Archive for November, 2007

“Land Without a People For a People Without a Land”

One of early Zionism’s slogans that took hold of the imagination of the proponents of a Jewish state was “A land without a people for a people without a land.” Coined by Israel Zangwill, it evoked a desolate, empty desert where the industrious Jews could build a modern state.
Israel-bashers are fond of using this quote [...]

Gillerman Again

Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the UN vote for Resolution 181, which recommended an end to the British Mandate in Palestine and a partition plan that called for the creation of two states – one Jewish and one Arab. And as usual, the UN General Assembly conducted a discussion marking the anniversary. Well, actually, [...]

Quote of the Day

“They shun her like she is Count Dracula’s younger sister.”

- Franz Timmermans, Dutch representative to the Annapolis summit, talking about how the Arab representatives treated Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

Small Request

Longtime readers of this blog will know I am not one to reveal too much about my personal life on here. The focus of this blog is Israel and the Middle East, and I like to keep things informative and entertaining. At least that’s my goal; whether or not I succeed in this is something [...]

November 1947 and November 2007

The Palestine Post on November 30, 1947 published a small, telling article about the Arab Higher Committee’s reaction to the possibility of the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. The AHC placed partition in the particular Arab context of an honor/shame society:

“You are standing at a cross road; it will be either a [...]

True Intentions

I am sure it’s not deliberate – given Reuter’s history of backing the wrong (Trojan) horse in the Middle East conflict – but this photo seems to be showing PA Chairman “Moderate” Mahmoud Abbas in a true light.

The way his glasses are magnifying his eyes, which appear beady and sinister, suggests his true intentions in [...]

The Ultimate Religious Hypocrites

This headline in today’s Jerusalem Post drew my attention:
Vatican official backs right of return
My initial reaction? Finally, the Vatican is going to return all of the Jewish artifacts they stole from us!
Unfortunately, this is not the right of return to which the Vatican official is referring.
A Vatican official said Wednesday that Palestinian refugees [...]

Saudi Ambassador Tells a Whopper of a Lie

From JTA (and also PalPress):
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States rejected recognizing Israel as a Jewish state.”There are 1.5 million civilians in Israel who do not define themselves as Jewish,” Adel al-Jubeir told reporters at the U.S.-convened Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Annapolis, Md.
“We do not believe states should define themselves according to religion [...]

Just Fab

Can you guess who said this?
“The Israeli people have been the sacrificial lamb of history.”
And this:
“It’s about f****ing time [said as Fox News reported on Israel's attempt to push Hezbollah out of Southern Lebanon]. ..[The Jews] have been getting killed for 5,000 years. Enough is enough. The rest of the world does not give a [...]

The Devil Wears Bishara

There are many of us who consider former Arab-Israeli Knesset member/fifth columnist Azmi Bishara to be devilish. So it’s great to see photo evidence of this.

In a similar vain:
Those Wacky MSM Photographers
Separated at Birth
Separated at Birth
Separated at Birth