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Netanyahu’s UN speech: “What Iran hides Israel will find”
While we were all enjoying the great outdoors or family visits during the (still ongoing) Sukkot festival, the leaders of the world have been gathering at the UN for the annual General Assembly opening. Tonight Binyamin Netanyahu proved himself to … Continue reading
Netanyahu’s excellent speech at the UN
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
More Purim turnabouts: Arab reactions to Netanyahu’s speech
Purim has begun tonight here in Israel (Purim post coming up later), and in a similar manner to the upside-down “Venahafoch Hu” character of the day, reactions to Netanyahu’s speech to Congress were precisely the opposite of what one would … Continue reading
Posted in Media and journalism, Mideast news
Tagged Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Arabs, Binyamin Netanyahu, Iran, media, media bias, nuclear deal, Obama, Saudi Arabia, speech
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“For if you remain silent at this time, rescue and safety will come from another place”
The words in the title are a direct quote from Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther, which Jews worldwide will read on Wednesday night as Purim begins. The background to the story is the plot by Haman the Agagite, the … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Amalek, Binyamin Netanyahu, Congress, Iran, Israel, nuclear deal, Purim, speech, US Administration, US-Israel relationship
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