Category Archives: Israel

TOYS FOR TOTS, OBAMA-STYLE


The toys in question are hundreds of M1 Abrams tanks, plus late-model F-16 fighters, initially promised to the Mubarak government, which is now in jail.  The tots in question are those warm, cuddly, lovable devotees of multicultural democracy, Mohamed Morsi … Continue reading

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PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFICULTIES


It occurred to me this morning that a mule is really just an ass without balls. I am not sure where to go with this, philosophically, particularly as regards hinnies.  Not including them in the above characterization might be construed … Continue reading

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SURPRISE IN ISRAEL


Jimmy Svizzera, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, gets into a serious car accident in Israel.  Israeli first responders rush to the scene and begin to ply their tools, cutting Svizzera out of the wreckage in minutes. Svizzera is seriously impressed.  When … Continue reading

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IS OBAMA PUSHING OVER ANOTHER DOMINO – FROM BEHIND?


Interesting developments are occurring on Israel’s last peaceful frontier.  That would be its border with Jordan.  Jordan has had tough economic problems to resolve, a restive Palestinian population to contend with and, alack and alas, it is ruled by a … Continue reading

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ANOTHER CLEVER WAY TO DELEGITIMIZE ISRAEL


Israel may pretend to be Athens but is really a modern-day Sparta, argues Patrick Tyler in his new book, Fortress Israel: The Inside Story of the Military Elite Who Run the Country–and Why They Can’t Make Peace.  His essential point … Continue reading

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AN ARMADA OF INTERNATIONAL NAVAL POWER


According to The Telegraph, an “armada of international naval power” has converged on the Persian Gulf for maneuvers, and to protect the maritime lines of communication through the Strait of Hormuz (read oil).  I suspect that an additional mission may … Continue reading

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OBSESSION, AGAIN


I recently blogged about a social scientist’s claim that “obsession” with the scientific basis of climate science actually interferes with “climate science discourse.”  The essence of her thesis is that the “skeptics” in the blogosphere should shut up and let … Continue reading

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REAL PEOPLE ACT WHILE BUREAUCRATS SNOOZE


Jacques Rogge and the International Olympic Committee have received another well-deserved poke in the eye.  A French Olympic swimming star, Fabien Gilot, had shown up with a Hebrew tattoo on the inside of his arm reading: אני כלום בלעדיהם – in … Continue reading

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VIVA ITALIA! AGAIN AND AGAIN!


Sometimes bureaucrats get so comfortable and politicized as to have lost all sense of human decency.  Enter, as example, Jacques Rogge of the International Olympic Committee and his refusal to authorize a moment of silence to commemorate the 40th anniversary … Continue reading

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HARRY TRUMAN AND ISRAEL


Just finished a well-researched and well-written book titled A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel by Allis and Ronald Radosh.  It is contains , among others, detailed descriptions of all the machinations surrounding the creation of … Continue reading

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