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Obama and Netanyahu at the UN GA: It could have been worse

Posted on 24 September 2016

The annual opening of the UN General Assembly, which took place this week, was attended by the ususal speeches from foreign leaders. Netanyahu’s speech was excellent. Palestinian “President-for-life” Mahmoud Abbas lied, and then lied again. As for US President Obama, … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 23 September 2016

The weeks seem to roll round faster than ever, and here we are, time for another Good News Friday post. My first item is a brilliant, outspoken, very politically incorrect defence of Israel, spoken by British journalist Katie Hopkins on … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu’s excellent speech at the UN

Posted on 23 September 2016

I missed Bibi’s speech last night as I was at a wedding.  I’ve now caught up on it (via Israellycool) and “excellent” doesn’t begin to describe it. Here’s the video: You can read the full text of his speech at … Continue reading →

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The US military aid deal to Israel: Is it great or could it have been better?

Posted on 22 September 2016

Last week a massive 10 year, $38 billion military aid package to Israel was agreed between the US Administration and Israel: WASHINGTON (JTA) – President Barack Obama’s near parting gift to Israel, a guarantee of $38 billion in defense assistance … Continue reading →

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The Woes of the Women’s Flotillette to Gaza

Posted on 19 September 2016

We thought that the ridiculous flotillas to Gaza had come to an end after Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza was declared legal by the UN itself. But we were wrong. The latest stunt is a women’s flotilla, henceforth named by … Continue reading →

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Bombings and stabbing in America – but were they terrorism?

Posted on 18 September 2016

A series of apparent terror attacks took place over the weekend in the United States, although the authorities seem to be having great difficulty in pronouncing the word “terror”, let alone “Muslim”. The biggest attack took place in Chelsea, Manhattan, … Continue reading →

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