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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2012 10 Comments

Some headlines.  Also check out our Israeli blog friends, and the Twitter feed below. ‘Anonymous’ escalates cyber-war against Israel and pro-Israel groups Cabinet OKs 75,000 reservists for possible Gaza operation Senior Hamas terrorist Ahmed Abu Jalal killed in an Israeli air strike in the Maghazi district in central Gaza. Iran’s...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2012 35 Comments

Unfortunately, I have not been able to devote time to the latest hub-bub about Mitt Romney telling donors that free stuff for certain groups lost him the election. That's an oversimplification, there were a variety of factors, but who can deny that free stuff was part...

Posted by Joel Engel on November 16, 2012 15 Comments

Outside of Google Docs, the word collaborator refers to someone who cooperates with an enemy in a time of war. Gazans in general and Hamas in particular consider themselves to be at war with Israel.  Via the New York Times: Masked gunmen in Gaza summarily executed a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2012 18 Comments

That's the response I have received so far to my multiple requests for an interview with the Fordham University President, Father Joseph M. McShane. Among other things, I wanted to ask him why he chose uniquely to publicly shame the Fordham Republicans and Ann Coulter, while the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2012 23 Comments

There is a lot of talk about Elizabeth Warren being put on the Senate Banking Committee, a natural if not controversial fit for her. But so far there's very little talk about an additional possibility, that Warren may have a role in the hearings on confirmation of federal...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 16, 2012 24 Comments

As an amateur Egyptologist who occasionally writes about Egypt at the Temple of Mut, my specialty is mummies. So, I know dead things and can say with certainty: The Tea Party is NOT dead. I have been a Tea Party activist since the first nationwide series...

Posted by Joel Engel on November 16, 2012 16 Comments

You can count on the New York Times for the latest in conventional wisdom’s preferred narrative.  But this attitude typically reaches its apotheosis when Times reporters do their best to be evenhanded about fighting in the Mideast. Israel and Hamas widened their deadly conflict over Gaza...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2012 10 Comments

From reader Korie, with a subject line "Even in Utah": Saw these on my recent trip to Salt Lake City, Utah and had to send a picture in. All 3 are on the same car. I would have loved to include a picture of the lady pumping...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2012 14 Comments

In addition to taking a look at our Blog Friends in Israel, I've created this Twitter widget of news sources for the latest. I have not embedded the #PillarOfDefense hashtag because hastags can get hijacked by hostile Twitter users. The other problem is unreliable reports, so I've...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2012 24 Comments

You know Pallywood, the Palestinian industry devoted to manipulating the Western press through fake injuries and damage from Israelis. It's back in Gaza, once again. Via Honest Reporting (h/t Right Scoop): Don't think it's just during war. This video shows how Palestinians push their children forward to try...

Posted by Joel Engel on November 15, 2012 26 Comments

At his news conference yesterday (first in nine months!), President Obama responded angrily to the announcement by Senators McCain and Graham that they will do everything they can to block the (potential) nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to be secretary of state in Obama’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2012 30 Comments

I am still trying to obtain an interview with Father Joseph M. McShane, President of Fordham University, who spoke out forcefully condemning the invitation by the Fordham Republicans to Ann Coulter. Robert Shibley of The FIRE notes at College Insurrectionthat Fordham defends its invitation to infanticide supporter...

Posted by Anne Segal on November 15, 2012 13 Comments

NBC Chicago's Charlie Wojciechowski ignored and lashed out a reporter who covered the Northwestern University Midwest Marxism conference over the weekend, in particular referring to reporting of Teachers Union VP Jesse Sharkey's presence there as "full of sh*t." The conference was notable not only for its...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2012 18 Comments

Another court hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.  Here's the latest, according to local news reports: As state auditors watch over the elections process in St. Lucie County through one recount, some are hoping a judge will grant a second. A hearing has been scheduled for Friday afternoon...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2012 43 Comments

Some women are getting upset at how Paula Broadwell is being portrayed, A Scarlet Letter—the Monica Lewinsky-ing of Paula Broadwell (h/t Hot Air): Women have long been unfairly assigned the role of gatekeepers of sexuality morality, a designation that makes them easy to blame when men...

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