Israeli news program today have been commenting on the threats coming from the Israeli government to annex all, or parts, of Gaza and Yehuda and Shomron (the West Bank). This is an empty discussion. It means nothing. It might even be just a propaganda ploy. But it does expose a problem the Netanyahu government has … More Gaza 3 Sep – Thinking about the day after.
I noticed in the media this morning a return to blaming Israel for delays in aid distribution. Here are some pertinent facts that were NOT included. In order to prevent the inclusion of arms and other contraband Israel requires all aid drivers picking up items coming through the crossings to register, and undergo a security … More Gaza 22 Aug
When discussing the Arab-Israel conflict my late wife and I always disagreed. She was a pessimist. She thought we would be at war with the Arabs for the next hundred years. I, on the other hand, was an optimist. I thought we would be at war with the Arabs for the next hundred years. This … More Gaza 15 Aug
It seems time to remind everyone of some important facts regarding the publicity stunt that the antisemitic Palestinians are promoting. This time it is a self proclaimed aid ship bringing symbolic aid to Gaza. This isn’t a new idea. It was tried a few years ago with the Turkish Mavi Marmara. International law has not … More A Reminder
The mainstream media is still spoon feeding you a bunch of half-truths. The Israeli aid distribution plan (supported by the US) suffered a severe setback on the first day of operation. Gazans overran one of two distribution points and looted the site. They even took the tables and chairs. IDF forces did fire in the … More Mainstream media bias
Mainstream media in the US ought to be seriously embarrassed. Those horrible videos of the purported killing of an entire family of nine in Gaza have been exposed as a re-run of another incident (also staged?) from a month or so ago. This is typical of much of the media. They put out items from … More Gaza Fakes from Hamas
Yesterday was about lies and poor reporting. Today I want to mention errors of omission, some probably intentional. When Egypt allowed some 30 Gazans to enter Egypt for medical treatment, it was mentioned in some places. When Israel allowed 70 Palestinians to enter Israel in order to travel on for similar treatment, nobody mentioned it. … More Gaza War 2 Mar 21
I was awakened at 0400 by a warning siren. The Houthis had launched another ballistic missile at Israel. It was intercepted, but it brought home to me the need to write some more about what is really happening here. The mainstream media, despite all their hype and self-proclaimed coverage, are really doing a very poor … More Gaza War 2 – 29 Mar
Hamas returned 4 more dead bodies to Israel last night. Interestingly, they did refrain from parading and making a show. In return, Israel released about 600 imprisoned terrorists. Hamas then was able to display that they had learned something from the previous rounds of hostage swaps. A couple of newly freed terrorists were trotted out … More Truce 27 Feb
The first phase of the agreement is drawing to a close, and both sides are having difficulties continuing on to phase 2. On the Hamas side the next phase has to include all the demands that amount to an Israeli surrender; full withdrawal from Gaza, release of all terrorist prisoners, return of Hamas to governing … More Truce Feb 25
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