Shavuah Tov - Saturday, July 10, 2010

1. Wow! - SARCASM ALERT - I have to take back all of the things I previously said about the United Nations - the UN has sprung into action and condemned the sinking of the South Korean naval vessel.....U.N. condemns sinking of South Korean warship – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

But - wait - upon further review - maybe I am wrong......(a) the sinking took place on March 26 and the condemnation happened July 9 - well - 105 days is very quick for the UN (as long as Israel is not involved, in which case 105 minutes is slow) and (b) the UN did not name who was being condemned (the UN never seems to have a problem condemning Israel by name)


2. Asleep At The Switch - Seems to me like the President is asleep at the switch - Just after Abbas calls on Arab states to war against Israel, Obama calls him and expresses "strong support" for his "commitment to peace" - Jihad Watch. Never believe what these guys say to your face - believe what they say to their own people.

For more on the President and the Middle East:
3. Another Terrorist Dies An Unfortunate Peaceful Death - "Don't be fooled" by tributes to "moderate" Hizballah cleric - Jihad Watch - and in related news - Nazi SS officer dies prior to trial


4. I Am More Shocked At The Reaction Than The Cause - Britain pulls Hezbollah blog post by its ambassador to Lebanon - CNN.com

5. To Wit - Pajamas Media » The Hidden Costs of Jew-Baiting in England -I had the pleasure of meeting Professor Rhynold last May at a conference at Bar-Ilan University - he could not escape me as I sat next to him.


6. I Am More Shocked At The Reaction Than The Cause, Part II - CNN fires Mideast editor who praised Hizballah cleric - Jihad Watch

7. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - these are the bastards that uphold the [fill in desired adjectives] Iranian regime. Not sure if they would be any good militarily fighting an opponent that does not consist of unarmed Iranian dissidents and the like - maybe they will turn to butter like Saddam Hussein's vaunted Republican Guard.


In the meantime, it is clear as noted above that they have to be dealt with in some manner. Here are 2 stories about them - Dissent in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards | FrontPage Magazine and Iranian turned US spy: Tehran will attack Israel - Israel News, Ynetnews


9. Let's See What Else You've Got - Muslim group praises hate-crime charges for GTA blogger Posted National Post. Bernie Farber is dead-on with this comment:

"Bernie Farber, CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress, said the fact that the council is now voicing its condemnation of Mr. Hossain is a “surprise.”

“They haven’t done this in the past, so it is a surprise, but it would be absurd for them not to have supported the charges,” Mr. Farber said. “When CAIR-CAN comes out and condemns hateful terms like Israel apartheid, then I’ll stand up and take notice. Coming out against Salman Hossain is easy.”

10. I Love This Story - Brave Soldier - by Marc Grossberg > Tablet Magazine - A New Read on Jewish Life - maybe this is a relative of some sort - Louisiana Jew


12. There Aren't Many Countries Where This Happens - IDF indicts Cast Lead soldiers and Israeli soldier charged in deaths of civilians

13. Words Fail Me - NASA Does Muslim Outreach




14. Hezbollah And Southern Lebanon - Pajamas Media » Hezbollah Takes Southern Lebanon Hostage - but do not say anything! That is more dangerous according to the UN Secretary-General - Commentary » Blog Archive » Shut Up, Ban Ki-Moon Explained

15. One-Liners - Commentary » Blog Archive » In Brief. Here is another good one from Victor Davis Hanson:
"Some vice presidential wisdom: most might now think it to be safer to go hunting with Dick Cheney than to be in a hotel room with Al Gore."
16. The Mindset is Clear - Is it only Israel that can see the types of "people" with whom it has to negotiate? Here are 3 pretty good examples of their thought process - Mastermind of Park Hotel terror attack: No regrets - Israel News, Ynetnews, Saudi king: "Two states in region do not deserve to exist: Israel and Iran" - Jihad Watch and Preparing for 3rd Intifada - Israel News, Ynetnews

17. Gay Pride - the controversial Toronto Gay Pride march took place last week. I categorize the march as "controversial" not because of the gay rights issue, but rather (in case you did not hear) because of the intended protest against "Israel Apartheid". Here are a variety of stories to close off that issue:
18. The Wait Is Over - I am not much of a fan of the business side of sports, which, in my opinion, has largely ruined it. The most egregious example was the end of the LeBron James free agency saga. I have no issue with his decision to go play for the Miami Heat - the issue is the way that he went about it.


