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The Woes of the Women’s Flotillette to Gaza
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
Posted in Boycotts and BDS, Defence and Military, Incitement, Lawfare and Delegitimization, Terrorism
Tagged blockade, flotilla, Gaza, Hamas, Hanin Zoabi, IDF, Israeli Navy, Palestinians, satire, women
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Israel and Turkey restore relations – peace in our time?
On reading the terms under which Israel and Turkey are to restore diplomatic relations today I felt I ought to title this piece by paraphrasing Neville Chamberlain: “I have here a piece of paper…”. Let’s start with the terms of … Continue reading
Flotilla fools’ follies fizzle and flop
Summer time, and the sailing is easy (to paraphrase the song). As was pointed out on Twitter: Another #foolishFlotilla has come to an end. Why do they always happen during the best cruising weather? — Margie in Tel Aviv (@MargieInTelAviv) … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Lawfare and Delegitimization, Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Basel Ghattas, blockade, EU, European Parliament, flotilla, France, Gaza, Hamas, Hanin Zoabi, IDF, Israeli Navy, NGOs, terrorism
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Anti-Anti-Semitism
The world is not all black (well, maybe dark gray) and when it comes to confronting antisemitism there are occasional spots of light. Within Israel, the revolting Balad Party MK Hanin Zoabi (or Zouabi) has never had any compunction in … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Israel news
Tagged anti-Semistism, anti-Zionism, flotilla, Hanin Zoabi, Hanin Zouabi, incitement, Irina Bukova, Israeli politics, Mohammad Zoabi, Palestinians, posters, UNESCO
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Richard Falk and John Kerry’s wrongful statements about Israel
The terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon last week and the attempted thawing of relations between Israel and Turkey were exacerbated by outrageous and idiotic statements by diplomats and politicians, people who really ought to know better but it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, International relations, Terrorism
Tagged apology, Binyamin Netanyahu, bombing, Boston, flotilla, IHH, John Kerry, marathon, Mavi Marmara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Richard Falk, Secretary of State, terrorism, Turkey, UN
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We want our apology back
Most Israelis greeted Netanyahu’s apology to Turkey for “operational errors” in the Mavi Marmara episode with mixed feelings to say the least. After various op-eds and articles assured us that the apology was simply in order to enable relations with … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Ahmet Davutoglu, apology, flotilla, Israel, Mavi Marmara, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rejectionism, Turkey
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