In the wake of evidence being presented of a clandestine Iranian nuclear facility, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the US House Speaker, as well as Senators and Congress members that now is the time to act against Iran. “If not now, then when,” Netanyahu reportedly said in the conversations with American officials. “Action must [...]
Seinfeld fans may recall the character of the imprudent Rabbi, who would reveal the contents of confidential conversations he had with people. For those of you who do not know to whom I am referring, behold the wonders of YouTube. I say all of this because I was reminded of that character while I read [...]
Can you guess the former profession of this man? A Sydney man was yesterday found guilty of making a “do-it-yourself terrorism guide” knowing it could be used to assist a terrorist act, becoming the second person to be convicted under Australia’s tough anti-terror regime. Belal Saadallah Khazaal, 38, of the western Sydney suburb of Lakemba, [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday addressed the UN General Assembly, slamming the Gaza probe and those who did not walk out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his speech on Wednesday (amongst others). You can read the speech here. Or, see it for yourself.. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) 3:16PM: Iran has [...]
Which of the following did Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi not say in his rambling speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday? “Jack Ruby, an Israeli, killed Lee Harvey Oswald..Why did this Israeli kill Harvey? Ruby later died mysteriously. The whole world should know that Kennedy wanted to investigate the actions of the Israeli nuclear reactor [...]
More of the same from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the UN General Assembly. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel of “inhuman policies” in the Palestinian territories and of dominating world political and economic affairs in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad assailed Israel for what he said was a barbaric [...]
Not content with disseminating his dishonest rants on his own blog, anti-Israel blogger Richard Silverstein blogs elsewhere, such as The Guardian’s Comment is Free, and AlterNet. It is at the latter that he has posted his latest attack on those with whom he disagrees. The latest targets of his venom are those who took Jane [...]
It looks like Obama has adopted the annoyed schoolteacher approach to peacemaking, US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday that he was dissatisfied with their recent foot-dragging on getting Israeli-Palestinian talks restarted. A senior White House source yesterday told Haaretz that “during the tripartite meeting Obama [...]
The White House has played down expectations about the meeting between US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, which is “scheduled” for the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York today. “We have no grand expectations out of one meeting,” said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs Monday, [...]
