Bordering on Malicious Home The new Words Without Borders anthology of writing from the Middle East is marred by a key omission By Adam Kirsch | Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes From the Modern Middle East (W.W. Norton), a big, diverse new anthology spanning the years 1910-2010, is published under the auspices of Words Without […]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8187863/US-abandons-attempts-to-end-Israeli-settlement-expansion.html THE CORONERS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO REVIVE THE CADAVER…THEY HAVE BEEN AT IT SINCE THE ROGERS’ PLAN OF THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION….AND THE UN AND OBAMA WILL BLAME ISRAEL….STAY TUNED….RSK By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent 11:36PM GMT 07 Dec 2010US officials said they had given up on attempts to persuade Israel […]
http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ The commercial prelude to Christmas is in full swing, and as usual there’s a brisk trade in cards. I’ve been looking at some of the cards on offer from pro-Palestinian organisations and NGOs, and in those cases the images chosen are for maximum political impact. Obviously, for some of these bodies, the Yuletide season […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/12/al-qaeda-jihadists-researching-ways-to-evade-airport-security-and-murder-larger-numbers-of-unbelieve.html Al-Qaeda jihadists researching ways to evade airport security and murder “larger numbers of unbelievers and apostates” The moment that one of these bombs goes off on an airplane, the futility of the TSA’s new scan-and-grope procedures will be abundantly clear even to the thickest of the learned analysts. But will there then be a […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/12/connecticut-muslim-arrested-after-buying-bulletproof-vest-wrote-its-a-war-out-here-and-satans-soldie.html Connecticut Muslim arrested after buying bulletproof vest, wrote: “It’s a war out here and Satan’s soldiers are on the attack. So we must prepare ourselves!” Other stories on this made Waheed Islam sound like just another thug — they left out the “Satan’s soldiers” bit, which does suggest that he was something more, or […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ The Two Crises of the Third Jewish Commonwealth As the seventh and penultimate day of Chanukah arrives, the candles are once again lit, wispy cotton wicks floating in pools of golden oil, touched by a burst of white flame. In Israel the spreading fire that killed 42 people and consumed 4 million has finally […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/7/pearl-harbor-vets-mark-69-years/?page=1 Pearl Harbor survivor John Hughes, with Lance Cpl. Zackary Morphew, attend a ceremony Tuesday remembering the 2,400 service members killed during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941. (Associated Press) PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii | Aging Pearl Harbor survivors on Tuesday heard reassurances that their sacrifices would be remembered and passed on to future generations as […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/7/report-guantanamo-bay-transfers-return-terrorism/ By Bill GertzNearly one in four terrorists released from the detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resumed terrorist activities against the United States and the number is expected to rise, according to a report to Congress by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The report, made public Tuesday, […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/7/obama-ends-push-for-israeli-settlements-halt/ Obama ends push for Israeli-settlements halt Strategy shift for Palestinian state By Eli Lake and Ben BirnbaumPresident Obama has abandoned a two-year policy of trying to persuade Israel to stop some settlement construction as a condition for negotiations with the Palestinians, a major recalibration of the administration’s strategy for brokering a deal for a […]
http://www.israpundit.com/archives/31240 Marc Schenker, Examiner Pew Poll: Majority of Muslims supports death for anyone leaving Islam. In a new poll by Pew, a majority of Muslims in many of the world’s Islamic countries says they are very much in favor of killing any person who converts from Islam to any other religion. The new poll also […]
