Islam and antisemitism

The Lebanese have had rough month. And it may get rougher. Especially in south Beirut. There have been tit for tat bombings in the area, and scores dead.

Israel is in the tough position of being close to Syria and having a history of conflict with the country. As evidence mounts that Syria has used chemical weapons on its own citizens, Israel has drawn its own lines that its ambassador to the United States says it won’t allow Syria to cross.

A group of Israeli tourists were targeted, and five of them killed, in a deadly suicide bombing outside an airport in Bulgaria. Now, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran for the attack.

Cyber activists “Gaza Youth Breaks Out” take heart from the Tunisian overthrow of the government.

Spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says campaign in Gaza was successful in destroying “the Hamas military machine.”