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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 14 Comments

But, but, there was scientific consensus, so why is anyone questioning the theory or looking for evidence to the contrary?As reported by AP (emphasis mine):Israeli archaeologists said Monday they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man, and if so, it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 26, 2010 5 Comments

I stumbled upon this unusual video, taken by American Jews in China and narrated in Yiddish, of man-on-the-street interviews regarding perceptions of Jews and Israel.The money line is at 7:30 of the video, in which a sympathetic Chinese man wonders whether it is true that Jews...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2010 8 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Tonight's post brings us back to a variety of topics I have touched upon before:  The Islamist-Leftist Anti-Israel Coalition and its Useful Idiots in the U.S. who use terms such as "Israel-Firsters"; Leftist Jews who are...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2010 6 Comments

The Stuxnet malware has set back the Iranian nuclear program by two years, according to a German expert quoted in The Jerusalem Post (h/t @Allahpundit):The Stuxnet virus, which has attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities and which Israel is suspected of creating, has set back the Islamic Republic’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2010 14 Comments

I have posted previously about the plight of the Jews of Malmö, Sweden, who have been under siege by the Islamist-Leftist Anti-Israel Coalition, what I called Malmö Syndrome.Islamists across Europe have used anti-Israel agitation to justify acts of anti-Semitic violence, and anti-Israel leftists have either encouraged or excused...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2010 12 Comments

A traditional method of sending a powerful message to those who seek to harm you is to use their own weapons against them.The Israelis did this to great effect during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, in which the Israelis captured an almost unimaginable quantity of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 8 Comments

Fox News had an interesting article on Friday about the stuxnet malware, and how it was ingeniously constructed to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program:"In other words the worm was designed to allow the Iranian program to continue but never succeed, and never to know why."But that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2010 8 Comments

The New York Times ran a trolling article yesterday titled G.O.P. and Tea Party Gains Are Mixed Blessing for Israel:When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel came to the United States recently for another round of tense talks with the Obama administration, he got a decidedly...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2010 1 Comment

The Washington Post reports on the U.N. investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Harriri, which appears headed towards a year-end indictment of several Hezbollah senior members.The article, based on documents obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Company, notes how cell phone records...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2010 15 Comments

I have criticized Glenn Greenwald on multiple occasions for playing the dual-loyalty card against American Jewish supporters of Israel.Greenwald uses the phrase "Israel-firsters" and also recently accused Eric Cantor, the incoming Republican Majority Leader in the House, of pledging allegiance to Israel.The charge against Greenwald...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2010 12 Comments

In response to my post calling out leftist Jewish bloggers for stoking charges of dual loyalty againt American Jewish supporters of Israel, M.J. Rosenberg of Media Matters (one of the bloggers mentioned in my post) tweets that I'm just a tribalist:Pathetic.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2010 18 Comments

I posted earlier about how left-wing bloggers deliberately misrepresented a statement issued by Eric Cantor's office about a meeting Cantor had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Glenn Greenwald accused Cantor of pledging allegiance to Israel over the U.S., and Greenwald's accusations were amplified with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2010 24 Comments

I have documented how Glenn Greenwald peddles the most rank of dual loyalty charges against American Jewish supporters of Israel, by using the phrase "Israel-Firsters."  Now Greenwald is at it again, suggesting that soon-to-be Majority Leader Eric Cantor has pledged allegiance to Israel.  Greenwald's blog...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2010 10 Comments

Not the Israelis, Jewish settlers, or American NeoCons.  No, fellow Arabs, via Israel National News, Arabs Stone Israel Ambulances Trying to Save Arab Boy (h/t):Jerusalem area Arabs once again have stoned two Israeli Magen David ambulances trying to help neighbors. This time, the medical rescue vehicles...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 3 Comments

It's a good thing Israel eased the blockade of Gaza a few months ago, otherwise it might not have been able to take out Palestinian al-Qaeda operative Mohamed al-Nemnem, who died on November 3 when his car mysteriously exploded in Gaza, with him in it:The Israeli...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 01, 2010 2 Comments

Sorry to interrupt everyone's preparation for the Mother-of-All Elections tomorrow, but I wish to remind you that as you are preparing to vote, the anti-Israel left continues its jihad.As reported by CAMERA, Anti-Israel Agitators Target Leading Music Journal:A guest Op-Ed titled "One American’s Response to the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 12, 2010 4 Comments

The organizers of the failed Gaza flotilla last June are at it again, planning a flotilla to Gaza next January.  At least this time they are honest that it has nothing to do with humanitarian efforts.As reported by The Associated Press:Pro-Palestinian groups plan to sail a flotilla of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 11, 2010 5 Comments

As of now, Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on October 13, and to conduct a joint appearance with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on October 14.The situation is very tense and provocative.Ahmadinejad will go to South Lebanon as far south...

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