From the Jerusalem Post: Hamas’s political chief in exile, Khaled Mashaal, while on a visit to Qatar on Wednesday, asked “Hamas supporters throughout the world, as well as Arab states, to...
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Benny Morris wipes the floor with Mearsheimer and Walt
You folks will of course remember my recent posts about Mearsheimer and Walt and their new paper on The Lobby, the one that has a faint odor of antisemitism to it (oh crap, there I did it again...
Soldier refuses to shake hands of IDF Chief of Staff, is expelled from unit
Sergeant Hananel Dayan was awarded a decoration as one of the finest soldiers in the IDF. The Independence Day ceremony was at the Presidential Residence and attended by not only Israel’s...
Sleepy Shabbat at the Beach
Nahariya Beach. Have a restful and thoughtful shabbat. (source)
Olmert tells us why
I am very pleased that Olmert said the following today as they were swearing in the new government which he will lead. anyone who believes in “complete equality of civil rights between Jews and...
Five Beards and Two Moustaches!!
Which means that Israel’s new 25 person cabinet has exactly as many moustaches as women. By the way, zero immigrants and zero Arabs. . .