Archive for June, 2010
Ugh, This Blockade…
Hamas is looking more poweful than ever, with Turkey proud to lead the Muslim community, and Netanyahu's promise to ease the blockade. But they don't even need, or want the blockade eased - there were plans to turn Gazan sewage into fertilizer to make the Strip into a little organic farm. Some of the tunnels to Egypt will shut down, but others [...]
Who Does Turkey Think They Are?
Turkey was once a key ally to both Israel and the U.S. Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Erdogan, Turkey is becoming a leader of the Arab League. Erdogan is at present the most popular man in the Muslim world for his vitriolic depiction of Israeli leadership. His ties with extremist Hamas are not comforting and his dinner [...]
Jews are One, Iran is Shunned
A new study appearing in last Thursdays’s Nature magazine, shows that Jews share many of the same genes. Duh, but really, we all have more in common than you think – especially among Ashkenazic and Sephardic groups of Jews, a genetic pool which shares about 30% European ancestry and the rest Middle Eastern. It appears that Iraqi and Iranian [...]
The Flotilla and The Aftermath
After the raid that occurred on Monday, there has been wide censure of Israel. Today, Israel has begun returning activists back to their native lands. Turkey, a large player in this game, has threatened to end all diplomatic ties with Israel if all Turkish detainees are not returned by the end of the day. More than 600 will be deported over the [...]
