The death of Ismail Haniyeh has resulted in lots of threats of revenge, retribution, and war. One of the reports referred to Haniyeh as a “moderate”. I’m astonished that anyone can call a leader of an organization that is devoted to the destruction of Israel and will not even engage in face to face negotiations … More Gaza War 1 Aug
Israel finally responded to the murder of the children in Majdal Shams. The response came in the form of a double whammy aimed at the terrorist leadership. The delay in the execution gave time to let the world know that Israel was not interested in a wider war. But the actions did show off (or … More Gaza War 31 Jul
So far, today has been another day without the much expected severe Israeli strike in Lebanon. Many foreign airlines are suspending flights to Beirut. Some say the pause will be until 5 Aug. Maybe they know something I don’t. The failure to make a rapid response is being interpreted in some places as a sign … More Gaza War 30 Jul
The Israeli war cabinet met and discussed when and how to respond to the Hezbollah rocket attack on Majdal Shams that killed 12 children (3 girls, 9 boys, all between 9 and 15 years old). Whatever eventually will be done, the IDF will try to make it clear that the response is not aimed at … More Gaza War 29 Jul
This is an early post. I hope to have more this evening, when, hopefully, more details will be available. Yesterday afternoon Hezbollah launched a large number of rockets at Israel. One of the larger missiles landed on a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams. At the time, there was a game between … More Gaza War 28 Jul
Time to eat crow. On Wednesday I posted a story about a failed Houthi attack. I got several details wrong. The attack did take place, and it did fail. But it wasn’t a hijack attempt. It was an attempt to sink, or badly damage, a merchant ship. The attack used an unmanned boat packed with … More Gaza War 26 Jul
Today I want to focus on the AP Fact Check that was supposed to be analyzing Netanyahu’s speech to the US congress. Here are some reasons why AP Fact Check is just a Hamas propaganda agent hiding under another name. AP says Netanyahu’s claim that Hamas is stealing aid is false. But I’ve seen footage … More Gaza War 25 Jul
The Houthi regime in Yemen (Iranian proxies) decided to threaten Italy now. The background is a report that Italian air to air refueling craft were part of the support for the recent Israeli attack on Hodeidah. On another level, threats against Italy aren’t very likely to be taken too seriously by anyone, but are a … More Gaza War 24 Jul
Israeli PM Netanyahu is en route to the US where he will address congress. He took along a large number of members of families of kidnap victims still held by Hamas. The obvious reason is to provide a counter to the constant flow of Hamas propaganda featuring dead and injured Palestinians in the media (especially … More Gaza War 23 Jul
American President Biden announced he was dropping out of the race for reelection. This may increase the chances for Donald Trump to win the office. It also raises a potential problem. Secretary of State Blinken has said that Iran needs only about 2 more weeks to be able to put together a nuclear weapon. This … More Gaza War 22 Jul
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