Weekend open threadDon't forget to put in your nominations for the 2011 Hasby Awards.
I was a little surprised not to see anyone nominate Bibi's speech at the UN - or, even more so, his speech to Obama.
So think about any other interesting …Read More
The amazing time-traveling stone throwerMa'an reports:
Israeli authorities released on Tuesday Omar Jaradat, 11, from Saeer village north of Hebron after five months in the Israeli prison Ofer. He also paid a 5,000-shekel fine.
Israeli forces tried to forbid peop…Read More
Meanwhile, in Syria...From Al Arabiya today:
As many as 37 people have been killed when security forces opened fire at demonstrators on Friday, Al Arabiya reported citing Syrian activists as protesters called for nationwide rallies to demand the i…Read More
Hamas apologist thrilled with Islamist victory in TunisiaFrom Ma'an:
Tunisia's main Islamist party Ennahda was officially declared winner of the national vote on Thursday, the first election of the Arab Spring.
Prominent Palestinian journalist Khalid Amayreh lauded the democratic…Read More
UNRWA isn’t just bureaucracy—it’s survival for 5+ million refugees. Tear it down without a plan, and you punish civilians, not terrorists. If any UNRWA staff...
I would be interested in Beinart’s response to this question. “If under a settler-colonial critique, Native American activists starting murdering university...
Agreed but there is also a fundamental difference between the Saudis and the so-called Palestinians. Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and so it excludes...
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Wriggly words from BBC Complaints
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Last month we documented a BBC News website report by Hugo Bachega and Emma
Rossiter which opened by telling BBC audiences that: “An Israeli...
The post ...
Wriggly words from BBC Complaints
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Last month we documented a BBC News website report by Hugo Bachega and Emma
Rossiter which opened by telling BBC audiences that: “An Israeli...
The post ...
Starvation in Gaza?: The Truth Behind the Headlines
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“Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third
month” (CNN, May 1, 2025). “Starvation looms as Israel’s total blockade on
Gaza ent...
Emigration to Mandate Palestine from the Hauran
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A report on the present conditions in the Hauran was published in the
Journal of The Royal Central Asian Society in 1936.
One of the topics was the emigr...
One Choice: Fight to Win
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Yesterday Israel preempted a potentially disastrous attack by Hezbollah on
the center of the country. Thirty minutes before launch time, our aircraft
destr...
Closing Jews Down Under Website
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With a heavyish heart I am closing down the website after ten years.
It is and it isn’t an easy decision after 10 years of constant work. The
past...
‘Test & Trace’ is a mirage
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Lockdown II thoughts: Day 1 Opposition politicians have been banging on
about the need for a ‘working’ Test & Trace system even more loudly than
the govern...
Friday, October 24, 2008
Elder of Ziyon
