Category Archives: Middle East

The Scorpion & The Frog – Pt. 3,188

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Max West

From a NYT piece titled ‘Generation Revolution’: Why Youth Was Not Enough in Egypt”: What happened to Egypt’s revolution? After January 2011, Tahrir Square became a byword for hope, defiance and the unpredictability of history. The Egyptian people’s unexpected revolt … Continue reading →

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Is Israel a Jewish State or a Democracy?

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Max West

Today, The Gigolo inadvertently pointed out the longstanding double standard when it comes to Israel: [Kerry] said that the “fundamental reality” was that “Israel can either be Jewish or it can be democratic, but it cannot be both.” Joel Pollak … Continue reading →

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Sticky Situation

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Max West

ISIS’s Sharia court has a trendy new form of capital punishment: The Islamic State terrorist group has displayed yet another one of its gruesome methods of public execution, killing six men in Iraq accused of collaborating with the U.S.-led coalition … Continue reading →

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‘Honey Trap’ Boys

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Max West

From AFP, some background on bacha bazi, a practice which Afghani ‘refugees’ into Western Europe and the U.S. bring with them: The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the … Continue reading →

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50% of Jewish Israelis Believe Arabs Should be Expelled

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Max West

From The Independent: Almost half of Jewish Israelis believe Arabs should be “expelled or transferred” from Israel, a survey has found. A study carried out by the Pew Research Centre found that around one in five adults questioned “strongly agreed” with … Continue reading →

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Israel’s ‘Refugee’ Policy

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Max West

While the U.S. and W. Europe wring their hands about the moral issues surrounding continued Islamic immigration, Israel has no such moral qualms. While Hillary and The Organizer protest Trump’s Muslim-ban proposal, saying such amounts to a ‘religious test’ and … Continue reading →

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NYT Whitewashes Israeli Support for Palestinian Expulsion

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Max West

“‘New York Times’ whitewashes poll showing Israeli support for expelling Palestinians” writes James Zogby, the noted pollster, in Mondoweiss, one of the endless Jewish-identity-oriented publications out there: This past week, the Pew Research Centre released the results of a massive … Continue reading →

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Kerry Declares ISIS Committing Genocide vs. Christians & Others

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Max West

The botoxed mouse roars: Secretary of State John Kerry declared Thursday that the Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East, after facing heavy pressure from lawmakers and rights groups to make the rare … Continue reading →

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BBC: Israel’s Unwanted Migrants

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Max West

From a BBC piece on “Israel’s unwanted African migrants” (hat tip: AmRen): Israel… has approved fewer than 1% of asylum applications since it signed the UN Refugee Convention six decades ago – has not offered asylum to a single person … Continue reading →

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The Clash of Civilizations – Pt. 28,192,337

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Max West

From FNC: ISIS fighters who fled to the terror group’s Iraqi stronghold of Mosul after being defeated in Ramadi were burned alive in the town square, sources told FoxNews.com, in an unmistakable message to fighters who may soon be defending … Continue reading →

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