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Israeli civilian murdered by Palestinian terrorist, approved by “moderate” Fatah

An Israeli civilian, Evyatar Borovsky, a father of 5 and a resident of Yitzhar in the Shomron, was murdered today by a Palestinian terrorist associated with the “moderate” Fatah organization: A Palestinian terrorist killed a 31-year-old resident of Yitzhar on … Continue reading

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Meet our “moderate” neigbours

Israel is constantly reassured by ostensible well-wishers that if only it would make peace with the moderate Palestinians and Arabs, it would sideline the extremists, peace would immediately break out and heavenly angels would sing in massed chorales. (OK, I … Continue reading

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Hamas and PA make peace, push peace further away

Palestinian enemies rivals Mahmoud Abbas of the PA (aka Fatah aka the PLO) and Khaled Mashaal of Hamas have signed yet another unity pact in an effort to lead the Palestinians to elections. The announcement was made jointly on Monday … Continue reading

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The children of the Oslo Accords

It is the 16th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin, an event that shocked the nation and shook it to its core.  It caused a huge rift between left and right which, although never close to begin with, still … Continue reading

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The Guardian’s view of the Middle East: virtual reality

This article was cross-posted at CifWatch. Today’s Guardian had an editorial, Palestine: a virtual state which was so removed from reality that I could not resist turning their title on its head for my own blog title.  Let the fisking … Continue reading

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Britain wobbles on supporting a Palestinian UN bid for statehood

Melanie Phillips wonders aloud (in print) whether Britain is going to vote for a Palestinian state at the UN when it comes up for a vote some time in the next week or two.  Ms. Phillips cogently sets out the … Continue reading

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