Sometimes, Arab newspapers just make things up: A tale of "Greater Israel"

Usually when I see outlandish claims in an Arab newspaper, I can trace back the story to a tiny kernel of truth that the newspaper decided to twist beyond recognition. Complete fabrication is far less common.But this week, a Nasserist Egyptian news site called Al Majd wrote about a supposed anti-Egypt speech in Knesset by United Torah Judaism's Yaakov Asher - and I cannot...

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Retired Egyptian general praises murderer. He used to head Egyptian Army Moral Affairs.

The former head of the Egyptian army's reconnaissance service and strategic expert, Maj. Gen. Samir Farag, confirmed that "what the Egyptian soldier Mohamed Salah did is the biggest blow dealt to Israel since 1973."Speaking to RT, the retired general said that "Egyptian soldier Mohamed Salah dealt the biggest security blow to Israel since 1973, when he attacked the Israeli...

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Egyptian football club to name facility after murderer of IDF soldiers

Zamalek Sports Club  is one of Egypt's most prominent and successful football teams.The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zamalek, Mortada Mansour, announced at a noon press conference today that he will name one of the team's facilities  “Martyr Mohamed Salah,” after the Egyptian police officer who murdered three IDF soldiers on Saturday.The honor is meant "to...

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A child cries in Gaza (video)

Hamas-affiliated website Al Resalah features this video.It shows a very sad Gaza child. He is crying. He is inconsolable. The music is dramatic. What happened to this poor child?Was his brother killed by the Israelis? Was his father jailed? Is he starving?Then, the camera pans to what he is crying about....His large, wall mounted color TV is showing that Manchester United...

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