Trust Us, This Time It'll Work
There's a report in the U.K. Times that Barack Obama will embrace a 2002 Saudi peace plan that would call for Israel to pull back to pre-1967 borders in exchange for "peace." Not surprising, if true. If we're going to give 20th century socialism another try, why not try land for peace in the Middle East yet again. Gateway Pundit quotes Bibi Netanyahu: "The unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon created an Iranian outpost - from which Israel is being attacked - in the North, and the unilateral pullout from Gaza created a second Iranian base in Gaza, 'Hamastan,'" Netanyahu said. "And now the government is planning a third withdrawal - from Judea and Samaria - that will lead to a third Iranian outpost."
Super.
Labels: Barack Obama, Bibi Netanyahu, Israel, Saudi Arabia
Report: Sarkozy Calls Obama "Empty Suit" On Foreign Policy
 And he's exactly right. Sarkozy is smart enough to know that the last thing the world needs is a weak U.S. President, and that's exactly what we'll get with Obama. That sound you hear is Vladimir Putin rubbing his hands together. Labels: Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Israel, Putin, Sarkozy
How To Stop Worrying And Love The Iranian Bomb
Well, the sourcing is a little suspect at the moment but Israel's Army Radio is reporting that Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden has told Israeli officials in closed quarters that they need to get used to the idea of a nuclear Iran. I would bet that's true, but I would also bet dollar to donuts that he'll deny it. Either way, how any American Jew can support the Obama ticket I'll never understand. Labels: Barack Obama, Iran, Israel, Jews, Joe Biden
Netanyahu Makes His Move
With the semi-resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Likud leader Bibi Netanyahu is calling for early elections. Netanyahu has the early lead in the polls and with an increasing threat from Iran, it may be his time to lead once again. I've always been a fan of Netanyahu, who was one of the people who recognized the threat of terrorism to the world well before 9/11. I also noted how unpopular he was with the American media and their commanders in the Democrat Party because he wouldn't suck up to Arafat. Bill Clinton worked behind the scenes to have him removed from office when he was Prime Minister in the mid-90s and we all know how well Ehud Barak fared in the quest for "peace." Labels: Bibi Netanyahu, Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak, Israel
Olmert's Lopsided Prisoner Swap
 Would you buy a used car from this man? Labels: Israel, Terrorism
Early Signs Of Bush's Legacy
This week we saw the President of a free Iraq shake hands with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak. Naturally, many in Iraq were upset at this and President Talabani played down the act of social courtesy, but despite all the PR spin, it was a significant moment in the history of the Middle East. Today, we have news from an Israeli source that Syria is floating the idea of making peace with Israel and the United States by breaking links with Iran and thus tempering the terrorist state's influence in the region. In return, Syria wants the Golan Heights back and a better diplomatic standing with Washington. Now, this could be a pipe dream to end all pipe dreams, but the fact that the idea is even being discussed shows a change in the dynamic of the Middle East. I would argue much of this has to do with democracy in Iraq. Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say, but the seeds for a freer, less dangerous region have been planted, and the farmer was George W. Bush. Labels: George W. Bush, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria
Punditry Is Dead: Pat Buchanan Edition
I've given him the benefit of the doubt for years, but there's just no doubt in my mind anymore that Pat Buchanan is an anti-Semite. If his recent book, claiming WWII was unnecessary, wasn't bad enough, he's now trying to tell us that Iran doesn't want war and hasn't had one since their Islamic Revolution. I guess Pat missed the 1980s when they went at it with Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Fact are stubborn things when you're trying to put the blame on Israel and its influence on America. Why do people still listen to this guy? Labels: Anti-Semitism, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jews, Pat Buchanan
Daily Kos Celebrates 60 Years Of Hating Israel
Okay, the Daily Kos has only been around a few years, but anti-Semitism has been around for many moons. There was once a day when those on the so-called "right wing" were the anti-Semites, but no longer. The Left has a near total monopoly on Jew hatred. It astonishes me that any Jew in America can vote for the Democrats (sans the self-hating Jews). Labels: Anti-Semitism, Israel, Jews, Kos, The Left
Israel To Deploy Stripper Death Squads
So What Exactly Did Happen In Syria?
Stanley Kurtz and the boys at Power Line try to sort it out. Labels: Foreign Policy, Israel, Syria
Called It! Barak Plans Massive Strike On Hamas
From the Times of London: (Hat tip: Captain Ed) ISRAEL’s new defence minister Ehud Barak is planning an attack on Gaza within weeks to crush the Hamas militants who have seized power there. According to senior Israeli military sources, the plan calls for 20,000 troops to destroy much of Hamas’s military capability in days. The raid would be triggered by Hamas rocket attacks against Israel or a resumption of suicide bombings. Barak, who is expected to become defence minister tomorrow, has already demanded detailed plans to deploy two armoured divisions and an infantry division, accompanied by assault drones and F-16 jets, against Hamas.
Damn I'm good!Labels: Ehud Barak, Hamas, Israel
Ehud Barak Wins Labor Party Leadership
The former Israeli Prime Minister who bent over backwards to try and gain peace with the Syrians and the PLO, (only to be played the fool) staged a bit of a comeback today as he won the Labor Party leadership post replacing the incompetent Amir Peretz. It seems all but certain Barak will also take over for Peretz as Defence Minister and once again face Bibi Netanyahu in the next election for Prime Minister. Barak was billed as "the only politician that can defeat Netanyahu" who is extremely popular right now. He did it once before in 1999, but after many failures was trounced by Ariel Sharon two years later. Never a dull moment in Israeli politics. What I'm going to be watching for is whether Barak, when he becomes Defense Minister, makes some rather hawkish moves militarily in order to quell Bibi's popularity. Stay tuned. Labels: Bibi Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Israel
DRUDGE: Israel Planning Nuke Strike On Iran
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