• Are Bibi/Fayyad economic policies insulating the West Bank from the Arab protests? Joel Mowbray sees a connection: The West Bank has among the quietest “streets” in the Arab world right now. No...
Pro-Israel Blog-Off: Round 1 Match 3
Aussie Dave just introduced the third match of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off. This match pits against each other submissions by Fresno Zionism, The David Project Blog, and The Jihad Threat Against the West...
Israel Eyes Cyberwar in Egypt and Yemen
An “organization of international hackers which calls itself “Anonymous” is taking credit for shutting down some Egyptian government web sites. The NY Times writes: Anonymous, a loosely...
Neocons Split With Israel Over Egypt, Part 2
The Washington Post notes that the Israeli government’s shifting its stance on Egypt after an initial divergence with US neocons: Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu likened...
Israel and Egypt: Rounding Up the Reax
• Yossi Klein Halevi explains why the unrest matters to Israel. For Israel, then, peace with Egypt has been not only strategically but also psychologically essential. Israelis understand that the end...
Neocons Split With Israel Over Egypt
No kidding. Neocons Split With Israel Over Egypt. Which camp are you in?
Video: Rocket Narrowly Misses Israeli Wedding Reception
Elder of Ziyon just posted footage of an unfortunate “only in Israel” moment. A Grad rocket fired from Gaza narrowly missed a wedding reception in Netivot. If Islamists gain influence in the...
Scapegoating Israel for the Arab World’s Problems
It was only a matter of time before Israel was blamed for the Arab world’s unrest. I’m not surprised that one mainstream paper gave a wonk a soapbox to argue just that. See HonestReporting...
Mideast Clarity ATF, After Tom Friedman
I agree with a lot of points Tom Friedman makes about Israeli concerns over Egypt. But he puzzles me with this comment: To put it bluntly, if Israelis tell themselves that Egypt’s unrest proves why...
February 1 Morning Links
• Of all the articles I’ve read about the Israeli take on Egypt, Benjamin Kerstein resonates the most. Otherwise, Reuters describes what’s at stake with just the facts. • Is Roger Cohen...
