This morning we get to see the aftermath of that heroic hostage rescue. On CNN they were blaming Israel for the many casualties that resulted from the rescue operation. The number 100 was mentioned a lot. I first heard 100 as a Hamas estimate. Hamas later lowered their number to 40-50. It may have gone … More Gaza War 13 Feb
This morning I was pleasantly surprised by CNN coverage of the UN request for over $4 Billion in humanitarian aid. Why? Because most of the money will be used to help the refugees in Sudan. You may remember that I Have used Sudan as an example of refugees in a crisis far worse than that … More Gaza War 8 Feb
The local news commentators seem to think the IDF is actually closing in on Yihyah Sinwar, I hope they’re right. I keep wondering if all the tunnels from Gaza to Egypt are really closed. I know that there was once a very lucrative smuggling route via those tunnels, and Egypt doesn’t want the IDF to … More Gaza War Feb 6
Nero fiddled while Rome burned and the Netanyahu government wastes time talking about non-starter hostage deals while low level Hamas terrorists quietly reassert control in Gaza. There may be something going on that hasn’t been made public, but Israel has not yet provided an alternative to Hamas for Gazans. There is no one to handle … More Gaza War 5 Feb
The USA took a real step toward reducing violent behavior in the Middle East by actually engaging in violent behavior. For the US Air Force it was a single, small, mission. One B-1 Bomber flew from America to deliver a load of missiles aimed at several Iranian supported groups in Iraq and Syria. It was … More Gaza War Feb 4
The media is still busy talking about the hostage release negotiations. This is still a waste of time. Hamas leader, Yahyah Sinwar, has not changed his red line demands (and I don’t expect he ever will). His two top concerns are staying alive, and staying in power. I’m not sure which of them is most … More Gaza War Feb 1
The flap about UNRWA employees being also Hamas members and taking an active part in the October massacre continues to be major news. The portion of it that tries to make excuses for UNRWA shouldn’t be. There are real alternatives to UNRWA in every field. The best alternative in all of them is actually the … More Gaza War 31 Jan
While the IDF continues to slowly go about the business of rooting out Hamas terrorists and destroying their underground tunnel network, there is still some kind of 3 way discussions going on about freeing the remaining 136 hostages that Hamas is holding. Don’t expect any news of major progress from these talks. Hamas is holding … More Gaza War 30 Jan
More countries are suspending funding for UNRWA. Estonia, France, and Japan joined the party. Meanwhile, the UN (and UNRWA in particular) went into damage control mode. They claim to be shocked by the revelations and claim that a dozen individuals shouldn’t be enough to blacken the reputation of the thousands working for UNRWA. Well, that … More Gaza War 29 Jan
The ICJ issued an interim report that ordered Israel to take more care to avoid harming civilians in Gaza. They did NOT order Israel to put a halt to the IDF campaign on the ground. Israel will have to supply the court with reports of measures taken to avoid civilian casualties. That will probably be … More Gaza War 28 Jan
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