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
This morning there was a rumor that Hamas was talking to Qatari and Egyptian representatives about a renewed Hostage for cease-fire deal. This looks to me like a fake news ploy. Hamas already made a series of absurd demands, including end of blockade and independence, when they left the negotiating table in Doha. This is … More Gaza War 5 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
Jerusalem was flooded with people from all over the country, One reporter said there were as many as 250,000. They came to express concern. The current Israeli government has embarked on a program of “Judicial Reform”. The initiator is the Minister of Justice, and his program includes several paragraphs in the draft bill that are … More A Worrisome Week
In his new book Jared Kushner claims that separating the Territorial dispute from the Jerusalem issue was a key element leading to the Abraham Accords. Too bad he didn’t take his thinking one step further and also break the refugee issue away from the territorial dispute. The whole world (including the Arabs) knows that the … More One More Tiny Step
It seemed to have started with the Israeli Defense Forces arresting the local head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin. That was on Thursday. The PIJ is a pseudo-political Islamist terror group based mostly in the Gaza strip. They immediately demanded the release of their leader, and backed it up with threats of … More Local Tensions
The Media seems full of reports on murders, assassinations, and mass killings. I’m going to focus on just part of them. I mentioned Shireen Abu Akleb in a previous post. The main change is that CNN decided to blame Israel after an investigation that consulted ONLY proponents of the Palestinian claims. Small wonder that they … More Assassinations !?
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