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HonestReporting on Rusty Mike Radio

I'm listening to Simon Plosker on Rusty Mike Radio. They're discussing various Israel issues, as well as HonestReporting's conference. Be sure to download the podcast and listen.

December 16, 2010 11:27 By : Leave a Comment

Israeli Treasury Hits Journos In Their Pockets

I wasn't aware of this, but foreign reporters in Israel get a tax-exemption for their first three years in the country. Treasury officials are likely to change that. Dominic Waghorn of Sky News makes...

December 16, 2010 11:22 By : 2 Comments

Time’s Fond Farewell For Fadlallah

It’s that time of the year when magazines wish a “fond farewell” to the VIPs and celebrities who died in 2010. Mine are primarily for Leslie Nielsen, Gary Coleman and George Steinbrenner. But...

December 15, 2010 17:21 By : Leave a Comment

Lebanese Apartheid Against Palestinians: By the Numbers

It's been known for years that Lebanon treats Palestinian refugees like dirt. A new study by the American University of Beirut and the UNRWA confirms the effects of "Lebanese apartheid." The...

December 15, 2010 10:43 By : Leave a Comment

Morning Reading

> Bethlehem Tourism Swells as Violence EbbsA record year for Bethlehem tourism, and the Christmas surge is still to come. > Stuxnet Virus Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program By Two YearsExpert says...

December 15, 2010 8:08 By : Leave a Comment

Radio Canada: ‘Israel Bears No Resemblance to Iran and Sudan’

It should be obvious that Israel has nothing in common with Iran and Sudan, but it wasn't the case with Radio-Canada's Simon Durivage. Durivage apologized for inapporpriately equating the countries...

December 14, 2010 10:20 By : 1 Comment

Reuters Fails On Failed Terror

Reuters lists a few failed "militant" attacks in the last decade. Care to guess what two items are missing? Firstly, the word "terror" doesn't appear anywhere. No surprise there....

December 13, 2010 21:43 By : 1 Comment

‘Not Quite the Affront to the Hard-Up American Taxpayer’

I had a hard time articulating what bothered me about Tom Friedman's take on the White House's incentives for a settlement freeze. Whether or not you agree with the US offer, Jeffrey Golderg's...

December 13, 2010 16:59 By : 1 Comment

December 13 Links

> Iran Hardliners Threaten to Ruin Jewish ShrineQueen Esther's tomb to be destroyed if Israel damages the Al-Aqsa mosque, say Islamist students. > Wikileaks: Israel Offered to Cease Overflights...

December 13, 2010 12:12 By : 2 Comments

Stephen Colbert and the Mossad Shark Conspiracy

Stephen Colbert's too smart for the Mossad. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Israel Shark Conspiracy www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political...

December 12, 2010 23:18 By : 1 Comment