There was no post on 22 Oct – Shabbat We are now 2 ½ weeks after the murderous attacks by Hamas on Israel IDF ground forces still haven’t mounted a major operation into Gaza. There is a lot of speculation about why. One of the most prevalent claims is that America is holding Israel back … More Gaza War 23 Oct

A lot has happened over Shabbat. The IDF has still not moved in on the ground, but there were other developments. The top story for me was the release of 2 American hostages by Hamas. Hamas made no public statement about what was being sought in return, but it looks like they are playing for … More Gaza War 21 Oct

Yesterday the Israeli government reportedly “gave the green light” to the IDF command to move into the next phase of the operations against Hamas. Many people believe that means that Israeli ground troops will be moving in, and soon. But, so far, only the air force and artillery have been active there. The place where … More Gaza War 20 Oct

US President Biden went to Israel. But the Hamas propaganda machine was able to prevent that visit from reaching the conclusions that re becoming more and more important. Biden was supposed to travel to Amman, Jordan, for a meeting with several Arab leaders. The false story of the Gaza hospital bombing resulted in that meeting … More Gaza War 19 Oct

Yesterday afternoon we heard about 5 explosions that were clearly not from very far away. It turned out to be the sound of Iron Dome interceptions of Hamas rockets aimed at Jerusalem. One rocket got through and landed in the Gilo neighborhood. That’s where I had my Dental teeth cleaning appointment last week. Two things … More Gaza War 17 Oct

I just came home from my synagogue and had breakfast. Then I turned on the TV and found the world media all dealing with casualties at a Gazan hospital, something I heard about last night before going to bed. So What’s the story? I’ve posted before that no newsroom wants to be eft out of … More Gaza War 18 Oct

There’s a saying that Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. It applies to the media, too. When there is no news from the front lines, the news directors at TV stations will pick up on whatever they think their audience might respond to, even if it isn’t true or not connected to the crisis. The … More Gaza War 16 Oct

There is a lot of disinformation on international media. I’m going to address a few items: The pro-Palestinian demonstrations spend a lot of time talking about Gazans suffering. There is NO equivalence between what some Gazans are suffering and what Hamas did to Israeli civilians when the terrorists crossed the border. Israel has not kidnapped … More Gaza War 15 Oct

I’ve seen reports on some international news channels complaints about Gazans suffering from the effects of Israel restricting supply of fuel, food, water, fuel and electricity. It’s true that there were statements that Israel was doing that, but that isn’t the whole picture.Let me start by saying that the only item that is really cut … More Gaza War 14 Oct