At about 01:50 last night we were awakened by the sound of an explosion from the interception of an Iranian missile launched at Israel. It was followed by about 7 more, and the wail of our air raid sirens. The boom frightened our dog. He began trembling and didn’t calm down for over an hour. … More Gaza War 14 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
The media are trotting out ‘experts’ to tell us that there is no military solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict,, Who are they trying to convince? Obviously not Hamas. Remember, Hamas was the one that started all this with a military operation that killed 1,200 people. So the target must be Israel. The US wants to … More Gaza War 7 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
IAF aircraft made a precise attack on a building in Damascus. Several occupants were killed. Among them were Iranian General Mohammed Reza Zahedi, head of the IRGC in Syria, and his deputy. The IRGC in Syria funnels weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon and their facilities in Syria have, consequently, been targeted by Israel several times. … More Gaza War 2 Apr
Despite the fact that the war is not over there are a few signs that life is beginning to return to some kind of normal. One of our TV stations has swapped out the daily “At War” news and put on a version of the prewar morning talk show with hourly news breaks. The Commander … More Gaza War 31 Mar
Yesterday the Israeli Supreme Court delivered a bombshell decision. The law exempting Yeshiva students from military service expires on April first. A replacement law has not been drafted. Prime minister Netanyahu wanted an extension of a month in order to work out a new law that would be acceptable to his ultra-orthodox coalition partners. The … More Gaza War 29 Mar
Apart from an excess of media commentary about US Israeli relations, nothing is really happening in Gaza. IDF troops are revisiting several schools and hospitals because Hamas has returned to them. One terrorist called them Hamas safe havens, a refuge from Israeli attack. The operations in As-Shifa hospital have been conducted with great care to … More Gaza War 27 Mar
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