If you have followed the story at all, then you know that after James issued his decision (on an ESPN special broadcast no less), the majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers issued an open letter that absolutely tore into James. From the satire department, here is the first draft of the letter - The first draft of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's open letter upon LeBron James' departure to Miami. - By Josh Levin - Slate Magazine.

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Monday, July 5, 2010

1. Helen Thomas Can Go To Hell - the well past her due date antisemite Helen Thomas, last month cavalierly said that the Jews should "get the hell out of Palestine" and "go back to Germany, Poland or America". She probably never heard of the pogrom that took place in Kielce, Poland on July 4, 1946. In Memorializing a Pogrom, Poles Learn About Themselves – Forward.com

That's right. Poland. 1946. Over a year after the end of World War II. A good account can be found here. And if this was an extreme example, it was not the only one.

So Helen - you did not exactly dispense anything remotely resembling good advice. Crawl under some rock somewhere and leave us all alone.

But there is some good news - I'm hearing that Mel Gibson is available - maybe you can charm the pants off him......you old battle-axe....



2. Brilliantly Done, But A Sad Truth -


3. And The World Wants Israel To Make Peace With Them - More on the death of the "brains" behind the attack on the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Mohammed Oudeh, Who Planned ’72 Olympic Attack, Is Dead at 73 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com. Here he is being praised by Abu Mazen, who the world knows better as Mahmoud Abbas - the dapper Chairman of the Palestinian Authority - Mahmoud Abbas in tribute to mastermind of massacre at '72 Olympics - Jihad Watch. Maybe George Mitchell could inquire about this - Mitchell meets Abbas in Ramallah.


4. Here's The Problem - The Blackmailer Paradox

5. Another View On Gilad Shalit - Why I’m not marching





9. Facebook - social networking and Jew-hatred in one convenient stop.


(yes, it's John Cleese....)

"J Street believes that Israel’s military strength is a detriment that causes a hard line on negotiations. Forget that Palestinians of all stripes have never negotiated in good faith for a two-state solution if the creation of a Palestinian state also meant the existence of Israel. For J Street, a weaker Israel subject to manipulation and pressure is more likely to secure peace than a stronger Israel. This, of course, is the typical insanity of progressives cavalierly playing roulette with the lives of six and a half million people.

“Israel must take risks for peace” is the position of J Street. This mantra is typical of upper-middle class Jews living in the protective custody of American suburbia, people like Beth Emet’s Rabbi Andrea London — a member of the J Street Advisory Council — who can usually find a moral equivalence between a Palestinian act of violence and an Israeli policy position."

12. This Is Cold, Baby - but funny

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Motzei Shabbat, July 3, 2010

1. Fantasy Land - Besides the unbelievable gall to even think that they have the right to pronounce on this subject, do these Keystone Kops even know what the other is doing? Report: PA would give Israel Kotel and Erekat denies Israel would keep Kotel.



2. Fantasy Land #2 - Assad: Israeli government is 'extremist'



4. Anne Coulter Fallout - Remember the snotty, condescending letter sent by University of Ottawa Provost to Anne Coulter prior to her trip to that campus? Turns out it was written by University President Allan Rock - Editorial: Allan Rock’s faulty concept of free speech Full Comment National Post.

5. Gilad Shalit - I honestly do not know the right thing to do in this terrible situation. Israel: Doing the Math for Gilad Shalit's Freedom - TIME, but then again - Mashaal: More will be kidnapped.


