Monthly Archives: July 2014

Egyptian TV Announcer Calls for Destruction of Hamas; Al-Ahram Columnist Thanks Netanyahu

ALGEMEINER by Dave Bender July 13, 2014 Officials and public figures in Egypt are beginning to call for Israel and Egypt to wipe out Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which some are calling the “armed branch of the Muslim Brotherhood … Continue reading

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‘Are you a Jew?’ Arab Attacks on Jews nothing new.

JERUSALEM POST by Shimon Ohayon July 6, 2014 These types of attacks occurred throughout the Arab world before the establishment Israel and before a single Israeli settlement was ever built. There are not-infrequent moments which perfectly illustrate what our long-standing … Continue reading

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Pakistani terror group becomes ‘first jihadi group to defect to ISIS outside of Middle East’ as leader al-Baghdadi’s influence grows

DAILY MAIL by Sam Webb July 11, 2014 A terrorist organization claiming responsibility for a number of attacks in Pakistan has apparently become the first foreign extremist group to pledge their allegiance to the Islamic State currently wreaking havoc across Syria … Continue reading

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Amid Rocket Attacks, Roger Waters Reiterates Demand for Neil Young to Cancel Israel Concerts

ALGEMEINER Staff July 11, 2014 Veteran Israel-basher Roger Waters was labelled an anti-Semite after taking to Facebook on Friday to re-iterate his earlier call for rock and roll legend Neil Young to cancel his upcoming performances in Israel. The former Pink … Continue reading

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Sunny With Light Missile Cover Here in Tel Aviv

PJ MEDIA by David P. Goldman July 10, 2014 Sunny with light missile cover in Tel Aviv this morning. I awoke to muffled thuds in the distance, Iron Dome shooting down Syrian-made missiles launched from Gaza, according to news reports. … Continue reading

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With Israel Under Attack, Obama administration appears more clueless than ever

WEEKLY STANDARD Israel Under Attack by Lee Smith July 21, 2014 Last week, Hamas fired hundreds of rockets and missiles at targets throughout Israel, including the nuclear reactor at Dimona. Two of the three M-75 missiles targeting Dimona missed the … Continue reading

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Egyptians Hoping Israel Will Destroy Hamas

GATESTONE INSTITUTE by Khaled Abu Toameh July 13, 2014 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi has thus far turned down appeals from Palestinians and other Arabs to work toward achieving a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian Authority [PA] President … Continue reading

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The immigration no-brainer

WASHINGTON POST by Charles Krauthammer July 10, 2014 As is his wont, President Obama is treating the border crisis — more than 50,000 unaccompanied children crossing illegally — as a public relations problem. Where to photo op and where not. He still hasn’t enunciated … Continue reading

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The New York Times vs. Israel: When it comes to Israel, the “newspaper of record” can’t be trusted at all.

THE FEDERALIST by David Harsanyi July 10, 2014 The New York Times issued a correction today to fix a demonstrably false editorial that claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent “days of near silence” before condemning the murder of Arab teenager Mohammed Abu … Continue reading

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How the Liberal West Turned on Israel. In a pair of important new books, Joshua Muravchik explains.

MOSAIC by Sol Stern July 9, 2014 The Middle East is exploding in mayhem and savagery. The region’s system of nation states is disappearing before our eyes, perhaps to be replaced by one or more jihadist movements pledged to the destruction … Continue reading

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