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
Hamas did return the body of Shiri Bibas after admitting the unidentified body they originally sent was not Shiri. They also released 6 hostages on Saturday, forcing others who remained captive to watch the staged ceremony of the handover. Both of these actions look to me like intentional psychological warfare ploys. The Israeli Forensics Institute … More Truce 23 Feb
Everyone is playing the “grab the Headlines” game. Hamas started by saying they would delay releasing hostages. Trump then said ALL the hostages out by Sunday. Netanyahu modified that asking for only 9 live hostages. Now Hamas is back to “let’s all abide by the original agreement” I.e., We’ll release 3 on Saturday. Iran found … More Truce 14 Feb
One of the least impressive remarks I heard this morning was from a commentator on Sky News (UK). He said if Trump’s proposals go through it means the end of the 2 state solution. I have always been amazed at how so many countries still cling to that idea, and try to blame Israel for … More Truce 12 Feb
I may have to change the title of the blog entry this goes into. Hamas is threatening to delay release of hostages because of what they say is violations of the cease fire agreement by Israel. Not surprisingly, Israel says they have been meticulously abiding by the terms, and it is Hamas who is in … More Truce 11 Feb
Hamas (and others) continue to release threatening statement based on “if Israel does …” A lot of main stream media keep reporting this nonsense as if it were factual. At the same time, Hamas has been sending people into areas where the IDF has warned them not to enter. When that happens, IDF forces do … More Truce 10 Feb
The truce/cease-fire agreements in both Gaza and Lebanon are actually very fragile. The Lebanese truce has been extended to 18 Feb in order to give the Lebanese Army extra time to carry out the missions it was assigned. Whether it will do so is questionable. Hezbollah has NOT withdrawn north of the Litani and seems … More Truce 28 Jan
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