(UPDATED Sunday, 11 December)I had a root-canal treatment this morning, so of course my thoughts turned to the Likud. This is not to suggest that I find Israeli politics at all reminiscent of dental surgery; I’ve already used that analogy once, and I’d hate to repeat myself. (OK, actually I’d hate to repeat myself and get […]
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The Duke of Damascus
So it appears that being a great admirer of Sheikh Nasralla (the “spiritual leader” of Hezbollah) isn’t enough for Syrian President Bashar Assad; now he’s under the spell of David Duke, former head of the Ku Klux Klan, former U.S. Congressman from Louisiana, and current white supremacist. Duke paid a visit to Damascus – all […]