The IDF has released some photos of hundreds of probable “unlawful combatants”. These are all men who either surrendered or were captured during IDF operations in the northern Gaza strip. Some of them may be innocent civilians who were unable to leave when Israel opened a safe route for them to move south. All of … More Gaza War 8 Dec
I live in Israel. When the heinous Hamas attack occurred I was at home. As information arrived and the situation became more clear I began posting a daily update on my Facebook page for my very close friends and relatives. I have now taken those daily reports and placed them on my blog, more or … More Gaza War – About the posts
We are now well into the 6th day of this “War”. What I saw yesterday from my home was a continuing barrage of rockets from Gaza aimed at locations al over Israel. The Israeli Air Force is still the major (almost exclusive) player in delivering attacks against Hamas. Casualty figures creep upwards at a relatively … More Gaza War 2
Here we are again. Another round of violent confrontation between Israel and ,,, (You can fill in the blank. But this time it’s the Palestinian Islamic Jihad). There are plenty of other countries and organizations that are candidates. Hamas, Hizbullah, Iran, Syria, etc. This one started from an Islamic Jihad senior operative that had been … More Another Mini War
It seemed to have started with the Israeli Defense Forces arresting the local head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin. That was on Thursday. The PIJ is a pseudo-political Islamist terror group based mostly in the Gaza strip. They immediately demanded the release of their leader, and backed it up with threats of … More Local Tensions
The UN has a lot of sub-organizations. Most deal with specific aspects of international cooperation. In common with most bureaucratic organizations, the first order of business for many of them is to ensure that they continue to exist. This is being written because one such organization, in particular, has continued to function long past the … More Time to Clean Up a Bureaucracy
Amnesty International, founded in 1961 to help protect human rights, has failed completely to follow the guidelines claimed in its’ own statement of purpose. “We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion” “We investigate and expose the facts, whenever and wherever abuses happen. “ But look at what their latest report, released last … More Another Idol Topples
In a previous post I pointed out that media discussion about that portion of Israel that was once occupied by Jordan seems to assume that history started in 1967. There’s another aspect to this. people (and institutions, like the UN and EU) tend to also forget that resolutions that call for negotiations between Israel and … More In Need of an Eye Doctor
Benyamin Netanyahu failed to form a new Israeli Government. Now his rival, Yair Lapid, gets a chance. I hope he succeeds. The country has suffered while Netanyahu did everything to remain in power (and out of prison) for a long time. Now he is focusing his attention on foiling Lapid. Of course, doing so means … More Is It Really Over?
The Easter and Passover holidays have now passed. The New York Times tells us that the Biden administration is having meaningful talks with the Iranian regime over the nuclear weapons issue. And in Israel, there is still no sign of agreement on a new government coalition. The one item that I feel stands out in … More Winds of War?
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