Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu conferred with Russian dictator Putin and came away feeling he would get support from Russia for Israel in the Gaza conflict. But then Russian foreign minister Lavrov made a statement condemning Israel for “collective punishment” of Palestinians. One cannot help but wonder what he thinks his own country’s behavior toward Ukrainian … More Gaza War 11 Dec
On Friday an IDF Special Forces group made an attempt at rescuing another hostage. It was not successful. The hostage was no longer at the location, and neither was his body. Hamas then claimed that the hostage was killed during the rescue attempt. But they still have the body. It looks to me like they … More Gaza War 10 Dec
IDF forces have been operating against 3 major Hamas strongholds during the past day; Jebalya and Sejawiya in the north and Khan Yunis in the south. During this time Hamas terrorist have been engaged and killed, defensive positions destroyed, tunnel shafts destroyed, and both munitions and intelligence materials captured. One of most dramatic items for … More Gaza War 7 Dec
IDF reports indicate that Israeli forces are not only surrounding Khan Yunis, the second largest city in the Gaza strip, but are actually operating in the heart of the city. Khan Yunis is the birthplace of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. It is also both a military and administrative center for Hamas. I believe the Hamas … More Gaza War 6 Dec
Israel is fighting now in the southern part of the Gaza strip, but essentially with one hand tied behind her back. The US government is asking the IDF to make greater efforts to avoid civilian casualties. This plays into the hands of the Hamas propagandists who make even greater efforts to put out “humanitarian crisis” … More Gaza War 4 Dec
One of the concerns about the extended pause in the fighting was that it would give Hamas time to regroup and re arm. At least part of that was true. In the first 24 hours after the shooting started again Hamas launched several rockets. Prior to the pause the number of rockets launched at Israeli … More Gaza War 3 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
First, I have to say that all of us are okay. We have 2 grandsons on active duty, but neither, as far as we know, is anywhere near the fighting. That said, I’ll continue with that we experienced when it all started. I was in the synagogue at about 0800 when we were told there … More Gaza-Israel War
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
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