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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2011 1 Comment

Although the precise date is not clear, calls have gone out for anti-Israel activists to converge on Israel on or about June 8, in anticipation of a large flotilla of ships trying to break the military sea blockade of Gaza later in June, and additional attempts to crash...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2011 2 Comments

And the Kurdish State.  Via Israel Matzav, Spain to recognize 'Palestine' on the '1967 lines' The Palestinian Authority announced on Thursday that Spain has decided to recognize a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines before September. A spanish diplomat told Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2011 14 Comments

Turkey is threatening unspecified intervention if Israel again uses military action to prevent a flotilla, organized in part by Turkish Islamist groups, from reaching Gaza.  Via AFP:Turkey on Saturday warned Israel against another act of bloodshed in international waters after activists announced plans to send a new...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2011 2 Comments

Actually, I'd rather watch sausage being made.International humanitarian law, while it sounds nice, often is nothing more than power politics.  Witness Turkey's attempt to manipulate and influence a draft U.N. report on last summer's Gaza flotilla, sponsored in substantial part by Turkish Islamist organizations:The first...

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 February 13, 2011 9 Comments

The Muslim Brotherhood has announced that it will not run a presidential candidate and will not seek a parliamentary majority in the coming elections.  This announcement is being hailed as a sign of moderation, but it is no such thing.The Muslim Brotherhood must know that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2010 3 Comments

...for thinking that the election of David Cameron in Britain might make a real difference in the direction of British policy.I was wrong. In a speech in Ankara, Turkey, Cameron did his best imitation of Barack Obama's apology tour:... let me turn to the prejudiced...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2010 17 Comments

Remember Joe Biden's comment that hostile forces would test Obama in his first six months?Well, whatever tests have come before, the big test is about to take place, as Russia, Iran and Turkey are uniting to break American influence in the greater Middle East and...

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 Tayyip...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2010 3 Comments

The "Freedom Flotilla" to Gaza, organized and financed by Turkey, purports to address the poor health conditions in Gaza.One critical measure of public health is infant mortality (children who die before reaching 1 year of age), because it reflects a wide range of underlying heath...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2010 2 Comments

Is it any wonder why our foreign policy is failing at a miserable pace?Hillary Clinton just announced that Iran may attempt to pull a "stunt" to derail U.N. sanctions efforts: Clinton said she fully expected Iran to "pull some stunt" in the coming days to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2010 23 Comments

The MV Rachel Corrie is a cargo ship named after an American anti-Israeli activist (photo right burning a mock U.S. flag) killed while trying to prevent Israeli bulldozers from operating in Gaza in 2003.The Free Gaza movement operating the ship has announced that it will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2010 3 Comments

Not the good Glenn, the bad Glenn, feat. C.G.Via Powerline via Potluck:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGG_osOoVg]--------------------------------------------Related Posts:How About Some Honesty From The Useful Idiots?Soldiers With Pens In The Information War Against IsraelPallywood Meets The Gaza Blockade (Or, "Did You Hear The One About How Palestinians Can't Eat Chocolate?")Follow me...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2010 5 Comments

All of the people screaming about Israel's blockade of Gaza, in which goods are checked to keep out weapons, never seem to answer the following question:What is the alternative to stopping and inspecting ships headed for Gaza?A. Allow Gaza to turn into another Lebanon, to...

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 that alongside...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2010 4 Comments

The rise of Islamist Turkey, and its deliberate and calculated instigation of a crisis in the Middle East, is reminiscent of the time period prior to the fall of the Shah of Iran.The Turkish Islamists know exactly what they are doing by precipitating a crisis...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2010 6 Comments

An Iranian port in Gaza is the goal of those who want uninspected sea shipping to Gaza.The "Freedom Flotilla" is a lie and a fraud. The Islamist government of Turkey, which has an ongoing rapprochement in progress with Iran, instigated the crisis, and a Turkish...

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