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American Blunders in Iraq

The Americans keep acting upon their own bizarre, naive, politically correct, and misguided beliefs about the Middle East. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

The Presbyterian Church

According to the New York Jewish Week:

Misguided Presbyterian Vote
"By a 310-303 vote last week, a prominent American Protestant denomination made history. The Presbyterian Church, with about 1.8 million members, became the first major Christian group in this country to approve a resolution in favor of economic divestment from American businesses that make equipment that helps foster Israel’s occupation in the West Bank.
The amount of money that the Presbyterians will withdraw from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions, $21 million, is relatively small in the world of international finance. But the message that the Presbyterian’s General Assembly sent last week in Detroit was huge: keep away from Israel." -more

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Israel and the Kurds

And now, according to Bloomberg:

Iraq Government Condemns Kurds for ‘Illegal’ Oil Sale to Israel
Iraq’s government condemned the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdish authorities for “illegally” selling crude oil to Israel for the fourth time.
The SCF Altai tanker carrying crude oil from the Kurdish region docked in Ashkelon, Israel, June 20, according to an e-mailed statement from the Iraqi Oil Ministry."-more

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John Kerry Conspiracy Theory

According to PressTV (the Iranian News station):

Kerry goes on defense over foreign policy failures
"US Secretary of State John Kerry says he may take the blame for the US foreign policy failures, as the crises in Ukraine and Syria continue and the so-called Middle East peace talks are stalled." -more

And according to the Christian Science Monitor:

Is Hillary Clinton trying to distance herself from Obama?
"In interviews Tuesday, Hillary Clinton seemed to draw distinctions between herself and the White House – on issues involving immigration and Iraq, for instance. This could be important for a presidential run." -more

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Europe and anti-Jewish Terrorism

How, after the Holocaust, were we able to convince ourselves that the Europeans were not our enemies? -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

The Kidnapped Boys

We have just passed an important turning point.
History will, I believe, note its significance.
We can only guess -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

the Israeli Truth

A family together in times of stress. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

World War 3

And it has been going on for some time now. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Palestinian Two-Step.

A simple two-step process. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Crazy

In response to the unfolding "Kidnapping our Boys" affair, I decided to run this golden oldie from back in 1975! It is a cartoon that I drew one year short of 40 years ago!!! -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973