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A Gaza businessman hugs an Israeli colleague - and Arabs freak out
Once in a while private Gaza businessmen meet Israelis . Some of them need to import goods to Gaza; sometimes COGAT arranges for them to attend trade shows or training.A couple of days ago, at one of...
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UC Berkeley professor forcing students to tweet against "Islamophobia"
From Tarek Fatah in The Toronto Sun:Two weeks ago, I received a panicked message from a student enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley.He wrote: “I’ve been told by one of my professors I...
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Iran's "moderate" Foreign Minister meeting with Islamic Jihad terrorists
Secretary General of Islamic Jihad Ramadan Abdullah met today with Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif.Zarif noted that "enemies" have failed to divert the world's attention from the...
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British appeals court rules that selling Ahava products is "perfectly lawful"
In November, 2010:Pro-Palestinian activists blockaded an Ahava store in London's Covent Garden on Monday, resulting in temporary closure of the store.Two activists reportedly locked themselves to a...
View Article02/06 Links Pt1: Putin’s Occupation Olympics; Do ‘Syria,’ ‘Iraq’ and...
From Ian:Eugene Kontorovich: Putin’s Occupation OlympicsThe international silence about the deepening occupation of Georgia seems even more like acceptance when contrasted with the diplomatic outrage...
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Coke invests in SodaStream competitor; will Pepsi buy SODA?
From Business Week:Coca-Cola (KO) announced on Wednesday that it’s buying a 10 percent stake in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) for $1.25 billion. It’s not a move to get into the coffee business...
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Politician claims PM preparing for Jews to take over Greece
From Enet English:There has been widespread condemnation of claims made by a Syriza politician that the name of the country's new state broadcaster Nerit has Jewish roots and that Prime Minister...
View Article02/06 Links Pt2: Friedman’s Colleagues Call Him an ‘Embarrassment’; Hummus is...
From Ian:In Memoriam: Barry RubinIn his 64 years, he worked tirelessly to defend and promote both U.S. and Israeli interests. He was also dedicated to the research and commemoration of his ancestry and...
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Another terrorist's body being returned on Sunday. Let's talk about one hero...
Ma'an writes:Israel will return the remains on Sunday of a Palestinian killed by soldiers over a decade ago, an Israeli human right groups said on Thursday.Israeli rights group Center for the Defense...
View ArticleEgyptian media upset over Israeli 2nd graders singing about Passover
Egyptian media on Thursday got hold of a shocking video.Popular Egyptian site Youm7, as well as other media outlets, say that this is a video of Jewish extremist children who are being taught that they...
View ArticleFatah insists it never abandoned terror
I've mentioned a number of times that the Fatah platform that is in force today supports the continued use of terror.I even found an English version:Struggle emanates from the right of the Palestinian...
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Huge Yiddish cultural mural defaced in LA (updated x2)
This is a 60 foot wide mural in Los Angeles put up in 1998 for the Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle Southern California campus, a secular (and socialist) Jewish organization. Recently, it was defaced:From...
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Father of three "martyrs" dies in Gaza
Islamic Jihad offers condolences to whatever family is remaining of Deeb Osman Alersaana of northern Gaza.Alersaana, 72, died of a heart attack after evening prayers last night.He was celebrated by the...
View Article02/07 Links Pt1: The Eve of the Fourth Palestinian “No”; Abbas the “moderate”
From Ian:Sarah Honig: We feel the earth move…Besides, the aforementioned hostility was exposed during Obama’s first term. Israelis have every reason to be ultra-leery of second-term Obama, well after...
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Getting harder to tell the difference between Arab and European antisemites
From TheJC:It has emerged that far-right Belgian politician Laurent Louis gave three Nazi-style salutes in parliament.A supporter of Dieudonné’s Anti-Zionist Party, he was filmed performing the...
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Work accident!
On Tuesday, I noted that during a two week period in January, some 37% of rockets from Gaza aimed at Israel fell short or exploded on the launch pad. Over the years a number of Gazans have been killed...
View Article02/07 Links Pt2: Israel is...By Natalie Portman; The PA’s Self-Inflicted...
From Ian:Chloe Valdary: Race & politics: From the classroom to the UNThe professor’s lesson plans include scholarly documents written by academics who purport to show that every form of inequality...
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Lecture by Shahar Azani of NYC Israel Consulate (video)
Long but entertaining:(h/t Lance)
View Article02/08 Links: Scarlett, soda and Samaria; Truman, The Jewish State, and the...
From Ian:Richard Millett: Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi apologises for comparing Gaza to the HolocaustThe response to Qureshi’s remarks from the Labour Party itself was an utter disgrace:“These remarks were...
View ArticleHating Israel is a good career move in Egypt
Here is a tweet from Wael Mansour a couple of days ago, who says that he was the voice of Donald Duck in Arabic-dubbed Disney films:Here is the tweet that lead Disney to end my role as Donald Ducks...
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