Category Archives: Israel

Gazan charity suicide

Posted on April 18, 2008 | Comments Off on Gazan charity suicide

Interesting how radical a departure the blogosphere sometimes takes from the specific wording of a police press release that "foul play is not suspected," to "found dead, probably murdered," in this case of an Austin man who ran a charity for Gaza children said to be mainly interested in teaching them to hate Jews.

Via Instapundit, who also decided, against the police evidence, to call the death "suspicious."

UPDATE:  Solomonia has now linked to the police release and changed his headline to "probably suicide." Of course, the police could be wrong, but with no evidence to the contrary… 

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Return of the blood libel

Posted on March 21, 2008 | Comments Off on Return of the blood libel

Russians aren’t just having trouble with democracy, folks. Passover is coming. So they’ve decided to turn back the clock on anti-Semitism and warn Christians to hide their children. Isn’t that special?

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Under the rocket rain

Posted on March 2, 2008 | Comments Off on Under the rocket rain

As long as the rockets are only falling in Israel, the MSM isn’t too concerned. It’s when Israel fights back that the criticism begins:

"This is ridiculous. If there were no rockets raining on us the IDF wouldn’t have anything to do there. I don’t like the way we are portrayed. We don’t want this war. They are dragging us in. What can we do? There are rockets raining on us daily. But in the media we look like the aggressors."

MORE:  What can you do in the fifteen seconds it takes a rocket to fly the one mile from Gaza to Sderot? Via Treppenwitz. And one more. No, my concern is not for the Palestinians. Let them first stop their attacks, then we’ll talk about concern. The fact is, they never have.

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X-Hawk

Posted on February 23, 2008 | Comments Off on X-Hawk

Still a good ways from reality, the flying car or "fancraft" research and development by Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is moving ahead. And up and hovering. See the video here of a remote-controlled demo model in action.

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My shrapnel

Posted on February 22, 2008 | Comments Off on My shrapnel

You’ve read the stories. Where the suicide bomber’s victims are described as dead or injured. The injured are the ones you think about, wondering what sort of injuries. Cripplings? Of mind or of body or both?

"Just like the shrapnel, the bombing also works its slow but sure way out. But it does so through words."

Gila, one of the injured, works her words out simply, seductively, compellingly, in her blog My Shrapnel.

Via Treppenwitz 

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Temple Mount tour

Posted on February 4, 2008 | Comments Off on Temple Mount tour

If, like me, you’ve never been to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, but have always wondered what it was like on the top–where the mosques were planted to conquer the remains of the ancient Jewish temples–and you wanted to go there, then this is a revelation: A downloadable hour and forty-five video tour and lecture by Rabbi Chaim Richman of Israel National Radio. It’s interesting, even inspiring. Someday I hope to make this walking circuit of the outer perimeter of the top of the mount myself. As long as you’re not caught praying, Richman says, the Muslims will allow it. Such toleration, from the "religion of peace." You bet.

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Making fun of Hez

Posted on January 22, 2008 | Comments Off on Making fun of Hez

In New York City. In a new Adam Sandler movie that treats Israelis sympathetically. What a concept. With such immortal lines as this one: "We’ve been fighting for 2,000 years–it can’t be much longer." I’m not going to break down and cross the sticky floors of a local movie house, but I will rent the DVD.

Via Roger L. Simon 

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