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An open condemnation of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir
We unequivocally condemn the horrific murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir. It was unjustifiable under any circumstances. The killing was reprehensible and we hope that the criminals who did this sickening...
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Cognitive Warfare (Michael Lumish)
In 2008 Stuart A. Green was a lieutenant in the United States Navy. In pursuit of a Master's Degree at the Joint Military Intelligence College he wrote a very interesting thesis entitled, simply,...
View Article07/06 Links: Arrests in three murder cases, the Rule of Law Prevails; Riot...
From Ian:Six Jewish extremists arrested in killing of Jerusalem teenThe suspects are members of a Jewish extremist cell, the Shin Bet security agency said.Officials suspect the killing was most likely...
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Today's antisemitic incitement in Arab media (update)
Al Hayat al Jadida. the official daily newspaper of the Palestinian Authority, writes in an editorial:[Israeli Jews] are repeating the ugly and disgusting Holocaust that burned their parents and...
View ArticleHasbara = Propaganda? (Guest post)
From Orryia Kohen:Hasbara is the term used to describe Israel's tragicomic efforts at public diplomacy, that is to say, attempting to convince the world that it's not the Nazi-Apartheid state. Israel...
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Nice shooting! Two terrorists killed in Gaza (UPDATE: Nine)
Two terrorists who were involved in shooting rockets to Israel were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday evening.Ma'an says:Two members of al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad...
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Some Arabs really want to start an intifada
Ma'an English reported:Two Palestinian workers were killed Sunday after being run over by a truck in northern Israel, a police spokeswoman said.The two were run over while they were fixing their car on...
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Thoughts about my open condemnation letter
Yesterday, I issued an open and unequivocal condemnation of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, and invited bloggers and writers to sign on.I had no idea how many would agree when I wrote it.Within 12...
View ArticlePalestinians jump on the "ISIS is Zionist" bandwagon
In the Arab world, the best way to insult your enemy is to declare him "Zionist." Sisi's supporters in Egypt call Morsi a Zionist, while the Muslim Brotherhood calls Sisi a Zionist. Syrians call the...
View ArticleTerrorists threaten "settlers of Beersheva" in new video
This video can be seen on the Islamic Jihad Palestine Today site today.To the settlers of Beersheva:Your leaders have killed our children.Bombarding our houses.And sentenced you to death.Flee, before...
View Article07/07 Links Pt1: Bibi: They consider murderers to be heroes. We don’t;...
From Ian:No moral symmetryMuhammad Abu Khdeir’s murder is well on its way to becoming a core building block in the pantheon of anti-Israel propaganda, a central plank in the false argument that...
View ArticleMolotov cocktails again thrown at Joseph's Tomb
Yesterday I noted that Arabs threw firebombs at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem (Nablus) on Saturday morning. There were no Israelis there; Jews who want to pray there only visit once or twice a month under...
View ArticleThousands of chickens killed by rocket - the UN will condemn this, right?
Back in 2010, the UN Goldstone Report spent countless hours researching and over 20 paragraphs discussing the destruction of the Sawafeary chicken farms during Operation Cast Lead:On or around the...
View Article07/07 Links Pt2: Gideon Levy's hidden racism; Review-‘Making David into...
From Ian:Book review: ‘Making David into Goliath’ by Joshua Muravchik - Israel and the leftWhy did so many progressives abandon Israel and Zionism? That's the question Joshua Muravchik sets out to...
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News from the new, moderate Iran
From AFP:Iranian journalist Marzieh Rasouli said on Monday that she has been sentenced to two years in Tehran's notorious Evin prison and 50 lashes for publishing anti-regime propaganda.Rasouli,...
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Amnesty re-interprets international laws specifically to damn Israel
Amnesty International, after the three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped but before we knew their fate, issued a statement that (after calling for the release of the Israelis) listed a litany of...
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BBC exposes Pallywood lies in #GazaUnderAttack Twitter hashtag
In 2012, BBC correspondent Jon Donnison tweeted this:Only one problem: The photo was actually taken in Syria.The BBC reporter reflexively assumed that a photo that accompanies a tweet is accurate -...
View ArticleGaza rocket tallies for the past two weeks
June 27: 6 rockets, 2 interceptedJune 28: 3 rockets, Sderot factory burned to groundJune 29: 4 rockets, 2 interceptedJune 30: 16 rocketsJuly 1: 5 rockets, several mortars, damage to vehicles and a...
View Article07/08 Links Pt1: Operation Protective Edge Commences; 450 Rockets Since...
From Ian:Operation ‘Protective Edge’ Commences as IDF Targets Terror Sites in the Gaza StripIn combined efforts of both aerial and naval forces, the IDF targeted overnight approximately 50 terror sites...
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WHAT REPORTERS NEED TO KNOW during Operation Protective Edge
As an observer of previous Israeli operations in Gaza, and as the person who has uncovered and publicized some huge journalistic errors during those times, I strongly caution reporters not to make the...
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