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Why the Netanyahu-Lieberman pact is wrecking Israel’s diplomacy

Matthew Kalman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:06:55 +0000

From Maariv this morning comes the shocking news that Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders has cancelled a planned visit to Israel because there is no Israeli foreign minister to host him. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is acting foreign minister, doesn’t even have time to see Reynders, considered one of Israel’s closest friends of the few [...]

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Netanyahu’s women and the making of Psychobibi

Matthew Kalman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:58:56 +0000

EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM PSYCHOBIBI THE EXPLOSIVE NEW eBOOK FROM DELTA FOURTH AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON BIBI NETANYAHU SAID one thing and did the opposite. He became used to keeping potentially self-destructive secrets –– and of being ashamed of them. Not just in politics. His personal life is a miserable litany of failed marriages and sexual betrayal. [...]

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The Murder of Yasser Arafat – Part 1

Matthew Kalman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:30:05 +0000

In an explosive new eBook, DeltaFourth reveals for the first time the murderous story behind the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Investigating allegations that Yasser Arafat was murdered, DeltaFourth traced the leads through Ramallah, Gaza, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, uncovering a plot that reached to his inner circle. THE WIDOW screamed like a [...]

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Guns N’ Moses! Never Mind the Bullets, Here’s the IDF Sex Pistols

Matthew Kalman — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:39:37 +0000

“You’re in the army now,” declared British rockers Status Quo, but is the military mix in good taste – or is war, as Edwin Starr famously sang, good for “absolutely nothing” when it comes to dance music? The Israeli army are becoming seriously worried about the growing number of music dance videos posted on YouTube [...]

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Is Israel hiding the secret source of Christianity?

Matthew Kalman — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:00:01 +0000

Were the final resting-places of the family and disciples of Jesus discovered 30 years ago and then hidden as part of a religious-political conspiracy? The archaeological controversy swirling around two Roma-era burial tombs in Jerusalem refuses to die. Indeed, it has become something of an ugly academic slugfest. Follow @MatthewKalman In one corner stands the [...]

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NRA drags Israel into Sandy Hook firing line

Matthew Kalman — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:13:58 +0000

What connection is there between Israel, the NRA, gun control in the United States and the Sandy Hook tragedy? Quite a lot, apparently, but only if you have a tenuous grasp on reality. The latest genius to drag Israel into the Sandy Hook firing line was none other than NRA CEO and Executive Vice President [...]

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After 1,500 years, frankincense returns to the Holy Land in time for Christmas

Matthew Kalman — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:49:00 +0000

KIBBUTZ KETURA, ISRAEL – Seven years after I revealed her success in sprouting a 2,000 year-old date palm seed found on Masada, botanist Dr Elaine Solowey of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies has done it again. 1,500 years after the last frankincense tree disappeared from the Holy Land, Dr Solowey has managed to grow [...]

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