The mooted hostage deal doesn’t look likely. Hamas had been holding out for a cease fire with guarantees that they would remain in power. It seems they thought that other countries would not allow Israel to move against Rafah, and international pressure would make the Israelis accept Hamas demands. That situation may be changing. The … More Gaza War 6 May
Warning! I am about to complain (again) about one of my least favorite TV news programs. If you guessed it was CNN, you’re right. This is the way I saw it. Today I watched CNN ‘report’ on an alleged IDF air attack on an Arab ‘refugee’ camp. The report said they checked with the IDF … More Gaza War 2 May
The American Gaza temporary port for receiving humanitarian aid is now being constructed. As this is happening some new items are coming to light. Some of these may be fake news, but the idea that someone would take the trouble to report them is even interesting on its own. First. There is another report that … More Gaza War 30Apr
The Jewish Passover holiday starts tonight. I will not be posting during the holiday. The single most important thing I want to say before this break is that there are still 133 hostages that have not been released. I suspect that between 40-60 of them are no longer alive. It’s hard to be specific about … More Gaza War 22 Apr
A couple of hours ago Israel conducted a retaliation strike on Iran. The whole operation was carried out in close cooperation with the US. Here are the details that I’ve been able to extract from all the other garbage the various news media have been presenting. First, it was a very limited attack. Three missiles … More Gaza War 19 Apr
The big guessing game this morning is what Israel will do to retaliate against Iran. Anyone asking that question has lost sight of the really important questions. When will Hamas release the remaining hostages (held in blatant violation of international law)? When will Iran release the MSC Lines ship captured by the IRGC (taken in … More Gaza War 16 Apr
Hamas has won the Gaza War. More accurately, Israel has lost. American President Biden has won. It may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory. As of today, neither Israel no Hamas have given final approval to the US sponsored agreement for hostage release. The draft talks about a 6 week cease-fire and initial release … More Gaza War 9 Apr
Hamas is winning the media war. Even if they aren’t, they think they are. Even Nasrallah in Lebanon went on record to say that the anti-government demonstrations in Israel are proof that there will soon be a cease-fire without any Israeli objectives having been achieved. To help this perception, the IDF has pulled troops out … More Gaza War 8 Apr
Today Israel is being attacked verbally by both her ‘friends’ and her enemies. On the enemy side we hear threats from Iran (coupled with rumors that the Iranian missile forces have been placed on alert and some have been dispersed to launch sites). This has been matched in Israel by calling up reservists from the … More Gaza War 5 Apr
The big Media names that I see (CNN, Sky, BBC, France 24, Al-Jazeera) are all busy interviewing people from various governments and agencies about the WCK attack. There is a lot of irresponsible comment and suggestions about sanctions to be leveled against Israel. I don’t recall anyone making comments like that about Hamas regarding the … More Gaza War 4 Apr
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