Psychological Deterrence: An Arab Tells Us Why Israel is Failing

Particularly relevant today, with Israel’s new coalition government is a piece written two years ago by Abu Ali Express about why Israel is failing to maintain psychological deterrence against her Arab enemies. He is an Arab Hebrew-language blogger writing for an Israeli audience. Relevant to this discussion, the new coalition government under Naftali Bennett (the […]

When the Israeli ‘Occupation’ is a Convenient Excuse

This is Part III of the critique of an article that seeks to glorify women’s resistance movements in the Middle East and in the process tells lies about Israel. The article is called Middle Eastern Women between Oppression and Resistance: Case Studies of Iraqi, Palestinian and Kurdish Women of Turkey; it was written by Khodary, […]

“Cute” Little Kid Throwing Stones

I started visiting Hebron last winter. The first time I went was with (the far Left) Green Olive Tours. As we drove through the Arab district on our way to the drop-off point near a number of shops and the steps leading up to the Cave of the Patriarchs, our guide remarked about a little kid […]

Martyrdom: All I Ever Wanted For My Kids!

Parents want the best for their kids, right? I guess for some people that includes martyrdom. Yasser Arafat told his people that to die as a child-martyr is a wonderful thing. Look at his face as he talks about the child “grasping the stone, facing the tank.” You can see that he is overcome by […]