6. This Is A Shame - This terrorist bastard should have died a long, slow, agonizing and humiliating death in front of his entire family - Planner of Munich Olympics attack dies


7. They're In Good Hands, I'm Sure - Hamas detains Fatah activists in Gaza

8. Thirteen Senators - 87 of 100 US Senators recently signed a letter to President Obama to support Israel's actions regarding the so-called Peace Flotilla - 87 Senators - the Dry Bones Blog - among those who did not - Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jim Webb, Jim Bunning and Robert Byrd. All are Democrats save Bunning and Byrd - and now Byrd is dead. Thanks guys - really appreciate your lack of support!

9. Speaking Of Senator Byrd - I read an article that suggested that if you have some skeletons in your closet, or controversy in your past - death is a good career move, since the US mainstream media rarely speaks ill of the dead - Death of a senator
"Byrd was not always a champion of liberal causes," noted the Los Angeles Times this week, in a burst of breathtaking reticence. Race was the central domestic issue of his lifetime, and on race Byrd was found grievously wanting. But anyone who failed to pay close attention will believe that this week the Americans said farewell to a great man."

11. A Congressman's Perspective - Firmly behind Israel




14. Mel The Racist - It's not just Jews he hates! Mocking Mel Gibson - follow the link to the "Mel Gibson Quoteable Flowchart"



16. Strangers In A Strange Land? Is Israel arming in Saudi Arabia?


18. The Semi-Finals Are Set - Spain/Germany and The Netherlands/Uruguay. The end of the Uruguay/Ghana quarterfinal was one of the strangest sequences I have seen in a long time.




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Friday, July 2, 2010 - pre-Shabbat Blog

1. RCN - Halifax is home to Canada's East Coast Navy. Not to take away from the West Coast Navy, or other missions it has undertaken, I particularly think of the Royal Canadian Navy in terms of the heroic work in the Battles of the Atlantic in World Wars I and II, as well as its recent missions in the Persian Gulf.

In any event, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Navy: Canadian Naval Centennial - Events & Activities - so I want to take this opportunity to wish the Navy and its members a hearty congratulations and thank you for all it has done for the citizens of Canada and its allies.

Here are a few pictures I took this past weekend.




2. Provocative Part II - (following up from last Sunday's Blog posting, item 9) You Can Be a Zionist and Pro-Palestinian: I Am - New Post by Uri Goldflam

3. I Hope They Die From Shame - French Nazi collaborators to be exposed as official reports published online | Mail Online. While on the topic of the Shoah, check out:
(the infamous Drancy Transit Camp near Paris)

4. But Are They Too Arrogant To Listen - Probably! - ‘EU doesn't understand what Israel is up against'


5. Simple But Difficult Question - Pajamas Media » What Is Israel Doing Wrong?

6. Another Simple But Difficult Question - Pajamas Media » Gilad Shalit: At Any Price?



8. Asylum Granted - In what can only be considered as a nightmare trip into the heart of Bureaucracy, it was actually suggested that Mosab Hassan Yousuf be deported - Michael Ross: A real Palestinian hero needs U.S. help | Full Comment | National Post and Townhall - Deporting the Wrong Man. Thankfully, this has been averted - Political Asylum Granted to Mosab Hassan Yousef.




11. Sounds Like An Old Karl Malden Ad For American Express:


12. Iran - never far from the front pages:

14. G20 Toronto Wrap Up - a few last thoughts:


17. This Is Satire - just want to be clear - Israel Dismantles; World's Problems End : The Current Truth

18. The Dutch Advance - I am not a football (ie - soccer) nut as are many of my European friends - but at this point in the World Cup, I do start to at least pay more attention. Congrats to the Dutch, who knocked out heavy favorite Brazil this morning with a 2-1 come from behind victory (thus ensuring that there will not be all-South American semifinals). They will play the Ghana-Uruguay winner - game currently underway and there is no score. There are 2 more semi-finals tomorrow - Spain/Paraguay and Argentina/Germany.

One "sad" note, so to speak - near the end of the match, I did see a Brazilian fan holding up an Israeli flag - maybe he will give the flag to a Dutch fan to display in the semi-final!

And of course - for a Seinfeldian perspective on a basic question - check this out!


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