Mullah Omar, leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, released a statement on September 8 for the occasion of Eid-Al-Fitr, the end of the month of Ramadan (September 10 or 11, depending on the sighting of the moon). Following are excerpts from the ...
September 9, 2010, 12:15 pm
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Nya bud om Ahmadinejads planerade besök i Libanon. För några veckor sedan sa man att besöket skulle äga rum i anslutning till Eid al-Fitr i september. Nu talar man om 13:e oktober. Lite hemlighetsmakeri är bra för imagen. Det blir väl en tour i det vackra cederlandet, kan jag tro. Samtal med Humbaba, förlåt – med [...] Liknande poster:

1. Israelisk pik mot Sverige (Youtube-länk)

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1. Bedrövlig samhällsutveckling – alkohol och våld på gator och torg. Vad är detta ? En svenskifiering av Israel? Jag har alltid tyckt att avsaknaden av fyllefester och oprovocerat vardags- och gatuvåld i Israel har varit en ständig källa till glädje. Krig och terror – javisst, men här kan du, till skillnad från i Stockholm, [...]
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Gaza terrorists launched a mortar attack on children and their parents in southern Israel Wednesday, just hours before the start of Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. One mortar exploded close to several kindergarten buildings in a Negev kibbutz, just half an hour before the children were set to arrive. No one was wounded in the attack, which occurred in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council district, but at least one of the buildings was damaged. Miraculously, the shell landed between two of the buildings, according to one of the residents, who noted that things “could have ended very differently.” This...
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September 8, 2010, 2:07 pm
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The Saudi Communications Ministry has ordered the closure of the Al-Awsra conservative religious satellite television channel, saying that it had violated the conditions of its license. ...
September 8, 2010, 6:17 pm
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In early July 2010, Norwegian police announced the arrest of three individuals living in Oslo for involvement in planning terror attacks on Norwegian soil. The Norwegian press reported that the attacks were thwarted and the arrests made possible due ...
September 10, 2010, 10:27 am
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Former U.K. MP George Galloway has arrived in Algeria to coordinate the departure of Freedom Flotilla 2, which is to leave Algeria for Gaza on October 8. Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, September 8, ...
September 8, 2010, 6:15 pm
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Here's the weekly LATMA update featuring Israel's learning disability, 'Palestinian Minister of Uncontrollable Rage' Tawil Fadiha, and gearing up for another round of talks. The song is a well-known and popular Israeli song. Let's go to the videotape.
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Well, here it is, the last post of 5770.Let's go to the videotape first, and then I'll have much more to say. Here's Avraham Fried singing U'Nesane Tokef - the highlight of the Mussaf service on Rosh HaShanna and Yom Kippur.Let's go to the videotape.And now I'd like to share with all of you part of a Rosh HaShanna message I sent to more than 2,000 clients, colleagues and friends on Tuesday night.
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President Obama told a conference call of rabbis on Tuesday that he was 'stunned' by the 'cordial, constructive' tone of talks between Israel and the 'Palestinians' that took place at the White House last week. President Barack Obama told Jewish religious leaders Tuesday that he was "pleasantly surprised" and "stunned" at how cordial and constructive were discussions last week between Israeli
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Jonathan Tobin has a biting commentary on the failure of the UN sanctions regime against Iran. Yet while the Iranians have faced more restrictions on their commerce as a result of the UN sanctions, though not nearly as much as they would if the international community were serious about stopping Iran, the only thing they have proved is that the Iranians are still convinced that the West is
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What can I say, I'm a sucker for good news: For the first time since 1930, more Republican voters showed up to vote in statewide primaries this year than Democrats -- another sign of the huge challenges facing President Obama's party in this year's elections. The new figures come from a just-released report by voter turnout expert Curtis Gans of American University. Gans looked at 35 primaries held before Sept. 1 and found that 4 million more Republicans voted than Democrats -- statistical proof of the "enthusiasm gap" that pollsters and pundits have been talking about. That, combined with the...
