US President Biden is trying a new approach in order to improve his foreign policy image. He announced a new(?) plan for a hostage/cease-fire deal. He says it’s based on a plan that Israeli PM Netanyahu had previously pushed through his cabinet. Netanyahu, however, is not giving this an immediate OK. Hamas said it’s ready … More Gaza War 2 Jun
There has been a lot of talk about “Gaza, the day after”. Most of it is irrelevant because it’s based on someone’s idealized vision, and is not based on anything real. This, sadly, includes the Israeli government version, or perhaps I should call it the Netanyahu version since it is mostly his ‘dream’. The ideas … More Gaza War 30 May
Once again, Hamas wins a round of the media war. The Israeli targeting of 2 senior Hamas leaders in Rafah was turned around by the Hamas propaganda team into another ‘blame Israel’ circus. It’s possible that they even planned part of it beforehand. In any case, the Israeli attack was followed by a large secondary … More Gaza War 29 May
This morning the media are off on another feeding frenzy over the death of Palestinians in Rafah. As usual, everyone is blaming Israel. And as usual, no one is looking beyond the simplistic headlines and horrific graphic images provided by Hamas. Let’s start by agreeing on a few facts. Yes, Israel attacked a location in … More Gaza War 28 May
This is one of the longest wars that Israel has ever fought. It’s not the longest war I was ever involved in. In America it is Memorial Day. The US remembers her fallen soldiers from past wars. I spent 3 tours of duty in Viet Nam with the US Navy Amphibious forces. The first tour … More Gaza War 27 May
This weekend the IDF released a report that three more bodies of victims of the Oct 7th massacre have been recovered from inside Jabaliya. Hamas terrorists killed them, and then took the bodies back to Gaza. That way they could violate two separate humanitarian laws. 1) killing civilians and 2) not returning bodies of victims … More Gaza War 26 May
There is a fundamental difference between the American (and international) approach and the Israeli approach to halting the violence. The western democracies and their legal system view a cease-fire as a desirable end to be achieved, in and of itself, to be followed by negotiations to resolve differences diplomatically. Israel believes that Hamas is a … More Gaza War 24 May
I watched part of a hair curling video last night. It was created by the IDF mostly by using captured footage from the body cameras of Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7th massacre. It shows what actually happened to the girl soldiers at Kibbutz Nahal Oz assigned to watching the border using remote … More Gaza War 23 May
Despite the public pronouncements that The US has Israel’s back, what we see today is that the US is busy stabbing Israel in the back. American officials are releasing reports that Hamas as actually not lost most of its strength. Hamas has been able to recruit new terrorists to the extent that are at about … More Gaza War 22 May
Today we have a new scandal to use to grab the headlines. The chief prosecutor of the ICC (International Criminal Court) is asking for warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant. He is also seeking to indict 3 Hamas leaders Ismail Haniya, Yihyah Sinwar, and Mohammed Dief, for violating international law starting … More Gaza War 21 May
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