Tag Archives: Intifada

Palestinian violence not so spontaneous after all

Posted on 13 November 2014 by

The latest outbreak of Palestinian violence around Israel looks on the surface to have been a spontaneous eruption of anger in response to any number of perceived Israeli misdeeds: in particular the growing movement to demand Jewish prayer rights on … Continue reading →

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Yes, it is an intifada. Two Israelis killed in two terrorist attacks

Posted on 11 November 2014 by

The answer to my previous post was supplied in today’s dreadful terrorist attacks. Two young people were murdered and several others injured in two separate attacks today: one in Tel Aviv and one in Gush Etzion. In the first incident, … Continue reading →

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Can we call it an intifada yet?

Posted on 10 November 2014 by

Countless riots, stone-throwing, molotov cocktail tossing and general violence and mayhem have been sweeping the Palestinian and Arab-Israeli streets in the last few weeks, with the flames of hatred kept alive and constantly stoked by virulent propaganda from our “moderate” … Continue reading →

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Incitement and terror in Jerusalem: (UPDATE) two more car attacks: one dead, several injured

Posted on 6 November 2014 by

Once again Palestinian terrorists used their vehicles to try and kill as many Israelis as possible, in two separate incidents today. This afternoon (Wednesday), in an almost copycat attack of the attack 2 weeks ago, a Palestinian terrorist rammed his … Continue reading →

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John Kerry’s foot in mouth syndrome and more American threats

Posted on 3 May 2014 by

This post is going to be a catch-up of sorts of news which I missed over the past week since I was out of the country. My apologies too for for missing my Good News Friday installment for the first … Continue reading →

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Negotiating peace under the threat of boycotts and violence

Posted on 29 January 2014 by

Another way of wording my headline would be “an offer that Israel can’t afford to refuse – for the sake of its own health”. Or we could just call it “Don Corleone rides again”. It seems quite incredible that no … Continue reading →

Posted in Boycotts and BDS, International relations, Lawfare and Delegitimization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments