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Latest Flotilla Intercepted by IDF. Yawn.
By ck on 11/5/2011
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...
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Flotilla victory?
By dbratslavsky on 7/4/2011
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...
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Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activist: Why I am not sailing aboard the Dutch ship after all
By wendy in furs on 7/2/2011
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...
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Flotilla wins before even sailing
By themiddle on 6/28/2011
It seems like only yesterday that I wrote a horrified post about how stupidly Israel handled the last flotilla, which ended with the death of...
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The Color Usurple – Alice Walker Weaves a False Tale
By larry on 6/24/2011
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...
How do you know a Palestinian supporter is lying when s/he accuses somebody of racism? His/her lips are moving.
By themiddle on 8/23/2010
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...
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Some Swedish Students Reject the Isolation of Israel
By themiddle on 6/27/2010
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...
Information about the IHH people aboard Mavi Marmara as told by crew
By themiddle on 6/11/2010
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...
Flotillafacts.com
By Rabbi Yonah on 6/11/2010
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...
The US State Department should be careful about what it wishes for…
By themiddle on 6/8/2010
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....
Washington Post gets it
By themiddle on 6/7/2010
They say that it’s time to put some of the the blame on Turkey and make sure it is investigated.
Turkey continues with its media war
By themiddle on 6/6/2010
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...
The Israelis help the Palestinians create a Fellini movie, or the Third Intifada is the Media Intifada
By themiddle on 6/6/2010
As noted before, the Israelis are morons. Let’s review. Iran one-upped them with the NPT treaty recently. The treaty, incredibly signed by the US, essentially...
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How To Stop An Irish Flotilla
By Rabbi Yonah on 6/4/2010
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...
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See? It’s not that hard to do this right
By themiddle on 6/4/2010
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...
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Sometimes all you can do is laugh…or make a cheesy musical video
By themiddle on 6/3/2010
hat tip to Lumpy Grumpy and Frumpy
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David Grossman encapsulates what went wrong
By themiddle on 6/3/2010
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...
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IDF provides brief explaining how international law applies to raid on the fauxtilla
By themiddle on 6/3/2010
Operation ‘Sea Breeze’ â€“ Legal Aspects Introduction For several years, the State of Israel has been engaged in an ongoing armed conflict with terrorist organizations...
Interesting Fauxtilla tidbits from Michael Oren
By themiddle on 6/3/2010
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...
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The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter
By Sharon on 6/2/2010
The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter...