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Advertisements It hasn’t received all that much coverage, but the Netherlands passed a bill on Tuesday barring all contact with Hamas. The issue here is not whether or not engagement with Hamas is the proper course. The politics behind this bill, however, are most interesting. The bill was introduced inContinue Reading

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Advertisements Virtually everything that emerged from the Durban II conference in Geneva was overwhelmed by the vile words of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. Though some intrepid folks, like the amazing Cecilie Surasky of Muzzlewatch, tried to get the word out about everything that was going on at the conference, most of theContinue Reading

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Advertisements Once again, the IDF has issued a report exonerating itself of any wrongdoing in Operation Cast Lead. Interestingly, the very next day, government spokesman Mark Regev bemoaned the unfortunate name of the attack on Gaza, saying that in translation it loses the positive image the name has in Hebrew.Continue Reading