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I just saw this at CNN. I try to read about Reaganomics whenever I can, because when he was in office I was still a senseless, uninformed, obedient leftist (my mama was a Democrat and her daddy was Democrat, and before that they were all Democrats... etc.). All I knew was that Reagan was a "stupid actor," because that was all I ever heard. You can imagine my remorse in retrospect. I can't find any current figures for tax revenue as percentage of GDP (nothing later than June 08, and that was before the 'collapse') but in case anyone's interested:...
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Based on 'Palestinian' sources, Haaretz reports that Israel will continue the 'settlement freeze' in Judea and Samaria after September 30 despite insisting that it has been ended. The method for doing so will be the Defense Ministry's refusal to approve any new construction. Defense Ministry approval is required for all construction in Judea and Samaria. The agreement beginning to take shape on
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Jag avstår alltså från att fira Rosh Hashana i år, som en solidaritetsyttring med adress familjen Shalit. Andra väljer att fira högtiden, men riktar tankar och böner till Gilad, Aviva och Noam. Jag vill varken döma eller moralisera, utan tycker att det är helt naturligt att var och en följer sina egna känslor och övertygelser. [...]
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Michael Faulkner VS.
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Don Surber's 'Chart of the Day' yesterday:
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This time, it didn't happen on the Temple Mount. It didn't even happen in Jerusalem.Two Jews were arrested by the IDF for praying in the ancient Naaran Synagogue in Jericho. The other eight people who were part of the minyan (prayer quorum) managed to escape.I was surprised at this story because it never occurred to me that Jews were not allowed to pray in a synagogue. Or perhaps, this too has
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In an earlier post, I mentioned that President Obama was going to have a conference call with a group of rabbis to update them about the 'peace process.' The conference call was to remain confidential - no tweeting or blogging during the call. But of course, as usually happens, the truth came out. The President was confronted with 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen's
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Daniel Gordis gets it right about this week's now-infamous Time Magazine cover story. The printed version, at least, has a thesis, and it’s not a bad one. Its claim is that Israelis don’t discuss the peace process much (true), that they have low expectations (true), and that they don’t care (also true). And why do Israelis not care?Ah, here comes the rub. Part of the answer that Time offers is
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Jeffrey Goldberg was invited to come to Havana last week to discuss his article on the Iranian nuclear weapon standoff with none other than Fidel Castro himself. Along the way, Castro demonstrated a surprising understanding about the sensitivities of Jews to anti-Semitism and the Holocaust (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). Castro opened our initial meeting by telling me that he read the recent Atlantic
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The Obama administration is spending a lot of time on the Middle East 'peace process,' but according to this survey by Rasmussen, the American people are not very impressed and don't believe it will lead anywhere. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 77% of U.S. voters think Palestinian leaders must acknowledge Israel’s right to exist. Support for this position has ranged
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Here's President Obama's Rosh HaShanna greeting.Let's go to the videotape.You will note that like many American Jews, Obama is confused about the difference between Liberalism and Judaism.
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Here's Prime Minister Netanyahu's Rosh HaShanna (Jewish New Year) greeting.Let's go to the videotape.
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Talk about hitting a guy when he's down....The Republican Jewish Coalition hit Joe Sestak again today for his endorsement by Chuck Hagel.Let's go to the videotape.Heh.
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The events are from two years ago, but the message is still relevant. Please watch this video and take its message with you to the synagogue this week.Let's go to the videotape.
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In an earlier post, I reported that George Soros is donating $100 million to 'Human Rights Watch.' Just how much does this Jewish philanthropist not care for Jews? If even half of what Roger Simon writes is true, this guy is a bad character who is certainly not giving money to 'Human Rights Watch' because he expects it will make them less biased against Israel. What disturbs most is something
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Here's a brand new Avniu Malkeinu (Our Father, Our King) written by Yishai Lapidot and sung by various musicians in honor of the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShannah, which begins at sundown on Wednesday.Let's go to the videotape.Beautiful, isn't it?
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Daily Beast sez Unemployment May Hit 10 Percent. Don't expect the economy to reverse course this year: The 9.6 percent unemployment rate will probably inch toward 10 percent in the next few months, the Labor Department says, as the economy is growing too slowly to create enough jobs. The economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.6 percent in the second quarter, a drop compared to 3.7 percent in the previous three months. For some context for those numbers, let's look at what was probably the only time I ever blogged about the American economy prior to its collapse...
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