As noted many times here, Barack Obama has never shown much respect for the freedom of speech, or any interest in protecting it — quite the contrary. However, he shows no interest in restricting genuine and vile hate speech on his own website. “Barack Obama’s Anti-Semitic Website,” by Pamela Geller at Big Government, October 17: […]
UN Human Rights Council and Gaza Report: “MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN… Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting” – Daniel, ch. 5: 25-27
Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative to the United Nations in Geneva for the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) and the Association for World Education (AWE), speaking this time in a joint statement for WUPJ and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC): The promised follow-up to “Jihad is its path and death for the […]
Obama “disgusted” with Israel; has not yet registered any disgust with Iran
One would hope that American Jews are now reconsidering their support for Obama in large numbers. “Official: Obama ‘disgusted’ with Israel,” by Aaron Klein for WorldNetDaily, October 16 (thanks to all who sent this in): JERUSALEM – U.S. officials in recent days expressed to the Palestinian Authority that President Obama’s administration is “disgusted” with Israel, […]
Turkey momentarily remembers which side it’s supposed to be on, arrests 32 for jihad plots against Israeli and U.S. targets
See? Nothing to worry about from Erdogan and the advance of Sharia in Turkey. Let them into the EU! “Turkey: 32 suspects arrested in plots on Israeli, US targets,” from the Jerusalem Post, October 15 (thanks to Elisa): As if to send out a much-needed reminder of the mutual security interests between Ankara and Jerusalem […]
Turkey threatens to fine Israel for delay in delivery of military vehicles
“Israel said the delay was caused by the difficulty in the strengthening of Heron engines to enable local Aselsan-made electro-optical payloads…” The delay ought to have been caused by a clear-eyed recognition on Israel’s part that it should not be supplying military hardware to an increasingly Sharia-oriented Turkey. An update on this story. “‘Turkey may […]
Israel: Hmmm, maybe these arms sales to Turkey aren’t such a good idea
Wise move, in light of this. Why should rapidly Islamizing Turkey still be treated as a secular, pro-Western nation, when it is increasingly behaving like just the opposite? “Israel rethinks arms sales to Turkey,” by Herb Keinon and Yaakov Katz in the Jerusalem Post, October 12 (thanks to Dan): While Israel kept a low official […]
Turkey unilaterally excludes Israel from NATO-sponsored military exercise
From our Does-Not-Play-Well-With-Others Department. Imagine what fun they’d be in the EU. “Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza, Turkish official says,” from CNN, October 11: ANKARA, Turkey (CNN) — Turkey excluded Israel from a planned NATO military exercise partly because of Turkey’s criticism of Israel’s Gaza offensive nearly a year ago, Turkey’s foreign […]
Islamic Jihad: Hey, this Goldstone Report is great stuff!
More on the jihad-enabling Goldstone Report. “Islamic Jihad: UN probe into Gaza factions will not criminalize them,” from the Ma’an News Agency, October 10 (thanks to James): Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Goldstone report must be fully supported and every opportunity to realize its recommendations seized, Islamic Jihad’s Secretary General Ramadan Shalah said Saturday. Investigations […]
Islamic Jihad to Hamas: Hey, you’re not letting us fire rockets into Israel
This looks like another attempt by Hamas to portray itself as “moderate,” and thereby gull the Infidels into fatal concessions. “Gaza militants say Hamas stops their rocket fire,” by Nidal al-Mughrabi for Reuters, October 10: GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian armed group accused the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers on Saturday of preventing its men from […]
Iran, ignoring its many genocidal statements, whines to UN about Israel
Mohammad Khazaee just can’t figure out why Israel would issue “threats” against Iran. “Iran: Israel’s threats inexplicable,” by Dudi Cohen for Ynet News, October 9: Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Mohammad Khazaee, sent a letter of protest to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in which he wrote that “there is no explanation for Israel’s continuing threats […]