By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–People with long memories remind us that Yoav Galant isn’t the only Israeli war hero to cut legal corners; the comings and goings of Moshe Dayan and Ariel Sharon are often cited in this context. But Galant is the first to be punished for it. His appointment as the next IDF Chief
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– What Shimon Peres said to Angela Merkel on Tuesday, I heard from Jim Lederman the night before. The German Chancellor was paying a visit to Israel’s President as part of her brief stay in the country. She brought many members of her cabinet to Jerusalem for another joint session with her
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2011) — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced on Tuesday that it will host the upcoming visit of Governor and Mrs. Haley Barbour of Mississippi to Israel, February 5-9, 2011. This will be the second time that the RJC hasescorted Governor Barbour to Israel. The organization also hosted him in 1994, when
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Middle EastNETIVOT, Israel (WJC)–Missiles fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the Negev, near the towns of Netivot and Ofakim on Monday, causing damage to a car. Four people had to be treated for shock. The attacks happened only a few minutes apart. One Grad rocket hit Netivot, which is 9 miles east of Gaza, and
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Middle EastMike Huckabee Visits Israeli Knesset JERUSALEM (WJC) — World Jewish Congress Secretary General-Designate Dan Diker has called on Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and one of the candidates who in 2008 sought the Republican Party’s nomination for the US presidency, to lend his support to an international campaign for the referral of the
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Muhammad ElBaradei blatantly lied to CNN. Naturally, the reporter neither called him on it or followed up to ascertain the truth. Here he is talking about the Muslim Brotherhood ELBARADEI: “This is a myth that was sold by the Mubarak regime, that it’s either us, the ruthless dictators, or
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Middle East, USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — As I’ve been warning, Mohamed ElBaradei (also spelled Mohammed al-Baradei), seen as the leading “moderate, pro-democratic” leader in Egypt is negotiating with the Muslim Brotherhood to form a national unity government. That doesn’t mean the negotiations will succeed but it gives a clear glimpse of what a post-Mubarak regime Egypt
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By Joel A Moskowitz M D LA JOLLA, California—Israeli Lt. General (ret.) Dan Halutz at Sunday’s Yom Limmud, San Diego’s Jewish Community Day of Learning, quipped about his decision to join the Kadima Party in Israel: “In politics, you can be killed many times; in the military, only once.” This veteran and long-time member of the Israel’s Defense
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In the nothing is too ridiculous category, al-Safir, the left-wing, Syrian-backed, pro-Hizballah newspaper, that the New York Times is now using as a reliable source on Lebanese politics, has a scoop. According to the newspaper, an Israeli security agent paid a Palestinian $3000 to put a poison pill in
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Middle East, USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — The U.S. government doesn’t play favorites, even when it should. Israel came out with a report under international auspices on the Mavi Marmara/Gaza flotilla incident that corresponds to the evidence. The Turkish government had a report for which there is no evidence, accusing Israel of massacring Turkish citizens even
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In the ghetto of old we used to receive every piece of news with the question, “Is it good for the Jews or is it bad for the Jews?” The modern version is, of course, “Is it good for Israel or is it bad for Israel?” The question is
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — My dictionary defines “gallant” inter alia as dashing, stately, majestic, noble, courageous, chivalrous etc. Before the investigation by Israel’s State Comptroller of the alleged lying in connection with the acquisition of some of the grounds of the palatial home – by now the most photographed private residence in Israel
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Middle EastBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — While the media is going wild over the ridiculous “Palestine Papers” deception, Hizballah is taking over Lebanon. Fareed Zakaria, the wildly overrated American pundit, has invented a new term, referring to Hizballah as “a quasi-terrorist group.” What does this mean? It means that Hizballah runs in elections but then
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