Monthly Archives : October 2011

The torched mosque and new revelations on Bibi


In this week’s episode of the Tribal Update, the satirical newscast produced by Latma, the Hebrew-languge media satire site I run we discuss the arson at the mosque in Tuba Zangaria in the Galilee. Our esteemed reporter Flock Builder also shares the new revelations about Bibi that appear in his new book.   Enjoy the show and gmar hatima tova.…

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Justice for Jonathan Pollard


Next month, convicted Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard will begin his 27th year in prison, and the Obama administration is displaying stunning insensitivity to what this means for the American Jewish community.   Pollard was arrested in 1985 for transferring classified documents to Israel during his service at US Naval Intelligence. In 1987, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his…

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Turkey’s house of cards


To the naked eye, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be moving from strength to strength. Erdogan was welcomed as a hero on his recent trip to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. The Arabs embraced him as the new face of the war against Israel.   The Obama administration celebrates Turkey as a paragon of Islamic democracy. The Obama administration cannot…

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Israel as a wedge issue


Last month at the UN President Barack Obama did something he had never done before. He discussed Israel and the Palestinians without once attacking Israel. He didn’t blame Israel for the absence of peace.   True, Obama did not blame the Palestinians for refusing to negotiate with Israel. He did not attack Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for making a…

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