In October 2003, Israel bombed a site in Syria it claimed was a Palestinian training camp. Of course, the Assad regime did nothing and repeated the sacred mantra that it reserved the right to retaliate at a time and place of its choosing.

Only a few days ago, I wrote about the gradual slip of the Golan Heights in the media, from being a Syrian territory invaded and illegally annexed by Israel, to becoming one that was “contentious” …

So you have your land occupied, and you fight a war to get it back, and it’s called an "invasion" (a “joint Arab invasion” to be precise). That’s the 1973 October War for you, an invasion. In contrast, the initial invasion of Arab lands by Israel is called “capture.”

”Israel has said that the Arabs have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. And it seems this time that it is Israel which is missing the opportunity …

I was out driving when I received the first phone call from journalists today, informing me about Saddam's guilty verdict and asking me about my reaction.

Some people at the Swedish state alcohol retail monopoly, bless them, realized that "Made in Israel" could not really apply to wine from the Golan Heights …

Let's see if you can guess to what it refers (don't peak): "Possessed of almost a Jewish soul, displaying loyal Zionism and always hanging around with the guys, reporting for reserve duty …”

Mahmoud Abbas still hasn’t passed with flying colors, and he can certainly do better if he applies himself, but he’s on the right track.

One wonders what kind of “pressure” was put on Marwan Barghouti to withdraw from what was supposed to be a free and fair presidential election.

Mustafa Barghouthi was beaten by Israeli soldiers near Jenin, as were people in his group (some of whom were hit with rifle butts and made to lie motionless on the floor for an hour).

Marwan Barghouti is currently serving 5 consecutive life sentences – one for each Israeli person for whose death he was supposedly responsible. The trial was a sham.

Abbas has agreed with Sharon that Palestinian media is the real cause of Palestinian violence and that the media (not the actions of the Israeli army) is guilty of incitement against Israel.

Metula News Agency claims the whole incident was a staged production of French television channel France 2, and of its respected Middle East correspondent Charles Enderlin.

Israel’s typically violent attack has been given an unbelievably arrogant code name: “Operation Days of Penitence.”

It’s been four years since Ariel Sharon barged into the most sacred Muslim site of Palestine accompanied by 1,000 Israeli soldiers.