Hamas controls Gaza. They also have some support in the Fatah controlled territories in Judea and Samaria. They made an agreement via Egyptian mediators to abstain from violent confrontations on the Israel-Gaza border. So far, So good. make Israel uncomfortable without having the Israelis destroying them in Gaza. It seems Israel was prepared to do … More Creative Thinking – Hamas Style
According to Security Council resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, UNIFIL was established to: Confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. Restore international peace and security. Assist the Government of Lebanon in ensuring the return of its effective authority in the area. According to Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) of 11 August 2006, UNIFIL, in … More UNIFIL – Theory and practice
Friday the US sponsored a resolution to condemn Hamas for recently firing over 450 rockets into Israel. It failed to get a majority of the member countries to support it. Why? The act of firing even one unguided rocket in the general direction of any city seems to me to be a clear act of … More Same old Biased UN
In an earlier blog I wrote about how UN General Assembly Resolutions were seriously flawed in the concepts and wording they used in an effort to bring about what can be presented as a solution to some real problems. Today I want to focus on how those resolutions, which are recommendations only, and are NOT … More Those UN Resolutions – Why They Matter Now.
On Friday the UN General Assembly passed a series of resolutions pertaining to the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. Most of them simply duplicate what the UN has said before.So why bring it up again? Because the wording of these resolution is couched in terms that are unfavorable to Israel. They use terms like “occupying power”, and … More Rewriting History in the UN
I left the ES Navy in 1972. We already planned to move to Israel. I considered the possibility of sailing in the Israeli Merchant Marine nd got a couple of letters of recommendation before we left. I also arranged for a US Merchant Marine document, but that’s a separate story. We made the move and … More A Remarkable Eye Test
The Hamas government in Gaza has been gloating over how the last round of hostilities has resulted in the resignation of Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman. They claim they were responsible for his resignation. Well, that’s partly true. He wanted a stiffer response to th firing of over 450 rockets at Israeli civilians. The Prime … More And the Minister Resigned
September 20th was the Muslim Holiday of Ashura. It commemorates the death of the last members of the prophet Mohammed’s family. Historically they were killed in the battle of Karabala. But the Shiites have been waiting for their return (a second coming?) for some 300 years, There are some interesting aspects to the holiday according … More The Ashura Muslim holiday
Israeli MTB Action off Port Said, July 1967 Israel emerged from the six day war of 1967 with a much longer coastline to protect. The land borders were shorter, but the sea now included the entire Sinai coast. The actual fighting was over, but the state of war was not ended. Egypt sent intelligence operatives … More Israeli MTB Action off Port Said
This post is also about the continuing war between Hamas and Israel. The latest spasm of violence has, apparently, ended with yet another cease-fire agreement. To me, this means Hamas has achieved at least part of the objectives of going back to open combat again. All Israel has to show for this round, so far, … More Is it Over? Who won?
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