic device. Israel…
Worst. Genocide. Ever.
I was reading about the selection of Israel as guest of honor at this spring’s International Book Fair in Turin and how that got all the usual suspects pissed off, when I chanced…
Erykah Badu: Yeah she’s a twit…
…but at least she’s entertaining! Erykah Badu’s recent visit to Israel began inauspiciously last Thursday when she told reporters and Israeli fans that she identified with Palestinian hip-hop and then expressed support for…
When Palestinians Read Jewlicious …
In the past year, Jewlicious has recorded 1262 visits from what Google calls the Palestinian Territories. What sort of insight might we be able to gain from this informal interaction? Well, it seems…
