A pithy, comprehensible summary of 90 years of Arab recalcitrance
Bill Whittle narrates this clear summation of 20th and 21st century relations between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East. It does not reflect well on the Arabs:
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Two very different shame/honor cultures
Years ago, I read in an Efraim Karsh book something to the effect that the Arab honor culture is actually a shame culture. That is, in America, honor is a personal standard, one by which we measure...
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The Arab world: too habituated to fighting to give it up?
You realize this means war! When I was growing up, we socialized with a lot of Arabs — from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, etc. I don’t know why that was possible back then — if we were anomalies or...
View ArticleThere are two sides to every story, especially when the stories are about Israel
Israel Matzav found a post in which two Arab-American women explain how horribly Israel treated them, when it questioned them at Ben Gurion and then deported them from Israel. Interestingly, although...
View ArticleIs the Syrian civil war mugging Arabs with reality?
It seems that the absolute savagery in Syria is causing a few Arabs to revisit whether Israel and the Jews are really their enemies. I doubt a tipping point will happen any time soon, but maybe what’s...
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The Bookworm Beat (10/29/14) — High blood pressure edition (and Open Thread)
I went to the doctor yesterday for an ear infection and discovered that I have high blood pressure. The doctor’s not treating the problem yet, in case my blood pressure was spiked from my ear pain. I...
View Article[VIDEO] Why Don’t The Palestinians Have A State? (Hint: It’s Not The Jews’...
Another stellar Prager U video, this one explaining why the Palestinians still don’t have their own state — and no, you can’t blame the Jews for this one: The post [VIDEO] Why Don’t The Palestinians...
View Article[VIDEO] Why don’t you support Israel?
The latest excellent video from Prager U features former Canadian PM, Stephen Harper, explaining why Israel deserves support, not condemnation. Transcript: When I was Prime Minister of Canada, I was...
View ArticleWar in Israel and my old Volkswagen
The latest war between Israel and Hamas again raises an important question: Is this the war that Israel will finally fight to win? When I started college, I bought a used Volkswagen at a very good...
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Bookworm Beat 5/18/21 — the mostly Israel illustrated edition
Don’t let the title of this post fool you. While it’s mostly about Israel, there’s a whole bunch of other relevant stuff here too. BONUS: A mind-bending, vaguely hallucinogenic Danser Encore from a...
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