Israel Diaries

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Exposed! One of the magic tricks played by Arabs in Judea and Samaria

The curtain has been pulled back on a certain trick played by anti-Israel activists operating in Judea and Samaria, and we see the “Wizard of Oz” as he really is. I don’t know whose idea this was: that of the Arabs or of their Jewish anti-Israeli co-conspirators or of the European countries footing the bill […]

Mitzpe Yair: Why so Little About Such a Violent Incident?

I am still trying to catch up with all the violence that has been taking place in the South Hebron Hills region of late. Last Wednesday, 10 November, there was intense violence near Mitzpe Yair that perhaps parallels, in a way, the the incident that occured on Simchat Torah this year (28 Sept 2021). In […]

Preparations for a Bloody Shabbat . . . Foiled!

Basel Adra, a very prolific B’Tselem “journalist” and activist bemoaned the fact that yesterday the IDF entered his village, a-Tuwani, and searched all the houses: This morning the occupation forces stormed My village Tuwani closed all the entrance. And started searching the houses. Damaged the things in their and stop me and another activists from […]

Proof of Incitement: Add these Israeli NGOs to the list of terrorist organizations?

Yesterday, in an article published in United with Israel, I raised the possibility that Jewish leftists were on hand at Susya soley for the purposes of recording the violence and making the false accusation that settlers attacked Arabs in a playground, chasing the children away. It is logical to assume that the activists did not […]

What do students learn when teachers express their opinions in class?

There is a new update that I wrote since Baruchin’s arrest on 9 November. You can read it here. Let me update my first article on this topic that was originally published in February 2020. It was triggered by the firing of civics and history teacher Meir Baruchin. I do not know what Baruchin is […]

Pallywood: Believing Make-Believe in the Israel-PA Narrative Wars

Why did international and local reporting from a ginned-up “altercation” between IDF troops and Palestinians become part of the anti-Israel libel – despite video evidence showing the dust-up to be faked? This kind of image doctoring is referred to as: “Pallywood,” a term coined by historian Richard Landes concerning the intentional staging of injury – […]

How to Protest “Palestinian Stories” When You Otherwise Like Netflix

When Netflix announced its group of films called Palestinian Stories, they invited subscribers to “discover all the greatness of Palestinian cinema with this heartfelt, humorous and captivating collection that features award-winning films and filmmakers.” I had already critiqued one of the films included in the collection: The Present. Filled with lies, it was clearly just […]

This Lie Would be Laughable if People Were Not Taken in by it

The personal Facebook blog by Olive Palestine has about 40K followers. The blog owner must have lots of free time on his hands as he puts up an incredible number of posts each day. Let me show you just one post that demonstrates how he assumes his followers are stupid — and it seems it […]

Occupied Hebron? You really do not get it, do you?

According to Jerold S. Auerbach: The recent announcement that new housing has been authorized for Hebron Jews predictably stoked fury among Israelis on the political left, for whom Hebron — where Jewish history in the Biblical Land of Israel began — should be reserved for Palestinian Arabs. Opposition on the part of the international community […]

Poor “Palestinian” Victim: It is not really ALWAYS about you.

Regardless of the actual passport they carry, Arabs who now call themselves Palestinians like to cry that they are being wronged and discriminated against at every slight. This is not to deny the actual discrimination that ruins their lives, such as, for example, being forced to remain in refugee camps in Lebanon and being denied […]