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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2013 27 Comments
The hostage standoff at the Nairobi Mall attacked by Somali jihadists still is ongoing. There are conflicting reports as to the involvement of Israeli commandos in trying to free the hostages, with some reports indicating an active role, other reports just an advisory role. At...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2013 11 Comments
(Live video and Twitter feeds at bottom of post.) In the past two years the Muslim Brotherhood has shown the ability to put millions of people on the street. They have called for a day of protest today over the removal of Mohamed Morsi from...

Posted by David Gerstman on March 24, 2013 11 Comments
1) The apology The Washington Post reported Obama ends Israel visit by brokering end to dispute with Turkey: Prodded by President Obama, Israel and Turkey agreed Friday to end a three-year rift caused by a deadly Israeli commando raid on a Turkish ship bound for...

Posted by David Gerstman on March 04, 2013 4 Comments
1) Taking the lede in blaming Israel A number of bloggers have commented on the anti-Israel remarks made by Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan last week. Fortunatly, Secretary of State, John Kerry and others rebuked Turkey. Here’s how the New York Times’ anti-Israel blogger Robert Mackey provided context for the remarks: The Turkish prime minister has expressed...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2012 8 Comments
Ehud Barak, Israel’s current Defense Minister, announced he is retiring from politics. The Times of Israel provides this brief bio: Born on a kibbutz in 1942, Barak was central to the early successes of the IDF’s most elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal, and is the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2011 26 Comments
What is going on in Egypt was all foreseeable to those of us who did not harbor the romantic view of the Arab Spring, which in many places was just a venting of anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel which had been suppressed by dictatorial rulers.  Just ask Lara...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 22, 2011 11 Comments
I just listened to Obama’s statement on Libya, and while he didn’t spike the football, he’s pretty proud of himself. And, if as it now appears Qaddafi is gone, and if what replaces him is not even worse, then Obama should be proud of himself. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2011 1 Comment
During the so-called Gaza flotilla last summer, I pointed out that the main goal was to bust the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza, in which ship heading for Gaza would be inspected for weapons, to open up sea lanes for shipping large quantities of weapons...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2010 5 Comments
I almost forgot that today is the anniversary of another liberation, the Israeli commando raid to free hostages of PLO terrorists in Entebbe, Uganda. Thanks to @KurtSchlichter for the reminder. The leader of the commandos, and the only Israeli killed during the raid, was Yonatan...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2010 7 Comments
Well I guess Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s repeated warning to Israel that “thou shall not kill” only applies to Israel: “I am speaking to them in their own language. The sixth commandment says ‘thou shalt not kill’. Did you not understand?” Prime Minister...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2010 10 Comments
I have been sounding the warning over Turkey since January 2009. Now that Turkey has instigated a confrontation with Israel, it is important to keep Turkey’s greater game in mind. Caroline Glick (h/t Instapundit) explains it quite well. Glick makes another important point, which is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2010 58 Comments
The left-wing blogosphere is full of useful idiots, who pretend that the flotilla which just was stopped by Israel was a humanitarian mission. The flotilla was organized by the Islamist government in Turkey to aid Hamas with the goal of opening up shipping channels for...
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