Archive for June, 2009
The Day In Israel: Thur June 11th, 2009
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US President Barack Obama reportedly informed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu claimed any cessation of settlement construction and acknowledgment of a palestinian state on the 1967 borders will result in the collapse of his coalition government.
Mubarak reportedly showed understanding for Netanyahu’s predicament.
Arab sources [...]
Holocaust Museum Shooting
I know I am late to the party with this story but real life got in the way.
A lone gunman wounded a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday before being wounded himself by return fire, police said.
The suspect was identified as James von Brunn, an 88-year-old white supremacist from Maryland, two [...]
Misleading Headline of the Day
..is this one found on the front page of the Courier Mail:
It’s not who you think.
Not even close (and no cigar).
The Day In Israel: Wed June 10th, 2009
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Seemingly emboldened by Barack Obama’s Cairo speech, Chief Hamashole Khaled Meshal said:
“There is a new language from President Obama, but we expect real pressure on Israelis,” Meshal said. “There are demands Israel stop the settlements but this is not the price we are after … although it’s [...]
The Day In Israel: Tues June 9th, 2009
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday updated US President Barack Obama on his plan to make an important political speech at Bar-Ilan University on Sunday, where he will outline his program for peace and security.
Meanwhile, according to Netanyahu confidants, he believes that Obama wants a confrontation with [...]
Crazy Dude of the Day
..has to be former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who I suspect is a crazy dude most, if not all, days.
Question is, is he now a crazy Jew?
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, on trial in the Hague for alleged war crimes committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone, has adopted Judaism, one of his wives [...]
The Day In Israel: Mon June 8th, 2009
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Over in neighboring Lebanon, the US-backed pro-Western coalition has declared victory over Hizbullah and the pro-Syria alliance in the parliamentary election, with a Hizbullah official acknowledging the loss.
Israeli officials had been concerned about gains by Hizbullah, which would boost the influence of Iran and Syria and further [...]
The Day In Israel: Sun June 7th, 2009
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Israeli officials yesterday rejected a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissing our assertions that the Bush administration had agreed to allow some construction in the settlements to allow for natural growth, an understanding upon which we based our decision to accept the road map [...]
The Day In Israel: Sat June 6th, 2009
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I’m back home after spending a peaceful Sabbath at the inoutlaws. Let’s see what has gone on the past 24 or so hours:
The IAEA came out with a report saying that Iran had significantly expanded uranium enrichment with almost 5,000 centrifuges now operating and this had made [...]
