This is by far the best essay on anti-Semitism I have ever read, and it is written by none other than Natan Sharansky who is anything but a “scummy politician.” Meryl certainly agrees with me. Providing an excerpt from the essay is proving difficult, because there are so many memorable passages. Here is one I [...]
When I read the Jerusalem Post headline Sharon, in Italy, lavishes praise on Berlusconi, I was immediately worried. After all, Sharon was reported to have once mentioned to US National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice that he finds it difficult to concentrate on what she says because she has “nice legs.”
There is a blog called JewSchool that contains much Jewish and Israel-related commentary. It contains the views of a number of bloggers, one of whom goes by the name “Mobius.” I have had a few online discussions with Mobius in the past, such as this one when he called the amazing Natan Sharansky a “notoriously [...]
Two Israelis were murdered this morning, and Al-Crapeeza are reporting that they were Israeli soldiers. Two Israeli soldiers have been shot dead at a roadblock near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. A Palestinian resistance fighter shot the soldiers early on Tuesday near a road outside the village of Al-Khadir. This, despite the fact [...]
Thank you to all of you who have publicized my move to Moveable Type. This list includes Imshin, Lynn, Meryl and Gil. Zach of Exposing the Exposer has also publicized my move to Moveable Type, but has done it in this most peculiar way. Lucky I have a sense of humour, Zach, because otherwise I [...]
Angela Budai has responded as follows to my previous email. Dave, Let’s agree to disagree. I absolutely support the right of Israel to exist. I have visited Israel on two separate occasions and studying the conflict in detail. I was educated at a Jewish Day School, was a member of a Zionist Youth Movement and [...]
Australian blogger Neil “Niall” Cook is fed up with criticism of Israel being labelled “Anti-Semitic.” I’m quite sick of seeing supposed Zionists, or supporters of anything and everything which eminates from the Jewish state or Jewish support groups and thinktanks labelling anything said or written opposing the Israeli position on middle-eastern politics as anti-semitic. Here [...]
