Peter Beinart on Chuck Hagel: deterrence and involvement

The article by Peter Beinart on the brand new secretary of defense only confirmed for me the two things I already knew: that I admire Peter...

Good or bad news?

The title to this piece isn't meant to be funny or ironic: it's a genuine question. According to the Times of Israel, Ahmanedinejad...

The Looking Glass World of the British far left

I posted an article over on the UK website engage online, which was founded by academics to fight the proposed boycott of Israeli (and only...

Budweiser Sued for Watering Down Beer? What the...

That headline immersed me in some grave thoughts. First of all because I have tasted Bud once. And than, of course, because of the immortal...

Emad Burnat's paper schweitzer

This post is not so much about what the Oscar nominee Emad Burnat says. It's more about things he doesn't mention. Burnat's and ...

Watcher’s Council Nominations – Sequestration Boogie Man Edition..Boo!

Council Submissions The Colossus of Rhodey – Question of the Day The Noisy Room – An Islamic Coup in India – Mughalistan Joshuapundit - W...

Chuck Hagel and metaphoric speech

I think I like the presidential candidate for the post of US secretary of defense more and more. A man who is able to use metaphor so fluent...

A treat for the secular(ish)

This is to go with that long article/interview with Rabbi Dov Lipman of Yesh Atid and the video of Yair Lapid at the orthodox college (whic...

Good news all round

"The New York Daily News published an op-ed Monday by BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) founder Omar Barghouti—and then summaril...

Correction: it was the Israelis wot done - killed that Iranian Revolutionary Guard General

"Iran was quick last week to blame “mercenaries and supporters” of Israel for Shateri’s death, although it made no indication that he h...

Pakistan: where it's a blasphemy to be against the blasphemy laws

If the case against Shehrbano "Sherry" Rehman, Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S., is indeed going to proceed, this will create a ...

Hag Purim Sameach!

Today with Judeopundit, showing another angle of this day.

Hairless in Gaza.

Mad Haiku does cool things to get one smile here goes the day Darn good .

Netanyahu’s political cynicism will backfire?

Much of what Isi Leibler says in his article (I stole the headline from him, adding a question mark) is true, aside of his prediction: ther...

This was worth retweeting

So I retweeted it . Yep.

George Galloway, MP, shows just how unpleasant he really is

A minor matter, but one that I couldn't resist (it may demonstrate that, despite my chronologically mature years, I haven't really g...

A very early Chanukah present this year

The real question is can we expect seven more gifts as good as this? And what is this: " The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is reported to have...

Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia, is Jewish! So?

Now, don't blame me, I'm only a messenger. Here it goes*: The research of Mohammad Sakher led to an order for his death by the Saudi...

The Council Has Spoken!

Council Winners *First place with 3 votes! The Right Planet – So, You Bought a Gun, Huh? Second place with 2 1/3 votes – The Noisy Roo...

Ben Zygier affair and a lonely voice of sanity

Gil Troy on the scandal - in The Daily Beast , no less. Enjoy.

Islamist nuts and university of York

No, not what you think . Well, not exactly, at least.

Boycott Sodastream? Or not?

Some people may know about the story , some wouldn't: The Israeli company, which sells a popular kitchen gadget that turns tap water int...

Mossad-grown rats overrunning Tehran

This story , told by Ynet with an obvious dose of gloating, is interesting by itself: London's Times newspaper says Tehran's environ...

Yesh Atid MK offers hope for the future. I hope.

I hope you feel you have the time to read the following very long article from the Times of Israel. It's an interview with Rabbi Dov Lip...

No further comment is necessary

Just post this under the above heading, given that the article is about a surge in the sale of kosher meat in the UK, following the "h...

Israeli sub off Lebanese coast: and people are surprised?

According to The Algemeiner , "Israel has stepped up military activity in and around Lebanon as can be witnessed by the recent detectio...

Watcher’s Council Nominations – Vacation Edition!!

Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Obama and the Leftist Infiltration of Israeli Media Simply Jews – Guardian – confirming the obsession...

Why did he leave me?

Somebody sent me this story recently. I have done my best, googling for its pedigree, but the earliest appearance I was able to find,  date...

Yes, where in the world is Gérard Depardieu?

If the Brits cornered the irony market, French folks are doing quite well with sarcasm, as this article on the man they love to hate now sh...

On Jewish British Prime Ministers - and some corrections

" If the latest polls hold true , Britain appears to be two years from electing a Jewish prime minister. Labor holds its biggest lead i...

Guardian - confirming the obsession

Verb: Confirm Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts I was just making sure (establishing) that I understand the meaning of t...

Air Force confirms Russian jets near Guam? Nah...

The general info in the Fox article is, most probably true: The Air Force confirms that two Russian bombers on Tuesday circled the U.S. isl...

A unique picture of the Russian meteorite

Thanks to D.B.

Quetta (Pakistan), Mogadishu (Somalia), Baghdad (Iraq) - another booming day

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Pakistani police have revised the cause of a blast that killed 83 people on Saturday, saying a suicide bomber was...

Chavez and 'alternative' treatments

According to this , Cuban and Russian physicians decided to try some unorthodox methods on their patient. "Today our commander is under...

Odds of death by asteroid - adding to my worst fears

The eggheads have a very strange way to allay a person's fears. Imagine being a hypochondriac and paranoid character like me, who is afr...

FAA moves closer to widespread US drone flights

That's what they say here . Hm... does it mean that all these goings-on with drones in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen etc - all this is ju...

The Bulgarians get it right

According to The Times of Israel , via the Hamas website al-Risala, "...Bulgarian security officials came to the hotel where the delega...

David Ward MP digs himself an ever deeper hole

You will have heard, by now, of the Liberal-Democrat MP David Ward and his, at best borderline, antisemitic attack on Jews (again, the confl...

The humiliation of palestinian refugees

For more than 60 years now the issue of Palestinian refugees is kept alive and kicking by the 300 million strong Arab world, with support an...

The Council Has Spoken!

Council Winners *First place with 3  votes! Joshuapundit – White House On Benghazi: ‘ No More Questions!! ‘ Second place with 2 1/3 vo...