Posted on: December 18th, 2012

At the last minute, the Secretary of Defense presented a memo to the court accusing Pollard of doing massive damage to the U.S.

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Posted on: December 17th, 2012

I can’t believe, if the government actually has information to justify the sentence, that it could not be provided in a manner that would be convincing without revealing damaging secrets.

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Posted on: December 16th, 2012

You wouldn’t make donations to Hezballah, right? Then don’t buy the Times.

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Posted on: December 13th, 2012

When can we finally put the idea of the “two-state solution” out of its misery?

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Posted on: December 13th, 2012

There is no way the Jewish state (or for that matter, the Jewish people) will ever generate feelings of love or even liking in the world.

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Posted on: December 9th, 2012

Folks, look at a map. Do you see the “West Bank” cut in two? I don’t either.

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Posted on: December 5th, 2012

The diplomatic "peace process," worthless though it may have been, died on November 29, 2012 at the hands of Mahmoud Abbas.

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Posted on: December 4th, 2012

At the UN, Abbas rewrote the history of the birth of the State of Israel and Arab aggression against it.

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Posted on: December 3rd, 2012

Peace is not at hand — maybe it will never be, but that doesn’t mean that Israel can’t continue to survive and thrive.

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Posted on: November 29th, 2012

It is business as usual for Arab media to find murderous conspiracies that can be blamed on Jews or Israel.

Posted on: November 28th, 2012

The imposed cease-fire — and it was imposed, by Barack Obama and his ally Mohammed Morsi — is not a victory.

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Posted on: November 27th, 2012

Although it was widely claimed in the press that this child died in an Israeli strike, none appears to have taken place at the time of his death.

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Posted on: November 22nd, 2012

Today, the IDF announced that it had “accomplished its pre-determined objectives for Operation Pillar of Defense, and has inflicted severe damage to Hamas and its military capabilities.” It is embarrassing to read this statement.

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Posted on: November 21st, 2012

Israel’s leaders know that there isn’t a diplomatic solution. But what can they do? Over the years, Israel has become so dependent on the U.S. — for advanced weapons, spare parts, etc. — that it is almost impossible to say no to US demands.

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Posted on: November 18th, 2012

I can’t see any way to complete the operation against Hamas without a ground invasion.

Posted on: November 15th, 2012

The only thing that can prevent Israel from winning this mini-war and neutering Hamas is outside intervention.

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Posted on: November 12th, 2012

When something outrageous goes on for a long time, people stop being outraged. It is boring to hear or read about things like genocidal wars in Africa, Europe’s collapse into poverty, or the complaints of Israelis about being the targets of thousands of rockets, day in and day out. I’m in Israel now, so a few words about the rockets. Everyone I talk to says the same thing: how can this be allowed to continue?

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Posted on: November 11th, 2012

On Tuesday, three IDF soldiers were wounded by a bomb planted near the border fence between Israel and the Gaza strip. On Thursday when soldiers were trying to repair the fence, a huge explosion occurred when a tunnel packed with explosives was detonated. Luckily only one soldier was lightly injured, but it could have been catastrophic. Then last night an IDF jeep in the area was struck by an antitank missile. Four soldiers were wounded, at least two seriously (reports vary), and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Posted on: November 9th, 2012

Could there be an Israeli politician more cynical than Ehud Olmert? Yesterday he accused PM Netanyahu of alienating President Obama — as if Obama could dislike him more — by ‘intervening’ in the US election.

Posted on: November 8th, 2012

Somewhere between 68 and 70% of American Jewish voters went for Obama, depending on whose exit poll you believe. Israelis that I talk to are mystified. “Are they crazy? What were they thinking?” they ask. It’s not really mystifying. Here are some general facts about non-Orthodox and secular (the large majority) American Jews.

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