Tag Archives: Turkey

Midweek Schadenfreude

Posted on 7 January 2015 by

I know the Torah tells us not to rejoice at the downfall of our enemies, but it’s very hard not to feel at least slightly gleeful at the misfortunes of our worst enemies. So, in the hope that I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Israel’s natural gas revolution

Posted on 7 December 2014 by

In the last few weeks Israel’s newly-developed natural gas industry has taken several leaps forward in export proposals. In an ironic twist, Israel has begun pitching a massive natural gas pipeline to Europe – ironic because Europe is the center … Continue reading →

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Almost good news – terrorists and weapons captured

Posted on 21 November 2014 by

I usually try to post only good news on Fridays, but I feel the following items need to be posted today and not wait till after Shabbat. Yesterday we learned that the Israel police uncovered a massive weapons cache headed … Continue reading →

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ISIS spreads as the West stands by and lets Anti-semitism grow

Posted on 7 October 2014 by

Apologies for the lack of posts since Friday. I’ve been suffering from a severe case of over-bloggingitis (aka writers’ block together with an overdose of internet) combined with too many chagim. To say that the Middle East is in turmoil … Continue reading →

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The West lacks a strategy to tackle ISIS

Posted on 9 September 2014 by

The West’s confrontation with the imperialist barbaric ISIS terrorists is floundering, and the reason is chiefly because the West lacks any coherent strategy. Daniel Pipes was interviewed for a magazine recently and gives us the transcript in a fascinating article … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s new Prime Foreign Minister

Posted on 3 September 2014 by

While we were busy fighting Hamas in Gaza, new developments were taking place in another quasi-enemy of Israel, Turkey. In presidential elections held a few weeks ago in Turkey, the previous Prime Minister, our old “pal” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was … Continue reading →

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