Friday, October 28, 2022



Myths about the "Historic" Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Agreement  (Hudson Institute)  The agreement will not make Lebanon less dependent on Iran. Lebanon is controlled by Hizbullah, which is controlled by Iran
How the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal Impacts Hizbullah's Resistance Narrative  (War on the Rocks)  in response to the maritime border deal, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said, "We do not have any problem with the agreement with Israel." He didn't say "occupied Palestine" or the "enemy state." For many Lebanese, this indicates a major shift in narrative and strategy.


What makes this ridiculous is that there is no mention of the increased terror attacks on Israelis. It is like reporting on those arrested during a crime surge and saying there have been a record number of arrests without saying that there is a crime surge, On Palestinians' Deadliest Day, CNN Protects the Lions Den (CAMERA) CNN is highly diligent about tracking the most deadly days for Palestinians. Unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal does the same thing here

Qataris, Pro-Qatar Twitter Users Launch Campaign Condemning Denmark For Planning To Highlight Qatar’s Human Rights Violations During FIFA World Cup (MEMRI) See also: https://www.boomlive.in/explainers/fifa-world-cup-2022-qatar-denmark-jersey-protest-kit-hummel-19445

Turkish court orders detention of medical group head over ‘terrorist propaganda’ charges (Reuters) she objected to Turkey's use of chemical weapons against the Kurds

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Friday, October 21, 2022

On Amnesty’s Antisemitic ‘Apartheid’ Report (Fathom) long but informative, worth the time


PA Attacks on Palestinians  (Middle East Monitor-UK)



Retired U.S. Generals, Admirals Take Top Jobs with Saudi Crown Prince (Washington Post)  More than 500 retired U.S. military personnel, including scores of generals and admirals, have reportedly taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for Saudi Arabia.


US Ratchets Up Pressure on Turkey Over Ties With Russia (Bloomberg)

UK Owns Land in Jerusalem Earmarked for Future Embassy  (Middle East Eye-UK)


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 from Oct 12



In today's New York Times: Israel and Lebanon Reach Landmark Maritime Agreement, The subheading states the deal will avert a conflict, but fails to mention who was initiating it. Dozens of Hezbollah threats to attack Israel over the past months which affected Israeli life, were shrunk into 2 sentences.

A Cruel Death in Hebron (New York Times)

Why Global Boycott Campaigns Against Israel Are Antisemitic (Jewish Journal) See also this horrendous piece that appeared in the Wellesley student newspaper. At least the administration condemned their antisemitism; however, they didn't take any disciplinary action.

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Rescue effort saves migrants off Greece, at least 22 die (AP) 80 people from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran had been rescued in the ongoing search. 


Israel’s devastating capitulation to Hezbollah (Israel National News) While Ms. Glick often makes extreme claims, it's important to note that when Israel negotiates with Lebanon, it's negotiating with Hezbollah. That info is missing from most other reports on the negotiations as in the Wall Street Journal, Oct 5,  "Israel-Lebanon Deal Would Boost Gas Exports." 
U.S. Still Hopeful on Lebanon Deal as Israel Prepares for Escalation (Haaretz) Lapid orders Israel's negotiating team to reject Lebanon's objections to maritime agreement as Defense Minister Benny Gantz orders the IDF to prepare for an escalation in the north
New Gas Discovery in Waters Off Israel - Nermina Kulovic (Offshore Energy-Netherlands)
ISIS Sympathizers Planned to Bomb Muslim High School in Nazareth (Ha'aretz) Six Israeli Arabs suspected of planning to bomb a Muslim high school in Nazareth in the name of ISIS have been arrested, the Israel Security Agency announced Sunday. They also sought out additional targets, including a crowded bus stop, a police station, and forests frequented by Jews.
Gay Palestinian living under asylum in Israel murdered, beheaded in Hebron (Times of Israel) suspect arrested by Palestinian Authority

The Saudi-Russian oil axis snubs Biden with production cuts (Bloomberg) “The Riyadh-Moscow alliance, which started six years ago, is becoming a permanent axis, redrawing energy geopolitics…. In a world where even China has concerns and questions about Russian policy, Saudi Arabia is today one of the only sure-friends that Putin has left. It may be just pure business — an oil price that’s good for Moscow also suits Riyadh — but it increasingly looks like politics, too.”


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